The wait is over.
We have 2 golds: Chimdiebube Onwubiko and Don Anele Munachimso.
We are the best in the world!
Egejurum Onyedikachi’s name was omitted. He should have a gold.
A drunk policeman shot me at a checkpoint in 2011.
The bullet tore through my car, through my right hand.
I lost my career as an animator. My marriage cracked. My mind still bleeds.
The twist?
I sued the Nigeria Police. Won in 2015.
Judge said: "Pay his medical bills."
10 years later. Zero naira.
I face permanent disability without help.
@PoliceNG_CRU@TunjiDisu1@UNDP@NhrcNigeria
#NigeriaPoliceNotYourFriend
This is Dammy (Damilola) Feyide. She was in her 20s when she returned from the UK to Nigeria in 2017, ready to complete her NYSC and likely head back abroad. But today, the story is completely different.
What started as a one-year service term became a lifelong mission. One afternoon, a nudge from the Holy Spirit caused her to stop her car at a correctional center. She didn't see "criminals" or "street kids"; she saw a reflection of Jesus’ heart. She saw children with doctor-sized dreams living in paint-starved realities.
She started by giving money to children on the street and going to the correctional facility with gifts, but the Holy Spirit kept convincing her that there was more. That conviction led to the birth of Let It Shine Academy (LISA), a FREE boarding school for secondary school students in Lagos, Nigeria.
About 270 students are enrolled in her school. No tuition fee, no hostel fee, no feeding fee, no uniform fee, no textbook fee, everything is provided for free. A standard private secondary school for free in Lagos.
In a society where many children are pushed to the margins because of poverty, instability, family background, or lack of access, she chose to create a place where children can still dream, learn, grow, eat, create, think, and become who God wants them to be.
Today, LISA is a beacon of high-quality, completely free education. While the foundation is built on Christ’s love, the school is filled with children of all religions.
As I shared with my sisters Grow Her Faith Fellowship last week, faith isn’t a wall to keep people out; it’s a bridge that invites everyone in. When we serve, we don’t ask for a creed; we look for a need.
We often ask ourselves, "What is the meaning of life?" The answer isn't found in the degrees we earn or the titles we hold. The whole essence of man is to live for impact. We are stewards, not owners, of the grace we've been given. If your life doesn't leak hope into someone else’s darkness, are you truly living?
Impact isn't about having it all figured out. Dammy didn't have a background in education; she just had a "Yes" and a God who backs those He sends.
I love women who live beyond applause, who are not just building names, but building lives. Women who are not waiting for perfect conditions before they begin, women who understand that purpose is not always glamorous.
Dammy’s work reminds me again that impact is not about how many people know your name. It is about how many lives breathe better because you obeyed what was placed in your heart.
Education is one of the purest forms of impact. When you educate a child, you change their language, their exposure, their confidence, their options, their family story, and sometimes, the direction of an entire generation.
That is why I will always be drawn to people who build in this space, because clarity helps people see, education helps people rise, and impact helps people live better.
Dammy carries all three with conviction. I believe she deserves to be celebrated.
Today, I celebrate Damilola “Dammy” Feyide, for choosing to be a bridge between disadvantage and dignity, between “someone should do something” and “I will start where I am.”
May we never become so busy chasing visibility that we forget the beauty of living for impact, and may more women rise with the courage to build what they wish existed.
Let this be your stir to action: Stop waiting for the perfect timing or the full bank account. Go where the burden is, go where the heart breaks. Just as Dammy shows us, you won't know how deep the well of Grace is until you start pouring it out for others.
Dear Dammy, keep living purposefully and intentionally; the heavens are documenting your impact.
Tolu lope Ajayi
#impact #freeschool #nigeria #education #Bugatti
A few days ago,
Bishop Mike Okonkwo celebrated his 80th birthday and he invited the former VP Professor Yemi Osinbajo to speak.
Prof spoke on how the church in Nigeria today contributes heavily to the moral decay and corruption in society.
Everyone in Nigeria needs to see this:
In the last 5 years, I have been privileged to live and work in about 5 countries - so all of these are verified truths.
In Italy, public education is mostly free. Regardless of whether you're an immigrant or not - if you lose your job, there's a public fund you can get around 800 euros a month till you get back on your feet.
- If you are an academic merit & you do exceptionally well, there's a €2,300 euros benefit you can apply for after your studies. Again, immigrant or not. Immigrant or not. This I know because I got it, this is after giving me over 10,000 euros across two years.
- if your family is below an economic bracket, asides free public education, you'll get free housing or stipends to rent an apartment outside.
- in France, you are eligible to get up to 30% of rent back as long as you're a resident. Immigrant or not.
- If you are pregnant, you get full coverage from inception to delivery as long as you have the health card. In fact with the health card, you can purchase drugs from walk-in pharmacies in France and get discounts up to 30%.
- In Luxembourg, public transportation is free. When I lived in Sicily, I paid 20 euros for transport card for an entire year. Buses, trams, shuttles for the year.
I'm currently tired of typing but when I tell you the list is long, THE LIST IS LONG.
This is why people pay the tax they pay. There is value for tax paid.
There's no Nigerian that is currently not paying tax, of that haven't paid tax in the last 20 years. NONE.
There's nothing that's been done, Infrastructurally on a grand scale that warrants upward tax reviews and specific tax policies. The government is just scripting new ways to steal from the poor and fund the lifestyles of their children.
Why not criminalize payment of tuition in federal universities, make healthcare compulsorily free - make grand IMPLEMENTED favorably policies, then talk about increased tax.
If we talk, they'll ask us to go and pick a book on economics. Alright.
Adjuster-general, federal republic of rubber bands. Keep adjusting.
The God factor in exam is the good health you need to read and the discipline you need to study. There is no substitute for passing an exam, it's foolhardy to pray without studying and expect to pass miraculously. God cannot be mocked
@Vickykraftiesss Went through medical school without having a jotter or making notes.
My tips:
1. Read to understand and not just to pass.
2. You've got the internet at your disposal now, so use it to the max
3. Solve past questions as you read, it aids learning and helps to consolidate
Nigerians, we need your help!🙏🏿.
Jamiu Bashola, an orphan boy, gained admission into FUTA in 2018 to study Civil Engineering. He wrote JAMB in 2017, passed it. He wrote Post-UTME, passed that too. He got his admission letters both from @JAMBHQ and @FUTAkure