Akin Bello

An avid reader, commercial analyst that loves the intrigues of politics and all things computers.
A true bred Arsenal fan.

[Akin Bello @AkinBello]

Excellence can be obtained IF YOU...

Care more than others think is wise,
Risk more than others think is safe,
Dream more than others think is practical, and
Expect more than others think is possible.

- Claude Bissel

[Osas @osazenoo]

Peter Obi: “When erosion hit Anambra, I called Obasanjo. When robberies increased, I called Yar’Adua.”

Bola Tinubu: “When the Atlantic threatened Victoria Island, I backed the construction that led to the Great Wall of Lagos, paving the way for Eko Atlantic. When crime rose in Lagos, I established the Lagos State Security Trust Fund to equip, train, and support the police. I didn’t run to the President; I took responsibility and led.”

[Jan 🇩🇪 @FutbolJan10]

Cape Verde defender, Roberto Lopes debunked the fake quotes and revealed what Messi actually said to him at the halftime of the game

[Funto Peter @funto_peter]

When I first saw the comments under your post, with people pointing out that "moin moin is Yoruba food" and urging against presenting it as a generic Nigerian dish, I assumed it might have been an honest oversight. However, after going through your account, I noticed that you’ve consistently given proper credit to other cultures whose dishes you feature.

Food heritage is more than just recipes, it’s tied to identity, history, and pride. It also plays a real role in tourism, which supports local economies. This is why accurate referencing matters, especially from creators like you who have a wide, international audience.

Moin moin is a traditional Yoruba dish. All we’re asking for is the same fairness and consistency you’ve shown other cultures by properly acknowledging its origin.

Thank you.

[King Delmart | Lumina Minds @iAm_d3Lmart]

Nigeria is on an absolute intellectual winning streak on the global stage! 🇳🇬🔥

​While we are rightfully celebrating our brilliant boys who secured Mathematics gold in Rome today, we must also amplify the story of another history-maker.

​Meet Adeolu Damilola Oreofe. 🧵👇 (1/4)

[Ayọ̀wándé Adálémọ 🇳🇬 @wandyvirus]

@PeterObi is correct.

It is now getting frustrating doing business in Nigeria.

1. You now have to pay tax which you could do without before now.
2. The terrain has changed at customs. You will pay your duties. It is technology driven now and we know that himself and his people are averse to technology.
3. You can no longer conceal things in your Ovaltine container it will be scanned.
4. Now the Airports are manned so much so that they are telling themselves to travel via Kano or Abuja Airport.
5. Even if you want to cut corners, there's now a limit. Process is king now.

I would be frustrated if I were him too.

[JJ. Omojuwa @Omojuwa]

Hmmmnn, the things I am hearing about the Argentina v Egypt World Cup game are simply incredible. FIFA never planned to rig it until something incredible happened.

At kickoff, they used the normal World Cup ball. An upset was on the cards. 67th minute, Argentina 0, Egypt 2. Earlier, at 1-0, the Head of FIFA’s Agenda and Marketing Committee, Mr Youare Diputs, had called FIFA President Infantino to say they needed to step in. Infantino told him there was no need, that Messi would rescue the game organically.

Then the game became 2-0, so during the second hydration break, Infantino himself made the call to the Head of the Match Ball Control Centre, Mr Etelpmoc Toidi, to switch to the Magnetic Enhancer Ball (MEB). People don’t know about this ball.

The MEB is the sort of ball that, irrespective of what is being played on the pitch, the FIFA Play Radius Team (PRT) can steer ball movement however they want. Note that they don’t control the players. Only the ball.

In the 79th minute, they made the ball travel from Messi to Romero because they wanted something specific; a Messi assist would help him break the World Cup assist record. Watch Romero’s header again. His head flicked the ball towards the corner flag. The ball went into the net anyway. Watch in slow motion, you will see the ball movement defy physics.

By the 83rd minute, they steered the ball off Messi’s leg and into the net for 2-2. During the celebrations, they removed the MEB because they trusted Argentina to take it from there.

What happened next shocked even FIFA. They had banked on the game going to penalties. But Enzo Fernández, remembering he needed to score to stay in the minds of whoever will rescue him from Chelsea, scored a great goal. I must stress this: that one came off the regular match ball. 3-2. Argentina were home and dry.

So when you hear people say the game was rigged for Messi and Argentina, this is what happened. Someone said, “but it wasn’t rigged when Egypt were 2-0 up.” Well, you know now.

PS: One clarification, specifically for the global avalanche of idiots. I made all of this up, obviously. But if you believed it for even a paragraph, reverse the letters of the officials’ names. That’s you.

[Bros Iwi @TooSiQ]

Interestingly, the on-field referee on the day was Amin Omar of Egypt...

[Bros Iwi @TooSiQ]

CAF 2024 Semi-Final: Nigeria Vs South Africa

This was hailed as the correct way to use VAR. Fast forward to 2026, same situation, and people are writing think pieces...

[F O L U���� @FolushoxFolarin]

World Bank's Country Director for Nigeria, Mathew Verghis' top quotes from this interview about Nigeria's economy.

1. "If you (the 🇳🇬 govt) want to deliver results to people (Nigerians), the money that you have on an annual basis is not enough"

2. "So you borrow, you get results and that will improve your ability to pay back"

3. "To be able to provide energy (power/electricity) to 32 million Nigerians, Nigeria needs to borrow money now. With increased access to energy, Nigeria will become a wealthier country"

4. "All countries borrow because investments are lumpy and large. The payoffs come in the future."

5. "Nigeria is moderately indebted, it has less debt relative to its economy than most of its neighbours like Ghana which is going through a debt restructuring"

6. " Nigeria doesn't have a high indebtedness problem, it has a low revenue problem. The critical focus should be on increasing revenues and that is happening. This will allow Nigeria to invest in its people & infrastructure. That will get them better jobs, better outcomes and lower poverty"

[Montero - Olu Lewis @Montero1016]

"I inherited an uncivilised state akin to a jungle. Mountains of refuse were scattered around Lagos, Govt Hospitals lacked Ambulances & defibrillators & many public school buildings didnt have roofs. "-Tinubu spitting 100% facts about the chaotic state of 1999 Lagos.

Asiwaju made sure some bitter lunatics & emergency Jakande lovers do not rewrite history.

[MC @CrewsMat10]

I’m crying, why is Messi expected to score a goal at the Euros?😭😭

[Dr Joe Abah, OON @DrJoeAbah]

Everyone I’ve spoken with who is currently serving in government has told me that this Prince Adeniyi case is simply a scam, but when I start asking questions, none of them has been able to answer.

Yes, you can forge an appointment letter and claim that you are a DG but appointment letters are signed by the SGF not the COS. Who allegedly issued his appointment letter or what signature is his allegedly forged appointment letter showing?

Someone higher than a DG must ask that you be allocated office space in the Federal Secretariat. Who made that request?

Someone higher than a DG must write asking that you be given an alleged take-off grant. You cannot yourself write to the Budget Office and the Office of the Accountant General that you should be given a take-off grant. Who allegedly wrote?

How did the agency get into the budget?

Usually, you will go for budget defence as part of a cohort. In this case, it will probably be as part of the State House cohort. Who defended or coordinated the defence of the budget estimates before the National Assembly before they were appropriated?

Did the guy earn a salary in the more than one year he was there? If so, who documented him and asked that he be paid?

With which money was the guy running the office for more than one year if nothing was allegedly released?

Who allegedly wrote to the CBN asking them to open an account for the ‘Council’? The ‘Council’ cannot just walk into CBN and ask to open an account, as if it’s a commercial bank looking for customers.

Who allegedly approved the ‘Council’s’ manning levels and who allegedly approved the waiver to recruit 300 staff?

Was the guy allegedly really that good? Or were there egregious failings at multiple points in the system?

These questions and more are often met with deafening silence. Everyone sighs heavily and uses the ubiquitous expression “Na waa.” Me sef, I sigh heavily and answer “Na real waa!”

This is a case of the proverbial tse tse that has landed on the scrotum. Leave it and it will cause sickness and pain. Swat it and it will cause pain because of its location.

Anyhow you look at it, there are questions begging for answers. And whatever the answers will be, they will not be good.

Still, I hope that there’ll be some answers soon…for the sake of our public administration system.

I am Ezemmuo. I know things.

[Daniel Regha @DanielRegha]

Peter Obi: "I am going to make sure we have primary healthcare centres in all 8,000 wards across Nigeria"

Meanwhile it was Soludo's administration that commissioned the first-ever General Hospital in Onitsha South LGA, a state where Obi was an active governor for eight years. For eight good years Obi couldn't build a hospital in one of the major local govts in Anambra.

But he's promising a healthcare centre across the nation, and in four years too, because he said he wants just one tenure. What a joke.

[Akin Bello @AkinBello]

Agbaya ni President wa sha! 😀😁😂🤣

[Imran Muhammad @Imranmuhdz]

“My dear wife, First Lady, Iya Alakara.”

- President Tinubu playfully remarks about his wife, Remi Tinubu, regarding her recent comments on Akara during tonight’s Presidential Press Corps Dinner at the State House Banquet Hall.

[Taiwo_Ajakaye @dmightyangel]

Peter Obi said there's no PHCs in LGAs in Nigeria....

He cannot know because he never knew anything DEMOCRATIC, he didn't allow LGAs to function as a Governor, the funds meant for LGAs in Anambra for 8 years under him, only @PeterObi can explain it.

And I know that Obidients don't know, so we will help them, at least with PHCs in some LGA/LCDA in Lagos...

Iga Idunganran primary healthcare Centre in Lagos Island. This was built by the Local government in collaboration with zenith bank and also the Sura Primary healthcare Centre which was built by the administration of Hon. Muibi Folawiyo, The chairman of Lagos Island East Local Council Development Area (LCDA). Both facilities were commissioned by the Governor of Lagos Mr. Babajide Sanwoolu in 2023.....

[Yewande @LionessAtEase]

My mum owns a primary and secondary school somewhere in Akeja, Ogun Sate. There is this man, Papilo, a supplier who handles FMCG products in that area. He comes Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Sundays are for my mum and other school owners stocking up for students during break.
He is not the only one. They are everywhere like that.

One thing I know is that most of these sellers don’t pay him immediately, They pay on the next supply day or after a week. Sometimes it stretches to 3 supplies before payment clears.

I've watched him argue back and forth with customers who say no money yet. He still gives them all or little. I've seen this for over 15 years growing up. This is the practice across every informal market in Nigeria. This is Africa’s informal supply chain.

Papilo knows all his customers. He knows their children’s names. He argues, negotiates, and finds a middle ground. No App or AI can replicate this.
Papilo now runs plenty of small kekes distributed all over Akeja and beyond.

In African businesses, relationships aren’t just nice-to-haves. They are part of the infrastructure. And this is where the majority of our builders get it wrong.

A techie once went to get bread at a store and stumbles on a sole distributor supplying them wines. He thinks “so this is how these get their stocks” he goes home to google the numbers and sees millions of retailers, no central database, orders on phone call, cash payments, manual records. He sees the classic Manufacturer → Distributor → Wholesaler → Retailer chain and he goes “yes! This is a gap. This is untapped. I can build this on an app”.
Actually, he is right. But here is what he missed;

The supplier extends credit
The wholesaler knows who always pays at each time.
The sales rep knows whose child just got admitted into university.
The delivery driver knows which shop opens late or earlier
None of this can fit in an app database because they are the everyday circumstantial reality of Nigerian business owners. Your app can’t document this.

A retailer doesn’t always buy from who is cheaper. She buys from who’s delivered consistently for years. The one who lets her pay next week. The one who picks up the phone immediately there is a problem.

See your app can calculate credit just fine. But the distributor knows Mama Olomi missed payment because her shop flooded last week. That context is the business in this part of the world.

You will think funding fixes this but marketForce had $42M and still died. Sendy had $27M, Medsaf had $7M.

Your investors will push you to the usual playbook; free delivery, discounts, cashback, promotions, etc and growth will look incredible at first but the moment the subsidies disappear, you will start to compete with relationships using economics alone.

Then you’d realize your capital didn't buy survival, it brought speed to a broken model. Somebody say Reality!

Now let’s look at the ones who didn’t die. They simply mutated.
Sabi moved into traceability/export infra. OmniRetail leaned into embedded finance.
Sendy’s co-founder built TABB on trade credit data.

Rather than say we’re replacing distributors, they became the operating system behind the distributors helping them;
📍 Manage inventory
📍 Collect payment
📍 Access financing
📍 Discover retailers
📍 Forecast demand
📍 Coordinate logistics

This is the lesson for anyone building in African informal market.

Don’t ask How do i remove the middleman

Ask, what valuable job is the middleman doing that technology can make easier?

Don’t compete with the market woman, equip her. Build the layer she can’t build herself (credit history, verified supply chains, payment infrastructure, etc).

This is because Africa’s distribution problem was never about apps vs humans. It’s about who controls the trust layer. Build that, not the marketplace.

@blocstreets

[Titilope Gbadamosi, PhD @titilopegb]

Call For Expressions of Interest

The Office of the Special Assistant to the President is inviting qualified Nigerian youths with a background in Agricultural Extension to submit their details for consideration.

Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must meet the following criteria:

1.⁠ ⁠Have a minimum of two (2) years of field experience in the agricultural extension sector, either as:
* An Agricultural Extension Agent, or
* An Input Dealer working directly with farmers.

2.⁠ ⁠Possess a valid and functional email address and phone number.

3.⁠ ⁠Have a functional bank account with a name that exactly matches the name on their National Identification Number (NIN).

4.⁠ ⁠Be able to read and write.
Qualified candidates who meet the above requirements are encouraged to submit their details as directed in the application process.

We encourage all eligible young professionals to take advantage of this opportunity.

https://t.co/VsWEDonA4T

[Foundational Nupe Lawyer @egi_nupe]

October last year, a committee was set up by the FG to review NYSC, a link was sent out for people to share their thoughts on the needed reforms. I can bet that none of those attacking the eventual reforms recommended have done anything on it. I challenge them to come out and show us their recommendations that were not included in the Reform.

We are never proactive when it comes to finding solutions. We only react, curse and insult people when the results are out.

[Dr Joe Abah, OON @DrJoeAbah]

Corrected position: NYSC REFORMS:

On camping, the approved proposal is two weeks of civic, leadership, and life skills training; two weeks of basic accounting and financial literacy, access to finance, business planning, and career mapping; and the last two weeks would be a short immersion into your area of interest. So, you may have read English but be really interested in tech, environment and climate, or the creative sector.

Camps will be certified and graded to ensure that they meet minimum standards. State governments will be given a grace period during which to ensure they meet the standards for infrastructure, accommodation, safety and security and healthcare.

Posting will ordinarily be done impersonally using an algorithm that considers factors like state of origin, state of residence, school attended, etc.

Posting to security flashpoints will be risk-sensitive and people who are not indigenes of those areas or are already residing in those areas should not be posted there.

Regarding the timing of commencement and wider consultation, the NYSC Act would need to be amended for the changes to take effect. This should include public consultations and public hearings. Every legislation passed and assented to is a product of a series of compromises.

Good morning.

[Sadam🪐 @ArcSadam]

These are the types of parents that raised us not like nowadays parents.
May God bless them for such a wonderful upbringing