I just remembered how excited I was to stop using pencils and start writing with a pen in Primary 3. Funny how the smallest things felt like major milestones back then.
If only I knew ๐ญ
You no go understand. My phone spoil during covid. As I send am go Lagos for repair na him dem announce lockdown. So I use tanasobe throughout the period.
I know when Ajilete FM and OSBC Dey open and close. I memorize Osun, Oyo, and Ogbomoso anthem.
When I see headlines like this, I can't get angry. For decades, we've sung and danced to music that celebrates online fraud; from โYahoozeโ to โMaga don payโ to โAble Godโ. So why should I get angry when the mirror is turned back on us?
The last time I was in Lagos I paid to enter a beach in Lekki.
Not a resort. Not a water park. A beach.
Sand. Water. A coastline that existed long before any of us were born.
Someone bought it. Fenced it. Put a gate on it. Now you pay to touch the ocean.
What kind of government sells its people access to nature?
Happy Democracy Day. ๐ณ๐ฌ
I finally understand what Machiavelli meant when he said, โNever play fair in a game where others cheat.โ It doesnโt mean become evil. It means stop being naive. Stop bringing honesty to people who study manipulation, stop giving access to people who weaponize closeness, and stop expecting clean hands from people who already showed you theyโll throw dirt. Sometimes wisdom is not revenge. Sometimes wisdom is learning the rules of the room before the room uses your goodness against you.
Benjamin Mendy was charged with eight counts of rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault involving around six women. He was arrested, suspended by Manchester City, and held in custody for months.
After a lengthy trial and retrial, he was acquitted on all charges. He lost key years of his career at his peak, while his accusers faced no consequences.
The Thomas Partey case shows why the presumption of innocence is essential: no oneโs livelihood should be destroyed by allegations alone, only by a proven guilty verdict in court.โโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโโ
Hello British press, allow the man to play his football ๐ก
This sentence by Van Gogh hits hard:
โIf I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.โ