Goal Digger

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I am just like a cup of coffee, not too hot, not too cold!

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

I am originally an earthly being, I only became a citizen because humans before me created boundaries and named them. It is my duty to find the best one to live in for my earthly sojourn. I don't need to die because of any of them.

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

@naskarism Seeing this notification is mind blowing. I just talked about you tonight while talking about Askanjali to a friend.

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

@GuardianNigeria Thanks for sharing this good news but
@GuardianNigeria is this picture appropriate with this article?

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

@StartArchiving @grok is this true

[Saheed Imran @imransuces]

@gimbakakanda My personal conviction has been that the unwarranted treatment Nigerians get abroad is more due to the unruly behaviour of Nigerians than the poor economic status of the Nigerian State. Everything wrong with Nigeria is not caused by the government, Nigerians are also culpable.

[Gimba Kakanda @gimbakakanda]

So, Why Does the World Profile Nigerians?

As usual, there’s little introspection on why Nigerians are always singled out for cruel treatment by the usual suspects reacting to this thread—denied a passport privilege extended even to countries like Djibouti, Mali, Guinea, Chad, Gabon, Niger, and Algeria. What we get here instead is the usual mob reaction. As this thread has shown, even countries with weaker economies than ours are not subjected to the same level of scrutiny. That leaves an obvious explanation: nationality profiling. Some Nigerians who have transited or settled in these countries have left behind troubling reputations, and that’s a bitter pill to chew.

In the autumn of 2017, I travelled through Louis Armstrong Airport in New Orleans with colleagues from about 20 different nationalities. Only two of us were singled out for thorough searches—myself and a friend from Venezuela. Our Ugandan and South African companions were not stopped. After the search, the Venezuelan lady and I exchanged looks and just laughed. There was little else to do in the face of such indignity. We joked that we were victims of the actions of some of our countrymen—and also agreed that it wasn’t fair.

Let’s consider the recent ban on Nigerians entering the UAE, which is currently being addressed through diplomatic channels. When the visa ban was first announced in 2022, some of us saw it coming. The reason cited was an increase in criminal activity by Nigerians in the country. There were documented incidents, including videos of cult-related violence by Nigerians there shared on social media, and there were also reports from the UAE alleging terrorist financing linked to Nigerians.

It would be misleading to claim that the Nigerian government has made no effort to intervene in such matters. The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission has provided regular updates on diplomatic engagements regarding maltreated citizens abroad. While it’s true that we are a nation with a history of poor governance, this doesn’t negate the fact that a number of crimes have been associated with individuals travelling on Nigerian passports.

Even Nigerians abroad have grown cautious of unfamiliar compatriots. This has often hindered the building of close-knit Nigerian communities in foreign countries. I recall missing a cab to the airport in Havana. While searching for an alternative—since services like Uber or Bolt weren’t available—a stranger approached us, offering to help. “I’m a Nigerian like you,” he said, offering that as his sole identification. That, we replied bluntly, was all the more reason to be cautious. We waited instead for a Cuban cab driver with verifiable credentials to take us to the airport.

My point is, while we have endured generations of underperforming governments, that alone does not explain why Nigerians are more frequently searched at foreign airports or why we face horrifying restrictions abroad.

Many Nigerians have been exemplary citizens abroad and have made significant contributions in their host countries. Yet, this has not shielded them from nationality profiling. This is largely due to the recurring appearance of Nigerian identities in the criminal records of security agencies abroad. A search of the FBI’s database offers confirmation.

So the question becomes: is it fair for all Nigerians to bear the consequences of the actions of a few? Certainly not. It’s valid to criticise the government for failing to meet expectations. It’s another matter entirely to engage in criminal activity and blame the consequences on the government’s shortcomings.

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

@mediavdm @Tunde_OD is who your pathetic self is trying to be.

[Gimba Kakanda @gimbakakanda]

You are enquiring about the offspring of a relative who has passed, intending to offer support, and suddenly you discover he has left behind about 20 children, none of whom is capable of standing on their own feet, all raised on meagre incomes, all with nothing but grief to inherit.

We need to sit down as a society and confront the hard truth—that this is not a life. Life is not a fertility contest. These children are blameless; they had no say in this arrangement. Not even your wealthiest relative could shoulder the responsibilities of such an army of children, especially when you were fully aware of your material limitations and still chose to participate in the biology of their arrival.

This arrangement, I believe, is a hangover from our agrarian past, when having multiple children signified the ability to manage large farms or a gamble to see which escape through the crack of poverty. Today, unfortunately, it signifies extensive school fees, endless nappies, and the emotional capacity required to endure the horror of raising children in one of the most morally complex eras of modern civilisation.

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

@Naija_PR Joe na person wey dey use people.

Bianca na person wey dem dey use.

Na why Bianca don die and Joe never die.

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

@Lefemariey @NetflixNaija @netflix Ethnic groups please not tribes. Tribes are a subset of Ethnic groups. The egba, ijebu, are sample of tribes under the Yoruba Ethnic group for example.

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

8YRRY

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

@victor_onyibest Y7TFGY

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

@Hightenson0 @arojinle1 you don too watch hollywood film.

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

@TonyeBarcanista @jeffphilips1 Jesus was not married, how would you learn from him on marriage?

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

@chude__ Na the fault of Nigerian leaders.

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

I extend my gratitude to the Meta Engineers, including Vineel Pratap and colleagues, for making this technology accessible.
As an enthusiast in the field of Deep Learning, I am keen to learn from experts within this domain.

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

I discovered a Massively Multilingual Speech (MMS) Inference Endpoint for a Text-To-Speech Model for the Yoruba Language on Hugging Face (https://t.co/rWq0OWBd65).
https://t.co/Sjbm66IwaO

[Goal Digger @Babatoclean1]

I eagerly anticipate the development of a Speech-To-Text model for the Yoruba language, as well as the practical application of these models in the daily lives of Yoruba speakers and enthusiasts.