Bayo Bello

Youthful, dynamic and scientifically oriented

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

So disappointed with the racketeering within @flyaero
It's mental. Never ever again.. @fccpcnigeria @fmaviationng @NigeriaCAA @GuardianNigeria @DailyPostNGR

[Amina J Mohammed @AminaJMohammed]

Meeting young Ferdinand moved me deeply.
A boy with cerebral palsy from Makoko, Nigeria — now a chess champion, inspiring us all.
His story is a reminder of what’s possible when every child is given the right to a life of opportunities with dignity.

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

The One Who Wears Big Caps for Little Children.

These are my final thoughts before I hand over my phone to management. The team says I need to sleep.
But before the world goes quiet around me, allow me say a few things…

It’s my second time doing this insane thing of trying to break a world record.
You’d think it would be easier now,after all I’ve done it before. But that’s the thing about impossible things:
The first time, you survive them because you don’t yet understand the cost.
Now that I’m fully aware of the exertion it takes both physically and mentally, I’m equal parts excited and terrified. I embrace both.

Today I’ll tell you why I always wear a cap…

The night before I left Nigeria for this journey, something happened.

It was 9pm on a Tuesday night.
I was at the mall picking up some last-minute items.
Two boys, scruffy and barefoot approached me at the car park.
They were hungry and hadn’t eaten all day.
I asked their names.
“Yusuff,” said one. “Ayomide,” said the other. Both young teenagers.
As I turned to check for cash in the car, the light hit my face and Yusuff immediately recognized me and blurted out “Chess players observe,”
I was stunned.
That was our mantra at Chess in Slums, it was what we taught the kids. I asked how he knew this, he explained that he had seen me months prior at their ghetto.
This made sense as we had spent the entire month of December teaching chess and maths to street children in that ghetto. Yusuff wasn’t part of the training but on the day of the final tournament, he watched from a distance as the other kids chanted “chess players observe”. It stayed with him ever since.

He told me his story.
His mother died during childbirth. His father disappeared.
He lived with his ailing grandmother for sometime but had to leave for the streets to fend for himself. It’s been five years of trying to survive in his own
Five years of growing up too fast…He is 15 years old now.

Then, something surreal happened.

A white Range Rover pulled up beside us.
A woman rolled down the window, “Chess master!” she called out.
She stepped out with her son Jayden.
Impeccably dressed. British accent.
She wanted a photo. Jayden loves chess.
She’s a fan.

So there they stood, Jayden and Yusuff.
Both teenagers.
One in branded sneakers. The other barefoot.
One polished by privilege. The other hardened by survival.

As I asked them to introduce themselves,
Yusuff’s confidence crumbled.
He looked down. His voice faltered.

I took a selfie with Jayden and his Mum, and as they drove off I had my epiphany….

And in that moment, I saw it:
The cruel reality of the world we live in
where a boy like Jayden and a boy like Yusuff would never meet
except by accident or because I happened to stand between them.

But what separated them wasn’t merit or character, It was birth. The arbitrary lottery that decides who gets to dream,
and who must survive.

Jayden will likely go on to attend the best schools, see the world, and live fully. While
Yusuff probably ends up doing the bidding of whoever can promise him his next meal.
An Area boy.

I have met thousands of bright eyed children like Yusuffs in this life, whose pain is invisible, and by no fault of theirs live in a world where their suffering doesn’t matter.
Sometimes, we save them.
Sometimes, we fail.
But I will never stop carrying this burden in my heart.

This is why I wear big caps for little children and wear one my self.
So the world may see them in all their colors, not for the suffering they bear,
but for what I know they can truly become.

I hope have shared this burden with you as honestly as I could.
If you ever believed in me, believe in them.
Cheer for them. Donate. Share. Amplify.
We are trying to build the largest free school in Africa.
A sanctuary for every child like Yusuff
where their dreams won’t die quietly.

I do this so their dreams may find validation in my sacrifice.

I have to go now, big day ahead. Gotta make it count.

[Reno Omokri @renoomokri]

#TinubuIsaVisionaryPresident

If you believe this, all I ask is that you share this message.

[ESPN Africa @ESPNAfrica]

African Men's Player of the Year in 2023: Victor Osimhen

African Men's Player of the Year in 2024: Ademola Lookman

Naija no dey carry last 🌟🦅

[Soar Africa! @SSE_NGA]

OFFICIAL: Ademola Lookman is the CAF Player of the Year!

A class apart ✨

#CAFAwards2024

[B/R Football @brfootball]

ADEMOLA LOOKMAN IS THE 2024 CAF MEN’S PLAYER OF THE YEAR 🇳🇬🏆

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

@egpytair82530 @Guy12Success No be una fault. Omo ale jati jafi.. Na d useless airline wey no de respond..

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

Very very very very POOR SERVICE AND STAFF

[Sultan kantar @966_7471]

@EGYPTAIR Poor service and staff

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

@egpytair82530 @Adit_izu THIS IS SCAM. please don't fall for this response

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

@Yussufdisu69 @EGYPTAIR Just pay when u get to the airport or reduce it. Cos Egypt air is something else..

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

@gtbank_help @gtbank @gtbank_help please refund my money. Since January after several complaints

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

@MTNNG @MTNNG why am I unable to use my credit to make calls..

[Ajuri Ngelale @AjuriNgelale]

I am most humbled and honoured by H.E. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's recognition of the need for more hard work ahead as I have been appointed as his Official Spokesperson & Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity.

I will give 🇳🇬 my best as always. I love you all.

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

@Grierson_kag @Lichfield_CofE @LDBE8 @StBartsTrust She's a superstar. And kudos to the amazing teachers as the Main Support

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

@Sterling_Bankng has the worst CS ever witnessed. Waiting for several hours just to collect atm card. Quite appalling

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

@sterlinghelp what is happening to my reversals. For weeks now. My declined transactions haven't reversed

[ARENA @MMArena_]

C’EST LE GRAND JOUR #UFC286 🇬🇧

Montrez-nous de quel côté vous serez ce soir aux alentours de 00H !

🔁 RT Pour Kamaru Usman 🇳🇬
❤️ FAV Pour Leon Edwards 🇯🇲🇬🇧

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

@almajeed07 🤣😂🤣

[Bayo Bello @baybell01]

@yemialadee Na broom u go use ooh.. 😃