Adebola Chris Timothy Olubunmi Inubiwon. Never to be forgotten. Ur memory lives with us every day. And yes, we cried some and laughed again as we reminisced about you on the beach that day. We still can't believe, still expect to hear you say Iya Seun any moment @chrisadebola
The African middle class does not know how to do business; they only know how to do deals. This is why many of our corporations have been poorly run oligopolies, and it is why many migrate and run back. They never had any real skills.
I have several degrees, and have achieved quite a lot in my professional life, but the truth is my sense of purpose, value, allegiance and obligation is always to my marriage, kids, extended family and friends first. Never ever ever ever my professional career.
A Thread of Nigerian Girlies at the #BridgertonS3 premiere
1) HILDA BACI- This ball gown looks so amazing and I particularly love the flowers on her hair because it’s POLIN season!
What would you rate her fit over 10
Governor of @cenbank Olayemi Cardoso has been making some positive changes at the central bank.
These are some of the key strategies that have been implemented in the last 6 months.
#GreatnessIsComing#TheCardosoEffect
When you are giving a testimony in church or before any large crowd, and you are not used to public speaking, you can get nervous. Anxiety and edginess often lead to unforced errors. Your spoken English or other language does not flow, and you make grammatical mistakes. You see this with beauty contestants during the Q&A part of the competition. It does not mean that the person is automatically lying.
Many pastors said a particular person would win the last Nigerian election. Their prophecies did not materialise at the polls and in court. Today, they are still mounting the altar to preach. Perhaps it may be wise for such people to whom their congregation has shown much tolerance to also be tolerant of others.
Some of us accused Buhari of having dictatorial tendencies. Perhaps we should demonstrate in our own spheres of influence that we would not be worse than Buhari if we had his opportunities.
#TableShaker
Happy 72nd Birthday President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. May the Lord God Almighty grant you robust health, unyielding strength in this year and the many years to come, and divine help and wisdom always.
I can understand why Moses Bliss married a Ghanaian. I have been to Ghana, and their women tend to be easier to relate with than many Southern Nigerian women. In fact, is love without billing still possible in Southern Nigeria? In our part of the world, 'He is loving' means 'He is spending'. When you tell many Southern Nigerian girls, 'I love you', they hear, 'You owe me'. Especially those with Industrial Money Obtainer culture.
If Nigeria had visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to more countries, there would be an epidemic of unmarried women in Nigeria. Because when Southern Nigerian men travel within Africa and outside Africa and encounter beautiful women who are not money conscious, they quickly lose their appetite for Nigerian women. Already, Nigerian men are considered a catch by South African and Kenyan women.
We urgently need a cultural reorientation amongst our women. Especially in Southern Nigeria. The monetisation of relationships in Southern Nigeria is just too suffocating. I am well-traveled, and I am yet to see the level of commercialisation of romance I have seen in Southern Nigeria. I call it as I see it!
#TableShaker
This inability to look inwards, to take corrective action, to blame others, that's the problem,
You ruin your economy, you go broke, you run to the IMF for loans, the IMF tells you to cut subsidies, and you blame the IMF.
You impose Capital Controls, JP Morgan EM Bond warns you, you dare them, JP Morgan kicks Nigeria out, you lose FPI, and you blame JP Morgan imperialists.
You print N23t, too much Naira starts buying scare $, Aboki fx reports the exchange rates, you attack Aboki fx,
You ban crypto from banks, you ban food imports with CBN $, importers resort to getting dollars from P2P platforms, and you attack Binance.
The introspection is lacking, and the blame is freely dispensed.
Economics does not care if you are patriotic.
Economics will win in the end; it always does
Throwback to 1997 when Eddie Montana formed the music group "The remedies" which consisted of himself, Tony Tetuila and Eedris Abdulmakreem. The group had so much potential but unfortunately the group spilt barely 3 years after releasing just one album that had this this massive song titled "Shakomo".
Eddie Montana and Eedris Abdulmakreem has been in the news recently with alot of accusations and name calling but I hope they resolve their differences soon
I'm deeply saddened by the tragic news of the passing of my dear friend, Mr. Herbert Wigwe, CEO of Access Holdings, along with his wife and son, and another close friend, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, former group chairman of NGX Group.
TRANSCRIPTS OF VLADIMIR PUTIN'S RESPONSES TO TUCKER CARLSON'S QUESTIONS:
U.S. TRYING TO WEAKEN RUSSIA BUT IS MORE SCARED OF CHINA
“The West is more afraid of strong China than it fears a strong Russia, because Russia has 150 million people, and China has 1.5 billion population - and its economy is growing by leaps and bounds, or 5% a year; it used to be even more, but that's enough.
“For China, as Bismark once put it, potentials are the most important: China's potential is enormous.
"It is the biggest economy in the world today in terms of purchasing power parity, and in the size of the economy it has already overtaken the United States quite a long time ago, and it is growing at a rapid clip.”
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YOU TRICKED US
“Let's not talk about who is afraid of whom. Let's not reason in such terms. And let's get into the fact that after 1991, when Russia expected that it would be welcomed into the brotherly family of civilized nations, nothing like this happened.
“You tricked us. I don't mean you personally. When I say ‘you’ of course I'm talking about the United States.
“The promise was that NATO would not expand eastward but it happened five times. There were five waves of expansion.
“We tolerated all that. We were trying to persuade them, we were saying: Please don't. We are as bourgeois now as you are! We are a market economy and there is no Communist Party power.
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WEAPONIZING DOLLAR IS MASSIVE ERROR
“You know, to use the dollar as a tool of foreign policy struggle is one of the biggest strategic mistakes made by the US political leadership […]
“I would not like to use any strong language but it is a stupid thing to do and a grave mistake.
“Look at what is going on in the world: Even the United States' allies are now downsizing their dollar reserves. Seeing this, everyone starts looking for ways to protect themselves. But the fact that the United States applies restrictive measures to certain countries such as placing restrictions on transactions, freezing assets, etc., causes great concern and sends a signal to the whole world.
“What did we have here [in Russia]? Until 2022, about 80% of Russian foreign trade transactions were made in US Dollars and Euros. US Dollars accounted for approximately 50% of our transactions with third countries, while currently it is down to 13%.
“It wasn't us who banned the use of the US dollar. We had no such intention. It was the decision of the United States to restrict our transactions in US Dollars.
“I think it is complete foolishness from the point of view of the interests of the United States itself and its taxpayers, as it damages the US economy, undermines the power of the United States across the world."
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CHINESE YUAN IS RISING
“By the way, our transactions in Yuan accounted for about 3% [in the past]. Today 34% of our transactions are made in Rubles and about as much, a little over 34%, in Yuan.
“Why did the United States do this? My only guess is self-conceit. they probably thought it would lead to full collapse. But nothing collapsed.
“Moreover, other countries including oil producers are thinking of and already accepting payments for oil in Yuan.
“Do you even realize what is going on or not? does anyone in United States realize this? What are you doing? You are cutting yourself off. All experts say this. Ask any intelligent and thinking person in the United States what the dollar means for the US. You're killing it with your own hands.”
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CHINA IS UNFAIRLY DEMONIZED
“We have heard those Bogyman stories [about China] before. It is a Bogyman story.
“We're neighbors with China. You cannot choose neighbors. Just as you cannot choose close relatives. We share a border of a thousand kilometers with them: this is number one.
“Second, we have a centuries-long history of co-existence. We're used to it.
“Third, China's foreign policy philosophy is not aggressive. Its idea is to always look for compromise and we can see that.
“The next point is as follows: we are always told the same Bogeyman story and here it goes again, through a euphemistic form. But it is still the same Bogyman story."
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PEOPLE ARE CO-OPERATING MORE WITH CHINA
“The cooperation with China keeps increasing. The pace at which China's cooperation with Europe is growing, is higher and greater than that of the growth of Chinese-Russian cooperation.
“Ask Europeans: Aren't they afraid? They might be. I don't know.
“But they are still trying to access China's market at all costs, especially now that they are facing economic problems. Chinese businesses are also exploring the European market.”
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U.S. IS HURTING ITSELF
“Do Chinese businesses have a small presence in the United States? Yes.
“The political decisions are such that they are trying to limit their cooperation with China.
“It is to your own detriment, Mr Tucker, that you are limiting cooperation with China.
“You're hurting yourself. It is a delicate matter and there are no Silver Bullet solutions, just as it is with the dollar.
“So before introducing any illegitimate sanctions, illegitimate in terms of the charter of the United Nations, one should think very carefully. For decision makers this appears to be a problem.”
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PEACEFUL TRADE
“We, together with my colleague and friend, President Xi Jinping, set a goal to reach $200 billion of mutual trade with China this year. We have exceeded this level according to our figures.
“Our bilateral trade with China totals already $230 billion and the Chinese statistics says it is $240 billion.
“One more important thing: our trade is well balanced, mutually complimentary in hitech and energy, scientific research and development: it is very balanced.”
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YOU CAN’T STOP THE SUN RISING
“As for BRICS, where Russia took over the presidency this year, the BRICS countries are, by and large, developing very rapidly.
“Look: if memory serves me right, back in 1992, the share of the G-7 countries in the world economy amounted to 47%, whereas in 2022 it was down to I think a little over 30 %. The BRICS countries accounted for only 16% in 1992 but now their share is greater than that of the G7. It has nothing to do with the events in Ukraine. This is due to the trends of global development and the world economy, as I mentioned just now.
“And this is inevitable. This will keep happening. It is like the rise of the sun: you cannot prevent the sun from rising. You have to adapt to it.”
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US RESPONDS BY LASHING OUT
“How does the United States adapt? With the help of force, sanctions, pressure, bombings, and use of armed forces!
“This is about self-conceit. Your political establishment does not understand that the world is changing, under objective circumstances, and in order to preserve your level, even if someone aspires to the level of dominance, you have to make the right decisions in a competent and timely manner.
“Such brutal actions, including with regard to Russia, and say other countries, are counterproductive. This is an obvious fact.”
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[This are extracts from an interview of Vladimir Putin by Tucker Carlson, released on February 8, 2024]
This BBC documentary is disturbing, walahi! All this papa, mama, daddy and mummy bizness in churches must stop! These titles get into their heads and create God complex in some of these MOGs. People worship created the demon described in the documentary. We created this monster
This sad, sad documentary came out only because there were non-Nigerian characters. If all were Nigerians, religiosity, TB worship & sycophancy would bury the truth forever.
How and why we never question our leaders needs to be unravelled.