Olubunmee Adegbite

Twin Mom || HR || Philosopher Queen || UNAD, University of Ibadan, University of the West of England.

[Olubunmee Adegbite @bunmimnet]

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[Naija @Naija_PR]

“You could’ve said no”

Oh really????

[THINK YORUBA FIRST @ThinkYoruba_1st]

Nigeria is a country of many nations. The English dictionary already explained it. Awolowo to said it. Yorùbáland is a nation on it's own.

Well said Babatunde Fasola

[Maxvayshia™ @maxvayshia]

Dear men, have a very decent and realistic plan for your OLD AGE. Plan like no one will be there for you and let anyone who ends up turning up voluntarily, be a pleasant surprise.

[Dr. Omolola Anthonia Eddo @dranthoniaeddo]

Omo ! This story is heartbreaking 💔

Abroad woman cries out after she paid ransom to kidnappers who kidnapped her mom and released her afterwards , only to discover that her old mother planned the kidnapping to dupe her and innocent Nigerians who contributed.

[OurFaveOnlineDoc 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 @OurFavOnlineDoc]

Is Albinism a disability?

I read a post where someone talked about the challenges of suffering with albinism and some people in the comments were saying things along the line of “you don’t have disability” “what disability do you have?” etc etc etc.

Incase you did not know,
Let us clarify something very quickly and very clearly: ALBINISM IS A DISABILITY. And this is from a medical perspective and a human rights perspective. I will explain.

1. From a medical standpoint:
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the global international medical community recognise and consider albinism as a disability. This is a fact- not an opinion that is up for debate. The reason for this is primarily due to the severe vision problems they have and the high risks of health issues they develop which are unfortunately associated with the condition.

Being born with albinism causes serious abnormal development of the retina and optic nerves in the eyes, which leads to low vision, nystagmus, poor vision, involuntary eye movements, and photophobia (extreme sensitivity to light). This is why in Nigeria, people often mock them for being unable to see during daytime. The sensitivity to bright lights makes them squint and struggle to see when they are out in bright sunlight or in environments with super bright lights.

In addition, the Sun Sensitivity and severe lack of melanin makes the skin of an albino highly prone to developing severe sunburns, skin discolourations and skin cancer. People laugh at them and demonise them for their skin issues and also for their eye problems which are direct medical consequences of their medical condition.

These multiple physical limitations especially with their skin and eyesight can be severe enough that it can significantly impact on their daily life, academic performance, career choices, and social integration. It is for all of these reasons that the World Health Organization and the global medical community has declared albinism as a disability to create awareness on the condition and to help inspire support for people who have albinism.

2. Human Rights Protection
On the basis of the medical challenges (I already stated) and social ostracism that albinos suffer, the United Nations Human Rights Office UNHRO has advocated a human rights-based approach to albinism, and they demand that countries across the world should protect individuals with albinism from severe social stigma and societal discrimination. Again, this is a fact- not an opinion.

3. National Laws:
It is on the basis of points 1 and 2, that Several sensible nations even countries like Uganda, have now officially recognised albinism as a disability that deserves national attention. This is to help to ensure that countries develop policies that provide targeted healthcare, medical attention and educational support for people with albinism.

I wanted to contribute this here for everyone who has been wondering if albinism is truly a disability or not.

As I have stated, from a medical perspective, a human rights standpoint and even from a legal context in some countries, albinism is a disability that requires empathy, medical care, compassion, support and understanding in every way that we can as a society and as a country. And to minimise their daily pain and medical sufferings is a very evil, insensitive and inhumane thing to do.

[OLUWAFEYISAYO ❤️❤️ @Feyisparkles]

People are entering their 30s and 40s with barely anything substantial to their names.
Victims of Nigeria.

[Al BaNiYy 🇪🇸🇵🇹👽 @bigalbaniyy]

The pa!nful part is that this is the reality millions of Nigerians face every day. We keep working harder, yet life keeps getting tougher. Asking for security, better living conditions, and accountable leadership is not too much to ask it's our right as citizens. Nigeria can and must do better. 🇳🇬

[Linda Ikeji Blog @lindaikeji]

I came to Nigeria with a solution to kidnapping, the same one used in Canada, but the government officials I met told me the money had been set aside for the next election.

— Canada-based Nigerian woman claims.

[Farida Bemba Nabourema @Farida_N]

Last year, the US government said some African governments refused to participate in its forced deportation programme for illegal migrants. Ghana volunteered to collect them and help dump them.
In 2022, the British government decided it no longer wished to host asylum seekers on its own territory and needed somewhere to offload them. Rwanda raised its hand.
In 2016, the United States decided it could not keep certain Guantanamo Bay prisoners in its own facilities. Ghana openly agreed to receive them on African soil.
And now the United States has decided it cannot repatriate its own Ebola patients to its own vastly superior medical infrastructure. Kenya has offered to build them a treatment centre.

Every time a Western government identifies something it considers too dangerous, too embarrassing, too legally complicated or too politically inconvenient to keep on its own territory, there is always an African government somewhere ready to collect it.

Deportees, asylum seekers, terror suspects, infectious disease patients. The willingness of certain African leaders to position their countries as the world’s surrogate waste management service, in exchange for whatever diplomatic or financial token has no visible floor.

There will always be morally bankrupt opportunists in government who will not look at the safety of their people, the dignity of their flag or the solidarity owed to the oppressed, and will instead compete to be the most useful to the powerful.

[Moe @Mochievous]

Until Nigeria begins to have issue-based politics, we won’t make it out of the hood. Fact

Pick a random elected govt official and you cannot even tell what their ideology is. What do they believe in? what are they against? It is just vibes & you can’t run a country on vibes.

[Mr. Big Shot, RN, BSN, MSN. @daryormoscow]

The societal reaction to a cheating woman is fundamentally different than that of a cheating man, and we need to stop pretending it’s equal. When a man cheats, he’s often labeled a "dog"; when a woman cheats, the internet immediately starts forensic analysis on what the partner failed to provide. Both are excuses for poor character.

[Helen Casanova | Seduction Palace @HelenCasanova_]

I asked 31 happily married men one question:

"What is the biggest lie you believed about marriage before you got married?"

Their answers were brutally honest.

Every single bachelor needs to hear them.

Here they are…

[Toyyib Adewale Adelodun @taadelodun]

The first 23 years of my life was in Nigeria, the next 18 years in UK.

The first paragraph is 100% true.

There are some construction workers watching Arsenal in Budapest right now. A Doctor from Nigeria will struggle to get that visa.

Why? Location and currency.

You may not become a millionaire though. But you will live a good life.

Europe and America have dominated global economy for over 500 years. Being born there gives you a clear advantage.

Thats why your politicians/elite give birth or send their children there!

[Ibironke Khadeejah Quadri @ronkecarew]

Mama Nike was one of 15 wives. When she left her husband to make art, the other 14 wives chose to follow her...

Artist Nike Davies Okundaye - better known as Mama Nike - grew up in an area of Nigeria where polygamous marriages were common. Her own father had three wives.

The women in her family were makers of traditional adire cloth. From the age of six, Mama Nike's great grandmother, mother, and aunt taught her how to spin, weave and dye.

"I didn't know it was my own future food," says Mama Nike - because, despite her family's craft, money was scarce.

At the age of 13, her father decided to marry her off to someone who already had several wives.

But her great grandmother wanted her to choose her own marriage - and so did Mama Nike. She escaped from the men who had come to take her away, and trekked for five days back to her village.

"It's the biggest risk I ever took," she says. "I didn't care if I died."

She arrived home exhausted and covered in bee stings. Even so, her father tried to marry her off again. This time, Mama Nike ran away and joined a travelling theatre, until police arrested her and brought her back.

Eventually, she agreed to marry a well-known artist and musician from Oshogbo, a town renowned for its artistic community.

She used her sewing and embroidery skills to make costumes for her husband's band - while trying to make her own art.

"The men didn't want a woman to be an artist. So, I worked in the night, and worked for them in the day," she says.

Her husband went on to marry 14 other women.

Tradition demanded those who were already wives accept each new marriage - but Mama Nike says they didn't always want to.

On one occasion, the husband took the women to a church where they were denied food, water, or access to their children.

Mama Nike says she was forced to agree to her husband marrying an addition woman: "By the third day we said, 'Bring the wife, we're not jealous anymore.' Our mouths were like boards - dry,".

She says living with her husband made her feel "like a lion with no teeth. You have no power."

She began to teach her co-wives traditional adire making skills, and soon, each of them was able to make their own money.

Sick of her husband's control and abuse, Mama Nike left him as soon as she'd saved enough to buy her own place - and the other wives chose to follow her.

She opened her first formal gallery in Oshogbo in 1986.

She is now an internationally renowned artist, with a huge gallery in Lagos where she teaches others and makes her own colourful, beautiful art.

🎧 Outlook: https://t.co/SxIvUTWprL

Copied from at BBC world service

[Jaynit @jaynitx]

Elon Musk reveals the single question he uses to spot liars in interviews:

"When I interview somebody, I really just ask them to tell me the story of their career, what are some of the tougher problems they dealt with, how they dealt with those, and how they made decisions at key transition points. Usually that's enough to get a very good gut feel about someone."

Elon explains what he's looking for:

"What I'm really looking for is evidence of exceptional ability. Did they face really difficult problems and overcome them?"

Then he shares how to tell if someone is lying about their accomplishments:

"You want to make sure that if there was some significant accomplishment, were they really responsible, or was somebody else more responsible? The person who actually had to struggle with the problem, they really understand it. They don't forget. You can ask them very detailed questions about it and they will know the answer. The person who was not truly responsible for that accomplishment will not know the details."

On whether college degrees matter:

"There's no need to have a college degree at all. Or even high school. If somebody graduated from a great university, that may be an indication they'll be capable of great things, but it's not necessarily the case. Look at Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Steve Jobs. These guys didn't graduate from college. But if you had a chance to hire them, of course that would be a good idea."

He concludes:

"I'm just looking for evidence of exceptional ability. If there's a track record of exceptional achievement, it's likely that will continue into the future."

[Dear Self. @Dearme2_]

DO NOT DATE WHILE:

- You're broke
- You're out of shape
- Your mind is a mess
- Your habits are weak
- Your life has no direction

Fix your foundation first.
The right person respects stability

[Aji Bussu Onye Mpiawa azụ 🇨🇮 @AfamDeluxo]

Almost every day in America, I meet older Nigerians who have achieved everything they set out to achieve in America. They've built careers, raised families, and secured their futures. Many of them would love nothing more than to return home and spend their later years in Nigeria, but insecurity and the state of the country make that dream impossible. It genuinely breaks my heart.

[𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫 @ThePreserverofU]

KEEP YOUR PERSONAL LIFE PRIVATE

1) Don’t advertise your happy marriage on social media.
2) Don’t advertise your kids’ achievements on social media.
3) Don’t advertise your expensive buys on social media.
4) Don’t share your travel plans before or during your trip.
5) Don’t post about your income or promotions online.
6) Don’t reveal your home location or address publicly.
7) Don’t share private arguments or relationship issues.
8) Don’t post pictures of every meal or outing for attention.
9) Don’t expose your future goals or business plans online.

[Rep. Nancy Mace @RepNancyMace]

We want the Death Penalty for anyone who rapes a child.