David Adeyemo

Pharmacist

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
- Jesus Christ

[Victor Okafor @TheVictorOkafor]

Two years ago, Chevening rejected me.

Last month, I stood on stage at the Chevening Global Conference 2026 at Loughborough University London and delivered a speech to the very institution that once said no.

The title: "Leading True Stories: How Organizations, Leaders and Nations Can Leverage Storytelling as Economic Infrastructure to Drive Growth."

Let me tell you why this matters.

When I got that rejection in early 2024, I had about 900 followers on TikTok and a few thousands on Instagram. No real community, no leverage.

So I did what I knew how to do best. I told my story. Publicly. Every single day. For 90 days.

It became the project of my life.

I called it ‘Watching A Man Change.’ It’s still up on my YT.

I decided I was done playing around with my potential and I got to work

900 followers became 100,000.
Then 700,000+. 70 million+ views. 2,000+ students across multiple programmes. Clients queuing up including NLNG.

And of course, the very scholarship that rejected me came back and said yes.

But here's the part most people miss.

That growth wasn't because I was motivational. It wasn't because I "went viral." It was because I proved a thesis. The exact thesis I delivered at Chevening last month:

Storytelling is not a marketing tactic. It is vital growth infrastructure.

When a nation wants to attract foreign direct investment, what does it lead with? A story.

When a founder walks into a room full of investors, what determines whether they walk out funded? Not just the numbers. The narrative around the numbers.

When an organization wants to retain its best people, what keeps them? A shared story about where they're going and why it matters.

Every economic outcome we care about. Investment. Growth. Talent. Loyalty. All of it runs on narrative.

And yet most leaders, most organizations, most entire nations treat storytelling as an afterthought. Something for the comms team. Something soft.

That is a strategic failure.

That's exactly the problem I built Jali Group to solve. Most creators, founders, and leaders are sitting on stories worth millions and treating them like social media content.

Jali exists to change that.

We're building the infrastructure that turns storytelling into the most valuable growth asset in your business.

I stood on that stage as a Chevening Scholar, a Techstars mentor, someone who earned a perfect score at one of the world’s best Rhetoric programs.

But none of those credentials are what gave the speech weight.

What gave it weight was the proof. MY proof.

Hard work isn't enough anymore. The leaders, the organizations, and the nations that will define the next decade are the ones that learn to lead with true stories. Not polished stories. True ones.

And now I'm going to prove it again.

Tomorrow I'm launching a new series documenting what we’re building to define a new era in the creator economy.

Every single day for the next month, I'm documenting exactly how I'm building Jali Group in real time. The decisions. The strategy. The numbers. The story behind all you see.

No theory here. Just a founder using his own story as distribution, in public, while building the company as he documents it.

If you're a creator trying to build a real business.

If you're a founder who knows you should be visible but doesn't know how. If you're somewhere in between, this series is for you.

Day 1 starts tomorrow. See you at work.

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

You are entitled to your opinion, and such add to the discussion around the match. With that said, I must also add that Raya did everything to ensure we win the UCL. One penalty was saved by him, and if all our takers scored, that's a win.

[EBL @EBL2017]

I’m not a goalkeeping coach, but I do think Raya dives too early.

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

Go Champ 🏆

[Emmanuel @Emmaxee1111]

This will be my first post on here😮‍💨
So I went to train in a place with a random team and it happened to be where @_AsiwajuLerry also trains, I know he’s a big influencer but I didn’t recognize his face.He gave me some cash after the game🙌❤️,pls thank him for me.#Lerry

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

Be proud of the Bar Finals, but using "medulla oblongata" here is not necessary. It is not the primary structure of the brain that is responsible for memory and learning.

[OLUWAKEMISOLA👑💎 @TheOnlyFarry]

“Even Dino Melaye passed Bar Finals”

If your medulla oblongata is actively working, you will know that Dino Melaye got LLB degree first and the pass he got from the Bar Finals was not handed to him on a platter of Gold.

He attended classes, marked attendances, did group tasks, did externship and actually worked towards his success.

A lot of you need to work on your thinking capacity. Even Kings and Queens register for LLB programs before proceeding to Law School.

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

The thread is expository and informative. Data is key. 2 billionaires (Tope Awotona and Adebayo Ogunlesi), though.

[Dr Ola Brown @NaijaFlyingDr]

There are 20m Nigerians in the diaspora today.

Only one is a billionaire and the project he used to turbocharge his career was back in Nigeria.

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

Lucky? Yes. Credit to him that he somewhat managed his ambition well in the environment. He wasn't so keen on the number 1 job, unlike others with his level of influence in that system. The implication of being the number 1 is that you can be "unfortunate."

[ELEMOH @Iam_lordmayor]

T.Y. Danjuma is arguably one of the luckiest figures of Nigeria’s military era, if not the luckiest. Despite being involved in key moments of coups, he remarkably survived every turbulent phase without becoming a casualty of the same system that consumed many others.

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

The field we are discussing is skewed to North as far as our country is concerned, and ABU is the "Harvard" of the Northern Region.

The comparatively low-tier of that field that you are milking for OAU alums, ABU has got more alums there, too. Dig deep.

[ELEMOH @Iam_lordmayor]

That's the issue I have with you lots. The word politician, na only Governor??????

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

Add Rotimi Akeredolu, Former Governor of Ondo, but still not up to ABU in that regard.

ANALYSIS: One in five Nigerian state governors attended this university https://t.co/WN0hPRJ9ZV

[Adewale Kayode Joseph @AdewaleKayodeJ3]

@SirJarus 8. Kayode Fayemi, former Governor of Ekiti State
9. Lucky Irabor, former Chief of Defence Staff of Nigeria
10. Olusegun Mimiko, former Governor of Ondo State, Nigeria
11. Remi Tinubu, current First Lady of Nigeria, former First Lady and Senator of Lagos State, Nigeria

All Ife PD

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

Facts are stubborn.

ANALYSIS: One in five Nigerian state governors attended this university https://t.co/WN0hPRJ9ZV

P.S. I'm a proud alum of OAU

[ELEMOH @Iam_lordmayor]

If you're up for a challenge Sir J, for every one ABU Politician that has held notable offices that you mention, I'll mention two.

I'm not saying ABU probably doesn't have more but the disparity isn't far lmao

[‘Tunde Omotoye @TundeTASH]

These are some websites where you can learn Project Management free of charge.

The courses can prepare you to get certified, prepare for the PMP® Certification Exam, or earn continuing education units.

Some will also give you a certificate upon completion.

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

@GbengaWemimo @JubalKraft Wesley College of Science.

Proud to be an alum.

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

@Sportactis @NaijaFlyingDr She must have referred to Obafemi Awolowo University peeps as bat eaters because the university has so many bat colonies. Attended the school and never for a day regret it. The sense of community and camaraderie among alumni is top-notch.

[Tips Excel @gudanglifehack]

IF YOU WANT TO BE GOOD AT EXCEL FROM SCRATCH UNTIL READY TO USE FOR WORK,

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[Samuel Leeds @samuel_leeds]

I wanna buy churches like this that are shutting down across England.

So if you know a church that's for sale and potentially closing down, let me know. I wanna buy a church.

I don't care if it's got planning permission to return to flats redeveloped. I don't care.

I wanna buy it. I don't care how profitable the conversion will be.

If it was built as a church, I believe it needs to stay as a church.

I want to save churches like this one from being shut down and sold off to developers all across the UK.

I love making profit in property, but when someone's being built as a church to honour Jesus Christ, that's a no no.

There's revival coming in England and we need to keep our churches open. Ready for what’s to come.

Is this a good idea you would support?

[ANLUGBUA @Anlugbua_Ibadan]

HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER OF IBADAN POLO CLUB @IbadanPoloClub

Following recent inquiries (@Loy_Ogbonna_P_O ), I am outlining the membership process for interested applicants:
1.Expression of Interest
Indicate your interest in joining the club and connect with a financial member who will be willing to propose/nominate you.
2.Purchase of Membership Form
The proposing financial member obtains and pays for the membership form on your behalf and hands it to you for completion.
3.Completion and Seconding
After filling the form, return it to your proposer, who will then secure another financial member to second your nomination.
4.Payment of Membership Fee
Applicant pays the prescribed membership fee.
5.Background Check & Waitlist
The club conducts due diligence, and the applicant is placed in the membership waitlist pool.
6.Interview
Shortlisted applicants are invited for an interview.
7.Induction Ceremony
Successful applicants are formally inducted.
8.Full Membership
You officially become a member of the Ibadan Polo Club.

Note:
The period from background check to induction typically ranges from 3 months to over 1 year, depending on the waitlist and processing timeline.

[David Adeyemo @davidadeyemi12]

@renerlite Great brand!

[NAFDAC NIGERIA @NafdacAgency]

📢 NAFDAC Warns Against Incitement, Reaffirms Commitment to Drug Market Reforms and Public Safety

[Drug Free Club OAU @DrugFreeClubOAU]

Be informed,stay drug free❤️❤️