Mudboy St. Paul 🦅

“No games in the office”

[Mudboy St. Paul 🦅 @deksmond]

Mobile app design concept for @dailypaper

[Elnathan John @elnathan_john]

The unfortunate fact about Nigeria is, is that any person who is able to actually change things will be, at least in the short run, deeply unpopular with the people. Because Nigerians have become so used to dysfunction that they will protest if they suddenly have to do things the right way. If you take away their ability to lean on tribal or religious bias, take away their ability to fast track things or circumvent procedure with bribes... Any serious leader will have to be tough and uncompromising not just with the political elite, but also with the masses, who are stuck in their tribalism, religious bigotry and superstitions.

[Raheem Sulaimon @rsoolaide]

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@skill_afrika_ @omoalhajaabiola

[UG🇵🇹 @UgwunnaEjikem]

Karma does not exist. It’s an outlandish concept made up by those too weak or simply incapable of exacting revenge.

If you don’t take destiny into your hands, your oppressors will go scot free right before your eyes, dem go enjoy pass u sef.

Life no be Nollywood.

[Elnathan John @elnathan_john]

In places like Nigeria some of the most dangerous people are unelected. Many of those who determine government policy and have such great control and influence in the lives of people are unelected. Dangote who is one of the most influential people in Nigeria today and for the past couple decades is not elected. Wike who almost single-handedly destroyed the major opposition party is not elected. Gumi is not elected. Adeboye who has had millions is a chokehold exacting taxes more efficiently than the government from millions of people for decades is unelected.
For Nigeria to change both the elected thieves and criminals and the unelected must be removed from the power they currently hold.

[-valar morghulis- @eldivine]

When will we outgrow this thing where we put the governors face on public infra? Why must politics control everything??

[Frank Opara @fopara03]

Nobody said Pastor Adeboye is responsible for Nigeria's problems

Nigerians are saying Pastor Adeboye is a hypocrite and an enabler of bad governance & supporter of corrupt politicians

[Lummy04🧊 @Biglummy100]

Pvc no fit solve this matter again o guy cause Inec chairman dey fly Apc cap go every event, either revolution or violence one must be

[Mehdi (e/λ) @BetterCallMedhi]

un dirigeant corrompu c’est le meilleur partenaire commercial du monde occidental et maintenant chinois, il brade les ressources de son pays pour une villa et une montre, il signe des contrats miniers et pétroliers ruineux pour son peuple mais juteux pour les multinationales, il préfère la stabilité de son compte en suisse au développement de ses citoyens…

voilà pourquoi le continent le plus riche du monde en ressources reste le plus pauvre en niveau de vie, tant que la réussite personnelle des élites passera par la trahison de leur peuple plutôt que par son élévation, rien ne changera et beaucoup à l’extérieur s’en accommodent très bien

[S. 🏆 @saratu]

I was saying to someone the other day how watching Narcos drilled home for me how hard work is value-neutral. The difficulty of a task or a mission doesn't ennoble it. The value of a goal has to be thought of separately from the difficulty of its attainment.

[❗️ @Drealad0nis]

Three weeks ago, my 23-year-old neighbor was kidnapped on her way to Kontagora in Niger State.
While in captivity, the bandits repeatedly raped her taking turns sleeping with her night after night. Still, they kept bargaining with her father over the phone, demanding ransom even as they violated her.

Her father fought with everything he had. He hustled day and night, borrowed from everyone, took loans, sold whatever he could determined to bring his daughter home.
When he finally gathered the full amount, he called the bandits and begged them, ‘Please, give the phone to my daughter. Let me speak to her. I want her to know I’m coming for her.’
They gave her the phone.
In a broken, traumatized voice, she told her father: ‘Dad, do not suffer yourself looking for the money. They have been sleeping with me. I’m traumatized. I can’t forgive myself. Even if I’m released, I’ll kill myself. Don’t bother paying the ransom.’
Those were the last words she ever spoke to him.
While her father was still holding the phone, he heard the gunshot. He heard his daughter being killed. Moments later, the bandits sent pictures of her remains to him, a final act of cruelty.
A 23-year-old girl. My neighbor. Someone’s daughter, someone’s sister, someone’s friend gone in the most horrific way possible.
This is not just one story. This is the nightmare too many families are living in Niger State and across Nigeria. Young women snatched on the roads, violated, used as bargaining chips, and discarded like nothing.
Living in Nigeria has become truly scary. You wake up, you step out, and you don’t know if you or your loved ones will return home. The fear is constant. The pain is constant. And too often, justice never comes.

Rest in peace to my neighbor.

[Dimeji @princeadeniyii]

Japa is an exit strategy for the middle and upper class, not a rescue boat for the poor.

Raising £10,000+ just for a UK visa? That's not "average Nigerian money." That's years of saving, family contributions, selling land, stacking dollars at ₦1,600/$. Japa is not poverty escape. It's a privilege that looks like sacrifice.

The push factors are real though:
1. 35% graduate unemployment
2 Naira in freefall
3. ASUU strikes stealing your years
4. Light? What light? Social amenities and infrastructure? lol
5. Security? Laughable.
6. Healthcare that can kill you faster than the sickness. Nigeria is genuinely hard, don't let anyone gaslight you.

But here's what nobody tells you . To japa you usually need:
• A degree (or two)
• Relevant skills
• Clean bank statement showing ₦15M+
• Sponsor or job offer abroad
• Family with connections.
The "suffering" Nigerian can't even start this checklist.

But even those who made it will whisper "e no easy over here either." Cold. Lonely. Racism. Starting from scratch at 30.

Your mates abroad are not living your fantasy. Some are doing night shifts as care workers. Some can't send money home anymore. Some cry in clean apartments. The grid is a highlight reel. The DMs tell a different story.

So if you're still in Nigeria hustling, you're not a failure. You're not behind. You're not less than. You're fighting one of the hardest economic environments on earth with your bare hands. That deserves respect, not pity.

The real conversation is this: Fix Nigeria so that leaving isn't the only dream. Until then, whether you stay or go, stop measuring your worth by your passport stamp. You are not your location. You are your resilience.

To everyone who japa'd: respect. To everyone still here: more respect. Both roads required something most people don't have. Stop the comparison. Stop the pressure. Run YOUR race. 🇳🇬

If this thread made you exhale. RT. Someone in your timeline needs to read this TODAY. Tag a friend who's been hard on themselves about this. They need to see it. 🔁

Most importantly: get your PVC ready and vote wisely.

[gst @wearegst]

Yes. That is exactly why we exist.

If you believe Nigeria needs fearless journalism that isn't controlled by politicians or oligarchs, help more people find gst. Share our work. Tell your friends about us.

The elections are coming. We'll be here.

[Moe @Mochievous]

Another thing you would have noticed if you are paying attention is that our media is muted. There has been a gradual chilling effect on actual news reporting. Journalists and news platforms are self censoring and it would only get worse as elections get closer

[Ayo Shonaiya @AyoShonaiya]

You’re NOT supposed to “freely use” anyone’s music for movies in the first place.

[Ikhide R. Ikheloa @ikhide]

I am retired now, and last year I thought, I would go home and just chill for a couple of months. It was rough. I do go home every now and then, but I'd never stayed this long.

I should have planned the trip better. I have been away for almost 44 years, and my system has been used to a certain planet. Everything about and in me was stressed. Nigeria is a different planet.

I did not attempt to replicate my comfort and lifestyle that I enjoy in the US. I stayed in rough and tumble places. It's hard if you do that. It's tough to think, to function, you are swamped with trying to make it through the day, seeing as you are deprived of what are basic services back in the US.

Light, water, good roads, security, they are luxuries there. I have said this before, in Nigeria, no matter how wealthy you are, you are basically poor. Things need to change in Nigeria, the place needs a hard reset and a Marshall plan to replace the inchoate and decaying infrastructure and services. I stayed the entire two months, I was too lazy to try to change my flight, I would have done so.

Would I go back? Absolutely. This time, I'll simply pay for comfort, I am too old to immerse myself in the drama of incompetence. I'll go back for the spirit and the camaraderie. My friends and relatives were incredibly generous and I did not lack, but I could tell they were struggling to keep up with my spiritual, emotional and physical needs. America had defanged me and I could no longer thrive in Nigeria's jungle. Our leaders and their enabler-intellectuals should be lined up and taught a lesson, if you know what I mean. Disgraceful lot.

Sadly, there is no sugarcoating it, Nigeria is in very bad shape. And I speak from professional experience having worked with municipal government in the US for decades. Any attempt to gloss over the mess that is Nigeria is not merely dishonest, it is cruel.

Nigeria needs a cultural and structural reset, one that this version of "democracy" cannot offer. Nigerians have no idea how badly they are being governed. And you don't have to go to the West to see that. Just go next door, to an African country. It's so sad. The two months I spent there, I lost total respect for our politicians and their enabler-intellectuals. They are all grifters.

[NaomiOsaka大坂なおみ @naomiosaka]

𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐓-𝐔𝐑𝐄

[GehGeh @official_Gegeh]

Nigerians are so patient with their Leaders. Bro no development after 56 years

[ncomeka @mjwarancomeka]

Like a dry sponge, ready to absorb all the knowledge I can attain 🥹

[Babájídé @Babajiide]

To have a successful career, you need three things:

A coach: Someone with the tools and know-how to help you sharpen what is at play. They are usually certified.
A mentor: A senior person who has walked a similar path to yours.
A sponsor: A senior person who mentions your name in places you cannot access. Sponsors choose you because you are AUTHENTIC AND DEPENDABLE. You will not stain their white because their name carries weigh

[Adedayo Agarau @adedayoagarau]

I’ve spent the past couple of weeks building Looters: a public archive of Nigerian political corruption since the 1990s.

Governors, ministers, shell companies, Swiss accounts, the Jersey trusts, — one searchable graph.

You too can connect the dots: https://t.co/faIfzWfAIp