The only shame here is on the person who tried to belittle him for choosing to do something meaningful with his life. What he did is admirable and absolutely worth celebrating.
This deserves to be shared.
He is 31 years old
At nine months old, a failed measles injection by a local nurse caused avascular necrosis, leading to lifelong hip pain and leg weakness until his hip replacement surgery
Four of his siblings died in childhood (likely related to sickle cell trait in the family), making his survival a "statistical miracle"
At age 10, he dropped out of school due to poverty but returned after his mother worked as a cleaner for six years to pay his fees
He learned chess as a kid at a local barber's shop in a Lagos slum while playing video games with friends
Barely spoke English when he started secondary school (mostly Yoruba at home) but quickly picked it up from classmates
His mother was a petty trader (thrift clothes seller), and his father sold spare parts. They met in a Lagos market
Chess helped him develop a strong photographic memory, which he used to cram for exams and survive without parental allowances
He became Nigeria's No 13 ranked chess player and earned the National Master title at age 20
He won gold medals representing Yaba College of Technology in the Nigeria Polytechnic Games and the RCCG Chess Championship
He also won the National Friends of Chess Tournament and the Chevron Chess Open
He got a diploma in computer science and used chess winnings to support himself through school
Founded Chess in Slums Africa in September 2018 as a volunteer-driven nonprofit after visiting slums like Majidun
The organization has reached thousands of underprivileged kids, including producing a 10-year-old champion with cerebral palsy
Tunde Onakoya broke the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon (over 60 hours) in Times Square, New York, in 2024
Featured in CNN African Voices for his work
Tunde has a younger brother (two years apart)
He credits chess with saving him from slum poverty and giving him an "intellectual identity"
He once simultaneously won 10 chess games at the DLD Conference in Germany
First African to win the Lideramos Youth Award for Social Impact in Spain.
Won the Corporate Chess Championship in Malawi with a perfect 7/7 score
Tunde dreams of building the world's biggest chess institute in Nigeria
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Tunde Onakoya has brought attention to Africa through Chess.
He started teaching chess at a younger age to children.
I'm talking of around 2013/2014 when he was meeting at parks around Lagos State, just to teach kids in the open (mostly after work hours)
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Today, I am more interested in telling you more about him, and how he has also risen from a place of deep poverty and struggles.
He has done soooo much for people and it's only expected that these past impacts would show on him as well
You might have your reservations about him, but you cannot downplay how he used the game of chess to bring great changes to children's lives.
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A lot of children now have access to education, purpose and meaning, thanks to Chess.
You are also part of his story. Tunde didn't do all these alone.
Your support, your accolades, your retweet, your reposts, everything
So look at the bigger picture.
Think of the kids whose lives have changed from taking alcohols and drugs on the streets of slums, to having regulated mental health and more purpose driven lives, due to Chess and the opportunity it brought.
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Tunde can't certainly please everyone, and yes, there might be actions that many people would attribute to him being human.
But if children would smile again, because he created an opportunity for them to have their smiles again.... Then it's one of the best legacies anyone can ever have.
And you also can create your own legacy to which nations would applaud, recognise and help preserve 🫂
The sky is big enough for you, I and Tunde to shine and shine bountifully well ❤️
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✍️ Vincent the Therapist
Watching this movie on Afmag 😂😂
Gabriel Afolayan was leading Wunmi Toriola on but along the line, he met another babe and already getting along with her.
When Wunmi Toriola told him of a guy who is hitting on her and wouldn't let her be, Gabriel told her to just accept him.
Upon hearing that, Wunmi broke two bottles and threatened him.
Ma gun e a jade lodi keji 😂
Here are the signs you are healthy;
1. Your poop sinks in the toilet: your gut is likely absorbing nutrients well.
2. Your tummy's flatter in the morning: that's digestion, water & inflammation resetting overnight.
B. Your armpit has a smell (but it's not bad): that's not B.0. it's your body's signature scent natural and normal.
4. You drool when you sleep exhausted: your face muscles clocked out. that's deep recovery mode.
5. You handle cold better than others: your metabolism & brown fat are standing on business.
6. You sigh randomly during the day: that's your body pressing its internal reset button
7. You feel hungry at regular times daily: that's your metabolic rhythm and hunger hormones working properly.
8. You urinate regularly without urgency or burning: that's balanced hydration and healthy kidney function.
9. Your wounds heal quickly: your immune system isn't sleeping on the job.
10. You wake up without an alarm sometimes: your circadian rhythm is dialed in like a trained soldier.
I have ONE request brother, take care of your health even when you don't have to. Hospital bills can bankrupt you.
I saw a video last night that inspired me to read about human breast milk and the connection between a breastfeeding mother and the child. Follow me.
The composition of the breast milk is not fixed. It changes from time to time, depending on the baby's needs. When a baby latches on to the nipples to suckle, a tiny amount of the baby's saliva flows back into the mother's nipple ducts during feeding. Receptors in the breast interpret this "data," detecting signals about the baby's health, hydration, or needs. In response, the mother's body rapidly adjusts the milk's composition, tailoring it precisely to support her child. This real-time feedback loop highlights how wonderfully attuned the human body is, turning breastfeeding into a dynamic conversation rather than a one-way provision.
This adaptive process can trigger remarkable shifts inside the breast. If the baby's saliva indicates low hydration, the milk becomes more watery to quench thirst. When illness is detected (through pathogens or cues in the saliva), antibodies and immune factors spike, providing targeted protection. For a baby that's too tired, the fat content may increase to promote calmness and satisfaction. These changes can occur within hours, or even minutes, demonstrating the body's extraordinary efficiency.
Breast milk also follows a circadian pattern. "Night milk" enriched in melatonin and sleep-promoting compounds like tryptophan, helping babies settle during evening feeds. Daytime milk, by contrast, contains higher levels of alertness-boosting elements. What this means is that you can pump your breast milk at night and store it, after labeling it properly. If your baby is having a hard time sleeping in the afternoon, you can give them this "night milk" and they will sleep better.
Even the colors of expressed breast milk reveal its living, responsive nature. Everyday mature milk is typically white or creamy. A yellowish tint often signals immune-loaded protection. So, when your baby is ill, the milk will have a yellowish tint. Green colours may come from a mother's diet of leafy greens, while orange or deep yellow reflects carotenoids from foods like carrots. Pink traces can appear from harmless blood (such as from cracked nipples).
The human body is amazing.
The women's body is amazing.
Most importantly, BREAST is awesome!
Onions, garlic, chocolates and grapes are bad for them.Don't give your cat any food that contains them.
Never cut your cat's whiskers. They might get into places that they won't be able to come out of. They use their whiskers to measure if they can fit into a place.
Paracetamol is VERY toxic to them and it will kill them within a day or two. Don't give it to them. If you think they're in pain, consult a veterinarian.
Cats only mew for humans. They don't mew at one another.
Your cat’s purr could have healing powers. Their purr falls within the 25 and 150 Hertz frequencies and sound within this range have been found to promote healing.
The highest number of kittens a cat gave birth to at once is 19.
If you love cats, you're an ailurophile. The word is derived from the Greek word for cat, ailouros, and the suffix -phile, meaning "lover." If you hate cats or are scared of them, you're ailurophobe
The first one is a male frigate bird. He's looking for girls. The makes inflate their pouch like that during mating seasons. The pinker and bigger the pouch is, the healthier and stronger it is. So, this one is a very healthy male.
The second one is an axolotl. You can call them Forever Young. They remain in this larva stage throughout their entire life. They can also regenerate body parts. I'm talking about them regenerating spinal cords, lungs, part of the heart and brains, not to mention legs. Legs are regenerated in weeks in perfect size, if they're to lose one. They're critically endangered and only found in Mexico. In fact, they had been pronounced extinct in 2015, before one was seen later.
The third one is pinky fairy armadillo and can only be found in Argentina. The pink colour is from the blood vessels that line its shell. It uses touch and hearing for navigation more than seeing.
The last one is tardigrade. I just know its name and how they're called the toughest animals but I've not had time to study them well. I'll do that tonight.
Tainkyu ✌🏾
Learn how to avoid getting stung by swarming bees from this video. What they did here is a universally adopted safety tactic used when swarming bees pass through a field.
Honey bees are typically in a non aggressive state when swarming. They have no territory or young ones to protect during this time. They're just following their queen. Also, they would have eaten honey till they're very full before starting out on the journey. This makes them less angry too. However, sudden movements, running, or swatting can provoke them, potentially leading to stings if bees interpret it as a threat or if you accidentally collide with them. When one bee stings, it releases an alarm pheromone with it. This sends messages to the other bees to attack the person.
By lying flat and staying still, they greatly reduce the chance of being stung. They also minimize their attack surface by reducing their height so the low-flying swarm is less likely to bump into them as it passes overhead. In a place without shelter to hide in, this is often the quickest and most effective way to let the swarm move on without incident, usually in just a few minutes.
Tainkyu ✌🏾