A lot of people say they want Nigeria to get better.
But if we’re being honest, many of us have never really sat down to think about what “better” actually looks like.
A better Nigeria is not built only through complaints.
It is built through opportunities.
People need jobs.
People need purpose.
Young people need something that makes them believe they can become more than their environment.
A country cannot heal when millions of youths wake up every day with nothing to look forward to except survival.
We also underestimate the power of entertainment, sports and shared experiences to unite people.
That is why we started building Warriors League Africa (WLA) and Nigeria Ninja Warrior (NNW).
Not just as a competition,
but as a platform that can:
• create jobs
• discover talent
• promote fitness
• unite communities
• inspire young people
• and build a new kind of African entertainment culture
Sometimes I message people with influence hoping they’ll see the vision.
Most times, they ignore it.
Maybe because there’s no immediate personal gain attached yet.
Maybe because ambitious ideas sound unrealistic before they become real.
But I still believe Africa deserves platforms built for Africans by Africans.
And maybe one day, the right people will see it too.
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I have never tweeted directly at Seriake Dickson or his NDC position because I am objective enough to know what is at play.
NDC is Dickson's baby. It is in his interest to sustain structural control.
A group (read Obidients) cannot collide forces months before an election, then muscle key outposts within his party - when they have no loyalty to him. I get it.
An argument may surface on how Kwankwaso's political base got good deals out of the merger - that can be charged to two obvious possibility.
- Kwankwaso was a better negotiator & with a more structural political base,
- Kwankwaso's political half-life within NDC appears to be more long-term because of 2031 ambitions.
Even though NDC is not doing Obi a favor and it is actually the other way round - it is not in NDC's position to protect Obi's interest outside of 2027 Presidential ticket.
It is in Obi's interest to affirm the structural identity of Obidients outside NDC or any political party masquerading as foster homes and this has nothing to do with 2027 elections, that's a closed case - it has everything to do with the political terrain post 2027.
The best time to have done this was in 2022 - the next best time is now.
We need to lay down our own structural foundations - one we cannot be muscled out of.
IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW.
You failed an exam?
You'll survive.
Didn't get the job?
You'll survive.
Life is bigger than the disappointment you're facing today.
Don't get unnecessarily depressed over a chapter that hasn't finished writing itself.
Keep moving.
Many beautiful stories started with things not going according to plan.
One of the biggest lessons in life:
Strangers will make you rich.
The people who know you best are often the least impressed by your dreams.
Meanwhile, someone who has never met you before may become your:
• Customer
• Employer
• Investor
• Business partner
Stop waiting for family and friends to change your life.
Build something strangers will pay attention to.
One of the biggest lessons in life:
Strangers will make you rich.
The people who know you best are often the least impressed by your dreams.
Meanwhile, someone who has never met you before may become your:
• Customer
• Employer
• Investor
• Business partner
Stop waiting for family and friends to change your life.
Build something strangers will pay attention to.
One of the biggest lessons in life:
Strangers will make you rich.
The people who know you best are often the least impressed by your dreams.
Meanwhile, someone who has never met you before may become your:
• Customer
• Employer
• Investor
• Business partner
Stop waiting for family and friends to change your life.
Build something strangers will pay attention to.
One of the biggest lessons in life:
Strangers will make you rich.
The people who know you best are often the least impressed by your dreams.
Meanwhile, someone who has never met you before may become your:
• Customer
• Employer
• Investor
• Business partner
Stop waiting for family and friends to change your life.
Build something strangers will pay attention to.