OdogwuWil

Catholic, Philosopher, Advocate for Good governance.

[OdogwuWil @godwinwil79]

"Do nothing at all unless you begin with prayer."

St Ephraem the Syrian

[Chude @Chude_ND1]

Italy failed to qualify for the World Cup for the 3rd time in a row:

Buffon resigned as the head of the delegation of the Italian national team, the Italian Football president resigned, and Gattuso, the head coach of Italy, also resigned.

Nigeria failed to qualify for the World Cup for the 2nd time in a row. Nobody in the NFF took responsibility or resigned:

In Nigeria, when people in positions of power fail, instead of resigning, they fight and even kill to continue their show of incompetence, and some members of the public applaud them.

[Olusegun Bakare𓃵 @theboyisgreat]

So, Keyamo doctored that video. Who else is surprised?

Criminals!!

[B/R Football @brfootball]

Respect between two of the best 🤝

[Nigeria Stories @NigeriaStories]

𝐖𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐀 𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐨 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐮𝐬.

~ David 𝐎𝐲𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬

[MPA🌍 Biggest Force @favogbuji]

I was a presiding officer in 2023.

Peter Obi won that election with an unthinkable margin.

[BISHOP⚔️ @Opeoluwa]

I wasn't wrong

[Abu Amir @SadiqMaunde]

Minimum wage 77k, WAEC and NECO 50k.

Welcome to Tinubu’s Nigeria.

[Anambra 1st son @UchePOkoye]

Umahi has a lot of people disappearing under him.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

❤️ Lamine Yamal: “I was watching my mother and my brother... I was waving at the screen, they were so happy!”.

[(fan) Trey @UTDTrey]

“Pedri”

[𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐯 @heis_fede]

2 minutes after Switzerland equalized their striker got sent off 😭😭😂

[Africa Facts Zone @AfricaFactsZone]

Egypt has built the world's largest military command Headquarters, the Octagon in the New Administrative Capital.

The military complex sits on 22 acres, and contains eight octagonal buildings.

[433 @433]

⚠️ Reminder: Jude Bellingham is a 𝗠𝗜𝗗𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗟𝗗𝗘𝗥.

Competing for the Golden Boot 🤯

[CPO GRASSROOT MOBILIZATION @FrancisK50588]

Why we are crying more than the bereaved, Tinubu the master strategist is strategically developing his state and we dey call Umahi been messenger.

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

The Role of the Diaspora African in Sustainable Development

On Friday, July 10, 2026, I had the honour of delivering the keynote address at Mandela Hall, African Union Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations in New York, on _The Role of the Diaspora African in Sustainable Development across Africa.

Africa is a continent of immense riches. Indeed, it is the richest continent in the world, not only because of its vast mineral resources but also because of its greatest asset, its people. It is the second largest continent by landmass, after Asia, covering more than 30 million square kilometres. It is also the second most populous continent, with over 1.5 billion people. Significantly, more than one billion of these are young people in their productive years, making Africa home to the largest youthful workforce in the world.

When this demographic advantage is combined with nearly one billion hectares of arable land, about 60% of which remains uncultivated, it becomes clear that Africa possesses everything required not only to feed itself but also to become the food capital of the world.

Regrettably, despite this enormous potential, Africa remains home to the largest concentration of the world’s poorest people. Of the approximately 800 million people living in extreme poverty globally, nearly 60% are in Africa. That is about 480 million people, with Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of the Congo among the countries most affected. In other words, nearly one in every three Africans lives in extreme poverty. Likewise, in multidimensional poverty, Africa continues to bear the greatest burden.

The question, therefore, is simple. With all these advantages, why has Africa not been able to lift its people out of poverty?

It means there is a missing link. That missing link is Competent Leadership with Capacity, Compassion, Character, and Commitment to good governance.

What Africa needs is leadership that will rise to the challenge and drive the continent in the right direction. This means competent leadership with character, capacity, compassion and commitment to begin turning the continent around. When we get leadership right, everything else begins to change. We start realising our true potential.

So, what is the role of the Diaspora African in this journey?
You have an enormous role to play.

Because you live in societies where institutions largely work, where democracy is strengthened by accountability and where systems function more effectively, you have both an opportunity and a responsibility to help build Africa. It is time to become stronger advocates for good governance. Even where you cannot vote, your voices matter. They should be heard both at home and abroad whenever things are going wrong on our continent. Stand firmly for what is right. Speak truth to the leaders who visit you. Let them know where they are getting it wrong. That is what some of us have continued to do.

The contribution of the African diaspora extends far beyond advocacy. History teaches us that many of the world’s great economic transformations were driven, in part, by their diaspora communities.

Japan offers one example. Following the Meiji Restoration of 1868, the country embraced modernisation and benefited immensely from Japanese scholars, professionals and citizens who studied and worked abroad, especially in Germany, before returning home to drive the technological transformation for which Japan is admired today.

China presents another remarkable example. It was under Deng Xiaoping’s reforms, beginning in 1978, that China embraced education, innovation and global engagement. These reforms created opportunities for the Chinese diaspora to contribute significantly to the country’s extraordinary economic transformation. In 1980, China had more people living in poverty than Africa. Today, China has reduced extreme poverty dramatically, while Africa continues to struggle with the challenge.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

💛💙🔜 Manchester United informed OM they do NOT trigger the buy back clause for Mason Greenwood.

Fenerbahçe and Olympique Marseille now set for formal steps ahead of Greenwood deal full agreement & travel to Istanbul.

Man Utd to get over £10m from sell-on clause.

[Rinu Oduala 🔥🔫 @SavvyRinu]

Nigerian teens brought home 3 Gold, 1 Silver, and 2 Bronze medals at the 2026 TeenEagle Global Finals in the UK. 🏅

Ugwu Kassandra Chimziterem - Gold x2!
Amarachi Mitchell Orji - Gold + Bronze!
Chioma Ezedimbu - Silver + Bronze!

School no be scam. Celebrate Grace! 💐✨

[OTUNBA @ManLikeIcey]

Zero surprises

[NEFERTITI @firstladyship]

Bishop Oyedepo has spoken like one of the prophets of old. He has passed the most important message. He said, “get your PVC, secure your future!” WOW! WOW! WOW! 👏

[(fan) Trey @UTDTrey]

If his head was high he would’ve seen Haaland