The Senator X

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[The Senator X @iam_dsenator]

@uttdkola Romelu Lukaku

[Appie Culé @appiecule]

I’m going to take my time with this one. If you’re busy, save this post and read it later. If you’re a night owl like me, this is a good late-night read.

Do you know the worst thing about Cristiano Ronaldo?

It’s that he set the standards for what defines a legend… and in the end, he couldn’t even live up to the standards he created himself.

After winning Euro 2016, Ronaldo said:

“You can’t become a legend until you win a trophy with your national team.”

It was an obvious dig at Messi.

Argentina had just lost the 2014 World Cup final to Germany, and Messi was going through the toughest period of his international career. Those words only added fuel to the fire.

Where was the respect for a rival, Ronaldo?

The surprising part was that social media completely embraced that narrative. Messi was labeled a bottler, while Ronaldo was declared the winner of the rivalry—at least in the media, not on the pitch.

Then Messi retired from international football, came back, won the Copa América, and suddenly they were level in major international trophies.

What happened next?

Ronaldo fans started saying that one Euro is worth more than a hundred Copa Américas, claiming there was no competition in South America. Not true—but that became the excuse.

Then Messi went on to win the World Cup.

This time, the excuses changed again.

They claimed FIFA had fixed the tournament for Messi. That the World Cup was scripted in his favor. They simply didn’t know what else to say.

Then Ronaldo himself came out with one of the strangest quotes imaginable:

“A legend’s career can’t be defined by just seven games.”

At first glance, it sounds reasonable.

But beneath it was another attempt to diminish what Messi had achieved.

Before the World Cup, they insisted it would be Ronaldo’s tournament. On paper, Portugal had a fantastic squad. If the manager couldn’t get the best out of them, that’s Portugal’s problem—not Ronaldo’s.

Yet that same Portugal squad wasn’t any weaker than the Argentina team Messi led to the 2014 World Cup final—the same team people mocked Messi for not carrying to the title.

Just a couple of days ago, Ronaldo said:

“The World Cup doesn’t define my career, whether I win it or not.”

A statement that directly contradicts what he had said years earlier, when he admitted that winning the World Cup would make him feel completely fulfilled.

Now you’re 41 years old, Cristiano.

By your own standards:

* You have 5 Ballon d’Ors, not 8.
* You have one European Championship, not two Copa América titles.
* You never won the World Cup.
* You have four European Golden Shoes, while Messi has six—even though you’re an out-and-out striker.

So what now?

Will you keep playing until the next World Cup and become the first player to appear in one at 45, hoping to finally win it?

If we judged you by the standards you created, you wouldn’t qualify as a legend.

Of course, nobody actually judges you that way. Everyone still recognizes you as one of football’s greatest legends.

The real mistake was comparing Ronaldo to Messi in the first place.

That rivalry was exaggerated from the beginning by the media and figures like José Mourinho.

Messi conquered every major trophy available to him, shattered records that once seemed untouchable, and at 39 years old he’s still competing with Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland—the stars of the next generation—for the Golden Boot. And honestly, he could still win it.

What made Messi beloved by so many fans is that he never tried to diminish Ronaldo’s achievements.

Ronaldo, on the other hand, repeatedly made comments that many interpreted as attempts to downplay his greatest rival’s accomplishments—and that’s never an admirable trait.

Cristiano helped create a generation that thinks belittling other people’s achievements while constantly glorifying your own is a way to establish dominance.

Good bye. Ronaldo.

[The Senator X @iam_dsenator]

Perhaps if Atiku had agreed to zone the presidency to the South-South in 2023, the PDP would not be in disarray today, but his supporters are accusing Wike of not giving him enough assistance.

This post is not about Atiku or Wike 🤣🤣🤣
#ESPPOR

[The Senator X @iam_dsenator]

@Mujaheedsiraj 😂😂😂

[PIDOMNIGERIA @UNOFFICIALFACT]

Left video fake. Right video original.

The left video was doctored with an AI generated audio of president
Tinubu.

The right video is the original video from VDM where he called out Tinubu's promise of not to be re-elected for a 2nd term, if he doesn't provide steady electricity for Nigerians, in his first 4 years.

Mr Bayo Onanuga @aonanuga1956, don't be in a hurry to issue threats. You are a presidential spokesman, do your home work to verify.

[The Senator X @iam_dsenator]

The populace is worse than the politicians

[Paul Pb 🎻 @UdoBartho]

Iniabasi Akpabio, SP Akpabio's daughter sharing city boy movement polo and caps to grown ass fools in Uyo and they are singing 🎶 na our mama be this o....🎶 to a 25yr old young girl. 😭😂

[👑S.A.L.A.K.O🕊 @UnkleAyo]

What a beautiful day for science.

We have now gone the farthest we've ever gone to the moon, and I can watch it in real-time from my Balcony in Sicily.

What a beautiful day.

A particular gentleman somewhere in Ikorodu wearing crazy jeans still believes all of this is CGI.

[Half time Memes @ExtraTimeMeme]

You’re bored because you’re not doing side quests, man.

Life is more than just working and then throwing yourself into bed doing nothing.

Here are 50 side quests to complete:

[sammy @sumiturkude007]

This short film made with Seedance 2.0 is absolutely insane.
The realism looks like a real movie — no one can tell it's AI.

[Kalu Aja @FinPlanKaluAja1]

If you want to Japa to the US, try to learn before you travel

1. Plumber
2. Electrical
3. Landscaping
4. Nursing
5. Braiding hair
6. Manicure

Or

7. CFA
8. CFP
9. PMP
10. CISSP
11. AWS Certified

Or

Take serious cash for

12. Flipping homes
13. Auction king

Or data boy (real data boy)

14. Python, SQL, Cloud database

Other soft skills

15. Learn Spanish

Strategic moves?

15. Learning how to drive a “trailer”
16. Joining Reserves, Police or EMT

Move to

17. Texas, ATL, SC, FL, TN. Idaho, Utah, and Alaska, with high job growth and low taxes, offer a pathway to homeownership.

Take advantage of

18. Dating. Date internationally, yes.

19. Credit.

Don't forget

20. your religion and your parents

[TENIOLA @Teeniiola]

Where is the lie? Women enh 😂

[The Senator X @iam_dsenator]

Show me a tweet where you spoke out against the killers of Deborah, a Christian girl who was lynched and burned in Sokoto, and then I’ll take you seriously. A bunch of entitled fanatics

[Ahmed Musa (MON) (OON) 🎖️🎖️ @Ahmedmusa718]

My heart is heavy. 💔💔 How did we get here? How did we lose our sense of humanity? Innocent travelers, simply on their way to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, were hijacked and unalived in Edo State. 😢🔥

This isn’t about tribe, religion, or background—this is about human lives! When did we become so desensitized to pain? Where is our compassion? Where is our sympathy? We cannot allow this kind of evil to become our new normal. Every life matters. 🕊️

May their souls rest in peace. May their families find strength. And may we, as a people, remember that humanity comes first. 💔😭🙏🏽

#EveryLifeMatters ❤️ 🇳🇬 #HumanityFirst 🌍 #NoToSenselessKillings 💔 #PrayForNigeria 🙏🏽 #WeNeedChange ✊🏽

[The Senator X @iam_dsenator]

@DavidHundeyin @ruffydfire

[Ọládélé 🇳🇬👑 @Oladele]

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• Cyber Security
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[The Senator X @iam_dsenator]

Factos

[Micky @michaelnkama0]

"Ronaldo could have fooled us If Messi was not Born"😂

[Maliq @MasterMaliq]

If MC Oluomo and Mama Okonjo-Iweala were to contest for the presidency of Nigeria:

Northerners: Don't vote for a Christian and unbeliever who is also a woman.

Yoruba Ponu: Don't vote for Igbo; vote for our tribe, Yoruba Ronu.

Normal Nigerians: How can I vote for MC Oluomo when I'm not m*d?

This is how deeply ingrained ethnic and religious biases have become in our society, impairing our ability to think rationally and make sound judgments. No wonder we are where we are.😒

[The Senator X @iam_dsenator]

At least we have a place to call home…unlike you who have become slaves in your own land

[Lesilo Rula @kay_mahapa]

Nigerians hate going home so much that they’re going to stay in Ivory Coast until the last day of the tournament. Migration specialists

[The Senator X @iam_dsenator]

1 goal in 5 games
Give the Office of the Minister of Defense to Troost-Ekong of the SUPER EAGLES. This guy will easily defend the country against Fulani terrorists

#NGAANG #AFCON2023