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Man Utd lover! Focus©: Gospel, Sport, Career, Good governance.

[ibrahim amokun @ibrahim_amokun]

Are you guys loving Zainab and Zara. 😹

[Douglas Kendyson @KendysonD]

Hi @jidesanwoolu, @hanneymusawa

I'm deeply disappointed in your @lirs_govng team hounding Selar in the name of claiming creator royalty taxes. I turn 30 in Oct and I've spent the last 10 years building Selar, so this is what the youth mean by policies being created to crush growing businesses. We are the pioneering and largest creator company in Nigeria (Africa actually), and instead of being supported by the government, the LIRS team is keen on trying to scapegoat us to set a precident.

Beyond the huge numbers seen in the headlines, we are still a young company just trying to make our mark for the creator economy in a country where we've never been supported once, we're literally a bootstrapped company. In 2025 alone, we've fulfilled our tax obligation in almost 9 figures and we've never missed out on any of our tax obligation over the years. You can check the records.

We are a software company, we make our ecommerce software available to our thousands of creators in not just Nigeria but 13 other African countries and for that, we earn a small commission of 4%, most of which goes to our payment provider. This is the same business as shopify, teachable, e.t.c There is no reason LIRS is hounding us for a backdated 5% royalty fee on all sales when we've clearly explained our line of business to them and shared everything to prove we are not a royalty based business.

What they're asking us to do is raise our pricing to extort these funds from our creators which is odd considering our creators still pay taxes on their income. No creator company in the world charges as high as even 5%.

Also, less payment gateway charges we get 1-3% max, so where do we pay backdated 5% fees from?

The government would have to decide if it wants the Nigerian creative economy to grow or not.

This conversation is important to me because we pioneered this industry of monetizing digital products online in Nigeria and today we host over 400k creators selling using our platform.

This is an opportunity for the government to show it's committment to making Nigeria work for young Nigerians especially in the creator economy.

Time and money we should be spending investing into our business and it's growth for the GDP of this nation is being spent in long back and forth.

We can't catch up with the west if this is what we're facing at home. Above everything else, disputes like this are distracting from the real work.

If anything, for all our CSR contributions to the education system in the country with our Smart Hustle Anti fraud initiative and our other efforts, we should be getting tax rebates, but we're not even asking for anything but to be left alone to build our business.

Thank you.

[KHAN'✨ @khanofkhans11_]

Nigeria: No employment, go and learn a skill.

Gen Z: Okay then I’ll just employ myself. Her news sharp pass NTA.

[Technical Ben @TechnicalBben]

Once you learn how to shop directly from China, E.g Temù or shien your wardrobe changes completely. Call me cheap I don't care I ain't rich, I don't do fraud.😭

It's knowing what to search for.

Here's my style after making plenty of mistakes.

1. T-shirts:

Skip 100% polyester unless you're buying gym wear.

Instead, search:
• 100% Cotton
• Combed Cotton
• Heavyweight Cotton
• 240-300 GSM Cotton
• Premium Cotton
• Mercerized Cotton

The heavier the GSM, the thicker and more premium the shirt usually feels.

2. Jeans:

Denim Jeans
Temu is surprisingly good for denim if you know what to search.

Search:
• Denim Jeans
• Cotton Denim
• Raw Denim
• Selvedge Denim (if available)
• 98% Cotton + 2% Elastane
• 99% Cotton

Avoid jeans with high polyester content. The more cotton, the better they'll age and feel.

3. Body-hug clothing:

Search:
• Ribbed Knit
• Modal
• Viscose Blend
• Cotton-Spandex Blend

They hold their shape much better than cheap polyester.

4. Hoodies
Search:
• 400 GSM
• French Terry
• Cotton Fleece
• Heavyweight Hoodie

5. Chains
Search:
• 316L Stainless Steel
• Titanium Steel
• PVD Gold Plated
• Vacuum Plated

These are far more resistant to fading than ordinary fashion jewelry.

6. Earrings
Search:
• 925 Sterling Silver
• 316L Stainless Steel
• Hypoallergenic
• Moissanite (if you're buying stones)

7. Scarves
Search:
• Mulberry Silk
• Silk Blend
• Cashmere Blend
• Wool Blend
• Viscose

Avoid the shiny, thin polyester scarves if you're after a premium look.

8. Loafers
Search:
• Genuine Leather
• Cow Leather
• Full Grain Leather (rare but worth looking for)
• Rubber Outsole

9. Sneakers
Search:
• Rubber Outsole
• EVA Midsole
• Breathable Mesh
• Leather Upper
• Stitched Sole

Pictures lie a lot

The description usually tells the truth.

Here's how I shop:

1. Read the material composition before anything else.

2. Sort by Most Orders or Best Selling, not cheapest.

3. Only buy products with lots of reviews or pictures or even better when a Nigerian has purchased it before they always tell the truth.

4. Read the 1-star reviews first. They'll tell you what the seller won't.

5. Look at customer photos, not the product photos.

6. Check the weight of the product. Better quality clothing is often heavier.

7. Read the size chart. Don't assume your Nigerian size matches.

8. If the title has words like "luxury," "premium," or "designer" but the material is 100% polyester, not everything but still move on.

Your best friend isn't the product picture.

It's the material, the reviews, and the customer photos.

That's how you separate the gems from the junk.

I hope this help.

Things are to expensive for a country this poor.

[Oreoluwa Awolowo 🖤 🚚 @NoraAwolowo]

I've always believed that if you're going to dream, you might as well dream big.

Every project has stretched me in different ways, but this is the biggest thing I've ever attempted. It's been months of dreaming, planning, problem-solving, and believing that something seemingly impossible could become real.

We're finally ready to share it with you.

Welcome to BLACK MARKET.

Let’s make history together, literally!
YES it is a film and YES, you will love it

September 26th
50,000 people
Tafawa Balewa Square
One World Record Attempt.

The aim is a night we will all remember forever!
#watchblackmarket

Registration is now open. Link in bio.

Wish us luck 🥺

Supported by @swoopappng @MTNNG

[Olúwadámilolá @oluwasewezy]

Help us bring back Ogbomoso children and teachers!!

[OurFaveOnlineDoc 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 @OurFavOnlineDoc]

This is the shame that many nigerian churches have willingly become for the sake of political alliance and financial benefits.

This is not just a skit.

[FPL Frasier @FPLfrasier]

How PR starts usually. Thankfully we have access to these data.

Bruno rating 7.46. Minutes played 2979

[Kemi @iksly2]

These secret Claude commands will 10x your content game👇

[OurFaveOnlineDoc 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 @OurFavOnlineDoc]

Don’t say anything.
Don’t explain anything.
Don’t debate anybody please.

Just retweet, repost and share everywhere.

[Omega X D 𝕏🤴🏽 @OmegaXDreams]

“They cut the light”

— Olumide Abiodun Oworu

To every true Nigerian, Please Speak Up!!

The INEC chairman MUST resign immediately.

[Olumide Abiodun Oworu @OlumideOworu]

Let’s talk politics.

[𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐆𝐑𝐍 @AsakyGRN]

Lady shares how she discovered there is now a power station in Apapa that rents power banks to people for ₦15,000 plus NIN, with a daily fee of ₦1,500 for a smaller 300W battery and ₦3,000 for a larger 1000W battery.

[ibrahim amokun @ibrahim_amokun]

My name is IBRAHIM AMOKUN and this is my entry for the @thestoolepic @kemiadetiba @kemiadetibavisuals

#kav #thestoolepic #kavthestoolauditions

[Akaniyene Akpan (AKOB) @AkanInyne1]

Over the weekend I saw a movie, WHEN LOVE PRAYS out of FOMO. I had read lots of reviews and thought to just check it out.

I won't lie to you, it's a nice movie. Every actor delivered on their roles. But as the movie drew to a close, especially at the hospital scene, I had to look beyond to entertainment to question the obvious message being passed.

You know, the entertainment industry has a strong potentials at shaping culture and human reasoning. So in this movie, an Imam's son falls in love with a Pastor's daughter. The both get married without their parents' consent.

But somehow love wins over their faith and both families are united and there is a cold message that Christians and Muslims can actually be united in marriage, we all serve the same God.

Husband will wake up in the morning and run his prayers in the parlour. Wife will be in the room speaking in tongues. Wife sometimes follows husband to the mosque and it's of no record that wife went to church.
Muslim mother in law is so sweet, she love peace. But Christian mother doesn't seem to be having it. But their daughter is willing to fight for love.
Baby would bear Emmanuel and Abdulrahaman. The child would have to what now, choose who he would serve or serve both simultaneously?

Like that's not enough. Toyin Abraham announced the release of her latest movie, Love Between Altars, on good Friday with the caption "We serve the same God". She didn't do that during the Ramadan. But it pleases her to announce the arrival of her agenda on good Friday. To tell us that it is good that two Altars meet as long as it's God we are mentioning.

If you don't see it, I see it. This is how things creep into The Body, subtly. This is the exact approach used when sex scenes becaene normal in nollywood. It started with under sheets till there was no need to hide.

This is how LGBTQ crept into Hollywood movies. They first make you love the character so much and then they introduce a side of him that you just have to accept because, he's a good guy and has a good heart. Ain't nothing wrong with him having same sex attraction.

That is how cohabitation became a normal in relationships.

You see a movie, a movie of two Christians, without being married the lady moves into the man's house, share his bed and they are doing things. It sounds good. It looks like getting to know each other. And then the marriage works and you say, "That's how it should be."
OR the relationship fails and you say, "That's why it's good to cohabit. You see things..."

This is what is playing out with these movies. Young men in church are watching. Young ladies in church are watching. Our children are watching. They are seeing how it is okay to fall in love and marry someone who is not a Christian. It happened for Sis X in that movie, it can happen to them.

IT IS NOT NORMAL!

IT IS NOT CUTE!

IT IS NOT BIBLICAL!

"Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?" 2 Cor 6:14

This is a biblical command advising believers against forming binding partnerships—especially marriage or close business alliances—with unbelievers, as their fundamental values, goals, and spiritual directions are incompatible

We are heading opposite directions. See, Abraham when it was time to find a wife for Isaac,he made Eliezer swear that he'd not bring a wife from from Canaanites. He was intentional. He understood what being unequally yoked with someone outside the covenant of God can imply.

Amos 3:3 says, can two work together except they be in agreement?

We must agree that love is not all that sustains a marriage. Love can sustain friendships, businesses...but marriage? No!

Love the movie. Celebrate the craft. But please don't buy the message. You should not marry a Muslim as a Christian. You should not. It's not a red flag, it's a full stop.

[khaleesi🧍🏽‍♀️ @shelovesore]

Someone on the TL once said Mary Slessor didn’t abolish the killing of twins in Calabar so I decided to read on it.

They’re somewhat right. The real story is actually more interesting than the version we were taught in school

⬇️

[Akintola Steve @Akintola_steve]

A Nigerian fintech startup lost ₦47 million in one night.
Not to hackers. Not to fraud.
To one missing line of code.
Every backend dev in Nigeria needs to see this

[𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐚 @ThePChris]

🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS: Jesus Christ is coming soon kindly Retweet to remind someone on your timeline.

[Somto Okonkwo @General_Somto]

"Local Governments Are Now Getting Their Money, How They Use It Is In Your Hand, Don't Bombard Me Alone, Also Hold Them Accountable Too". ~ Tinubu Tells Nigerians

[Oladimeji Abigeal @Treasure190]

Waking up around 2 am this morning to rush my dad into emergency due to him experiencing seizures this morning due to the brain tumor he was diagnosed with in October 2025 was heartbreaking.

Today makes it Day 137 of seeking financial support for the surgery to remove his brain tumor.

Please, I am sincerely begging for your help. Any amount you can contribute towards his surgery expenses will mean so much to us, as the surgery needs to be done urgently.

Please help save my father. 🙏🙏🙏

@Wizarab10 @the_beardedsina @DONJAZZY please help my family sir’s

The attached video shows the seizure he experienced this morning.

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