Jimi

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

Government is not the problem, the problem are the people for not demanding for what is rightfully theirs. Nigerians are too submissive to their leaders.

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

In my opinion, to think a change in government will resolve Nigeria’s problems is delusional. We have to first change cultural mindset and followers docility to see any meaningful change in Nigeria. The several shades of government we had in the past has led to zero progress.

[LIVELY @mc_lively_]

EVERYBODY NEEDS TO WATCH THIS VIDEO!!

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

The Fuji genre of music just has a joyous feeling.

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

West African leaders, it’s time to fix up. These coups in the region are not random, there is a pattern to it and if care is not taken the evil agenda will succeed.

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

The bane of our underdevelopment in Nigeria is pure selfishness and lack of accountability from followers. If the followers demanded good governance, I bet the leaders will be forced to comply.

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

@don_contra Na you know. Make season start if your agbero FC no go collect woto woto.😛

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

@don_contra When they did not fix their own healthcare system.

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

The One Who Wears Big Caps for Little Children.

These are my final thoughts before I hand over my phone to management. The team says I need to sleep.
But before the world goes quiet around me, allow me say a few things…

It’s my second time doing this insane thing of trying to break a world record.
You’d think it would be easier now,after all I’ve done it before. But that’s the thing about impossible things:
The first time, you survive them because you don’t yet understand the cost.
Now that I’m fully aware of the exertion it takes both physically and mentally, I’m equal parts excited and terrified. I embrace both.

Today I’ll tell you why I always wear a cap…

The night before I left Nigeria for this journey, something happened.

It was 9pm on a Tuesday night.
I was at the mall picking up some last-minute items.
Two boys, scruffy and barefoot approached me at the car park.
They were hungry and hadn’t eaten all day.
I asked their names.
“Yusuff,” said one. “Ayomide,” said the other. Both young teenagers.
As I turned to check for cash in the car, the light hit my face and Yusuff immediately recognized me and blurted out “Chess players observe,”
I was stunned.
That was our mantra at Chess in Slums, it was what we taught the kids. I asked how he knew this, he explained that he had seen me months prior at their ghetto.
This made sense as we had spent the entire month of December teaching chess and maths to street children in that ghetto. Yusuff wasn’t part of the training but on the day of the final tournament, he watched from a distance as the other kids chanted “chess players observe”. It stayed with him ever since.

He told me his story.
His mother died during childbirth. His father disappeared.
He lived with his ailing grandmother for sometime but had to leave for the streets to fend for himself. It’s been five years of trying to survive in his own
Five years of growing up too fast…He is 15 years old now.

Then, something surreal happened.

A white Range Rover pulled up beside us.
A woman rolled down the window, “Chess master!” she called out.
She stepped out with her son Jayden.
Impeccably dressed. British accent.
She wanted a photo. Jayden loves chess.
She’s a fan.

So there they stood, Jayden and Yusuff.
Both teenagers.
One in branded sneakers. The other barefoot.
One polished by privilege. The other hardened by survival.

As I asked them to introduce themselves,
Yusuff’s confidence crumbled.
He looked down. His voice faltered.

I took a selfie with Jayden and his Mum, and as they drove off I had my epiphany….

And in that moment, I saw it:
The cruel reality of the world we live in
where a boy like Jayden and a boy like Yusuff would never meet
except by accident or because I happened to stand between them.

But what separated them wasn’t merit or character, It was birth. The arbitrary lottery that decides who gets to dream,
and who must survive.

Jayden will likely go on to attend the best schools, see the world, and live fully. While
Yusuff probably ends up doing the bidding of whoever can promise him his next meal.
An Area boy.

I have met thousands of bright eyed children like Yusuffs in this life, whose pain is invisible, and by no fault of theirs live in a world where their suffering doesn’t matter.
Sometimes, we save them.
Sometimes, we fail.
But I will never stop carrying this burden in my heart.

This is why I wear big caps for little children and wear one my self.
So the world may see them in all their colors, not for the suffering they bear,
but for what I know they can truly become.

I hope have shared this burden with you as honestly as I could.
If you ever believed in me, believe in them.
Cheer for them. Donate. Share. Amplify.
We are trying to build the largest free school in Africa.
A sanctuary for every child like Yusuff
where their dreams won’t die quietly.

I do this so their dreams may find validation in my sacrifice.

I have to go now, big day ahead. Gotta make it count.

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

100% certain some people are making shit loads of money from US tariffs inconsistency. Looks like a planned act.

[NCDC @NCDCgov]

#LassaFever Update

As of 30th March 2025:
📌 315 new suspected cases and
📌 14 deaths have been reported across 34 states.

NCDC continues to support affected states with response activities.

Protect yourself:
– Keep food away from rats
– Practice good hygiene
– Seek care early if unwell

Read more: https://t.co/hqF2rtUo61

#LassaFever #NCDCNigeria

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

Nigerian journalists shld try to do better in shaping our democracy. Rather than reporting events, I think they should be in the forefront shaping our democracy thru investigative journalism. Case in point: Natasha vs Senate - just follow the money & accusations. Do a deep dive

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

@elonmusk Because there is something in it for them. It’s not charity.

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

@officialEFCC Really!!!

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

I thought Kogi was bad, the quality of leaders in Edo needs to be examined. Just listened to an interview with Edo’s Deputy Governor, all I can do is shake my head because of the quality of his thoughts. Hmm how did we get here?

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

Now I no why a key aspirant in Edo elections did not participate in any public interview and debate. I hope the people know what is right for them.

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

Why punish the innocent children. Unfortunately the lawmakers that are supposed to take this up and investigate and understand why the need for the retrogressive decision will standby and look at this time.

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

I feel is just a lazy way of thinking, if you want to correct age related issues in education, enforcement can only be at the foundation not when you have failed at the start you then want to correct errors right in the middle especially when it pertains to the future of children

[Jimi @jimiilesanmi]

I just don’t get how we come up with some policies in Naija without thinking it through. So you finish secondary school at age 16 only to wait another 2 years before you proceed to Uni. The rate crime will increase is unimaginable for me. Just wait for it.

[Zoltium @ZoltiumHQ]

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