This week marks International Men's Week 2026.
I started to put together this thread last week & this morning - I have all my thoughts together.
From one man to another,
From the core of my heart to yours,
From the recognition of my struggles to yours,
I share this:
Church scatter today, Nigerians are tired. I believed videos will soon surface online.
Our Governor Rt Hon Elder Sheriff Oborevwori sent delegates to church this morning to give thanks for his 3years in office.
They brought a lot of food items to give thanks, i mean a whole lot.
They hold microphone begin campaign for Tinubu re-election, church scattered.
Pastor couldn’t calm the situation again oh, people started leaving.
Governor Amuneke during his own party primary election 😭🙆
Interviewer; if eventually you win second term, what are you going to do differently?
Governor Amuneke; well, it's not what I'm going to do differently, why is Peter Obi gallivanting up and down?
Open Apology Letter to the Obidient Movement
My Dear Obidient Family, I come before you today with a heavy heart, deep humility, and no excuses. Some time ago, in a moment of frustration and immaturity, I wrote and released a resignation letter as Director of Mobilization. In that letter, I allowed deep frustration & personal emotions to cloud my judgment. I made statements that subtly and unnecessarily dragged Peter Obi, a man I still respect for his vision, integrity, and sacrifice for this nation. That was wrong. It was childish, and beneath the standard I should have upheld, especially as someone who once held a leadership position in this movement.
I take full responsibility. No one forced me to write it. No one edited it. It came from me, and it was a mistake. I deleted the letter afterwards, but I know deletion does not erase the damage, the disappointment, or the loss of trust many of you felt. I understand why some of you no longer respect me the way you once did. You had every right to feel let down.
To Peter Obi himself (fondly called PO): Sir, I am sincerely sorry. My words were not a true reflection of the values of sacrifice, accountability, and constructive criticism that you preach. I failed in that moment. To every single Obidient, the ones who stayed grinding, the ones who defended the vision even when it was tough, the ones who felt betrayed by my actions, I am deeply sorry. You are the real heroes of this movement. Many of you are young people full of hope and fire for a better Nigeria. You didn’t deserve to see internal cracks turned into public drama. I let you down.
I am not writing this because I want something or a position in the movement as I’m enjoying private life. I am writing it because it is the right thing to do. Leadership is not only about when the road is sweet and smooth; it is also about owning up when you mess up. I own this fully. I am committed to rebuilding trust through consistent actions, not just words. But I also know trust is not demanded, it is earned back slowly, if at all. Thank you for reading this.
Whether you accept my apology or not, I respect your feelings and your right to hold me accountable. The love I have for a better Nigeria has not changed. You all know me. My respect for the Obidient spirit remains. I am sorry truly.
With humility and hope for forgiveness,
Your brother in this struggle,
Morris Monye.
Oya come let’s hug. 😊
Create a fire 🔥 picture of you. Let's see the best!... men will easily win this
1) Open Grok/ChatGpt/Gemini
2) Upload a clear picture. Use your best picture
3) Use this prompt. Read the prompt properly.
Men:
Ultra-photorealistic cinematic 8K full-body portrait of a handsome Black man relaxing while gaming inside a futuristic monochromatic luxury green/red room, captured with elite editorial photography realism. He is seated casually on an oversized velvet red beanbag chair with confident relaxed body language, one leg slightly extended toward camera for depth and realism. He is wearing a premium deep crimson oversized green/red crewneck sweatshirt with realistic fabric folds and texture, tailored overzized light grey luxury joggers, and a basket ball white shoes with [your name] written on it. He wears sleek red wireless gaming headphones and holds a white next-gen gaming controller naturally in his hands, with a modern white gaming console beside him glowing subtly.
Use the uploaded reference image for 100% identical facial structure, hairstyle, skin tone, beard details, lips, nose shape, eye spacing, hairline, and expression accuracy. Preserve identity perfectly with zero facial alteration. Skin must look naturally detailed with visible pores, soft melanin glow, realistic texture, subtle facial sheen, and lifelike reflections.
The environment is an ultra-luxury minimalist gaming lounge entirely drenched in rich monochromatic red tones with cinematic depth and layered lighting. Include a sleek sculptural red floor lamp beside him and a glossy red popcorn bucket with popcorn spilling slightly for realism and storytelling. The walls should have soft ambient gradients, velvet matte textures, and subtle luxury architectural detailing while still maintaining a clean minimalist aesthetic.
Stylishly place the name “your name” glowing subtly on part of the wall in elegant futuristic typography, integrated naturally into the environment like luxury interior branding.
Camera composition: low-angle cinematic shot to emphasize height and dominance, slightly wide lens perspective for immersive depth, subject centered with balanced negative space, shallow depth of field, foreground blur, hyper-realistic spatial layering, luxury magazine editorial framing. Secondary cinematic rim lighting from the back to define silhouette. Shot as if captured on an ARRI Alexa 65 with an 85mm anamorphic lens, ultra HDR dynamic range, razor-sharp focus on the face and upper body, soft cinematic bokeh in background.
Lighting: elite studio lighting mixed with ambient cinematic red practical lighting, soft reflections on skin and fabric, realistic shadow gradients, volumetric light diffusion, highly accurate skin rendering, ray-traced reflections, luxury fashion campaign lighting.
Mood: futuristic, rich, masculine, calm, elite gamer aesthetic, sophisticated luxury lifestyle.
Hyperrealism requirements: impossible-to-distinguish-from-real photography, ultra-detailed textures, realistic anatomy, physically accurate lighting, cinematic color grading, detailed fabric stitching, natural hand positioning, realistic shadows beneath objects, photorealistic reflections, depth realism, high micro-contrast, film grain subtly applied.
Style references: luxury editorial photography, Vogue studio campaign, futuristic gaming lifestyle ad, cinematic realism, high fashion portraiture.
Women:
Ultra-photorealistic cinematic 8K full-body portrait of an exceptionally beautiful Black woman relaxing while gaming inside a futuristic monochromatic luxury red room, captured with elite editorial photography realism. She is seated casually on an oversized velvet red beanbag chair with confident yet feminine relaxed body language, one leg slightly extended toward camera for depth and realism. She has an elegant hourglass figure, glowing melanin skin, long silky dark hair styled flawlessly, and a naturally stunning face with captivating eyes, soft glossy lips, and refined facial symmetry. Her beauty feels effortlessly luxurious, sensual, classy, and sophisticated.
She is wearing a premium deep crimson oversized crewneck sweatshirt with realistic fabric folds and texture, styled fashionably over fitted luxury light grey joggers that subtly enhance her silhouette while remaining tasteful and elegant. She wears stylish white basketball sneakers with “your name” written subtly on the side in sleek luxury typography. She has sleek red wireless gaming headphones on and holds a modern white next-gen gaming controller naturally in her hands, with a glowing white gaming console beside her.
Use the uploaded reference image for 100% identical facial structure, hairstyle, skin tone, lips, nose shape, eye spacing, hairline, and expression accuracy. Preserve identity perfectly with zero facial alteration. Skin must look naturally detailed with visible pores, soft melanin glow, realistic texture, subtle body sheen, and lifelike reflections.
The environment is an ultra-luxury minimalist gaming lounge entirely drenched in rich monochromatic red tones with cinematic depth and layered lighting. Include a sleek sculptural red floor lamp beside her and a glossy red popcorn bucket with popcorn spilling slightly for realism and storytelling. The walls should feature soft ambient gradients, velvet matte textures, elegant futuristic architecture, and subtle luxury detailing while maintaining a clean minimalist aesthetic.
Stylishly place the name “your name” glowing subtly on part of the wall in elegant futuristic typography, integrated naturally into the environment like luxury interior branding.
Camera composition: low-angle cinematic shot to emphasize confidence, beauty, and elegance, slightly wide lens perspective for immersive depth, subject centered with balanced negative space, shallow depth of field, foreground blur, hyper-realistic spatial layering, luxury magazine editorial framing. Secondary cinematic rim lighting from the back defines her silhouette beautifully. Shot as if captured on an ARRI Alexa 65 with an 85mm anamorphic lens, ultra HDR dynamic range, razor-sharp focus on the face and upper body, soft cinematic bokeh in background.
Lighting: elite studio lighting mixed with ambient cinematic red practical lighting, soft reflections on skin and fabric, realistic shadow gradients, volumetric light diffusion, highly accurate skin rendering, ray-traced reflections, luxury fashion campaign lighting.
Mood: futuristic, rich, feminine, calm, elite gamer aesthetic, sensual yet classy, sophisticated luxury lifestyle.
Hyperrealism requirements: impossible-to-distinguish-from-real photography, ultra-detailed textures, realistic anatomy, physically accurate lighting, cinematic color grading, detailed fabric stitching, natural hand positioning, realistic shadows beneath objects, photorealistic reflections, depth realism, high micro-contrast, film grain subtly applied.
Style references: luxury editorial photography, Vogue studio campaign, futuristic gaming lifestyle advertisement, cinematic realism, high fashion portraiture, luxury feminine streetwear aesthetic.
can someone pls select the best 3.
Create a fire 🔥 picture of you. Let's see the best!... men will easily win this
1) Open Grok/ChatGpt/Gemini
2) Upload a clear picture. Use your best picture
3) Use this prompt. Read the prompt properly.
Men:
Ultra-photorealistic cinematic 8K full-body portrait of a handsome Black man relaxing while gaming inside a futuristic monochromatic luxury green/red room, captured with elite editorial photography realism. He is seated casually on an oversized velvet red beanbag chair with confident relaxed body language, one leg slightly extended toward camera for depth and realism. He is wearing a premium deep crimson oversized green/red crewneck sweatshirt with realistic fabric folds and texture, tailored overzized light grey luxury joggers, and a basket ball white shoes with [your name] written on it. He wears sleek red wireless gaming headphones and holds a white next-gen gaming controller naturally in his hands, with a modern white gaming console beside him glowing subtly.
Use the uploaded reference image for 100% identical facial structure, hairstyle, skin tone, beard details, lips, nose shape, eye spacing, hairline, and expression accuracy. Preserve identity perfectly with zero facial alteration. Skin must look naturally detailed with visible pores, soft melanin glow, realistic texture, subtle facial sheen, and lifelike reflections.
The environment is an ultra-luxury minimalist gaming lounge entirely drenched in rich monochromatic red tones with cinematic depth and layered lighting. Include a sleek sculptural red floor lamp beside him and a glossy red popcorn bucket with popcorn spilling slightly for realism and storytelling. The walls should have soft ambient gradients, velvet matte textures, and subtle luxury architectural detailing while still maintaining a clean minimalist aesthetic.
Stylishly place the name “your name” glowing subtly on part of the wall in elegant futuristic typography, integrated naturally into the environment like luxury interior branding.
Camera composition: low-angle cinematic shot to emphasize height and dominance, slightly wide lens perspective for immersive depth, subject centered with balanced negative space, shallow depth of field, foreground blur, hyper-realistic spatial layering, luxury magazine editorial framing. Secondary cinematic rim lighting from the back to define silhouette. Shot as if captured on an ARRI Alexa 65 with an 85mm anamorphic lens, ultra HDR dynamic range, razor-sharp focus on the face and upper body, soft cinematic bokeh in background.
Lighting: elite studio lighting mixed with ambient cinematic red practical lighting, soft reflections on skin and fabric, realistic shadow gradients, volumetric light diffusion, highly accurate skin rendering, ray-traced reflections, luxury fashion campaign lighting.
Mood: futuristic, rich, masculine, calm, elite gamer aesthetic, sophisticated luxury lifestyle.
Hyperrealism requirements: impossible-to-distinguish-from-real photography, ultra-detailed textures, realistic anatomy, physically accurate lighting, cinematic color grading, detailed fabric stitching, natural hand positioning, realistic shadows beneath objects, photorealistic reflections, depth realism, high micro-contrast, film grain subtly applied.
Style references: luxury editorial photography, Vogue studio campaign, futuristic gaming lifestyle ad, cinematic realism, high fashion portraiture.
Women:
Ultra-photorealistic cinematic 8K full-body portrait of an exceptionally beautiful Black woman relaxing while gaming inside a futuristic monochromatic luxury red room, captured with elite editorial photography realism. She is seated casually on an oversized velvet red beanbag chair with confident yet feminine relaxed body language, one leg slightly extended toward camera for depth and realism. She has an elegant hourglass figure, glowing melanin skin, long silky dark hair styled flawlessly, and a naturally stunning face with captivating eyes, soft glossy lips, and refined facial symmetry. Her beauty feels effortlessly luxurious, sensual, classy, and sophisticated.
She is wearing a premium deep crimson oversized crewneck sweatshirt with realistic fabric folds and texture, styled fashionably over fitted luxury light grey joggers that subtly enhance her silhouette while remaining tasteful and elegant. She wears stylish white basketball sneakers with “your name” written subtly on the side in sleek luxury typography. She has sleek red wireless gaming headphones on and holds a modern white next-gen gaming controller naturally in her hands, with a glowing white gaming console beside her.
Use the uploaded reference image for 100% identical facial structure, hairstyle, skin tone, lips, nose shape, eye spacing, hairline, and expression accuracy. Preserve identity perfectly with zero facial alteration. Skin must look naturally detailed with visible pores, soft melanin glow, realistic texture, subtle body sheen, and lifelike reflections.
The environment is an ultra-luxury minimalist gaming lounge entirely drenched in rich monochromatic red tones with cinematic depth and layered lighting. Include a sleek sculptural red floor lamp beside her and a glossy red popcorn bucket with popcorn spilling slightly for realism and storytelling. The walls should feature soft ambient gradients, velvet matte textures, elegant futuristic architecture, and subtle luxury detailing while maintaining a clean minimalist aesthetic.
Stylishly place the name “your name” glowing subtly on part of the wall in elegant futuristic typography, integrated naturally into the environment like luxury interior branding.
Camera composition: low-angle cinematic shot to emphasize confidence, beauty, and elegance, slightly wide lens perspective for immersive depth, subject centered with balanced negative space, shallow depth of field, foreground blur, hyper-realistic spatial layering, luxury magazine editorial framing. Secondary cinematic rim lighting from the back defines her silhouette beautifully. Shot as if captured on an ARRI Alexa 65 with an 85mm anamorphic lens, ultra HDR dynamic range, razor-sharp focus on the face and upper body, soft cinematic bokeh in background.
Lighting: elite studio lighting mixed with ambient cinematic red practical lighting, soft reflections on skin and fabric, realistic shadow gradients, volumetric light diffusion, highly accurate skin rendering, ray-traced reflections, luxury fashion campaign lighting.
Mood: futuristic, rich, feminine, calm, elite gamer aesthetic, sensual yet classy, sophisticated luxury lifestyle.
Hyperrealism requirements: impossible-to-distinguish-from-real photography, ultra-detailed textures, realistic anatomy, physically accurate lighting, cinematic color grading, detailed fabric stitching, natural hand positioning, realistic shadows beneath objects, photorealistic reflections, depth realism, high micro-contrast, film grain subtly applied.
Style references: luxury editorial photography, Vogue studio campaign, futuristic gaming lifestyle advertisement, cinematic realism, high fashion portraiture, luxury feminine streetwear aesthetic.
can someone pls select the best 3.
You think I'm happy living abroad?
I have a family I grew up with, whom I love with all of my heart - and the reality keeps dawning on me, on how many times I will see them before I one day turn 60.
People I saw daily, or once a month - I haven't seen in years, and would realistically only see once a year, going forward.
You think I'm happy?
That one day, I might end up having children and my siblings might not have the relationship with them - the relationship I had with my uncles, in my formative years? I remember clearly how they would take us to MrBiggs every Sunday - I am currently reliving the flavour from that meatpie.
How we would go to the family house in Ikeja, every year for Eid. The grandchildren uniforms, the snacks while watching your uncles slaughter rams.
You think I'm happy that I might one day lead a family of children who might not know their version of that?
WTF will I be doing in another man's land, if I did everything they asked me to do from childhood (face your studies, be exceptional, stay away from crime, be hardworking) and opportunities lined up for me to be the best I could, in my motherland? WTF will I be doing here?
Why will I condescend myself to living in a clime where I have to mentally switch from sun burning weather to teeth clenching winter - when I came from a land where I never needed gloves? You think I'm happy?
If I could do honest work, be on my way home and not have to bother about the risk of getting shot by the people meant to protect me, because I have some lines of tattoos on my body - you think I would leave?
If I could trust a justice system to defend me, ensure my rights even though I am a nobody - have trustworthy institutions banking on the highest standards, not have to worry about the bread I eat, the fake drinks from the club or streets, the fake drugs - you think I would leave?
Don't get me wrong. I am grateful for the opportunities this clime has given me, to test my limits - to be everything I thought I could be. But all of these, in replacement for the soul I grew up with?
You know the satisfaction that settled within me when I could wake up on a Saturday morning, stroll to the Iya wanke's place - relish an entire plate, or some ewa agonyin while watching children battle it out, in a 5 v 5 across the streets.
That communal living that relished my soul, is now replaced with silent streets and finely divided sealed terraces.
You walk through the city centres in the evenings - you see friends having an aperitif (they do so every evening), you see grandfathers meeting up with their children, you see entire families with extended families living across the streets, first cousins are even able to use the same gym and you remember what that looked like for you back home?
You think of all your friends scattered across continents, some you might never get to hug again.
For a lot of diasporans, you don't want Nigeria to work more than us. A lot of us want to come home, but what is home? Where is home? When will home feel like home?
I hope to continue living life without lack, in comfort, with accomplished dreams - but I want to do so, with soul. When I die one day, I want to do so - with soul.
I appreciate the compliments on my writing.
I try as much as often, not to write like this because it zaps virtue from me.
When I drop my pen, I burrow into a hole of reflection that takes weeks to crack out from.
And finally,
AI will tear ACL. No worry.