Okikiola Falua

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[Okikiola Falua @kikiola09]

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[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

First and only Nigerian to break the world record for the longest chess marathon in recorded human history 😊🇳🇬

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

First Nigerian to take 5 amazing children from the slums to Times Square to play against thousands of people who came to watch and compete with them🇳🇬❤️

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

The first Nigerian man to lay down his life alongside the incredible @chessinslums team for 7 months to rescue children society had forgotten from oshodi underbridge , through chess.

Many of whom have gone on to be Unilag university students etc Giving TEDx talks, and in tech.

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

Proud to announce that I’ll be representing the @wr_chess team at the world team rapid and blitz championship in HongKong in June.

I’ll be playing alongside my personal legends @vishy64theking @akanemsko488 @WadimRosenstein and some of the top players in the world.

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

First Nigerian to play chess at the palace in Morocco 🇳🇬

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

Proudly Nigerian 🇳🇬😎

[Bunny @SameAsake]

The first Nigerian Yoruba female world champion, Elizabeth Oshoba.

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

First Nigerian to build a free chess and STEM innovation hub in partnership with Lufthansa for children in underserved communities.

Our kids recently came 3rd at a National STEM competition by the way😎🇳🇬

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

First Nigerian to play chess at the DLD conference in Munich🇳🇬

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

The first Nigerian man from Ogun state Ago-iwoye who grew up in Ikorodu, to play chess whilst inspiring the world that it is indeed possible to do great things from a small place🇳🇬❤️.

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

First Nigerian to take 5 amazing children from the slums to Georgia and New York where they won several medals including a Gold medal at the United Nations games chess championships.🇳🇬

[Bright.web3 @brightafia]

This guy posted a video of himself playing chess inside the Louvre Museum in Paris, wearing his agbada, and called it a proud moment saying he was the first Nigerian to do it.

Immediately, people started dragging him hard: “Is that even an achievement?”, “He’s just playing by himself”, “How do you know you’re the first?”, “Clout chasing”, all that kind of talk.

What you guys should understand is that personal wins are personal.

What looks small or unnecessary to someone else can be a really big deal to the person who did it.

For Tunde, walking into one of the world’s most famous museums and setting up a chessboard there might have felt like a meaningful milestone.

He’s been pushing chess from the slums, teaching kids, holding a real Guinness World Record. So maybe in that moment he thought, “Let me add my own small chapter here.”

If he searched online and didn’t see any other Nigerian claiming or posting about doing the same thing, why shouldn’t he say he’s the first (at least the first one he knows of)?

And let’s be honest: we see white people and folks from other countries do this kind of thing all the time.

Someone from abroad travels to Nigeria or any other country, does something simple like visiting a landmark, trying local food, or even just sitting somewhere with a unique vibe, and they post it as a big personal achievement or “bucket list” moment.
Nobody drags them or says it’s not valid.

So why is it suddenly a problem when a
Nigerian travels somewhere and does something like opening a chessboard in a famous museum? It’s the same energy.

We should celebrate small wins too. They can inspire others, especially young people. Life is already hard, let people enjoy and share their moments in peace.

[Tunde Onakoya @Tunde_OD]

If an attention seeking racist man says a culture is retarded because one adorns his regal Agbádá outfit to a historic location to play chess,we must all stand firmly against it regardless of our biases

Quote this with a picture of you proudly repping your country and your tribe

[Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi, Ph.D @olumuyiwaayo]

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[Okikiola Falua @kikiola09]

@Davenewton001 Congratulations

[Olumuyiwa Igbalajobi, Ph.D @olumuyiwaayo]

Beyond the Headlines: What the US Visa Suspension Really Means for Students and Travelers

While discussing the 2026 strategic plan with one of my mentees today as part of his Global Scholarships Academy package, we touched on the recent US suspension affecting 75 countries, which begins January 21. I emphasized that this suspension does not apply to applicants seeking non-immigrant visas, including temporary tourist, business, or student visas, who make up the vast majority of visa seekers.

We also discussed the importance of looking beyond headlines to avoid generalizations and clickbait, especially when making decisions about studying or traveling abroad.

[Okikiola Falua @kikiola09]

@adekunleGOLD I graduated with a first-class degree in Biochemistry

[Okikiola Falua @kikiola09]

@ArafahLawal @axiaafrica Congratulations love

[Arafah Lawal @ArafahLawal]

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[Arafah Lawal @ArafahLawal]

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