Oryiman

Excellence isn't the way. It's the only way.

[Oryiman @MrLot20]

I've always been suspicious of that sentence “Its my nature”. You see, people fold under this sentence to exhibit self-developed or unconsciously environmentally influenced habits and term it “nature”. To term certain habits as “nature” is not only change-unwilling defensive but

[Sir Dickson @Wizarab10]

It is painful when people who ought to know better are deliberately bent on keeping the masses in poverty and retrogression. You are educated up to Masters degree and live in developed society, you should know and do better. Your education and exposure is supposed to reflect in your thought process.

If you live abroad, it means you've been exposed to better. You know what a working system looks like. You know that quality education should be made compulsory and free to kids. You know that minimum wage should should get you your basic needs - including rent, clothing and feeding. You cannot be thousands of miles across the ocean pushing for policies that drives us deeper in poverty. Are you mad?

I've talked a lot about my life experiences and I'll restate. I went to secondary school with the privileged, and that exposure made me see what a good life was and made me want better for kids that grew up in the environment I grew up in, and for all disprivileged kids in the country. I went to UNIBEN and saw another side to life and realized comparatively that many Nigerian kids have their childhood and youth stolen from them through deliberate systemic poverty. It is not right! Having lived abroad, I lived the experience of a working system and wept for an entire generation of Nigerian youth that has been robbed of dignity of decent living. There is nothing special about the West. If they can do it, we can do it too. The Asians have done it. Other African countries have left us behind. The Nigerian people have to enjoy a decent life and a quality standard of living without having to leave home. We all deserve a better life at home.

As bad as South Africans are, they are evil to foreigners. You Nigerians are evil to your own people. How do you explain that you sit abroad supporting and promoting policies at home that keeps people in abject poverty and sink them further into a hole their generation will not be able to recover from. You are raising your kids to compete globally and take their seat at the tables of this world where countries you reside in are giving free education, preparing their kids for the world of tomorrow in Tech and AI, empowering their kids in STEM, giving millions of dollars in grabt for innovations. You want other people's kids to use your lunch money to start frying akara in 2026. Is that the plan you have for your own kids? The god you serve and the one you don't serve, will strike you mad.

If you are at home supporting this madness, you are not exempted because the whole point of your education is to know how to think. So fvcking think! Dem use poverty swear for you?

[Inibehe Effiong @InibeheEffiong]

Suddenly, pseudo intellectuals are pushing the dubious narrative that akara, roasted corn and kuli-kuli are sustainable means of livelihood.

How about groundnut and sachet water business? They should include them too.

The defenders of this wicked regime are telling us that Remi Tinubu has donated billions of Naira to NGOs.

First, they should tell us where she got such money from.

Second, they should provide the names and locations of the benefiting NGOs, and verifiable evidence that the donations have been properly utilized.

The advocates of akara economy should set up this business for their siblings and family members to demonstrate the efficacy of their postulations.

Since your mother sold akara to train you, why haven’t you opened akara factory for your wife, daughters, sons and political associates to promote and sustain your mother’s entrepreneurial legacy?

With the collapse of public education, how many akara sellers in this country currently can afford to pay their children’s tuition in private schools?

How many akara sellers can pay the rising costs of tertiary education and healthcare?

How many akara sellers can afford to pay the rising rents in Nigeria today?

How many akara will one sell to be able to buy fuel?

If akara, roasted corn and kuli-kuli are viable and sustainable microeconomic investments in Tinubu’s Nigeria, let the defenders of Tinubu show us members of their families that are engaged in this enterprise.

The point is not that akara, roasted corn and kuli-kuli aren’t necessary foods, the point is that we are all witnesses to how the Tinubu family has amassed wealth and captured state power to entrench and further their selfish and greedy ambitions.

We have seen the insane convoy of Remi Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu and their benefactor in Aso Rock.

It is deceitful and disrespectful for the same family that is living in opulence, amidst the ravaging and dangerous hunger in the country, to be pushing akara, roasted corn and kuli-kuli economy.

Bola Tinubu’s regime has been a wasteful and disastrous experiment.

We have seen how he is destroying our economy. But his annoying and power monger wife feels she can lecture the victims of their misrule and incompetence about the viability of the akara economy.

Enough of the silly expositions.

[Sir Dickson @Wizarab10]

You people are too wicked. The life you don't wish for your children is what you wish for other people's kids.

Where does it end? Dont you have conscience?

[Sir Dickson @Wizarab10]

The woman selling akara is not praying for her kids to take over the business. She wants to give her child an education that helps him compete in this world.

It is one thing to be overtly stupid. It is another to be heartless.

[Oryiman @MrLot20]

@Echecrates Beautiful.

[Oryiman @MrLot20]

Yeah. Me too.

[Damilare De-icon @Damilaredeicon]

I would pick Jurisprudence over Company Law a hundred times over.

[Tobechi Ogazi, Esq. @TobechiOgazi]

Many lawyers think mastering the law is enough. It is not. The best advocates understand business, technology, medicine, finance, engineering, language, and even how criminals operate. Every case sits at the intersection of law and another field.

The broader your knowledge, the sharper your analysis, your cross examination, and your advice to clients. Never stop learning. It will make you a better lawyer.

[Ozedikus Nwanne @Ozedikus]

If two people start a company and one contributes 90% of the capital while the other contributes just 10%, when the business starts struggling, who do you think is more likely to walk away first? Exactly, Now apply that same principle to your relationships

[David Hundeyin @DavidHundeyin]

Ironically, this heated "Olodo Uprising" conversation is actually a good sign for Nigeria.

Nigeria is finally having its first endogenous, organically-defined culture war over an issue that is intrinsically important to Nigerian society.

Every other culture war that post-colonial Nigeria has fought until now has been imported Yankee slop, or imported religious slop, or both (LGBTQ, 3rd wave Feminism, "sexual liberation", tithing, NYSC hijab, etc).

A society fighting internal culture wars over its own self-defined issues is a society that is finally obtaining an identity of its own. Long may the war continue, and may the olodos suffer crushing defeat that dooms their uprising to the chapters of a Jude Bela historical documentary released in 2045.

[Oryiman @MrLot20]

@Hannah_Ihotu If no be your wedding no send am ooo. Na your wedding I want attend.

[Oryiman @MrLot20]

@Hannah_Ihotu Ahhh were those not pre-wedding photos?

[Oryiman @MrLot20]

@JosephOrya1 My condolences man. You will get through this, painfully but surely.

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If we expand this logic further, a Yahoo boy who buys his Parents cars and builds them houses is better and more successful than a First Class Graduate who hasn't been able to do same, simply because of the unfortunate situation they find themselves.

The conversation isn't about who's more successful or who has achieved more. The conversation was about the intellectual bandwidth of these persons. There are entertainers, comedians and content creators who portray their education and intellect in their arts.

The way an educated individual will do a thing will always be different from the way an unsound and uneducated person will. That exactly is the whole point. If Peller himself undergoes proper education and improves his intellect, it would be a net positive, because it'll reflect in his output and content.

Most respectfully, as someone who encourages First Class students with Cash gifts and Scholarship grants, this post is somehow.

[Oryiman @MrLot20]

Love the analysis.

[Bami- @Bamixoxo_]

First thing we need to understand with figures of speech is that context matters a lot.
Let me explain.

This will be quite lengthy, so skip it if you have a short attention span.

Euphemism: A polite substitution used to soften meaning. It is the use of a mild, polite, or indirect expression instead of one that may sound harsh, unpleasant, or offensive.

Examples:
She passed away instead of She died.
They let him go instead of They fired him.

The purpose of a euphemism is to avoid causing discomfort or offense through one’s choice of words.

Dysphemism: A harsh substitution used to intensify meaning or express disapproval. It uses a harsh, blunt, or offensive expression instead of a neutral or polite one. (Opposite of Euphemism)

Examples:
He croaked instead of He died.
Calling a house a “shack” or an old car a “heap of junk.”

These two figures of speech are not the focus because he used Peller as an example to illustrate the decline of education and the glorification of mediocrity. The best expressions to examine here are synecdoche and metonymy, which are often confused with each other.

Moving on.

Synecdoche is a figure of speech in which a part of something represents the whole, or the whole represents a part.

It is a special type of substitution. (Hold on don’t draw your conclusions yet.)

Examples (Part for the Whole):
All hands on deck. (Hands = sailors or crew members.)
There are many mouths to feed. (Mouths = people.)

Whole for Part:
Nigeria won three gold medals. (Nigeria = the Nigerian athletes.)
The school celebrated its success. (The school = the students and staff.)

Now for metonymy. It is a figure of speech in which you refer to something by the name of something else that is closely associated with it, rather than by its own name. Get it?

For example:
The White House announced a new policy.(The White House refers to the U.S. President or administration, not the building itself.)
The Crown will address the nation. (The Crown refers to the monarch.)

People confuse synecdoche and metonymy because they both involve substitution, but they work differently.

I’ve been seeing tweets saying it’s synecdoche and I don’t think some people understand the subtle difference. That’s where I come in.

The best way to understand them is this:

Synecdoche = inclusion (part–whole relationship).

Examples:
Hands = workers
Wheels = car
Heads = cattle or people

Metonymy = association (relationship by connection).

Examples:
Aso Rock = the Nigerian government
The Crown = the monarch
Nollywood = the Nigerian film industry

Synecdoche specifically depends on a part–whole relationship, whereas metonymy depends on any close association.

What do I mean?

Peller is known to be uneducated, so when ycee says “Peller culture,”

he is not saying Peller is literally a part of illiteracy as a whole. Instead, Peller has become associated with illiteracy because of his reputation as a known olodo.

That is metonymy.

It can only be synecdoche if Peller is presented as one member of a larger class, and the intention is for that member to stand for the entire class.

For example:

If he had said “Peller is the face of olodo culture in this country.”

Here, Peller is one individual standing for the larger group of illiterate people. Remember: part–whole representation.

So, in conclusion, “Peller culture” is best analyzed as metonymy because:

Peller’s name is being used because of its perceived association with the idea of illiteracy/glorification of mediocrity.

The name “Peller” becomes shorthand for the olodo uprising that ycee was criticizing.

He was not attacking Peller personally. Instead, he used Peller’s public image as a symbolic reference to a wider social issue. That is a metonymic use of the name.

You’re welcome.

An interesting point is that synecdoche is often treated as a subtype of metonymy because it is simply a more specific form of associative substitution.

[Oryiman @MrLot20]

It's good to see how we all miss @Mrpossidez
Top top guy for real. Bless him wherever he is. He inspired a generation.

[sc @sxdiqcarter_]

That lawyer that travelled to USA

[Khaleedah 💜 @thekhaleedahhh]

you can draw a straight line from nigerians worshipping money to the olodo uprising btw.

try to correct a rich person & you’ll see their hungry fans asking if your correct english can buy car.

[the_ceo @the_ceo99]

I wish Black Men could experience love in its truest form without having to pay for it.

[Oryiman @MrLot20]

@yimauk My condolences sir. May God give you and family the fortitude to bear the loss and may his soul rest in perfect peace 🙏

[Abraham Omolewa @OmolewaAbraham]

By this logic, the suicide bomber whose goal is to kill many to attain Jannah is intelligent.