Omoniyun

Loves everything pretty.

[Just me - Thomas @TomSoede]

My second open letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Dear Prime Minister,

I am writing to you for a second time, but this letter is different from the first.

My first letter was written while the pressure surrounding your leadership was growing. I wanted people to look beyond the political noise and recognise the seriousness, decency and resilience of the man carrying the responsibility of leading our country.

Today, I am writing simply to say thank you.

I watched you speak, and I cried with you.

I saw the emotion in your face. I saw the weight you had been carrying. For a moment, the office, the headlines and the political arguments disappeared, and I saw a decent human being who had given everything he could to public service.

That moved me deeply.

I have never believed that every decision you made was right. Mistakes were made. Opportunities were missed. There were moments when the country needed greater clarity and a stronger emotional connection from its government.

But my respect for your character has never disappeared.

You are not a political showman. You have never relied on constant drama, easy slogans or theatrical promises. You have always appeared disciplined, intelligent, decent and deeply conscious of the responsibility that comes with leading the country.

In an age when politics is increasingly dominated by noise, outrage and personality cults, your seriousness has mattered.

Your dignity has mattered.

Your decency has mattered.

You endured relentless criticism, personal attacks and an often hostile media environment, yet you rarely lashed out. You continued to return to the work, even when the pressure must have felt unbearable.

Watching you today reminded me that behind every political argument is a human being.

I cried with you because I could see how much this meant to you.

But I also want to be completely honest about why I have spoken so strongly during these past few days.

I was not trying to save you.

I was trying to save Labour.

No individual, however decent or committed, can ever be more important than the movement or the country it exists to serve.

My fear has always been that Labour could allow itself to be pulled into another period of internal warfare, bitterness and political theatre, while Nigel Farage, Reform and their powerful backers watch with delight.

They do not simply want one Labour leader to fail.

They want Labour itself to fail.

They want the public to lose faith in serious government. They want instability, division and disappointment because those are the conditions in which rage politics grows.

That is why Labour must now be careful.

It must not allow this moment to become an act of revenge.

It must not allow personal ambition to become more important than public service.

And it must not forget the millions of people who voted for change and are still waiting for that change to reach their lives.

Families are still waiting for homes.

Patients are still waiting for treatment.

Workers are still waiting for greater security.

Communities are still waiting for investment.

And Britain is still waiting for the stability it was promised after years of Conservative chaos.

Labour must succeed because Britain needs Labour to succeed.

Your service should be recognised honestly. Your achievements should not be erased, and your mistakes should not be hidden. Both deserve to be considered with fairness, dignity and time.

History will judge your premiership with greater patience than today’s headlines ever could.

But whatever judgement eventually comes, I hope you know that some of us saw more than the political difficulties.

We saw the man.

We saw the effort.

We saw the resilience.

And we saw the decency.

I cried with you today, Prime Minister.

I thank you for your service, and I thank you for never allowing the ugliness of modern politics to take away your humanity.

But I must say this clearly.

I was never fighting to save one man.

I was fighting to save Labour.

Because Labour must now prove that it can remain united, govern seriously, defeat the politics of rage and deliver the change Britain was promised.

The greatest tribute Labour can pay to your service is not simply to praise you.

It is to succeed.

[Jack Dart @JackWDart]

If people genuinely believe Burnham won’t receive the exact same media onslaught, they’ve not been paying attention.

Starmer is not, objectively, bad. This idea that he is somehow the worst PM in British history is frankly laughable.

Liz truss lasted 49 days, crashed the pound and was laughed out of Downing Street.

Since Labour took office, Keir Starmer’s government has:

• Scrapped the two-child benefit limit, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty and putting money back into some of the hardest-pressed households in the country.

• Expanded free school meals, cutting costs for families and making sure more children get a proper meal during the school day.

• Expanded funded childcare, reducing one of the biggest monthly costs facing working parents and making it easier for people to stay in work.

• Raised the National Living Wage, increasing pay for millions of low-paid workers.

• Strengthened workers’ rights, giving people greater protection against insecure work and bad employers.

• Introduced statutory sick pay from the first day of illness, so workers are less likely to choose between their health and their wages.

• Ended no-fault evictions, giving renters more security in their homes.

• Brought rail operators back into public ownership, taking key services out of failed private hands and giving the public a stronger stake in how they are run.

• Cut NHS waiting lists from their post-pandemic peak, meaning more patients are being seen sooner.

• Raised the state pension through the triple lock, protecting pensioners’ incomes against rising costs.

• Scrapped the old non-dom tax regime, making some of the wealthiest people in the country pay more fairly.

• Added VAT to private school fees, raising money from those most able to contribute.

• Removed business rates relief from private schools, ending an unjustified tax break.

• Increased neighbourhood policing, putting more officers and PCSOs back into communities.

• Helped bring knife crime down, meaning fewer families face the devastation of serious violence.

• Recorded the lowest homicide rate since the 1970s, a material improvement in public safety.

• Created Great British Energy, giving Britain a publicly owned clean energy company.

• Created the National Wealth Fund, backing investment in industry, infrastructure and clean energy.

• Passed planning reforms aimed at getting homes and major projects built faster.

• Improved relations with the EU, reducing diplomatic hostility and rebuilding practical cooperation.

• Agreed a UK-EU security partnership, strengthening cooperation on defence and European security.

• Signed a long-term partnership with Ukraine, reinforcing Britain’s support against Putin’s invasion.

• Secured new trade agreements, opening up markets for British businesses.

• Helped restore seriousness to government after years of scandal, chaos and decline.

People do not have to like Starmer. They do not have to vote Labour. But pretending this is the record of the worst Prime Minister in British history is absurd.

[Omoniyun @omoniyun]

Spot on👌

[Jesse @jniz4president]

The problem with y'all constantly comparing yourselves to countries like Japan is that Japan didn't colonise half of the world and impose its language and culture on them.

You created a situation where foreign lands across the globe were bearing your flag, speaking your language and adhering to your customs. You then brought thousands of them back to your own shores, where they spent centuries on your homeland, forgetting their old ways and being completely absorbed into your own.

And then, in 1948, you declared all members of your colonies British citizens, and invited them to your country because of labour shortages. The main reason they took this offer is because their own homelands had been destabilised.

Japan can claim a higher percentage of ethnic purity because it didn't go on a centuries-long campaign spreading its culture across the world, all while shipping its vassals to its home.

England is in an entirely different boat. Pun intended. So is France and all the other colonial powers.

[OurFaveOnlineDoc 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 @OurFavOnlineDoc]

If we fail to promote the actual truth,
Conmen, scammers, parasites, and opportunists will continue to hide under religion to impoverish millions of people.

Here is the truth. The whole truth.
And absolutely nothing but the truth.
May God bless this man.

[floridanow1 @floridanow1]

@Alphafox78 Back when men were men and commercials were crazy funny

Like this old Sopranos commercial...😂

[OurFaveOnlineDoc 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 @OurFavOnlineDoc]

JUST NOW:
A new American research published in the most prestigious medical journal in USA has now found evidence that people who smoke weed have a 25% increased risk of a heart attack; and if you smoke weed on a daily basis, you have a 42% increased risk of having a stroke.

Essentially, if you smoke weed everyday, you have a high chance of a stroke and a heart attack.

The study has now being published in the Journal of the American Heart Association and funded by the National Institutes of Health in the USA which found that those who smoke weed daily are at a significantly higher risk of suffering heart attack and stroke than those who don’t. https://t.co/Wtou5KYOe0

Researchers analyzed data gotten from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 434,104 American adults aged 18 to 74 between 2016 and 2020 were part of the study.

Around 4% of them were daily cannabis users, 7% used the drug about five days a month and 88.9% had not used any marijuana in the past 30 days.

The research showed that people who smoke weed were 25% more likely to have a heart attack than people who don’t use weed at all.

The research also found that those who smoke weed daily increase their chances of having a stroke by a huge 42%.

“We know that toxins are released when cannabis is burned, similar to those found in tobacco smoke,” said Abra Jeffers, a data analyst at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and former researcher at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at the University of California, San Francisco, where the study was based.

Essentially what they found is that SMOKING the weed actually releases toxins (which are similar to smoking cigarettes) that can cause heart disease, heart attack, stroke and sudden death. It is the smoking per se that causes the problem.

The likelihood of experiencing a cardiovascular condition was far much lower for non-daily users but still higher than for those who did not use weed or marijuana at all. Those who used weed once in a while had a 3% increased risk for heart attack and a 5% increase for stroke compared to people who don’t smoke or use weed at all.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States killing 1 in every 5 people who die. So the research was done to help reduce this serious problem.

Anyway in summary;
Smoking weed is dangerous and puts you at risk of stroke and heart attack. Now if you are smoking weed on a daily basis, that extremely increases your risk of a stroke and heart attack by almost 8times.

Pls share. Pls repost.
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[ABDUL @Just__Halal]

Nwabali appreciation tweet, no Nigerian will pass without retweeting.. #NGARSA

[Troll Football @TrollFootball]

Nigeria are through to the AFCON final

[DStv Nigeria @DStvNg]

Allow the kids into the garden and the think they own the field 😂😂😂

E pain dem

#afcon2023 #afconondstv #gosupereagles

[Africa Independent Television @AIT_Online]

Israel-Hamas war: Nigeria chooses Turkey for 2024 Christian pilgrimage

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

My heart 😭

This baby elephant thought he was drowning and rushed to save him ❤️

We really don't deserve them.

[mayegun awo agbaye @animolenikun]

*In Yorubaland, money has never been foremost in Yoruba value system*

*In our value system money is number six*

*What are the first five you may ask?*

1. The first is làákà’yè - The application of knowledge, wisdom & understanding... (Ogbón and ìmò òye)

2. The second is Ìwà Omolúàbí - (integrity) Someone with integrity is a man/woman of their words.

If you have all the wealth in the world but lack integrity, you are not worth a thing. Integrity is combined with iwa, (character) which we regard as Omolúàbí.

3. The third is Akínkanjú or Akin - (Valour).

That is why Balóguns is second-in-command to the leaders in Yoruba land.

Balóguns are people that can lead them to war.

To lead with great courage in the face of danger, especially in battle.

Yoruba people have no respect for cowards.

4. The fourth is Anísélápá tí kìíse òle - (Having a visible means of livelihood).

A person must be identified with a visible means of livelihood that guarantees a lawful income or sustenance. His or her profession or job must be open and legally approved by society, and not through cheating or forcefulness.

5. The fifth is iyi - (Honour) Yoruba people place a premium on the gait with which individuals carry themselves and public reputation.

That is why Yorùbá people usually say when you set out to look for money and you meet honour on the way then you don't need the journey anymore, because if you get the money, you will still use it to buy honour.

6. The last in the Yorùbá value system is owó tàbí orò - (Money or wealth).

If putting money ahead of the other five, then you are nobody in Yoruba land of the olden days.

Unfortunately, this is being pushed to the front burner nowadays due to the erosion of our value system.

Retweet for all omoluabi

[Omoniyun @omoniyun]

@olu_sakin

[Omoniyun @omoniyun]

@olu_sakin It's appalling! It's such a shame. #sigh

[Omoniyun @omoniyun]

@BBCWorld @olu_sakin

[IGBO History & Facts @IgboHistoFacts]

A man was once told by an oracle that his deceased father wanted him to sacrifice a goat for him and the man told the oracle to ask his deceased father if he ever had a fowl when he was alive. - Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart

[Omoniyun @omoniyun]

@yejadewakun Same thing I told you @olu_sakin 🤣

[Omoniyun @omoniyun]

@FashioningSelf Amazing! ❤️

[Joe Cassandra @JoeCassandra]

There's a multi generational Asian family in our n'hood. They live in 6 houses on the street

There's about 20 kids among them

You'll see one grandma pick kids + cousins up at the bus

Another w all of them at the pool

You never see this w the avg American family

I want that