The company I worked in had 3 rounds of layoffs in my 10 years there.
Here are my observations in general
1. If your department is getting too big with many people being recruited, be careful. During layoff, your department’s hair may be the first to be shaved. There were only 2 of us in tax. About the only department not affected in all the three rounds. A number game.
2. If you are doing same work and your pay is continuously rising due to general annual payrises over time, egungun be careful. A young guy that will do that work for less your pay and grow may be favoured during layoff
3. If you are in Admin and other less technical roles, be careful. Especially if your pay is high
4. If you have had issue with a senior Oga before, be careful
5. If you have great interpersonal skills, it may save you. Grapevine had it that someone was in the layoff list until the eve of the layoff day was spared because of this soft skill. Name removed and they were posted to another department where their non-technical but human skill was considered a strength.
6. If you are multi-talented, it may save you. If you’re an accountant, for example, be the MC at your corporate event, volunteer for roles, participate in other activities. Don't likit yourself to accounting job.
7. Corporate institutional memory residing in you may also save you. You led an ERP change process? You led a major project? You’re the go-to for some fixes? But this may not be enough if a younger guy that worked with you is considered ripe enough.
8. Finally, plenty bootlicking . But not always enough. In fact, it may work against you if power changes hands and the camp you have been bootlicking are gradually eased out. I know someone stuck in one role because of this.
I first posted this last year.
So FirstHoldco faked a collapse yesterday when it dropped to N79.50 intra-day only to close at N95.95!
The stock has done 21% in the last 5 days.
UBA shareholders, pray for First Bank. The higher it climbs, the higher UBA is pulled along. It’s called sympathy play.😅
This is Mmesoma Joy Ejikeme.
This week, 3 years ago, she forged her JAMB result, changing her score from 249 to 362.
She claimed JAMB wanted to disenfranchise her of her 362 score which was a product of her hard work.
JAMB shot back stating that she forged her result.
She made videos and released statements claiming she was innocent and it was all JAMB’s fault.
She was the perfect victim. Young girl, brilliant, bold, outspoken and courageous going against the system. 🙃
- Innoson Motors gave her ₦3 million.
- Bitcoin Chief, Gaius Chibueze, offered her a full scholarship (tuition and upkeep) to study in the UK, the US, or Canada up to the master's level. 👀
- Charly Boy protested and called JAMB all sorts of unprintable names. 😏
- Mmesoma's father, Mr. Romanus Ejikeme, alleged that JAMB was targeting his daughter because she was brilliant.
In the end, they all ate their words when Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma appeared before the Anambra state’s Panel of Inquiry, chaired by Prof. Nkemdili Nnonyelu, and confessed that she had personally manipulated her result, unaided, using her phone before printing it at Prisca Global Computers cybercafé in Nnewi.
Mmesoma Joy Ejikeme apologized to the panel, the Anambra State Government, and JAMB.
JAMB withdrew Mmesoma's result and banned her from taking the examination for 3 years.
The Anambra State Government provided her with psychological counselling and therapy.
She was reportedly denied student visas to the US and Canada, even after gaining admission to some schools.
In a bid to start a new life and avoid the embarrassment and stigma, she and her family reportedly relocated from Anambra to their home state of Enugu.
As her JAMB ban expires this month, I hope she has learnt her lesson, turned a new leaf, stays out of the spotlight and goes on to succeed academically because 249 is not a bad score.
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A lady shared that she had been out of work for 9 months and had gone through multiple interviews with no success. Then, a friend referred her to a company and to her surprise, they skipped the interview process entirely because of the strength of that referral. Her friend was known as an exceptional and trustworthy employee, and the company valued her recommendation so highly that they fast-tracked the process straight to an offer letter.
Even more amazing, the new job pays three times more than her previous one.
What stood out to me is this: being credible and diligent isn’t just an asset to you, it’s also an asset to your network.
This is a powerful reminder to be excellent and committed in whatever you do. Your integrity and diligence can open doors not only for you, but for others connected to you.
Pelumi Onifade picked up a camera on October 24, 2020, and did the one thing Nigeria can never forgive a young journalist for. He told the truth on film.
He captured Olusegun Abiodun Bolarinwa, President of the Yoruba Youth Forum, firing a gun into a crowd of EndSARS protesters at Abule Egba. Live and Unedited which no one can deny. The footage that proved a politician shot at unarmed citizens.
Hours later, Pelumi is wounded and dragged into a Task Force van wearing a jacket that says PRESS. Days later, his family finds his corpse in a mortuary 33km from where he was taken.
Six years later, DNA finally confirms what every Nigerian on Twitter knew in November 2020. The man he filmed is still walking free. Nobody has been prosecuted or arrested.
This is the entire story of journalism in Nigeria in one sentence: the man with the gun lives, the man with the camera dies.
And NUJ. Where is the union supposed to exist for exactly this. A reporter is murdered for capturing evidence against a politician, and the body sits unidentified for six years, and the union’s contribution is a report co-authored with an NGO that nobody outside press circles ever reads.
If a young intern with no institutional backing could be brave enough to point a camera at a man firing live rounds, the least the union representing thousands of journalists could do is point a finger at the system that let his killer walk.
#JusticeForPelumi
I'm Tomori. Shot by police and survived. They refuse to pay medical bills. IGP, CP Lagos, and PPROs are aware.
I may lose the use of my hand forever if I don't get reconstructive surgery. I can't afford it. It's terrifying, but I'm not giving up.
I'm begging you, please read, donate, retweet. Even $5 helps save my hand. 🙏
🔗 https://t.co/CtP5YX3uyv
One year ago, Fulani Islamic terrorists stormed Yelwata, Nigeria, slaughtering more than 200 Christians.
Most were women and children sheltering at a local Catholic mission.
Today, we remember the martyrs. The world must not forget the Christian genocide in Nigeria.
💔💔I am not happy, Court sentenced each of the five masterminds of Papiri School attack to 25 years in prison….💔💔
💔💔What happened to Life imprisonment?
💔💔What happened to death by hanging?
It seems judiciary is complicit to insecurity in Nigeria and it's making it difficult to fight with this kind of judgement.
💔💔💔Seriously I am heartbroken 💔💔
Residents of Okeho in Kajola Local Government Area of Oyo State are raising concerns over the presence of unfamiliar herders in parts of the community.
According to reports from locals, farmers in areas such as Gbole and Adekunle have temporarily stopped going to their farms due to security concerns, while some who were already on their farms have returned to town.
Community members are appealing to relevant authorities and security agencies to investigate the situation and take proactive steps to ensure the safety of residents and their farmlands.
This is disheartening 😭💔
This is Rachael Omole, the wife of Pastor
Sunday Omole, the minister-in-charge of ECWA Church in Omugo, Ifelodun LGA, Kwara State. Rachael was among the worshippers abduct£d on March 22, 2026, when t3rror!sts invaded the church. As the att@ck unfolded, everyone fled for safety. In the chaos, a mother left her baby behind.
Upon noticing the abandoned chi+ld, Rachael picked up the baby, strapped the child to her back, and attempted to escape. However, the t3rror!sts caught up with her and ab+ducted her along with the baby. While moving through the forest, the t3rror!sts realized that the baby was slowing their movement. They abandoned the baby, along with two elderly captives who were unable to keep up.
The abd+uctors later contacted the pastor and demanded a r@nsom of N1 billion. After so much plea, the t3rror!sts were given twenty million naira, ten bags of 50kg rice, fifty litres of palm oil, two hundred litres of petrol and cartons of pain-relief medications yet they didn't release Rachael.
They demanded for an additional N200million, a medium-sized Milkano generator and other supplies. The family couldn't meet up with these demands. It was few days ago an escapee told the family the unimaginable cru3lty Rachael went through before she was brut@lly m+urderEd. May her soul Rest In Peace.
𝐶𝑅𝐸𝐷𝐼𝑇: Pastor Jephta boniface
This man was a mathematics teacher in Nigeria.
Not a fighter. Not a criminal. Not a threat to anyone.
He was a simple man who dedicated his entire life to teaching children. Every morning he walked into a classroom carrying books, lessons, and dreams for the future of young students. He spent years helping children understand numbers, solve problems, and believe they could become something great in life.
He was the kind of teacher parents trusted with their children.
The kind of man students respected and loved.
A man whose hands were made for writing on blackboards, not for carrying weapons.
But in today’s Nigeria, even a teacher is no longer safe.
He was kidnapped alongside over 100 innocent people and fellow teachers by terrorists. Families cried and prayed, hoping they would be released alive. Children waited for their teacher to return home safely.
But evil had already made its decision.
Reports say the terrorists saw a picture of him with a Bible on his phone. A Bible… the Word of God… became enough reason for them to take his life.
And then they slaughtered him.
Not in secret.
Not away from people’s eyes.
But in front of the very children he once taught in school.
Can you imagine the terror in those children’s faces?
Can you imagine young students watching the man who taught them mathematics being butchered before their eyes?
Can you imagine the screams, the tears, the fear that will follow them for the rest of their lives?
Those children may never sleep peacefully again.
They may never forget the sound of terror.
They may never erase the image of their teacher dying helplessly before them.
What offence did this man commit?
Was teaching children now a crime?
Was carrying a Bible now worthy of death?
Why take the life of a man who spent his years building the future of children?
Why murder a teacher whose only weapon was education?
Why destroy innocent lives while the world watches in silence?
Nigeria is bleeding every single day.
Christians are being persecuted. Villages are attacked. Pregnant women are murdered. Fathers are slaughtered. Mothers are left widowed. Children are becoming orphans overnight. Churches are filled with tears instead of joy.
Yet the world stays quiet.
If this was happening somewhere else, the world would cry out.
If this happened in powerful nations, headlines would never stop speaking about it.
But when Nigerians die… when Christians are massacred… when innocent teachers are killed before children… many choose silence.
But we will not remain silent.
We will keep speaking.
We will keep crying out.
We will keep telling the stories of innocent people whose blood cries from the ground.
We will keep demanding that the world pays attention until help comes.
Because silence in the face of evil only gives darkness more power.
“Their feet rush into sin; they are swift to shed innocent blood.” — Isaiah 59:7
And the Bible also says:
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” — Matthew 5:4
May God comfort the children who witnessed this horror.
May God comfort the family of this teacher.
May God remember every innocent soul lost in Nigeria.
And may the world finally open its eyes before more innocent blood is spilled.
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome’s second daughter, Charlyn, was paralyzed for years. Doctors said she would never walk again. Pastor Chris prayed, did everything he knew to do, yet the healing didn’t come.
Miracles were happening in crusades, but his daughter remained paralyzed.
In that season, Pastor Chris asked the Lord, “Why is she not healed?”
God answered: _“The anointing does not work with sentiment, but with faith.”_
Pastor Chris then began teaching her the Word of God to stir up faith in her heart.
And the miraculous happened 😱
She stood up, started walking and running, became a top athlete in her school, and a fire-brand minister of God 🔥🔥
The man kidnapped and beheaded is crying out to the Government to stop playing politics with the lives of citizens and prioritize security across the country. Today it is one family mourning, tomorrow it could be another innocent Nigerian.
People can no longer travel freely, sleep peacefully, or go about their daily activities without fear. Communities are living in panic while criminals continue to operate boldly. This is no longer just news headlines, it is a national emergency.
Government at all levels must rise beyond political interests, media statements, and empty promises. Nigerians deserve protection, justice, and safety. Human life must become more important than power struggles and political calculations.
Nobody is truly safe when insecurity is allowed to spread unchecked.
Enough is enough. End the killings. End the kidnappings. Protect the people.
#Security #NigeriaLivesMatter #EndKidnapping #ProtectNigerians
Harrison Gwamnishu
Bishop Oyedepo came to OAU Ife in April 2018. I was part of the Ushering and Gifting teams.
For starters, Bishop came to Ife with only one vehicle and one aide, Pastor Niyi. So people did not really know. But somehow, people found out.
So the field was packed. A boy on a...
A drunk policeman shot me at a checkpoint in 2011.
The bullet tore through my car, through my right hand.
I lost my career as an animator. My marriage cracked. My mind still bleeds.
The twist?
I sued the Nigeria Police. Won in 2015.
Judge said: "Pay his medical bills."
10 years later. Zero naira.
I face permanent disability without help.
@PoliceNG_CRU@TunjiDisu1@UNDP@NhrcNigeria
#NigeriaPoliceNotYourFriend
I reported a police officer to the Federal High Court Abuja.
Not PSPC. Not his DPO. Not his IG.
Federal High Court.
Let me tell you what he did to make me go that far.
This is the picture of the police criminal gang leader who intercepted me at Ajao junction on Wednesday morning being 22nd of April, 2026 while going to work at exactly 05:55am. I saw a colleague by name Comrade chinedu . As i cleared to pick him up, they double crossed me with korope bus without reg number. They forced my colleague out of my vehicle and forcefully collected my key from me and pushed me to the back seat and three of them jumped inside my vehicle all dressed in police uniform, well armed and one on mask. They drove off and turned under NAHCO bridge and headed towards Mile 2. On getting to Cele express, they cleared before the bridge and forced me to transfer the sum of 200k into a named first Bank acct and this transfer was made at gunpoint at exactly 6 29am.Immediately they confirmed the alert, they all jumped down from my vehicle and fled into their korope and zoomed off towards Mile 2. Attached below is the receipt of transaction and the picture of their leader. I reported the incident at the police station, showing them the picture of the gang's team lead but the Nigerian police force has not been forthcoming in their investigation.
✍🏽Aare Feyisayo