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[TON @ONdedigwe]

Spent the last few weeks helping early-stage founders refine their decks &fundraising strategy.
One clear trend: great ideas, weak storytelling.
So I made this 👇
How To Pitch Your Startup (So Investors Actually Listen)
Download here. Feel free to share https://t.co/v7hiy8b03b

[Name cannot be blank @hackSultan]

Another advantage of being in tech is being able to see a problem and think of multiple solutions instead of just complaining.
When the Nigerian government launched the list of PVC ( CVR) centres, it was a minimal interface that required you to do alot of manual work. When I saw it, I decided to build two things with @Salus_Cloud ASAP.

1. An interface that allows you search your address or location, and it'll show you the closest PVC center from your location.
2. Get daily email reminder with the locations that'll encourage you to go and get your PVC, and these emails will only stop once you tell the system that you've gotten your PVC.

Do your part as a Nigerian today, Join 500+ people and go to https://t.co/WAf4ZjTJAr and find the location close to you.

Before VS after

[TON @ONdedigwe]

@whoiskuzi @sinzubaba He said Kuwego (Coined from Kudiowoego). It’s not a bad name. Moreover, names don’t matter as much if your product is solid. People get used to funny sounding names eventually.

[TON @ONdedigwe]

What’s the story behind switching from “Arise O Compatriots” to the new anthem? I think about it often and I cannot make sense of the why. The first and second stanza of our previous anthem were so powerful that they could command patriotism. Who advised the presidency?

[LEAF Africa @leafafricaorg]

Africa owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world’s highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa’s Webinar on Thursday June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WATAfrica owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world’s highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa’s Webinar on Thursday June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WATAfrica owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world’s highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa’s Webinar on Thursday June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WATAfrica owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world’s highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa’s Webinar on Thursday June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WATAfrica owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world’s highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa’s Webinar on Thursday June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WATAfrica owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world’s highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa’s Webinar on Thursday June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WAT.

[LEAF Africa @leafafricaorg]

Africa owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world's highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa's Webinar on June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WATAfrica owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world's highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa's Webinar on June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WATAfrica owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world's highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa's Webinar on June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WATAfrica owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world's highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa's Webinar on June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WATAfrica owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world's highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa's Webinar on June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WATAfrica owes less than 2% of global debt, yet many African countries face some of the world's highest borrowing costs. What does this mean for jobs, businesses, investment, and economic growth? Join LEAF Africa's Webinar on June 11, 2026, at 2 PM WAT.

[TON @ONdedigwe]

@Idaneko1 @AsakyGRN It is the responsibility of a govt to institutionalize consequences and drive good behaviour. There’s no excuse for lawlessness or poor service provision at the base minimum. Tax the wealthy, if you have to but make the bare minimum available while holding citizens accountable.

[Dr. Kenon @drkenon2]

“I can’t believe that the two ladies & the teacher that was behe@ded, no official statement from the @PoliceNG or from the President. I have never in my entire life seen an incompetent president as the current president.”

~A lady tells how incompetent Tinubu is.

[TON @ONdedigwe]

This is scary.

[Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes]

Innocent passengers travelling out of airports are getting caught up in drug trafficking schemes because of switched luggage tags

At least 17 passengers were detained this past year after their bag tags were switched to suitcases carrying drugs

Destinations included countries with death penalties if caught

Some of these destinations included Dominican Republic, South Korea, Philippines, Morocco (some have the death penalty risk)

I found how the scam works

1. You check your bag at the counter → It gets a tag with your name, flight, and destination.

2. In the restricted baggage handling area, behind the scenes, with blind spots, a corrupt handler quickly peels off your tag and attaches it to a different suitcase packed with drugs

3. The drug bag now bearing your tag goes on your flight

4. At the destination, if intercepted by customs, your name is on the bag, you then become the suspect.

5. Your real now tagless bag gets a “rush tag” used for delayed luggage or ends up in lost and found areas. Drug smugglers may hide AirTags inside their bags for tracking.

Snipping the tag leaves you with half a tag while the drug bag has the matching half. Making it much harder for you to deny it if caught

One victim included a Toronto paramedic named Nicole. She was detained 7 hours in Vancouver with 20+ kg of meth linked to her tag. The couple was jailed 100 days in the Dominican Republic. Eventually cleared

If it’s happening in Canada it’s happening everywhere

[TON @ONdedigwe]

I rate this dedication.

[Adedayo Agarau @adedayoagarau]

I’ve spent the past couple of weeks building Looters: a public archive of Nigerian political corruption since the 1990s.

Governors, ministers, shell companies, Swiss accounts, the Jersey trusts, — one searchable graph.

You too can connect the dots: https://t.co/faIfzWfAIp

[Adedayo Agarau @adedayoagarau]

I’ve spent the past couple of weeks building Looters: a public archive of Nigerian political corruption since the 1990s.

Governors, ministers, shell companies, Swiss accounts, the Jersey trusts, — one searchable graph.

You too can connect the dots: https://t.co/faIfzWfAIp

[LEAF Africa @leafafricaorg]

Africa’s stock markets are changing fast, and many investors are still not paying attention.

From Nigeria’s post-reform rally to Kenya’s strong market performance and South Africa’s market depth, where are the real opportunities in Africa right now?

Join LEAF Africa on Twitter Spaces as we break down:

* Africa’s rising investment opportunities
* Markets to watch
* Risks investors should understand
* Beginner-friendly ways to enter African markets
* The sectors shaping Africa’s next growth story

Date: Thursday, 13th May 2026
Time: 3PM WAT

Join the conversation here:
https://t.co/gJuaCKTYs0

[LEAF Africa @leafafricaorg]

Africa’s debt story is changing, and the real risk is no longer just the size of the debt. It is the structure behind it.

Across the continent, there has been a clear shift away from concessional financing toward more commercial, more expensive, and more complex debt. Eurobonds now make up a meaningful share of Africa’s external debt, and many sovereigns are paying far higher rates on them than they would under concessional terms.

Why does this matter?
This new debt mix leaves countries more exposed when global conditions tighten. It raises repayment pressure, reduces fiscal flexibility, and makes debt management more difficult when shocks hit.

For Africa’s investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers, this is where the conversation becomes more important. Debt is not only a question of volume. It is also a question of quality, cost, and resilience.

Read LEAF Africa’s Africa’s Debt Story via https://t.co/xg3FPaQUUe to understand how the continent’s shift toward commercial and more complex debt is changing the economics of borrowing and the politics of repayment.

[LEAF Africa @leafafricaorg]

The major challenge about Africa’s debt is not only about borrowing. It is also about exports, foreign exchange, and how vulnerable economies become when external conditions shift.

When commodity prices are strong, governments often borrow with confidence. But when those prices fall, export earnings weaken, currencies come under pressure, and debt obligations still have to be serviced in hard currency.

That is the structural trap this chart reveals. Nigeria’s reserves fell sharply, Zambia’s currency weakened significantly, and external debt service relative to exports rose steeply.

In economies where oil, metals, and cocoa still account for a large share of export earnings, debt pressure can intensify very quickly when the external environment turns.

This is why Africa’s debt story cannot be understood through debt volumes alone. It also needs to be understood through export strength, FX resilience, and commodity dependence.

Download LEAF Africa’s Africa’s Debt Story at https://t.co/OLyVTBenDB to see why export weakness and currency shocks keep turning debt into a deeper structural challenge across African economies.

[Techpoint Africa @TechpointAfrica]

We created a fake restaurant on Glovo and Chowdeck using a made-up tax ID, a false address, and photos stolen from a real Lagos restaurant.

Within a few weeks, we had a device, completed onboarding training, and made a sale. https://t.co/YOxmdG6G3u

[LEAF Africa @leafafricaorg]

Lower debt does not always mean lower pressure. Most people look at debt-to-GDP and stop there. That is where the analysis often goes wrong.

France and Portugal carry debt ratios of 111% and 99%. Ghana and Kenya are lower at 71% and 66%. But Ghana and Kenya each spend 26% of revenue on debt service, compared with just 3% and 5% in France and Portugal.

That is the real pressure point. Africa is not just borrowing. It is borrowing under tougher conditions. And when more revenue goes to creditors, less is left for infrastructure, health, education, and growth. The debt conversation should not end with size. It should begin with cost.

Download LEAF Africa’s Africa’s Debt Story report at https://t.co/1lpXCFPqr8 for the full analysis behind Africa’s debt costs and what they mean for growth.

[Anthropic @AnthropicAI]

How do people seek guidance from Claude?

We looked at 1M conversations to understand what questions people ask, how Claude responds, and where it slips into sycophancy. We used what we found to improve how we trained Opus 4.7 and Mythos Preview.
https://t.co/6tjY58uBhk

[LEAF Africa @leafafricaorg]

Sub-Saharan Africa is not moving in one direction in 2026. Kenya strong. Nigeria recovering. Ghana slowing. South Africa improving. Winners study countries individually, not as one market. Tap the link below to download our new Outlook Report. #LEASub-Saharan Africa is not moving in one direction in 2026. Kenya strong. Nigeria recovering. Ghana slowing. South Africa improving. Winners study countries individually, not as one market. Tap the link below to download our new Outlook Report. #LEASub-Saharan Africa is not moving in one direction in 2026. Kenya strong. Nigeria recovering. Ghana slowing. South Africa improving. Winners study countries individually, not as one market. Tap the link below to download our new Outlook Report. #LEASub-Saharan Africa is not moving in one direction in 2026. Kenya strong. Nigeria recovering. Ghana slowing. South Africa improving. Winners study countries individually, not as one market. Tap the link below to download our new Outlook Report. #LEASub-Saharan Africa is not moving in one direction in 2026. Kenya strong. Nigeria recovering. Ghana slowing. South Africa improving. Winners study countries individually, not as one market. Tap the link below to download our new Outlook Report. #LEAF

[TON @ONdedigwe]

@Mochievous @n_ifemi Without consequences, humans, anywhere, will trample on law and order.

[TON @ONdedigwe]

@EbukaGideon_ Right!

Learnt urgency from a previous employer who showed me “Shege” at the time. Her speed of execution is insane and I have seen firsthand how that has improved my outcomes too.

[TON @ONdedigwe]

You never know what you will learn from that toxic boss that will become an asset to you.

Get that experience today.

Manage! It will seem like you want to die but you will not.

#randommusings