Prosper

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

get a haircut every 2 weeks to stay sharp, wait 5 secs before answering the phone to control the rhythm, always arrive 15 mins early, stay away from free lunches, never talk about people who aren't in the room and when anger rises, wait 10 mins before reacting. these habits may look rigid but they're the hidden discipline of the elite.

[AutoChef @autochef__]

Omo, the struggle is real 🙂‍↕️

Don’t buy a used car without doing this basic step🧏🏽‍♂️. It’s the #1 way to spot hidden accidents, mileage fraud, flood history, etc. before you spend a naira. If the VIN check doesn’t check out, the inspection doesn’t happen. It’s that simple 💅

[Tspices Kitchen @Tspiceskitchen]

Growing up, I thought every Nigerian stew had to be fried…

Now, I use this no-fry method sometimes & e sweet die. 😭

So easy & straight to the point👇

[OLA ⏳ @A_kinola02]

That maresca situation made me believe they can’t be helped …. Do you know the funniest aspect of it?

They did not believe club statement
They did not believe maresca statement
They did not believe city statement

But they believe one source and pundit discussing and assuming something’s happened behind the scene 😂😂😂

[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.

[Forge Physique @ForgePhysique]

You've been training chest but not like this

[Fred @Fedrickkkkkk]

Woman Dey support me ke, e be like say I don tweet rubbish 🤦🏼‍♂️

[Football on TNT Sports @footballontnt]

Some of Lionel Messi’s all-time records:

🥇 Most Ballon d’Ors - 8
🥇 Most major trophies - 46
🥇 Most goal contributions - Over 1,320
🥇 Most World Cup goals - 17
🥇 Most La Liga goals - 474
🥇 Most La Liga assists - 192
🥇 Most goals in a calendar year - 91
🥇 Most goals for a single club - 672 (Barcelona)
🥇 Most goals for Argentina - 121
🥇 Most European Golden Shoe awards - 6

And many, many more 🤯

[Odogwu Machalla @unicodeveloper]

The author of the "I will find you" series on Netflix is crazy. The plot twists are making my head spin!

Jesus! So good!

[Zlatan Ibrahimović @Ibra_official]

The studio will never forget

[Goals Side @goalsside]

“I AM NOT MESSI” 🎬🗣️

[Mike Tyson @MikeTyson]

⚽️

[Adika @Adikastakes]

So what did Ronaldo do at the World Cup when he was 37🎤

[Guinness World Records @GWR]

Lionel Messi is quite good at football, isn’t he?

[WhoScored @WhoScored]

Lionel Messi now has 130 perfect 10 ratings since we started collecting data, at least more than any other player. 🔟

At least 92 more than any other player. 🐐

[Prodigy🇦🇷🇪🇸 @Theeprodigy19]

Even though its optional, As a child…. Its okay to think Ronaldo is better than Messi. But the moment you experience puberty it ought to change. Your brain suppose don mature enough to know say you don dey fool since.

[Premier League @premierleague]

The BEST Premier League goal scored by a player from every nation at the 2026 World Cup 🏆

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

take man city for example;

some players earn over £300k - £500k every week alone and when you add up the wages of the entire squad, city can spend well over £7m every single week on salaries, that’s more than £950k per day.

so the curious question is, how do clubs generate that kind of money?

pay close attention;

cos here’s where things get wild, let’s still use man city as an example. the etihad stadium can accommodate over 55,000 fans when sold out but not every seat costs the same. regular tickets can cost around £50 to £65 so even if every fan paid only £50 a sold out stadium would generate around £2.7m from a single game.

where the real money starts rolling in are in hospitality and vip seats.

those luxury areas are much smaller and don’t make up the full 55,000 capacity. depending on the setup, hospitality and premium sections can range from a few thousand seats to well over 10,000 premium spots in total and those seats are expensive.

some vip tickets can cost £300 to £500 and for massive matches against arsenal, liverpool or in the manchester derby, some packages can reach £800 or more.

now think about this;

if just 5000 vip fans paid £500 each, that alone would generate around £2.5m. if 5000 fans paid £800 for exclusive experiences, that becomes around £4m from hospitality alone.

now add that to normal ticket sales from the other 40,000+ fans and man city could make well over £5m from one sold out matchday before a ball is even kicked.

and that still doesn't include refreshments, club shops, parking, stadium tours or merchandise sales... then comes television money, the premier league signs multi billion pound broadcast deals around the world.

every man city match is watched by millions globally and the club receives a share of those tv rights.

then sponsors pay huge money too. etihad airways pays over £60m annually just to appear on the front of the shirt. puma pays close to £70m every year for the kit deal and millions of fans worldwide buy jerseys, training kits and jackets every season.

so when you combine all of that the sold out stadiums, tv rights, vip hospitality, sponsorships and merchandise, you’ll understand how football clubs can afford to pay players massive wages every week.

football today is no longer just a sport, it’s a multi billion pound business. learn something, buena suerte 👍

[NEFERTITI @firstladyship]

Dear Nigerians, PAY ATTENTION!

Lere Olayinka has deleted the tweet that exposed his crime. He deleted it without accountability. The DSS are yet to pick him up.

@OlayinkaLere is yet to explain to all Nigerians how he was able to gain unfettered access to INEC’s restricted area of the backend.

Wike’s aide is yet to tell us how he managed to publish Emeka Ike’s sensitive data. Professor Joash Amupitan has explanations to make as well. It will cost you nothing to retweet this, until INEC gives a satisfactory explanation.

Lere must tell us what happened to the IREV.

INEC wrote a whole load of rubbish, but failed to mention @OlayinkaLere name; not once!

WHAT DOES THIS TELL YOU?

INEC & whoever wrote the rubbish on their behalf, including Lere Olayinka, are laughing at Nigerians behind the scene. Any result/results declared by Joash Amupitan will be REJECTED!

INEC WILL SET NIGERIA ON FIRE!

#ArrestLereOlayinkaNow !!!

[Abu Amir @SadiqMaunde]

Gún to your president head, name a car brand.