Demola R. Balogun

Entrepreneur, Lawyer, Multipotentialite!

[Demola R. Balogun @Slick_Esq]

If you built your castle in the air, you need not worry, thats where it should be. All you need do is put foundation underneath.

[Awori Development Union•ADUN• @Aworiadun]

PRESS STATEMENT OF THE AWORI DEVELOPMENT UNION (ADUN)

AWORILAND: OUR HERITAGE, OUR IDENTITY, OUR RESPONSIBILITY

The Awori Development Union (ADUN), as the foremost socio-cultural and developmental organization dedicated to the protection, preservation, and advancement of Awori-

[Demola R. Balogun @Slick_Esq]

@greatjoe01 @ayo_olusegun1 However, my initial reply wasn't as to the propriety of the judgement of the court. I was pointing out that CBN's argument had left the ambit of when the coy was incorporated. It had gone to whether or not the coy should have been incorporated at all

[Demola R. Balogun @Slick_Esq]

@greatjoe01 @ayo_olusegun1 As, the fact that CAC approved the name means that either the officers who treated the file feels the name doesn't fall under the restricted names category, or someone failed to scrutinize properly. In all, I don't think it's the coy's fault in any way.

[Demola R. Balogun @Slick_Esq]

@greatjoe01 @ayo_olusegun1 The argument isn't whether or not it preceded the E-naira project. The argument was that the use of E-naira as the name of the coy suggested that the coy was enjoying government's patronage.

[🇵🇸رشفات من المعرفة(Mrs) @FadimatuAmeen]

Here’s an observation I made as a parent, and this is a heartfelt message to other parents: please, limit your children’s screen time.

For the past two to three years, I struggled deeply with my son’s attention span. Every single teacher, both his Islamic teachers and his school teachers, said the same thing:

“Your son is incredibly smart. One of the smartest children in class. But he has serious attention issues.”

And they were right.

I tried everything. I even created a full homeschooling routine at some point. I bought educational materials, structured activities, learning aids, I genuinely went the extra mile because I knew my son was intelligent. But the mistake I kept making was that once we were done learning, he went straight back to screens.

[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

[Demola R. Balogun @Slick_Esq]

@JaredSleeper @obsidiancap1 Ca I don't

[Demola R. Balogun @Slick_Esq]

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[Baba Awori @EOyigi]

LAGOS 2027: THE ERASURE OF THE INDIGENE BY "OUTSIDERS"
I am writing this with a heavy heart and a boiling spirit. We are watching the systematic erasure of Lagos State indigenes from the leadership of our own ancestral land, and the most insulting part is that it is being orchestrated by people who don't even call Lagos "home" when it matters.

The "Outsider" Tag-Team: Faleke and Hamzat
Look at the optics: James Faleke, a man who has spent his political career with one foot in Ikeja and his whole heart in Kogi, is now the one "urging" us to support Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat for 2027.

Why is a man who keeps trying to be Governor of Kogi State deciding who leads us in Lagos State? It’s a slap in the face. It is an "outsider" pushing for another "outsider."

Let’s talk about the Hamzat lineage.
We are told to support Dr. Hamzat, but where are his roots? His father, the late Oba Mufutau Olatunji Hamzat, was the Olu of Afowowa—in Ogun State. We are Yoruba, and we respect the crown, but that crown belongs to Ewekoro, Ogun State, not Lagos!

How did we get to a point where the children of Ogun State Kings and Kogi State aspirants are the ones determining the fate of the 5 Divisions of Lagos?

We are teaching the world that Lagos is "No Man's Land"
When we allow this "Outsider for Outsider" politics to thrive, we lose the moral right to complain about anyone else. We are showing other groups—including the Igbos who are watching closely—that Lagos has no owners. If we can’t protect our own governorship for our own indigenous sons, why should anyone else respect our boundaries? We are literally opening the door and saying, "Anyone can take it."

The Ikorodu Question
The IBILE formula (Ikorodu, Badagry, Ikeja, Lagos Island, Epe) was created to ensure fairness.

They have used the Epe slot.
They have used the Island slot.
They have used the Ikeja slot.
They have tucked the Party Chairman to Badagry.

So, I ask: What about Ikorodu?
Is Ikorodu not part of Lagos state? Are our sons and daughters not capable? We have indigenes who have bled for this state and this party, yet they are being bypassed for people whose ancestral loyalties lie across the borders in Ogun and Kogi.

A Wake-Up Call
We are being treated like strangers in our own home. We are being colonized by our neighbors while we sit in silence. If we don’t stand up for the Ikorodu division and the true indigenes of this state now, there will be nothing left for our children to inherit.

Lagos is not a "spoils of war" for people from other states to share. We are from Lagos State. We are Indigenes. And it is time we started acting like it.

Ikorodu deserves 2027. The Indigenes deserve their land back.

Signed: Baba Awori

[𝑰𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒔 𝑨. 𝑶����𝒊 PhD @IdrisAOni1]

Without the hadith of “73 sects,” many sectarian narratives would struggle to stand. It has often been used as a tool to divide the Ummah, each group claiming exclusive salvation while condemning others.

However, scholars have long discussed the variations in its wording and authenticity. While some narrations are reported, the specific additions that assign absolute salvation to one group and condemnation to all others are heavily debated among hadith experts. This alone should caution us against using it as a weapon.

More importantly, the spirit of Islam does not support sectarian arrogance or hostility. The Prophet (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam) consistently called for unity, mercy, and brotherhood, not division, hatred, and self-righteous exclusivism.

To argue that the Prophet (ṣallāLlāhu 'alayhi wa sallam)would leave behind a statement that becomes a source of widespread enmity, mutual condemnation, and fragmentation of the Ummah requires serious reflection. Islam is built on guidance, clarity, and mercy, not confusion and division.

The safest and most responsible approach is this:
Focus on what is clear, authentic, and unifying. Hold firmly to the Qur’an and the established Sunnah, and avoid turning contested reports into tools of division.

The Ummah does not need labels to survive, it needs sincerity, knowledge, and unity.

[Algeria FC @Algeria_FC]

Trophies are won on the pitch 🇸🇳⭐️⭐️

[Demola R. Balogun @Slick_Esq]

@LagosPoliceNG @BenHundeyin After he was shot, officers restrained passersby from carrying him. It wasn't until the deceased himself stood up and walked some feet away that people were able to assist him.

There are video evidences.

[Demola R. Balogun @Slick_Esq]

@LagosPoliceNG @BenHundeyin The deceased, Ọmọ Akin, was indeed hit by a stray bullet. There are several eyewitnesses to back this up. Own up to your costly mistakes.

[Baba Awori @EOyigi]

The Royal Fathers of Awori Kingdom, The Executive Governor of Lagos State @jidesanwoolu , The Nigeria Police Force @PoliceNG, @LagosPoliceNG , and the Resilient Youths of Oto-Awori and Ijanikin.

Today marks another year in my life. Ordinarily, this should be a day of gratitude and celebration. Instead, I find myself in a state of mourning. My heart is heavy, and my soul is weary.
While I am miles away in the diaspora, my spirit resides in the soil of Oto-Awori, Ijanikin, and every inch of our ancestral land.
The news of the violent clashes between the youths of Oto-Awori and Ijanikin—resulting in the shedding of blood and the tragic loss of life—is not just a crisis; it is a symptom of a deeper sickness.

To my dear Awori Youths:
I ask you plainly: Are we sick?
How can brothers be at each other’s throats while our heritage is being auctioned off to the highest bidder? We are fighting over shops and night vigils while outsiders use laundered money to swallow our land. We are killing ourselves over "territory" while our political relevance is being systematically erased.

We are destroying our own houses while fake products flood our markets and our traditional institutions are being undermined by those who do not value our crown.

Every drop of Awori blood spilled by an Awori hand is a victory for those who want to see us displaced. The "enemy" is not the youth in the next street; the enemy is the poverty of vision that makes us think violence is a solution.

To the Authorities and the Nigeria Police Force:
The reports coming out of the Ijanikin Police Division are deeply troubling. Law enforcement is meant to be a shield, not a weapon of bias. When the state uses its power to oppress one side of a community dispute rather than mediating with justice, it breeds a monster that no one can control.

I call for an immediate, impartial investigation into the conduct of the officers involved. Justice must not only be done; it must be seen to be done to restore the people's trust.

To our Royal Fathers and Chiefs:
Your children are bleeding. This is the time for the "Afin" (Palace) to be a place of refuge and resolution, not just ceremony. I appeal to our Obas to summon an emergency Council of Peace.

We cannot be "accommodating" to outsiders to the point where we lose the ability to tolerate and love our own kin.

My Birthday Wish & Call to Action:
I do not want gifts today. I want a CEASEFIRE.
If you are a youth and you feel the fire of battle in your veins, do not pick up a gun or a cutlass. Fight with your brain!

Join the intellectual and ideological struggle to save Lagos State for its indigenous people. Redirect that energy into securing our future, not destroying our present.

I invite every serious-minded Awori youth to channel their grievances through organized, strategic platforms where we fight for land rights, political representation, and economic empowerment:

Lagos Indigenes Development Initiative (LIACO): https://t.co/m0aoAS3zK5

Awori Development Union (ADUN): https://t.co/8nhiUieVYE

The internal war in Awori land must end today. We have too much to defend to be fighting ourselves. Let us choose diplomacy over death, and strategy over strife.

May the souls of the departed find rest, and may peace return to the Kingdom of our fathers.

Signed,
Baba Awori

[Deji Aso @dejiaso]

@PoliceNG @BenHundeyin @followlasg Pls call your people to restore peace to Oto-Awori community and not kill the indigenes and students. The police have killed a lecturer in LAUSED and many others are seriously injured.

[Agba Akin martins EMILOKAN👌🔥 @waxzzy]

@BenHundeyin

[Agba Akin martins EMILOKAN👌🔥 @waxzzy]

@BenHundeyin ijanikin police wt no uniform with thugs inside oto-Awori shooting sporadically n killing innocent civilians.

[Obanla_@Pinnacle @KokoPinnacle]

@BenHundeyin There is currently a riot between Oto-Awori and Ijanikin along the Badagry Expressway. Reports indicate that Ijanikin Police have begun shooting, affecting innocent civilians and staff of Lagos State University of Education. Please find attached a video

[Agba Akin martins EMILOKAN👌🔥 @waxzzy]

@BenHundeyin Happening in to Awori,pls we need Ur Attention sir