abólódefẹ̀ẹ́lójú

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[abólódefẹ̀ẹ́lójú @sogo_oladele]

I was in Eruku on the 24th and the 25th of December to document Christmas in the aftermath of a horrific attack. The essay and photos appear in the latest issue of @thecontinent_. Do read and share.

[The Continent @thecontinent_]

The night before Christmas was indeed a silent one in Eruku. As other parts of Nigeria enjoyed Christmas Eve service and Detty December concerts, the town lay under a heavy quiet, broken only by hushed conversation and the occasional moving vehicle. https://t.co/34skzJDxfD

[abólódefẹ̀ẹ́lójú @sogo_oladele]

@ArtButSports do you have anything for us? 🙏🏾

[Curaçao National Football Team @TheBlueWaveFFK]

What it means for us…

[abólódefẹ̀ẹ́lójú @sogo_oladele]

Why have you not started an alternative movement then? What are you waiting for?

[David Hundeyin @DavidHundeyin]

Which was the entire point of the US establishment putting millions of dollars behind Omoyele Sowore for all these decades.

His job is to prevent revolution in Nigeria by branding it with his image and making "revolution" synonymous with "orange beret and online fatherless behaviour."

It is for the same reason that as big as Nigeria is, it has no meaningful socialist movement or political party (the biggest country in the world to not have any sort of recognised frontline leftist movement).

The well-funded Sowore operation has co-opted the language and optics of leftist revolutions, and polluted the very word "revolution" so that when you think of that word as a Nigerian, what comes to your mind is this orange-clad assclown with his small congregation of fatherless teenage boys who move online like The Lord's Chosen Charismatic people.

That's why at the first sign of any kind of civil disobedience or general struggle in Nigeria, Sowore and his orange people immediately go to work to insert themselves at the front of it - because they know that the moment any such movement appears on newspaper front pages with a picture of the orange beret people is the moment 90% of the audience loses interest. Even better if they can brand the entire movement beforehand by printing fliers and fixing dates and venues for protests - that is how to comprehensively subvert and kill public movements.

Once again, I cannot stress this enough - the US establishment does not give people millions of dollars for free. If someone's 7-figure USD cheques are signed by Omidyar Network, Ford Foundation, MacArthur Foundation and other US secret intelligence front entities, THAT PERSON WORKS FOR THE US GOVERNMENT.

Omoyele Sowore's job is to PREVENT revolution, not to contribute to one!

[Leyla Hamed @leylahamed]

Watching so many journalist colleagues look the other way while people in our own industry are treated like this is honestly making me lose respect by the minute.

You have my full support @tomyarguelles

[foxygen @foxypiano]

the lord's chosen might be comical (we are within our rights to clown their cult-like theatrics), however these institutions (including Odumeje's church) that ignite within Nigerians excess mockery, are not as dangerous as the 'aesthetic' anti-vax ministry of, say, christ embassy

[abólódefẹ̀ẹ́lójú @sogo_oladele]

@Lanredeola @YinkaTinuade @blackveron But NPFL is a professional league nau. Oboabona and Sunday Mba are recent examples. They both were NPFL players yet they contributed to our last AFCON win.

[Premium Times @PremiumTimesng]

Data compiled and analysed by PREMIUM TIMES shows that the mass school abduction crisis has worsened under President Tinubu.

Although his administration will mark three years in office on 29 May, it has already recorded at least nine mass school kidnapping incidents

READ MORE👇
https://t.co/eG3hFFkdXW

[abólódefẹ̀ẹ́lójú @sogo_oladele]

This would be a sound explanation if all foreign nationals got this treatment. But, for whatever reason, it’s only reserved for the Africans in their country.

[Afropolitan 🅰️🌶 @afropolitan]

Vusi Thembekwayo speaks on the growing tension between South Africans and Nigerians

[abólódefẹ̀ẹ́lójú @sogo_oladele]

So protest is illegal in your own democracy? These are the jesters that are supposed to oust the sitting comedian?

[Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso @KwankwasoRM]

PRESS STATEMENT

Our attention has been drawn to a message currently circulating on social media falsely claiming that we are planning a protest over the rising insecurity in the country.

We do not support any action that could lead to the breakdown of public order or the destruction of lives and property. As responsible leaders, we remain committed to peaceful and constructive approaches in addressing national challenges.

As committed democrats, we firmly believe that the ballot box remains the most legitimate and effective way to express grievances and seek change. Our party, the NDC, is confident of securing a resounding victory in the upcoming elections through peaceful democratic means.

The general public is therefore advised to disregard the false message and ignore those peddling such disinformation.

Signed,
Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, PhD, FNSE
Former Governor, Kano State
NDC Vice Presidential Candidate

[Ollie Vargas @Ollie_Vargas_]

This is what Bolivia's highways look like at the moment.

Each town & village blocks their stretch, and the union members in each community take turns at the barricades. This is part of the general strike against neoliberalism. Now entering week 3.

[abólódefẹ̀ẹ́lójú @sogo_oladele]

This is so heartbreaking. Nobody should have to go through this. We need to start stoning politicians on sight.

[Oyo Affairs @Oyoaffairs]

Watch the moment the husband of Mrs. Rachael Alamu, the principal abducted by bandits in Ogbomoso, breaks down in tears while pleading with Governor Seyi Makinde, who visited Oriire LG, to hasten the rescue operation for his wife and others.

[Moyin👁 @SulymanBashirat]

Ikerin is my hometown. One of my relatives was killed and one kidnapped. All is not well.

[abólódefẹ̀ẹ́lójú @sogo_oladele]

Our politicians are concerned with more important things like getting reelected

[Channels Television @channelstv]

Suspected bandits have reportedly invaded the Yashikira community in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State early this morning, setting the Emir’s palace ablaze and abducting several residents, including women and children.

It was gathered that the attack occurred late at night when the heavily armed assailants stormed the community, firing sporadically.

https://t.co/rClC5KXALO

[Akinstouch 👷‍♂️ 🏡 @akinstouch]

Day 7 and the kidnapped students and teachers from Orire Local Government, Oyo state are still yet to be released or rescued!!!

[Nans @nansbello]

Yup. The kidnapping happened before the Oyo kidnappings. And the age range of a majority of the kids kidnapped is between 2-5 years old. They kidnapped TODDLERS.

[abólódefẹ̀ẹ́lójú @sogo_oladele]

I wish Nigerians would know this, and our power isn’t in prayers either

[fawn 💌 @fawnn404]

empire survives partly by convincing ordinary citizens that they are powerless spectators instead of beneficiaries with political responsibility

[ben kavanagh @bkava]

An important rule of thumb. If a revolt is a genuine revolt for the people, to increase the power of the people, global media will ignore and suppress it.

If a revolt is organised and funded by US imperialism to overthrow an inconvenient or opposing govt, it will be everywhere.

[Delendum est Death Star @BigBupIsWatchin]

Bro I cannot stop thinking about Cuba. an absolute giant of history, theyve done SO much for the whole world - Apartheid only fell in South Africa because Cuban troops went to fight the fascists in Angola!!! - and now they're abandoned, being strangled in front of us

[Kenya Institute of Social Sophists @Socialsophyistr]

Sophie Bosede Oluwole (1935-2018),the first Nigerian woman to get a Phd in Philosophy, argued that African oral texts such as myths, proverbs and Yoruba Ifá verses ,contain structured reasoning & critical reflection, and therefore meet the criteria of philosophical thought.

[Ajoke Alagbo 🍃☘️ @auntyajoke_]

The little children exposed in the forest, the fear, confusion, hunger.
This is too much 😭

[abólódefẹ̀ẹ́lójú @sogo_oladele]

@jidesalawu Big congratulations 🙌🏾