“I’m Really Ashamed To Call Myself a Yoruba Man. Yesterday, Some Fulani Herdsmen K!dn@pped People In Abia State And Demanded a N10M Ransom. Immediately, Youths Of The Community Mobilised, Stormed The Bush And Assisted In The Search Efforts. The Victims Were Rescued Within 24Hrs. Did You Hear About It On Social Media? Meanwhile, Since The Kidnapping Of School Children And Teachers, The Youths In Ogbomoso Cannot Even Enter The Bush. As a Yoruba Man, I’m Ashamed To Be One.” ~ Man Reacts
“I want to appreciate Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, for inviting us. It takes a lot of selflessness to invite other states to take advantage of a platform to market themselves, and I assure you I will not demarket you as I market myself. Lagos is a mega city. If you ask me, I would say it is overpopulated, and that is why it is good for other states to begin to grow. We cannot all be mega cities like Lagos, but there are things we can take from Lagos.”
— Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, speaking today at Invest Lagos 3.0
GS will use 3 verses of the Scriptures to preach a 1 hour 30 minutes message.
Verse 1 is point one
Verse 2 is point two
Verse 3 is point three.
In each point is still 3 sub points.
And the message will be passed, clear and precise!
GREATER GRACE SIR🙇♀️
#Kumuyiat84
I have nothing to prove to anyone, but for the sake of posterity, I feel compelled to say this.
I’ve always tried to “stick to chess” on Twitter, not out of fear, but out of reverence for the sacred work we do. This work is about children and giving them a fighting chance to belong in a world that too often forgets them. It would be terribly selfish to let my personal opinions or politics smear the integrity of this important mission.
But I worry now. I worry that we’re becoming so divided as a people, so consumed by suspicion and tribal lines, that we’re losing sight of what truly matters. And if we continue on this trajectory of hate, the ones who will suffer most are the very ones we claim to love, our children.
It is simply untrue and deeply unfair to suggest that I favor any tribe or ethnicity. In all my years of living, the thought has never even crossed my mind. I have stood in IDP camps in Maiduguri and Yola. I’ve held hands with children in Bayelsa, Cross River, and Delta etc. We have supported education projects across every region in Nigeria, and now in over 20 countries across Africa.
In all my travels, what I have seen is not tribe or religion, but talent, possibility, pain and deep suffering.
I have made it my life’s work to stand in the gap for these children and be a voice that compels the world to be less indifferent to their plight. That should be our shared mission: to stand in the gap, together. Not as Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, or Ijaw. But as Nigerians. As humans.
If we allow those who shake the jar to pit us against one another,we will fail the children and leave behind a legacy of hate. And that would be a tragedy too great to bear.
I am proudly Nigerian. And my life will always remain committed to helping every child, no matter where they’re from, find their place in this world.
Because in the end, the true measure of a nation is how fiercely it fights for the children it did not birth, but chose to love anyway.
@Tunde_OD I was watching your TED talk at Babcock uni and I was wondering, is the barber still alive?
Does he know the huge impact he’s had on your life?
Do you still talk to him?
Longest chess marathon ♟️⏱️ 64 hours. Congratulations to @Tunde_OD & @CoachShawnMar who attempted the record in Times Square, NYC for @thegiftofchess@chessinslums
"Doing this for the dreams of millions of children across Africa without access to education, my dream is to inspire the world, and raise support to build the biggest free school for homeless children in Nigeria.” - Tunde Onakoya
If there was anytime during the attempt I almost gave up, it was in the 50th hour. I had started hallucinating. My body was breaking and my Bronchitis had gotten worse.
But as I looked beside me, there they were-Mary,Mabel,Ivie, Ferdinand and Jamiu playing right beside me right in the heart of Times Square.
Children who came from places the world forgets, now standing tall in Times Square and showcasing their talent to the world. They were no longer invisible.
It was the reminder I needed that my fight was a different one. So I steadied my trembling hands and made the next move. The game wasn’t over yet, neither were we….
We made it to the 64th hour. The rest as they say is history.
@paystack I made payment of 20,000 to renew my airtel WiFi subscription, I was debited me but airtel sent a mail that it was a failed transaction. Please reverse my money. I have work this morning and I need my internet up and running
Africans cannot travel free and safe in their own continent.
Europeans have visa free access to our countries while we treat our kinsmen from other African countries like strangers.
Which way Africa?
Lagos Peter Obi Hauwa.
“Women stay safe“ but Christiannah was with her “friend”
“Women stay safe“ but Mercy was in her house sleeping
“Women stay safe” but Bamise was on a state owned bus
“Women stay safe” but Uwa was in church
“Women stay safe” but Augusta was with her boyfriend
Stay safe where??