Tech Broke

Software Engineer. Writing at the intersection of Nigerian governance, technology, and economic policy. No hot takes, just structure.

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

I was tempted to make a rebuttal on my advise to the woman whose husband wants to take over her business, but I held myself despite all the subtle jabs.

After seeing this post from @egi_nupe, I feel the need to talk about it.

When I told the woman to practice invisible leadership instead of fighting her husband, many people came for me with their full chest. You all said I was massaging a toxic man's ego and that she should tell him to go to the job market. It is very easy to type 'leave him' when you are typing from the comfort of your room.

Many of you claimed to have read what the woman wrote, but you didn’t read between the lines. You didn’t read the unspoken words. Did you ask yourself why the man feels so entitled to her business?

In her own words, she stated that he started well and provided for the family singlehandedly. When she left her job to start her own business, they were still doing great. It is highly probable that he gave her the initial capital. Even if he did not, he provided the financial safety net and peace of mind that allowed her to take that huge risk.

This context explains his sense of entitlement. In his mind, he is not hijacking her sweat. He believes he funded her rise. Now that his own business has collapsed and he has accumulated debts, he feels justified in falling back on an empire he helped build when times were good. You might not agree with it, but I am breaking down the raw psychology of his thought process for you.

Now look at her main plea, she explicitly said she does not want to lose her marriage. A woman will not fight that hard to stay with a man unless he was very good to her before things went bad. She remembers how he treated her when he had money, and she is trying to save that version of him.

This is why internet advice will ruin your home. If you tell a drowning man to go and get a job while you fight him for control, he will drag you into the water with him. When a man loses his ability to provide and his wife becomes the main financial pillar, his ego is shattered. He is fighting his own shadow.

You call invisible leadership foolishness, but our mothers used it to build huge wealth and still kept their homes intact. You make him the Chairman. Let him handle the big suppliers and external issues, but you hold your bank app and daily operations.

Give it a timescale. Once the business makes good profit, free up some money and give him capital to start a fresh project so he has his own vision to chase. Back it up with intentional prayers. He will definitely bounce back and pay it back. His antecedent shows he is a capable man who knows how to run a business. Life just happens sometimes.

That is how you manage his ego, protect your business, and keep your peace of mind.

Continue taking marriage advice from people who only want to win gender wars online. By the time your home scatters, they will move to the next trending topic.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

@BenchShone @Ol0ye check jiji for price range, it depends on year and wether it is foreign or nigeria used.

[Ōu🔻 @ashita_valdez]

Tbh, many other simpletons' called me a moderate Jihadist.

It's unfair for you to downgrade me to simply dangerous.

Surely you ought to have better qualifications for a man of my calibre.

[Karounwi Adini @KarounwiAdini]

😀😀Go and read up Colonial Records about celebrated Pan-Africanist, Edward Wilmot Blyden, Agent of Native Education employed by the British Colonists to encourage Muslim education.

Read up efforts by Henry Rawlison Carr, inspector of Schools.

Read up Sir Gilbert Carter, Lagos Governor address to Muslims in 1894.

There are matters beyond your ken.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

if we all agreed that tomorrow is sunday, will anyone question us?

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

@BenchShone @Ol0ye sienna is more spacious, it should serve better.

[Foundational Nupe Lawyer @egi_nupe]

These are the stupid argument people come up with to deprive others their fundamental rights. We have seen this thinking before during Firdauz Amasa call to bar saga. But guess y’all will still be disgraced over and over again.

[Karounwi Adini @KarounwiAdini]

There is a High Court Judgement affirming the right to Hijab.

There is a Subsisting Supreme Court ruling granting Muslims the right to wear Hijab.

This One is already a non-starter.

It will Insha Allah be thrown out at the APEX Court.

You will have to tuck in your bigotry whether you like it or not.

Ani, These so-called Yoruba Nationalism are mere anti-Muslim movements seh.

There is no point crying over what is established. The Hijab is affirmed already.

No private law supersedes the Nigerian Constitution.

[Foundational Nupe Lawyer @egi_nupe]

Since this Book dropped, I’ve been grinding, posting, DMing, and marketing like a proper salesman, but sales are still not hitting the target my my CEO and Author gave me😭

How do I meet my target like this? Cos she made it very clear: Meet the target or forfeit that “very nice” thing I promised you 😩

So family, friends, lovers, mutuals, colleagues, and even the silent scrollers, I’m officially in panic mode. Help me close this deal before I lose my “very nice” reward.

Buy the book, tag a friend, or just reply “I want to order one or more copies for my kids and neighbours” so I can report good news tonight. A copy is 30,000.

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Just pay the sum of 30,000 ( or as many copies as you wish to buy) into this account:

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Thank you 🙏

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

@realDonaldTrump america's political chaos is africa's reminder that strong institutions matter more than strong personalities. the us has the world's oldest constitution and they're still stress-testing it in real time. nobody's immune.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

@NigeriaStories the legal question here is bigger than hijab. it's about whether nigeria's constitution protects religious practice in private institutions or only public ones. a 2-1 split means even the appeal court couldn't agree.

[Muslims Connect @muslimsconnect0]

UPDATE ON UNIPORT CASE.

ALHAMDULILLĀH: POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT ON THE UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT CENTRAL MOSQUE MATTER
.
We sincerely appreciate Allah (SWT) for this positive development.
The MSSN Rivers State Area Unit has been reliably informed that discussions are ongoing regarding the recent decision on the University of Port Harcourt Central Mosque. We also understand that the authorities have retraced their steps.

We commend everyone who responded with wisdom, restraint, and a commitment to peaceful and constructive engagement. We equally appreciate the University Management for listening to the concerns of the Muslim Community and taking steps towards resolving the matter.

We remain hopeful that the issue will be brought to a satisfactory conclusion that upholds justice, fairness, mutual respect, and the long-standing spirit of peaceful coexistence within the University.

We urge all Muslims to remain calm, law-abiding, and prayerful as discussions continue.
Indeed, Allah loves those who act with patience and wisdom.

Alhamdulillāhi Rabbil-'Ālamīn.

Signed:
Abdullateef Ademola
Secretary
*MSSN, Rivers State Area Unit*

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

african teams keep getting knocked out at the same stage and the conversation never moves past talent. the gap isn't talent. it's infrastructure. youth systems. coaching pipelines. administrative competence. until we fix the backend, the frontend won't change.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

the uk didn't create nigeria's brain drain. it just benefits from it. the uncomfortable truth is that we export talent because we can't provide the conditions to keep it at home. fix the home conditions and the diaspora conversation changes completely.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

@thecableng the legal question here is bigger than hijab. it's about whether nigeria's constitution protects religious practice in private institutions or only public ones. a 2-1 split means even the appeal court couldn't agree. that uncertainty is the real story.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

@fableofadragon i think gameup africa is trying, but the cost of building these stuffs and entry barrier is high for an average nigerian.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

sony is killing playstation discs by 2028. for africa this is a quiet stress test. downloading big games needs internet most nigerians don't have. data costs hurt. payment rails are patchy. the rest of the world is going digital and nobody's waiting for us to catch up.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

there's an elephant on a cocoa farm in ijebu igbo and nobody is asking the real questions. what was the elephant's business model. was it doing market research. we need answers.
may oluko @arojinle1 can help us with answer.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

that sir dickson sparks post about nigerians struggling abroad keeps going viral and people keep missing the point. it's not about racism. it's about a country that exports talent because it can't provide the conditions to keep it. the uk didn't create this problem. we did.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

this isn't about being anti-google. it's basic math. when one company owns the os, the search layer, and the ad infrastructure for an entire continent, what happens to anyone building local? europe protects its companies. who's protecting ours? nobody's even asking.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

google just got hit with a 4.1 billion euro fine in europe for using android to kill competition. europe has been fighting this for a decade. meanwhile we're asleep at the wheel.

[Tech Broke @TrenchesDiary]

google's android runs on 88% of phones in nigeria. search? 95% market share. their ad stack dominates the entire chain. and we have zero competition enforcement for digital markets. zero.