🚨 SENATOR OF PARAGUAY, CELESTE SINEZOR OPEN LETTER TO KYLIAN MBAPPÉ:
The problem is between you and me. I have never said anything against France. On the contrary, I stand with France. I studied at a French school from the age of 2 until I was 17, where I completed my education. I am who I am thanks to the Collège de l’Immaculée Conception and the education it gave me. We sang La Marseillaise and honored the French flag alongside our own. I speak French and I love visiting France. Last Christmas, I spent the holidays with my family in Courchevel, and we welcomed the New Year in Saint Tropez. This has nothing to do with France. The problem is with you.
Your arrogance and contempt angered me long before the match, when you said, “If we have to put our hands in the dirt, then let’s do it.” We are not stupid. We understood perfectly that by “the dirt,” you meant the Paraguayan team, and the Paraguayan team represents all of us. Then you said you were going to remove our makeup. We understood that too. All of Paraguay remained silent, myself included. We endured it.
During the match, your arrogance was obvious. Your contempt for every Paraguayan player was clear, as if they were beneath you. Without even covering your mouth, you shouted, “La concha de tu madre,” an extremely offensive insult in Latin America, and you know it.
Finally, you showed complete disregard for the health of our goalkeeper. That is something you simply do not do. Respect between rivals after a match is almost sacred, in war and in peace, in defeat and in victory. Yet you refused to shake his hand and shouted your victory in his face. In a single moment, you displayed contempt, arrogance, and poor manners. It hurt me, it hurt my entire country, and it hurt deeply. France should hold you accountable because it is a nation of honor, with centuries of history and savoir faire.
My posts were written in the heat of the moment, with my blood boiling, the blood of a mixed heritage, a beautiful blend of Indigenous and Spanish ancestry that runs through my veins. I wrote them while watching you mock those extraordinary Paraguayan players who fought as equals until the final whistle. However, I immediately regretted responding to you with the same insults that I myself receive. I realized I was repeating the very behavior I despise, so I deleted the post. I understand that my words offended you because humiliation hurts.
Now I demand that you also retract your statements and apologize to me. I will not tolerate your violence either. You do not know me. You have no idea who I am, and you have no right to say that I AM A DESPICABLE WOMAN, UNWORTHY OF THE OFFICE I HOLD.
I am a Senator of the Paraguayan Nation, elected by the people. Before that, I was a National Deputy, also elected by the people. Thousands of Paraguayan men and women voted for me and consider me their voice. My foremost duty is to speak for the Paraguayan people, to say what they cannot say, and to defend my country with my life if necessary.
I represent my country because I was freely elected. I was chosen in democratic elections to help make its laws and to be its voice. You have no idea what it means to be elected to defend your nation and represent its people.
Who are you to call me unworthy or despicable when you do not even know me? This is blatant gender based violence. This is political violence against a woman who earned her position through the democratic vote of her people. You insult me because I am a woman. You attack my dignity as a woman and as a political representative.
Retract your statements, honor your French citizenship, and apologize. Otherwise, I may pursue legal action for gender based violence.
Celeste Amarilla
Senator of the Paraguayan Nation
Mexico confuses me as a country.
It is the country that has hosted the World Cup the most. 3X. Says something about its infrastructure. And clout.
It is also a top 15 country in the world by GDP.
It is also a member of OECD and G20, the prestigious comities of prosperous nations.
Decent indicators of economic clout and prosperity.
Yet, it is somehow a butt of joke, especially to Americans. Treated like a poor neighbour you don't want to mix with, you chase away from your borders. And their people running away to America by all means.
I don't understand you people. You think you'll be doing a good job and people will hate you just like that? That I'll have electricity, food on my table and cash in my wallet and I will hate you for fun? Please come off this delusion and go do real work
I rely on iCloud so much that I genuinely can’t imagine leaving. Half the time I don’t even know the email or password I used to sign up for something because Hide My Email and iCloud Keychain handles everything
The reason South Africans don’t get into the news is because they’re irrelevant, so they think their nationals are saints across the world.
They’ve sentenced a South African drug dealer to prison in Sierra Leone this week, another 42 deported from Ireland.
We’ll give you that publicity since that’s what you want, so you can know there are bad eggs everywhere. Idiots.
she's already financially buoyant, so you would think she was talking about pooling resources together as per "lagos is expensive as a single person". but no, she wants to transfer the expenses of her lifestyle to him. n
Dear beloved sports-loving Nigerian youths,
After watching the performances of Davido, Burna Boy, and Rema at the opening of the 2026 World Cup—at a time when Nigeria, the giant of Africa, is absent—I felt a measure of consolation. This was reinforced by the fact that many Nigerians playing for clubs worldwide are representing other countries. Felix Nmecha, for instance, set a record by scoring the fastest goal at six minutes for Germany. I write to you therefore, knowing that this country belongs to you, the youth.
You are more of stakeholders in Nigeria’s future than I am. I am 64 years old; by God’s grace, much of my journey is behind me, while yours lies ahead.
It is therefore imperative that you rise to the challenge by obtaining your PVC, your most powerful tool for driving the change you desire.
In the last three years alone, over 15 million Nigerians have turned 18—enough to decide who becomes President, Governor, Senator, Member of the House, or Local Government Chairman. Indeed, enough to shape the nation’s future.
I know many of you are sceptical about politics and political parties. I understand why, but scepticism must not become surrender.
You do not need to belong to any party or wait for anyone to organise you. Organise yourselves in your streets, campuses, communities, workplaces, churches, mosques, and social groups. Mobilise, debate, demand accountability, and take part in choosing those you wish to entrust with leadership.
If you are organised and wish to hear directly from me, invite me. I will come and share my plans for you and our nation.
Do not sit on the sidelines while others decide your future.
I appeal to you to register and vote. Your vote can shape who becomes the next President of our country.
My young friends, this is your country. Take it back.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
I have never tweeted directly at Seriake Dickson or his NDC position because I am objective enough to know what is at play.
NDC is Dickson's baby. It is in his interest to sustain structural control.
A group (read Obidients) cannot collide forces months before an election, then muscle key outposts within his party - when they have no loyalty to him. I get it.
An argument may surface on how Kwankwaso's political base got good deals out of the merger - that can be charged to two obvious possibility.
- Kwankwaso was a better negotiator & with a more structural political base,
- Kwankwaso's political half-life within NDC appears to be more long-term because of 2031 ambitions.
Even though NDC is not doing Obi a favor and it is actually the other way round - it is not in NDC's position to protect Obi's interest outside of 2027 Presidential ticket.
It is in Obi's interest to affirm the structural identity of Obidients outside NDC or any political party masquerading as foster homes and this has nothing to do with 2027 elections, that's a closed case - it has everything to do with the political terrain post 2027.
The best time to have done this was in 2022 - the next best time is now.
We need to lay down our own structural foundations - one we cannot be muscled out of.
IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN NOW.