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Dan Ogunshakin

10 months

Massive thanks to @samholnesstri and his dad, Tony, and mum, Marilyn, for allowing us to tell their amazing story. #BHM ⬇️

Autism: My Sporting Superpower

Triathlete Sam Holness is already a record-breaker. He's the first openly neurodivergent athlete to complete the gruelling Kona Ironman. BBC Sport meets the remarkable sportsman.

www.bbc.co.uk

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@DanOgunshakin

5 years

Happy Jürgen Norbert Klopp day, Reds! Four years to the day that he joined Liverpool and has galvanised the entire club. He spoke of turning doubters into believers and has done it in spades. What a ride it has been. Prost, Kloppo! #LFC

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The BBC should bottle and sell the enjoyment that Craig Heap, Matt Baker and Christine Still exude when doing gymnastics comms. It's great to hear people who a) know their sport inside out and b) truly enjoy what they do. Magnificent stuff! #BBCOlympics #Paris2024

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@iancarterIM I notice that the comments beneath the article contain more of the same lies and nonsense about "coming here and taking our jobs" and "scrounging benefits". Which one is it folks? Can't be both.

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5 years

@eathummous1 @spaceangel1964 @BorisJohnson Yep, those famous EU rules that restrict the government from investing in the NHS...

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7 years

One lead has been exhausted but another potentially promising one has emerged... Fingers crossed and stay tuned folks! #Find ÁinesRing

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2 years

@adriandelmonte Lots of people go through tough times yet manage to conduct themselves with class and dignity. This interview has neither. It’s just him lashing out. Yes, United have issues but this isn’t the way to resolve them. It’s no way to treat the club that pay you handsomely

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Hi @Arsenal . My kid brother died 10 years ago today aged 28. He was a huge Gooner & would be loving your football this season. He has a stone at the Emirates & I wore an Arsenal shirt to his funeral. I know you need no extra motivation but a win for him would be truly special.

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2 years

First day @BBCSport ! Wish me luck!

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4 years

@danielstorey85 "Brexit: let's bring back scurvy" probably wouldn't have been quite as successful a tag line

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2 years

One of many reasons why I've long thought a full documentary series on Indonesian football would be amazing to watch.

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This is BOBOTOH!!! Perayaan kami untuk ulang tahun sang kebanggaan @persib 89thn. MELEDAAAKKKSSSSS 💥🔥💥🔥

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6 years

@PropFreeLFC @DarrenIves79 @GaryLineker Them having the cheek to look after the vested interests of their 27 remaining members I guess... The cads! Who'd have thought we can't have our cake and eat it?!

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3 years

This doesn't make for enjoyable reading but it's hard to disagree with @JamesPearceLFC here 😢

Liverpool need to buy a new No 9

Roberto Firmino's lack of end product has become a problem that those in power at Anfield cannot ignore for much longer

www.nytimes.com

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4 years

@DavidLammy What a lovely bunch of people you get responding to your tweets, David. Don't know how you put up with it if I'm honest. Keep talking truth to power. Priti Patel makes my skin crawl but the problem is, this government would somehow find someone worse to replace her

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4 years

I keep reading - from idiots - that the govt want to inspire fear and instill a second lockdown. That is literally the opposite of what they want. They want the country running at full tilt for the sake of the economy but they can't because they botched the 1st response and...

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5 years

@CeciliaBTory @itvnews @alstewitn I agree! How dare they feature something genuinely positive, uplifting, newsworthy and inspirational as their top story. The monsters!

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3 years

@campbellclaret Been saying very much the same thing. While winning the Euros would have been great, the squad and Gareth Southgate appear to have achieved something far greater. Let's hope it's not a mirage and can be built upon.

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4 years

@nypost He probably didn't expect this story to blow up like it has...

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8 years

@SilentLeak @AlwayanAmerican @jjauthor @JosieNano @MayorofLondon What. Utter. Bollocks! So untrue it's laughable

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6 years

@chrisinsilico @piersmorgan That statue gets shat on every single day; a #TrumpBaby balloon floating in the near vicinity is the least of its problems...

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3 years

@MichaelVaughan You surely can't be this naive. Of course it matters. Buying influence over the Prime Minister of country should be something that concerns everyone.

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2 years

Yunus Musah is some player. Mad to think that England could have had him, Bellingham and Musiala in the same team. #USA

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@DanOgunshakin

7 years

Unfortunately that didn’t pan out either but the search goes on! Thanks for your supportive messages, it really means a lot! I’ve gone for a two-pronged attack with Facebook as well so let’s see if that helps! #Find ÁinesRing

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2 years

Siri, show me Britain's place in the world post Brexit...

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3 years

Never once felt unwelcome at Anfield or in the city of Liverpool and I've been circa 20 times to watch the Reds

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7 years

@liabarrett @TomiLahren It's so sad that those with the power to make things better are so in the pockets of the NRA that they can't do anything. They have almost as much blood on their hands as the shooter himself

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3 years

Hello world! Introducing Liam Solomon Ogunshakin, named after my brother and dad, born on Saturday, March 6th, weighing a bouncy 8lbs 5oz! He is an absolute little Champ and both @AineOgunshakin and I love him to bits! #MiniO 👶🏽🥰

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4 years

@BootstrapCook At what point do they simply start shooting working class people for sport?

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2 years

@Ankaman616 His girlfriend is our babysitter.

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3 years

@LanceForman Would this second opinion be from someone who happens to agree with you?

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2 years

@Alvaro_Romeo I've said it many times before but Messi is underrated. 91 goals in a calendar year. Ninety one!!

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6 years

@RealSaavedra You're lying! He never denied touching her. He said I didn't touch her as the "White House is saying" because the WH is accusing him of basically assaulting her. It's also sad that you are trying to hold a journalist to a higher standard than the POTUS...

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5 years

@RWJP @AndyinReunion @JeremyCliffe Don't bring facts into this!

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4 years

@Channel4News A truly great Briton.

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2 years

It’s been a busy few days but I’d like to introduce you all to Fiadh (Fia) Anne Ogunshakin, born Saturday, November 19th! Both baby and mum doing brilliantly and big brother Liam is enjoying his new role! What a wee cracker she is! ❤️🥰😍

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7 years

@Sids30 @dpowell248 What a sympathetic response to someone losing something so precious. I hope you never have to go through something like this. Call yourself a Gooner? My mum would have been very disappointed in her fellow Arsenal supporter

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4 years

@primevideosport Definitely a case to be made for this.

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8 years

@Steve_Motty @SkyNews he was asked a question and answered. Is he not allowed an opinion just because his views differ from yours?

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@BassTunedToRed Not to mention his brief cameo as Baresi

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4 years

@JolyonMaugham He's in the top 5,000 tax payers in the country so while he could always pay more by living here, he pays a lot more than most

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@DanOgunshakin

5 years

Just Luis Suarez appealing for handball. Against the keeper. In the box. 😂

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@javierlanza

5 years

Suárez pidiendo mano del arquero Arias DENTRO DEL ÁREA es lo mejor que le pasó a esta #CopaAmerica

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Dan Ogunshakin

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5 years

@maroitoje As an Englishman of Nigerian heritage, I couldn't be more proud of what you did today. You were totemic. You said you believed England could win and you executed it perfectly. Epic. Go and finish the job next week. Immortality awaits.

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3 years

One of the things I love about the Olympics is that as soon as you watch a sport you rarely watch is that you instantly become an expert! I'm watching the synchro diving & I'm like: "hmmmm, the synchro was a bit off there & too much splash on entry" like I'm Tom Daley #Tokyo2020

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1 year

Forgive the self-promotion but I'm very proud of this. My first long-form piece for @BBCNews & @BBCWorld premieres this weekend. In Efe Obada: Against All Odds I spoke to @EfeObadaUK about his incredible journey to the @NFL . UK timings are available here:

BBC News - Efe Obada: Against All Odds

Efe Obada's story of making it as an elite athlete and NFL star.

www.bbc.co.uk

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1 year

First work trip in almost four years and my first (of many hopefully) for @BBCSport . Heading to @StadeDeReims to interview their 30yo head coach, Will Still. 🛫🇫🇷⚽️

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3 years

@MelissaReddy_ I'll forever back Naby until I'm blue in the face. He has absolutely everything in his locker and I desperately want him to succeed at Liverpool. I hope that he will be given the opportunity to show his best and that he gets a run of games without injury

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3 years

After five seasons, four years and 5️⃣5️⃣7️⃣ shows, it's goodbye from me on the @JohnDykesFC Show. It's been a real pleasure to be part of it from inception to end on @FOXSportsAsia . Thank you to everyone who has contributed over the years as pundits, guests and viewers. ❤️

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3 years

What do you think @derrycityfc ? #candystripes

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@DanOgunshakin

2 years

Whaaaaaaaaaat? I'm going to be a big brother?! That's twisting my melon, man! Yep, Team Ogunshakin will be adding a fourth member to its ranks in November! Who needs sleep anyway?! 🤰🏻👶🏽 #MiniO2

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@DanOgunshakin

5 years

@politico Kinda hard to pull the trigger if there's no gun...

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@DanOgunshakin

4 years

Tremendous. Rumour has it that the real Mark Francois is desperate to find out who owns this account. Enjoy @rossmcquillan @mrneilmcq @Chimaera001 @edward_russell @ASTJWhitelaw

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4 years

Extracts from the plague diary of Mark ne-Francois-Pepy June 20th 1665 Up, and after eggs privatised, upon consultation, to Westminster where I am tasked with merging International Trade with the FCO and that many of the civil servants there have Truss issues, all the day 1/8

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7 years

@JillyAnais When the pyramids were built, woolly mammoths still walked the earth.

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@DanOgunshakin

3 years

I really wish this was genuine. It's so on the money

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@mrhenrymorris

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Another postcard from the Papua New Guinea Courier has landed on my desk.

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3 years

I love Emile but Mbappe won a World Cup at 19...

talkSPORT

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🔴 “When we talk about young players I compare them to Michael Owen.” ❌ “A lot of them don’t compare to Michael Owen and the stuff he done.” @EmileHeskeyUK says Mbappe and Haaland can’t compare to a young Michael Owen at #LFC !

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5 years

We've only gone and done it! What an incredible few days we've had! Couldn't have gone any better! #NataiTheKnot

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6 months

@adriandelmonte @faroukoj While I agree with you that Van Dijk isn't the greatest defender to ever live (it's an impossible debate), if you use trophies as a measure of a player's ability, Harry Kane is worse than Jayden Danns.

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8 years

Couple of Russians goading the England and Wales fans. Bottle thrown. #EURO2016

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2 years

Rico Lewis scores for Man City - belting finish too. His girlfriend babysits for us which is a bit mad!

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3 years

Eight years ago today my little brother's life was cruelly ended by cancer. I miss him terribly. At least now he lives on through his nephew and namesake, Liam Solomon Ogunshakin, born earlier this year. Rest in Power, bro, we'll take it from here ❤️

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7 years

@theblogmire @spikedonline @OwenJones84 As a black man I find what she said inexcusable. Am I an "intolerista" as you do wittily put it?

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5 months

Bronze medal winners. #SJA2023

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4 years

@BootstrapCook What you've done, Jack, is utterly magnificent. I'm sure there are millions who will be eternally grateful. The fact you've had to is scandalous.

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1 year

This is just so lovely. Well played @_DeclanRice .

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What a hero you are @_DeclanRice thanks so much. If anyone can help me get this signed please as I didn’t have a pen. ⚒️⚒️ @WestHam

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6 years

@blessingmukosha @DavidLammy Surely you're not expecting someone of that mind boggling ignorance to be aware of such historical details?

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@DanOgunshakin

2 years

Today my brother would have been 38. Taken way too soon and sadly never got to meet your nephew who is named after you and your niece. Happy birthday, Liam. I'll raise a glass to you tonight 🥃❤️

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1 year

Liam couldn't believe it!

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7 years

@RossCheek08 Seriously?

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2 years

This is a bit mad!

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3 years

@Shambles151 If football actually came home, Priti Patel would deport it

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4 years

Steve Bruce as Frank 'Grimey' Grimes! Utter gold from @squires_david !

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5 years

@RalfLittle @PeterCampbe11 I think it's an estimated 600,000 people go bankrupt a year in America due to health costs... Apparently people in Britain think this is a good path to follow

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4 years

@iheartmindy If by "cheated" you mean "received more votes than the GOP candidates in a fair election" then, yes, they definitely cheated...

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2 years

You would be absolutely revelling in how @Arsenal are doing this season and no doubt doing my head in. It's so sad that you're not hear to see it. I'd even put up with the gloating.❤️

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8 years

@Steve_Motty @SkyNews I'm pretty sure all 17.6m people didn't agree with Farage. Plus he lied through his teeth. I'd rather listen to Waltz

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4 years

Because the country is also home to a) selfish people who can't think about the greater good and b) irresponsible provocateurs who feel an uncontrollable need to talk nonsense to rile up the people who follow them. Singapore is one of the most densely populated places on earth

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3 years

The last panel... Brilliant from @squires_david as always

David Squires on … Newcastle United’s Saudi takeover

Our cartoonist on the controversial Tyneside takeover and the questions of morality and mental gymnastics that have followed it

www.theguardian.com

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@Mikel_Jollett @SachinNakrani The NHS isn't perfect (massively underfunded) but it's something to be hugely proud of

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And yet the number of daily cases is very low. we're getting back to socialising, eating out, going to the cinema et - all with restrictions - but we can get on with living to a large extent because the message has been clear and people have done their bit.

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@JacquiRussell8 @LewisHamilton @MercedesAMGF1 I live in Singapore and I confirm it’s hot and humid enough normally let alone when sitting in an F1 car for a couple of hours!

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@lwolive @JolyonMaugham Took 30 seconds: "As Sportsmail revealed last year, Hain's research as chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for F1 shows that Hamilton, who is worth more than £250million, is among the top 5,000 taxpayers in Britain despite living in Monaco."

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7 years

given up hope yet. We have reached out to the taxi and bus company in Singapore among others and we wait to see what, if anything, that brings. Finally, thanks for the AMAZING support, it's been different gravy! So much help and many encouraging stories! You all rock! Keep it up!

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10 years ago today my Uncle phoned me to tell me my brother, Liam, had died of cancer. He was just 28. He wasn't just my brother, he was my best friend too. Hard to believe that it's been a decade without him. I miss him dearly. Raising a glass in your memory tonight, Liam. 🥃

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@BassTunedToRed @LFC @takumina0116 So glad he got that moment. So deserved

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2 years

@georgermburn @outofcontextars Beckford didn't even have Liverpool in the top four!!

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9 months

This episode of @TheNewsAgents was such an interesting listen. Highly recommend:

Does it matter who owns our news?

Episode · The News Agents · With The Telegraph newspaper up for sale we are asking a wider question about who owns our news. Does it matter if foreign parties have a stake ? Does it matter if foreign...

open.spotify.com

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1 year

1️⃣year ago I first stepped through the doors of Quay House to start with @BBCSport ! What a 12 months! Lots of highs, a few lows & some important lessons learned. It's been amazing to work with so many talented people and see my ideas come to life. Here's to year 2️⃣ & pushing on!

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I know a lot of people are following this story intently so here's an update. As yet we haven't been able to recover the ring despite your best efforts of which we are truly grateful! We have a message on the BA crew facebook page and a few other irons in the fire so we haven't

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Latest update: a BA engineer should be checking the seat where @AineMcReynolds was sat on her flight about now... Fingers crossed around the world please!!!!! Send all positive thoughts!! #FindAinesRing

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8 years

@Steve_Motty @SkyNews well Farage has had a ton of stupid opinions, what's the difference?

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8 years

@IanWright0 first match, Ian. De Gea looked bad when he first arrived

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2 years

Sitting in for @SannyR1985 on #BBCSquadGoals this Saturday. Absolutely can't wait. Just getting some prep done ahead of time to make sure I'm as ready as I can be. Such a great opportunity! 🎙📻⚽️

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7 years

You're keeping us motivated not to give up so thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

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@Mikel_Jollett @SachinNakrani And in spite of statistics like this, many Americans insist that universal healthcare doesn't work...

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Latest offering from the Ogunshakin lockdown kitchen: the third member of Team Ogunshakin Singapore, arriving early March 2021! Time to brush up on my dad jokes! #GodletOfWar 👶🏽

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@Iain_Mac77 @beaverbull1981 Hmmmm. Helpful...

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@AndrewHazard4 @chrisinsilico @piersmorgan It's the truth. Sorry if it was "too real" for you...

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@LBC @NickFerrariLBC @SteveBakerHW If Covid in the UK isn't under control and you open up, I can confidently predict that this lockdown won't be the last...

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@pootzwar @curtiswoodhous8 'Was' being the key word. He had served his time and undergone rehabilitation - surely the point of prison? The movement was pinned on his senseless, violent death, captured for the world to see. It happened to be him but it could have been any black person murdered by the police

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@NiceWeeCod @JackBMontgomery @Channel4News @realDonaldTrump Ah come on now, you should know that using facts and the truth isn't the done thing these days...

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Nine years ago I arrived in Singapore for what was a life-changing move. I expected to be here a couple of years and here I am, just 12 months shy of a decade! Proud and privileged to call 🇸🇬 home.

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