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5 months

Nigerians in London are buying yam at 2,600 for one. Nigerians in Nigeria are buying for 4,000 and above. Nigeria we hail thee.

Ridwan Aremu Adedapo

@RidwanAAdedapo

5 months

Bought this 12 tubers for £17 in London

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@je_mc2

4 years

Earlier today, I had dropped my wife at Surulere after we'd checked on a friend together. Returned home to a locked gate: the keys were in her bag, far away.

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4 years

Arewa Twitter won't see this one. But once Rahama Sadau shows the skin on her back, Allah's Assistants come out.

Pulse Nigeria

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4 years

Kaduna loses 124 children to malnutrition in 9 months

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4 years

Na who check scale dey gain weight.

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2 years

Kogi is a strategic state. It is the only state in Nigeria that borders TEN states (Ekiti, Kwara, Abuja, Nasarawa, Niger, Edo, Ondo, Anambra, Enugu and Benue). An active ISIS cell there is calamitous for Nigeria's internal security.

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4 years

Or I could have decided not to get her favourite snacks, even though she also had a long day. I made the same choice I always make though. There should be no room for wickedness or being vindictive in marriage.

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4 years

That he doesn't know anything about PR.

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@dami_cole

4 years

A new NDLEA boss is appointed then suddenly drug busts everywhere...what does this say of the predecessor?

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4 years

GEJ's administration was buried by the Chibok abduction. However, Buhari, elected on a security platform, has had multiple Chiboks, and is just coasting through.

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2 years

Less than 6 weeks to the elections and Nigeria has many fuel queues, while the ruling party campaigns on 'renewed hope'.

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6 years

In Nigeria: "I never hesperrit" In the US:

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2 years

If a Christian businessman living in Sokoto did this with an Imam's garb, he and his business would surely be past tense in 48 hours.

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4 years

The time Piggy and BuyCoins will use to do real innovation, they will use that to dodge Emefiele. I'm sure many of them haven't slept much over the last 72 hours.

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4 years

Akwuzu SARS alone is enough for nationwide protest.

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3 years

Will Smith didn't slap Chris Rock because he had made jokes about Will and Jada in the past or because Will himself was 'on the edge'. He slapped Chris Rock because he could safely do it without repercussions.

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1 year

It's a big country. All corners of it have a different vibe. There's also an Afghanistan vibe. :)

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1 year

How can a nation be giving Zimbabwe, Sri Lanka and Venezuela vibes at the same time?

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8 years

This is a fantastic advert. Great timing too. In many ways.

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4 years

Announcement is not #EndSARS Press release is not #EndSARS Twitter thread is not #EndSARS Apologies are not #EndSARS

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2 years

If you have to resort to videos older than the average Nigerian to push a candidate, it means that candidate's best days are well behind him.

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2 years

If you are married to someone with a PhD in...Actuarial Science (!), how many people do you know personally who could realistically be smarter?

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@je_mc2

3 years

The VAR check is complete. The slap of the year was delivered by Bianca Ojukwu on behalf of all the people of Anambra State. Thank you for your service. The streets won't forget. Congratulations to Ndi Anambra worldwide! H/T: @kena_ewuru

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7 months

FAAN moving to remove the speck in its neighbours' eye (by shutting down KFC in MMIA), while ignoring the log in its own eye (its out-of-service elevators) is the most Nigerian government thing ever.

Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria

@FAAN_Official

7 months

PRESS RELEASE March 28, 2024 FAAN SHUTS DOWN KFC OUTLET AT MMIA

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4 years

I've been in her life for more than 5yrs and yet she thought my love and gentleness towards her would change simply because of a harmless mistake. I suppose I could have shouted at her on the phone and ordered her to start rushing home.

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4 years

Ali Modu Sheriff empowered fanatics and couldn't control them. He left office in 2011 and inside 10 years, Zulum cannot move freely. Supporters of Hisbah, take note.

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@je_mc2

3 years

Nigeria doesn't know how many people there are in its own country.

Bisola

@Bisolaaa

3 years

Does Nigeria keep a record of Nigerian nationals imprisoned abroad? Do we have a number?

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4 years

Someone didn't commit a crime and was not charged, but is now being 'bailed'. Is life in Nigeria not amazing?

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@je_mc2

9 months

Yeah. This is how you know he (and they) will fail. Once you frame the problem wrong, that's really the end.

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@Spotlight_Abby

9 months

CBN Governor, Yemi Cardoso, Blames Forex (Naira) Woes on Growing Number of Nigerians Studying Abroad.

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4 years

"I can't believe you got me stuff when I left you stranded. How can you stay calm and even have the heart to get me anything when I was worried you'd be furious?" And I realized it wasn't a big deal but she thinks it is.

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@je_mc2

11 months

Please note: The stealing that Funso Doherty has drawn attention to, is for ONLY TWO QUARTERS IN A YEAR. It's not for 1 year. It's not for 4 years. It's not for 8 years. It's not since 1999. Read this and multiply it by 1,000. Then you can come close to appreciating the waste.

funsodoherty

@funsodoherty

11 months

I just wrote an open letter to the Governor on Public Procurement awards reported by LASG for the 2nd and 3rd quarters of 2023, highlighting a number of issues for further scrutiny and remedial action. Judicious use of public funds is always important, and is especially so now.

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1 year

El-Rufai's comments make the 'leave religion out of politics' people look extremely foolish.

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1 year

Delayed gratification is rendered meaningless in a country with high inflation. The future you're waiting for is gone by the time you get there.

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4 years

You are given food to distribute to your constituency who are hungry. You hold on to some to distribute on your birthday. You have the nerve to actually say it.

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@je_mc2

3 months

Loudly advertising a protest with almost 2 weeks' notice often means you're looking for a deal with the authorities. Very few effective protests are advertised like this.

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10 months

Nigeria doesn't deserve what Femco and those affiliated with them did during EndSars. The cost is too high.

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@je_mc2

4 years

I was furious but there was really nothing I could do. Luckily, I was with my laptop so went to an eatery and worked for about 4hrs, until she returned. I gave her the snacks when I got into the house and her jaw dropped.

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@je_mc2

3 months

That you have a favourite Nigerian politician in the first place means you need your head examined.

ELITE

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lmaooooo, one day Dan Bello will troll your favorite politician and i hope you will maintain the same level of “LMFAOOOOO & 😂😂😂😂😂😂”

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3 years

Danladi Umar referring to 'Biafra Boys' assaulting him after he assaulted a guard. Acting IG Usman Baba giving approval for human rights violations in Operation Restore Peace in the SE. AGF Malami putting spare parts dealers on the same level with herdsmen. A straight line.

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3 years

Nigeria's sporting teams will soon be made up - mostly or wholly - of people who never had any interaction with Nigeria. And they will be better physically and technically.

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@je_mc2

3 months

I'm inclined to agree. But more to the point, it's the kind of greed that explains why Lagos hasn't gone anywhere in 25 years.

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I don't think that document verification thing would have received much scrutiny if they had set the fee at 50k, or even 100k. They would have gotten away with it. Smh.

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3 years

The fact that a white person apparently buys in 100% with Nigerian culture is cute, maybe worthy of a passing mention or a few RTs, but cannot be a basis for appointments. Let's be more serious this year, please.

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@je_mc2

3 years

One position I've had that has only hardened over the last 10 years is this: There is no substitute for state capacity. No amount of individuals with money and/or connections can replace a functioning state that knows (and does) its job. There's no reasonable counterargument.

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4 years

Lucy's exit is by far the best exit of any BBN housemate. Sweet die. 😂😂😂😂

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2 years

Fascinating to see PDP people going on and on about two main narratives: 1. A vote for LP will enable APC return 2. The 'best' route to an SE presidency is for Atiku to win The horse has left that particular stable, folks. It left over 3 months ago. You're talking to yourselves

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8 years

Good to remember this from time to time.

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6 years

1,000,000 NGOs can never replace a single functional government.

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5 years

Nigeria: a society obsessed with childbearing, but one whose collective decisions does not reflect a love for children.

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1 year

On June 27th, it will be THIRTY YEARS since Catholics all over Nigeria began saying the 'Prayer for Nigeria in distress'. Only to see the distress increase. It doesn't work, folks. Sorry. Prayer can't cover the kind of nonsense we do here.

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3 years

Pantami destroyed telecoms' growth by two-thirds overnight, with just ONE policy.

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2 years

A politician who cannot publicly account for half his life has a decent chance of becoming Nigeria's next president.

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4 years

SARS is not a rogue unit. Its murderous officers are not 'bad eggs'. They aided and abetted by the highest levels of the Nigerian Police Force. That's why they cannot be reformed. That's why it is #EndSARS first and last.

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6 years

This is one instance of what may be more widespread in Kano. Thank you Muritala Adewale and @GuardianNigeria

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5 years

Like I have said on Twitter over 6 times over the years: 1,000,000 NGOs can never, ever, ever replace one functional government.

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11 months

Street lights? They can't do. Roads? Who sai? Waste management? NEVER. Provide water? Nope. Lagos State has not solved ONE SINGLE PROBLEM in 20+ years. There is always money for SUVs and 'consultancy' though.

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2 years

'Social media doesn't matter', but they come and post training videos for Tour De France on social media as proof of life. I carry yansh for una.

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2 years

Getting fake pastors for an 'unveiling' of a Muslim - Muslim ticket when real Catholic priests are being killed daily, with nary a peep from any of them. Sick.

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9 months

If inflation in your country is 30% and the interest rate is 18.75%, money can't enter your economy. No be curse.

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4 years

FCMB: Your wife and I.

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6 years

See how Thailand fought for the lives of children of 'nobodies'. Spared no expense. Their parents will be so grateful and can be patriotic with their chest, knowing their government stands up for them.

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3 years

Update on Nigeria's kidnap industry (H1 2021): ₦10 billion in ransoms 2,371 people kidnapped 281 incidents of kidnap 237 lives lost during those kidnaps Niger, Zamfara, Kaduna and Katsina the worst hit. This is our country now.

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4 years

People are still calling what is happening a 'protest'. That's nonsense talk. It hasn't been a protest for nearly 48 hours. Protesters are home, in hospital, or dead.

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3 years

First Zamfara now Sokoto. Schools, markets, highways, closed. Northern Nigeria is shutting down under a Northern president and security establishment due to insecurity. Is there any failure more catastrophic than this?

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6 months

Nigerians need to know that as at this moment, there's no Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the proposed Lagos - Calabar coastal road. However, demolitions costing businesses huge sums have already occurred.

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1 month

The next time someone on this website says that only people who are purportedly very educated should vote, show that person this tweet.

Dr. Toks 🦇

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Immediately, the Lagos state government renovated Gbagada General Hospital and dropped prices to increase access to maternity care for the poor. The middle-class people moved there and suffocated the poor out of the facility. The car park is always filled with exotic cars, but

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4 years

Pa Reuben Fasoranti is stepping down as Afenifere leader at 95 because 'time is not on his side'. He has handed over to Ayo Adeabanjo. Chief Adebanjo is 93 next month.

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8 years

Even our U-20s are abandoned. I'm heartbroken. This is Nigeria. This is what we have become.

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3 years

When the accounts of #EndSARS protesters were frozen in October, it was also via an ex-parte order given by Justice Ahmed Mohammed of FHC Abuja. This is clearly his stock in trade.

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2 months

Apart from stopping the repeal of this VAPP Act, this legislator's seat should be targeted in the next election. There must be a political cost for this kind of nonsense.

gst

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Senator Jibrin Isah, representing Kogi East, is pushing to repeal the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act, claiming that the definition of consent needs further differentiation. The repeal bill has now passed its second reading.

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9 years

This is an incredible hashtag. Thank you @MichaelSkolnik #ObamaAndKids

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3 years

Between the late Ibrahim Attahiru and the new CoAS, there are TWENTY FIVE senior military officers in terms of seniority. The fact that none of them were deemed good enough is incredible.

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2 years

The fact that you don't like someone doesn't make her a prostitute or kept woman. I'm really tired of this constant innuendo. This 'mean guy' nonsense is totally unacceptable.

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4 years

Those who relocated their families with stolen government funds are mocking those who relocated with their hard earned money.

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4 years

Obaseki cleared Oshio's pensions backlog and started paying new pensioners. I know because my MIL is one of them.

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2 years

BREAKING: @BankyW has just won his Eti-Osa Federal Constituency primary by 28 votes to Sam Aiboni's 3 votes. That's a solid solid choice by the PDP.

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4 years

Ogbeni @Adheydayor just reminded me that a whole CBN doesn't have audited accounts for the last 4 years. Who will call EFCC for them?

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3 years

Nigeria is one of those countries where citizens are faceless. Census? Not done Births? Deaths? Not recorded Perpetrators and victims of violence? Faceless and nameless.

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4 years

Me, I owe my parents. I owe them a lot. They really invested in me and my siblings.

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7 years

It doesn't matter how much you spend on transfers. If you can't give the players coaching like this, they won't improve.

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2 years

The kidnappings on Lagos-Ibadan are another example of the fact that insecurity anywhere is insecurity everywhere.

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4 years

Northern governors who stay in Abuja 75% of the time, are 'disagreeing' with the disbandment of SARS.

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11 months

A Nigerian becomes African Footballer of the Year for the first time since 1999 on the same day as a nationwide grid collapse. It doesn't get more Nigerian than this: Individual excellence side by side with utter collective failure.

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2 years

@ulxma @anniefertiti I'm old enough to remember when it was just 30.

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2 years

A huge problem Nigeria has which is often overlooked is good teachers for primary and secondary schools across the country. It's one of the biggest human resources gaps that gets very little coverage.

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6 years

Just in case you were still in doubt, there was no governorship primary in Lagos today.

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I don't know about anyone else, but this 'X African leader is a western puppet' business doesn't really land with me. African leaders are perfectly capable of pauperising their citizens without the help of any external interest.

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6 years

Edakun, please follow and patronize my wife's business. @platinumplus411 will handle all your curtains, beddings, wallpaper, painting and furniture matters. She knows the work. Help me become a househusband in 2019. RT for awareness! ☺️

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2 years

The sheer number of Terdoh's crimes means every single close friend of his over the last 10 years must be viewed with suspicion.

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4 months

For the avoidance of doubt: the higher the percentage of people engaged in agriculture in a given country, the poorer that country tends to be.

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3 years

It is a straight line from making excuses for bad leadership in the workplace, to supporting 'strongman' political leaders who can 'get things done'.

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4 years

The fantastic irony of 'laptop boys' sealing a huge deal in the middle of nationwide protests against killer cops who harass and extort 'laptop boys'.

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2 years

The presidential candidate of Nigeria's ruling party is hiding from public scrutiny. Hiding like a small, insignificant, nobody. Nigeria does not need an individual like this as president. Vote wisely in 2023.

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5 years

A governor seen on camera collecting bribes has now removed a traditional ruler for 'disrespect to the governor and other government agencies'. This is peak Nigeria.

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11 months

These sick people have spent over THREE YEARS to do a 5km road from Unilag main gate to Diya. It's only 50% done. But there is 20 billion Naira for 'consultancy'. Utterly sick.

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2 years

My PU in Kosofe APC 49 PDP 2 Labour 158

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4 years

@ZachLowy That is exactly the mentality you need to be successful: to give everything its due place and time and be fully present.

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2 years

That's how Pastor Bolaji Idowu of Harvesters platformed a full-blown election rigger. 😂😂😂😂

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2 years

Why is the deleted tweet by Atiku and the silence from others a problem? Well, whoever becomes president has to confront EXTREMISM. Confronting that extremism means you must have spine. If a regular tweet cannot even stay up, what hope is there?

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9 months

People just carry big titles and parade the street. Not one single sense.

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6 years

This whole Jubril from Sudan nonsense has gotten out of hand.

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4 years

I just learnt that only 14% of those who complete Junior Secondary make it to Senior Secondary. This is a catastrophe.

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2 years

Frankly, I'll be pleasantly surprised if Osun's new governor ends up a success. But by God, this baseless arrogance by compound failures must be punished. It must end.

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You cannot say a woman should "build with her man" and then when she is rightly entitled to half his net worth in a divorce, you then say: "no pussy is worth that much". Pick a struggle. Don't be stupid.

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