Olaokun Soyinka @olaokun_s Twitter profile

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

Our Pa is 86 today and this picture was taken in '86. Happy Birthday dad. (Many more to come). Nobel memories!

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5 years

So my elderly father mistakenly sat in the wrong airplane seat, & moved when asked. It was a non-event until Mr Tonye Cole did an Instagram post about respect. I thought I'd write to Mr Cole & share a memory about WS & an airline drama when he was shown great respect indeed.

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4 years

I think she's special. If you do pls help me show dat chick I married some lurve on her xxth Birthday, today.

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5 years

His name is Tanitoluwa Adewumi. Well played Tani. Family fled from BH - seeking asylum in the US. Well played parents! 😉 .

The Hill

@thehill

5 years

8-year-old homeless refugee crowned chess champion in New York

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4 years

After nearly forty years, Wole Soyinka emerges with a BREATH-TAKING work of fiction! Pre-order here:

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@olaokun_s

5 years

I don't like watching history being re-invented. Even GEJ fans praised 'weak' qualities: - Good listener (nothing to say). - Humble (not assertive). Calm (no drive). ... and now 'freedom' (no control). Freedom to loot. Freedom to fail to deliver for Nigeria. It wasn't a good era.

RUGGEDMAN

@RuggedyBaba

5 years

"You will remember me for total freedom you enjoyed during my government" - @GEJonathan

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6 years

Excited to see our first set of triplets born at our PHC, where we are bringing quality healthcare to the grassroots. Birth was by normal delivery & mum, babies. . . and dad, are doing fine.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

Social media is dangerous!! In dousing rumours / fake news about my father and herdsmen, I signed off & dated a whatsapp message: Dr Olaokun Soyinka, Weds, Feb 10. Now I'm getting calls asking why I'm getting married today. 🙄 🙄

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

3 years

Ogun HC for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, gives the Covid19 vaccine to Prof Wole Soyinka. Glad to see dad take a step towards protection! (& me too!). We're still: Wearing a mask, Washing hands, & Social distancing. Register for your jab: #CovidVaccine

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

Watching all these kids with 6 months hols & exams cancelled etc, I wouldn't be human if I didn't feel bitter about all those unanswered prayers years ago, at exam time. All I ever asked for was an outbreak of gastroenteritis or a small earth tremor to knock down the exam hall.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

I’ll just keep saying this: we have a human resources for health CRISIS! We lack not just drs but nurses, physios, radiographers . . . etc. ALL cadres. Until we address this, all talk of building clinics & hospitals is just noise. WHO IS SUPPOSED TO WORK IN THESE NEW FACILITIES?

Premium Times

@PremiumTimesng

6 years

It’s Official: Nigeria gravely lacks doctors to address citizens’ health needs

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

Dear Fellow Nigerians, I have nothing against the wonderful Tina Turner. BUT I think a point should be made here. Please do it as follows: 1) Go to 2) VOTE FOR FELA 3) Keep your browser window open 4) Refresh and VOTE DAILY (they encourage daily voting).

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

Just heard the survival of BBC Yorùbà site is under threat because of underuse. Users of BBC Hausa spend 15 mins on avge, we spend seconds! If they close it, that will be a huge loss. Please RT & encourage others. @lolashoneyin @kolatubosun @yobamoodua

Àbáwọlé - BBC News Yorùbá

Ibí yìí lo ti máa rí ojúlówó ìròyìn àjáàbalẹ̀ lórí ojú ọjọ́, ètò ọrọ̀ ajé, ìdánilárayá, òṣèlú, ìròyìn àgbáyé ní ìṣẹ́jú kan àtàwọn míràn. BBC Yorùbá máa ń ṣe ìròyìn àkànṣe, fídíò, ọ̀rọ̀ ẹnu, fọ́tò tó...

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

Remember, there's a lot of salt in: - Stock cubes (Maggi, Knorr) - Indomie (esp the seasoning) - Tinned tomatoes & paste - Bread - Biscuits - Corned beef /ham - Canned fish (sardines/tuna) - Breakfast cereals (corn flakes) etc! NB: Check food labels. &Don't forget it's the SODIUM

Nigeria Health Watch

@nighealthwatch

5 years

@NCDCgov @Chikwe_I @AfenetNigeria @AFENETAfrica @CEPIvaccines @NigeriaFELTP @eHealth_africa @ResolveTSL @OoasWaho @Ecowas_cdc @DrFrieden @crfheart @CN_publishing @ekemma @radiocranberry @iamchidindu @inya01 @DrZobo @aushamaki @WHONigeria @AfricaCDC @USCDCNIGERIA @CDCgov @MallamPelliks @donlaz4u @isodaf4africa Approximately 1/3 hypertension cases are attributed to excess salt consumption. Nearly all people worldwide take more than the @WHO recommendation 5g of salt per day- @DrFrieden , President @ResolveTSL at #NFELTPX19

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

@DrJoeAbah 2017: Ethiopian Airlines -$230m profit & Kenya Airways - $130m BA & Virgin Atlantic make $$$ off Nigerians. A privately run Nat Carrier would reduce costs for Ngr travellers, create employment & raise Ngr profile. It's a disgrace that we've not had one. @DoubleEph @muyiwag

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@olaokun_s

5 years

Since we're celebrating great women today I must send much love, admiration and gratitude to my best friend for life and the 'mother' of my puppies - @lolashoneyin #WomensDay2019 🔥🔥❤❤

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

We need to crowdfund and get this guy over to Lagos!

NowThis Impact

@nowthisimpact

5 years

This artist is turning potholes into mosaics

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@olaokun_s

6 years

This is sad. He didn't seem to age, so one forgot he was 80. A consumate diplomat who did Africa proud on the international stage. RIP.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

At the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism Event commemorating WS at 85 - Obiageli Ezekwesili delivering the Keynote address. Happy Birthday Pa!

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

It is worrying to see so many Nigerians supporting Trump. Apart from including us among countries he called 'shitholes, he is unpresidential, corrupt & racist. If many Ngrns approve of such an unfit US leader, it doesn't bode bode well for our ability to choose wisely at home.

Onye Nkuzi

@cchukudebelu

6 years

I don't bother responding to Nigerians who defend Trump. If you are a Nigerian, and you defend Trump, rail all you want on my mentions - if you get too annoying, I will mute you. If you insult me on top of Trump's matter - automatic blocking.

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@olaokun_s

4 years

@CrispyTina01 Thanks. By interpreting some light-hearted humour as aggression, and responding accordingly, you provide good evidence of the dangers of social media.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

When united, fear Nigerians! Just 4 days ago, @Femiakuti asked us to rally round and vote for Fela. You can see the amazing result below. Keep voting, each person can vote once a day at: RT!!

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@olaokun_s

6 years

Chatting with a taxi diver yesterday. Him: "Oga, Abuja is dry o. By now they should be campaigning and money should be flowing." Me: "Why is this year different?" "Buhari is fighting corruption so there is no money around. I wont vote for him, I'm going to vote for Atiku" 🤯

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@olaokun_s

6 years

I am haunted by the eyewitness account of a mother trying to shield her surviving child from the flames during the recent tanker disaster. Poorly maintained vehicles and bad drivers have become a public health emergency in this country and something needs to be done.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

We Nigerian sports fans are about to become supporters & experts on the intricacies of a sport we knew nothing about - except perhaps to deride it when we see it every four years. 😁🥇

CBC Olympics

@CBCOlympics

5 years

Three years after first picking up the sport, this husband & wife duo wins Nigeria's 1st-ever match at a world curling championship. #wmdcc2019 #cbccurl @worldcurling @CurlingNigeria Full story by @Devin_Heroux :

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4 years

Tomorrow at noon, Washington DC time, we are going to experience the biggest collective sigh of relief the world has ever seen. (Please wear a mask to limit the spread of Covid.)

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

School feeding programmes improve educational standards, enrollment & gender equity. Also, the improved nutrition has health and cognitive development benefits which produce lifelong benefits. SFPs may not solve all problems but are a proven cost-effective intervention.

Hadiza Isma El-Rufai

@hadizel

5 years

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@olaokun_s

6 years

Interesting read on an important topic from K.O. 👍 👍

Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬

@ogundamisi

6 years

My name is Kayode @ogundamisi and the following thread is personal, it is not political, it is something I always do not want to talk about, or too embarrassed to acknowledge, but that changed last night during a conversation with my 12 year old daughter. It is about #Dyslexia

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@olaokun_s

6 years

Just gave a talk at Medic West Africa Conference workshop entitled Health Insurance in Nigeria –Progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Supported by Pharmaccess, IQVA &Healthcare Fed'n of Nigeria. I was given license to get RADICAL. Here are my slides: (Thread...)

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

Nobody is doing partial lockdown. Traffic & crowds are back. So, it's over then? Nobody has told the virus. We now have over 11k cases. Deaths mounting. The virus will remain then, until we get drugs or sooner - vaccines. It's time to have a serious conversation; 'what next'?

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@olaokun_s

6 years

Congrats to both winners. Dr Denis Mukwege is the subject of a documentary 'The Man Who Heals Women' (first screened in Nigeria at @akefestival ). It had most of the audience in tears -and in awe of his bravery and his humanity. Please google his story for some inspiration today.

Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬

@ogundamisi

6 years

#NobelPrize2018 Winners 2018. Denis Mukengere Mukwege a Congolese gynecologist and Nadia Murad Basee Taha a Yazidi Kurdish human rights activist from Iraq are joint winners of @NobelPrize 2018 for Anti-Sexual Violence Activities.

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@olaokun_s

5 years

Thanks for raising awareness of this. I'm sad that anyone would even consider demolishing a church built in 1847. Do you have any more details? I'll investigate, amplify the message and be on standby to get out on the streets if neccessary. It must not happen. #SaveStJohnsIgbein

Chidi Odinkalu, CGoF

@ChidiOdinkalu

5 years

St John's Anglican Church, Igbein, Abeokuta, was founded in 1947. Its 1st Vicar was Samuel Ajayi Crowther, Herbert Macaulay's grand-dad. It is a truly historical piece of architecture with unique character & dating from well b4 #Nigeria was thought of. #SaveStJohnsIgbein

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@olaokun_s

6 years

@AkanniKolawole @ChidiOdinkalu @sugabelly Indeed... I think I recognise your legs.

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@olaokun_s

5 years

Gov El Rufai: "Building people is much more rewarding than building monuments." #KabaFest19

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@olaokun_s

5 years

@Demola_Rogers @Femi_aom Thank you. I have some good role models in the family. 😄

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

I wish to inform the tweeting public that I have resigned from healthcare matters! I will be joining the creative folks gathering in Ikeja for #AkeFest18 (I'll recuperate next week and resume normality the week after). If you missed online reg - register onsite - BE THERE!

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@olaokun_s

6 years

Leaving UK, I was watching cargo being loaded into the plane when I spotted this. I dont know what @lolashoneyin & the @akefestival team are planning but it's looking big. Better be there! #akefestival2018

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@olaokun_s

5 years

Monday to-do list 1. #Bobrisky issue - Advocate DG Runsewe for Minister for Health. (Toilets for All by yr 2020). 2. Trump - diagnosis confirmed. Admit for treatment, make Pence POTUS, then impeach him. 3. Sack Ole & appoint him #MUFC caretaker mgr again. That should do it

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@olaokun_s

6 years

@DeleMomodu But why is he loathed? Could it be the endless lies, using gov money, & policy, to enrich his businesses? Could it be the nepotism or cronyism or racism or cosying up to a major enemy of the state, or just his lazy schedule & golf junkets? Hmm. kinda like a ceremonial Emperor!

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@olaokun_s

6 years

@ayosogunro I agree with most of what you write - but here, I disagree. We should not tell the poor to live within their means, we should fight for all to have the means to live. It's a grave social injustice that millions of Nigerians are paid a wage that cant sustain an individual. /1

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

10 years

Abeokuta - Jonathan leaves, #Buhari arrives. Let's hope for the same story in Aso Rock come May 29. http://t.co/joK5jIgCBt

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@olaokun_s

5 years

I'm going to have to do some GOT revision now that the new season is upon us. I can never remember the story in fast paced dramas with multiple plot twists and turns. E.g. I am totally lost with: - The Jussie Smollett scandal;. - The Brexit debacle - The MAGA saga Pls help!

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@olaokun_s

4 years

When giving advice, it should be evidence-based. It is responsible to have proper back-up to as the topic is often about life itself. Sadly, many online medics act unprofessionally, 'my aunt did this & she's better, so y'all should do it', they say! It's not how we were trained.

Tolu Ogunlesi, MON

@toluogunlesi

4 years

Some of the most disappointing tweets on Nigerian Twitter have come from people who claim to be medical doctors. Like how can you pass through medical school and end up specializing in tweeting speculation, sensationalism, and for shock value; no nuance at all. How?!?

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6 years

@ChidiOdinkalu @sugabelly Wow. This is good to know & important to spread. 👏🏽. 👏🏽. 👏🏽

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@olaokun_s

6 years

I don't get tired of watching this. I think the fascination is that theis is not a sports setting. Barefoot, wearing 'wrapper' &with water bottle in hand she looks like she stopped at the village square to show her skills -on the way to the market. Would love to know her story.

Aijay

@Hejeoma

6 years

This lady again!

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@olaokun_s

4 years

It's like the whole family's getting Netflix deals & I'm in the wrong job!. 🤷‍♂️ So, I vexed & wrote a book- your free gift when you sign up for @OneReadAfrica Joining's FREE for now! (I know COVID19 Tips won't get me a film deal but I've a cunning plan. Wait until audition day!)

One Read

@OneReadAfrica

4 years

A N T I C I P A T E African Stories everywhere, anywhere. #ComingSoon #Bibliophile #Booklovers #AfricanStories #AfricanWriters #OurStoriesMatter #BooksofTwitter

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@olaokun_s

3 years

Wole Soyinka's Space Odyssey! World Poetry day performance.

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@olaokun_s

3 years

Artwork, and choosing where to put it, can be therapeutic. I had a gap that needed filling, so I'm happy to have a new purchase from the talented young artist, Ameh Odachi of @LoogiiArts She painstakingly arranges thousands of beads to make her pieces. Do check her out.

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@olaokun_s

3 years

Soyinka: Nigeria trivialising kidnapping

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@olaokun_s

6 years

We shd be worried abt what this report shows. It is proof of deep govt rot &poor oversight. Contractors r being chased, but what of the civil servants who conspired to commit these crimes? If there are no legal consequences, the impunity will continue!! Kudos to PT & @UdemeNG .

Udeme.africa

@UdemeNG

6 years

How Nigerian agency mismanaged N1․3 billion on ghost contracts, poorly executed projects, others – Audit Report

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@olaokun_s

6 years

@DoubleEph @DrJoeAbah @muyiwag Dont get your logic. Nigerians travel more than others - that we can't even spend that money with a Ngrn company & given the status of Ngr, I believe it's a disgrace. It says a lot abt us if we can't operate a carrier. If it's privately run it has a great chance of success.

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@olaokun_s

5 years

Can Bank IT people pls answer this? At an ATM I put in my card & go thru all the steps (incl typing in a lower amount bcos 20k is too much). Then it tells me: ‘TEMPORARILY UNABLE TO DISPENSE’. WHY does this info come last? Can’t an ATM display 'OUT OF CASH' when it's run out?

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@olaokun_s

4 years

Faceshields (A thread) As usual the answer to such a question is not straightforward. For those who do not want to read on, the summary is that a good faceshield does confer significant protection. However there are caveats and nuances so let's look at what is known. /1

Tolu Ogunlesi, MON

@toluogunlesi

4 years

If you wear a face shield make sure there’s a MASK underneath. A face shield alone is USELESS in protecting you from Covid-19.

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@olaokun_s

6 years

I still don’t know what happened today, but I believe that: - There is a plot afoot & it goes beyond INEC. - More will be revealed, but we will never be told the truth. - There'll be funny business during the week. - We have to change how we run elections -The cabal still rules.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

@aproko_doctor @chineduomar Good advice. Another important question to ask is: What's my diagnosis doc? I'm surprised how often people are not told and how often they don't ask.

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@olaokun_s

4 years

Covid19 has forced me out of 'Twittirement' on Int'l Day of the Health Worker. Honored to v bn appointed Chair, Board of the Health Workers Fund (Sterling One Found'n) to raise $$$ to support our Heroes on the Covid Frontline. #Giving #Theirlivesmatter

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@olaokun_s

6 years

I thought I was done with this whole children business . . . until last night this happened!

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@olaokun_s

4 years

Well well. This is why it's always good to hear both sides of a story and not to double down when you realise the 'offence' you were outraged about was not as you thought. A clear and exculpatory chronology.

Adeola

@_Aadeolaa

4 years

The First Lady of Kaduna State, Ms. Hadiza Isma El-Rufai, demands apology and retraction from Social media activists under the name North Normal Group @NorthNormalNG regarding certain defamatory statements posted on Twitter and other Social media platforms.

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6 years

A worrying twisting of legal principles to support authoritarianism. In a democracy, peaceful protest is a right therefore protesters do NOT reasonably expect harm. Having labelled her actions as a 'public nuisance' the Latin is a fancy way of saying 'she got what she deserved.

Dr Joe Abah, OON

@DrJoeAbah

6 years

This is a chilling comment, Ma. Frightening in its partisan blinkered-ness.

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@olaokun_s

6 years

So, a restauranteur looking for guard dogs (he says) wants to buy all my 4 puppies. But I told him there are people on twitter whom I trust to care for them. So if you are a dog lover with 40k to spare, for a Llasa apso puppy - pls contact me on olaokun @gmail .com

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@olaokun_s

5 years

@TunjiLardner @Thegrey8 Well said. Anyone who disputes this, please go check any rich list of Nigeria. ALL, I repeat ALL have questionable provenance of their wealth. Former military men, governors, politicians, bankers, bagmen, cronies, drug smugglers etc. We have few role wealthy models. In Nigeria

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@olaokun_s

6 years

Explored my fridge today, (as you do on cancelled-election day) & found a year-old promo bottle of Kunu, from a book launch. (see label) The bottle showed signs of fermentation! 😛 So I made a cocktail with some Zobo I found! The book is great too! @hadizel 😄😄 @lolashoneyin

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@olaokun_s

3 years

I got caught in a jam today and I have to acknowledge the skill of some trailer drivers. When they crash, they have the presence of mind and dexterity to position their landing for maximum blockade. Even an okada could not pass this one!

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@olaokun_s

6 years

The importance of punctuation... @ChidiOdinkalu is NOT making a power-grab! Do read it

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@olaokun_s

6 years

Ok folks, time to do something. Let's test the power of this internet thingy. First: we need to know the identity of the company or individual who owned that tanker. Can we rt, reach out and nail that as a starter? #findtheculprit @TunjiLardner @DrJoeAbah @julietkego @segalink

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@olaokun_s

4 years

Broadband Internet - Coming to a village near you! (A Space Thread) Thanks to the conspiranuts, we've been focusing on 5G and the plan for the Clintons and Soros to take over the world. We almost missed someone actually doing it - though in a good way. /1

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@olaokun_s

6 years

Awww! This deserves a lot of RTs. Heartwarming! (Damn. Someone's chopping onions again!)

Mercy Ships

@MercyShips

6 years

The pain of living with bowed legs seeped into every aspect of Julienne's young life. Walking was difficult. Running was impossible. Simply standing for too long was tiring. Her family prayed for surgery, but it seemed impossible…until they heard about #MercyShips .

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@olaokun_s

5 years

Observers were so often left dumbfounded by the skill of Tiger in his heyday. This time the disbelief is at what he has achieved just by coming back from so long in the wilderness. He's silenced the doubters and given a lesson to the youngsters who took over in his absence. #GOAT

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

When they finish studying the American cockroach, they should come and study the Nigerian version. They are almost immortal. I 'killed' one with my shoe the other day, went to get smth to put it in - when I got back it was gone! 🥴

Seeker by The Verge

@Seeker

5 years

Here's why American cockroaches are so hard to kill.

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@olaokun_s

5 years

How can we expect foreigners to care about Nigerians if we do not appear to care ourselves? 🤷‍♂️

Chidi Odinkalu, CGoF

@ChidiOdinkalu

5 years

At least 22,000 #Nigerians have bn reported missing or disappeared in #BokoHaram -related attacks, the highest no of missing persons recorded in any humanitarian situation globally, says @ICRC . Nearly 60% of this were kids at the time they went missing

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

Privileged to meet the charming Samia Nkrumah who I’ll be discussing Pan Africanism with shortly.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

Weird. My ISP was slow & I got a better result buying a few GB on mtn and using my phone as a hotspot. But as my data balance shrunk, at abt the 75mb mark, browsing got really slow. Techies pls explain- are the last few MB at the bottom of the bundle all the rotten ones? 🤷‍♂️

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

😂😂 "Is this a test? Ah, my testicles!" Great video. For many guys this would be a green light. Stop - think again.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

@HistoryVille @africaupdates Correction. This is WS on the film set of Kongi's Harvest.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

@Google_12point7 @KadariaAhmed Wow! This is actually a major victory. How he committed the crime shows that impunity had built upon impunity. No one is above the law and all humans have rights. (I hope we will be able to keep an eye on what happens going forward now he is in the hands of the police.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

Not happy about yesterday's match but I thought the criticisms hurled at Victor Moses were a bit unfair. Sometimes they target you and there's nothing you can do. #CRONGA

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

Well done peeps. The gap is rising. It's gone from 4,967, (after dipping to 3k) to 6,513. 1) Go to 2) VOTE FOR FELA 3) Keep your browser window open 4) Refresh and VOTE DAILY Tina's fans are trying but... 😝 @Femiakuti @YeniAKuti

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

@toluogunlesi Tolu, if you go to the Abeokuta Golf Club, you will be able to see a great view of the railway cutting across the countryside for miles. (Pic: view from clubhouse - before work started on railway)

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

I do apologise and withdraw my comment. I read the published report apparently based upon an eyewitness account and was misled. I'm very happy to be corrected and commend you for your efforts.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

7 years

'Religion is so important in peoples lives it becomes an effective tool in manipulating them'. Dr U Bugaje #Kabafest17

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

@daily_trust As people worry about 'revolution', I am worrying about vocabulary. A national newspaper should know the difference between 'match' and 'march'.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

Maybe we plan to do what we did with mobile phones. Poor landline infrastructure led to a technology leapfrog to cellphones. Are we waiting for flying cars so we don't have to fix our roads?

NowThis Impact

@nowthisimpact

6 years

Flying taxis could be a reality sooner than you think

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

😆😆😆👍🏽 Good boy. He'll grow up to own a car.

NPHCDA

@NphcdaNG

6 years

Look who came for vaccination on a “horse” 😀

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

Thanks everyone for showing so much love for @lolashoneyin yesterday. Was a lovely day. She's exposed my guilty secret, (I'm a part-time rockstar - in my study). For my revenge... pls note LS's creative arrangement of the age on the cake below! (is it a '3' that's missing? 😉😉

Lọlá Shónẹ́yìn

@lolashoneyin

4 years

Love, laughter, an online How-well-do-you-know-Mum? quiz, a special birthday number from our own KWAM2, thoughtful presents, vanilla+passionfruit cake. 🥳 It's been a lovely day. Thank you all for the birthday wishes, the love, and the smiles you've brought to my face today. 😁

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

Here, the story would be: dangerous overtaking causes accident and a car ends up perched on the fence. Traffic gridlock ensues and helicopter arrives to evacuate critically delayed business mogul who needs to get home for dinner.

Dr Ola Brown

@NaijaFlyingDr

5 years

You guys have got to watch this video. Watch this air ambulance pilot land on a fence!! Norway has one of the best air ambulance systems in the world. We know that. But this video is beyond epic 🤗🤗

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

One of my 'achievements' during Xmas was losing my GOT virginity. I am now up to date.👏👏 My favourite TV show, however, is #MAGAsaga . (A very big wall to keep out the 'enemy' also features). Anyway, now I'm immune from spoilers & I get GOT jokes. Winter is coming Donald! 🤷‍♂️

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

A friend had some non-specific symptoms visited a Dr. No diagnosis given but was told "we need to flush your system, we'll give you drip." N7500 Scam! There's NO medical treatment called 'flush the system!' A drip is not a drug & is rarely needed if u can walk, eat & drink.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

Progress report for those interested in the procreational activities in the Soyinka household. -Puppies eat & s**t all day, putting on serious weight -Eyes now opening. NB: The list of applicants for ownership is now closed. (Sorry we'll ask for more next time!) @lolashoneyin

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

Great! Also, a shoutout to all those herbalists claiming the potion they've been hawking for years for staphylococcus is so strong that it also kills Coronavirus. Don't sit in your backyard doing interviews for social media saying gov't is ignoring you. This is how it's done.

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@OvieAli

4 years

The Associate Professor from Bayero University Kano who's currently working on anti-cancer agents in Plants. Mansurah Abdulazeez won a N31 milliom grant from TETFUND, after her research in Thailand on a Nigerian plant that holds potentials against cancer. She's a rare gem.

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

@lolashoneyin Congrats accepted. This pic of Lola has filled my TL this Monday morning. 🤩🤩 I guess it's going to be a good week!

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

So many things we never get taught at school: How to be a parent How to manage money How to be a good citizen How to manage time So instead we follow the examples of our elders - who are often not our 'betters' in these matters.

Big Think

@bigthink

6 years

The lesson you never got taught in school: How to learn!

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

Wow! It's Saturday!) (Does anybody have any tips on how to make weekends seem like weekends again?).

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

9 years

How to treat case of 'I missed #AkeFest15 ' 1) Watch on YouTube 2) Bookmark . 3) Follow @akefestival 4) BE THERE 2016

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

President Macron being interviewed. “European leaders are not here to lecture African leaders. You have to build your future here in Africa.”

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

6 years

I've discovered what I think is called a 'life hack'. Shirt collar was insisting on curling up (lost stiffener). So I cut up one of the many plastic cards I have lying around. 👇 I've also used such cards to create guitar picks. I'm sure there are other uses - suggestions please!

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

Nigeria has a human resources for health crisis and the solution will be complex to implement and requires competent thinkers. The sight of a key minister making such an elementary factual error with full confidence scares me. His colleagues should correct him ASAP.

Laz Ude Eze

@donlaz4u

5 years

It's a shame that Dr. Ngige whose wife is the Director of Public Health in @Fmohnigeria demonstrates such ignorance and insensitivity on a key challenge of inadequate human resources for the #health sector. @talkhealth9ja

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

My week is complete. Finally made it to Kabafest. #kabafest19

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

5 years

@zed_skillz @Akin94698677 @ChifeDr Take it as implied, when someone hopes for advanced machines, they don't want the technology in isolation but hope that we'll take the intermediate developmental steps (as you listed) that will get us there. Our journey will be smoother with civility in our discussions too!

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Olaokun Soyinka

@olaokun_s

4 years

@lolashoneyin @Jaydon225 Wow, that brings back memories. I should have read them more carefully before toasting you. (Or was it you that toasted me?) 😄😄

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