public speaker, voice actor, broadcaster, accessibility advocate, comms strategist, writer. Utilising the power of minds & words to actualise my financial goal
Once again thanks for this
@asemota
I’ve been on accessibility for blind and low vision users for as long as I can remember. I can remember how pained I was when I couldn’t use the
@PiggyBankNG
app independently on my IOS. Sent mail and tweeted here but with each update
This has been my most emotional
@calendly
call. More on this shortly. We need to do a whole lot better when it comes to accessibility in African tech products.
We will resume our Twitter Spaces on Products this weekend.
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@kenju254
@EditiEffiong
@TheCharlesIsidi
If you haven’t noticed, men people attempt to cheat you more when you’re with a babe because they feel you won’t pay attention or check the receipt or beat the price down because you’re trying to impress the babe. You better open your sense and think.
If you haven’t noticed, men people attempt to cheat you more when you’re with a babe because they feel you won’t pay attention or check the receipt or beat the price down because you’re trying to impress the babe. You better open your sense and think.
@lollypeezle
His problem is her priorities actually & his worries are valid.
Could it had been communicated better? Yes!
Her sharing on SM validates her dad’s fears I’m afraid.
@directordiji
The interviewer asked me “what makes you stand out from others?” I said “in addition to all the other awesome qualities I’ve clearly articulated during the course of this interview, the most crucial is that I’m Trust Shawn Inonse. No one can be Trust Shawn Inonse.”
Mo-Mo
@Morris_Monye
how come there's no online campaign for Dumebi since he won the ADC primaries? At least for a wider reach. What's up with the guy?
I know you talk say make nobody ask you again but what does it profit a man if e no look for trouble? 😂😂😂
@OfficialFPL
Okay this must be a joke. Someone captained Nelson? I’ll be shocked for someone to even have him in his team. But captaining him? Okay that’s another level of wizardry
I just randomly remembered this babe I met on clubhouse back then we just vibed & loved how we connected with each other on different level. We texted all day, FaceTimed, and all of those till I told her I was blind. 🤣🤣
Suddenly she started becoming busy & didn’t have time. 🤣
In nigeria most blind folks have to give their ATM pin out to random people just because the machines are not optimised to accommodate blind people. It’s quite sad.
Financial dealings should be sensitive and for people who are blind it should be more sensitive.
I live in a world where if I’m not careful I can be easily swindled but financial institutions in Nigeria won’t help. What are the options when you can’t operate your banking
Many guys will drop out for their sisters. You wouldn't want your sister married off to any random rich guy or made to do hard undignified labour. It is safer for the family that she remains in school.
The men will go and hustle to reduce the family burden and provide for their
I remember in the days of 2go when my friend stole my babe because I needed someone to help me reply and send messages lol. Imagine that being the case with my money? Now it’s even important to note that a lot of blind people have no one around them because they’ve
Do y’all remember this video from the PVC collection exercise at TBS that trended in 2022? Quick story. As the editorial team lead for Lagos Talks 91.3 I remember briefing my team
@missfabulousoap
and
@Rhoda_Inaju
about possible eventualities when we go out.
Journey of our lives by
@Johnnydrille
&
@adekunleGOLD
is that collaboration we never knew we needed
WTF!!! The synergy is one of the cleanest I’ve heard in a while. Adekunle outdid himself on that. Matched Johnny’s vocals who would have thought? Super smooth
They did a madness
Peter Obi and Kingsley Moghalu seem to be adopting similar tactics; “speak to the issues”but Obi is making noise online while Moghalu is probably choosing to work more offline. Watching it all play out. 👀
“It’s a failure, if they miss top 4!” 🤦♂️
✅ “They have played less games than anyone in the top 7. They spent money.”
Darren Ambrose says
#AFC
fans shouldn’t accept a 5th place finish, this season. ❌
@BeccaStilley
@gaialect
Constantly ask her if you could help? At times we’re not brought up asking for help so we tend to do it on our own not like we don’t need the help. You asking just would help realise this and would show you truly think about her and her challenges.
Been ostracised by their family because they’re blind. So they are totally locked out of the banking system.
I remember putting together multiple 360 accessibility plan proposals for 1 of the biggest banks in Nigeria but of course it didn’t see the light of day.
@chude__
If you’re disabled I guess this won’t come as shock to you when you leave Nigeria. Because people here especially in Lagos (in my experiences) are kind to us for no reason. Lol
Often times disabled people have miss taken it for being flirtatious lol
Being an OG I know better now
Hello
@PiggyBankNG
your iOS app is terrible for blind and low vision users. I sent you people a mail about it and voila! New update makes it worse.
It’s actually fine if blind people aren’t part of your target audience just say so so we move to the next best thing.
@Dee_Real_Drizzy
All smart phones come with a preinstalled screen reader that reads all items on the screen
For typing? I know where all keys are on the keyboard so I can navigate the keyboard
So kendrick now knows I’m blind. Anytime I’m coming and he knows he just excuses me and if I call him he either barks when he’s close to me or touches me with his body. Before he will just stand in front of me. 🤣🤣
Love him a lot. Lol
Solomon Buchi is an example why you should always stick to what you believe in. Don’t pander just for clout. You never go wrong staying true to yourself.
@instablog9ja
Speaking without context I think her dad could have handled this better but she sharing it on SM proves all her dad was saying right
Unfortunately her parents don’t see her to be responsible & worthy of such requests & are frustrated about her crave for materials
@ItsMisola
@MrOdanz
A friend in Canada was telling me how Indians form their communities and move in harmony but Nigerians be forming who go talk first. Them Dey do us Walahi
I don’t see how people don’t get this tweet. The only up side for Tinubu in the context of this tweet is that at times you don’t need to be popular. You just need to have influence on people who are popular where you aren’t popular and I think Tinubu has this.
When proper campaign begins, a lot of Nigerian outside the big cities and the SW will be asking "who is Tinubu?" This will be the first time they'd be hearing such a name "Tinubu" in a Presidential. That'd be a big hurdle to overcome for Tinubu's campaign organization
@BeccaStilley
@gaialect
And even if your help isn’t needed show constant care about the project she’s on, about her journey, about everything. A simple how is this going? Where are you with this? What’s left to be completed, are you still running with this plan? Etc. Be genuine and you’d be fine.
@MrOdanz
Great POV laced with a tiny agenda 😉
But it’s rather easy to believe when there wasn’t a response to the statement by the army. Now sanwoolu could have been the easy scapegoat but he didn’t cover himself in glory when he took sides with the authorities by gaslighting people.
I think I’ve listened to all interviews possible of.
@ChukwukaMonye
and
@MoghaluKingsley
ahead of the
@ADCNig
primaries. I wish to be at Abeokuta live covering the event. Fingers crossed.
As my mentor
@asemota
told me “the audience perception is reality”
So I have to change everyone’s perspective about people with disability. Make una no worry evidence plenty 😂😊
@chude__
Yeah! Often times people say “Omo that babe like you o” and I laugh. I simply say: what passes as like for you doesn’t pass as like for me. 🤣
At times they don’t understand lol
Had some of my blind friends lose out on friendship because they misread the signs
Premium ghosting
@Baaboosa1
@VictorlawalO
How do y’all intentionally misconstrue someone’s statement just for pandering? It’s sickening. You know what the tweet is referring to but of course…
@biolakazeem
Boss how many families have land to sell? Signing an artist isn’t altruistic it’s a business.
More like employing an employee. It’s like saying employers shouldn’t be called out because they will stop employing people.
@EtuboLion
I think some are quite deep and properly thought out. And this is me who is an annoying lyrics critique. The guy dey try abeg very few compare to him in the nation and even continent.
Even his subject range? The guy is good.
This is it. My wife over anything and anyone. The work is to identify who would do same for me. Once the energy isn’t matched there lies the problem. For my wife? There’s Absolutely nothing I won’t do for her. Only in extreme situations
One thing I learnt from my parents marriage is that marriage is husband and wife against the rest of the world. To always back your wife/husband against extended family and even your kids. But Twitter tho. Different reality. You people talk like you're marrying your enemies 🤣
Played this vid more than five times already. And to be perfectly honest, I’ve not heard any presidential aspirant this articulated. I get chills every time. 🤣
Promised Kendrick shopping today so even if I was tired promise must be fulfilled. This is my tired face after Kendrick has chopped my money. My niece chose to scatter our photoshoot lol 😂
About two minutes and not a single syllable was wasted. If you don’t rate
@thisisAQ
in what ever context be it international or national then please don’t chat to me about rap.
@draizident
Because we were raised to see life as a competition
And in a competition what’s the joy in everyone coming first? You can only be happy you won when their are people who lost. Then you feel your hard work is rewarded.
As a boy who has been blind for over two decades of my life here are 10 tips for people who are disabled and trying to make sense of their lives
If you’re not disabled or you don’t know anyone who is disabled I’ll strongly advise you bookmark as well. It’s a thread.
#Thread
RT
I can finally tweet since Sunday. I’m here to let y’all know that
@dotti_thedeity
is the truth. Performance, vocals, audience interaction. What ever your metric is I’m sure you’d rate him highly
His village meeting was super dope
But bro you owe me for not performing Time Heals.
So, we want to do a product space on accessibility this weekend with blind young radio presenter
@proudlytsi
. We want to explore how he has been navigating the world of tech even with disability. I would be happy to have founders and product managers come to ask him questions.
Count down! Pumped for this won’t even lie. Brymo and AQ on an album? Y’all have no idea. Quick prediction. This is for the mind not your club bangers. And if at all just one or two. So if you’re one of those who don’t like to think and reflect please stay away. Slander? ⛔️⛔️
I've seen the rising animosity towards the growth of Afrobeats in America, with the complaint that "why are DJs playing so much Afrobeats?"
DJs are playing it because people love it. It moves people, creates a connection and forces you to involuntarily sway. It's a celebration
Shocked people aren’t seeing that the intent isn’t to compare religion and technology but to question your rationale for rejecting religion. If the basis for reject is that it’s western what about tech isn’t it western? Why aren’t you rejecting that as well? 😅
If you're asking me to reject the white man's religion (as you call it), you must also be prepared to reject everything the white man has to offer, including his technology. That means you can't respond to this post with any counterarguments.
I am honoured to have been named a Silver Medallion Winner in the Non-Fiction Anthology Category on Saturday at the Readers' Favourite Awards in Miami for my contribution to the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller - Business Success Secrets.
How about someone just thinking of you and choose to bake you a sumptuous cake just to appreciate your existence? Yeah one of my super listeners ensured I felt special. 😁
@biolakazeem
Rashford didn’t drop off. He has never been good. Using drop off for Rashford is a disrespect to players that have actually dropped off in their career.
@UgwunnaEjikem
@Wizarab10
Walahi this logic can only be applied from a place of privilege. If your loved one is close to death you’d almost buy sand from a mad man if he said it cures the sickness your loved one is suffering from. Desperation is crazy my bro!
@asemota
I was speaking to someone today about how I’m sure the heat in Nigeria won’t be anything close to what would be experienced in Ghana.
Because the last time I was in Ghana I almost got fried.
@asemota
Introduction is legit one of the best gifts you can get in this world.
That’s y I’m super grateful when anyone trusts me to be introduced because that’s their reputation on the line.
From then on, my first introduction to anyone who hasn’t got the privilege of seeing my picture is to tell you I’m blind so you can pick your struggle. 😂
Was i disappointed? Hell no! I’ve experienced numerous to be disappointed over that. 🤣🤣
@asemota
This is the thread.
There’s no such thing as a life better than yours.
Make your choices and live or die by them and uphold your principles on your way.
Name: Oyiga Micheal
Job: Academic Researcher and Statistical analyst. (bring jobs)🙏🏾
Vision: To empower young athletes through football, fostering resilience, teamwork, and personal growth, aligning with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals for a better world.
Mission: We
If I do a space discussing disability in lagos will you attend? The opportunities, challenges, humour, etc will you attend? 50 retweets and I’ll get to it.
@nwaoma007
The moment I notice you now factor my kindness into your monthly budget I automatically begin to say no to your requests even if I have the capacity.
After multiple nos you’d get the message.
@directordiji
Foundations of marketing: I read the first three questions nothing I say make I start from the back worse lol. This was the only time I did formation in school Omo turn front back and side everybody no know Jack. 🤣🤣
After the exam I was ready to protest if them say I pass lol.
Started thinking of the reasons behind the drop in customers.
Probably it’s because people haven’t moved on from interpersonal conversations. Can I trust machines to always go right? If no: how am I sure my problems would be resolved appropriately when it does happen?
Someone started a gas station early this year in Lome, Togo that was fully automated and without attendants. You serve yourself and pay with your cards. People were excited about it at first until the numbers dwindled. Today, I saw attendants.
The experiment didn't work.
Fantastic thread. I am considering doing an African Product Space focusing on the issue of accessibility in African tech products this weekend. Trust will be a guest host.
We need to learn to build products with those disabled in mind. I would want him to share.
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@kenju254
My guy
@GeorgeGodrey
hit me up and requested I put my face out there on
@MobilePunch
and I chose to oblige. Well guys this is what came out of it.
Read and tell me what you think.
More collaborations to come my guy
@GeorgeGodrey