Original Paul 🤑

@mrhighfoster All of these has nothing to do with him disgracing himself internationally, he's a disgrace to Nigerians

He is 31 years old At nine months old, a failed measles injection by a local nurse caused avascular necrosis, leading to lifelong hip pain and leg weakness until his hip replacement surgery Four of his siblings died in childhood (likely related to sickle cell trait in the family), making his survival a "statistical miracle" At age 10, he dropped out of school due to poverty but returned after his mother worked as a cleaner for six years to pay his fees He learned chess as a kid at a local barber's shop in a Lagos slum while playing video games with friends Barely spoke English when he started secondary school (mostly Yoruba at home) but quickly picked it up from classmates His mother was a petty trader (thrift clothes seller), and his father sold spare parts. They met in a Lagos market Chess helped him develop a strong photographic memory, which he used to cram for exams and survive without parental allowances He became Nigeria's No 13 ranked chess player and earned the National Master title at age 20 He won gold medals representing Yaba College of Technology in the Nigeria Polytechnic Games and the RCCG Chess Championship He also won the National Friends of Chess Tournament and the Chevron Chess Open He got a diploma in computer science and used chess winnings to support himself through school Founded Chess in Slums Africa in September 2018 as a volunteer-driven nonprofit after visiting slums like Majidun The organization has reached thousands of underprivileged kids, including producing a 10-year-old champion with cerebral palsy Tunde Onakoya broke the Guinness World Record for the longest chess marathon (over 60 hours) in Times Square, New York, in 2024 Featured in CNN African Voices for his work Tunde has a younger brother (two years apart) He credits chess with saving him from slum poverty and giving him an "intellectual identity" He once simultaneously won 10 chess games at the DLD Conference in Germany First African to win the Lideramos Youth Award for Social Impact in Spain. Won the Corporate Chess Championship in Malawi with a perfect 7/7 score Tunde dreams of building the world's biggest chess institute in Nigeria . . . . Tunde Onakoya has brought attention to Africa through Chess. He started teaching chess at a younger age to children. I'm talking of around 2013/2014 when he was meeting at parks around Lagos State, just to teach kids in the open (mostly after work hours) . . Today, I am more interested in telling you more about him, and how he has also risen from a place of deep poverty and struggles. He has done soooo much for people and it's only expected that these past impacts would show on him as well You might have your reservations about him, but you cannot downplay how he used the game of chess to bring great changes to children's lives. . . A lot of children now have access to education, purpose and meaning, thanks to Chess. You are also part of his story. Tunde didn't do all these alone. Your support, your accolades, your retweet, your reposts, everything So look at the bigger picture. Think of the kids whose lives have changed from taking alcohols and drugs on the streets of slums, to having regulated mental health and more purpose driven lives, due to Chess and the opportunity it brought. . . . . Tunde can't certainly please everyone, and yes, there might be actions that many people would attribute to him being human. But if children would smile again, because he created an opportunity for them to have their smiles again.... Then it's one of the best legacies anyone can ever have. And you also can create your own legacy to which nations would applaud, recognise and help preserve 🫂 The sky is big enough for you, I and Tunde to shine and shine bountifully well ❤️ . . . ✍️ Vincent the Therapist

@MostlyPeaceful He's not a Nigerian, pls you guys should take note

@provii8 Guy you ugly o

As I reach Benin Republic 🇧🇯, na once birthday boy go lodge😂🔥

@chaotichermes Very stupid person, he Putting us to shame

They’ve set the bar so low for Africans that it’s now an accomplishment to get on a plane, fly to a different country, go to a famous location, and play chess against yourself? What is supposed to be celebrated here exactly?

@Chii_dollars Yet people defend her 😭🤣😭

This louvre situation reminds me of that lady that went to speak in front of a empty room at a UN event. Lmfaoooo

@shxkxbabu But he lied na

for everyone who love and appreciate the work he’s has done for the society and the kids he has taken out of poverty, let’s rate this ‘not helpful’ 🙏🏽

@itzbasito " these kidnappers are already I'm southwest and the government is not doing anything" so na only when they reach SW. You remember say government no dey do anything abi

The kidnapping along Ibadan-Ijebu road is so scary man, these kidnappers are already in South West and the Government isn’t doing anything about it. There are usually many police checkpoints on that road yet the policemen couldn’t do shlt, only thing they know is to stop harass passengers. We are in trouble!

@Flohairs That's actually fine , marrying your tribes men is actually fine

As a Yoruba Christian, I would rather marry a Yoruba Muslim than an Igbo Christian.

@OYANG_1 @CryptoDefiLord He has never pull that views not even when he set a record

@CryptoDefiLord The main thing here is that he has the value to pull that again and again.💯

That is how 24m views just wasted like that 😭😭😭. The post won’t make any money from ads revenue sharing.

@Eva_Sommie Oh sorry that's my brother's wife , still unacceptable to me unless all the family is aware at least few family members

@ZPaulee Sister in law

A lady said, her husband was impotent and to continue his linage, she secretly slept with his brother and gave birth to 2 sons for her husband. Is her actions right or wrong?

@Ayoelesho She was not greedy she didn't know twitter rules, that's it

Also the first Nigerian who also didn’t get paid a dime for 700M views (which would have been life-changing money) because she greedily took a gig that violated X’s policies.

@kingsuleiman27 I remember at very young age I use to bath my younger sister, when it's time for her to wash herself she'll squats and I will just pour her water to wash by herself, privacy is always needed

My daughter will run to me and say, “Daddy, I want to peepee” I’ll say, “Okay, let’s go” But the moment she enters the bathroom, she will lock the door and say, “Daddy, wait outside” Yet she still wants me to come inside and wash her afterward 😂

@real_lord_miles His caption was disgracing but get the fuck off you racist, you should have call him out without been racist

The retarded black man outside the public museum wearing the car tires outfit is crashing out that I ratio’d him and I did blackface. Lmao

@Ol0ye But he say he's the first Nigerian to play at a museum in Paris that's the problem

Tunde did not tell anyone that he's the best chess player. Tunde said I love chess and I want to use it as a leverage to educate kids and show them that there's a better future despite their current situation. "You can do great things from a small place."

@DrDanny2030 Wait you can't earn on a post that has community note?

They've added community notes on his posts, which means he wouldn't be earning from this post. The post has been seen as false and deceiving. This post would have easily given him $4000 So sad💔

@5starbarber_1 Yes don't allow that guy take your shine

Good morning biggest Mayor🙏. The apartment is actually mine sir, the guy you quoted is my guy that posted just to celebrate me sir 🫶❤️

@trigottista No, " hey bro come and play with me" that's how he was calling them 🤣🤣🤣

Oga please sit and act like you are playing chess with him 😂

@Tunde_OD Community note don show 😭😭🤣🤣, Tunde you're a disgrace to Nigerians I pour you spit

First Nigerian to play chess at the Louvre 🇫🇷-The world’s most prestigious museum.

@Timmysofine No ma he was not invited, there was no chess competition going on there , the people he played with on the streets are just learners they didn't know they were going to play, he probably call them Hey come play with me , that's not an an achievement pls 😭

Playing chess at the louvre is not an achievement right? Go and play it tomorrow 🫶🏾