DESERT KING.

Tunde Onakoya’s Chess in Slums initiative gets a lot of attention, but I’m not fully convinced about its long-term, measurable impact. Meanwhile, someone like Alex Onyia is building structured academic pathways through math Olympiad programs in the East, which directly develop skills that can translate into educational and career opportunities. The system built by Alex Onyia helped bring attention to issues raised around JAMB results and pushed the scrutiny of reported inconsistencies against the South East. He is part of the reason why the South East is No. 1 in education today. To me, real impact isn't about optics or social media moments. it is about creating systems that consistently move people forward, especially in education and capacity building. That’s the kind of model I find more compelling. If an initiative can’t point to sustained educational or economic outcomes, then it risks being more symbolic than substantive. What has Tunde Onakoya’s Chess in the slum initiative actually done for education in the southwest? Nothing.

Bello Elrufa’i, a coward as I have always said, failed to renew his APC ticket. However, we discovered his name on the delegates’ papers of ADC. Unlike his father, he lacks the courage to follow in his footsteps or announce his move to ADC instead of engaging in anti-party activities. Please give Kaduna North to Abdul’aziz Kaka, not this arrogant and imposed boy.

Ready for tonight? Cause I am. 👍🏾

New York City spent $81,705 spent per homeless person last year. Meanwhile, the household median income was at $81,228, per Newsweek.

Victor Glover (pilot of Artemis II) was already a spacecraft pilot for SpaceX Crew-1. He is a naval captain who has had his naval aviator wings for 25 years. He has three (3) masters degrees, including in flight test engineering and systems engineering. He's been a test pilot since 2007. He has thousands of flight hours.

Our signal to the United States and countries in the Middle East about the Strait of Hormuz was that we were open to discussing it. As of today, I don't see any country lifting the blockade on its own, only joint steps can bring results. Ukraine has experience with launching the Grain Corridor in the Black Sea despite Russia’s attempts to block the flow of food and other goods. The situation now is similar, but it is about energy. Our suggestion – based on our experience – was as follows. The war and the negotiations on reopening the Hormuz Strait can go in parallel. It’s worth trying to find a diplomatic solution, and this could be beneficial for both sides in the war. An alternative step would be to control the Strait unilaterally, as Ukraine did with the Grain Corridor. Achieving this would require interceptors, military convoys to escort the vessels, a large integrated electronic warfare network, and other tools. We stand ready to help with this. But for now, we are not yet involved. So far, no one has made such a request. We are simply sharing our knowledge. If one day our partners want to make use of it, we would be ready. From an interview with NewsNation.

📍🇺🇦 Ukrainian at Odessa nightclub