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There was a woman who sold rice and stew outside my office building on Broad Street. Every day for 4 years. Big pot. Blue plastic chairs. She knew everyone's order before they reached her table. Her name was Mama Chidi. Mine was the last plate before she packed up. 1:45pm. Every day without fail she'd see me coming and start dishing before I even sat down. Extra meat. Never charged me for it. I asked her once why. She said I looked like someone who skipped breakfast. She was right every time. 2019 she stopped showing up. No warning. Just gone. I asked around. Nobody knew anything. I switched to a restaurant down the road. More expensive. Smaller portions. Spent 4 years just quietly missing a plate of rice I never properly appreciated. Last month my colleague forwarded a Twitter post into our work group. A young guy. Maybe 25. Saying his mother used to sell food on Broad Street before she had a stroke in 2019 that took her left side. That she was recovering but kept asking about her regulars. That she cried one day saying she never got to say goodbye to any of them. I DM'd him immediately. He called me 10 minutes later. She was sitting right next to him. I heard her voice through the phone. Slower than I remembered. But she laughed when he told her who it was. She said she always saved my plate last because quiet people need someone looking out for them. I visited her in Mushin on Saturday. She can't stand long anymore. But she sat up straight in that chair and watched me eat everything she'd made. Didn't let me leave without packing food for the road. Some people just decide to take care of you. Before you even know you need it.

20 years from now, there will be a surge of aging women, alone and unhappy, led down by the illusion they once embraced as empowerment. It's on the way, and it will be massive.

Better follow Tinubu go leave for him house when he leaves government sha. Go and ask Buharists what they are facing now?

@FabrizioRomano They are about to surrender the league lead to Madrid. This guy is very crucial to how they play. He starts the press that destabilises the opponents from playing. Without him, Barcelona is just a sitting duck waiting for their highline to be exploited by a single precise pass.

🚨 OFFICIAL: Raphinha will be out for minimum 4 weeks up to 5 weeks with muscle injury, Barça staff confirms. ❌ Atlético Madrid (La Liga) ❌ Atletico Madrid (UCL) ❌ Espanyol (La Liga) ❌ Atlético Madrid (UCL) ❌ Celta Vigo (La Liga) ❌ Getafe (La Liga) ❌ Potential UCL semi finals ❌ Osasuna (La Liga) ❓ Potential UCL semi finals

@jeffphilips1 Your end will be very bad. And dead Buhari and Tinubu will not be there to help you.

I asked my Ghanaian colleague how's the fuel situation over there and her response was an excruciating one. Yet, they're not disgracing their generation on the internet. In fact, all her rants were just about Trump. There's nothing like fuel or electricity subsidy in Ghana for many years and nobody is doing all this ekun egbere daily on social media. Before you come talk your usual nonsense here, they equally produce crude oil and their minimum wage is nothing better than yours.

They overhired actually, they overestimated their potential and didn't prepare for the steep competition from Opay and Moniepoint. I see Glovo and Chowdeck towing this phase soon because their unit cost has gone up considerably.

Being broke and not expecting money anywhere is one of the darkest place a man can be😔

If Lee Kuan Yew was greedy and shortsighted like your niggas in Nigeria you won’t be enjoying a sunny Thursday in Singapore.

Slave to the father, Slave to the son. Seyi is 7 years younger than you, and he has two children (Noella and Tobias) - both under 10. By the time Tobias is in his 30s - you will be a white bearded slave, Onanugaing for him. What you have chosen to live, is not life.

He said Nigerian leadership was filled with people who only seek personal gain. Said we were “a different people playing to a different set of rules.” Said our tribal loyalty was greater than our national loyalty, and we’re a society without meritocracy This was 1966, by the way. You could still say the same thing in 2026.

Watch how Mother Cat fought a snake

Those who ride on the back of a Tiger will soonest end up in its belly. x.com/Pamilerin/stat…

The Chief of Staff to the President named a project executed by the Federal Government after himself. During the commissioning, he even made it look like it was a personally funded project. The same project, which was built for poor students, has now been handed over to a private firm to manage. None of the students can afford it, as the firm is charging millions of naira per year in rent. Nigeria is not a real place.

Divorce rates are high in this generation for one simple reason. People don't understand what marriage actually is. Social media made everyone believe there's always someone better out there, a richer man, a prettier woman, a more exciting life, but comparison kills loyalty. People want weddings, not marriages. They'll spend months planning a ceremony and zero time learning how to communicate when things get hard. Nobody knows how to argue anymore. They yell, they shut down, they run instead of learning how to fight for each other. Money pressure exposes weak foundations. Instead of building together, couples turn on each other, men stop leading, women stop respecting their men, temptation is everywhere. Now everyone uses therapy words to escape accountability. Everything is toxic, everything is trauma. Nothing is ever their fault. There's no community pressure to stay married anymore. No elders saying work it out. Just friends saying leave. You deserve better. Kids became optional, sacrifice became outdated and vows became suggestions. Marriage used to mean I'll suffer with you. Now it means I'll stay as long as I'm happy. And that's why divorce is high. Because people don't know how to suffer together. They only know how to quit when excitement is no longer there. We are in the trenches!!

Its crazy that with all that goals Salah has been scoring, it's only 255 for Liverpool. How the hell did Messi and Ronaldo scored over 400 for Real Madrid and Barcelona?

🔴 BREAKING NEWS 🇳🇪 Niger Presido Abdourahamane Tchiani has announced a 50% reduction in cement prices to make housing more affordable for citizens in Niger. Previously, a bag of cement sold for 6,000 CFA, but the government has now fixed the price at 2,750 CFA. In addition, the government has banned cement exports and begun constructing new factories to boost local production and strengthen its position in the cement industry. According to the president: “Make life easier for the people.” #powerfulafrica

I hate to say this, but young men are going to have to make a very important decision in the near future. Many millennials and Gen Z women openly frame relationships and marriage as burdens or bondage. At the same time, statistics show nearly 50% of marriages end in divorce & women initiate 70% of them and men make up around 70–85% of child support payers. So as a man today, you have to realistically consider the risk. You’re living in a time where the cost of living is the highest it’s ever been, Housing is increasingly unaffordable, job security is declining & AI is expected to replace or disrupt millions of jobs. And in that same environment, you’re being asked to enter a legal contract where most men will get divorced, pay child support or alimony, lose time with their children & be forced to rebuild financially. So the question becomes very practical, not emotional, Can you afford that kind of financial setback in this economy? Is it worth the risk? Because for most men, it’s not just about heartbreak anymore. It’s about long term financial survival.

The family wanted to pay ransom for their kidnapped family member. On their way, close to the agreed meeting point, the family met a police checkpoint. Officers on duty asked where they were heading to and they told the officers they wanted to pay ransom for their kidnapped family member. Officers showed empathy and encouraged them to be careful when they get to the location. On getting to the agreed location, after the payment of ransom and all other transactions, kidnappers told family members that on their way back, they will see a police checkpoint (the same checkpoint they saw on their way going) that the officers will ask them how much they pay for the ransom, kidnappers told family members to lie to the police at the checkpoint that they should not mention the amount they pay. It was on talked about on "Let's Talk Show It" on Fresh FM yesterday. Welcome to Nigeria. 😊

@theMadridZone When will this club ever stop this shamelessness. This is going to be a long international break.

🚨 BREAKING: Former Real Madrid nutritionist Itziar Gonzalez says on IG that Real Madrid have been asking the "free version of ChatGPT" what supplements they should give the players, and that's what they give them.

Are they CNG-powered?