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Funemployed. Follower of Jesus. Nigerian. Africanist. Music lover...and etcs that I haven't discovered yet.

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Yomi!🏌🏾‍♂️
Yomi!🏌🏾‍♂️@asquareeeeee·
This guy has done more for this country than all of you hating on him…what was his crime ? Accepting national honors and deciding not to be political…suddenly he’s part of the problems of the country even after giving hope to hundreds of hopeless kids…I hate it here man😂
Tunde Onakoya@Tunde_OD

Today makes it exactly 2 years since I set out to break a chess world record in Times Square New York. Changed my entire world, helped us build an education centre for children and gave me a life of endless imagination. Happy anniversary,I’m grateful.

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Promise@KALADIMA1972·
Even Obi Cubana and Cubana Chief Priest that are championing the City Boys movement, aren’t getting half of the heat Tunde Onakoya is getting for being invited to speak at a program that is not even a political rally. Tch
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@the_popemichael Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Anyone who wants to fight bad governance needs to be able to infiltrate the inner circle. You don't speak truth to power by excluding yourself. You speak truth to power by being in a position to be heard.
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Pablo Alakobar@the_popemichael·
"Slum to School". The slum has to exist. Why does it exist? He knows why. I have no problem with his person. I also have no reason why he should pitch on Obi's or any other candidate's side. But you can't say you're angry, and then join in dining with the source of your angst.
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@ryansbury @Yhur1stLuV @olamide_adee Is it better to complain and be passive and wait for a Messiah in Aso Rock instead of trying to help children? How do you know that Tunde isn't going to have a frank conversation with Seyi Tinubu? How do you know he's not trying to influence things privately?
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Olamide .@olamide_adee·
A chessboard cost 20eurs at Lidl by the way . Can even be printed if you have a 3D printer . You’re trying to get kids out of the slums by engaging them in playing chess (cool stuff) you genuinely have no business laying in bed with the people that put them there ! Also why tf you selling chessboard to fucking Tinubu in the first place? What’s the motive ?
Trending Explained@TrendingEx

“I didn’t give Peter Obi a chessboard because nobody paid for him. It’s just ₦1M. If you want him to have one, put your money where your mouth is.” — Tunde Onakoya to Obidients.

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David Hundeyin
David Hundeyin@DavidHundeyin·
@Lexycabana Yes, and there were Jews who collaborated with the Nazis to exterminate other Jews as well. Wherever there is a human population, there will always be traitors and collaborators. There is nothing uniquely African about that. So what the fuck is your point?
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@Gavira_03 @felixherbt GOD BLESS YOU! So many Nigerians are addicted to learned helplessness. They do nothing but complain. They feel hopeless so they hate seeing hope in others. And they assume that even people like Tunde are doing nothing if they are not complaining loud enough.
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Papa Gavi.eth@Gavira_03·
@felixherbt If nobody stands up to the govt, you people will complain If somebody does, you still complain. I mean, it's okay to ask questions or try to get VDM into these things, but to reduce everything he does to "opportunism" is bad You don't question your musicians or gossip celebs o
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Felix@felixherbt·
Remove emotions from your heart and reflect on this. Why do so many Nigerian influencers like VDM and Tunde Onakoya, aka the Chess Man, prefer a failing nation like Nigeria so their self-proclaimed goodwill can continue to speak louder for them? Instead of joining the millions of Nigerians who are calling for the government to do its basic job so that everyone can thrive, they have chosen to become celebrities in the graveyard of our collective failure. Look at VDM. The man would rather fly around building boreholes and class room and posting viral videos of grateful villagers drinking water than use that same massive platform to demand why, in 2026, millions of Nigerians still lack clean water, electricity, or basic infrastructure that any serious government should have provided decades ago. He prefers to be the hero fixing what the government deliberately abandoned. In a functional Nigeria, his saviour brand loses its shine. The same applies to Tunde Onakoya, the Chess Man. He takes vulnerable children and families, the very ones this government’s bad policies have kept poor, uneducated, and hopeless, and turns their hardship into feel-good content, Guinness records, international praise, and personal enrichment. Teaching chess is beautiful, but when you keep profiting from the poverty the system manufactured without ever calling out the system itself, you are not a solution, you are part of the business model. These influencers are not stupid. They understand the game perfectly: a broken, suffering Nigeria is the perfect stage for their philanthropy performances. This is not activism. This is opportunism wearing the mask of compassion. Nigerians, it is time we open our eyes. We must be extremely careful about the kind of people we elevate into the hall of fame and crown as national heroes. It is patriotic to demand a Nigeria that works for all of us, not just for the influencers who shine brightest when the rest of us are in darkness.
Iconuzor@icons_closet

Who do you see? Lol

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@IAm4rmani @felixherbt So in developed countries, there are no NGOs? There are no activists?
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I Am Armani@IAm4rmani·
@felixherbt What use is Tunde if there's no slum, what use is VDM if there a credible government. They go out of work if Nigeria gets better. Una leaders risk going down for war crimes, reason and espionage if they lose immunity, that's why they struggle for power.
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@felixherbt So, kids who learnt chess and got scholarships would have benefited more from Tunde Onakoya if he didn't set up Chess in Slums and just complained about Tinubu? Even if we got a perfect president, our problems won't end in 1 day. We need to do what we can in the meantime.
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@HeartsBloomHere Thank you!!! Nigeria is full of people who shout unnecessarily and I find them crass, primitive and VERY childish! Sometimes you just need time to process your emotions and find the words so you don't end up becoming a loud dimwit screaming upandan.
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Comfort O.🌸@HeartsBloomHere·
This is not what it means to be a conflict-avoidant person, however. An avoidant wouldn’t even want to address the issue at all. That people take time to process and choose a medium that’s more effective for them to communicate ≠ they’re avoiding conflict. They’re basically practicing emotional regulation as they know how. I know psyche-speak is common now and everyone is adopting it, but please, let’s be careful with our diagnoses and projections.
Roger Otis@Otis441D

Mr Eazi is not weird, he is just avoidant. People with an avoidant attachment style typically don’t want an emotional exchange right there and then. They prefer to withdraw, process things privately, and come back when they are calm. If your person is like this btw, the advantage with this is... > It gives them time to think, > They have control over their words, > And like Mr Eazi who writes, they use a structured way to express everything without interruption. She probably didnt take time to understand the man she got married to.

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Mummy of London@ImaniDH_·
I understand him cos I’m able to write my thoughts out really well but to verbalise isn’t always as precise
Pulse Nigeria@PulseNigeria247

“If you’re in the same flat as someone, it’s a bit childish to not go up and speak to them. But he finds it easier to express himself by typing. It would be nice if he could sit down with me and have it out.” Temi reveals Mr Eazi prefers sending her emails over talking "harsh" when he’s upset

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Mayowa@Mayoveli·
I’m not even the most socialist guy in the room, but I understand many Nigerians to be so captured by this exclusivist-capitalist doctrine that they think that elitist and exclusionary strain of capitalism is the natural order of things. This is a loose example but then I recently read a tweet where someone talked about free train rides in Luxembourg, and guess who was complaining about it being unsustainable, citing all kinds of polished pseudointellectual hypercapitalist reasoning? A Nigerian. Weyrey, Ki lo Kan e? 🤦🏾‍♂️ For people who come from profound poverty, we are bombarded by the most visceral and infuriating imagery of deprivation in the world, yet we remain wedded to the most exclusivist capitalist mindset. Sometimes this is a genuine mystery to me. And you can see this in everything we do. Our young creators rarely gravitate toward the best, most affordable, or most accessible products, ones that make life easier for everyone in society. Instead, we want to make the most senselessly expensive and exclusive products. The popular internet personality who makes grills wants to sell million-naira grills exclusively to the rich. The guy who makes shoes wants to slap a million-naira price tag on them. The musician-turned-fashion-designer only stocks million-naira clothing. The traditional fashion designer brags about his thousand-dollar price points, and the wannabe celebrities brag online about how they paid 1.7 million naira for an agbada that looks no better than what a roadside tailor would produce. You can draw a straight line between this ‘I-better-pass-my-neighbor’ mentality of faux exclusivity and the perpetuation of poverty in Nigerian society. In short, many of you are deeply deluded about how a true society should be structured and how it should function. It is genuinely sad to think about.
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Series ‘Baj@Engr_Series·
Love what GST is doing so far, but on the milk issue, the focus should be on educating the public to read product labels rather than calling fat-filled milk powder (FFMP) the “fake milk,” since it’s safe for consumption. I believe the actual full cream milk is available in market, if you can afford it, go for it.
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@ngee_danielle @ThatPHCBoy Which "creative messaging"? Companies have full milk versions and cheaper versions and they promote both. And they CLEARLY mention when it's filled milk. And yes, why call it "fake"? Something can be cheap and of lower quality, that doesn't make fake.
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Ngee the Nutritionist
Ngee the Nutritionist@ngee_danielle·
That's not what they did . I read every post including rebuttals they made clearly without emotions and they did none of that. If they clearly said the message for what it was stating all the facts properly no professional will have an issue with their post. Why call it fake? Or that it wasn't milk. They captilized on the emotions of the masses. Just state all the facts clearly but they didn't.
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Ngee the Nutritionist
Ngee the Nutritionist@ngee_danielle·
They misrepresented the facts. Calling. It fake milk without putting out the full picture. They wanted to trend and cause a stir they strategically omitted the part where we have different types of milk sold in the Nigerian market. Since they want to be a new reporting agency, then they should move with data. When confronted they called ended up juggling up the evidence they presented. Talking about FFMP is banned in the EU.. I'm not against taking about Nigerian nutrition and marketing gimmicks some brands use but tell the whole story. That's what good reporting is all about not a sensational affair! This is not a bridgeton show.
ThatPortharcourtBoy aka Nnukwu Nmanwu@ThatPHCBoy

because i don't understand what the uproar is about, except there's something else they said that i missed

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@Chymeodins @Kimberly_Wotas The original post suggested that all Naija milk is FFMP. But @askddietitian helpfully explained that we have full milk, filled milk and skimmed milk. Each with its own purpose, label and pricing. We should read the labels that are already there, not advocate for new labels.
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Ik.@Kimberly_Wotas·
You’re doubling down unnecessarily. Your original post was misleading. Yes, there should be tighter restrictions on labeling, also, people should be able to read labels and understand what they are buying.
gst@wearegst

Not everything is a “teach people to read labels” issue. The issue is regulation. In Europe, products that aren’t milk can’t be sold or presented as milk. Here, labeling rules are weaker, so products that look like milk are marketed as milk, leaving consumers misled.

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@Ayandaloti @wearegst @pdbraide This is a good point. But also, @wearegst showed an article showing that FFMP is exported mainly from the EU. I still think gst shouldn't broke-shame those who can't afford real milk. But I now understand why they focused on EU standards specifically.
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PDBraide@pdbraide·
I did a casual search and none of these dyes are banned in the EU. They are regulated as is here. This GST NGO or whatever it is should stick to facts Engagement for the sake of it is not achieving goals If the point is we shouldn't use them regardless then just say that
gst@wearegst

According to independent laboratory tests, Nigeria’s Fanta contains EU banned synthetic dyes (Carmoisine E122 or Allura Red E129). They were found in Fanta Strawberry, Fanta Orange variants, and other local soft drinks.

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@grok @wearegst @0xfiredropper @grok so what is the solution? To stop selling FFMP? Has @wearegst offered any specific solutions on making real milk more affordable? Even if there was a big FFMP label on milk, would that cause someone like a market woman (who can't afford real milk) to stop buying FFMP?
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Grok@grok·
FFMP (Fat-Filled Milk Powder) is a blend of skimmed milk powder and vegetable fats (like palm oil), designed as a cheap alternative to full-cream milk powder. The peer-reviewed paper you posted from Food Chemistry (2021) confirms this—it's not pure dairy milk. EU regs back it up: it can't be sold or labeled as "milk" there because it replaces milk fat with non-dairy fats. It's called "fat-filled powder" instead. Straight answer to the challenge: No, FFMP is not milk. It's a reconstituted dairy alternative for affordability in developing markets.
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@ossynoya This is the issue: @wearegst is not against selling of fake milk. It just wants the govt to add the label FAKE MILK instead of "filled milk with vegetable fat". Even though the long name, cheaper price, and ingredient list already tells you clearly that it's not real milk.
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Ossy Vincent
Ossy Vincent@ossynoya·
Most of us complain and know that a lot of the products here in Nigeria are either fake or substandard. We complain about this online always Lmao But now that gst talked about it you people suddenly “discovered” they over exaggerate the news ? Or what’s the outrage for exactly ?
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@wearegst @pdbraide I agree that we need to keep government to account. But complaining that we don't follow the rules in a different jurisdiction is weird. We should focus on doing what's best for Nigerians, not doing what the EU thinks is best for Nigerians.
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@wearegst @pdbraide "Our lives are not substandard". Yes, I agree. But are you saying that for every country that doesn't follow EU standards, their lives are substandard? American regulators are also relatively relaxed when it comes to their food industry. So are American lives substandard?
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@amaraxoge @the_popemichael Thank you!!! Honestly, who funds gst? I know things in Nigeria are bad but gst ONLY posts negative news.@ZikokoCitizen also posts news that's negative but they're more balanced and objective. I trust them. Those gst people, it's like they have an agenda.
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Amara@amaraxoge·
@the_popemichael I am worried that instead of enlightening readers, gst is vibing with sensationalism instead of journalism. A journalist myself, I detest when media houses approve this sort of content.
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Pablo Alakobar@the_popemichael·
On getting to France, it was one of my first culture shocks, the almost absence of powdered milk except you go to places like château rouge. (the level of cigarette smoking still ranks number one). When I started asking questions, I realized the companies producing milk for us in Nigeria are actually doing an impressive job. They’ve built a system that keeps products affordable and widely available despite structural constraints. In places like France, dairy is largely “natural” not just by choice, but because the system supports it. They can produce milk at scale, preserve it through strong cold-chain infrastructure, and distribute it efficiently all year round. Nigeria, our beloved country, on the other hand, faces a different reality. Local milk production is low, cold-chain infrastructure is limited, and transportation and storage systems are not optimized for perishable goods. Because of this, fresh milk is difficult to scale nationally. That’s why powdered milk has become dominant. It solves multiple problems at once: long shelf life, ease of transportation, and the ability to sell in small, affordable sachets. Now, about “filled milk” (where vegetable fat replaces some or all of the milk fat) and creamers, these are more common than full cream milk. These products are different from the typical dairy products found in Europe, but they are necessary adaptations. They reduce cost, improve stability without refrigeration, and make milk accessible to a wider population. So while it may look like a simple difference or they want to kill you, it’s really a reflection of two very different systems. Europe consumes fresh dairy because its infrastructure allows it. Nigeria consumes powdered and modified dairy products because they are the most practical and scalable solution within existing constraints. Constraints that can wound your thinking process if you try to solve it. We can ask for improved quality, don't get me wrong, but you can't tell them to give you what your system cannot allow them to give you.
Her Fokken Majesty 🥰👑@cremechic11

Please stop scaremongering poor people into purchasing expensive products they can’t afford. Powdered milk is MILK!!!!!

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