Feranmi Okg (Strox)

Everyone you come across has sh*t in their lives, and it is your responsibility to pull them back from that edge and not be the one that pushes them over.

Revolution starts from inside of you. The choices you make, the flaws you amend and the belief systems you attack. Change cannot happen in a society of people that lack the fundamental principles that propel change.

@onu_slim With the people in the comments, Nigeria has a long way to go....

Trump posted Reverend Dachomu on Truth Social, and just like that, the narrative shifted, international visibility, presidential attention, the impression of protection, millions of Christians worldwide now believe America is watching. But let me name what this actually is. It is a gesture, carefully timed, strategically placed, designed to make a specific audience feel seen without costing the person making it a single policy decision, a single diplomatic consequence, or a single dollar of real intervention. There is a word for this technique, performative solidarity, you do not actually help the person, you photograph yourself caring about the person, you do not pressure the Nigerian government with sanctions, diplomatic consequences, or concrete demands, you post, you move on, the algorithm rewards you, the audience feels validated, and the persecution continues. Reverend Dachomu is still in the same Nigeria after that post, the same security architecture that failed to protect his community before Trump posted is still intact after Trump posted, the same political elite that has monetised the insecurity in the Middle Belt for decades is still in position, nothing on the ground changed, but the optics changed enormously. This is the oldest political technique in the global playbook, adopt a cause loudly enough to own the emotional real estate of its supporters without paying the actual cost of solving the problem, Trump did it with Christians in Nigeria, Western governments do it with African democracies, Nigerian politicians do it with poverty, the cause becomes a prop, the suffering people become an audience, and the person gesturing becomes the hero of a story they never actually entered. Reverend Dachomu deserves real protection, real diplomatic pressure, real consequences for those enabling the violence, not a Truth Social post that trends for 48 hours and disappears. The post was just simple content

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Tinubu called an emergency economic summit this morning. Adviser: “Oga, unemployment is at 33%. Youth are restless”. Tinubu: “How many youth?” Adviser: “50 million sir”. Tinubu: “Send them to the farm”. Adviser: “Sir?” Tinubu: “You heard me. 50 million youth. Farms. Go”. Adviser writes it down nervously: “And what do they grow sir?” Tinubu: “Corn”. Adviser: “Corn”. Tinubu: “Corn feeds human beings. Corn feeds poultry. Cheaper corn means cheaper chicken. Cheaper chicken means lower food inflation. Lower food inflation means CBN can cut interest rates. Lower interest rates mean cheaper loans. Cheaper loans mean more SMEs. More SMEs mean more employment. More employment means less restless youth. Less restless youth means I win 2027”. Adviser stares blankly: “Sir… that is actually correct”. Tinubu: “Of course it is correct. I studied economics”. Adviser: “Sir you studied accounting”. Tinubu: “Same thing. Write it down”. Adviser: “But sir, who gives them the land?” Silence. Tinubu: “Wike has land”. Adviser: “Sir Wike’s land is in Abuja. For journalists”. Tinubu: “Then let journalists grow corn”. Adviser: “Sir the journalists are busy not asking us hard questions”. Tinubu: “Good, Keep them busy and Send the youth to Benue”. Adviser: “Sir Benue has a farmer herdsmen crisis”. Tinubu: “Send the Army too”. Adviser: “Sir the Army is in the North East”. Tinubu: “Which North East?” Adviser: “The eight states you want to cancel campaigns in sir”. Long silence. Tinubu: “So we cannot campaign there, the Army cannot go there, but we want to send 50 million youth there to grow corn?” Adviser: “Correct sir”. Tinubu sighs deeply: “Okay new plan. Import the corn”. Adviser: “From where sir?” Tinubu: “America”. Adviser: “With which dollars sir? We borrowed the last ones”. Tinubu: “Then borrow more”. Adviser writes it down: “And the unemployment sir?” Tinubu: “They can work at the port offloading the imported corn”. Adviser: “Sir that is twelve jobs”. Tinubu: “Twelve is a start. Write a press release. Say we have created twelve thousand jobs. Agriculture sector. Renewed Hope”. Adviser: “Sir that is not true”. Tinubu: “Neither is ₦800 billion for corn. But here we are”. 😂😂😂

@AirtelNigeria @NgComCommission Hike in data prices to modify worsening services? All the while, no Airtel subscriber got informed.

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@AirtelNigeria @NgComCommission x.com/RakstheFirst/s…

@AirtelNigeria "Not all data usage is obvious." You guys just casually increased data prices. 5gb that used to be 1,500 is now worth only 4gb. A whole gigabyte. Na @NgComCommission I blame, allowing you guys to do thievery in broad daylight.

@AdekunleOderind @RealQueenBee__ "You don't define my priority." Bro, you serve us.

@RealQueenBee__ Put your finger in Wike's mouth and he will spill out everything done under the table. One day we will hear the names of journalists he gave lands to, till then let him continue with his media chat every month.

THIS IS A VERY BIG INDICTMENT BY WIKE ON SOME JOURNALISTS & MEDIA HOUSES DURING A LIVE INTERVIEW Do you know how many people in Channels TV that I gave Land? -Wike The Land Channels built on did they buy it? -Wike Did you come here to interview me for free? -Wike Am I not going to pay for this live interview? -Wike The Nigeria Media Houses Must hide their heads in Shame. x.com/Imranmuhdz/sta…

Everyone in my DMs wants Aubrey to fail. I'm going to tell you why I'm rooting for him to win. And why wanting him to fail is actually the anti-Africa take. Let me be transparent first. Chowdeck acquired Mira, one of my portfolio companies. I have real skin in this game. I want Chowdeck to win. And I still hope Aubrey succeeds. Here is why. The graveyard of well-funded foreign entrants who tried Nigeria and left is long. Jumia Food. Bolt Food. OFood. Every single exit became a data point investors used to justify the next rejection. Nigeria is hard. Logistics is tough. The market is not ready. Chowdeck survived all of them and came out stronger. Not because its competitors failed, but because local knowledge is a real moat. Four years of understanding the market in ways no outside operator can replicate. That advantage does not disappear because someone showed up with a bigger check. If Aubrey wins, it is not a loss for African founders. It is proof that Nigeria is fundable, scalable, and worth serious capital. That proof pulls the next hundred million dollars to the continent. If he fails, it becomes one more story investors tell each other about why Africa is too risky. The ecosystem does not grow when Aubrey fails. Here is what should actually make you angry. Femi Aluko built Chowdeck to profitability across 14 cities over four years and still spoke to more than 200 investors before getting a yes. Aubrey raised $7.3 million before surviving a single Lagos rainy season. His seed round is nearly as large as Chowdeck's entire Series A after all of that proof. That is the outrage. Not that a well-funded competitor showed up. The conditions that made Femi bleed for four years to earn what a 19-year-old raised on a thesis. That is what we should be fighting to change. The answer is not less capital flowing into Africa. It is more capital backing our own founders at the same stage. That is the only shift that matters. Everything else is noise. It's a great day to invest in Africa! :)

@influnx @DONALD1087125 @Max_Sengu In other words, nothing stops you from inventing. Yelling on the internet about some history you have no full details about will leave you in misery. I recommend touching grass...

@influnx @DONALD1087125 @Max_Sengu Whatever you're battling, cussing me won't give you a solution. Nigerian leaders kill everyone's dream, even igbo leaders. The minds of Africans are too small they think doing big things are useless or they're even less intelligent to do it. Nathan, the founder said smth similar

There is much to be done.

@DONALD1087125 @Max_Sengu Quite the other way around. You don't see me as your bro, and I can see that clearly but idc there are other igbo people in Nigeria. You clearly don't make up for all of them. You don't have to project your problems on me.

@Strox_Official @Max_Sengu We where never one bro and even you don’t see me as your bro

@DONALD1087125 @Max_Sengu One of the issues of Nigeria🤦🏾‍♂️

@Max_Sengu In everything you’re doing to Nigeria remember they see you as Igbo and nothing will change that your life isn’t guaranteed in their hand be careful bro

When they get to finally say "RIP" for me too. Maybe not just a dreamer or seller of dreams but an achiever and realizer of it. Anyway, the answers I seek for my questions are too complex to ask in the now BUT I'll keep asking... "Stay hungry, stay foolish."

So my reason being here sometimes doesn't make a sense if I don't feel as great as him. And possibly could never be -- at least to one young beautiful soul -- no matter how hard I tried. Overall, one thing that comes to my mind is people's last impression of me

More than just a life shattering experience, death is also a deep intellectual concept -- the foundation of one's purpose and existence. While I sometimes wish Death had taken me instead, I get to see one subtle truth. It hypnotizes the strong and makes them believe that

I had a similar experience with those guys one time while entering Abuja. We were on an overnight ride with ABC Motors, so it was morning when they stopped our bus. They were acting like they had some kind of tip and began searching everyone with anger, no problem, we let them do their thing. But then they went further, opening every sealed luggage, and nobody said a word… They told us to come down, and we ended up stuck there for about 30 minutes. The driver later said they were asking him to give them something so he leaves or they waste our time but he refused and told them to go ahead, most likely why they were acting all annoyed… While we were waiting, I moved a bit ahead and saw someone selling biscuits at a small shop. I bought one, ate it, and dropped the nylon right in front of the shop. Mind you, we weren’t even close to their checkpoint when we parked and I also moved some distance ahead... Now, during the earlier search, there was this one guy who had been unnecessarily rough with me. I had calmly told him to be careful with how he conducts his searches, but that seemed to offend him. He even went as far as saying I looked like a drug dealer and that he had his eyes on me which I kept quiet… So he saw me drop the biscuit nylon and immediately walked up to me, telling me to pick it up. I asked him why, honestly. He said, “Does this place look like a dustbin to you?” I pointed out that we were already far from where they were stationed. While we were talking, the shop owner had already picked up the nylon, but this guy told him to drop it, that I must be the one to pick it... At that point, I told him he was joking and just wasting his time. Next thing, he threatened to hit me with the rod he was holding. I asked him, over what? Are you normal? Then he actually swung at me, but I caught the rod mid-air, took it from him, and warned him never to try that nonsense with me again… Things escalated quickly as he tried to save face. His colleagues were around, he started calling me names, and I gave it right back. Suddenly, he cocked his rifle. That moment hit differently, I was gripped with fear instantly. Everyone who had been trying to intervene disappeared immediately. Even the passengers who were supporting me backed off… Luckily, their boss was already approaching. The boss quickly ran to him, slapped him, even hit him in the chest, collected his rifle, and asked what kind of attitude that was...if he's mad or something? They ended up begging me for over 15 minutes because I had already started reaching out to people. Their boss kept apologizing, they stopped all their searches, and told us to leave immediately. In total, we wasted over an hour there... Very unprofessional set of people. What annoyed me even more was the older passengers advising me to always comply when someone is holding a gun, that I should have just picked up the nylon and moved on, even though someone had already done it and the guy insisted I must be the one... The guy wasn’t even old, a young guy, I’m sure I’m older, and even if I wasn’t, it was clear he just wanted to bully someone… I told those elders right there in the bus that I don’t succumb to bullying and I never will... They can, if they want but not me. And they can keep their advice to themselves…

@Mochievous Lion and the Jewel Things Fall Apart Second Class Citizen Last Days at Forcados High School

Saw a tweet about re reading classics from school, so now I want to do same. If you schooled in Nigeria, what were the recommended texts you remember from your literature class? Please send me all even the ones you hated. I’ll comply the top 20 as a reading list. Thank you!

Any small thing “lock in” I can’t restock perfumes or skincare Can’t afford euthymol toothpaste anymore Can’t afford mich&kay Can’t afford banana bread from Lala’s pastry shop or Asun n more I’ve not bought a birthday gift for anyone in a while