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@markessien @bigbrutha_ That's how I met @lasisiquadr. I've heard of legends who went through that program and became great. This is how we build a strong middle class. Kudos to you, sir.

@bigbrutha_ If you don't like HNG, bring up what you did? It's easy to hate, hard to do.

Plis plis abeg don’t bring HNG here

As much sticks as @markessien get for some of his weird takes. He did a thing with his HNG internship and more organizations should emulate him on that. I doubt he will have talent issues either entry-level up to senior and even leadership if we're keeping it a buck.

Amongst the best unscripted political speeches I have ever heard. Many said Kemi's focus on trans/CRT culture wars made her too divisive. But it's now clear it gave her the rare moral conviction to recognise what is real & defend what is right. Superb.

Even when you're sure to win, never underestimate your enemies. BAT has the upper hand, but still working hard and overtime, not complacent.

Jewish people in our country are under constant attack. This is no longer a growing pattern. There is an epidemic of violence against Jewish people. It is now a national emergency and needs to be treated as such by the Government and public authorities.

The right to criticize ANY religion, Christianity, Islam, all of them, is a non-negotiable feature of a free society.

When you identify people who are smarter than you, resist the urge to compete with them or prove you’re smarter. They really don’t care if you’re smarter than them. The dick-measuring contest distracts you from the opportunity to learn from them and become better. You fail to take advantage of the access you have by allowing an inferiority complex to get the better of you. I had an Iranian colleague, one of the smartest guys I knew, who seemed to know a lot about everything. There was hardly a topic he didn’t have in-depth knowledge of. And when it came to technical discussions, there was a god-level aura about him once he started talking. We were in the middle of designing a migration, and while everyone else was suggesting how to do it, this guy raised his hand and spoke for a few minutes, and I heard things I had never heard before. 😂 I’d have thought he was reading from another screen if he was not sitting next to me. He cited Gall’s Law for why the migration should not be done the way we were planning. There was an academic rigour to the way he made his point: he started with background context, made a thesis statement, supported it with citations offhand, and when he was done, a silence followed, because you simply could not find a logical rebuttal without looking silly.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ I’ve come to understand that ‘arrogance’ goes hand-in-hand with being very smart. It’s arrogance from the POV of the person who is not the smartest in the room. However, that arrogance is, in my opinion, justified when you truly understand the delta between your understanding of the subject matter and their expert opinion on the same topic. In fact, you’d appreciate their patience and discipline for engaging in the conversation with you at all 😂

Elon Musk saw through Instagram’s illusion and deleted it. He told Joe Rogan he caught himself taking selfies for likes and thought, “What the hell is wrong with me?” That moment made him realize the app is engineered to make everyone look hotter, richer, and happier than they actually are. The endless comparison game quietly breeds unhappiness and insecurity. It’s especially toxic for young people growing up on it. Elon’s decision to step away shows real self-awareness and discipline — something Instagram actively works against. Have you quit or heavily reduced Instagram and felt better for it? Or do you think the platform does more harm than good overall?

The Jim Ovie, Okoya, Dangote, Femi Otedola, Tony Elumelu and some unknown billionaires in Idumota, Gbagi, Sabo gari, and Aba e.t.c were accomplished because they learn to keep the trade secrets. Now SMEs owners are flying to China with cameras. You negotiated the prices in front of chinese to your end-users in the name of making contents while you are buying million of dollars of goods back to back. They knew your market is large, now these Chinese are now infiltrating your market by building warehouses, small factories, and recruiting Nigerians content creators to market to your retailers and end-users and you’re crying on TikTok, complaining about low sales, and declining bulk orders 😂 What used to be relationship-driven access, controlled information, protected margins is now searchable, visible, instantly accessible. Infact, visibility is becoming a tradable asset and it is reshaping distribution. The heartbreaking part? The government is not regulating the market for you people through strict investment policies, and you will still pay humongous taxes at the end of the year 😂😂😂 Una no dey produce 😂😂😂 eni leverage kankan ni global market except for oil . Una eyes go peel ! I feel sorry for us though…. ____ Rukayat Adeleke Osogbo

🚨 BREAKING: NO ONE’S Daring To Ask This EXPLOSIVE Question! Why the HECK did Nigeria’s BDCs just CRASH from a whopping 6,000 down to a pathetic 82?! Yet Atiku and Obi are crying about how President Tinubu is “running” the country? Happy?! How on earth could they be happy when the golden goose just got slaughtered?! Before 2023 these BDCs were everywhere ; airports, streets, buying cheap official dollars and flipping them for crazy black market profits! WHO was bankrolling that insane gap?! The government torching TRILLIONS “defending” the naira while the system bled the country dry! Remember Emefiele’s era? Official rate ₦412… streets screaming ₦750 to ₦900! Somebody was laughing all the way to the bank! Tinubu walked in, saw the rotten scam, and SHUT IT DOWN! Now they call him the wicked villain?! Or maybe… just maybe… he’s the one who finally stopped the biggest cash cow in town! Wake up, Nigeria! The loudest screamers aren’t saving the country, they’re protecting their own fat pockets! You decide! 🔥

@BoldlyNigerian Investing in Nigerian stocks And voting for @officialABAT and @OfficialAPCNg in 2027

Investing is real estate and Voting for Tinubu in 2027.

People don’t understand how famous Michael Jackson was. Nobody else came close. He was known in every 3rd world country as well as the west. He couldn’t PA at nightclubs or restaurants like other celebs. No sitting court side at NBA games or ring side at boxing events. Why? Because fans would just cause chaos and shut the place down. People don’t understand that level of fame. The whole world tuned in to watch the thriller premier, before social media and YouTube etc. He could sing, dance, choreograph, hardly did interviews, aura was another level, world leaders would ask to meet him. Roads shut down when he was staying at hotels etc. Nobody before or since can compare, stop these lame comparisons. People used to faint when they saw him in person. It was insane and unheard of. There will only be one Michael Jackson and never again will we witness such talent and aura. Never.

Your environment shapes your courage more than you think. Surround yourself with people who don’t keep score of things you attempted that didn’t work out. Who encourage big swings. Who pair criticism with solutions. Who believe trying is never embarrassing. That kind of community quietly enlarges what you’re willing to attempt. And most success stories start with someone who just decided to take the shot.

This is not the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. It is the Tunga-Maje - Zuba Axis of the Abuja-Kaduna Road. PBAT’s impact is everywhere.

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The reason comedians are some of the most intelligent people to ever exist is because they have the pattern recognition of scientists, they can delve into philosophical rants but what’s truly amazing is their ability to explain this into the simplest terms

I’ve been travelling across the country meeting our brilliant Conservative activists, councillors and candidates who are working hard for their communities. We’re fighting to get Britain working again with our fully costed plans to deliver better services, lower taxes, cheaper energy, safer streets, and fix local priorities. On May 7th vote Conservative.