Adeleke Babatunde

Drafted in October of 2025, finished in July 2026, my #MorningRead today is about a pill you can't buy at a pharmacy, a movement harming all in its way. @lakez/the-red-pill-movement-in-nigeria-why-its-failing-everyone-a6233b8576d8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@lakez/the-red…

This is such a sore loser behaviour. Firm up.

Jude just wan feed me till my belle burst. Ahn Ahn. Do I love the meal? Of course!

Dr Lasisi Olagunju writes about how Rats have burrowed their way into the national budget, citing the PFIPC as an arrow head. Did you know that there is a committee on Ebola preparedness and it got 10 billion? #MorningRead today: tribuneonlineng.com/bandit-rats-in…

Drafted in October of 2025, finished in July 2026, my #MorningRead today is about a pill you can't buy at a pharmacy, a movement harming all in its way. @lakez/the-red-pill-movement-in-nigeria-why-its-failing-everyone-a6233b8576d8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">medium.com/@lakez/the-red…

What does Coffee really do to your body? theguardian.com/food/2023/feb/… My #MorningRead today is a study-based article on Coffee.

We officially wrote to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu because Nigeria is still relying on an audit law enacted in 1956. As a result, the Auditor-General lacks the legal authority to sanction those responsible for financial mismanagement or recover missing public funds. #KeepPromises

A CAUTIONARY TALE!!! One question I’ve been asked a lot over the past couple of weeks has been this: “So what can we do?” I want to believe it’s not for lack of ideas on what is required that some people ask this. Mostly it’s a resignation to the inevitable. That underlying belief that “this is beyond us.” But that couldn’t be further from the truth. And I say this because I’m a student of history who likes to believe that the past always has a way of repeating itself. Let me take you to Romania and the Romanian Revolution of 1989, which successfully toppled the corrupt dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu. Ceaușescu’s oppressive rule had plunged the country into severe poverty while the elite lived in luxury. The uprising was marked by a sudden, powerful unification of the Romanian people and ended the country’s communist era. But what led to this revolution in the first place? Why did the people eventually decide to put their skin in the game and break free from their captivity? It all began in December 1989 in the western city of Timișoara. Protests broke out after the government attempted to forcibly remove a local evangelical pastor, László Tőkés, who had criticized the regime. Citizens united to defend him, and these demonstrations quickly swelled into massive, citywide anti-government protests. When security forces opened fire and killed dozens of civilians, public anger reached a tipping point. Despite tight government censorship and control, news of the violence in Timișoara spread across the entire country. Within days, the movement unified a diverse cross-section of Romanian society. Workers, students, intellectuals, and eventually the military joined forces. Millions of everyday citizens abandoned their jobs and took to the streets to demand the removal of the regime. So, did it work? Well, Ceaușescu initially thought he had it under control, but he couldn’t have been more wrong. On December 21, 1989, he organized a large public rally in Bucharest, intending to project an image of control and unity. Instead, the crowd turned on him, and the live broadcast captured the moment the dictator lost the support of the public. The following day, protesters occupied the Communist Party headquarters, forcing Ceaușescu and his wife to flee by helicopter. The military, which had defected to the side of the people, captured them shortly after. On December 25, 1989, following a hasty trial, the Ceaușescus were convicted of crimes including genocide and corruption, and were executed by firing squad. All this happened in less than 25 days. While the Cold War environment shaped the geopolitical outcome, the boots on the ground belonged to everyday Romanian citizens risking their lives. This is the story of Romania. But they were not alone. Poland (1989). Decades of economic stagnation and strikes triggered the peaceful collapse of the regime just months before Romania’s uprising. Czechoslovakia (1989). The movement known as the Velvet Revolution, led by Václav Havel and student groups, brought the government to its knees. East Germany (1989). Huge weekly demonstrations (such as the Monday demonstrations in Leipzig) overwhelmed the state, leading directly to the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989. The Philippines (1986). Millions of citizens took to the streets, and a crucial defection by the military helped topple the corrupt, long-standing dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos. All of these happened during the Cold War era, but the pattern holds. A people pushed to the wall always fight back. Except of course for the exception in West Africa. As a student of history, I like to think about things like this while asking the pertinent question: if freedom is not given, how do oppressed people become free? The future is a blank canvas. Whatever you choose to write on it will depend on you.

@realJudebela I have been pondering on whether you will wait till after. But sha, I have feasted and I will come back for Dessert. Good good work our good man.

And now, the episode you’ve all been waiting for. My fellow Nigerians, behold, Emi lo kan. #powerandplunder16

@aonanuga1956 Ok Ok, weekend don sharp. We go come back later to ask you how far. Make we go jubilate first

One of the rescued teachers in Oyo sends a thank you message to President Tinubu and the security agencies.

June saw a minor improvement in the fulfilment of the 10th @HouseNGR commitments, but the overall score remains very poor. With less than a year left, the 10th @HouseNGR needs to step up its performance immediately. Track promises of the 10th HoR via promisetracker.ng/legislativetra… #FollowTheAgenda #KeepPromises

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