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The design will be everywhere, anywhere you go, we go, my principal.

Fellow Nigerians, good morning. I woke up this morning after my church service with a deeply reflective heart, and despite every constraint, I felt compelled to share these thoughts with you. Many people do not truly understand the silent pains some of us carry daily—the private struggles, emotional burdens, and quiet battles we face while trying to survive and serve sincerely in difficult circumstances. We now live in an environment that has become increasingly toxic, where the very system that should protect and create opportunities for decent living often works against the people—a society where intimidation, insecurity, endless scrutiny, and discouragement have become normal. More painful is when some of those you associate with, believing you would find understanding and solidarity among them, become part of the pressure you face. Some who publicly identify with you privately distance themselves or join in unfair criticism. We live in a society where humility is mistaken for weakness, respect is seen as a lack of courage, and compassion is treated as foolishness—a system where treating people equally is questioned simply because you refuse to worship status, tribe, class, or power. Personally, I have never looked down on anyone except to uplift them. I have never used privilege, position, or resources to oppress others, intimidate the weak, or make people feel small. To me, leadership has always been about service, sacrifice, and helping others rise. Let me state clearly: my decision to leave the ADC is not because our highly respected Chairman, Senator David Mark, treated me badly, nor because my leader and elder brother, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, or any other respected leaders did anything personally wrong to me. I will continue to respect them. However, the same Nigerian state and its agents that created unnecessary crises and hostility within the Labour Party that forced me to leave now appear to be finding their way into the ADC, with endless court cases, internal battles, suspicion, and division, instead of focusing on deeper national problems and playing politics built more on control and exclusion than on service and nation-building. Even within spaces where one labours sincerely, one is sometimes treated like an outsider in one’s own home. You and your team become easy targets for every failure, frustration, or misunderstanding, as though honest contribution has become a favour being tolerated rather than appreciated. And when you choose to leave so that those you are leaving can have peace, and you step out into the cold, you are still maligned and your character is questioned. Despite all your efforts to continue working for a better Nigeria and engaging people with sincerity and goodwill, those who do not wish you well continue to attack your character and question your intentions. There are moments I ask God in prayer: Why is doing the right thing often misconstrued as wrongdoing in our country? Why is integrity not valued? Why is the prudent management of resources, especially when invested in critical areas like education and healthcare, wrongly labelled as stinginess? Why are humility and obedience to the rule of law often taken to be weakness rather than discipline? Let me assure all that I am not desperate to be President, Vice President, or Senate President. I am desperate to see a society that can console a mother whose child has been kidnapped or killed while going to school or work. I am desperate to see a Nigeria where people will not live in IDP camps but in their homes. I am desperate for a country where Nigerian citizens do not go to bed hungry, not knowing where their next meal will come from. Yet, despite everything, I remain resolute. I firmly believe that Nigeria can still become a country with competent leadership based on justice, compassion, and equal opportunity for all. A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO

Simi Olusola-Ajayi, a graduating Master's student in Human-Computer Interaction, will represent the graduating class as the student speaker at the 2026 Commencement Ceremony. 🎓👏 At CMU, Simi has focused on responsible innovation and the governance of emerging technologies.

Arsenal calm down ooo

While I agree with this to an extent, I think we miss out on a very critical point. “Time” doesn’t hold still. While you’re trying to build, parents are dying, younger relatives are leaving their prime years to study/build themselves. I’m not saying start spending lavishly, address these key areas first: basic health, food, shelter, and education/capacity building. Anything outside these can wait till your cup is full.

Four matchweeks to go... but a LOT could change in that time 👀 Where do you think your team will finish this season? 📊

@ChelseaFC Didn’t y’all score just one goal? Y’all operating a 1-goal voting system 🤷‍♂️

What's your #CFC April Goal of the Month? 🤔

Be Very wicked when you japa 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦🇩🇪

@premierleague Would love to see this after every game week from now 👍

SEE AS BALL DEY SWEET JUST WAIT FOR TOMORROW WHEN OSAMA FACE SHEKAU.

Bashir Ahmad, a well known lunatic has OON but P. N Okeke, a renowned Physicist doesn’t have any national award to his name. What a Joke!

1 - Casemiro tonight made 11 tackles, won 16 duels and made 9 clearances - he is the only player in the last 20 seasons to record all of those numbers in a single Premier League match. Everywhere.

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerges as the 3rd most corrupt leader in the world - OCCRP Reports.

36 years ago, 3 months after Nelson Mandela was released from Prison, Nelson Mandela visited Nigeria, and thanked Nigeria 🇳🇬 for its financial and material support. Watch 👇🏾

£25M gone…

Dear Microsoft. Our African names are not spelling errors

@adesina_adepoju @AmerChemSociety Congratulations bro! 🍾 Nice one!

Excited to have been selected as one out of the 22 awardees across United States for the ACS Pharma Innovator Award! Thank you @AmerChemSociety . Part of the monetary award will finance my trip to present my work at Chicago in August!

This Chelsea vs Brighton game just reaffirmed my conclusion that Man United is terrible!

It’s just the 3rd fall. Four more to go.

These pastors should just focus on preaching the gospel. If you must deviate, speak about the government… Just attracting unnecessary insults on yourselves.