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Mar 24, 2023 18 tweets 6 min read Read on X
It started out as writing for fun but it later started bringing in money.

I once wrote for an online blog and made money in 6 figures.

I do adverts for brands with my story telling skills and I’m paid for it. Image
Thanks for the kind words, I appreciate. I believed Oseni Rufai is safe and nothing will happen to him.

My DM is messed up at the moment but I will look through it for your DM.

Thanks 🙏🙏🙏 Image
I’m very single and ready if the right person comes, my parents are waiting for grandkids 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Image
I’m glad you saw something you liked, thanks for the kind words 🙏🙏🙏🙏 Image
When God provides 🤲🤲🤲 Image
Married ke, I’m not even dating and have lot of kids lined up in my loins, let’s get started already!!!🤓 Image
I have a feeling I know this human being 🤔🤔🤔🤔 Image
I actually haven’t written in a while after my last gig, thanks to work and politics, I’ve had so much on my table.

But you can check #OdogwuTales on Twitter, has some of my best works Image
If you must take a stand, stand for the RIGHT thing, if not, don’t stand at all.

Thanks for the kind words.
Happy Weekend 🙏🙏🙏 Image
Una wahala too much, who told you I’m living from hand to mouth bikonu, oya Abeg help me now, I never chop for 2weeks now ejor 🥹🥹🥹 Image
- Get lots of rest.
- Drink plenty of fluids especially WATER.
- If you have fever, take Paracetamol.
- Take vitamin C
- Treat cough if you have cough.
This is if the symptoms are mild but if not, please go to the hospital.

COVID is viral and goes on it’s own so there’s no… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… Image
Thanks for the compliment, hopefully we will meet one day. 🙏 Image
Thanks boss, this one you called me Chief, are you in the medical field?

We will post if we see chairman 🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️🙇🏾‍♂️ Image
Lmao udi ihe ahu adighi nwanne 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Image
THANK YOU 🙏🙏🙏🙏 Image
Nwanne Abeg send me DM, any of my FETHA guys na blood Abeg, that land made me. Enter DM nwanne Biko 🙏🙏🙏 Image
Yes I did my 1year Housemanship at Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki now known as Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Image

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