Human, skeptic, strategist. Dir. @GamehauzInc. #SoftLifeOnlyš #TruthAndLoveāš½ #MUFCā½ļø
Dec 2, 2023 ā¢ 9 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
Lol today, I overheard a man passing on the road holding his two lil kids on both sides and singing to/with them a familiar primary school rhyme:
If you do good, kingdom
Ooh ooh kingdom
Ooh ooh
Kingdom waiting for you
But if you do badā¦ (the man come be like: ššš¼)
Iron kwandem, ooh ooh
Pure water seller, ooh ooh
Shoe maker waiting for you
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Inasmuch as the dadās lines came off to me as pretty hilarious but, in hindsight, I became sad cos in actuality, it was/is a pretty mean, vain and insensitive thing to teach these premature minds.
Oct 23, 2023 ā¢ 14 tweets ā¢ 3 min read
Instead of āwastingā your last 400k-1m+ in the name of acquiring a post graduate degree in a Nigerian (public) institution, here are 5 other ways you can āwasteā your naira better:
1. Start/Learn a trade/skill 2. Write/Ghostwrite a book 3. Give it to charity š 4. Invest 5. Save
First of all, why do people go ahead to further their education with a diploma, masterās or doctorate degree?
> My father used to tell us that having a degree certificate is, as it were, a āmeal ticketā. At least it was to him and his generation, apparently.šš½
Sep 28, 2023 ā¢ 8 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
Man or woman, nothing feels worse than when it seems as if someone only cares about your money.š
Itās annoying fr. Like the haggard beggar at the roadside or park who accosts you. They want just one thing from you: š°.
And so do a lot of business out there.
(A thread)šš¼
If youāve experienced being sold to in a pushy, sleazy way, Iām sure itās quite often an unpleasant experience.
As a unique, normal human being who is your potential customer, here are 3 important things Iād be expecting before ever considering to let you part with my money.šš¼
Aug 1, 2023 ā¢ 7 tweets ā¢ 1 min read
Or what if the āChiā in most of our Igbo names is not actually the monotheistic Christian God, as weāve been made to believe, but the Sun āļø? š¤
When we greet: āi boola chi?ā or āchi aboola!ā, it literally means āhave you woken up to a new day?ā or āitās dawn!ā Dawn (the sun) marks the beginning of a new day.
May 20, 2023 ā¢ 11 tweets ā¢ 3 min read
I think Nollywood is trying and improving with the kinda quality movies weāve been seeing since the last 5-10yrs. Gangs of Lagos, Brotherhood, Rattlesnake: The Aham Story, King of Boys, Blood Sisters, etcā¦ Great acting, sleek visuals and believable storylines, to say the least.
If you ask me, I think also that perhaps itās high time we ventured into animation/fantasy films as well, with epic storytelling and likable stock characters that have the capability to blossom into cult-like followings and household names among both adults and children alike.
May 16, 2023 ā¢ 8 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
For the most part, the way blues & pop albums trigger emotions in listeners is the same way religious (Christian) (worship) songs trigger emotions in their target audience. It is not the Holy Spirit at work, but your pastorpreneur getting you āin tuneā for seamless programming.
Have you ever wondered why praise and worship sessions are ALWAYS held BEFORE church sermon and/or the almighty OFFERING TIME? š¤š
May 14, 2023 ā¢ 10 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
It actually takes a good and kindhearted/understanding woman to contribute/support FINANCIALLY in the upkeep/welfare of the home and kids, AND NOT MAKE A FUSS out of it, especially if she earns as much as or even more than her man.
Iāll explain.
For starters, of course, the man gats appreciate/merit the āfavorā for her not to make a fuss about it.
āFavorā, in the sense that, traditionally itās the manās gender role to PROVIDE, PROTECT, and DIRECT the home.
Often, a manās āqualificationā to do the last two hinges onā¦
Apr 21, 2023 ā¢ 6 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
There are usernames on Twitter that have literally been inactive for up to a decade now. Who knows, the owners might be dead, details irretrievably forgotten, or they permanently abandoned their account.
(This certainly doesnāt reflect the true number of active Twitter users.)
Such usernames could be wanted/desired by someone else in the present day who, however, canāt claim such. So, Iām thinking aloud here: Why not @Twitter treat our usernames like, say, web domains/URLs that can be reserved and/or purchased/sold for a premium?
Apr 19, 2023 ā¢ 6 tweets ā¢ 1 min read
What 3 things would make me believe in my nationās government? š¤
1. Rule of law: APC at the top has failed Nigerians unprecedentedly in this wise: impunity, segregation, etc. Where thereās no unity and justice, or faith/trust in the system, how can there be peace & progress?
2. Lean government: Excessive running costs of āgovernanceā. Weāve made Nigerian politics so lucrative/attractive that people canāt think outside the box to create value and use our limited resources sustainably. If FAANG companies can layoff staff to cut down running costs,
Apr 13, 2023 ā¢ 6 tweets ā¢ 1 min read
Some people actually had given up on their marriages but only chose to stay/live together just cos of the kids.
Jsyk, some people are/remain poor in š³š¬ not only because of the fallout of bad governance but because they refused to compromise their strong life-guiding principles and values no matter what.
1/4
Yes, some people literally refused to do yahoo, hookup, bootlick politicians, forge figures and inflate contracts, rob a bank/shop/home, do ritual, etc. and have stood by such decisions no matter what.
2/4
Mar 23, 2023 ā¢ 13 tweets ā¢ 4 min read
#TBT: On a courtesy call to renowned Yoruba political figure, former SGF to IBB administration, and former Finance Minister, Chief Olu Falae @ his Ilu-Abo palace, Akure North. šš½ (March 2018)
Chai, otONDO like me that year wey carry PCDS project for head. šš¤¦š½āāļø
#NYSC_Ondo
Chief Falae gave me the sum of N20,000 cash as support for the āfreeā community computer appreciation training I delivered to his constituents during my service year there.
The govt. schools in the community (1 pry, 1 sec) had ZERO computers for learning purposes. š»
Mar 15, 2023 ā¢ 7 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
The power of influence is far greater than the power of money imo. Both influence and money are not mutually exclusive tho. Yes, withš°, you can influence pplās actions, but thereās a level of influence youād possess over a group which canāt be undermined by a rival with moreš°.
This is why, in areas like politics, business and entertainment, influencer marketing will continue to be a hot cake till tomorrow.
For instance, someone like Dangote may be the richest in the country but wonāt be able to, on his own, influence 1m people to, say, sit at home.
Mar 14, 2023 ā¢ 4 tweets ā¢ 1 min read
The high point of marketing has always been making someone else believe that they actually have a āproblemā (which they probably donāt), and to get them to use your own āsolutionā for their real or imagined problem.
This is applicable in all spheres of life, including religion.
Religion marketers (televangelists, streetvangelists, busvangelists and pastorpreneurs) wanna make us believe that somehow, by no fault of ours, we as humans have a āproblemāāSIN. And that itās only their own brand of religion that holds the power to solve our so-called problem.
Feb 20, 2023 ā¢ 6 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
No person in a position of authority enjoys their authority being undermined by those they lead, and Product Managers are no different. This is one of the issues you get to face by having āsuperstarsā on your dev team.
The PM role is like that of a football team coach, and just as in football, good man management skill is of essence if you must have good results and meet corporate goals/KPIs during the product development process (PDP).
Feb 18, 2023 ā¢ 11 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
But whyās it that most IPOBians on social media are usually faceless people? š¤š
Freedom fighting is one thing, terrorism and rabble rousing are another.
Jan 15, 2023 ā¢ 5 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
Wow just getting to know that the late Major Gen. Philip Effiong (Ojukwuās 2nd-in-command during the Biafran War, whoād signed the peace treaty with Gowon) was friends with and used to visit my paternal grand-uncle Sir Philip Nkwocha of blessed memory.
#ArmedForcesRemembranceDay
Didnāt get to have a much personal experience with Ndaa Philip Uwaezuoke Nkwocha (was quite a kid when he died about 2007), but he had a reputation as an astute academic (one of the pioneers in my community of origin) and Director, Sunray Publications, Port Harcourt.
Dec 27, 2022 ā¢ 10 tweets ā¢ 2 min read
On a norms, no Nigerian man would ever wish for his daughter to āgo waywardā (i.e. start h0eing around for money and favors from theāolderāopposite sex) especially during her teens (and probably early twenties)ā¦
Yet, some of these men are the same that string along these ālittle girlsā with cash and gifts/treats just to bed them and add to their bouquet of āfemale conquestsā a.k.a āchicken poultryā.
Mr Man, are you forgetting that that little chick is actually another manās daughter?
Dec 24, 2022 ā¢ 5 tweets ā¢ 1 min read
If you āhelpā someone in the way they donāt want/need to be helped (which you ignorantly or arrogantly assume they do), does it also count as help?
Is there anything like āuseless helpā?š¤
He who wears the shoe knows where it pinches him. If he tells you it hurts at the ankle and you assume (and insist) it hurts at the little toe, you might end up providing cure to the assumed toe pain, while the real pain still remains.
Dec 10, 2022 ā¢ 13 tweets ā¢ 3 min read
*Skeptic Corner* š¤
Humans are NOT monogamous in nature.
Monogamy (sense 1: having only one mate for a lifetime), I believe, is a social construct, and as an offshoot of organized monotheistic religion, another means of exerting control on the human self.
The average human being is characterized by this thing called DESIREāyunno, human wants are insatiable (Economics 101). For some, this desire could be freedom to explore and do whatever one wants or feels. However, unbridled desire breeds lawlessness, hence the need for laws.
Jun 15, 2021 ā¢ 24 tweets ā¢ 5 min read
2021 Crypto Boom and Crash, A Manipulation of Sorts, orā¦?
Bitcoinās price has been fluctuating between (and slightly below/above) $30,000 and $40,000 for about a month. As a result, many people are wary about investing in cryptocurrencies.
Existing and potential crypto investors have been asking themselves questions like āshould I buy or should I sell?ā, āhow long should I hold?ā, and āis the crypto market being manipulated?ā
Some of us are feeling the crunch of the crypto meltdown since we didnāt expect