NOI [Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala] walks in, and the world rises.

There are moments when pride transcends the personal, enveloping you as part of a collective identity. Witnessing Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala navigate the halls of global power is one such moment for me—pride, both as a woman and as a Nigerian.


Her strides, her persona, her undeniable presence—she has redefined what is possible for women everywhere.

On Wednesday night, she attended the State Visit Dinner celebrating France and Nigeria’s diplomatic ties. By Thursday morning, she stood in Geneva, confirmed for a second term as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).

24 hours in Riyadh, KSA... At @badeabank ‘s 50th, @akin_adesina drops 5 🔥 reasons Africa is the ultimate investment hotspot:

1. 🌍 2.5B people by 2050 – bigger than China and Europe combined!
2. 🧑‍🎓 The youngest population – the future global workforce.





3. 💡 The largest renewable energy resources – key to the global energy transition.
4. 🌱 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land.
5. 💸 @AfCFTA: $3.4 trillion market – the largest free trade zone by countries.

In 2015, Babse called me one day and said Popsie’s law firm needed headshots for their website, and he was keen on having me take them. Initially, I felt a bit nervous since portraits weren’t my forte. However, the experience turned out to be quite remarkable.

THREAD!!! 👇

Upon my arrival, Popsie aka @RotimiAkeredolu instantly made me feel at ease. He was engaging, asking questions and sharing his thoughts, all while we listened to Fela and he played the role of a comedian for the more serious lawyers.

A Rare Occurrence: A Lesson From 'Emptiness'.

Sometimes, Life chooses to stay beautiful without the many trappings we regard as norm, or standard. So usually when we travel (state visit or official trip) there’ll be a red carpet, security and airport officials, and the Vice President’s Official Vehicle in front of the plane, so what happened here?

Chinaza.

In 2018, @profosinbajo visited Nyanya market, Abuja to monitor the impact of the TraderMoni scheme, a mild shock greeted him. Chinaza, whose mother owned a store at the market, and had promised herself to tell the VP what she thought of him from his appearances on her TV and other media, made her way through his security and grabbed his hand.

Today makes it exactly two years since @profosinbajo and his entourage escaped a helicopter crash unscathed in Kogi state, during a flight back to Abuja last year, knowing the next day would make it a year since, I finally got a chance to ask him what I felt and thought when it happened a year earlier.. I said, “sir, permit me to ask you this question. What gave you the courage to carry on with the campaign immediately after such a life-threatening crash?”

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Around 6pm on a Thursday evening last year, a memo that required @profosinbajo to be in another country in less than 24 hours came in. I watched as our ADC delivered the message and I was expecting some shock from him about this being so last minute but what I observed with my camera was quite the opposite. Instead, he replied with a calm, “what time are we leaving?”

Boarding the plane, I observed the luggage officer carting boxes of briefs and files.

After almost a year & a half of documenting @profosinbajo, perhaps the most reinforcing lesson that I have been able to pick out is the one of building strong, healthy habits that help to guide your life.

It would be an unusual day if I didn’t walk in on him in intensive study. Initially, it wasn’t too surprising because, after all, he is an academic, but seeing how consistent he is with it — especially during this pandemic — provoked some thoughts.

1. In the middle of a praise event, I got a call from a close friend and his question was “Tolani, is it true Kobe is dead?” Immediately I was like, "heck no.. it must be a joke... Kobe ke.. Kobe die? nah never that". Then, I left the event and went straight to twitter and there it was.... Kobe, his daughter Gigi and 7 others had died in a helicopter crash.