Journalist, award winning radio/tv host, producer, and sometimes writer. Nigerian. Primus Inter Pares.
Ogbomoso born, Nashville raised, Lagos made.
Jun 7, 2021 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
Is there any plan @jidesanwoolu or @PoliceNGLagos has to deal with the robberies in Lagos? I saw a bus getting robbed in front of me on Eko Bridge in broad daylight. One had a gun, the other a brand new cutlass. Lagosiabs are sitting ducks on bridges across the city.
My colleague was still trying to get some work done on his phone when a hawker stopped by my window and said "drop your phone, they are robbing." Not less than 2 minutes later, they went after a white bus. Slapped people, pulled out the cutlass, broke one of the back windows.
Oct 19, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
I've said this before, especially while watching many #Nollywood films. We need to address the infantilization of Nigerian adults. Its one of the ways that young adult Nigerians are denied full autonomy and emancipation. Seen alot of it during this #EndSARS
We like to call our serving presidents "Father of the Nation." But that's not how that phrase is used. We need to address this issue where elected officials speak to young voting age Nigerians like children.
Oct 17, 2020 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Such a beautiful moment at the Lekki tollgate #EndSARS protests. @newscentral.
Nigerian youth are rejecting the ethnic sentiments that color many discussions and issues in Nigeria. A protester rallying protesters in Yoruba. #EndSARS protests at Lekki are very much on. More people have come as night has set.
Nov 20, 2019 • 10 tweets • 22 min read
You're definitely missing some great African driven content if you're not following @NewsCentralTV. Let me share a few videos of what you've missed. #AfricaFirst#NewsCentral@NewsCentralTV I recently sat down to discuss "Infertility in African Culture" on #NCDebrief. My guest was @MissMolatelo. Her personal journey informed her documentary "When Babies Don't Come." She shared how she was treated by family and friends in this time.
Nov 13, 2019 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
Unless you are working at a talk radio station, broadcasters should watch their speech bands. There's so much talk on radio stations in Lagos that are not talk stations. There's a fine balance to be had in setting the tone for a convo and just talking.
Now if you work at a talk radio station, it's easy to fall into the trap of talking to much in introducing a conversation. I fell into that trap myself. But you have to be conscious of it. Be specific about the info you set the tone with. Add details and context as you go along.
