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Earthling. Decentralised systems/communities, education and innovation consultant. Love children and young people. Culturally fluid. Must travel.
Australia
Joined November 2013
@peng_writer She too is tired and wants to be happy in whatever time she has left. She made the sacrifice to wait till you grew up and became independent. Now it's your turn to support her and find a caretaker for your father.
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"Nigeria has the largest egg harvesting operation in the world. Today, millions of Nigerians are exported in small test tubes from IVF clinics around Nigeria for money. The biotechnology companies who buy these eggs slaughter them in European and American laboratories for. .
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He is right. When I was married to a Nigerian passport-holder many years ago, we would be held back and be among the last to board. In spite of countless travels with no history of visa infractions, we would pay for hotel, flight and all sorts of tests only to have the visa.
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@rants_lizzy Some men also don't admit to their wives when their test results indicate an STD or low sperm motility, and the clinics also won't disclose it. So many women being punished for what isn't even their problem.
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A Northern Muslim boy in Dawakin Kudu Science College, Kano, scored 382 in his JAMB. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🏆🔥.
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She shouldn't relocate to Nigeria, in my opinion. The goodwill only lasts as long as another country is hating on her Nigerian association. Some rascals have already made plans to milk her though. Let her do a tour and then move to NY or elsewhere where she could keep her.
“This Is The End Of The Road For Me”. -Chidinma Vanessa Adetshina Announces Her Decision To Leave The Pageant World Permanently For Personal Reasons And Relocate To Nigeria.
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@PuppygirlMao Despicable. To think that we share a planet with creatures who blame toddlers for October 7th. Intelligence life in the galaxies out there needs to keep hiding from us humans. We are scum.
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I landed in Nigeria when I was just entering my 20s, naive, without friends or familiarity here. My first experience the night I arrived was an armed robbery in Lagos. Since then, I found a safe harbour in the NorthWest, at that time a very tranquil and peaceful place. .
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Girls from Borno, Katsina, Kebbi, Sokoto, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Plateau, Taraba, Kogi, Benue, Bauchi, Kwara, Zamfara. Sponsorship for online IT training awaits you. We want all 19 Northern states represented. Get in touch.
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I lived in the heart of Miami for 2 years as a child. We had gangs and shootings in the neighbourhood, my compound had the highest barbed wire I have ever seen surrounding a property, and we had metal detectors at our middle school. I feel safer in Kano than I ever did in Miami.
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Yesterday, I made this post and it was retweeted by over 3000 people. I truly appreciate the love and concern shown for an innocent child. Today, she has been found in Jos, thank God. Thank you all. 🙏🏽.
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Hate towards an individual or group tends to generate curiosity. So with all the recent hate towards Meghan Markle's lifestyle series, I curiously came across her pre-marriage blog called "The Tig". One gets to know a lot more about a person from what they write about. Lifestyle.
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Now when he tells you the number of classrooms that can be fixed to a decent standard by the money your ogas are stealing, you will know he is speaking from experience, and even his primary school students can verify his arithmetic.
I renovated a government primary school classroom in northern Nigeria!
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Dear Kaduna Twitter, a severely abused 15-year old girl who was raped just gave birth to a baby girl. She and baby will be discharged from hospital tomorrow and is in urgent need of safe accommodation. We are prepared to assist with living expenses and rent for a room to any. .
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If anyone in Kano or Jigawa recently performed excellently in the WASSCE and would like a scholarship with Skyline University, there are some slots available for grabs. Comment below and I will dm you!.
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Northern traders, come home and raise prices for interregional export. It is not worth being subject to barbarian attacks. Already we are risking our lives even to access our farms. Why go through more security trouble? Anyone who wants our produce can come and source them.
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@Jerusalem_Post The plan all along, now shamelessly being published. Ethnic cleansing is not and can never be a moral solution.
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@AliFromTheArea The sad thing is that if he and the attacker were not named, he would have been scapegoated by racists just for his ethnicity, in spite of his actually being a hero.
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@GoldingBF Christians prayed in the Prophet Muhammad's mosque during his lifetime, actually.
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@abierkhatib I had this experience in Istanbul where I took my children when they were younger. A Palestinian refugee working in a carpet shop, out of sheer kindness, gave me his travel card to use on public transport, gave me tips on where to go and how to save money, and served my kids and.
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Young people, please get a sound education so you will not embarrass yourself like this. The contradictory strings of words like "a lil bit much higher", the poor spelling, the lack of a sound argument, the falsehoods. Where does one begin? . The cost of petrol in Saudi Arabia.
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. In most cases, the girls are not informed that repeated eggs harvesting poses a strong risk of cancer, ovarian failure, liver or kidney failure, infertility, internal infection, internal bleeding and death. If you know of someone who intends to sell her eggs, esp. students. .
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You ARE judging. I chose to get married young like that and was never deterred from a future ambition. While I was still at university, I didn't really know what my calling was though. My new parents literally opened up a future faster to me. Mama and Baba had great dreams of.
I’m not even judging the dreams of being married but married by 22 is crazy. No future ambition?.
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Dear KANO twitterati, I’m looking for BRILLIANT GIRLS from disadvantaged backgrounds in GOVERNMENT SECONDARY schools who would be eligible for SCIENCE scholarships to private secondary schools. Applicants will be screened so please don’t refer inappropriate candidates. Pls RT.
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On a sacred day, someone claimed to know Nigeria's population figures by saying he visited 24 states in Nigeria (North and South) in 4 days. Visiting 24 states in 4 days means visiting an average of 6 states a day. Visiting 6 states a day *without any sleep* over a 4-day.
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. who are being actively recruited at universities, please warn them of the possible consequences. Egg donation should ideally be done only once to reduce the possibility of danger. There are also a fixed number of eggs a woman is born with. Her ovaries cannot regenerate them.
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. embryonic stem cell research." Young women and girls in Nigeria, out of for cash, are repeatedly visiting fertility clinics through the back door to have their eggs harvested. Companies may collect more than 1.5m from rich clients, and pay the girls N100k-120k for each harvest.
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Very smart man. I like him a lot. This sort of thing can happen in the abroad. A smart and savvy investor can get great deals and grow something from them, irrespective of any connections or family name. I got a flat long ago in Maitama (Abuja) for a good price, but was.
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@timmbach When I see Nigerian kids, it is clear that no one is born evil. The system top to bottom and a cultural acquiescence to corruption enable it.
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This is a support tweet for our brother @dawisu who demonstrated admirable courage in speaking the truth in the face of neglect & insensitivity. Upholding the rights and dignity of over 200 million people is a matter beyond loyalty to a political party. We salute you, brother!.
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Reading widely is so important. It saves one from ignorance and arrogance. The more one reads the more one realises how much one does not know. A fish living in an aquarium may not realise the diversity, depth and vastness of the ocean.
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@RevDaniel Thank you for being a beacon of light in a sea of negativity. 🙏🏼 Those who do not view faith as a political or tribal tool for discrimination appreciate your good soul.
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@ruffydfire Who cares. The mission is for injured and fallen national heroes who fought against terrorists to save fellow citizens. They deserve whatever spotlight and support they can get.
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I’ve heard people say on Twitter that Prof. Zulum just has good media handlers. Even if he does, we see many many schools being developed, IDPs going home and the masses being assisted - on a weekly basis. At least he is giving his handlers real material to promote him.
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Who is the guy recording please? How do we contact him? Ladies, let's band together and help our sister get a better life. 🙏🏼.
Motorist shares his encounter with a sophisticated lady he met on the streets of Abuja.
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Arewa, we are accountable for all the indigenous non-Muslim communities we do not protect in this land. Allah will not raise a society that entrenches injustice. Hundreds of years of suffering at the hands of invaders. What a disgrace for us, in this life and the hereafter.
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@IdrisAOni1 I lived in the North for a total of around 15 years in 3 different states including Kano. Not just did I personally order food and eat, as a female, who doesn't need to fast during menses, I also saw non-Muslims eating. As someone who was very busy, I always ordered food as I.
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@ghostfollower93 Yes! It’s an oasis created by the Harmattan dust blown from the Sahara. The fish from Argungu are taken to be people every election cycle.
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Muslims should not comment on what they don’t comprehend. Knowledgeable Catholics are best to say whether what took place today was a farce or not. If it is as is being alleged, then it made a mockery of a faith that millions hold dear. Christians have every right to be angry.
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As someone who has lived in the North since my early 20s and has worked in community development across many states, I find TwitterNG extremely unenlightened and condescending towards the majority of the rural North in all its beautiful diversity….
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How much more can our women take? It is too much. Allah Ya Isa. If you stood with OccupyNigeria, let this also occupy your conscience. #SecureNorth #NorthIsBleeding
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Please read this article to learn how the trade is carried out in Nigeria:
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So many men on the TL complaining that they had a bad iftar or sahur because of no wife. Ah ah, are you disabled from access to a kitchen to prepare something for yourself? Or is it that you can’t read a recipe? Allergic to buying ingredients? No hands to wash, cut, pour & stir?.
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If you want to leave a legacy, don’t just build structures, build people. Beneficial community members are a society’s greatest asset.
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Got this message from a person close to me today: “Today I realised how you wasted your life by going into the Muslim religion while others… You have nothing except a religion that most of us do not care for. In life what have you achieved? Nothing.” I am fasting so I replied….
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FOMWAN ladies of Niger and Nasarawa States trained almajiri students in furniture production, mobile phone repair and leather craftsmanship over the past 6 months. Now our graduates are ready to be productive citizens.🔥
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Arewa, keep rising. Kaduna, your IGR is making us proud. Borno, one day soon you will return to being the bread basket of the country. States that have desert encroachment, act now to prosper in forestry and biodiversity for medicine. Gas pipelines are coming. Are we ready? . .
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Dr. Okonjo-Iweala proudly wears traditional attire to board rooms, lecture halls and interviews. She also speaks authentically. Nigerians with an inferiority complex, where has your obsession with colonial attire and fake accent got you? Just be you and believe in yourself.
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Some may keep quiet out of fear of repercussions but everyone in the North knows Baba has been a gross disappointment. Even if we expected too much, the people deserve someone who is clued in and leads from the front, not from behind. #SecureNorth #ENDBADGOVERNANCE #SecureNigeria.
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@spectatorindex Not good enough. We want a full disclosure asap. Lawmakers should also consider compensation being paid by the company to everyone who took the vaccine.
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Arewa, please, for the love of God and our prophets, get yourselves out of civil service mentality and become tech savvy, independent entrepreneurs.
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Immediately after 9/11, the dragnet of the US was wide. Many Muslim charities and philanthropists were accused of being sponsors of terror, often due to classified evidence of some minor financial irregularity. As someone who has worked with charities since I was a teenager,….
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Bandits want amnesty? Let them return all the millions they fleeced from innocent villagers and parents of children, plus extra millions in compensation for the trauma borne by each family. Gov’t officials can’t forgive them for wrongs done to civilians.
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If lecturers are to get paid for the 5 months they didn’t work, what will students be given for the months they didn’t get to write their exams and complete their studies? How will the lost time in their lives be made up?.
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@TomiArayomi Very weird take. If a man feels emasculated by the affectionate use of the term "baby" or a wife praising her own father, not sure anything the wife can do will cure such insecurity and lack of self-worth.
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When I had a baby in Australia, I would have had to pay a nanny a liveable wage and treat her like an equal human being. Fortunately for me, I had my family to assist after I gave birth AND my government paid me extra money just for having a baby, so that I wouldn't feel.
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Nigeria lost some incredibly great men yesterday. Major Hamza looked after orphans in every way - free hospital treatment, education, feeding, etc. May he have the reward of a shaheed and may those he assisted grow to pay forward his kindness. 🙏🏽.
Late Major Nura Hamza Finance officer of the COAS, Lt. General I. Attahiru has been buried in his family compound according to Islamic rites. Late Major N. Hamza is an indigent of Kawo, Kaduna North Local Government Area, Kaduna State.
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@Goodkaaaarrmmaa Plus, older women were shamed and stigmatised for divorce, even if they didn't instigate it. It was often a fate worse than death so they tolerated as much as they could, many in marriages of convenience and mutual hate. Still goes on.
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Watching your children become more devout Muslims than you is an incredible thing.
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Some time ago, I mentioned I would tell you about my work in housekeeping of this hotel. I also did a stint as a waitress at a busy club throughout the night…
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@Tunde_OD Go for it! Excursions were part of my programme for underprivileged girls years ago too. Such experiences for the kids are priceless. The confidence boost it gives them is wonderful. Picture the new outfits effect x 10.
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@therealdaddymo1 I think one of the main problems is that fraud and crime have entire ecosystems that are normalised. I believe that there are more Chinese, Russian, Eastern European, Arab and Indian criminals and scammers out there, but they don't make as much noise, nor are their ecosystem.
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@Solomon_Buchi So you were raised to hate. The perhaps 86 million poor folk in Northern Nigeria barely own a decent pair of slippers. Get real and shine your eyes. I'm not Nigerian but from my travels up and down, observing Nigerian politicians since 1999, oil rig owners, land owners, royalty,.
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Kano has had to face very debilitating climate effects. No substantial rains and extreme heat. Air pollution is high in the municipal areas. Yet our government has not prioritised green spaces to buffer citizens from the heat and purify air quality. The lack of power across….
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For 10 years I lived in a bubble before I truly understood the real Nigeria and the daily struggles of the majority. I set up an entire NGO and was doing charity for those 10 years but still lived in ignorance and inability to truly empathise. There is nothing as educational as….
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@therecount Does she ever stop being presumptuous or condescending? HC is capitalising on the fact that, unlike university students, most TV-viewers will not research what actually happened at Camp David and believe her narrative. Yassir Arafat was presented with a 'take it or leave it' deal.
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The Villa is more disturbed by the President being referred to as T-Pain than the actual pain of the people. Meanwhile, his wife is telling young people to work harder, because, "There is no food for a lazy man." . All you young people who completed your Masters 10 years ago and.
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@theofficialFEMI Lol of course not. There is no need to when Buhari’s NIN is used by all of us up here.
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Dear Arewa Twitter, kindly produce a 1-page fact sheet of infographics about Northern insecurity and end with a call to action on the bottom of the page. Call for something like a Regional Emergency Action Plan on Terror, Kidnapping and Banditry.
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@MeghansMole Girl, get yourself some real work to do. Having an entire account dedicated to hate and lies is actually what is bottom of the barrel.
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@ifylicious1 I want to know what I'm missing at home too. Abeg, please prepare a caterer for us both.
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Some time ago, when I first started heading a school in Kano, I had a mother cry in my office that since her divorce she hardly got to see her sons and that her ex-hubby, a busy businessman, had blocked her number. The sons' grades started dropping and the father came storming. .
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@ritapurity Wow, two opportunities coming at once - a scholarship towards a more secure economic future and a chance to escape marriage with an insecure, emotional blackmailer.
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Baba, Justice Dr. Sheikh Ahmed Lemu, OFR, used to say that Nigeria was ruined by: 1. ignorance and poor moral upbringing, 2. rulers and politicians with insatiable lust for power and money, 3. religious clerics who seek influence and popularity.
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Health care ✅ Potable water ✅ Waste management ✅ Substance Abuse Rehabilitation and Reduction of Criminality ✅ Restoration of public spaces ✅ If all this is revenge, let’s have more of it please.
Today, I paid an on the spot assessment visit to the Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital; which is a very important institution for provision of healthcare to the general public in Kano. The situation I found the hospital in encapsulates the need for a comprehensive
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@CadreShangri This is false. These women are FEMEN protestors chanting in French and are holding up banners written in French. The large banner says, "No to hypersexualisation. Free the nipples." They are not saying anything about husbands. They are arguing that women's bodies should not be.
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Are the scenes we are seeing now not enough proof that people are people, and people of Kano, Abuja and Lagos behave essentially the same when it comes to physical distancing. All notions of "us" vs. "them" are hereby rendered null and void.
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@spectatorindex No surprises there. The general population have been the real targets for decades.
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We make qunut for a painful end to the fame, fortune and health of the devil Bello Turji and his minions. May those supporting and helping him be exposed and dealt with also.
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Good point that when Buhari and other APC leaders were protesting, mallams were not claiming protests are haram. Shine your eyes. #securenorth space.
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Don't share terrorist propaganda. Media is a core element of BH and ISWAP's strategy. Channel the power of your prayers and energy towards their defeat, and more strength and success for our troops and civilian defenders.
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When I graduated from my first degree, I had been supporting myself financially for some years. Having deferred two years of it to work and get on my financial feet, graduation was a relief. Yet, I didn't get all dressed up or have a party. I didn't even pay for the formal.
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I've been struggling to regain my immune system after covid dealt with it but coming back stronger in sha Allah. 💪🏽
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To all those who endured the ordeal of yesterday and to those who are still in the most awful distress searching for their loved ones and praying they pull through, we are so sorry. We are praying with you and pray that the insensitive ones on this app also grow a heart….
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All this talk of Tambuwal putting the North first is nonsense. What North is being put 1st when he couldn’t arrange for a single Sokoto student to sit WAEC this year? Is this helping the North in any way? Biko, he just put HIMSELF first in whatever deal he cut with Atiku. Dazzol.
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If children of the most expensive boarding schools in Abuja were kidnapped, we would see a very different level of determination and coordination at work.
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The abductees are exposed to the elements (rain, heat, cold), insects and snakes, without medicine, without nutrition, hanging in limbo, in the hands of agitated terrorists. Families are still being ignored despite their desperate appeals.💔💔💔 #SaveAK9TrainPassengers.
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Why do Arewa couples need to start their lives together with a full set of furniture, one year’s worth of provisions and ceramics only meant for a glass display cabinet? Families would do better pooling funds for the bride and groom to invest in their long term financial future.
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@segalink Sega, I am an Australian who has worked with my government and this guy is a conman. He may be good for laughs and a sense of triump today but please don't encourage your followers to be too close to the chap. He cares only about fattening his pocket and swindling people. G'night.
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