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Swiss Army Knife or confused GPS (?) || I have good news from Nigeria 🇳🇬
Boston, MA
Joined January 2013
I don’t think I’ve ever told anyone this story, but I’m sure a few people will be familiar with parts of it. Needless to say I don’t have anything against Muslims, or (to some extents) Islam itself. But Islamic fundamentalism is something we should all be worried about.
Today is probably a good day to talk about my little experience with radical Islamists at University of Ibadan.
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He has never heard Baron speak in public. He knows absolutely nothing about the boy, other than a few camera shots. And he’s the future. What a shame!.
Baron Trump is the future. Well positioned, well groomed.
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Sharia courts in the south west is a gateway to sharia law, and then Islamic governance. And then we would be on our way to becoming another Saudi Arabia (at best) or more likely, Afghanistan. Let’s not open that door.
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There’s this famous case study in policy evaluation class. Development workers in an Ethiopian village noticed that the route women take to fetch water from a nearby source was bad and they decided to build a new road for easier access. The women refused to use the new road.
Nigerian men don't go to antenatal cuz the women generally don't want them there and cuz Dem dey go hustle money to pay for mama and pikin.
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But that experience really worried me. This was someone who had spent close to 5 years in one of the country’s most liberal environments. And this was the kind of thing he occupied himself with. So imagine how bad it would be with those who have fewer exposure but more power.
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I grew up in a very interesting household. My father is a Muslim and my mom is a Christian. Both of them take their religion quite seriously. But it was a lot more than that. My mom would fast during Ramadan, and my dad would come with us to the church for thanksgiving service.
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I used to listen to some of his conversations with his friends. They’d express disgust for women choosing to study instead of getting married. They said a lot of weird, fundamentalist stuff that frankly scared me.
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My dad was friends with my mom’s pastor, and even represented the church in court once over a land dispute. So even though I became politically active very early in life, I was never exposed to Islamic fundamentalism.
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They learn new strategies for navigating pregnancy. They sing and dance. They have a community. It’s their safe space. It may be a nice gesture to have husbands go with their wives, but there’s no real social issue if they do not go. Ask before you build.
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@Paytriort People are quick to bring up this issue when UI and religious extremism is being discussed. That lady did something very stupid, and deserved expulsion from the university even. But what people often leave out is that they tried to kill her for it.
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I could be a bit of a hothead so when I had enough I gave him a piece of my mind plus a stern warning. So he stopped. I later found out that he specially lobbied the warden to have me as his roommate. Strange.
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His excuse was that displaying trophies was Haram, that they are idols. Then he openly said things like I was wasting my life and talent, that I ought to be an ambassador for Islam. One time he said they’d “get me one way or another”.
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Then after a while he became passive-aggressive. Silly, minor attacks just to piss me off. One time I came home to find all my debate trophies in a box. I liked to display them in my corner of the room, just to intimidate Bello fans and Law students. Lol.
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It was never a thing I felt conscious about until my 2017-18 experience at University of Ibadan - a place I consider the intellectual capital of Nigeria (if not Africa). In my 300level, I had two roommates. Both Muslims. One of them was the head Imam of Tedder hall.
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Lesson of the story? Ask before building. For many Nigerian women, we have learned that antenatal is one of the only opportunities they have to be away from their husbands. They cherish that time. The antenatal experience is very different from what you see in Hollywood movies.
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Then he started with subtle derisive comments about me not being a practicing Muslim, since I have a Muslim last name. His comments didn’t really bother me as I was already used to that style of evangelism. I’d laugh it off, sometimes we’d even argue a little.
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Our relationship started decently like with any roommate. We were never friends, but we had mutual respect. Especially since we were both considered “influential figures” in the hall and the university at large.
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I know you are duty-bound to defend the evil brokers in the country, but at least respect our collective intelligence while doing so. Vincent clearly said they had an agreement with NURTW where 20% of their revenue was going to them, yet wasn't enough to stop the harassment.
You see, this thing called entrepreneurship is not just about books alone. Not SWOT, not MRR, ARR, etc. He simply didn't understand the industry he chose and who the power brokers are. He saw NURTW as louts and a threat instead of collaborators or competitors. Either view would.
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@folakemiyusuf_ This! But sometimes it could be as a result of some horrible past experience. Like they say, everyone is brave until they face a battle that’s bigger than them.
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This meant they now had to dress better, and also risk catcalling on their way to fetch water. The bad road was their safe space. They would interact with each other on their way to fetch water, trade gossips, etc. The new road took all that away from them.
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Today is probably a good day to talk about my little experience with radical Islamists at University of Ibadan.
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@toheebadura I’m not sure I gave the impression in my tweets that he represented all of Islam. But his actions were consistent with those who want to reform modern Islam and return to the literal interpretations of the Quran, which is the textbook definition of Islamic fundamentalism.
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They investigated and realized that the women preferred the old route, even though it was longer and crooked, because the new road was open to the whole village and they would have to share the road with men on their way to fetch water.
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@00000000000vj @dnieporent @nikstankovic_ @Imported_Fun Well, Tiktok is not being banned, their license is being revoked pending certain requirements. They can meet those requirements and regain their license tomorrow.
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You people will talk down on research and data saying “na statistics we go chop?”. …talk down on good education saying it is “neo-colonialism.”.…talk down on good character and sound judgement saying “nobody na Saint.”. And then wonder why the country is the way it is.
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@Eqdr101 @DavidHundeyin @pengfineboy But David didn't say he was a bad President. Just undeserving of the "best president ever" tag. Maybe you people should read tweets more carefully before making comments.
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@oloye__ @5am_inLagos "The world is not what we want it to be.". Imagine Laundry 101. Well done sir, you're doing well.
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Nice gesture - if you would so kindly extend this to fixing the roads leading to Badagry.
*SANWO-OLU, DE WEKANTO DAHO SHIAWE DE LEE DO PONGBOZONWE*. Ayimatengan Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, de wekanto daho shiawe de lee do pongbo zonwe aholuduta Awonlin Yimaten ton. Oho e tonko to kanton he Otato aholuzonwato lee ton to Awonlin Yimaten ton, Mesunu Hakeem
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@darleep @aledsavedlatin And there’s another professional footballer at the other end of the target, paid millions and trained for hours, with a sole job of ensuing the ball does not go in. That’s what makes it a competition.
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Gbogbo “so this man was so eloquent, he only played them during the election”. E reach world stage, eloquence disappear. Not even a single address. I’ve said it, you cannot govern by propaganda.
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If #Lekkimassacre had happened under a military dictator, they wouldn’t have invited Sanwoolu and Tolu Ogunlesi to CNN to explain away the murder of young, unarmed protesters. There wouldn’t be a debate on whether the massacre even happened.
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Another thing. Soyinka doesn’t just use big vocabulary as a show off or to make his writings sound complicated. It’s simply a reflection of how rich his vocabulary is. Many times, he does it unintentionally. Just listen to him speak.
'the elites are no longer reading your books, it's me that's reading it'. speak on it, scholar!
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Or…he’s simply not ready. Why is it so difficult to acknowledge this simple fact. He’s just 18. If the coach thinks he’s not ready to compete with Lewandowski, then he’s not.
This is crazy, honestly. How do you spend 40m on an 18-year-old, amid a *financial crisis*, only for him to play no football and get loaned out the very next season?. Serious questions have to be asked, baffling stuff. Did Xavi ever even sign off on him?!.
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@KiranThonia Actually happened in Indonesia, not Ethiopia. I was wrong. It was discussed here -
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@philips1011 I believe the lesson here is for men to support their wives how they want to be supported. I’ve seen men say they drive their wives to the clinic, wait in the car until they’re done, and bring them back home. There are no hard and fast rules here.
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@iaboyeji @kharoolinee @DavidHundeyin Most of the things I mentioned were lifted directly from the article you quoted. I don't think any right thinking person would call those white elephant projects. Tourism is really not the hill to die on. Not when we still have 13m out if school children for starters.
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@KiranThonia Actually happened in Indonesia, not Ethiopia. I was wrong. It was discussed here -
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@elnathan_john People have argued that a lot of the backlash Jonathan received was not necessarily because he was that terrible, but out of pure hatred for the man himself. If you truly agree that we currently have it worse, then why do you seem to be angrier at Jonathan that at Buhari?.
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@sir_A_B @4everrlala @FunGuy169784848 @Munachim_ @bethelabioke Do you know the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony?.
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@Letter_to_Jack His growth has been phenomenal. But I won’t say it happened in a year. It’s been incremental over the years. I’d say taking up more responsibility at his club and country also contributed to his growth.
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@Eqdr101 @DavidHundeyin @pengfineboy Now back to David's point. What exactly, about the man, makes him any better than OBJ or GEJ?. The point was that death somehow gives leaders an undeserving legendary status which is really a disservice to history.
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Real lovers should please clean this TL😭🤲.
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@GreatDeximal She didn’t attack anyone violently. She did something stupid and was punished for it. What followed was 6 months of unrest on campus because some Muslims wanted her head. Go figure.
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Those shoulder movements can only come from Nigerian genes. She was right, after all.
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Congratulations to my dear friend, Barrister Onele Peter-cole Chukwudi Oluwatosin Esq, LL.B., B.L., Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Keep aiming for the stars, my brother. You are built for greatness.
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@BarbaroisJ @Carnage4Life You expect her to close a deal in one month (which included two major year-end holidays)??.
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Would they have had such an agreement if they had not collaborated with NURTW at the beginning? This is how you folks continue to misdirect the real issues because of your selfish interests. You know the truth, but will never acknowledge it.
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@Mrpossidez And that lady is pregnant! Why are people leaving that fact out of the conversation. Having a pregnant woman wake up at 5am to pack your lunch is child endangerment as far as I’m concerned.
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@Solomon_Buchi @Mrpossidez There’s no stage of pregnancy where it is okay to wake up at 5am just to make lunch for a man she fears will be baited into infidelity by a work colleague’s food.
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What @InibeheEffiong did - defending an APC member who faced injustice in spite of his very open disdain for the party - is stuff worthy of commendation and not trolling. But because majority of these guys cannot see beyond their noses, they woke up early in the morning to troll.
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@iaboyeji @kharoolinee @DavidHundeyin I think @DavidHundeyin's point, which I very much agree with, is that there are a ton of other productive projects the govt could have spent that money on with a much more productive output. Why the obsession with tourism, when we could not even get the funds to run it?.
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@marshalwahlexyz I’m sorry about your bike chief. Hopefully they find it before the thief pawns it off. It’s the victim tag for me. Naija police no sabi who be victim 😭 God help us.
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October did not really October the way other Octobers Octobered, but we give glory to God.
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@OluwakayodeKomo @oloye__ @5am_inLagos What exactly is true? That we have no other choice but to settle for a Tinubu Presidency?. Because Olóyè cashout king says so?.
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This election just reinforced a lingering thought in my mind. It’s about the need for local press in Nigeria. By local press, I don’t mean state-level press. I mean local government. Independent newspapers, radio stations, as even TV stations that covers a locality.
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I love the energy @OgbeniDipo uses to defend education. Like it or not, education is the surest way to prosperity anywhere in the world (Nigeria inclusive).
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Saying you will rather vote for someone like Portable over a Harvard-educated lawyer, all other things being equal, says a lot about your aspirations for the country. I can only hope and pray not too many of you have similar aspirations.
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I need materials (reports, research articles, books, etc) on the Almaniranci in Northern Nigeria and other forms of Islamic education in Qatar, UAE and Saudi Arabia. Kindly point me in the right direction if you can. Thanks.
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@Kizillion There was a lot of Christian intolerance on campus too, to be fair. It’s shocking.
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@WaleBalogunK @iamkorlarh I never based my view of Islam from his actions. But we must expose the extremist, intolerance, and fundamentalists for what they are and the danger they pose.
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We went from no L&D society to winning this in 3 years with @Tundun_G, facing some of the university’s strongest teams - multiple times, along the way.
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@NeduBenedict You’re right, they are not state actors. But they have recognition from the state government, backed by political significance that was acquired through street violence.
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Had a wholesome day today, first listening to VP Osinbajo speak in his usually brilliant, inspiring manner, then hanging out with @MoghaluKingsley and other Nigerians at @TuftsUniversity .One of those days you never want to end. Great, mind lifting conversations!
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@iaboyeji @kharoolinee @DavidHundeyin But 18,000 people annually, 4 years into a $450m tourism project is poor. And you say that was not the full implementation. So how much more would they have needed to spend to attract 100,000?.
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There is a reason even the most educated people in our society start to act like garage touts the minute they take a stab at politics. Same reason the ones that still respect their own education and training choose to stay away from politics.
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Doing the impossible with the love of my life. Cheers to greater milestones ❤️
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Problem: A parent does not pay taxes. Fact: People without basic education are less likely to be gainfully employed therefore less likely to pay taxes.APC: Deny their child a basic education to teach the parents a lesson. Lesson: The child grows up poor and unable to pay taxes.
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@sodeindemueez But the guy is telling a barefaced lie. You don’t need an expert to see through it. How can you say a meeting would have prevented what Vincent Adeoba what lamenting about, when Vincent clearly said they had an arrangement with NURTW, yet they struggled.
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Many Nigerians do now respect knowledge, good character, and sound judgment. It is also where all that “politics is local” jargon came from. No society can grow without leaders who have acquired world-class knowledge, and have exhibited good character and sound judgment.
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@iaboyeji @kharoolinee @DavidHundeyin Investing in education? Tech hubs? Agriculture infrastructure/R&D?.
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One more step on the ladder. Grateful for all that has come, hopeful for what lies ahead. 🥂
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I feel very unqualified to talk about this, as I am only just starting out myself. However, since this is something I am very passionate about, my friends at @ImpactNutAfrika have asked me to speak to their volunteers about building a career in food and nutrition policy.
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