Edward Israel-Ayide
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Story-driven Public Relations Consultant | Rebuilding trust & creating meaningful stories that engage, excite & influence @carpediemngr
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At some point, Nigerians must realise that voting the APC out is a matter of life and death. This is not a political tweet.
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All you "neutral" and "progressive" APC supporters are quiet now, seeing how voters are threatened and intimidated based on tribe and choice.
Just come on my TL and pontificate again. I will throw civility to the wind and curse you out—you bastards.
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How do you rig the election so blatantly, with video and photographic evidence of results manipulation, then come on Twitter to celebrate the mandate of your godfather? How?! Have you no shame as a person?
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Few Nigerian stand-up comedians who can touch Bovi. 😂
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The face of true progressive politics. A symbol of people-first politics. The original Omoluabi. Congratulations to us in Oyo State. Seyi Makinde again.
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A Nigerian Newspaper on Sunday:
"My husband is hooked on my homemade meals" First Female UNILAG VC
JUST IN: Folasade Ogunsola becomes UNILAG’s first female VC | TheCable
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One of the best examples of storytelling I've seen is done by the
@AuschwitzMuseum
. They immortalise the memories of those killed by Nazis at Auschwitz. You should follow.
16 October 1938 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Klara Boda, was born.
In July 1944 she was deported to
#Auschwitz
and murdered in a gas chamber.
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This is the "politics is local" you love to trumpet. Politics of bitterness and bigotry. One sustained by fear and thugs. This is the "structure" you speak of. A structure built on the tears and blood of a people you want to keep under your bloodthirsty hooves
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Some of us have commented here that it would take a 3rd-force party at least eight years to break the hegemony of the PDP/APC.
I'm glad that the Labour Party, led by Peter Obi, has proven us all wrong within a few months.
6 Senators
34 Reps
1 Governor.
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This is the "cosmopolitan" Lagos that your paymaster built. The one where the same Tech industry folks you're trying to woo can't vote freely. Where security agencies stand by while associates of your Godfather threaten Igbos.
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Violent riots in the North to release murderers, they bring out NSCDC. But when youths protested against police brutality, the Armed forces were unleashed to quell the "insurrection."
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Google's response to ChatGPT is a little like bringing an RPG to a knife fight. Full Google workspace integration 😲
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People will support him still. You know why? The cult of BAT is built on the hope that one day you will be called upon to share from a largesse limited to a select few.
Until then, adherents will justify, explain and rationalise anything to be found worthy.
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Really disappointed in Peter Obi at Chatham House. He has not delegated any questions so far. What will his aides be doing all afternoon?
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These guys love playing on the knife edge of legal issues for their Ads. And they do it so brilliantly 😂
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Ryan Reynolds is a king at this content creation game. Aptly named cocktail for the star of this Ad 😂
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I'm sure someone sat down, calculated how much money infleuncers must be making and thought of a way to get a piece of the pie.
It's the usual government rentseeking masquerading as quality control.
ARCON says skit makers, bloggers, must get approval for all digital adverts -
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Have the geniuses in Nigeria's economic team considered that if we can't pay Google, Facebook, and others with Nigerian cards, they won't get the VAT from such payments?
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You respond that "other people rigged too," but at least 90% of the evidence points to results being changed, manipulated, or destroyed in your candidate's favour. At the very least, don't celebrate such thievery. Anyway, go ahead. We know what you truly stand for.
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I'm sure ex-pats in Nigeria must be amazed at the number of public holidays Nigerians enjoy. This year there will be 21 public holidays!
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Am I the only one worried that this bigotry against Igbos is a carefully orchestrated government agenda? Because this "provocation" happens everywhere from Sao Paulo to Scunthorpe each weekend.
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Mr Soyinka saw people being beaten and harassed by thugs to either vote a certain way or leave, and he did not call that fascism.
It is a man who continues to call for fairness, equity and unity he wants to label a fascist. He is engaging in sophistry, and he deserves flak.
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@M10
Apart from his ingenuity on the pitch, I hope the world remembers Özil for standing by his values and calling China to account for the treatment of Uighurs.
That move ultimately led to "The Erasure of Mesut Özil", as captured by
@RorySmith
&
@tariqpanja
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The biggest difference between Nigeria and the West is consequences for bad actions.
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@TheoAbuAgada
This viral video allegedly showing voters in Nigeria's South East being held by hand to vote for a party appears to be a pre-election exercise to let people recognise their party logo. The ballot papers say ""Specimen"
@AFPFactCheck
@AfricaCheck_NG
@thecableng
@EiENigeria
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See how Nigeria treats history. An electricity supply pole struggles for space with a monument to Sarah Forbes Bonetta, a Yoruba former slave girl who rose to become Queen Victoria's goddaughter.
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If they are throwing Bashir, Yinka, Tosin and others at this, then it means they quickly want to knock out PO so they can focus their energy on one adversary.
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To those trying to turn the Cook-a-thon thing into a class battle, it's not. It's about preparation, pursuit of excellence, attention to detail, and following procedures.
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@gboyegaakosile
Of course, you know how much Gbenga and people like him have contributed "meaningfully towards the development of the country", but the goal of your camp is always to demean, diminish and deny.
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I wish some people would just leave me alone to drink alcohol. Once they see me like this, they remember all the intellectual conversations they've been dying to have. Bro, I just came here for alcohol. Buhari is my president; I'm already going through a lot.
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@ChubaEzeks
@iamtundekelani
You forgot the usual attempts to absolve the government of its responsibility by blaming citizens for the floods.
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People need to leave Tiwa Savage alone and stop all the hypocritical pontifications. If King Charles invites you to present your business, receive an award or visit the Palace, you'd be there too.
She's not the one who loaded African wealth on British ships.
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Hey
@iamkevitoclark
please can you write another piece explaining in detail how Afrobeats is a blend containing black American music? We'll pay to read it even.
Afrobeats is a mesmeric blend of
#WestAfrican
and Black American music that has quickly become a global pop phenomenon.
🎵 Here are 5️⃣ widely successful subgenres whose unique rhythms and melodies will instantly grab your ear.
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Since 2014, we'd meet every New Year's Eve at Captain's Bar. Ilupeju to drink beer, eat Nkwobi, reminisce over the last year, and talk about plans for the new year. It was our way of doing a crossover.
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I'm not sure a lot of people realize dehydration can lead to passing feelings of disorientation and delirium. Drink water. This tweet is not sponsored by
@aproko_doctor
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I organised a
#GivingTuesday
event some years back to raise money for Mobile Cancer Units; this bro kept Dr Christopher Kolade and captains of industry waiting. He turned up after we'd finished the event. It was for charity, but at least keep your word.
Man's a lazy AF performer. He can sing, he can write but don't pay to see Kizz Daniel. Don't. He doesn't care if you have a good time or not. He's been like that since his second single blew.
You've been warned. Do. Not. Pay. To. See. Kizz. Daniel. I don't condone fraud.
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Don't be deceived; Sanwoolu is all over the place, playing out a narrative that will make you accept the pre-determined outcome of the election.
He isn't trying to win votes; he is creating the perception that he campaigned vigorously, so any outcome in his favour is legit.
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@officialtodah
It's a postage stamp actually. You had to attach them on an envelope as payment for the postal service to send your letters/packages from one location to the other
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Tinubu messed up sha. Saw a whole Ayourb and then nominated one Yaba Tech bro. I understand tha anger jare. See patriot missile na!
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You want to impose a cashless policy against the backdrop of unreliable digital banking infrastructure in a country where over 50% of the population is unbanked and the informal sector is estimated to be 57%. Surely the sense has departed.
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Please call your clients and tell them a Twitter Space is not where to respond to these allegations. Please!
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Just realised: (Not twins)
Forest Whitaker Kenn Whitaker
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Seyi Makinde isn't trying to force a victory. Everything is calm, & people are voting freely. His works speak for him, & even with pressure from APC, he's allowed democracy to take its course.
The progressives in the "center of excellence" are using thugs to threaten voters.
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I'm wondering why they bothered to respond. Then I remember they need to present a narrative for their side to push & amplify.
Here’s the fact: 100+ people died during
#EndSARS
that the LASG didn't release to their families for proper burial rites. Make of that what you will
RE: MASS BURIAL OF ENDSARS VICTIMS (MISCHIEF MAKERS AT WORK)
The attention of the Lagos State Government has been drawn to some social media publications about a purported mass burial plan for casualties of the 2020
#EndSARS
incident. Peddlers of the news are deliberately
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@paul_nwabuikwu
@SeunEsq
@RenaldLuberice
A robust and well-applied marketing budget meets a great song
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I'm confident in one thing; be good at what you do. Have honor, and God will never leave you high and dry. You may falter, but you will never fail.
Whatever will make you sell your soul to feed, God will not bring it your way. I've seen it happen in my life.
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If
@inecnigeria
can extend dates for party primaries, surely they can extend dates for the CVR exercise so more people can vote.
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Seyi Makinde is the ideal example of a politician who is there to serve the public interest. You can easily see that he cares about his people and is eager to hear their thoughts and suggestions for improvement.
Let me use this opportunity to say good morning to our people at home, at the farms and everywhere. I greet you all and say well done. This is political season. Don’t be afraid because we will also pass through this period and get back to governance.
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This agency was set up for the "development and promotion of the Living Arts and Culture of Nigeria at national and international fora." The man in charge, on the other hand, fancies himself as the leader of some moralistic gestapo outfit.
Runsewe Seeks More Powers For NCAC To Regulate BBNaija, Cross Dressers
The Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Segun Runsewe, has asked the national assembly for more powers to enable it to regulate reality TV shows like Big Brother Naija.
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Does that show President Buhari breaking the electoral law?
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Storytelling is our primary way of creating connections. Stories help us form meaningful connections, remind us that life is not just about work, and make us feel connected to others. Storytelling therefore has a significant role to play in brand-building.
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The Nigerian Police are telling us very loudly and proudly that they have detained someone they're still investigating. It is because of things like this that
@labour
called for
@10DowningStreet
to suspend funding for Nigerian security agencies during
#EndSARS
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People actually agreed to work on a brief to malign a ten-year-old girl. A child! You guys are shameless and vile with your narratives and hashtag.
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Afenifere endorsing Peter Obi brings an interesting angle to the 2023 elections.
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The fact that Nigeria criminalizes defamation shows that we are still in the dark ages. The practice is incompatible with the right to free speech.
It simply allows influential Nigerians to engage in state-backed kidnap.
JUST IN: Police re-arrest Nnamdi Chude as Emeka Offor files defamation suit in Abuja
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Trust is critical in the electoral process. An election’s credibility depends on the public’s confidence in the electoral umpire, political parties, and the government.
I wrote about why
@inecnigeria
is "The Flop in Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Election"
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Did the Warere Beach guys delete their initial statement (a horrendous example of a crisis statement) and issue this one which seems more measured?
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The team that coached Dr Bosun Tijani before his session at the Senate, well done!
He was calm, forthright, and clearly identified all he has contributed to creating a better future for Nigeria's youths.
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A whole Olaniwun Ajayi? 🤣 They have files older than 26 years in that firm.
@OlaniwunAjayiLP
Lol. You're such an idiot lawyer. I hear you're an inexperienced 26 year old? How can you file in Lagos and Abuja on the same issue? And then you don't even inform me? Hope you're ready for appeal and supreme court? And a countersue? Tell your client to get ready! 🤣🤣🤣
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I don't know this guy, never met him, but I just love his vibe. And I'm happy he's winning.
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In the name of thought leadership and personal branding, young people place themselves under a lot of pressure. Clout-chasing and posturing have become a fad and even a business for some. That, however, is not how you build relevance.
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@TheYomiKazeem
@David_Ornstein
@TheAthleticFC
@Sir_Ruffy
@ibayoomisore
They will learn when the fans turn on them. For now, they should stick with blaming players. Soon they will learn that Potter is not ready for the top-flight
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This viral video allegedly showing voters in Nigeria's South East being held by hand to vote for a party appears to be a pre-election exercise to let people recognise their party logo. The ballot papers say ""Specimen"
@AFPFactCheck
@AfricaCheck_NG
@thecableng
@EiENigeria
This is what is going on in the South-East. No freedom of choice.
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This statement credited to
@thenff
by
@ColinUdoh
is just shameful.
Why do most Nigerian public sector "Comms" people use such offensive, gutter language that rarely addresses issues but seeks to divert attention and responsibility?
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The first person to invest in multicity performance venues in Nigeria will make a killing. Touring is still one thing that the Nigerian music industry hasn't unlocked, and it's linked to infrastructure deficit.
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Osinbajo was very flat & uninspiring in that video. Plus, he made it a point of duty to pander to his boss as much as possible, including calling him a "patriot". I wonder who wrote that speech and if they realised there was another (and better) direction to take.
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All the CBN circulars and updates will only make sense when I can use my debit card to pay for stuff online like we used to.
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One day I will write a thread about the drama and stupidity I encountered in my quest to get a new apartment. But for today, here's to new beginnings
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Straight from the playbook of "Who sent them" "Where are the bodies"
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The game plan rests firmly on the "They want to take Lagos away from us" rhetoric. The elites who pushed the agenda will be back here using sophistry to convince you that the outcome is because Lagos natives stood firm against “outsiders.”
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The "enlightened" & "objective" APC supporters see nothing wrong with their party repeatedly pissing on Christians for politics. First, with fake bishops and now with a letter purportedly written by a Pastor.
When Obi supporters push back, they will scream blue murder
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The agenda they want to push is that the violence you've seen is sponsored by overzealous House of Assembly members & not Governor BS.
Abeg make una dey respect una self and us. Sanwo allowed down-ballot candidates to unleash mayhem all over Lagos and couldn't stop it? LOOOOL!
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Someone told me the other day, "Edward, you dey run business o, you need to kiss the ring at times" I told him, God forbid.
Since 2015, I have been resolute in my decision not to kiss the ring. I've gone through hell, gone broke and all but will never sell out. God forbid.
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For some reason, still feels strange to me that Angela Merkel is no longer the German Chancellor.
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Senators are discussing tweets and patriotism when they should be exploring the nominee's ideas. None of you can tie the laces of Bosun Tijani's shoes!
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Data entry people in Nigeria’s civil service need training on how to enter the exact data they're given. I just realised I'm "Miss Edward Israel-Ayide" on one of my car papers. In another place, part of my surname is "Ayinde"
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General
@dayoisrael
stand down.
Haters say the general command will be relieving you of your command forthwith.
Despite the support given to the Jabagan Army, you capitulated when it mattered most. There will be a dishonourable discharge
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You can't answer questions off the cuff or clearly marshall your thoughts. So you are saying your decision to stay away from 1-0n-1's not curated by your team is because you don't want media houses to profit off your "marketable" personality. A fraud.
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Microsoft has brought its own weapon into the room. Microsoft 365 meets ChatGPT, and it's pretty sick what they can do together.
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He did the same in 2019. He flooded the state with posters & happily accepted becoming the butt of jokes due to his ubiquity. Then on election day 2019, thugs prevented opposition-dominated areas in Lagos from voting. The same thing might play out this weekend.
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Apparently Obiano's wife didn't see victory (stop laughing, Bianca) in the Anambra North Senatorial District election.
Tony Nwoye of LP won.
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