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Learn to read narratives and understand the sociopolitical climate, or become a pawn. Not every call for good governance is free from ethnic interests.
Obidients in 2023: Datti is such an intellectual man, look at how he's composed in interviews. Obi won't find a better candidate. A new Nigeria is possible with Peter Obi and Datti.
Kwankwaso has ego. Who does he think he is? He's not even relevant, Peter Obi can win North without Kwankwaso. Look at who is turning Obi down, he came 4th.
Obidients in 2026: Kwankwaso is brilliant. He is such a respected politician and is fighting to the interest of Nigerians. Kano is such a power house. With the North, Obi will sweep the elections.
Datti is vseless, no-one should take him seriously. Such a foolx. This man doesn't have leadership qualities at all. This and that.
Obidients can't even pick a side and stand by it.
They say “Nigerian culture” as though Nigeria were culturally homogeneous, yet easily attribute negative stereotypes to Yorubas.
The prejudice yorubas face is not simply about the current president, it is rooted in resentment towards Yoruba cultural influence and prominence.
You are surrounded by hostiles. This applies as much to collectives as it does to individuals. It is a recurring reality, empirically demonstrated across human history.
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5 Years Ago Today, @CurrenSy_Spitta Released His Album ‘Still Stoned On Ocean’ 🔥⛽️
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2000s R&B w some sauce in it. You’re currently listening to twice fine (Fefe ne fe). Tap in if you haven’t already 🤍
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Money doesn't actually solve it either, it just changes which specific problems you're now paying to ignore instead of fixing.
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If not for Southern Nigeria 🇳🇬 the conflict in northern Nigeria would have been worse than the one in Somalia 🇸🇴.
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I strongly believe… if I were a southerner I wouldn’t want to be in same country with the North …
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Exactly why "One Nigeria" is vital to them and they cling to it at all costs while still holding the country back. If Nigeria were to divide (not my wish), the North will immediately descend into deadly sectarian violence and all out war. It will be sliced and diced into parts.
Political consciousness demands the ability to distinguish genuine advocacy from partisan agitation and ethnic sentiment.
If you cannot independently scrutinise political narratives, how can you recognise manipulation disguised as political consciousness?
Besides Nigerian university education has never been without merit. Your degrees secure admission and scholarships abroad.
So what exactly is the criticism? higher fees, underfunding or declining standards?
These are legitimate concerns, but it requires context.
Fine, university fees have increased, but we must also acknowledge the relative stability of academic calendars.
The education sector still has its shortcomings, but progress should not be dismissed simply because you dislike the government.
The loan offers eligible students and parents some relief from the immediate burden of university fees.
You need not admire a regime or the president to acknowledge a potentially beneficial policy, just as supporting a policy does not exempt the government from criticism.
As observed, the admired aspects of the most influential culture are embraced in practice, yet its heritage is challenged in social discourse.
This ambivalence among the current generation may evince a tension between cultural admiration and anxieties over identity.