adebayo abdulrahman
@Adebayodayo20
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human | mphil-ing @cambridge_uni | ex: @dataphyte | half idealism, half pragmatism.
Cambridge, England
Joined May 2017
In my debut for Guardian UK, I wrote about traders who rely on Lagos traffic for survival and examined its socio-economic effects. – Adebayo Abdulrahman https://t.co/x9yeBXSaJE
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The city’s 24 million people can sit in gridlocked streets for more than 30 hours a week. For some, that represents a good way to make a living
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it just occurred to me that i got my cambridge admission mail on the day of the last @jawwar_ui’s finals in february. i was about to leave home when the mail came in. it was in that moment that i knew we had won. best of luck to the speakers at today’s finals. 🫶
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i should have written my ui convocation essay when i had the time earlier in the year. anyway, the summary is simple: ahead ahead.
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this egusi i just cooked. hmm. i may have to increase my groom price.
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thanks a lot for your kind wishes, everyone. i’m immensely grateful.
Up next, Cambridge! In my final year at the University of Ibadan, I took a leap of faith and applied to two of the world’s most prestigious universities, Oxford and Cambridge, and I got into both. A few days ago, I arrived in Cambridge,
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that the drive for excellence, grit, and, most importantly, grace that has brought me this far will continue to light the way.
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I must specifically thank @ayantolamaximus, who literally held my hand throughout the application process and Joshua Olufemi for his glowing recommendation. I head to Cambridge, cognizant of the many puzzles that lie ahead, but dreamers, I’ve learned, don’t pause. I am convinced
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background, attending Cambridge is an even bigger stretch, even for a dreamer like me, and I attribute this feat to Allah, my creator. I'm immensely grateful to my parents, siblings, and friends who have always wrapped me with love and championed my dreams.
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where I’ll be pursuing the MPhil in Development Studies as a recipient of the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cambridge All my life, I’ve been a dreamer and believer in possibilities, irrespective of how far off they may seem. But, considering my
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Up next, Cambridge! In my final year at the University of Ibadan, I took a leap of faith and applied to two of the world’s most prestigious universities, Oxford and Cambridge, and I got into both. A few days ago, I arrived in Cambridge,
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Hasbi-allahu la ilaha illa Huwa ‘alaihi tawakkaltu wa Huwa Rab-bul ‘arshil ‘azeem.
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immensely grateful for the gift of friends who’ll move mountains – literally! – for me.
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One month ago, we launched the AI and Tech Accountability Reporting Fellowship, which we are proud to implement as part of our portfolio work with @aicollectiveng. The fellowship started with a three-day virtual intensive training for journalists and researchers interested in
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i’m immensely grateful to Allah for the gift of 23. i pray 24 is way better than i can ever imagine. happy birthday, abdulrahman adebayo.
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