When I was about relocating, my uncle called me and told me something I’ll never forget, with tears in his eyes, he told me, look at our village, every successful family in this town has one or two people abroad, thank you for taking this decision in our family , you’ll journey
20/11/2022.
2 days prior to leaving Naija for overseas, I was missing my Dad seriously, I took the next bus from my Ibadan base to the Village, there, I met him, in his farm, after reminding him for the umpteenth time that I’ll be leaving in 2 days, the old man burst into tears,
well, those words stayed with me ever since then, there’s no giving up on this decision, some of us ain’t migrating for ourselves, it’s to better our generation, It’s being a long torturous journey, for the sake of humanity, you need to wish us well.
@KikelomoSowore
My own JW friend will be liking my pictures and be making fine fine comments on those statuses that day, respect her always. Great personality
If you write JAMB this year & you’re from “Igboora” with your JAMB score as high as “275” & above; kindly reach out to me, I’ll be returning your JAMB registration money & have you under my mentorship till you’re done with University.
Kindly
#RT
.
While I find no fault in people not visiting the country for a decade or more, some of us will never be able to do that, if I have the willpower, I’ll visit Naija for at least a week in every 52 weeks. Happy 64th birthday my “Old Man” long may you live to continue seeing your
I love Data; All the Kids who scored “275” & above has got no mobile phones capable of “Tiktoking/Instagram” - I am reaching out to them via their parents or their small little phones directly via International number- Is this a pointer or I am thinking too far 🤔
The Japa class (USA branch) are so mature, urbane, courteous, humble & respectful with no air around them. They don’t make people like that anymore, Sugbon se una see that UK japa (Class 2022) yen, OMG. Wahala won ti poju, every week, you must see a member doing one video isonu.
September 2023 was one of the most decisive period of my life, I’d just got a PhD offer to study at The University of Western Ontario, Canada & a Job offer at Europe Supply Network Hub of the leading Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) in the world in Warsaw, Poland. The thought of
#Whileiwasaway
Graduated with honours from the Erasmus Mundus Master’s in Quality in Analytical laboratories (Distinction).
Thought to update my Academic credentials:
The Polytechnic Ibadan (National Diploma: 2012 Food Science & Technology : Upper Credit)
Few things beat seeing a Nigerian in a strange city like Gdańsk, our brothers in UK can’t relate, we met on our way to Jumat and we’ve been inseparable since then. Dr Mojeed Hameed is a University of Ilorin lecturer and he’s ongoing with his PhD herein at Politechnika Gdańska.
The rejection emails I’ve gotten in the last two months is more than d rejection letters I got between (2017-2021)while in Nigeria and looking for Postgrad opportunities abroad. One just enter now and it bites so hard. Only 1 “YES” we were told is enough.We meuve. Alihamdulilahi
Tears of joy on behalf of one of my good friend & brother, Man’s been looking for scholarship for the past 5 years, even people he introduced into the scholarship realm has won & graduated, never was he envious of them, man keeps pushing on a daily, today he’s won both DAAD &
25:02.
It’s my birthday, beyond marking a bucket list, It’s also a fulfillment of a childhood dream, thankful to Allah for using education as the tool towards the beginning of a beautiful dream for a once-upon-a-time poor village boy. Alihamdulilahi! Happy birthday AKINOLA.
longtime, that same day, I made a vow, till I decide to call it quit to retire home, I’ll not spend a straight 3 years overseas without visiting home for some days, I’m glad I have been doing my bit to make that happen, a year after, I was in the Village for holiday
Pix 1: First day in Europe, Barcelona Spain.
Pix 2: Exactly 2 years after.
In Ola of Lagos voice; I’ll never be poor.
PS: No be say I don make am ooo, na pictorial comparison I dey do ooo, ehn ehn.
I’ve never see him cry in 3 decades that I’ve known him; His parting words drive us both emotional; I don’t know if I’ll live long enough to see you again by the time you’ll want to visit Naija, like many of his friends children, he’d thought I may not visit Naija again for a
I just had my FUTA-made Msc thesis accepted for publication by Food Chemistry Advances(Elsevier lo pon beat yen), It’s the most stressful of my “11 scholarly articles” rejected by some journals for various reasons,Manuscript written more than 2 years ago & finally got it accepted
ND; Food Technology
BSc: Food Science & Technology
MSc: Human Nutrition
MSc: Quality management system
MSc: Analytical Chemistry
Some 13 years of sweat, tears & joy. Mi ò kà mó.
UMRAH from Europe to Saudi (Jeddah)
Firstly, for anyone with UK/EU Visa or resident permit, you don’t need a Visa to travel to Saudi, you’ll get a Visa on arrival for $125, if you book your flight (return ticket) in advance, the ~range you’ll spend for that flight is around 300
The more I see, the more I want to see. Can’t take off your eyes… the blessed feeling of being there in front of Kaaba cannot be expressed. It is marvelous and I pray every Muslim gets to see it and pray here at least once in their lifetime. Ìlú alubarika ni Ilu Mecca.
@Tasleem_Ola
God go do am brother mi, I’m the first in my extended family too, and I believe the first of many, not one successful family in my village are without one or two people overseas.
I’m extending to the 7 towns in Ibarapa (Igboora, Idere, Eruwa, Lanlate, Igangan, Ayete, & Tapa). “275 & above”; I’m not lowering the bar- We should see a sizeable no from this expansion. I’ve seen someone from Igangan with 324 already, 275 has crept in from Igboora too.
Pls
#RT
If you write JAMB this year & you’re from “Igboora” with your JAMB score as high as “275” & above; kindly reach out to me, I’ll be returning your JAMB registration money & have you under my mentorship till you’re done with University.
Kindly
#RT
.
The beginning & end of Tertiary institution.
2010; Fresh student, The Polytechnic Ibadan, Saki, Oyo state Nigeria.
2023: Fresh Graduate, Gdańsk University of Technology, Gdańsk, Poland.
I am crying guys, 6 months of preparations, first, I uninstalled “X” later, I went on to use Twitter only on weekends & during my leave/holidays, tonight, I’m singing praise of Joy. Tears of joy right now, I’m coming guys, lemme clear my tears. 😭
*I’ll be out for a while.*
Firstly, I am very fine, just thought to put this here because of friends who worried with my absence the last time I was out of here for months, I’ll be uninstalling some of my social media apps from my phone for few months (X inclusive), I have some
One practice I’ve decidedly elected to do is to say a prayer(Solat) or two at any International airport I visited, earlier today in Denmark at The Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup, you can never separate a Village boy from prayer, o se Oluwa t’o boju mi je ooo. 🙏.
Those whose palm kernels were cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble, I am thankful to everyone who has lend me a hand in my career development, I am wholeheartedly thankful. It’s my BIRTHDAY, thankful 🙏 to Allah & praying for continuous growth.
25:02
A toast to a brand new year!
I’ve got a ritual that I want to do everything to stop this year God helping me, every of my birthday, I’ve always set one unimaginable target for myself, luckily, destiny has always set me up to achieve almost 100% of them but I must admit
While leaving Naija to study in Europe.
Ma’ami: Gbogbo Agbada ti o n di si inu eru yi, will you be able to wear them to class bayi?
Me; Few months in class in the “abroad” Hold my 🍺.
NB: My Ibadan Tailor should be ready, I need new collection of Agbada to be wearing to class.
Karin kapo, yiye ni n ye’ni, Planned the trip with friends from different part of the World; Sweden, Germany, Norway, Poland, UK etal., Friends who love themselves for the sake of Allah. Alubarika n be ni Ilu Mecca ati Medina yii pupo. Allahu rabbi a se ni Irorun fun gbogbo wa o
It’s a privilege to meet the Oldest Nigeria immigrant in Poland, he came to Poland in the early “70s & stayed still ever since, except for visitation to motherland once in a while, learnt a lot from the old man, schooled together with Dr Raymond Dokpesi at the University of
Eid Mubarak from the beautiful Muslim community in Warsaw, May Allah in his infinite mercy grants unto us good health & strength to witness many more. A ku odun eyin temi, emi wa a se opolopo odun laye oooo.
I hope our people parboil this before eating, I’ve always evangelize about not eating wara in its raw form. Please parboil, don’t eat as snack almost immediately, e jowo nitori olorun. 🙏
Me: The “Agbadas” I used to have are getting obsolete, I need new set of “Agbadas” to be wearing to Class/Lab.
My Ibadan Tailor: Worry no more.
Àgbàakin of EU should not be seen wearing Jeans & jacket always, we must always mix with a bit of Ìbílè.
You raised the bar of motherhood so high, all I am & hope to be, I owe it to you, You’re a true abiyamo thorough & thorough, May Allah in his infinite mercy grants me the wherewithal to repay you in multiple folds. Happy birthday Ma’ami. Emi yin a se opolopo odun laye ooo.
I remembered the day the moon was sighted, I asked where correct Pounded yam ‘s being sold in “Mecca” Bin-laden road I was told, I raced down there with no hesitation, In Mecca, you can decide to eat Naija made food for as long as you want.
There are 3 categories of Nigerians that are deservingly proud on LinkedIn with the way their names are written, the (PhD guys); my immediate family; the chartered accountants (FCA, ACA peeps) & the Project Management Professional (PMP)®, glad to have joined the latter.
Every time people came to me, they talk about FUTA, they said if you want a very smart student that are hardworking, that are very dedicated, that have been well grounded in various practice, hire them from FUTA. -Dr Akinwumi Adesina (OAU alumnus)
There’s no Degree like an Akure Degree, grateful to Allah for making this day a reality, my second Convocation from FUTA. Master of Tech in Food Science and Technology with Distinction. I’m dedicating this to Ma’ami who did not only financed this Degree, but effortlessly do all
Grad school will humble you, few weeks ago, I saw Dr
@olumuyiwaayo
talking about how he handled pipette for the first time in South Korea, mine happened in Gdańsk during my Grad studies, I’m sure my supervisor would have been shocked, however he didn’t show it, he showed me the
The following four courses are Tuition-free at the University of Gdańsk, check the University website, apply according to instructions, file for visa, come to Poland & study free. No terms & conditions applied.
See you in Poland.
RT.
Me looking at my Twitter “followers” reduced by over “400” simply because of a 7 months hiatus. Is that how you people used to do? Na break I take, I no kil! person oooo. Oya, e ma bo pada, Ore la o ma se ooo.
*I’ll be out for a while.*
Firstly, I am very fine, just thought to put this here because of friends who worried with my absence the last time I was out of here for months, I’ll be uninstalling some of my social media apps from my phone for few months (X inclusive), I have some
As it’s my normal habit, irun Subuhi ka mi mo Vienna International airport on my way from 🕋, saying my Solat at the airport and inside the airplane has now become my favorite habit, who knows if I’ll get home, what excuse would I tell my lord that I do not pray. Good to be home.
Trust
@FUTAkure
to always come up for their Alumnus. Na why we dey call am “GOAT” be that.
See my head swelling be Garri ijebu. A ti lo, a ti de. Alihamdulilahi robili alameen.
Mi o se PhD kankan, eleyi naa ti to, olowolayemo. Owonikokodotcom. 😀🏃🏃.
Eid ul-Adha lati Ilu 🇩🇪. A ku odun eyin temi, eyin te feran wa, eyin t’e n ko wa je, eyin ti e ko fe ko ba je fun wa. Odun ayo ni gbogbo wa ma se oooo. Eid Mubarak Fam.
Anytime I had opportunity to visit
@FCBarcelona
stadium, I’m always proud to have Nigeria mentioned in my discussion and most times,
@AsisatOshoala
will pop up in our ensuing conversation with my head held high always, Superzee has done so much for Naija than we’ve ever mentioned
My “Native wears” will surely go on exile, first time I’ll be wearing a Jean/Polo combination on a Friday in over a decade, My Fridays (Jumat) are for my Buba-Sokoto, never again, not until perhaps April or thereabouts, 😢. Sighs! Òtútù yìí pò. I miss my beloved Barcelona 😘
I’ve never seen a sitting Governor so organically loved in Oyo state the way the people love GSM.I saw many people who’ll never in their life dabble into Oselu so passionate about voting GSM,when it comes to populism,give it to GSM,e sabi the game,he should be elected latest 12pm
Prodigious PhD- Sam’s story in etching his name to stardom.
For those who’ve been following me on Twitter for the past two years
@Iam_MrPackagin
should not be an unknown name to you on this space, I have written timelessly on how my best buddy inspired me to win an
As part of activities marking my Chieftaincy title as the authentic “Àgbàakin of Barcelona”. I did a tour of the Stadium to see what can be done to make FCB great again. NB: At least, once a lifetime, ensure to visit Barcelona. Such a beauty.
Earlier today, doing what I know how to do best, propagating Scholarship & survival skills in Europe to the over 200 Nigeria awardees of the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Scholarship.
Looking forward to welcoming you guys in Europe in the nearest week.
#Erasmus
-Mundus
On arriving Akure few hours ago, I clicked the camera to take a pixel of the iconic FUTA gate, dews of memories, sober reflection & gratitude to God for the past decade, the young beautiful lady beside me asked if it’s my first time in the town, Yes, I replied, I’ve got no time
126 Nigerian Scholars won the highly prestigious Erasmus Mundus Scholarship in 2021,
@FUTAkure
has 20, his closest rival: UNN & FUNAAB both got 9. FUTA once again proving his mettle as the King of Scholarship in Nigeria & Africa at large. What are they doing special in FUTA?
Shortly after graduating from Grad school, I took time out to enjoy d city of Prague, Czech Republic. My 14th country ever visited (way below my plan of 20 by 2023), such a great city I must say, I need to do more of Africa henceforth, enough of EU, also UK next year In Sha Allah
Mecca remains one of the most popular destination to meet all sort of people, one of our friends gate crashed into Aliko Dangote, I slept in same hotel one night with a powerful House of Rep member from southwest, I jammed Akin Olaiya on my way to breaking my fast
A ku odun, a ku ìyèdún, In Igboora, after Eid, Amala ati Ilasa tabi Jollof would have been awaiting me, In Barcelona, It’s an unknown Morocco dishes courtesy of my French flatmates, I miss Igboora and I can’t pretend about it a bit. Behaving like a Roman in Rome. Eid Mubarak Fam.
I had “C” in all the Food chemistry courses I did in the varsity, I hated it that much, to imagine I’ll do Grad studies in Analytical chemistry is unimaginable, so far so good it’s, many thanks to
@particular6
&
@james_omoboye
4 the guidance so far. Dem say Chemistry na new oil.
Finland 🇫🇮 is not less talk about amongst the Academic Twitter community, cheap school fees, not crowded and yet, almost everyone speaks English, the only problem is we all want UK, USA, Canada. In Spain where I used to live, if you ask locals; Can you speak English? Most
The man raised the bar!
A young Nigerian man's promise to top-performing UTME candidates has gotten many talking online.
Reacting to the exciting offer, someone wrote: "Nice one, Egbon."
Keeping up with the tradition of praying (Solat) each time I stepped foot in an airport for the first time, Suhr in Lech walesa airport, Asr in Chopin airport, Maghreb and Ishai at Charles de Gaulle airport, what a day.
No filter needed in this city, Krakow is already perfect. You’ve never really been to Poland until you visit Krakow, In Kraków, even the rain is beautiful, Thank you Kraków, for existing. Everyone will succeed with a career in modeling in Kraków, am I not enough an example?
This is too emotional for me to watch.
Fun fact: I carried a whole bag of rice every semester to school courtesy of Maami. Not for once do I lack anything, yet, she’s only a struggling teacher like most other parents in my Village. Iya yi je’ya pupo lori mi. Abiyamo ku oro omo.
Salary week but no joy- Ileya is here too, did some little maths with incoming expenses & things ain’t adding up at all; all results turn out -ve 😭🤦♀️. Mo ti fe po’se (hiss) pa, mo tun wa n mi kanle. Ile aye ti Okunrin wa yi, o ri bakan, gbogbo ori la n ta Oluwa re.
I’m in need of 5 students from Igboho/Iseyin who’ve got >275 in the 2024 UME: Their JAMB fees will be refunded immediately. Thank you so much Barr
@TobiAdetona
for sponsoring this.
#PlsRT
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Outside today for my favorite big Uncle who’d come visiting from “Igboora”- There are two reasons for the laughter, apart from the happiness in seeing him after 2 years, he’s brought “orishirishi” from home for my kitchen. What a time to be alive 😍🥰😎
13:12:2022
Shine on light a bright DIAMOND Ma’ami.
One of the toughest decision that comes to mind when I decided to relocate is Ma’ami, how I’ll cope with the long absence and Vice versa, for all the years I’ve spent on earth, we speak everyday, Yeah. Every blessed day! I am
FUTA
@FUTAkure
is the crown prince of Scholarship in Nigeria, nobody has and will ever contest this. As a FUTARIAN, right from your 200L, your eyes should already be open to International scholarship. They don’t make school like FUTA anymore.
Casually remembered this lady from 10 timelines away wey abuse me with : “Ewo irungbon e bi irungbon obuko”- She’s just followed me, I’m 100% sure she’s forgotten, I didn’t forget ooo. I had to change that DP with immediate alacrity, irungbon wey I dey spend owo iyebiye ontop
Are people buying “aso odun” truly or it’s for jokes? I mean adults oooo; buying a particular clothes because of odun? What happen to the ones at home?
Special request from my brother who want to be Anonymous; “I am in need of 3 students from Ibadan & two from Ogbomosho” who had 275 & above in their JAMB exams, returning their registration money with immediate effect.
NB- Proof attached surely.
Pls
#RT
.
Leyin Rabanna, amala lokun, e ba mi fi saki si iresi mi yen, pelu efo, abodi, ponmo ati edo, e seun modupe, e fun mi ni suuru die ke to gbe round keta yen wa, ogbon ojo ni mo fi gba aawe.
There is money and there’s PARIS money, but PARIS money ain’t nobody’s mate, wallahi talahi aye ni won n je ni PARIS, ko ki n se sugarcane.
#Birthday
-holiday continues
Let’s hangout used to mean some “Point & kill catfish pepper soup ” Àsun, Barbecue and plenty other orishirishi, hanging out now is a mix of coffee(Cappucino) & or Tea. Oyinbo no sabi how to chop life. SMH. I’ll vote for the former a million times.
We were out for Iftar…. Making lemons from lemonade. Pakistanis food has got to be one of the very best out there, I’m still a great fan of French & German dishes. None will ever come close to Amala àti Ìlasa by the way.
Igbóorà- Home of Twins.
The Interesting thing about the video is that I know > 50% of the people who featured including the drummer (standing) who’s a twins himself and whom we grew up together, while I lived with my grandparents in Ilé Olóbeàgbò, he lived at Ilé Alákàtànpó.
IGBOORA- Twins Capital of the World- The myths and facts behind multiple births.
There have been multiple reports about the serene town of Igboora in Oyo state Nigeria for the past days on social media, I have noticed the recurring myths which’s been recycled on social media too,