sassyada

Dear Unnamed Person Who I Am Told Is On Social Media Saying I am Her Family and Telling Me to Shut Up: Cynicism is ugly. It doesn’t flatter anyone. Yours doesn’t suit you at all. I remember you vaguely; I think you were in my class in primary school. And now you claim to be my ‘family’ and you are asking me to shut up. Did you watch the video of the conversation? Did you read a full transcript? I am tired of Nigerians who read a headline and, without bothering to get details and context, jump on the outrage bandwagon and form lazy, shallow opinions. I am tired of Nigerians cynically thinking of anybody in public life as a ‘brand.’ No, I am not a brand. I am a person who feels strongly about certain issues. I choose to talk honestly about them. I made the choice to talk about feminism knowing very well the kind of hostility it brings – but I think it’s important and I will continue to speak my truth and hope to bring about some change, no matter how small. Ad...

🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 "Dear FELLOW NIGERIANS" A humble request to every NIGERIAN 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 Kindly send this message to at least five persons and ask them to further send to five persons and keep the chain going​​... 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 1. Don't throw garbage on the roads/streets​. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 2. Don't spit or urinate on roads and walls​. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 3. Don't write on walls and currency notes​. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 4. Don't abuse and insult others​, rather, be patient, tolerant and controlled. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 5. Save water and electricity​. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 6. Plant a tree​. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 7. Obey traffic rules. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 8. Honour and take care of ur parents and grandparents, take their blessings and always respect them​. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 9. Respect women​. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 10. Give way to ambulances​ and other emergency vehicles. 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳...