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Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
Ayo Akinola, co-founder of PiggyVest, on why he was expelled in Covenant University.
He says it was just wrong timing and he got into trouble for possession of contraband.
He got suspended twice and expelled once.
But he got called back and had an extra year.
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
LOL!! Any passive asset that isn't producing and is acquired purely for speculation is a stupid investment. The market can always turn on you.
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
Most of the fintech apps wey dey this Naija, una no dey solve ur most basic reason for existence
“Send moni from StreetCTO to 080xxxxx”
Na to dey add features to ‘distract’ users & over engineering una Node.js webhook & data privacy violations using foreign Cloud providers 👀
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
That CTO is either a local champion or someone who got into that position through connections without going through the normal professional ladder.
Of course, we cannot fully judge this situation. There may be a lot of things that have transpired behind the scenes before this incident.
However, if things happened as described, it’s really poor leadership and a lack of accountability to terminate someone’s employment simply because they challenged a technical decision.
Unfortunately, there aren’t many options or adequate systems to protect professionals in situations like this in Nigeria.
Why I Was Fired From My Software Engineering Job
I was recently terminated from my position as a Software Engineer, and honestly, the reason still surprises me.
We were working on a major software project when the CTO proposed a particular technical approach. After reviewing the architecture, I believed there was a better way to implement it.
I explained my concerns, highlighted some potential problems with the proposed approach, and suggested an alternative that I felt would make the system more scalable, maintainable, and easier to extend in the future.
I wasn't trying to challenge his authority. I was doing what I believed a good engineer should do: question technical decisions when there might be a better solution.
But he didn't take it that way.
He accused me of trying to correct him in front of the team and said there was a difference between contributing ideas and constantly challenging leadership decisions.
I tried explaining that technical discussions shouldn't be about who is right or who holds the highest position. They should be about choosing the solution that works best for the product.
Unfortunately, things became uncomfortable after that disagreement.
A few days later, I received an email from HR informing me that my appointment had been terminated, effective 10 November 2026.
No major performance warning. No formal disciplinary process that I was aware of. Just a termination notice.
The experience taught me something I never expected to learn in software engineering:
Sometimes, the biggest challenge in a tech company isn't solving difficult engineering problems. It's working in an environment where disagreeing with a technical decision is interpreted as disrespecting the person who made it.
I still believe engineers should be allowed to disagree professionally, defend their reasoning, and propose better solutions.
Or do you think I was wrong to challenge the CTO?
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
Why I Was Fired From My Software Engineering Job
I was recently terminated from my position as a Software Engineer, and honestly, the reason still surprises me.
We were working on a major software project when the CTO proposed a particular technical approach. After reviewing the architecture, I believed there was a better way to implement it.
I explained my concerns, highlighted some potential problems with the proposed approach, and suggested an alternative that I felt would make the system more scalable, maintainable, and easier to extend in the future.
I wasn't trying to challenge his authority. I was doing what I believed a good engineer should do: question technical decisions when there might be a better solution.
But he didn't take it that way.
He accused me of trying to correct him in front of the team and said there was a difference between contributing ideas and constantly challenging leadership decisions.
I tried explaining that technical discussions shouldn't be about who is right or who holds the highest position. They should be about choosing the solution that works best for the product.
Unfortunately, things became uncomfortable after that disagreement.
A few days later, I received an email from HR informing me that my appointment had been terminated, effective 10 November 2026.
No major performance warning. No formal disciplinary process that I was aware of. Just a termination notice.
The experience taught me something I never expected to learn in software engineering:
Sometimes, the biggest challenge in a tech company isn't solving difficult engineering problems. It's working in an environment where disagreeing with a technical decision is interpreted as disrespecting the person who made it.
I still believe engineers should be allowed to disagree professionally, defend their reasoning, and propose better solutions.
Or do you think I was wrong to challenge the CTO?
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
When is this starting in Lagos, I love that most things starts from Ibadan—Oyo State.
Pacesetters for a reason.
💙
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
The Retired Commodore and Intelligence Officer is clearly a conspiracy theorist who has been brainwashed by David Hundeyin, so please ignore him and listen to your NED-funded intellectuals instead.
Whenever you wake up.
Retired Nigerian Navy Commander: Nigerians Don't Run Their Country
Retired Nigerian Navy Commander Kunle Olawunmi says a deep state runs Nigeria’s affairs. These people aren’t elected and their identities are not public.
What can Nigerians do to take back power?
Video credit: @eobilo
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
Na wa
Pardon my manner of speaking, you are a boy boy to sim fubara, and sim fubara is a boy boy to another oga, and you yourself is at the bottom of the ladder that reports to an oga, and that oga reports to another oga, and now you alone is under 2 oga. Is there anywhere that you yourself is an Oga unless maybe in your house.. 😂
Rufai Oseni; Please who is now the 001?
— Dr. Abati
THEM ONE FINISH THIS GUY FOR ARISE 😂
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
Remember Supa Strikas?
Tomi Davies backed the company behind the football comic in the early 2000s. He says at the peak period, they were producing half a million copies of Supa Strikas.
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
Richard Dawkins MOCKS Born-Again Christian About Her Faith, But Her Response Left The Crowd Cheering
"I understand that a personal story can be moving, but calling yourself a Christian means accepting certain beliefs."
When you sit in church listening to a vicar, don't you ever think that some of what he's saying is illogical?
Do you really believe Jesus was the Son of God, that he rose from the dead, and that he was born of a virgin? Those aren't minor details. They're fundamental to Christianity.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: You and I have been friends for a long time, and you've been a mentor to me. But you've approached this from the position that there is nothing there.
My own experiences led me to accept that there is a higher power the God who transformed my life.
When I listen to the vicar now, his words don't sound nonsensical to me. They make profound sense. There's ancient wisdom in them.
I used to mock faith and Christianity too. But after what I've experienced, I don't anymore.
I've reached a place of humility and realised that people with enduring faith possess something valuable.
Someone once told me: when all hope seems lost, pray. There's tremendous wisdom in that. I don't see these teachings as foolish anymore. I see them as remarkably wise.
Richard Dawkins: But Christianity has its own serious problems.
Take the doctrine of original sin the idea that we're all born carrying the sin of Adam, and that Jesus had to be punished and crucified to save humanity from its sins.
I find that theology not only nonsensical, but morally objectionable.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: I see Christianity differently. At its core, it's about love.
As a new Christian, especially compared with my upbringing in Islam, what stands out to me is the message of redemption, renewal and rebirth.
The death and resurrection of Jesus represent that transformation the possibility of becoming new.
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
I watch this every single time it comes to my timeline!
The simplicity and humility at which she communicates her experience and convictions is so endearing!
The gospel truly transforms us!
Richard Dawkins MOCKS Born-Again Christian About Her Faith, But Her Response Left The Crowd Cheering
"I understand that a personal story can be moving, but calling yourself a Christian means accepting certain beliefs."
When you sit in church listening to a vicar, don't you ever think that some of what he's saying is illogical?
Do you really believe Jesus was the Son of God, that he rose from the dead, and that he was born of a virgin? Those aren't minor details. They're fundamental to Christianity.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: You and I have been friends for a long time, and you've been a mentor to me. But you've approached this from the position that there is nothing there.
My own experiences led me to accept that there is a higher power the God who transformed my life.
When I listen to the vicar now, his words don't sound nonsensical to me. They make profound sense. There's ancient wisdom in them.
I used to mock faith and Christianity too. But after what I've experienced, I don't anymore.
I've reached a place of humility and realised that people with enduring faith possess something valuable.
Someone once told me: when all hope seems lost, pray. There's tremendous wisdom in that. I don't see these teachings as foolish anymore. I see them as remarkably wise.
Richard Dawkins: But Christianity has its own serious problems.
Take the doctrine of original sin the idea that we're all born carrying the sin of Adam, and that Jesus had to be punished and crucified to save humanity from its sins.
I find that theology not only nonsensical, but morally objectionable.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali: I see Christianity differently. At its core, it's about love.
As a new Christian, especially compared with my upbringing in Islam, what stands out to me is the message of redemption, renewal and rebirth.
The death and resurrection of Jesus represent that transformation the possibility of becoming new.
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
There’s a law about to be implemented by the National Assembly that will change real estate in Nigeria for good: mandatory licensing for all property developers and protection of buyers’ funds through regulated escrow accounts. This would stop developers from collecting large sums and disappearing.
This means that instead of paying developers or real estate firms directly, buyers’ money would stay with an independent third party (escrow account). Developers only get paid as construction hits agreed milestones. No progress, no payment.
Thoughts?
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
THIS!!!!
I have moved three times in Ghana, and my junk quadrupled with more space before my last move. I had to take most of the excess stuff to our office, which also became full. I am now a Marie Kondo disciple. Getting rid of more and buying less.
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
Nothing reminds you of the vanity of acquiring things more than having to move.
Let's leave all the clutter and clothes aside.
Even the books I love and have acquired over decades.
You really must never let your heart lie in things. Even "worthy" things like knowledge.
Timothy O Ayodele ⚡ retweeted
Yesterday GRV said he’s going to abandon the 4th mainland bridge idea and replace them with 3 proposed parallel bridges.
Unfortunately his proposal is worse than what the Lagos state government currently has in place.
I don’t know if he did that ignorantly (which is an embarrassment to his MIT architectural degree) or he intentionally twisted the facts to deceive the gullible public who don’t have access to the plans of the state.