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Lawyer, activist , Believer of Equality and firm advocate of uhuru !NigeriaMustwork,Progressive 🇳🇬

United Kingdom and Nigeria
Joined February 2023
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Suella Braverman, Englishness cannot be reduced to ancestry or bloodlines. Patriotism is demonstrated through loyalty, service, sacrifice and contribution to a nation. Would you look into the eyes of the children and grandchildren of those who fought and died defending Britain during the Second World War, including soldiers from former British colonies, and tell them they can never be English because of their ancestry? If Jude Bellingham can wear the England shirt, represent the nation with pride and bring honour to its people, on what moral basis do you question his English identity? You are entitled to define your own identity, but you have no moral authority to define someone else’s. And herein lies the disturbing implication of this far-right obsession with bloodlines: an Englishman who betrays his country would seemingly have a greater claim to belonging than an immigrant who lays down his life defending it. What a perverse definition of patriotism! The irony is that the same voices demanding that immigrants integrate and demonstrate loyalty are often the first to deny them belonging, regardless of how much they contribute or sacrifice. A nation is not merely inherited through blood; it is also built through sacrifice, strengthened through service and sustained through belonging. History remembers those who stood for a country, not merely those who claimed ancestral ownership of it. If blood matters more than loyalty, then what you are defending is not patriotism, but ancestry disguised as patriotism.
Camilla: 'I am of Irish-Italian descent, but I still consider myself English' Be sure to catch up on today's Daily T where @CamillaTominey and @timothy_stanley are joined by Reform UK MP and former home secretary @SuellaBraverman to discuss the US midterm election results, why she wishes she defected to Reform earlier, and why she considers herself to be Asian and not English 👇 Let us know your thoughts below 🎧 Listen to the full episode now through the link in our bio
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This is precisely why I find it troubling how easily some people are led by misinformation without bothering to establish the facts. Fact-check yourself before making such bold claims. Dependants of foreign care workers on Health and Care Worker visas are generally subject to No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF). They cannot ordinarily claim Universal Credit, Child Benefit or most other public benefits. I understand that, for some people, the narrative is driven less by facts and more by hostility towards immigrants. But prejudice does not become truth simply because it is repeated confidently. If this is a “documented fact”, produce the evidence. Otherwise, stop presenting misinformation as fact.
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It’s a documented fact that there are more dependents of foreign carers on benefits, than foreign carers themselves.
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Immigrants are human beings with ambitions, qualifications, families, and aspirations. They are not commodities imported to serve a particular industry indefinitely. There is also a glaring contradiction in your argument. On the one hand, you suggest that migrants will become dependent on benefits after obtaining permanent residency. On the other hand, you express concern that they will leave care work for better employment opportunities. Which exactly is your objection? If someone leaves the care sector to become a solicitor, accountant, engineer, or another highly skilled professional, they are still working, paying taxes, contributing to the economy, and potentially earning more. Surely, that is something any country interested in economic growth should welcome. You cannot simultaneously complain that migrants might become economically inactive and then oppose their efforts to become more economically productive. That is not a coherent policy argument; it is a glaring double standard. If the government wishes to retain skilled care workers, it should create an environment where remaining in the sector is a desirable choice, not an imposed obligation. A fair society does not measure the worth of immigrants solely by how long they remain in the jobs they were originally recruited to perform. It also recognises their right to grow, contribute, and fulfil their potential. The real question should be: Why are we discussing how to prevent care workers from leaving instead of asking why the sector struggles to retain them in the first place? You cannot build a sustainable care system by restricting people’s ambitions. You build it by making care work a profession people are proud to choose and financially able to remain in. Retention should be earned through dignity, fair pay, and opportunity I know you are inconsequential in the scheme of things however Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Regarding ILR, I stand by EVERYTHING I said. You don't need statistics to prove how many people leave the care sector or claim benefits once granted permanent residency….the point was, we shouldn’t even be given 1.9 million people who came here on 5 year working visas the OPTION. The country shouldn’t even take the risk if even 2% apply for benefits or leave the care sector. Just because someone took the opportunity to work here, why must Britain grant them all settled status or citizenship? The sense of entitlement is astounding. They may have been promised it before, but things change based on the economy etc Prevention is better than cure. We should not give hundreds of thousands of individuals the option to leave the very roles we desperately brought them in for, such as care work, nor provide access to welfare and social housing when public resources are already overstretched until the country is in a better position to accommodate that. People may pretend not to understand because they are driven by emotion, but opening up welfare access to nearly two million low wage workers will inevitably lead to a portion of them claiming benefits or requesting social housing. Why wouldn’t they? If people have been living in overcrowded conditions, with two or three families sharing a single property and are suddenly eligible for the housing element of Universal Credit to move into their own family home, of course they will take it. Britain simply cannot afford to take that risk right now. It is that straightforward.
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Dear Nigerians, 1. Kindly note that the video of kidnapping that @ARISEtv used their YouTube page to broadcast on the 6th of June is a SKIT from a group of senseless Skitmakers, it's a propaganda, this particular incidence did not happen.... 2. Also note that the Picture of the little girl they portrayed dead has been debunked since yesterday by @OyoPoliceNG but AriseTV is broadcasting it to the world as a form of propaganda to promote terrorism in Nigeria.. @ARISEtv crews are obviously running PR for kidnappers and are creating panic by pushing falsehood and fake videos through their platform DELIBERATELY.... @OyoPoliceNG @OfficialDSSNG @NigeriaGov @nbcgovng @NOA_Nigeria @PoliceNG_CRU @NPF_NCCC #UniteAgainstTerror #SayNoToFakeNews #StandWithNigeria #SayNoToTerrorism
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Peter Obi's DREAM....Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s REALITY
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IGBOS AND THEIR WAYS!!! In the same EXTRACT you posted from it clearly says “GELE – HEAD TIE.” Yet you refused to post that part. So I decided to verify things myself. First, I checked a dictionary written by an Igbo author. In that dictionary, “Gele” is clearly defined as a woman’s headgear, and it even acknowledges the Yoruba origin of the word. Then I checked the same book for “Ichafu.” Nothing showed up. So I went further and checked an Igbo–English dictionary. In that dictionary, “Ichafu” is defined as a scarf. Both of these dictionaries were written by Igbo scholars. Let’s be clear about the definitions: GELE — Head tie ICHAFU — Scarf There is a big difference between a head tie and a scarf. A (Gele) is a structured headwrap traditionally worn by Yoruba women. Historically, Gele has been part of Yoruba dressing for generations and is worn with traditional outfits such as Iro and Buba during weddings, festivals, ceremonies, and other important cultural events. It is not just a random cloth, it is carefully folded and tied into distinctive shapes that are recognized as part of Yoruba cultural identity. Over time, Gele became widely adopted across different parts of Nigeria and even across Africa, especially during formal occasions. But its cultural roots and name are historically associated with the Yoruba language and tradition. A scarf (Ichafu), on the other hand, is simply a piece of cloth that can be worn around the neck, shoulders, or loosely on the head. It does not specifically mean a ceremonial head tie, and it does not refer to the structured cultural headgear known as Gele. So the claim that “Gele is a handkerchief and Ichafu is a head tie” is simply incorrect and not supported by dictionaries, linguistic evidence, or historical usage. The actual meanings remain clear: Gele = Head tie Ichafu = Scarf Facts are facts, and language like history should be represented accurately. Just because yall came to Yoruba land copied how they dressed and go back to your land to keep it going does not make you the owner of it 50 years later Now see more in the comment
The “Chiffon” lie ends today. Yoruba Gele etymology is literally pocket handkerchief. (Frame 1 & 5) Gele is aso inuju(face wiping cloth). My Igbo Ichafu etymology is high-fashion Kerchief / Head-dress / Coiffure.(frame 2&3) From the 1900 European archives: Içafo (Ichafu) comes from the native compound Içi-ọfọ (Gathered-Wrap).(frame 2&3) The French translation in the records is Couvre-chef (Head-cover) and Coiffure (Elaborate Hairstyle). It even lists the synonym Akwaisi, which literally translates to ‘Head-dress’(frame 2&3) Meanwhile, that same record (1900)translates Chiffon as Nkilika-akwa (RAGS) in Igbo. No connection to Ichafo at all. Igbos didn't name our crowns after French rags or piece of light cotton(pocket handkerchief), we named them after the art of the wrap. 💯 indigenous. My etymology is a Coiffure, yours is a pocket handkerchief.
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Adewole John retweeted
Governor @UbaSaniUs was accorded a rousing reception by a multitude of supporters upon his arrival in Karatudu, Gonin Gora, for the ceremonial flag-off of the reconstruction of Romi–Karatudu Roads, School, Lussawa adn Jema’a Roads in Chikun LGA.
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That’s your party leader. Show some respect and decorum.
Nasir El Rufai @elrufai has a nuisance value: his anger and vindictiveness, and you think I will not use that? Let me laugh in 3D!!!!!! You think Nation building is a romantic affair? I am okay with looking bad while you look good. 🙃
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Se O fe Dan ogun wo ni?
Kini oruko re? Ati oruko iya to bi o lomo?🌚
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Middle class life is crazy, one mistake you are back to zero. The need to be smart can’t be overemphasised
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Tough skin ' A Trauma Child code🖤
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Let assume that the possibilities were 1. Most places on earth were definitely not habited then 2.Concept of continent is a recent development 3.For the mere fact that he built a boat and he warned people around , definitely it is a localized event as he only could have warn people around him 4.definitely other part of the world could not be known to people of Noah’s region hence they would refer to themselves as the only people living then Your thoughts?
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Transportation business is profitable , you only get cheated when you refuse to involve lawyers in the agreement and not putting necessary clauses also in the agreement . The last time I put out a car on hire purchase I inserted a clause in the agreement that says upon two instance of default I automatically have the right to get my car back without dispute I.e foreclosing any right to litigate on it on the part of the driver -The harsher youare the safer you would be-
The worst business I did in my life that almost ruined me was going into transportation. God really saved me
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What does the NURTW officials in Lagos do apart from parties and owambe ..politicians no enjoy reach them! Hmmm
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O de sukun Lori Telifishon... Mo wa so fun Dele, Oro ekun ko leleyi, Aa duro ti e.... Lo mu efidensi wa, ka mu lo si Ile Ejo ni Ado Ekiti...
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Di kulet divorce saga Can we say The guy is PROBABLY sleeping with Mummy favor or not? The b:astar'd even admitted on video that he defile minors
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I think BAT is not letting fake news purveyors slide
🚨 DSS Arrests Mahdi Shehu Over Alleged Fake Viral Video Mahdi Shehu faces arrest by DSS over allegations of sharing a misleading video that went viral online. Kaduna-based activist and political commentator Mahdi Shehu has been detained by the Department of State Services (DSS) due to allegations concerning a misleading video with potential national security ramifications. The arrest took place over the weekend after the video gained traction on social media, prompting concerns about its sensitive nature. Sources indicate that Shehu is currently in custody in Kaduna and may face court proceedings shortly.
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Questions to ask anyone propagating sharia law in South west including my colleague 1. Would the Sharia law proposed for the South West be identical to the version practiced in the North, If NO, then what kind of sharia is the one proposed 2.People disobey conventional court and we know the punishment ,now Sharia court in question what would be the punitive measures?are we go have have canings /lashes or even amputations 3.due to inter-religious nature of the south west are you saying a Christian parent should not be concerned with his children who are Moslems being taken to sharia court or Christian children with Moslem parent? 4. In an era where criminal justice systems are shifting towards rehabilitative approaches, would punitive measures under Sharia law align with the global trend and the Yoruba adage of (ti a ba fi owo osi , ba omo wi , ama fi owo tun fa mo ra) spanking with the left hand and consoling with the right hand. In situations where we have instance of people getting amputated in sharia states 5. In a case involving a business dispute between a Muslim and a Christian, which court would have jurisdiction—the Sharia court or a secular court like the magistrate? How would conflicts between these courts be resolved? In case you say the sharia court is only for marriages or business 6 Would Sharia law apply equally to Muslims and non-Muslims in shared public spaces or business environments, or would there be separate systems? 7. How would cases of interfaith marriages or disputes involving non-Muslims be handled under Sharia law? 8. Sharia law has specific gender-based prescriptions, particularly regarding inheritance, testimony, and marital roles. How would these align with the South West’s push for gender equality and women’s rights? 9. Would traditional courts and customary laws become subordinate to Sharia law? 10. Who would oversee the implementation and enforcement of Sharia law in the South West? Would it be the same Hisbah structure as in the North, or would new systems need to be established? 11. Would Sharia court rulings conflict with federal laws or decisions made in secular courts? 12. Whose taxpayer fund would be required to fund the implementation of Sharia law? If any sympathizer of sharia law cannot answer this questions honestly , I would tell you confidently the south west would be worst than Lebanon when the blood shed 🩸 would start
Shariah court, a court for Muslims to go and settle affairs that CONCERNS them. A court that caters to the affairs of Muslims ONLY. A court that will not hold you accountable except you are an adherent to the Islamic faith is the one you, a ReLiGiOuS ToLeRaNt bigot, are against.
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Questions to ask anyone propagating sharia law in South west including my colleague 1. Would the Sharia law proposed for the South West be identical to the version practiced in the North, If NO, then what kind of sharia is the one proposed 2.People disobey conventional court and we know the punishment ,now Sharia court in question what would be the punitive measures?are we go have have canings /lashes or even amputations 3.due to inter-religious nature of the south west are you saying a Christian parent should not be concerned with his children who are Moslems being taken to sharia court or Christian children with Moslem parent? 4. In an era where criminal justice systems are shifting towards rehabilitative approaches, would punitive measures under Sharia law align with the global trend and the Yoruba adage of (ti a ba fi owo osi , ba omo wi , ama fi owo tun fa mo ra) spanking with the left hand and consoling with the right hand. In situations where we have instance of people getting amputated in sharia states 5. In a case involving a business dispute between a Muslim and a Christian, which court would have jurisdiction—the Sharia court or a secular court like the magistrate? How would conflicts between these courts be resolved? In case you say the sharia court is only for marriages or business 6 Would Sharia law apply equally to Muslims and non-Muslims in shared public spaces or business environments, or would there be separate systems? 7. How would cases of interfaith marriages or disputes involving non-Muslims be handled under Sharia law? 8. Sharia law has specific gender-based prescriptions, particularly regarding inheritance, testimony, and marital roles. How would these align with the South West’s push for gender equality and women’s rights? 9. Would traditional courts and customary laws become subordinate to Sharia law? 10. Who would oversee the implementation and enforcement of Sharia law in the South West? Would it be the same Hisbah structure as in the North, or would new systems need to be established? 11. Would Sharia court rulings conflict with federal laws or decisions made in secular courts? 12. Whose taxpayer fund would be required to fund the implementation of Sharia law? If any sympathizer of sharia law cannot answer this questions honestly , I would tell you confidently the south west would be worst than Lebanon when the blood shed 🩸 would start
These arguments were made when the issue of Hijab happened in law school. That’s why one lawyer wore babalawo clothes to court. Is it only when Muslims want to practice their religion to the letters that non-Muslims get conscious of their religions?
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