Africa, when?

How young Uganda is suppressed, repressed, and oppressed: 

"I want to see #Uganda enjoy the same opportunities that countries governed by more sustainable, democratic processes enjoy. ... through our eyes as millennials, it's been a lifetime of broken promises, unfulfilled dreams and dashed hopes." -@HEBobiwine https://t.co/BKFGpDxVvw

— Jeffrey Smith (@Smith_JeffreyT) May 14, 2021

You have to see this too, from Chad: 

Idriss Déby obituary. President of Chad for 30 years who squandered his country’s wealth and repressed its people https://t.co/tWOT4a9l7P

— Guardian Obituaries (@guardianobits) May 13, 2021

Time to learn more about Africa and famous people in the neighbourhood:   

That a reputable national newspaper like The Guardian does not know what the Presidents of Gabon and Chad look like says all there is to say about the state of Nigerian journalism. Left, Idris Deby of Chad; middle, Buhari of Nigeria; and right, Muhammadou Issofou of Niger https://t.co/sla58TrbWC

— EagleEye (@EagleEye____) March 1, 2018

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#NotTooYoungToRun for Governor of Georgia

Stacey Abrams is an American politician, lawyer, author, and businesswoman who served as Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2011 to 2017 - Wikipedia 

The next Governor of Georgia, if y'all turn out to vote in November. 
ATL, where you at? 

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#Real #Life #Magazine #Naija

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The other day at the kids marathon with the Boss @majeayida #KidsRun #MiniMarathon

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The Nigeria Prize for Literature - 2017, Poetry

 A winning work was named today, selected from among these three very fine finalists:


Are you inspired to try Nigerian poetry now?
See the winners for this and previous years.

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The Future Awards #ShapingTheFuture since 2006

Here’s the full list of winners at the #TFAA2016

Every year, I read their profiles too: 

See the inspiring profiles of the winners of The Future Awards Africa 2016

 

Congratulations to all our nominees and winners Here are the winners for #TFAA2016 THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA &EBONYLIFE PRIZE FOR OAP (VISUAL) Bolanle OLUKANNI THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ARTS &CULTURE ADENRELE SONARIWO THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR TECHNOLOGY OLANIRAN ABIOLA THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR YOUNG PERSON OF THE YEAR - MARK OKOYE THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR AGRICULTURE JULIUS ADEWOPO THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE DR SALIHU DASUKI THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR SPORTS KEHINDE PAUL THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR FASHION ADEBAYO OKELAWAL THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR BUSINESS IFEANYI ORAJAKA THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONAL EVANS AKANNO THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR MEDIA ENTERPRISE BIDEMI ZAKARIYAU THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR ADVOCACY BUKOLA BOLARIWA THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR EDUCATION GODWIN BENSON THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA &EBONYLIFE PRIZE FOR SCREEN PRODUCER ADEOLA OSUNKOJO THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR JOURNALISM CHIKA ODUAH THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA &EBONYLIFE PRIZE FOR ACTING SOMKELE IYAMAH-IDHALAMA THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR BEAUTY THEODORA MOGO THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR MUSIC YEMI ALADE THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR NEW MEDIA TOSIN AJIBADE THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA &EBONYLIFE PRIZE FOR OAP (AUDIO) AYO THOMPSON THE FUTURE AWARDS AFRICA PRIZE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE ASUQUO EKPENYONG #shapingthefuture

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Two days ago, I was nominated for The Future Awards Africa Young Person of the Year 2016 alongside some young people who've achieved great success and really impacted our soceity. A BIG thank you to those who nominated me, Gov. Obiano for giving me this rare opportunity to serve, colleagues, friends, family and most importantly, my wife for being my greatest fan! @phillipa_mo @tfaafrica thank you for the honour. #letsmakeAnambragreatagain #tfaafrica #positivechange #Anambra

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Congratulations to all this year's winners, and to every inspiring Nigerian youth out there.  #ALLWINNERS 

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How the situation in the United States of America could become nasty like today's South Africa

 Like Zuma, like Trump :)  :)  :)

 But seriously, the fate of America now lies in the hands of the electors.  

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These girls are hot!

Women At Work.
Women In Politics.
~ Working Together ~

Watch All The Democratic Women Of The United States Senate Make The Case For Hillary Clinton

“She has intelligence, she has the work ethic, and most importantly, she has the heart to lead this country.”

Why don't Africans get to vote in the American elections? 
The outcome affects us too, so we should have a say. 

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The Future of Africa is beautiful

 Created by the publishers of Y!, The Future Awards reflect our most positive youthful selves. 

A 2010 Y! Magazine Cover

See the 2014 awardees. 

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Public service. The field of elective politics. Comments.

SPEECH: The Stakes And The Imperatives by Dr @kfayemi at the @gotning Emerging Leaders Conference in Abuja #ELCAbuja http://t.co/atKjTez4Ph
— Kayode Fayemi (@kfayemi) August 30, 2014

When good & competent people refuse to engage in public service, the bad & the incompetent take their places and we all suffer for it.
— Kayode Fayemi (@kfayemi) August 30, 2014

Thus, the proposition that politics and public service are the preserve of knaves becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. #ELCAbuja
— Kayode Fayemi (@kfayemi) August 30, 2014

Our ability to execute change is entirely dependent on what we do in the field. ~ JKF #ELCAbuja
— Kayode Fayemi (@kfayemi) August 30, 2014

Elective Politics is contending for the fate of your society with the weapons of your values and ideological convictions. ~ JKF #ELCAbuja
— Kayode Fayemi (@kfayemi) August 30, 2014

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How do you vote?

One year in uni, I had a tough choice in voting for the Student Association leadership.

 Access
One pair of candidates came from my community i.e. both candidates were fellow engineering students.  Since I saw them every day, they could easily be reached with feedback and would altogether have interests aligned with mine.
 Homeland
One pair included a Nigerian, even if both candidates were from another clan on campus - business.  I don't think engineers really trust business people for they bamboozle with talk and appearances even if they won't do any real problem-solving :) but I suppose blood is thicker and I should support my countryperson when on foreign soil?  
Victory
The third pair was from the college of arts and sciences, the biggest college in the school, and was definitely going to win because well, Arts and Sciences owned the heart of campus, geographically, historically, demographically, etc.

Which pair did I give my vote?  Access, Homeland, or Victory?
Which would you have voted for? 

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Admit it. You're in the intelligentsia.

in·tel·li·gent·si·a  (ĭn-tĕl′ə-jĕnt′sē-ə, -gĕnt′-) n. The intellectual elite of a society. (The Free Dictionary)

in·tel·li·gent·sia noun \in-ˌte-lə-ˈjen(t)-sē-ə, -ˈgen(t)-\ : a group of intelligent and well-educated people who guide or try to guide the political, artistic, or social development of their society (Merriam-Webster)

The intelligentsia, from Latin: intellegentia (Polish: inteligencja, Russian: интеллигенция,[1] pronounced [ɪntʲɪlʲɪˈɡʲentsɨjə]) is a social class of people engaged in complex mental labour aimed at disseminating culture.
This therefore might include everyone from artists to school teachers.  (See Wikipedia for more)

To what extent do you think this term applies to a mostly-young intellectual and creative class in Nigeria?

If #SMWLagos or #SocialMediaWeek is your thing, you're probably intelligentsia. 

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Nigerian History 101

Nigeria won independence from Britain in 1960.

After the December 1959 elections, Tafawa Balewa became the Prime Minister of Nigeria and the overall head of government.  

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, d. 1966 at 53

Nnamdi Azikiwe was the governor general and in 1963 became the first President of Nigeria.  He served as (ceremonial) head of state.    

Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, d. 1996 at 91

Obafemi Awolowo continued as leader of the opposition.

Chief Obafemi Awolowo, d. 1987 at 78

Click photos and links for more insights into the early history of Nigeria as a country.
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