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Love him or hate him, Elon Musk (EM) is doing extraordinary things. He just became the first trillionaire with the market launch of SpaceX today... It is a big bet for those who invested in the IPO... but as of today, EM is the first trillionaire humans have ever produced... the closest person, Larry Page , worth $294 billion, is miles away - about 20% of EM's worth... and richer than the next four richest people after him... He is richer than 170 countries globally... Musk lobbied Democrats to feed his electric vehicle (EV) ideas when republicans would not touch him with a ten-foot pole - they said his vision and ambition are a lost cause, EVs are a mirage, and they will never come to fruition ... he succeeded... EVs are now everywhere with unbelievable mileage.... He said it is possible to cut the cost of launching space rockets by reusing spent rocket barrels... some told him he is crazy....yes, he appears to be a crack head allegedly addicted to drugs... but his mind can ima...

The New York Times article released yesterday, which detailed a dark strategy to kill the attempt to open Congressional review of the Epstein case , has reopened the wounds of the pains and sufferings of many innocent minors and young women who were victims of Epstein and his accomplice for decades. Some of these people are rich and powerful. Some of them, as we are told, are religious people. This administration's position is that Epstein was solely responsible for abusing dozens of women... no other powerful people are responsible... The monarchy in England has been proactive by dealing with the black sheep among their rank who was implicated in the Epstein case... Time will tell if other rich and powerful will face justice eventually....Someone's name was mentioned over 38,000 times, yet we are told he is completely innocent... why? Perhaps because he sits on the most powerful seat in the world now... The question that remains in the minds of many onlookers like myself is,...

I have seen many social media posts lately comparing and asserting the unique place and sometimes the ingenious of our forefathers that reflects in our numbering, alphabet and language... These are good to know but needs to be made more believable... I think our Yoruba culture and language scientists need to do more... In the context of science components of Yoruba education that reflects in some Yoruba proverbs, we need the etymology of Yoruba proverbs to know how they originate... were they curated when Western education has already enlightened on us on certain facts and science or do they predate European influence? The English spoken before 11th century is gibberish compared to the English spoken today... almost completely different (REF: https://www.medievalists.net/2023/08/the-differences-between-old-english-middle-english-and-modern-english/ ). Yoruba language spoken two centuries ago is different from what we speak today..Those of us born in the 1960s and 1970s will reme...

The Southwestern governors and power brokers should be wary of Sunday Igboho ... he is not who he claims he is ... many people in Oyo State whom this man has terrorized, and he is still terrorizing, know... I wonder why the news media is not reporting on the atrocities of Sunday Igboho , and why the law has not truly caught up with him... People who know I do not write on things I am not sure of... This is personal for me... Sunday Igboho is an instrument in the hands of LAND GRABBERS and powerful people in Oyo State... I am a victim of Sunday Igboho, and I am still in court, fighting to get my land back from those who used him to forceful grabbed my land in Ologuneru ... a land I bought in 2008 when the area was not motorable, when no single house existed in the area, a land I have a record copy of land survey registered at the local government... I was talking to one of my former students yesterday, and he told me how Sunday Igboho collected money from him on a land he has C-of-O o...

  Secretly, the U.S. government has paused the issuance of OPT (Optional Practical Training - temporary work permit) to Nigerian students. They have also ceased awarding new student visas to Nigerians with full scholarships. They did this for several other visa categories, including F1 , asylum , and naturalization . It is not that you cannot apply; you can; they just will not process your visa. The reasoning behind this remains a mystery, other than the fact that Nigeria is a nation of concern. No Nigerian has carried out a terrorist attack on U.S. soil or anywhere outside their country... Some relate this to the non-cooperation of President Tinubu 's administration with the current U.S. government in making Nigeria a dumping ground for undocumented migrants. Ghanaians continue to enjoy access to all U.S. visas. The disheartening thing is that this ban/pause/whatever also extends to sponsorship of siblings and several other visa categories... A new executive order, a few days ago...

As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marks three years in office, he argues that Nigeria is turning a corner and is better off today than when he assumed office. He points to improvements in the stock market , growth in external reserves, fiscal reforms , and endorsements from international financial institutions as evidence of progress. However, many Nigerians view the situation differently. While macroeconomic indicators may show signs of improvement, the daily reality for millions of citizens tells another story. Rising poverty, declining purchasing power , insecurity , unemployment , and the high cost of living continue to define life for many households. Economic statistics alone cannot adequately measure the well-being of a nation. The true test of government performance is whether the lives of ordinary citizens are improving. The Collapse of Purchasing Power Perhaps the most visible impact of the last three years is the dramatic decline in the purchasing power of Nigerians. Ma...