Co-founder @Afropolitan | Building the first digital nation for the African diaspora. Tech, culture & sovereignty without borders.
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Everyone said African private equity was impossible.
Then one deal returned 44x and changed everything.
Here's how a medical doctor saw what Goldman Sachs couldn't:
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As a Nigerian kid, the first step to achieving your freedom is rebelling against your parents unapologetically. Wage war continuously until you break them.
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My dad told me "choosing the right woman solves 50% of your problems".
Found one who solves 90%. 🥰
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When u heard they elected a nigga for president and came back from 1776 to see for yo self
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Sincerely believe many African Americans would identify with Diggy if they visited Africa. The misconceptions they have about the continent are tragic
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We had an IJGB file a $2000 chargeback. It was when immigration held her at the airport she sent the funds back to us through Zelle. You genuinely have to use all the tools at your disposal.
All of you uk,us & canada people initiating dispute . is it really fair? If you don't have money to spend for Detty December, don't come, it's not by force. My Business has received over 10 in last one week. I can see your real names too. I just don't want to embarrass anyone. But it's really unfair . This last one is really paining me $690 to ₦ is a lot on my business.
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See your mates o @iam_Davido
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2face about to be the first Nigerian man they force to stay married to his wife
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I was laughing with some founder friends that you'll see a pain point in Nigeria and wonder why nobody has solved it. You'll see it as an opportunity and rush in to solve it, only to stumble upon the dead bodies that have died trying to solve that pain point.
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Will Smith said he spent 3 years planning Jada Smith’s birthday only to be told “that was disgusting”.
Black men I want you to love yourselves. You deserved to be cherished and appreciated.
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Nigeria is comedy man. The new Lagos international airport was supposed to attract 14 million passengers yearly but due to design flaws, widebody aircraft like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, 777, 747 and Airbus A380 are unable to use the new terminals.
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How Burna Boy expects his fans to act while he's on stage 😂nitter.app/kentewest/status/11590…
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I'm not a man who forgets the favors he owes. You do me a solid, I remember that shit for life
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Finally figured out what’s wrong with Ghana Jollof rice, it’s cooked with 24 hour electricity so it lacks character. Jollof rice that’s cooked in a relaxed environment comes out tasting complacent
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IJGB Folks will head back home and start filing chargebacks on service that was already rendered. It's so weird, we've been dealing with the same issue.
All of you uk,us & canada people initiating dispute . is it really fair? If you don't have money to spend for Detty December, don't come, it's not by force. My Business has received over 10 in last one week. I can see your real names too. I just don't want to embarrass anyone. But it's really unfair . This last one is really paining me $690 to ₦ is a lot on my business.
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I’ve learned more about Nigeria’s history from the “Journey of an African Colony” on Netflix, than I did when I schooled in Nigeria.
I was born in Enugu and we weren’t taught about the Iva Valley massacre. Why is Nigerian history so hidden?
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Davido backed away from Megan's ass like the faithful Nigerian man the media refuses to show you #FlytimeMusicFestival2019
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Teebillz honestly believes Wizkid is still the small Boy he met. Never ceases to amaze me how people hold on to the memory of who you used to be, rather than come to terms with the reality of who you currently are.
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Just witnessed a Ghanaian man die due to @united negligence on our flight from Accra to D.C.
Welcome to America.
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Being 30+ is appreciating your friends flaking on you because you were about to flake too. It's the mutual nap for me
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I don't know why y'all surprised Wizkid hasn't dropped Made in Lagos. Any album titled MIL is clearly stuck in Lagos traffic
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A Nigerian man told me "he's emotionally monogamous but sexually polygamous". I don't think we have any hope as a species mayne 😂
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J Cole dropped an album 7 days ago and still made his show in Lagos. Some people (I won't mention names) had 8 months to prepare for a music festival appearance but couldn't make it.
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Pheelz went to battle a nigga who shows up like this to a traditional wedding. Masterkraft has no home training
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Tbh Wizkid will look back at this moment in his life and cringe. Even if you can't stand the mother of your child, that's no way to treat her. The contempt level in those texts were out of this world.
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Wizkid came through for the continent.. I'm so happy this song is worth it music.apple.com/us/album/bro…
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I grew up with the first generation of young African immigrants who broke into Tech in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley area. Folks who worked at Google, Facebook, Uber, etc. Young Africans with six-figure salaries that their immigrant parents could only dream of at their age.
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An Igbo acquaintance told me he couldn't marry his Yoruba girlfriend because his parents did not approve.
I couldn't relate. Because when you choose to rebel you become comfortable with your parents disapproval. You won't die
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The funny thing about Twitter is if you are here long enough, you'll see people who've weaponized the mob fall victim to the same mob.
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A lot of Nigerian parents are fine with you spending the majority of your life performing.
You spend all that time performing and you can't even win an Oscar. Tragic
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If a chick is dope, other men can see it too. U aren't the only one with an eye for good things. This ain't no clearance sale
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So my single friend just handed me his 'ideal wife checklist' and I'm lowkey stunned at how detailed this man is
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Man it's the audacity for me.
How do you publicly slander somebody and then add them to your book for promo. Where does this sort of audacity come from?
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In Lagos, I'll be getting ready to leave the house, I can see my mom, the look on her face, her spirit is bothered, she wants to say something, she wants to activate her default setting. But this is how I wage war continuously
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God I've seen what you have done for others. Please don't do it for me until I get my life together
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"Decentralization doesn't mean the absence of leaders but the abundance of them" - @balajis
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Vivek's gonna wish he took that Critical Race Theory class when he finally realizes that no amount of 'I'm one of the good ones' rhetoric will protect him from the MAGA mob he's courting.
They're already turning on H1B visas. Your Harvard degree and 'proper immigrant' card won't save you buddy.
Imagine spending your whole campaign explaining why racism isn't real only to become a real-time case study in how it works.
Some people gotta learn about American racial dynamics the hard way.
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We've had IJGBs purchase thousands of dollars worth of bottle service, concert VIP tickets, etc. Head back to the US and UK after 3 weeks and start filing chargebacks. Stripe will still charge you fees on top of the disputed fee. Some IJGBs can be badly behaved
All of you uk,us & canada people initiating dispute . is it really fair? If you don't have money to spend for Detty December, don't come, it's not by force. My Business has received over 10 in last one week. I can see your real names too. I just don't want to embarrass anyone. But it's really unfair . This last one is really paining me $690 to ₦ is a lot on my business.
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Wait so Sanchez got knocked out of the FA cup with Arsenal and is back in the competition with Manutd. When Jesus says yes no man can say no
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Davido went as far as kidnapping his baby just to show you how much he wanted to be in his child life. 😂
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Joro doesn't get enough credit for being a wonderful song. Wizkid makes this shit look effortless
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Excited to announce our community-led raise of $2.1m in pre-seed capital. @afropolitan
#afropolitan
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Invictus didn't even wait 24 hours before snitching on his Igbo brothers. Man dropped 80 names, FBI agents in the room like nitter.app/Nigerianscamsss/status…
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When u meet the woman u want to spend the rest of ur life with there's a level of desperation u tap into that u didn't have before
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When a man really wants u, there's a level of intensity he brings to bear. He isn't here to play, u will feel it burn.
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I went from being bible quiz champion for the church to letting my parents know I couldn't be Christian anymore.
Every other day was like playing Whot card game. I was hitting them with new cards.
Pick 2. Pick 3. General market. Last card. Checkup.
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Chimamanda could have chosen to weaponize a mob against that lady. She made her point clearly and left it at that.. Too many times, we reach for the most violent response to actions that have hurt us. I strive for the grace that CNA has
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Mark Zuckerberg when he sees a company he does not own nitter.app/iamblackdemigod/status…
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As soon as one battle was finished, I would start another one. At some point the cost of waging war with you outweighs just letting you be. You win when they throw up the white flag from exhaustion.
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Man Dem talking about they don't wanna get denied opportunities because they used the word "delve".
My brother in Christ, you got denied because you are a nigga.
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This startup game in Africa is a minefield. Before you start building, seek out the ones who've come before you and get much-needed perspective.
No be only you get vision.
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This could be your Nigerian mother but you cherish her for “staying for the kids” nitter.app/bitchseida/status/9226…
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So many hotels are poorly designed in Lagos. So when I see one that looks amazing I have to give them props. Whoever designed the Villa Monument hotel in Victoria Island finished work.
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That silent apology u give yourself after realizing u put yourself in a position to get disrespected
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Everytime I'm in Nairobi, the Nigerian in me can't understand how so much land can be dedicated to the National Safari in the middle of a major city.
A whole Eko Atlantic just chilling with Simba and Mufasa
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If Segalink was Moses, he would have told the children of Israel to head back to Egypt rather than enter the promised Land without him.
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I wish I had documented the covid 19 protocols at the Accra airport yesterday.
Visitors fill out a health form online, and receive a covid test. By the time you collect your bags your test is ready.
Efficient & Effective. Why can't the UK/US implement similar protocols?
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Man first paystack, now flutterwave.. please go and build. If you believe in what you are building, go and build.
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This is the @MI_Abaga you’ve never seen.
He’s not just talking bars—he’s talking becoming.
Marriage. Masculinity. Aging in Hip Hop.
The unfiltered truth, like you’ve never heard it.
Episode 1 of the Afropolitan Podcast drops tomorrow.
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The Chinese tech giant WeChat failed in Nigeria—even after spending billions.
@WhatsApp spent nothing.
And won.
Dayo Ayoade breaks it down:
Culture beats code.
A single ₦150K church campaign brought in 3.6M users—in one week
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When Jesus said "let he who has not sinned cast the first stone". Nigerians would have thrown that stone with their chest
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Some Nigerian parents get older, then'll realize they don't really know their adult kids on an intimate level. They try to repair the damage but sometimes it may be too late.
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The H1B visa discourse is exposing exactly what we've been saying: all that 'illegal immigration' talk was just cover for wanting to stop ALL immigration.
'America First' always meant 'White First' - and the tech bros who cozied up to white nationalists for Trump are about to learn this the hard way.
Watching Elon & co suddenly realize their 'allies' are coming for H1B visas before actually tackling illegal immigration is peak comedy.
To some of my H1B visa Indians suddenly waking up, when you least expect it, America will remind you of who you are.
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Can we talk about the high rate of divorce among newly wed Nigerian couples based in the U.S.?
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It might come as a shock to some of you but I used to be the kid parents would tell their kids to emulate. "Why can't you be more like Eche?"
I knew the whole time I was terrorist but I needed to get to America first before I showed my real face.
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That Hushpuppi movie/documentary will make millions. That man was living and moving like Pablo Escobar
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I didn’t realize how rampant poaching from other tech startups was in Nigeria. You can’t even over praise your employees before they receive offer letter in their linkedin.. 😂
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“@Auxesia_: she says she's ur long lost TWIN SISTER, what u gon do? nitter.app/BeardedCoquet/status/4…"”she gone get this long lost dick
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Fellas: if you've hurt a woman and you know it. When she has moved on, please don't hit her up and ruin her day.
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Honestly, the only response to this is to go build up your own leverage. China and co figured it out, we need to go and do the same.
"The strong do what they can, the weak endure what they must".
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Eventually, all roads will lead us back to Nigeria. That country genuinely has to work in our lifetime.
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Cardi B gone go to Ghana and they'll take her to cape coast. Meanwhile in Lagos, it's strip club
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