@saratu

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Joined March 2009
Happy New Three to all who celebrate! This month’s newsletter has my review of Ayra Starr’s new album StarrGirl, some talk on cultural confidence, geles, Taves’ latest EP and other good stuff. themonthlythree.substack.com…
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I don't trust people who speak against holding grudges. And none of that "resentment is like poison" bs especially when I'm not keeping them around. I can compartmentalize just fine and hold things against people who did me wrong. I sleep better knowing they can't try me again.
I don’t like people who speak against holding grudges. Why is it frowned upon to preserve resentment and disgust at someone who did me wrong ?
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Lionel Andrés Messi. The time has come.
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I don't get the criticism of this. Why should diasporans not celebrate their Nigerian heritage because they're not directly connected to the lived experiences of resident Nigerians? Immigrant groups from many troubled countries celebrate their heritage yearly here. Why can't we?
Nigeria Independence parade in NYC… seems like Nigerians abroad are more happy and proud of Nigeria than those living in the country
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Portishead x Kendrick 💀
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So pleased for her.
Heaven Baby by @ayrastarr and @zaynmalik reaches a new peak of #2 on YouTube Global Music Videos Trending Chart
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you don go date winnie the pooh 😩😩💔💔
If a man you’ve had relations with shows up to your house by 7am for honey (like honey for tea) (unnannounced), what does that mean?
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Democrat congressional candidate Bernadette Greene-Placentia was hit over the head and raped in Maricopa County while repairing a damaged campaign sign in August. "I need to let women know that it's okay to talk about it," she told me. Full story: phoenixnewtimes.com/news/con…
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Cristiano Ronaldo left a heartwarming comment on Lionel Messi’s emotional farewell post 🥺❤️
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🚨 WATCH: Kemi Badenoch accuses Reform UK of debating "whether my mixed race children are English" "I don't want to explain to my son when we're watching our brilliant English team play football that some people don't think that black players are English"
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🚨🚨💣 Cristiano Ronaldo comments on Leo Messi's post: “Leo, so many years defending your country and a story that will live on forever. You have all my respect for everything you’ve achieved with Argentina. A hug.”
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This is almost word for word from an IG video that’s been making the rounds. Even posted it to my Stories. lol. Na wa.
Some of you don't need to end the relationship, you need to downgrade it. One of the biggest mistakes I think we're making with our relationships is believing that we only have two options. Staying close or cutting someone off. But there is a third option that we don't talk about nearly enough, and that's that you can reorganize any relationship you have in your life. Maybe this person can't be the close friend you hoped that they would be. Maybe a relationship with a sibling, for example, is never going to have the emotional intimacy you wish it had. And maybe there are certain subjects you simply cannot discuss with one of your parents without the relationship going off the rails. And trust me, I know that there can be real grief in accepting these things, but accepting the other person's limitations doesn't have to end the relationship. You can instead downgrade it and maybe that means you just see them less often. Maybe instead of spending an entire weekend together you meet for lunch or maybe you stop going to this person for emotional support, but you can still enjoy going to a baseball game together. Or maybe there are a few subjects you just respectfully decide are simply off limits. You're not pretending that problems don't exist, you're just changing the conditions of the relationship so that the parts that do work have a chance to survive. And I think that's a really important part of social health that we just are not talking about enough, because part of having a rich, connected life is accepting that not every relationship is going to become what we hoped it would be. And not every relationship needs to become closer and not every difficult relationship needs to disappear sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is accept the relationship for what it can be, limitations in all instead of ending it because it couldn't become what you wanted it to be.
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A great visit from Arie & Chuko Esiri! ✨ Their new film CLARISSA, a Virginia Woolf adaptation set in contemporary Lagos, is now playing at @TheNYFF before heading to theaters in December c/o @neonrated.
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and we’re a luxury airline
Went on a date last night & dude told me this was his birth mark 😭😭😭😭😭😭
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International students were a big part of the UK Afrobeats story. ACS and uni rave circuits, especially those Midlands raves, gave DJs and promoters consistent audiences long before the genre was “cool”. SMADE was an international student doing uni events before Afronation.
Nigerians that moved to uk for uni or masters didn’t do shit! One of the factors that reduced bullying is the popularisation of Afrobeat, Afrobeat is cool now so ppl don’t mind associating with it. Also, Nigerians now are proudly leaning towards their identity with no shame
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“The thunder wey go fire you still dey front”
You wrote a song about someone who hurt you, what’s your opening line?
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Replying to @paystack
@paystack don press 1 or 2! Was amazing to meet the team! 💸💸💸
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“It's okay to spend more, as long as you know what you're spending that extra money on.” At #TheNairaLifeConference2026, @Babajiide shared that financial discipline isn't about chasing luxury cars or giving up the things you enjoy. It's about understanding your money, tracking your spending and making more conscious financial decisions. Click the link below to watch his full session at #TheNairaLifeConferencebyZikoko youtube.com/watch?v=5khqUS8h…
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Distance is the answer for people like us. I can see where you’re coming from but I don’t have to be part of it actually
i fear that i understand perspective so well that i end up erasing my own valid anger.
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I think a lot about what community-driven modes of justice in so many instances. From communities that have suffered mass violence at the hands of Islamist terrorists to sexual violence, I find the typical way we engage with certain crimes to be insufficient. Even when the perpetrators are caught and arrested, how do we properly address the harm caused?
Not all personal injuries caused by another can be adjudicated in court, and we generally don't have community-driven systems of justice. It sucks that there's often no real way to engage with how you've been hurt that doesn't essentially end up as just fodder for gist.
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