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Nightfall in Soweto
_ Oswald Mtshali:
Nightfall comes like
a dreaded disease
seeping through the pores
of a healthy body
and ravaging it beyond repair.
I am the victim.
I am slaughtered
every night in the streets.
I am cornered by the fear
gnawing at my timid heart;
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Spectator retweeted
Last last, na only you go remain when the chips are down. Be careful what you post online.
I'm aure she was edged on by online people. 2 days later, something else will trend and they will forget.
Na she and her family now dey face the music..but still na only her go chop beans.
Spectator retweeted
No. The Quran does not instruct killing non-Muslims or innocents. Fighting verses (2:190-193, 9:5) apply only to self-defense against aggressors or treaty-breakers in specific historical contexts. It forbids compulsion in religion (2:256), equates killing one innocent to killing all mankind (5:32), and requires kindness to peaceful non-Muslims (60:8).
It is striking how readily you are willing to label a pastor a cultist and distance Christianity from criminal acts allegedly committed in its name, yet seem reluctant to extend that same consideration when the individual involved is a Muslim cleric or the religion is Islam. This glaring double standard aside, there is an even more troubling pattern that deserves scrutiny: for years, sections of the media have seemingly engaged in a deliberate, calculated, and sustained campaign to portray Islam in an overwhelmingly negative light, reinforcing stereotypes, fueling prejudice, and perpetuating the demonization of an entire faith and its adherents.
BREAKING: Kenyan cult leader Paul Mackenzie has been jailed for 200 years for the murder of 190 children.
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Abdul, you defeated the campaign of Islamophobia, racism, and bigotry fueled by Trump and the Republicans. You stood strong against their divisive rhetoric and won!
Thank you, Michiganders, for rejecting HATE and choosing HOPE!
The great state of Michigan remains BLUE! 😁
Wtf!
Trump will REMAIN President, but what he CAN'T do now:
1. *Can't pass any law:*
Needs Parliament. With Democrats at 90, all his bills will be blocked.
2. *Can't get money:*
Parliament controls the budget. No funding for his MAGA projects, Wall etc.
3. *Faces Impeachment Risk:* Democrats can start investigations and even move impeachment.
4. *Can't appoint Judges/Officials freely:* Senate will block his picks.
5. *Can't do big foreign deals:*
Trade deals, war funding needs Parliament nod.
In short: He will stay in the White House, sign Executive Orders, but Parliament and Courts can overturn them.
He becomes a *Lame Duck President* - President in name, powerless in reality.
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This is massive 😎
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
قُلِ اللَّهُمَّ مَالِكَ الْمُلْكِ تُؤْتِي الْمُلْكَ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتَنزِعُ الْمُلْكَ مِمَّن تَشَاءُ وَتُعِزُّ مَن تَشَاءُ وَتُذِلُّ مَن تَشَاءُ ۖ بِيَدِكَ الْخَيْرُ ۖ إِنَّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
Translation:
"Say, O Allah, Owner of all sovereignty! You give sovereignty to whom You will and You take sovereignty away from whom You will. You honour whom You will and You humble whom You will. In Your hand is all good. Indeed, You are over all things competent."
— Qur’an 3:26
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Spectator retweeted
Among those who dislike oppression are many who like to oppress. — Napoleon Bonaparte
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Spectator retweeted
Happy Wednesday!!
They call themselves “konsavatif” but the only thing they do is promote hate
Spectator retweeted
One faceless idiot woke up today and called myself and @toyofashola “tainted blood.” I daresay that what Tóyọ̀sí has single-handedly contributed to Yorùbá culture and heritage is more than an entire generation of these trolls has done collectively.
When it is time to patronise initiatives that promote Yorùbá heritage, they are nowhere to be found. When it is time to support cultural development, fund literacy projects, or contribute to efforts advancing the Yorùbá language, they suddenly disappear.
I know more than enough people on this app doing incredible work in the Yorùbá cultural space who need support, not necessarily financial, but in visibility, patronage, collaboration, and genuine community. Yet, these self-appointed custodians are conspicuously absent. They remember their cultural regalia only when it is time to police other people's choices and call people tainted blood for refusing to conform to their bigotry.
Apparently, for some people, Yorùbá heritage is not something to preserve. It is a weapon to wield against anyone who refuses to think like them.
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First, your disappointment is not my cup of tea. Neither is the discomfort of you or your fellow travellers at having your bigotry called what it is. A spade remains a spade, even when the people wielding it would rather we called it cultural preservation.
As for my supposed silence on the disparagement of Yorùbá women and the appropriation of Yorùbá heritage, if you have not encountered my contributions in those areas, that is hardly my problem. People choose what they see, what they ignore, and what they remember. I am not obliged to submit an inventory of my convictions to earn the right to express another. Again, I do not do what I do for your validation.
Now, to the substance of your argument. Nobody said Yorùbá people should abandon their cultural identity. Nobody said ethnic consciousness is inherently wrong. The question is why a Yorùbá man marrying a woman from Britain or New York is apparently less threatening to some cultural custodians than that same man marrying an Igbo woman from Enugu. If your concern is genuinely cultural continuity, why does geographical distance seem more tolerable than ethnic difference within the same country? You cannot evade it by changing the subject.
And honestly, where are all these erase and replace, survival or extinction, and existential-threat talking points coming from? Why are we importing American right-wing rhetoric into a Nigerian context that does not map neatly onto theirs? We are talking about one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria, one of the most urbanised ethnic populations in West Africa, with a substantial diaspora. What exactly are we so terrified of losing, and to whom? At what point does cultural preservation become an excuse for manufacturing enemies?
Yes, other ethnic groups have their prejudices, their interests, and their anxieties about cultural survival. So what? If a Hausa man is hostile to an Igbo woman, criticise him. If an Igbo family rejects a Yorùbá son-in-law out of ethnic chauvinism, criticise them too. But the existence of bigotry elsewhere does not absolve anyone of the bigotry here. Other people behaving badly is not a moral defence.
Preserve the language. Teach the history. Practise the traditions. Pass on the names, the philosophy, the art. Do the work. But if the survival of Yorùbá culture depends on whom a Yorùbá man is permitted to marry, perhaps we should be asking uncomfortable questions about the strength of the culture we claim to be defending.
You invoked idealism versus realism as though understanding the realities of Nigeria requires us to surrender to them. It doesn't. Understanding why ethnic prejudice exists is not the same as legitimising it. We can acknowledge Nigeria's tribal politics without reproducing its worst instincts in our private lives.
Finally, my being a beneficiary of Yorùbá culture is precisely why I reserve the right to interrogate what is done in its name. I write Yorùbá literature, work with Yorùbá oral traditions, and dedicate my practice to expanding the possibilities of our cultural expression. I do not need to turn my cultural identity into an instrument of hostility to prove my commitment to it.
A culture that can survive only by policing love and treating its neighbours as existential threats is not demonstrating strength. It is advertising fear. And no amount of cultural rhetoric can make fear look like wisdom.
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Bigotry is undoubtedly one of our biggest problems in this part of the world. That one Yorùbá cultural custodian, for instance, would have no problem with a fellow Yorùbá man marrying a woman from New York or Britain. But let that same man bring home a wife from Anambra, Enugu, or even Edo, and suddenly, all hell breaks loose. Apparently, marrying across continents is more acceptable than marrying across Nigerian ethnic lines. If your culture can accommodate a foreigner but not your fellow Nigerian, perhaps the problem isn't cultural preservation. Perhaps, it's ethnic chauvinism disguised in cultural attire.
Thanks to cameras and social media, various forms of religious and ideological hate speech are now being captured and brought to public attention. These incidents must not be ignored or swept under the carpet. They should be thoroughly investigated, and where sufficient evidence exists, those responsible should be prosecuted in accordance with the law. No religion, ideology, or individual should be above the law when it comes to promoting hatred and inciting hostility.
The concern authorities should fish out this young man and deal with him ASAP.
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@PoliceNG
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