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Akíntúndé Babátúndé
@olorunwababs
AI governance, platform accountability & digital policy in Africa | Executive Director @CJIDAfrica & @DUBAWAFacts | Aff: @uiowa, @CUNY, @Poynter, Chevening
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    Dec 1, 2025
    4 days. 2 fireside chats. 3 keynotes. 15 plenaries. 9 AI showcases. 1 documentary. 500+ delegates across media, academia, civil society, government, and the international community. For the third time, we pulled off the @CJIDAfrica Media and Development Conference. A week on,
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    Nov 27, 2025
    Today was the fourth day of our Media and Development Conference, and it was entirely dedicated to the National Health Dialogue. Seeing the Coordinating Minister of Health, the Deputy Governor of Kaduna State, health commissioners and senior health leaders from across the country
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    Sep 2, 2022
    One of my most embarrassing moment was some years ago. Asked a lady for a date, she agreed. Few hours to the date, she sent me a message that can she rain check? Na so I tell am say e no dey rain for my area... Ase olodo ni mi🙄🙄
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    Jun 12, 2021
    This energy from the London #June12thProtest is sweeting me. We're sending a strong message to the world of the terrible situation in our dear country. #KeepitOn
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    Aug 5, 2022
    May we not have the misfortune of people like Festus Keyamo close to power again in Nigeria.
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    Jun 12, 2021
    With one of the police officers at the London #June12thProtest, no shooting. All friendly and even allowed a selfie. This is what I want to experience in NIGERIA and untill that happens, we'll continue to #Keepiton
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    Jan 26, 2022
    I have said it before and will say it again. Education is not scam, going to school is not old fashioned. It is still the surest way out of poverty.
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    Jun 12, 2021
    We are currently protesting in London and there's no violence from police officers. They're decent and guiding us well without shooting or tear gas. This is what I want for my country. #KeepitOn #June12thProtest
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    Jan 5, 2022
    Don't let Twitter NG mislead you. 200k monthly salary isn't a bad start in any city in the country. The deal is to live within your means. Majority of those coming with ridiculous standards don't earn 80k in real life.
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    Sep 11, 2022
    Replying to @DanielRegha
    Daniel, this vintage shirt will cost not less than 20k. Wearing such expensive shirt at a time millions of Nigerians cannot afford 1k daily is insensitive. Instead of wearing nylon and sharing the remaining 19,500 for poor people. You can do better. No offense 🙏
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    Sep 13, 2025
    On Tobi Amusan and the AFN: I ran the numbers. 2025 Sports Ministry allocation: ₦94.95 billion National Sports Federations – Athletes”: ₦3.65 billion. A pool of money meant for camps, logistics, allowances… and yes, kits. If what we got is the shameful kit Amusan showed,
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    Jul 27, 2022
    Replying to @femigbaja @Harvard and @Kennedy_School
    Lol. You got the memo. That distaste.ful post was insensitive. But for real, this apology doesn't mean anything unless ASUU resumes and our friends are back to school. That a professor earns less than 500k and people like you earn millions is inconceivable. #EndASUUStrikeNow
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    Jun 8, 2022
    I am delighted to announce my selection as one of the 2022 Fellows of the @WashFellowship for Young African Leaders Fellows of the the United States' Government’s Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). Feels good to be selected out of over 9k applicants from Nigeria 😍😍.
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    Sep 30, 2021
    October 20, 2020 remain a day the NIGERIAN government under General Buhari showed us the hatred they have always had against the Nigerian people just because we demanded to be free, safe and happy in our country with the call for #EndSARS. We will never forget! #EndSARS #EndSARS
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    Jul 27, 2022
    Replying to @olorunwababs @femigbaja and 2 others
    We are used to politics of populism, come apologise after making a mess of our reality. We are over that now. The driver of our anger isn't just the post, but the realisation that these guys have rendered our dear country poorer, insecure, and almost unlivable. Dem go hear am!