Ọnwụ bụ ụgwọ ndị ọbụla ji Chukwu, ọ ge were oge ọ sọ ya... https://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3ml3zoawzxs24Ahead of Thursday's elections, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I surveyed 123 African heritage voters across #Britain. In this episode, we walk through the data: the scale of Labour's collapse, Green's surge, and what it will take for any party to earn the African vote. https://open.spotify.com/episode/0wCh4sR8cYVZKXvylIrNHU?si=b7e3d706ba3b4a6505 May 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3zoawzxs24https://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mk3257rgjc25On this episode of the Black Paper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I talk about Keir Starmer's problems, and end with shocking political advice on next month's council elections https://open.spotify.com/episode/1p4ceQbcMsB5lIGeDA0ph2?si=kesnonueRm2G6h9BPtI4WA22 Apr 2026 08:07 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3257rgjc25https://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mjmubaa5lc2jIn some countries that I know, this father would be labelled as a "member of the opposition"...16 Apr 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjmubaa5lc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mjlnyesq7c2qWe consistently fail to impose costs on those who act against our group interests. E.g, the chap contesting on Reform UK's platform, if per chance he wins, some Nigerians will fête him though his party will hurt us. @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss. https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kCab7yWZV5I8qEA84lVtF?si=AhOOCvYCTr-6ehWFiPrOHg&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A0vCzrSrqVEMBvD5WV609SB16 Apr 2026 05:20 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjlnyesq7c2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mjkqyc5re22jTeslim Balogun Stadium. Today. Dear #Nigeria, we have a problem.15 Apr 2026 20:41 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkqyc5re22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mjh6uok3nc2cWho remembers when #Nigeria had a target of 4Mbpd?14 Apr 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjh6uok3nc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mjexm5qhis2vFor the most part, Nigerians are talkers, not doers. Probably includes me. This explains why, anywhere we gather, we discuss our politics to the minutest detail, oftimes in annoyingly loud voices, but end up never taking real action about the quality of our politicians.13 Apr 2026 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjexm5qhis2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mj7jffbjr22pWhen the BBC broadcast "Welcome to Lagos" back in 2010, a lot of our middle class and elite were upset that the Beeb went to Olusosun. It says a lot about us that 16 years later, we still haven't managed to remove Olusosun. We're all about appearances, not substance.11 Apr 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj7jffbjr22phttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mit2rldeic22What should officials be rewarded for? New landmarks, or quieter improvements people feel every day? https://chxta.medium.com/skewed-incentives-d9bbc3f27ec7 In Nigeria, we have conflated the act of pouring concrete for the art of governing.06 Apr 2026 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mit2rldeic22https://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mioabtgai22bMy old man has developed bad eating habits. So when he asked the help to bring his cake and Coke, I order her to return them, then explain to him that my siblings and I are worried about him. Man eyes me and says, "Fattie like you is telling me what to eat?" I feel assaulted.04 Apr 2026 12:27 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mioabtgai22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3miloqzu3i22z"Happy Good Friday, Sir. Your girls are loyal." "What is so happy about Good Friday?" "It's a celebration, Sir." "How is it a celebration when they killed Jesus Christ today?" "But it is a celebration because our Lord redeemed our sins." "Ah!" "Oya, bring your offering, Sir."03 Apr 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3miloqzu3i22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mi4lwa4s622rOn #Iran, #America, #Israel and grand strategy, new doors have opened, and I’m scared of the monsters behind them https://bit.ly/3PQG2KF28 Mar 2026 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4lwa4s622rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mhvtpbfgxc2fMy (former) friend, @elnathanjohn.bsky.social, has been conducting a battle over a trend where people brand the sweat of writers as AI-written. In this piece, I take his side completely. https://chxta.medium.com/the-battle-for-the-soul-of-writing-acbe766f0f9525 Mar 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvtpbfgxc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mht7wa4dpk2tHas Angela Rayner taken the first step towards a leadership challenge? @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I discuss what it means for our community... https://open.spotify.com/episode/7olk7JysrDJ1PtvswIFcjy?si=980e50bbe35848af24 Mar 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht7wa4dpk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mht7s4rsbc2t"If you want to know what they are saying in the Middle East, listen to what they say in Arabic and Hebrew, not what they say in English." - Juan Cole. https://x.com/i/status/203627898781136515724 Mar 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mht7s4rsbc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mhpxtdhghk2bHow soon before the Iranians come out and say that Trump is lying?23 Mar 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhpxtdhghk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mhicyxarrc2hA big problem with public discourse today is that too many people are unable to look at the evidence and move away from their initial positions when the evidence shows they are wrong. This is a global problem, as too many with that mindset have made it to the top of politics.20 Mar 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhicyxarrc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mhfsbtdks22hIn the latest episode of #TheBlackPaper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I talk about Reform UK's tactics, the role of voter sentiment in elections, Tinubu's state visit to the UK, and the hypocrisy of geopolitical interests. https://open.spotify.com/episode/79HN7aiM8DdoeM9BDM4JXB?si=d28a094b8fe24c1119 Mar 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhfsbtdks22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mh26hlym6c2t🎶🎶I'm going home, I'm going home, I'm going home, To watch the match, Between Nigeria and Angola, Emeka Amadi, the goalkeeper He passed to Philip Osondu It is a goal for Nigeria. Henry Nwosu! Henry Nwosu!! Henry Nwosu!!! He put the ball inside the net! 🎶🎶 RIP Henry Nwosu.14 Mar 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh26hlym6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mgz5nqi7ic2xIt's the same thing that did Daniel Bwala that is doing the ambassadorial appointments. https://chxta.medium.com/square-pegs-round-holes-bwala-ambassadors-596d0611bc7614 Mar 2026 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgz5nqi7ic2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mgoxo7lc422pIn a slight deviation from our usual format, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I take a break from politics to talk about, well, politics. Starting with Daniel Bwala... https://open.spotify.com/episode/0LwZKl3okvqmj2PKnVwneV?si=31ec80f1b03f48df10 Mar 2026 08:35 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgoxo7lc422phttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mgmq6k7eds2oIn September last year, I did a small tour of West Africa. A part of it was by road. As in Nigeria, the quality of roads in a region is related to the perceived legitimacy of the state in the eyes of its inhabitants. My analysis for the Ideas Letter: bit.ly/3PpnEIw https://bit.ly/3PpnEIw09 Mar 2026 11:16 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmq6k7eds2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mgijxbfuxk2rFuel price in my area moved from ₦865 to ₦960 this week. And it's because of the #IranWar. Listen to this podcast to understand why... [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Mar 2026 19:14 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgijxbfuxk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mgewjsa4fs24In this episode of #TheBlackPaper, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I explore the complex geopolitical landscape in which the #IranWar is being fought, and discuss the implications for Africans at home and in the UK. We also discuss AI ethics. https://open.spotify.com/episode/1PDNY0nILIpudHi53qIKK0?si=a23ca6f0f07144ec06 Mar 2026 08:48 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgewjsa4fs24https://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mg6bnjmzhk2xTucker Carlson IS really good at what he does.03 Mar 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6bnjmzhk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mg5dltzkns2zThe use of the English language in #Nigeria is rather interesting. The Sun Nigeria described a hot war as "tensions". Meanwhile, y'all should read @sbmintelligence.bsky.social's analysis on the "tensions" in the Middle East. Pretty good stuff if I say so myself... bit.ly/4snq5ty03 Mar 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg5dltzkns2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mg2ypni4lc2p3 strikes. 3 moments when diplomacy died. Hassan Nasrallah. The Hamas meeting in Doha. Ayatollah Khamenei. Each time, the world chose silence over engagement. Now the Middle East speaks only in missiles. https://chxta.medium.com/from-beirut-to-tehran-the-world-has-stopped-talking-24fcc715d0c4 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 10:01 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2ypni4lc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mfltbayh7k22On #TheBlackPaper this week, @ndonuoha.bsky.social and I sit down with @baggyshanker.bsky.social, MP for Derby South, to explore what it means for politicians to be genuinely accessible, and the pressures facing minority communities. https://open.spotify.com/episode/5VDw9ZXKHNkwy1t7dlgILu?si=a86a3d09f0c84ab524 Feb 2026 09:13 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfltbayh7k22https://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mfc3hy6xhk2lUntil we get to a point where I can take my wife and daughter to an NPFL game without fearing that some tout would do something stupid, football in #Nigeria wouldn't be economically viable. If football in Nigeria isn't viable, we'll keep crying at major tournies. https://bit.ly/4qPm7J420 Feb 2026 12:14 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfc3hy6xhk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/chxta.bsky.social/post/3mf7e2hlmtc2d#Breaking: Prince Andrew arrested over #EpsteinFiles. Note that no one has been arrested in #America. Give it to the British establishment: at an institutional level, they know how to keep their people at least satisfied. Perhaps that's why they survived the revolutions.19 Feb 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:7kuqqcehs56xd3lgoa33xhhf/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf7e2hlmtc2d