Favour Borokini
@favourboroks.bsky.social
Recovering *anemoiac*. Law PhD researcher researching legal materiality in avatar/tech design and use. Legal Materiality. Legal Humanities. University of Nottingham, Horizon CDT. Nigerian. Gawking Akure girl.
*from Nigerian gigworkers abeg
January 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
*from Nigerian gigworkers abeg
Still afraid my Nigerianness will make them lock me out and steal my money.
January 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Still afraid my Nigerianness will make them lock me out and steal my money.
Not that any of these impeded internet fraudsters o, only small fry like us, just trying to get by.
Dumb.
Even for me abroad, the fear of PayPal is still the beginning of wisdom and I use it sparingly. Actually only once in close to four years in the UK.
Dumb.
Even for me abroad, the fear of PayPal is still the beginning of wisdom and I use it sparingly. Actually only once in close to four years in the UK.
January 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Not that any of these impeded internet fraudsters o, only small fry like us, just trying to get by.
Dumb.
Even for me abroad, the fear of PayPal is still the beginning of wisdom and I use it sparingly. Actually only once in close to four years in the UK.
Dumb.
Even for me abroad, the fear of PayPal is still the beginning of wisdom and I use it sparingly. Actually only once in close to four years in the UK.
life was slipping away strangled by local and international systems designed to lock Nigerians out of the global economy, I wanted to do an llm on this conceptualising financial access as a human right (denied young Nigerians). My llm application was rejected 🌚
Lol.
Lol.
January 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
life was slipping away strangled by local and international systems designed to lock Nigerians out of the global economy, I wanted to do an llm on this conceptualising financial access as a human right (denied young Nigerians). My llm application was rejected 🌚
Lol.
Lol.
Back when I used to work remotely in Nigeria, receiving my salary from international sources was always such a hassle.
Nigerian banks made it almost impossible to open a domiciliary account and it's impossible to receive foreign currency in your Nigerian account.
As someone who literally felt my
Nigerian banks made it almost impossible to open a domiciliary account and it's impossible to receive foreign currency in your Nigerian account.
As someone who literally felt my
January 30, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Back when I used to work remotely in Nigeria, receiving my salary from international sources was always such a hassle.
Nigerian banks made it almost impossible to open a domiciliary account and it's impossible to receive foreign currency in your Nigerian account.
As someone who literally felt my
Nigerian banks made it almost impossible to open a domiciliary account and it's impossible to receive foreign currency in your Nigerian account.
As someone who literally felt my
Sigh. This is the stuff you never learn about in church about the American Pastors we revere in Nigeria
January 29, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Sigh. This is the stuff you never learn about in church about the American Pastors we revere in Nigeria
support the Igbo candidate, Peter Obi, even though he was obviously the best candidate.
Of course, this is further complicated by Nigeria's historic marginalisation of Igbo people more than a principle of fair rotation.
Of course, this is further complicated by Nigeria's historic marginalisation of Igbo people more than a principle of fair rotation.
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 AM
support the Igbo candidate, Peter Obi, even though he was obviously the best candidate.
Of course, this is further complicated by Nigeria's historic marginalisation of Igbo people more than a principle of fair rotation.
Of course, this is further complicated by Nigeria's historic marginalisation of Igbo people more than a principle of fair rotation.
Jonathan's presidency, was considered an "Igbo presidency" even though he wasn't Igbo at all, being Ijaw but for many Yoruba people, and indeed the current President campaigned on this front, this was proof that Yorùbá lókán, it was the turn of the Yoruba (to rule), so many people refused to
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Jonathan's presidency, was considered an "Igbo presidency" even though he wasn't Igbo at all, being Ijaw but for many Yoruba people, and indeed the current President campaigned on this front, this was proof that Yorùbá lókán, it was the turn of the Yoruba (to rule), so many people refused to
Ah, interesting.
That's a fair point.
One could make a similar case for Nigeria though. The Igbo, the Yoruba and the Hausa-Fulani are the largest ethnic groups, so there's an unspoken convention/assumption that Nigeria's President must come from one of these three.
That's a fair point.
One could make a similar case for Nigeria though. The Igbo, the Yoruba and the Hausa-Fulani are the largest ethnic groups, so there's an unspoken convention/assumption that Nigeria's President must come from one of these three.
January 25, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Ah, interesting.
That's a fair point.
One could make a similar case for Nigeria though. The Igbo, the Yoruba and the Hausa-Fulani are the largest ethnic groups, so there's an unspoken convention/assumption that Nigeria's President must come from one of these three.
That's a fair point.
One could make a similar case for Nigeria though. The Igbo, the Yoruba and the Hausa-Fulani are the largest ethnic groups, so there's an unspoken convention/assumption that Nigeria's President must come from one of these three.
Same with Nigeria. Jonathan served out Yar'Adua's term when the latter passed away, then was elected President. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on who you ask, he lost the election for his own second term as President ushering in the disastrous two-term 8-year long Buhari administration
January 24, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Same with Nigeria. Jonathan served out Yar'Adua's term when the latter passed away, then was elected President. Unfortunately or fortunately, depending on who you ask, he lost the election for his own second term as President ushering in the disastrous two-term 8-year long Buhari administration