<p>Aye ma nika oo inu omo adam ji</p><p>Tell me why the one place parents trust the most suddenly becomes the place they fear the most.</p><p>Tell me why classrooms are beginning to look like crime scenes and school gates now feel like the entrance to uncertainty.</p><p><br/></p><p>Abi, was it Rashida’s mother’s fault that she wanted her child to have an education?</p><p>Was it a crime for Soliu and Sikiru’s mother to believe her children were the leaders of tomorrow and wake them up every morning for school?</p><p>Was Fatimo wrong for dreaming of becoming the first female president of Nigeria?</p><p><br/></p><p>These children did everything society asked of them.</p><p>They stayed in school.</p><p>They listened to their teachers.</p><p>They carried their bags and notebooks instead of weapons.</p><p>Yet their reward for believing in education was terror.</p><p><br/></p><p>The dreams of these children and 36 others were suspended the moment bandits decided they could invade a school and declare war, not just on the government, but on innocent people trying to survive in a country already drowning in suffering. Really world??</p><p><br/></p><p>And the painful part is that this no longer shocks anybody.</p><p>Kidnappings have become press releases.</p><p>Deaths have become statistics.</p><p>The government releases statements, promises “investigations,” sends condolences, and then moves on while families are left broken forever.</p><p><br/></p><p>I remember when the kidnapping crisis first became a national nightmare in Nigeria. Back then it was Boko Haram and the Chibok girls. It sounded so far away to many people, like one terrible story happening somewhere distant. People talked about it for weeks, changed their profile pictures, shouted “Bring Back Our Girls,” and then life continued for those who were privileged enough not to experience that pain directly.</p><p><br/></p><p>But the kidnappings did not stop.</p><p>Dapchi schoolgirls.</p><p>The Kankara boys.</p><p>The Greenfield University students.</p><p>The Kaduna train attack.</p><p>Children kidnapped from schools in Niger State, Zamfara, Kaduna, Sokoto.</p><p>Families forced to sell everything they own just to hear the voices of their loved ones again.</p><p><br/></p><p>Every year the horror gets closer.</p><p>What once felt distant is now at our doorstep.</p><p>Now it is in our backyard.</p><p><br/></p><p>What are we going to do about it?</p><p><br/></p><p>How many more children have to disappear before this country treats insecurity like the emergency it truly is?</p><p>How many more parents have to sleep with one eye open?</p><p>How many more teachers must die before schools become safe again?</p><p><br/></p><p>What exactly is the duty of a government that cannot protect children in classrooms?</p><p>What exactly are citizens paying the price for every single day?</p><p><br/></p><p>These children’s biggest concern that morning was probably lunch. Shuaibu, Ahmed, and Muiz Aliu’s mother had already told them she made no sales in the market the previous day. She probably prayed over the little food she managed to provide for dinner the night before, hoping things would get better soon. As if hunger in this country is not already traumatic enough, now parents must also fear whether their children will return home alive.</p><p><br/></p><p>Damilare forgot to do his maths assignment and was terrified his teacher would punish him. Imagine that. A child worrying about homework while danger was already speeding toward his school. Little did he know that within hours, homework would become the least of his problems.</p><p><br/></p><p>And then there was Michael Oyedokun.</p><p>The strict maths teacher students feared because he took education seriously. The kind of teacher who believed discipline could shape children into better adults. He probably kissed his wife goodbye that morning, expecting to return home after work like every normal person should. He probably had plans for tomorrow. Bills to pay. Dreams to chase. A family waiting for him.</p><p><br/></p><p>But Michael is dead.</p><p><br/></p><p>Dead because a government that constantly promises security keeps failing the people it swore to protect.</p><p>Dead because politicians travel with convoys while teachers and students are abandoned to fend for themselves.</p><p>Dead because leaders will spend billions securing elections and offices but cannot secure schools filled with innocent children. Really world??</p><p><br/></p><p>And somewhere in a forest, terrified children are still hoping somebody remembers them.</p><p>Still praying someone comes.</p><p>Still crying for their mothers.</p><p>Still asking questions no child should ever have to ask.</p><p><br/></p><p>The saddest thing is that tomorrow another tragedy will happen and people will move on again.</p><p>Another hashtag.</p><p>Another candlelight post.</p><p>Another speech from officials telling citizens to “remain calm.”</p><p><br/></p><p>Remain calm while children are kidnapped?</p><p>Remain calm while parents bury teachers?</p><p>Remain calm while education itself is under attack?</p><p>Really world??</p><p><br/></p><p>Nigeria keeps failing its people in the most heartbreaking ways possible.</p><p>A country where citizens are expected to survive hunger, insecurity, corruption, unemployment, and now the fear of simply sending their children to school.</p><p><br/></p><p>Schools are supposed to be places where dreams are built, not where dreams disappear.</p><p>Children should be worrying about tests, friendships, and what to eat during break time — not whether they will survive the day.</p><p><br/></p><p>These are not just victims.</p><p>They are human beings.</p><p>Children with favourite subjects and favourite foods.</p><p>Teachers with families and responsibilities.</p><p>People whose lives mattered long before they became news headlines.</p><p><br/></p><p>And until this government begins to value Nigerian lives beyond press conferences and empty promises, tragedies like this will keep repeating themselves while ordinary people continue paying the price.</p><p><br/></p><p>Really world???</p>
At the end of the month, we give out prizes in 3 categories: Best Content, Top Engagers and
Most Engaged Content.
Best Content
Top Engagers
Most Engaged Content
Best Content
We give out cash prizes to between 7 and 20 community members with the best insights in the past month.
The winners are picked by an in-house selection process.
The winners are NOT picked from the leaderboards/rankings, we choose winners based on the quality, originality
and insightfulness of their content.
Here are a few other things to know for the Best Content track
1
Quality over Quantity — You stand a higher chance of winning by publishing a few really good insights across the entire month,
rather than a lot of low-quality, spammy posts.
2
Share original, authentic, and engaging content that clearly reflects your voice, thoughts, and opinions.
3
Avoid using AI to generate content—use it instead to correct grammar, improve flow, enhance structure, and boost clarity.
4
Explore audio content—high-quality audio insights can significantly boost your chances of standing out.
5
Use eye-catching cover images—if your content doesn't attract attention, it's less likely to be read or engaged with.
6
Share your content in your social circles to build engagement around it.
Top Engagers
For the Top Engagers Track, we award the top 3 people who engage the most with other user's content via
comments.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Engagers" tab on the rankings page.
Most Engaged Content
The Most Engaged Content recognizes users whose content received the most engagement during the month.
We pick the top 3.
The winners are picked using the "Top Monthly Contributors" tab on the rankings page.
Contributor Rankings
The Rankings/Leaderboard shows the Top 20 contributors and engagers on TwoCents a monthly and all-time basis
— as well as the most active colleges (users attending/that attended those colleges)
The all-time contributors ranking is based on the Contributor Score, which is a measure of all the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
The monthly contributors ranking tracks performance of a user's insights for the current month. The monthly and all-time scores are calcuated DIFFERENTLY.
This page also shows the top engagers on an all-time & monthly basis.
All-time Contributors
All-time Engagers
Top Monthly Contributors
Top Monthly Engagers
Most Active Colleges
Contributor Score
The all-time ranking is based on users' Contributor Score, which is a measure of all
the engagement and exposure a contributor's content receives.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate your contributor score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
Subscriptions received
2
Tips received
3
Comments (excluding replies)
4
Upvotes
5
Views
6
Number of insights published
Engagement Score
The All-time Engagers ranking is based on a user's Engagement Score — a measure of how much a
user engages with other users' content via comments and upvotes.
Here is a list of metrics that are used to calcuate the Engagement Score, arranged from
the metric with the highest weighting, to the one with the lowest weighting.
1
A user's comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's upvotes
Monthly Score
The Top Monthly Contributors ranking is a monthly metric indicating how users respond to your posts, not just how many you publish.
We look at three main things:
1
How strong your best post is —
Your highest-scoring post this month carries the most weight. One great post can take you far.
2
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
We also look at the average score of all your posts. If your work keeps getting good reactions, you get a boost.
3
How consistent the engagement you receive is —
Posting more helps — but only a little.
Extra posts give a small bonus that grows slowly, so quality always matters more than quantity.
In simple terms:
A great post beats many ignored posts
Consistently engaging posts beat one lucky hit
Spamming low-engagement posts won't help
Tips, comments, and upvotes from others matter most
This ranking is designed to reward
Thoughtful, high-quality posts
Real engagement from the community
Consistency over time — without punishing you for posting again
The Top Monthly Contributors leaderboard reflects what truly resonates, not just who posts the most.
Top Monthly Engagers
The Top Monthly Engagers ranking tracks the most active engagers on a monthly basis
Here is what we look at
1
A user's monthly comments (excluding replies & said user's comments on their own content)
2
A user's monthly upvotes
Most Active Colleges
The Most Active Colleges ranking is a list of the most active contributors on TwoCents, grouped by the
colleges/universities they attend(ed)
Here is what we look at
1
All insights posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels)
2
All comments posted by contributors that attended a particular school (at both undergraduate or postgraduate levels) —
excluding replies
Below is a list of badges on TwoCents and their designations.
Comments