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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Jun 28

    "I want to see myself among the great artists in museums". Check out this incredible art from 11-year-old Kareem 🇳🇬 who spoke to our new children's programme #BBCWhatsNew.pic.twitter.com/Yx59IcDzI2

    The 11-year-old inspired by Michelangelo
    Kareem Waris Olamilekan is a young Nigerian artist inspired by the artists Michelangelo and Arinze Stanley Egbengwu. He told BBC Africa's What's New programme about his artistic journey.
    10:15 PM - 28 Jun 2018
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      1. BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Jun 28

        If you know a child who would love inspiring videos like this, our children’s programme BBC What's New? has a YouTube channel with full episodes as well as the best bits:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEo1gB9psJ-xMEuVVVBWiZw …

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      2. FanteNyo  🇬🇭 #MGWV‏ @Vandal_pizzosta Jun 29
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @tagoe77

        Am literally in tears 😭 When he said this is my best art “daily bread”

        2 replies 10 retweets 121 likes
      3. NII‏ @tagoe77 Jun 29
        Replying to @Vandal_pizzosta @BBCAfrica

        Bro! That art speaks volumes !!!

        1 reply 1 retweet 23 likes
      4. FanteNyo  🇬🇭 #MGWV‏ @Vandal_pizzosta Jun 29
        Replying to @tagoe77 @BBCAfrica

        The explanation killed moi

        1 reply 1 retweet 21 likes
      5. NII‏ @tagoe77 Jun 29
        Replying to @Vandal_pizzosta @BBCAfrica

        Tears! tears! tears! Thats all i can say chale😭

        1 reply 1 retweet 11 likes
      6. Ama Adoma Osei‏ @AmaAdomaOsei1 Jun 29
        Replying to @tagoe77 @Vandal_pizzosta @BBCAfrica

        Me and my family, we work hard before we can put food in our mouth. So touching from an 11 year old...

        1 reply 0 retweets 47 likes
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      2. David Brown‏ @dbrownAnalyst Jun 28
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Amazing. Truly awesome. Thanks for sharing @BBCAfrica, our local journalist haven't fully figured out their job roles

        5 replies 4 retweets 30 likes
      3. Humble Lammy‏ @Lammy4success Jun 29
        Replying to @dbrownAnalyst @BBCAfrica

        That is very unfair to our local journalist, the news was first of all broke by @tvcnewsng about three to four weeks ago during its 10 o'clock one of the Sundays news. How many of you even watching local news?

        2 replies 4 retweets 28 likes
      4. every naija worker is a star‏ @gboyega_adeoya Jun 29
        Replying to @Lammy4success @dbrownAnalyst and

        I seriously hate the idea of bad mouthing local journalists because you are only in tune with foreign media. TVC News has aired this boy's report multiple times before BBC. Y'all should dump this inferiority Complex and love yours.

        2 replies 2 retweets 26 likes
      5. David Brown‏ @dbrownAnalyst Jun 29
        Replying to @gboyega_adeoya @Lammy4success and

        I am so glad it broke on TVC first. I read our papers (or try to) and the unfortunate decline in quality and depth is clear to see. True investigative journalism is either absent or well hidden, admitting our lapses isn't a bad first step.

        2 replies 1 retweet 11 likes
      6. every naija worker is a star‏ @gboyega_adeoya Jun 29
        Replying to @dbrownAnalyst @Lammy4success and

        It's not absent. Nigerian journos deliver reports and information pieces on a regular basis. I agree they might not be exactly on point with investigation but admitting our lapses should come second after we have acknowledged that journos are doing something.

        2 replies 0 retweets 10 likes
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      2. Nnamdi Chukwu MBPS‏ @CoachRNC Jun 29
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        A great talent, the only sadness is that he could only reference a european artist and not one of the many great artists of African descent. There is much work to be done to decolonise our minds #Nuffsaid

        7 replies 1 retweet 9 likes
      3. Ishena Robinson‏ @ishenarobinson Jun 29
        Replying to @CoachRNC @BBCAfrica

        so did you just completely ignore his reference to Arinze?

        1 reply 2 retweets 86 likes
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      1. Nii Kwartey‏ @DavidQuartz Jun 29
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Shar_Awn

        Somebody fund this kid and nurture him till he’s the greatest artiste that ever lived!

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      2. 𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔡𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔭𝔲𝔪𝔭𝔨𝔦𝔫 𝔤𝔲𝔶‏ @Wineburglar Jun 29
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        How about giving him an exhibition in the @NPGLondon

        1 reply 6 retweets 23 likes
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      2. Slick Nick‏ @NicMorgan13 Jun 29
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Please post a link where we can purchase his work

        1 reply 3 retweets 18 likes
      3.  🌈Jules 💜‏ @ozijules Jun 30
        Replying to @NicMorgan13 @BBCAfrica

        @waspa_art on instagram

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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