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"TWIN BROTHERS SAGA" We Shared Everything Since Birth. But When Success Knocked, He Opened the Door and Locked Me Out. 1990. Nsukka, Nigeria. My name is Chinedu. I was born three minutes before my twin brother, Chibuzo. We shared a womb, a crib, and a destiny — or so I thought. Growing up, we were inseparable. When I cried, he cried. When I laughed, he echoed it. But by the time we turned 18, life had begun drawing a line between us — one I didn’t see coming. Chibuzo was charming, loud, extroverted. I was the quiet one. The planner. The dreamer.

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Began freelancing as a backend developer. Coded websites at night. Built apps during the day. Lived in a boys’ quarter with no fan. Ate eba without soup for weeks. But God saw me. By 2018, I landed a remote contract with a U.S. startup. Monthly pay? $5,000. I built slowly. Quietly. 2021. The Turnaround I founded CodeRise Africa — a tech hub for underprivileged youth. Trained 700 developers in 2 years. Sponsored 40 through university. One day, I got a call. From Adaora. She was crying. Her marriage had ended. Her husband had drained her savings. Left her with a child and debt. That husband, Chibuzo She said:“He lied to me. He used your stories. Your dreams. Your words. I married a man pretending to be you.”I said nothing. Sent her ₦2M to start again. Put her son on my scholarship list. Not to win her back. But to win back myself. 2023. The Full Circle The tech company that rejected me years ago invited me to speak at their African Summit. Theme? “Reclaiming Identity in a Digital World.”

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