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How Rabiu Olowo Is Keenly, Passionately Transforming Revenue Base of Lagos State @ 37. By ABUBAKAR YUSUF.

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Governor Babajide Sanwo-olu of Lagos state does not only deserve a second term , but more roles after his exit from Lagos Government House, Marina after 2027.   This is owing to the choice of appointees made since the inception of the present administration in 2019, particularly that of his Finance Commissioner, Dr Rabiu Olowo Onaolapo.   The appointment of Olowo Rabiu Onaolapo has not only raised the bar of infrastructural breakthrough, but the performance of government revenues had gone beyond human imagination.   With 1000% performance, far ahead of…

PHOTO: A Week without Imam Shuaib Agaka By Yushau A. Shuaib

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_Tick… tick… tick… And the breath stopped suddenly at 11.33 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2022._   It was the moment I lost my beloved motherly father and brotherly friend, my dad, Imam Abdulhameed Shuaib Agaka (PhD).   I had arrived Ilorin on Friday and met him at a private hospital where he had been admitted for the treatment of malaria. I gently collected the prayer rosary from his fingers and held his hand gently, even if a bit tightly… He responded with a very brief smile, without uttering a…

Politics: Service to the People – Deacon Osaigbovo

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Deacon Festus Osagie Osaigbovo is the Director General, Edo State Liaison Office, Abuja. Osaigbovo, having served the last four successive governments in Edo State has risen to become a political leader representing the good people of Abiokunla Ward 2 in Orhionmwon Local Government. In this interview which he granted in his country home in Oza , The Leader, as he is popularly called by his people, spoke about the monetization of politics, voter’s apathy and other sundry issues as he summed up saying that politics should be service to the…

Match- Making Paid Off Greatly,our Marriage is 20years By Salahudeen Ustaz Yunus

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Alhamdulillah our Marriage is 20 years and waxing stronger freshly !   I encourage our Youths to adapt Match-Making with utmost sincerity for sure Allah blessings will be upon the Nikkah because of the intention from the Foundation.   May Allah reward my beloved materal mother of blessed memories Hajiya Aisha Ajike Sani for choosing a wife for me to start the journey of Marriage in Islam and for my beloved mother who always encouraged able Men to marry minimum of two wife’s if Allah make it easy for them.…

What you need to know when directed by the police to write a statement By Emeka Ugwuonye

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If the police ask you to write a statement, which they normally do when they stop you on the road and take you to their station or when they invite you to their station, you should know how to write a good statement that will not implicate you.   First, whether you write a statement as a witness or as a suspect, you must understand that your statement is very likely going to be used against you either in court or for the purpose of blackmail by some officers (not…

7 Liver-Damaging Mistakes To Watch Out For

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Your struggle to get rid of those extra pounds or feel tired and low on energy could be a sign that you have an overworked liver. Here are 7 liver-damaging mistakes to watch out for:   1. Not drinking enough water — The golden rule is to drink at least 8 full glasses of water every day. According to Dr Michele Neil-Sherwood from the Functional Medical Institute, “Dehydration can have a direct effect on our liver’s ability to properly detoxify our body.” When your liver can’t clear those toxins, the…

Saving our Pregnant Women and Infant Babies By Adefolarin Olamilekan

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Health is wealth is a popular idiom.The usage of it speaks volume When for instance a family member, a friend or a colleague is sick.Moreso, when we ourselves are not in the right frame of healthiness. To this end our understanding and interpretation of this idiom. Transcends beyond mere statement to facts about a healthy life. What this means is that you cannot be healthy without a measures of wealth. One may want to ask what then is wealth? Because several interpretation of wealth has made it impossible to appreciate…

2023: Remembering Obafemi Awolowo By Lasisi Olagunju

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Today is the 35th anniversary of the transition of the sage, Chief Obafemi Awolowo. A sage is “a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.” A sage is also he that is “venerated for the possession of wisdom, possession of judgment and of experience.” That is what my dictionary says ‘sage’ means. In life, and since his death, anywhere Awolowo’s name is mentioned, you see ‘sage’ attached firmly to him. Is there any other Nigerian so venerated with that appellation? Awo earned it. In all his engagements with Nigeria,…

Shuaibu Ibrahim And Transformational Leadership in NYSC By Emeka-Rems Mgbemena

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Wikipedia describes transformational leadership as a theory of leadership where a leader works with teams or followers beyond their immediate self interests, to identify needed change, thus, creating a vision to guide the change through influence, inspiration, among others.   Therefore, a transformational leader serves as a role model who inspires confidence in his team, he is proactive and leads from the front.   That is the man, Major General Shuaibu Ibrahim, the 18th Chief Executive of the National Youth Sevice Corps who assumed duty as Director-General of the foremost…

Imam Imam; Three Years After, the Tears still drop.

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The death of Imam Imam hit me like a tornado, it shattered my defence and left me near berserk. How do you come to terms with the reality that a man full of life just yesterday is laying still and motionless buried by the debris of the earth? He was all life and zest and with a pause of breath, he sailed into eternal sleep; never to wake again but to remain tied to the embrace of the earth. Like every mortal, Imam has answered the creed of nature. Innallilahi…