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Nda-Isaiah: Farewell to a maverick dream chaser By Danladi Ndayebo

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My first encounter with Mr. Sam Ndanusa Isaiah, in the middle of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo’s first term as Nigeria’s President hardly left the impression that we were destined to develop a working professional relationship, or that we would come to know each other as well as we did, before his transition to the great beyond last Friday.   I was an avid reader of ‘Last Word,’ his Monday Column in the Daily Trust Newspapers and he came across as a clever, witty and intelligent writer. I was therefore excited to…

2020 A YEAR FOR NEW CX By Aliyu Ilias

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The year 2020 started like every year but with uncertainty going forward, every customer experience prediction for the year 2020 prove wrong, the brands has planned to attend to customer with several way to satisfy their customers and create more loyalty. Customers as well prepared to get a better service and continue to look for a good customer experience company to patronise. The game changed in the year 2020 for companies and customers, many companies closed down their businesses, many brands changed their product and services, I recall a firm…

Letter To MASA: The Book I Never Completed By Ibanga Isine

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I knew Sam NDA-Isaiah long before I got to meet him. Some of my colleagues in The Punch Newspaper, including Simon Reef Musa had joined his newspaper, the Leadership Group when it started. But in 2011, shortly after I completed a call of duty at the Federal Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development where the then Minister, Chief Nduese Essien, had appointed me SA Media and Administration, I was invited to join the House of Sam. At that time, one of my former bosses, Azubuike Ishiekwene was the MD…

Engineer Sule: Empowering youths with skills for active economic life By Ali Abare

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There is a new dawn for the teeming youths in Nasarawa State, who remain mostly unemployed and made redundant because of the absence of viable opportunities for embarking on meaningful business ventures. This bleak future for the youths in Nasarawa State is coming to an end, with a light finally shining at the end of this dark tunnel, especially with the coming of the Engineer Abdullahi Sule administration. Since his assumption of office as the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State, His Excellency, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, drawing from his vast experience…

Poor end to a glorious beginning: The story of Prof. Olayinka, the outgoing Vice Chancellor of UI By The Liberators

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When Garry Ryan Blair reminded leaders that ‘ _one way or the other you’re going to finish. So why not finish strong and make yourself immensely proud of your performance rather than embarrassed by your lack of it’_ , one would have thought that it was too elementary a lesson in management, especially in the ivory tower which bakes knowledge and wisdom. The Yoruba, in their wisdom, also acknowledge the need to end well in every field of human endeavours. Most challenging is people management. However, current happenings in the…

Oyetola’s giant strides in two years

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Governor Adegboyega Oyetola assumedoffice two years ago, after a fiercely contested election. Therefore, he had a mountain of expectations to fulfil to assuage the feelings of members and supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), who were aggrieved because of past policies and programmes. TOBA ADEDEJI Xrays the governor’s performance GOVERNOR Adegboyega Oyetola came into the saddle after a hard-fought election. Oyetola, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was able to triumph at the end.   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him the…

Garba @56: A Golden Toast For Kano’s Chief Image Maker By Abba Dukawa

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Despite the convulsion threatening the survival of the contemporary society, one can still boast of great men, though few, who stand tall in the society. Men who write their names in gold while others write theirs in charcoal. In the heart of thousands of people, they can never be forgotten. The names and good deeds of such men will always shine like stars. Such individuals of unique characters are celebrated everywhere, an action which encourages them to reach their peak, thereby serving as an impetus to younger generation. Giants strides…

Kwara Gov celebrates quintessential statesman LAK Jimoh at 80

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Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has congratulated elder statesman and historian, Alhaji L’Aziz Jimoh on his 80th birthday anniversary. “On behalf of the government and people of Kwara State, I felicitate with the great historian, prolific author, and statesman Alhaji LAK Jimoh on the occasion of his 80th birthday anniversary. A top Otoge champion, Alhaji LAK Jimoh is no doubt a leading voice in our people’s longstanding struggle for a new order that recognises their right to human dignity and impactful development,” the Governor said in a statement by his…

A TOAST TO CULTURE AND TRADITION (The First Professor of Nupe Language; Prof. Adamu Idris Manarakis’ story of success) By Hassan Usman

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Another striking definition of greatness is; the ability to see and seize the opportunity to breakthrough in the face of every obstacle. This phenomenon sums up the legendary of the first ever TASHIRU NUPE. Born some 33 years ago in one of the suburbs of Minna, Adamu Idris Manarakis, against all odds, did not only grow up to become a vibrant certified professional science educationist but also realized his dream as a culture and tradition revolutionary of international reckon. His journey through school was most tortuous and frustrating, being a…

EMULATE THE VIRTUES OF THE NOBLE PROPHET MUHAMMAD

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Today the 12th of Rabi’ul-Awwal, 1442H (29th October, 2020) is declared a public holiday in Nigeria and many nations of the world as a mark of respect for the Noble Prophet Muhammad, SAW, and in acknowledgment of the virtues he demonstrated during his life.   *PUBLIC LIFE Prior to the emergence of the Prophet Muhammad as a Messenger of God and a Statesman the entire Arabian Peninsula was engulfed in darkness. Leaders were very tyrannical and the whole society was bereft of proper direction. There was a dire need for…