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His physical development of the state remains unmatched He built the Bagauda Dam, Birnin Kudu Dam and Itiga Dams and let the people have water unlike before, fundamentally changing the mood of the state in the process He built the Bagauda Dam Hotel, which became a massive tourist attraction He built these massive developments by direct labour He offered various scholarships to a huge number…
Did you know that the idea for the bridge was conceived by the government of Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa with Inuwa Wada as Minister of Works but the Bridge was built and commissioned by the administration of General Yakubu Gowon with Femi Okunnu as Minister of Works? Did you know that the Bridge was constructed during the Nigerian Civil War, and within a span of…
Cancer is a long-distance runner. It is patient. The Medicaid Cancer Foundation annual Walk Away Cancer exercise is one walk that covers a considerable distance. What is a long-distance walk without patience? Cancer is determined and relentless. Just as participants at the Medicaid Cancer Foundation annual Walk Away Cancer are with their minds usually set on the Finish Line. Just observe the faces of the…
Ikeja Electric (Ikedc) had held on to power for the entire day. My neighbor had to use his fuel generator like me and others for many hours to power their home appliances, despite the unnerving noise from the machines. Just before midnight, he powered down the generator, looking up and praying that Ikedc would release electricity to his home when he travelled to dreamland. But…
The old Public Works Department (PWD) was a national organization. Some of its landmarks may still be found across Nigeria. It had career professionals of various diversities in its employ. It had a central store, sawmills and Crown Agents who purchased materials in bulk. Because it was a countrywide organization, it was able to standardize its operations and attain economy of scale. There was prompt…
Did you know that the contract for Ikorodu Road-Maryland Junction-Ikeja Airport Road was awarded in 1974 at the cost of N24,985million? Did you know that the Ikorodu-Maryland Junction section of the project was the widest road in Nigeria at the time with three lane dual carriageways and a two-lane service road on either side, making it ten lanes in all? Did you know that the…
Did you notice that number 3 is pointing at something? That ‘something’ is number 1 and 2. The same plantain tree but within a space of a few weeks. My neighbour planted number 1 on the 6th of September. He was so excited on the occasion. One week later, when he went to inspect number 1, he noticed it had become number 2. The excitement…
Might a reasonable explanation for the 6hour service disruption that occurred last week in Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp be found in the ‘eureka moment’ of 20th Century Studios Free Guy movie featuring Ryan Reynolds, Jodie Comer, Lil Rel Howery, Joe Keery, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Taika Waititi and others? Facebook said in a blog last week that “We want to make clear at this time we believe…
Where you assume that mosquito bites are always preceded by the buzzing sound. What if the mosquito muted the sound but continued its bites? What would have changed? Would you no longer have malaria? Would you have more malaria or will you be free of malaria. Now take this analogy into real life.
Yes. Are you just hearing the song? Yes I don’t believe you I heard my neighbor singing the song yesterday and that line refused to leave me Can you not simply say you love the song? I do Good. By the way, the title of the song is obinasom What does it mean? I’m not sure but I think it’s something about my heart is…
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