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By Gboyega Akosile A good head and good heart are always a formidable combination. But when you add to that a literate tongue or pen, then you have something special – Nelson Mandela. The above expression from one of the greatest ethical and political leaders of all-time aptly describes the man Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, the 15th Governor of Lagos State who is today celebrating his natal day. Truth be told, Governor Sanwo-Olu is an embodiment of a good head, a good heart and of course a literate tongue having been…

Senator Sikiru Adebayo Oshinowo Honourable Babajimi Adegoke Benson (MHR) Honourable Sanai Oyeniran B. Agunbiade (ML, LSHA) Honourable Nurudeen Saka Sholaja (Member, LSHA) It is heartwarming to congratulate your personalities as you are being inaugurated into the 9th Assemblies across your respective Assemblies and Chamber. I congratulate and wish you the very best as you clinch various posts and possibly committees at your respective levels of representation. May almighty Allah ease your affairs and guide you all rightly. In my simple and unusual way of communicating to my representatives across Ikorodu…

It is good knowing Nigeria has different security agencies. With plethora of security establishments founded and funded by our commonwealth from national to the grassroots level, it would have been safe to assume that ours should be a safe society with serious compliance with rule of law and below 60% crime rates. Sadly, the reverse seems to be the case. And that brings to question of how effective is security system? Putting into consideration the sensitivity of this subject in question, permit me not to lump up all the security…

Itungodo, a prominent Area in Igbogbo/Baiyeku LCDA is adjudged as a political base of PDP in the political historiography of Igbogbo Kingdom. This Area has always being mis-judged as ‘opposition area’ in Igbogbo because it had always being a victory guaranteed for PDP but this wrong believe was re-constructed on Tuesday 19th February, 2019 when youth of this area voluntarily shade their tent with the Progressive Party (APC) in Igbogbo and Ikorodu Division at large. However, the last Presidential Election is a litmus test and confirmation that Itungodo is now…

Development is a dynamic process. A society evolve to a state of development by conscious efforts by every stakeholder to align their motives, thoughts and actions towards the common good of the society.  A society that desires development should support its best hands to lead.   I read a comment of a social media influencer and an old student of the oldest secondary school in Ikorodu on twitter, when he recently visited his alma mater for the first time after 39 years.  The visitor was unimpressive at the state of…