​ By Lekan Tajudeen  Everyone was born great, but the life they choose to live makes them more greater than others. Mr. Lawal Olamilekan Olohungbebe has chosen to live the lives of taking responsibility of others just as a great man will choose.  He was born to lead, but decided to be a servant leader and create around him an atmosphere and society that needs no leader. At times I get confused to believe we still have such humans like my principal. Such a rare gem.  My Principal is a man of the people, father of the youth, mentor to millions, role model to thousands and a great example to the whole world at large. It is a privilege for anyone who come across you, as destiny may have it, it might be a life changer for such person.  Whenever I’m privileged to sit  at where my principal is sermonizing, I do go with my pen and book to jot down principles of live which is enough for me to live a lifetime. A moment with you is like a decade sir.  He is a man of h...

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, said the support his government had received from the private sector in addressing social ills was enough to make him the “envy of many presidents of the world.” The President stated this in Abuja at the commissioning and handover of security equipment valued at over 12 billion to the military and Nigeria Police Force. The items were donated by the Coalition of Private Sector Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) – a group of eminent Nigerian industrialists, including Aliko Dangote and Herbert Wigwe, who had also pooled N40 billion to combat COVID-19 in the country. “Ladies and gentlemen. Today is indeed a very happy day for all Nigerians, and I can happily say that I am the envy of many Presidents in the world. “I am exceedingly honoured to be the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, at this time. “I am gratified to have the honour of leading a country whose private sector willin...

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on Election Day. This is with the exception of those on essential services such as officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, election observers, ambulances responding to medical emergencies, and firefighters among others. This was revealed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, in a Wednesday night statement obtained by our correspondent. Adejobi said, “Consequent to the first part of the 2023 general elections, the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled to hold on Saturday, February 25, 2023, across all states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, the IG, Usman Baba has ordered a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on election day with the exce...

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has reassured Nigerians that their votes will count on Saturday, February 25. Yakubu stated this at the signing of the Peace Accord by political parties and candidates on Wednesday. Candidates of various political parties vying for presidency signed the second Peace Accord organised by the Abdulsalami Abubakar-led Peace Committee. In attendance were presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Peter Obi; the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar; the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu; the African Action Congress, Omoyele Sowore; and the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, among others. The INEC chairman noted that the commission is set to hold the elections, adding that the commission had commenced the movement of sensitive materials to the various local government areas nationwide. Yakubu also added that election campaigns end Thursday midnight. He said, “The signing of the Peace...

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has described the first half of their Premier League clash with Leicester City as rubbish. He also singled out three of his players for praise following their 3-0 win against Leicester City. Marcus Rashford struck twice while Jadon added the third to give the Old Trafford landlords all three points at Old Trafford. Leicester City were in control of the first half and went close to opening the scoring through Harvey Barnes and Kelechi Iheanacho. David De Gea made some outstanding saves to keep the Foxes out on both occasions. “Today was really tough but it was first that Leicester played brilliantly but second that we were rubbish. “It was only because of David De Gea that we got a clean sheet until half-time. We were lucky that we scored a goal. Great ball from Bruno, great run from Rashy.”

Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President General Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), has directed Muslims to look out for the new Moon of Sha’aban 1444 AH from Monday. Abubakar made the call on Sunday in Sokoto in a statement signed by Prof. Sambo Junaidu, the Chairman Advisory Committee on Religious Affairs Sultanate Council, Sokoto. The statement reads, “This is to inform the Muslim Ummah that Monday, February 20, 2023, which is equivalent to the 29th day of Rajab 1444 AH shall be the day to look for the crescent of Sha’aban 1444 AH. “Muslims are therefore requested to start looking for the new moon of Sha’aban on Monday and report its sighting to the nearest District or Village Head for onward communication to the Sultan,” it said. The Sultan further prayed to Allah to help Muslims in the discharge of their religious duty. 

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta will launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 a month allowing users to verify their accounts, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Sunday, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter. Meta Verified, which will roll out first in Australia and New Zealand this week, will let users “verify your account with a government ID, get a blue badge, get extra impersonation protection against accounts claiming to be you, and get direct access to customer support,” Zuckerberg said. “This new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services,” he wrote in a statement posted to his Facebook account. There would be no changes to accounts on Facebook and Instagram that are already verified, the company said, adding that only users who are over the age of 18 will be allowed to subscribe. The service is not yet available to businesses. Musk’s initial attempts to launch a similar service at rival social media network Twitter...