Rabbana atiina fidduniya hasanatan wa fil akhirati hasanatan wa qiina azaban nar. Amin

Truth is, this is both assumptions and fantasies. We may have a responsible family member who will stand by everyone and do his best, but to assume that children are made or treated so well that they don’t know their parents, or that being taken care of by responsible family members completely replaces having their parents around, is simply false. The oldest family member I knew who was taken care of by his dad’s sibling is an only child was born in 1942. He has raised to the pinnacle of his career and has been the breadwinner to the larger family since the 80s he still talked about how lucky he is to be a member of that particular family and, at the same time, how he wished his parents had lived a little longer. Another, born in the 80s, was loved, adored and well cared for. Yet she told me how alone and deeply empty she feels, and that her prayer every day is to live long enough for her children to grow up without experiencing what she did. Unless you experience that emptiness yourself, you will never truly understand what they go through. May our parents live long, and may we as parents live long enough to see our children to fruition. This, of course, is without prejudice to the reality of orphans.

Sir, Sardauna Matasa is right. Being a parent is a responsibility, not merely a blood relationship. It goes beyond biology it is about being present, providing, guiding, protecting, and taking responsibility for the life brought into this world by one you called your sibling. If you ignore that aspect you are just another person who’s biology. Let’s not gaslight ourselves.

Interesting. I do Qasr in every city except where I reside. Since 2005, I have done Qasr in Gembu-Kakara, even though I was born and raised there. To me, regardless of where your home or family is, there is only one place you call home at a time, and that is where you currently reside. If, for instance, my family reside in Nsukka and I work and live in Enugu, I will do Qasr in Nsukka. When I worked and lived in Lagos, that was the only place where I completed my Salat. Same thing when I lived in Lokoja, PHC and Abuja and Kaduna Personally, I feel Qasr is tied only to where you live at the time you are praying, regardless of whether you own a home there or not. Allah knows best.

I don’t know how good NIWA is, however, I know their children attend some of the best schools in Lokoja. The best schools in Lokoja are between ₦200k–₦300k per term. They can afford to live in bungalows costing about ₦1m–₦1.5m a year in some of the tush areas of town, Old Poly, Phase 2, Phase 1, 200 Units, etc. In fact, some of their Ogas live in the GRA. They are also big boys in Lokoja social circles, right behind the Yahoo boys, bankers/customs officers/NRS and other A rated Federal agencies in town, and the fortunate politicians. 😂 And oh, entry level staff could afford a Peugeot 206, Nigerian used Corolla and, in most cases, a Wayyo Kudina 🏍️ Lokoja is a harsh town, very hot and rough too but you can survive there and may never return to your village once you start eating their roasted fish at NUJ and meeting those Okene beauties. 😂😂 So many Arewa people working in NIWA have settled in Lokoja and are never leaving. 😂

In the 90s, by tonight, the echoes of “Greatest Nigerian Students!” followed by the resounding response of “Great!” from student activists would have been ringing across Samaru and Congo. By tomorrow, students would be heading home. By next week, there would be enough pressure on the authorities to reverse the fee hike. And by November, students would resume on the previous fees or, at most, a very slight increase. Today, students will grumble for a few days, shrug, pay the new fees and move on. What happened to Nigerian students? 😂😂 If students of today are told about the “Ali Must Go” era of the 70s; Bilyaminu, Orji Kalu and others at UNIMAID in the early 80s; the SAP protests of the late 80s; the anti-June 12 protests of the 90s; and the activities of the likes of @sowore, @ogundamisi, Audu Mohammed, Daniel Onche, Comrade Abu Ubaid of the Dherald in Unimaid Comrade Yahya saddiq etc., they would think we are talking about Independence heroes and that these guys were mates of Tafawa Balewa. 😂 My generation, even as secondary school students, was more politically conscious and enlightened than the crop of university students today. RIP to the slogan: “Greatest Nigerian Students!” 🇳🇬 “Great!” Boys are now chickens. 🐔😂

Yau na kai ziyaran ban girma gidan Mai Martaba Shehun Borno, His Royal Highness Alhaji Abubakar ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin el-Kanemi CON á Maiduguri. Yace Kanuri ishirin da biyar suka raka ni. Goma za yi mini kiwo, goma za suyi mini noma, sannan biyar za su kawo kanwa. Mun gode HRH

The arrest of Nasir El-Rufai by the SSS in Anambra if true is another blot on our democracy, coming after yesterday's failed frame up.

The obituary of Lieutenant General Chikadibia Isaac Obiakor brings back a lot of memories. He was one of the very few Nigerian officers to attain the rank of Lieutenant General without ever serving as a Service Chief. His career was also extraordinary for another reason: he was reportedly among the very few officers who fought on the Biafran side, later rejoined the Nigerian military, attended the Nigerian Defence Academy, was commissioned into the Nigerian Army and eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant General. He had left the Nigerian Military School to join the Biafran side and reportedly served as a Captain in the Biafran Army during the Civil War. After the war, he returned to the Nigerian military, joined the NDA and was commissioned as part of the 10th Regular Course in 1973 arguably the most prominent of that course. I cannot think of another officer from the Biafran side who went on to achieve such a remarkable career in the Nigerian Army. From the Biafran Army to the Nigerian Army, from the NDA to senior command, and eventually to the United Nations, where he became the first African to serve as UN Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations his was truly an extraordinary journey. @beegeaglesblog

Today, I returned to my alma mater and the Department of History where my journey began 34 years ago. Walking those familiar halls brought back powerful memories of the mentors who shaped my path. To give back to the department and support our students, I announced a donation of N170m for facility upgrades and student welfare. Proud to made by UNIMAID

Chadian Army tasked with cleaning and preparing all public schools for Monday’s reopening. 🇹🇩 #Tchad

My Master’s degree certificate was sent to me through @NIPOSTNG back in 2013. Since then, I’ve used their services to receive and send packages to different parts of the world. They are genuinely effective and cost efficient, but unfortunately, not many people seem to know this. I only received a package from Vienna through them last week. Honestly, I don’t know why they don’t make more noise about how good their services are. I would recommend NIPOST any day. Great people and very helpful staff, especially those at the Garki office. 👏🏾

Mr Oyedepo and Jingir appear completely indifferent to the consequences of their rhetoric. As long as they keep their respective crowds entertained and the bills keep being settled the damage to the country seems to be of little concern to them Oyedepo may cloak his supremacist rhetoric in polished sermons, but hate speech is still hate speech, and the person who peddles it is still a purveyor of hate.

It depends on your level. Most business schools require you to have at least three years of professional experience before you can be considered for an MBA. So, at entry level, an MSc is perfectly fine. You may also want to consider professional certifications that can be more valuable at that stage and potentially serve as stronger career accelerators than an MBA. From my professional experience, I would advise you to consider qualifications such as ICAN or CFA, depending on your career path. An MBA is something you can pursue later in your career, when you have enough professional experience to get the most out of it.

I applied for a $1B non-interest loan 👎🏽 I applied for a $1B financing facility 👍🏽 For almost a year, I’ve been struggling to rewire my brain from conventional banking language to specialized banking terminology. Then, in a meeting earlier this week, it suddenly clicked. I didn’t have to pause and translate the terms in my head before speaking. I was just flowing naturally. Murabaha here, financing facility there, Shariah-compliant structure everywhere. At some point, I realised I was speaking like an authority in Maqasid al-Shariah. 😂😂

Absolutely Dejigate. People don’t know how business is done.

An old man like you trolling a young man born in 1991 with a picture he took in 2015, when he was barely 24, is not just petty it is indicting and frankly disgraceful. Where were you at 23? What had you accomplished by then? Whatever your personal opinion of @BashirAhmaad may be, the facts remain: a young man born in 1991 went on to serve as a Personal Assistant to a sitting President for eight years. You may disagree with him, criticise him, or question his politics, but that achievement is hardly something to mock. The irony is that years later, your most visible contribution appears to be sitting on X trolling people young enough to be your children. Age is supposed to bring perspective, wisdom and some sense of proportion. If all it has brought you is the confidence to mock a 24 year-old version of someone, perhaps the question is not where Bashir was at 24 but where you have been all these years. Shameful.

Happy Independence Day Nigeria 🇳🇬

For a career in finance and the corporate world, few professional qualifications carry the weight and recognition of the CFA. Those in the industry understand the doors it can open, particularly in investment management, financial analysis, markets and related fields and wider opportunities. I say this from personal experience. At one point, I worked in a team of six. Two were CFA charterholders, two had PhDs from top-rated UK universities, and the remaining two had MSc and MBA from fairly well-regarded business schools. We were all at Manager to Senior Manager level. One of the CFA charterholders subsequently moved to the @bankofengland as a Team Lead. The other became the Chief Financial Officer of one of Nigeria’s largest electricity distribution companies. The rest of us are still here, doing our jobs and building our careers in different quietly 😂 That experience taught me something about professional qualifications and career progression: while an MBA has significant value, particularly for management, leadership and broader business exposure, professional qualifications such as the CFA or even ICAN can provide a different kind of technical depth, professional credibility and, access to opportunities. So, as you commence your MBA, my humble advice would be to consider enrolling for the CFA as well, if it aligns with your goals. It is a tough combination, no doubt, but it is doable. You may have to sacrifice some weekends, sleep and sanity along the way, but the long-term investment in yourself can be worthwhile. Best of luck in your program.

I didn’t find Bilkisu post against Bashir offensive. Annoying or irritating, yes; offensive, no. Bashir has been vilified and called all sorts of unprintable names on this street, yet I haven’t seen him take any action against those people. He might decide to go after Bilkisu because to send a clear message because she is closer to home and perhaps may not be able to flex as many muscles. But that still won’t stop the people who have been calling him all sorts of names here or earn him respect from his critics My unsolicited advice to @BashirAhmaad is if you really want to send the message that enough is enough, go after a bigger and more pronounced bully. It’s just like secondary school. When you want to announce yourself as a senior or prefect, you don’t go to the JSS classes. You go to SS2 or, if you’re not quite there yet, SS1. Otherwise, nobody takes you seriously or respects you if all you do is pick on the junior classes. Go after someone huge not a hustling baker and insurance seller in Badarawa.

As for Tabital Pulaaku, he is not a factional anything, Sir. Unless perhaps he intends to set up his own EXCO, recruit members online, and change the name to something else. Members have since left him and his assumption that he is a leader. Every member of Tabital Pulaaku knows this. Hala Mako Sali Allahseine, Min chubboi Ardido ha Banjul. Modibbo Amadu Brakindo Juldeh is the President, rectified by Congress.