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What started out as a regular normal working day in the life of a diligent young man , ended  extraordinarily drawing with global accolades. In a world where some people find increase  in their monthly alert payments from their office as a "windfall from heaven"  has made a certain Henry Terry stand out. In a trending social media tweet, he shared an inspiring story on passing a self redefining test. According to him, his January salary was overpaid  and on pointing the anomaly out to his employers, he was rewarded for passing an " integrity test" . . Question is, would you pass this kind of test?

There is no going back on the keke and okada restriction  in Lagos State. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu stated this  on Tuesday, at the official launch of commercial operations in water transportation by Lagos Ferry Services (LAGFERRY) at Badore Ferry Terminal in Ajah. Lagos State Government will not reverse the ongoing enforcement of its Transport Sector Reform Law of 2018, which restricts operations of commercial motorcycles, popularly known as Okada and tricycles (Keke NAPEP) in 15 local councils across the State. Sanwo-Olu  identified with commuters affected by the Okada restriction. And announced that the Government would be deploying over 500 buses to the routes listed in the restriction directive as alternative to ease movement on routes where restriction is effective. Despite the protests and  complaints by residents of the State, Sanwo-Olu said the State Government would not give in to blackmail and “uninformed criticism” of its decision to restrict Okada and Keke NAPEP

Who hates the culinary matrimony between Crocker fish and yam? . My ancestors pouring libation in the memory of their progenitor and age long lineage,claim that it cures catarrh and cough without any western intervention. I have just validated their libating claim ! My grandma Bella never heard the quote  " make thy food thine medicine and thy medicine thine food ", but she had a great knowledge of herbs and spices for various opportunistic ailments. Whenever we took ill, before any Western treatment was administered,  our bowels first had to be cleared via edema administered, first thing at the break of dawn. Next was her off the hook servings of delicious organic traditional delicacies, overflowing with various spices and herb. Where the symptoms did still persist, ( more often than not it did not), a visit to the clinic which got you in your reset format due to the heavy pervading smell of chloroquine,  was always the very  last option. . See, I have been havi

It's World Cancer Day today  February 4th! The World Cancer Day aims to save millions of preventable deaths each year by raising awareness and education about cancer, and pressing governments and individuals across the world to take action against the disease. World Cancer Day theme: I Am And I Will Here's  what you need to know: Cancer is a generic term for a large group of diseases that can affect any part of the body. Other terms used are malignant tumours and neoplasms. One defining feature of cancer is the rapid creation of abnormal cells that grow beyond their usual boundaries, and which can then invade adjoining parts of the body and spread to other organs, the latter process is referred to as metastasizing. The dreaded news every cancer patient dreads is the word Metastasis! Here's the statistical facts: Cancer is the second leading cause of death globally, and is responsible for an estimated 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Globally, about 1 i

It's  a season of tears, groaning, complaints and unending rants as the ban on Tricycle and motorcycle operations in Lagos State enters the third day. To ameliorate the hardship occasioned by the ban, Governor of Lagos State Babajide Sanwoolu has directed that 65 new intra city buses and 14 ferries  be released to cater to residents but Lagosians say this is grossly inadequate as these buses do not drop off passengers on their streets. Meanwhile, Lagosians have humorously coined the trekking  an " O'trek app", decrying the untold hardship the ban has thrown them in. On Twitter , trending with hashtags #Kekeban , #okadaban , pictures of horses serving as alternative transportation sources are on display. Operators of the banned transport system have called for the government to have a rethink and regulate , rather than effect an outright ban. Concerns are also high that this ban will cause a surge in crime rate and insecurity in the state due to the huge numb

Palindromic refers to a number, word or segment that reads the same in both directions, a rarity that only occurs a handful of times each year.      Several countries however  use different date formats that make such a feat difficult, Nigeria writes dates in the  day/month/year. Format In other parts of the world, the date may be written as year/month/day or month/day/year.  The last time this happened was 909 years ago on November 11, 1111, or 11/11/1111. This Sunday will be the first time in more than 900 years that the date can be written the same way forward and backward for everyone across the world