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Empowering the Next Generation: Mogaji Wole Arisekola’s Commitment to Educational Development in Ibadan

In a world where education remains a powerful catalyst for personal and societal growth, Mogaji Wole Arisekola, an Ibadan-born international media practitioner, has once again demonstrated his unwavering commitment to nurturing the educational aspirations of young people in his community. As the publisher of the renowned Street Journal Magazine and the Mogaji (Family Head ) of Ajenigieye, Mogaji Arisekola recently spearheaded the distribution of 3,000 bundles of exercise books and 1,500 school bags to primary and secondary school students within his family compound in Yemetu-Oje, Ibadan. This remarkable gesture, which aligns with Mogaji Arisekola’s philanthropic vision, underscores his deep understanding of the crucial role that education plays in the overall development of Nigeria. In his own words, “Investing in education in Nigeria is essential not just for individual growth but for the overall social, economic, and political development of the nation.” Mogaji Arisekola’s commitmen

NNPC, Oando and Atiku Abubakar’s attacks | By Temitope Ajayi

By his advanced age and eminent status as a former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is by no means qualified to be an elder statesman. Statesmen are highly venerated and revered people to whom we go for advice, guidance and direction.  But sometimes, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar behaves as if he should be removed from that exclusive club. Or how else can one interpret some of his utterances and statements? Or is the former vice president merely playing politics? But politics should have its season and time and should sometimes give way for nation-building and patriotism. Statesmen are not given to flippancy. Neither are they whimsical. They are measured in words and deeds, a quality that Alhaji Atiku has not demonstrated in public discourse since losing the last presidential election as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   Alhaji Atiku, obviously still stung by his electoral loss, can not see that a person of his profile must make interventions decorously and