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PDP chieftain advises Oyo governor-elect Makinde to learn from Ajimobi, Akala’s mistakes

- A chieftain of PDP in Oyo state, Waheed Ajadi, has advised the governor-elect, Seyi Makinde, to fulfil his electioneering promises to the people of the state - INEC had on Monday, March 11, declared Makinde the winner of Saturday, March 9, governorship election in the state - Ajadi, however, urged Makinde to learn from political blunders committed by Governor Abiola Ajimobi and his predecessor, Adebayo Alao-Akala A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo state, Waheed Ajadi, has advised the governor-elect, Seyi Makinde, to learn from the political blunders of Governor Abiola Ajimobi and his predecessor, Otunba Adebayo Alao-Akala. Legit.ng regional reporter in Oyo, Imran Khalid, reports that while speaking in Okeho, Kajola local government area of the state on the emergence of Makinde as the new governor, Ajadi, advised the governor-elect to learn from the factors that led to the outright rejection of Ajimobi and Alao-Akala by the people of of the state at the poll...

What is a career objective and how to write it (25 samples)

What is a career objective and how do you write it? An important part of a successful job search is a well-formed resume. Properly formulated professional goals play a key role in your CV. Our tips on the appropriate career goals will make your resume perfect. Among the 25 examples, you can find one career objective sample that suits you best. Image: pexels.com (modified by the author) Source: UGC Not so long ago, in the paragraph ‘career objective’, one could indicate the position they were applying for. Today, sticking to this rule is not relevant. It is important for the employer to understand more specific information about the applicant. He or she can get it looking through the career goals of the possible employee. Based on the indicated professional goals, the employer can get the answers for the next questions: Why the applicant wants to work in this company; What motivates the applicant when applying for the job; How the applicant understand the features of the parti...

Meet 23-year-old millionaire started off as a tea seller (photo)

It all started as a survival tactic when 23-year-old Paul Mugenda, a graduate of actuarial science, from Technical University of Kenya, plunged into the world of business. In a recent interview, Mugenda said he used to hustle while staying at his aunt's home in Githurai, an estate located at the border of Kiambu County, when he ventured into a small scale business of selling tea leaves at Githurai's Chuma Mbili area to offset some of his university education needs. And as a comrade with less pride, he ventured into the business and started selling tea leaves from 7pm to 9pm, mostly targeting employed people. "On an average I could make between N897-950 and where I was to save the profit, " he said. "I used to buy batch of majani chai in Murang'a county and sell them to my clients, " he added. In 2014, the young focused youth, decided to relocate to Mathare estate in Nairobi, and rented a single room that was going for N6,100 per month, just to start...

Nigeria Newspapers, March 15: Intrigues as APC senators-elect begin lobbying for Senate presidency, others

The major headlines in mainstream newspapers today, Friday, March 15 are focused on moves by APC senators-elect to assume principal positions in the ninth Senate, the election tribunal's ruling President Buhari and the APC access to inspect election materials, INEC’s plea for the ninth Assembly to prioritize the Electoral Act amendment and Buhari’s refusal to meet with the Bauchi and Adamawa governors during the duo’s recent visit to Aso Rock. Opening the review, Punch reports that President Muhammadu Buhari and leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been cautioned by some of the party’s senators-elect, against sitting on the fence on the issue of the principal officers of the National Assembly. The publication reports that senators-elect who are interested in the Senate presidency and other positions have started lobbying their colleagues. Speaking shortly after collecting their Certificates of Return, some APC senators-elect, however, stated that the presidency a...

Tuberculosis kills about 18 Nigerians every hour - Expert

The United States Centre for Disease Control (US-CDC) has said that about 18 Nigerians die as a result of Tuberculosis every hours across the country. The US-CDC representative, Bethrand Odume Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, March 14, at the pre-world TB Day press briefing said Nigeria is globally the sixth country with a percentage of nine percent and the first in Africa after India and Indonesia with a 26% and 11% respectively. At the conference themed: "It's time! "To end TB in Nigeria (keep the promise! Find TB! Treat TB), Odume said Nigeria needs N147 billion to take care of Multi Drug Resistant- TB and diagnosis among others. Odume said the estimated cost is expected to be raised by the government, communities, private sector, international donors and also from individuals. READ ALSO: INEC set to weigh 4 option on Rivers election on Friday, March 15 Insisting that more funding is needed in the health sector, he lamented that most of the funding for the disease ...