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By Razaq Adedeji Jimoh; Culled from Civics Weekly Magazine, Vol 2, No. 47; August 23, 2025 Edition, p29 ANY wonder he's fondly called ' Omo London' by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR). His look is always charming with appearance cutting a dash inevitably at every outing. The impetus to the dashing is his feminine voice that is trapping too. I caught this not as a glimpse of him at our first encounter. I felt his real world of it. You may never escape the temptation to steal a third glance at his girlish look in passing. First is to behold a complexion of Arabian whiteness in tone of tropical summer nurture. And when he speaks under your holding spell of this affection, you only see a bloke in nature of women folks. This should not be something of intriguing amazement, but an inexplicable reality of how nature could endow handsomeness with beauty. But then, a beauty devoid of character is a wickednes...

OPEN LETTER 2 TO PRINCE BALOGUN, GOV SANWO-OLU AND SPEAKER OBASA By Razaq Adedeji Jimoh FIRST this writer should be grateful for the reach of this Civics Weekly platform. Not only that the President and Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu reads it and holds it as a reliable voice of Alimosho, it is also evidently assured that the BOS of Lagos, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu also sees it as a light. It is one reason the medium is always conscious of publishing evidence based fact in line with requirement of ethical journalism, even though it strives to pioneer " Perspective Journalism" , which Olatunji Dare, former Chairman of The Nation's Editorial Board once argued to be long overdue in coming to Nigeria. In its small deeds from its remote corridor of Lagos State, let the candle of grace keep burning for its cherished value to be sustained. Back to our mission here, the first part of this essay was about the Western Boundary of E...

A SPECIAL KUDOS TO THE EXCELLENCE OF A MEDIA TEAM AND CAUSE TO ENCOURAGE A GOOD START IN SOCIAL REENGINEERING From the Editor's Desk You can't just stop marvelling at his style of governance -- pushing frontiers of his performances like a governor would govern a state. Each day evolves with new developmental stride and always with clear ideas of the originating concept behind the intended policy. To be concise about his days in office so far, it is evident that Hon Lukmon Abiodun Agbaje came prepared for the functions of Executive Chairman of Ayobo/Ipaja Local Council Development Area (LCDA). No wonder he governs his 7-Ward Council size like a geographical state. It is how a giant idea cannot be enough for a local community in this era of global movement on the fast lane of demands for elevation in standard of living for mankind. Whatever or whoever must have caused him to lose election in 2021 is today a vindication of the disservice done to the residents of Ayobo/Ipaja...

The Executive Chairman, Egbe-Idimu Local Council Development Area, Alimosho Local Government, Isheri Olofin Roundabout, Isheri Olofin, Lagos. Copied Attention : 1 . His Excellency, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, Executive Governor, Lagos State 2. Rt Hon (Dr.) Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly Your Honourable THE LINGERING INJUSTICE TO EGBE-IDIMU LCDA THE LAGOS ASSEMBLY AND STATE BOUNDARY COMMISSION NEED TO ADDRESS URGENTLY AT YOUR INITIATIVES HOW THE COUNCIL IS LOSING A MODEST ESTIMATED SUM OF N6.6MILLION MONTHLY REVENUE TO THE NEIGBHOURING IGANDO/IKOTUN LCDA IN THIS RESOURSEFUL CORRIDOR ALONE THE PREAMBLE It may interest you to note that this open letter was first written to your immediate predecessor, Hon Kunle Sanyaolu Olowoopejo soon after his inauguration in 2021. But that was to be done as back-channel diplomacy engagement through a close circuit WhatsApp platform. This time, however, I have found it compelling to do same now as an open l...