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  By Genesis ogiri  Dr. Gbadewole Amos, Chief Executive Officer of Crown Luxury Properties and Vice President of Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN FCT), has shared his inspiring personal and professional journey during a live appearance on the Zero to Hero and SEC Half Hour programmes on Radio Nigeria, where he addressed issues surrounding investment, housing, and national development. The engaging session, aired through Africa’s largest radio network, offered listeners insight into Dr. Amos’ story of perseverance, beginning from modest foundations to becoming one of the notable voices in Nigeria’s real estate and investment landscape. Speaking during the programme, he explained that his growth journey was shaped by discipline, consistency, strategic thinking, and faith, noting that every stage of life carries lessons capable of preparing individuals for greater responsibility. He emphasized that beyond personal success, his mission remains focus...

By Genesis Ogiri ✍️ As the political calendar of Abia South steadily unfolds toward the 2027 senatorial contest, the profile of Blessing Nwagba, widely recognised as Honourable Dame Blessing Nwagba, PhD, emerges with unmatched clarity and distinction, commanding the attention of political stakeholders, civic leaders, and constituents alike. Her career, marked by legislative excellence, electoral success, grassroots engagement, and a deeply embedded humanitarian ethos, establishes her as the candidate most capable of delivering equity, competence, and transformative representation at the National Assembly. Nwagba’s tenure as a two-term member of the Abia State House of Assembly, representing Aba North State Constituency, remains a defining reference point in her political journey. During this period, she consistently demonstrated legislative acumen by raising critical constituency matters, sponsoring initiatives to empower traders, artisans, women, and youth, and ensuring...

By Genesis Ogiri ✍️ On a day when heaven remembers sacrifice and earth bows in solemn reflection, Mr. Peter Ojoko marked the gift of another year, his birthday unfolding gently alongside the sacred observance of Good Friday. It was a moment where personal joy met spiritual depth where celebration wore the garment of prayer, and gratitude rose like incense from a heart mindful of divine mercy. Through his social media message, Peter Ojoko opened the window of his soul, inviting loved ones to stand with him in prayer as he embraced a new chapter of life beneath the shadow of the cross. “Today is my birthday and today is Good Friday. Join me and pray with me that our Lord Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and death will bring new life in me through His resurrection and many more beautiful years ahead,” he wrote. His words carried the quiet poetry of faith a confession that life itself is grace, and that every new age is a testimony written by the hand of God. As bells of remembran...

By Genesis ogiri  Honourable Abdullahi Candido, a leading figure in the Renewed Hope movement in the Federal Capital Territory and former Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council, has called on all Renewed Hope Ambassadors and coordinators at every level, including ward structures, to intensify grassroots mobilisation, public enlightenment, and political education ahead of the 2027 general election, as stakeholders gathered at the Pavilion for a strategic engagement on political coordination and grassroots mobilisation.  Speaking during an interactive session with participants in Abuja, Candido urged them to return to their various wards and undertake deliberate research on the achievements and policy initiatives of the present administration, with the objective of educating citizens at the grassroots who may not fully understand the programmes and interventions of government.  "He stressed that the government of the All Progressives Congress remains a collect...

By Genesis ogiri  ABUJA — Chairman of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, FCT Chapter, Ahmed kankia Usman, has expressed confidence that the ongoing annual general assembly and conference will produce measurable improvements in management standards, service delivery, and professional efficiency within the quantity surveying profession. He made the call while addressing participants at the QS Assembly and induction of newly registered quantity surveyors, themed “Upskilling Quantity Surveyors’ Efficiency in Financial Management of Building, Engineering, and Infrastructure Developments.”  Speaking during the gathering in Abuja, Ahmed Usman stated that the conference was conceived as a strategic platform for capacity enhancement, institutional learning, and professional reflection aimed at equipping practitioners for improved performance in an evolving construction environment. He explained that the conference provides an avenue for members of the profess...

By Genesis ogiri  Abuja — Onya  Benjamin Chinedu, Project Director of Jigatech Engineering Service Limited, has called on quantity surveyors across Nigeria to embrace self-development and continuous professional progress as a necessary response to the changing demands of the construction and infrastructure sector. He made the call while speaking at the QS Assembly and Induction of Newly Registered Quantity Surveyors, themed “Upskilling Quantity Surveyors’ Efficiency in Financial Management of Building, Engineering, and Infrastructure Developments.” The event took place at the National Centre for Women Development on 31 March 2026 and attracted professionals, regulators, stakeholders, and newly inducted quantity surveyors from different parts of the country. Speaking with newsmen at the general assembly, Onya Benjamin Chinedu emphasized that the profession must continue to adapt to emerging realities in project delivery, cost control, and infrastructure financing...