WHILE agitations for the
inclusion of more women in leadership both in tertiary institutions of learning and national politics towers, female folks have been advised to place premium on becoming transformative leaders rather than mere occupants of leadership positions when they eventually do.
This came from the wife of the governor of Lagos State, Mrs Bolanle Ambode; former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs Sarah Adebisi-Sosan; Dean, Faculty of Law, University of Lagos, Prof.Akin Ibidapo-Obe; Mrs Omowunmi Asubiaro-Dada, Lead, V4C; and Dr.Abiola Akiyode-Afolabi, Founding Director, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre, WARDC, at the opening of a 3-day retreat on transformative leadership held in Lagos by WARDC with support from Voices 4 Change/UK AID for female undergraduates of tertiary institutions in Lagos State.
Describing a transformative leader as one who is willing to making radical change and better the lives of the masses, the quintet lamented that such leaders were presently scarce in contemporary Nigerian society; hence the need to groom adolescent girls to show better examples even as they grow into motherhood.

VEHICULAR movement was disrupted for hours in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, yesterday, as students of the state owned Niger Delta University, NDU, protested against the prolonged strike by the varsity chapter of Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU.

A member of Delta State House of Assembly, Dr. Timi Tonye, representing Patani constituency has described the continued detention of 10 youths from Gbaramatu Kingdom by the military as an act of impunity.

The Managing Director, Westminster College, Ikotun, Chief Johnson Barovbe has disclosed that the late Deacon Gamaliel Onosode (OFR), gave the college a monthly development allowance that would run for the next five years.

The legislative arm of gov-ernment all over the world is often a theatre of the absurd. I recall one of these ugly episodes, and incidentally, Dino Melaye was a principal actor in it as a member of the House of Representatives. On June 21, 2010, a faction of the House which styled itself as “Progressives”, had raised a motion for the impeachment of the then Speaker, Hon Dimeji Bankole over some contract issues.

The leadership of the APC has, in collaboration with Governor Adams Oshiomhole, finally prevailed on party members in the House of Assembly to return the office of Speaker to Edo Central Senatorial District.

Ex-Nigeria international Sam Sodje has said that the announcement of French coach Paul Le Guen as Super Eagles coach without reaching an agreement with him was unprofessional and an embarrassment to the nation.

LAGOS— THE Naira took further heat in all segments of the foreign exchange market, yesterday, dropping to N294/ USD1, as against N292/ USD1 previous day in the interbank segment and N374/ USD1in the parallel market segment.

Osogbo—Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has said his administration was ready to breathe life into the newly created Local Council Development Authorities with the submission of the report on boundary delineation and assets sharing by the various committees.

The quality of your life is determined by the quality of your mind. Your life cannot rise above the level of your thoughts. Your life experiences correspond to the quality of your thoughts.