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Gbamu! Ojulari o̩re̩ kodenu They will hug you to your own korokoro face and stab you in the back. Beware!!!

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REFLECTION: The house your Dad built, who is living there now? What makes you think the ones you are building now your children will live there? How are you sure they will live in here in the country. Ten years now, the house will be out of fashion. Now, having a private jet is now the status symbol! Stop being greedy, killing yourself on money! You are only smart by Half! This wife of yours that is pushing you for greener pasture, might not mourn you for a year before she start with your friend just to keep her little Secret before the time is ripe. Your husband might not even mourn you for 6 months, before your friend will move in. Stop treating God's treasures (Humans) like trash. Those children of yours you want to train in Harvard, may just like to be a DJ or a musician that SSCE dropouts are also doing successfully. The day you die, your account officer will reduce your money to ten percent. You are not alive because of what you have, you're alive to serve God and humanity. The Millionaires of yesteryears! Where are they now and their children? You are just amassing wealth, stealing public and corporate funds, corruption here and there! Buying houses in Abuja, Lagos, London, New York, Dubai, Paris. For Whom? Vanity upon vanity, all is vanity! Your house may be old, but the school bag or books you bought for another man's child will continue to grow. This is not a call to mediocre. Vanity is hidden in time. Humanity Should Always Be The Priority.!!! Think! Think! Change! Save Your Country From Collapse!

ÒWE YORÙBÁ (YORUBA PROVERBS) Ọ̀pọ̀ ló fẹ́ láàpa láì lápá, bí èèyàn ò sì lápá, kò leè láàpa. Meaning: Many want to make a mark without effort, yet without effort, no marks can be made. Wisdom: Nothing ventured, nothing gained; diligence pays!

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https://lnkd.in/e6eYZ4fZ THE UNSUNG HERO, ALPHAEUS TAIWO OLUNAIKE - ALAJO̩ SHOMOLU Late Pa Alphaeus Taiwo Olunaike, popularly known as Alajo̩ Shomolu, was so famous for his ingenuity in thrift collection that many thought he was a Yoruba myth. All you need to know about Alajo̩ Shomolu Nigeria's most famous thrift collector, Alajo̩ Shomolu, was a man of folkloric popularity, that his story and reputation made it into Yoruba literary genre and music. "Ori mi pe bi alajo̩ Shomolu eh." This is a line from Nigerian singer and songwriter, Brymo's song "Alajo̩ Shomolu". It is not without precedence. Alajo̩ (thrift collector) Shomolu was the name of a thrift business owned and run by Late Pa. Alphaeus Taiwo Olunaike since 1954. Alajo̩ Shomolu, as he was popularly called, was popular for his business acumen and tenacity in thrift collection. Because his name was linked to many wise sayings and anecdotes, many believed he was a myth or legend. However, the man behind the legend was alive to witness Nigeria's 50th celebration of independence. About Pa. Taiwo Alphaeus The man of the legend was born a triplet. In ancient Yoruba land, triplets were seen as a taboo because they were believed to bring bad luck to the land. Therefore, the first of the three children was taken away and buried alive. The second of the remaining two, Ke̩hinde, died at infancy leaving just Taiwo. He went on to live for 97 years and breathed his last on August 11, 2012 at his famed Shomolu residence in Lagos. He was buried on September 22, at the Church of Nigeria Cathedral, Iso̩nyin, Ije̩bu in Ogun State. In the year 1927, he arrived Lagos, was enrolled at the St. Johns School, Aro̩lo̩ya, and later on, the Christ Church Cathedral School, Lagos, where he finished in 1934. Two years later, he was enrolled as an apprentice under a tailor named Rojaye. He got his ‘freedom’ after working as an apprentice for nine years. Subsequently, he followed his uncle on a commercial trip to Cameroon in 1950. There, he tried his hands on various tasks and ventures in Cameroon. He later learnt about Ajo̩ gbigba (thrift collection), from a Cameroonian neighbour and returned to Nigeria, in 1954, determined to start his own thrift collection business — Popular Daily Alajo̩ Shomolu. Taiwo practised his trade at a period when there was no calculator nor computer to aid his calculations yet he could tell his clients exactly what their balance was without any reference to any documents. This is testament to a high mental acuity and, as many claim, a photographic memory. The Ajo̩ business Daily thrift collection popularly called Ajo̩ or Esusu is probably the earliest form of banking. It is a special kind of micro finance banking business practised by communal people that requires integrity and trust to succeed. This is why Alajo̩ Shomolu was successful in his business — he was an honest man. He came to understand.....continued on the link above.

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