Ahmad Shittu

Muslim|| Active Citizen|| Environmentalist|| Builder

[Remi @Miss_Oluremi]

Groundnuts doesn't cause pimples.

Butter doesn't cause pimples.

Vegetable oil doesn't cause pimples.

Bread doesn't make you fat. Eating more calories than your body needs does.

Cold water doesn't cause catarrh, sore throat, or cough.

Hunger doesn't cause ulcers. Most ulcers are caused by H. pylori bacteria or frequent use of certain painkillers.

Sunscreen does not block all sunlight.

Sugar doesn't cause acne, but diets high in sugar may worsen breakouts.

Greasy food doesn't directly cause acne, though some highly processed foods may contribute to inflammation.

Sweating doesn't burn fat. It mainly causes water loss.

Detox teas don't detox your body. Your liver and kidneys already do that.

Eating after 8 p.m. doesn't make you gain weight.

Cracking your knuckles doesn't cause arthritis.

You don't need to drink exactly 8 glasses of water every day. Your needs depend on your body, activity level, and environment.

[Elelu Ayoola @EleluAyoola]

My Experience as an INEC Ad Hoc Staff in the Ekiti Election

A few people have asked me, "From your own perspective, was the election free and fair?"

Based on what I witnessed firsthand as one of the INEC ad hoc staff, my answer is yes, it was free and fair.

There was no rigging that I observed. There were no fights, no violence, and no atmosphere of fear. People moved around freely, and the entire process went smoothly.

One concern I noticed was the issue of vote-buying by some political actors. However, it is important to separate that from INEC's responsibility. If individuals choose to sell their votes, that is a societal challenge that we as citizens must address. From my observation, INEC put measures in place to ensure that the electoral process itself was transparent and credible.

One thing that particularly impressed me was how INEC made the voting process easier for registered voters. Many people believe that if they do not have their PVC with them, they cannot vote. However, at each polling unit, INEC printed and pasted the names of all registered voters on the wall for easy access.

This meant that a voter could simply go to the list, locate their name, and write down the last six digits of their PVC number. They would then proceed to the accreditation point, provide those six digits, and the BVAS would retrieve their details for verification. Once successfully accredited, they could proceed to vote.

I found this to be a very thoughtful innovation because it reduced the frustration of people who may have misplaced their PVC or forgotten to bring it along. As long as they were duly registered and their details could be verified, they were able to participate in the electoral process.

Another commendable aspect was the role of BVAS in preventing irregularities. The device electronically records the number of accredited voters. Therefore, if the number of votes counted exceeds the number of accredited voters captured by the BVAS, it is immediately identified as over-voting. This significantly reduces opportunities for manipulation and helps protect the integrity of the election.

I also observed that political parties and their agents understood the consequences of violence. Everyone knew that any polling unit affected by violence could have its results canceled. As a result, there was a conscious effort to maintain peace throughout the exercise.

Perhaps the most inspiring part of the day was the unity among the people at my polling unit. We had supporters and agents from APC, PDP, and ADC, yet they related like family. Even when we reminded them to remain peaceful, they simply laughed and said, "We are families; we cannot fight because of politics."

And they truly meant it.

Throughout the exercise, they joked with one another, played together, and maintained a friendly atmosphere. Even after the results were announced and APC emerged victorious in that polling unit, there was no hostility. They continued to laugh, tease one another, and go about their activities peacefully.

That experience reminded me of the kind of democracy we should strive for as a nation.

Politics should never make enemies out of family members, friends, neighbors, or community members. Political parties will come and go, but our relationships and our shared humanity should remain.

My experience gave me hope that peaceful elections are possible when institutions do their jobs and citizens choose peace over conflict.

Before we are members of any political party, we are first families, neighbors, and fellow Nigerians.

© Ritaro Peace.

[⭕lowa Ganiyu Adedeji (O.G.A 😎) @DejiAcre]

Without doubt or sentiment, Former Gov. Fashola should be the template for any serious governorship candidate in Lagos State. His template of dealing with defaulters and enforcing environmental laws should be written as a manual and handed over to any Lagos State governor during their swearing-in.

He has the right attitude that Lagos State needs. During his term as governor, Lagos State witnessed the most environmental sanity.

[Farmer Akin Alabi® @akinwale_cfi]

In my recent tweet as seen below, one of the emphasis i made was that we have some silent private sector companies that are INVESTING in the Nigeria Agricultural sector but you won’t see most online but they are getting Government support to establish industries and providing jobs for thousands of Nigeria which is as a result of the policies and economic direction of President Tinubu..

I don’t need to convince you too much that the economy is working if you still can’t see it, think and strategize how you can benefit as an individual or organization..

Here is a video of what CWay, yes the same CWay water we all know has carefully moved into the Livestock sector 🐄 🐮 to produce FRESH MILK 🥛 in Ogere Ogun state Nigeria.

Please watch the video and hear all you need to hear yourself..

Don’t seat behind your phone and thinks Nigeria ends with all you read on social media. Nigeria can only be great ONLY if we believe in it to make it work..

Thank you!

📷 credit: Nancy Umeh IG

cc: @woye1

[Ahmad Shittu @knoble_tee]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Dr Love Haroun❤️🩺 @Drweloveu]

Last Thursday night I ran out of fuel on Third Mainland Bridge.
11pm.
Phone at 2%.
No powerbank.
I want to tell you what happened next.

I pushed the hazard lights on and sat in the car.
Trying to think.
Cars were flying past me.
Nobody slowed down.
Not one person.
Lagos at night on that bridge is a different kind of alone.After about 15 minutes I saw headlights slow down behind me.
A danfo bus.
Old. Battered. One headlight slightly dim.
The driver came down.
Big man. Rough looking. Dirty shirt. Chewing something.
My first thought was fear.
My second thought was I had no choice.He looked at my car.
Looked at me.
Said "fuel?"
I nodded.
He didn't say anything else.
Just went back to his bus.
I thought he was leaving.
He wasn't.He came back with a small gallon.
Maybe two liters.
Old plastic container with a rubber pipe attached.
Like he kept it specifically for situations like this.
He poured it into my tank without being asked.
Without negotiating.
Without even looking at me for approval.I started the car.
It came on.
I came down immediately and opened my wallet.
I had ₦15,000 on me.
I held it out to him.
He looked at the money.
Then looked at me.
And shook his head.I thought he wanted more.
I told him it was all I had.
He said "keep am."
Just like that.
Keep am.
I stood there confused.
This man just helped a stranger on a bridge at 11pm and didn't want anything.I asked him why.
He leaned against his bus.
Took a long breath.
And said something I have not stopped thinking about since.He said in 1998 he broke down on that same bridge.
Night time.
Pregnant wife in the passenger seat.
No phone. No money. No fuel.
He said he sat there for almost an hour crying and praying.Then a man in a big car stopped.
Suit and tie.
Looked like someone who had no business stopping for a danfo driver.
But he stopped.
Bought fuel from somewhere.
Came back.
Filled his tank.
Refused every kobo he offered.
Said only one thing before he drove off."Pass am forward."
That was it.
Pass am forward.
The man in the suit drove away and he never saw him again.
25 years he carried those three words.
Third Mainland Bridge.
Waiting for his own turn to use them.I stood on that bridge and didn't know what to say.
This man had been holding onto someone else's kindness for 25 years.
And he chose me to give it to.
A stranger in a car he had never seen before.He got back into his danfo.
Gave me one nod.
And drove off into the night.
I stood there watching his one dim headlight disappear.
Holding ₦15,000 I couldn't give away.I sat back in my car for a long time before I drove off.
Thinking about the man in the suit in 1998.
Who had no idea what he started.
A chain of kindness that crossed 25 years and found me on the same bridge.I don't know who that danfo driver is.
I don't know his name.
But somewhere in Lagos tonight he is driving that old bus.
With one dim headlight.
And a heart that has been quietly changing lives since 1998.
Pass am forward.

*What are you passing forward today*?

Karma!!!!!

You will definitely reap something some day.
Depends on what you have been sowing!!!!

[Ahmad Shittu @knoble_tee]

@Tonybrainy The man in that story is not a myth, He is someone known. Someone whose journey reflects what happens when preparation meets boldness and refuses to blink.
And today, as conversations turn toward the future of Lagos, that same spirit lives on in him - Dr. Obafemi Hamzat

[Oluwaseun ❤️ @Auntyarikestore]

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[Liadi Jimoh, MBA @HaadiJimoh]

Personal thought: Let me be honest with President Tinubu and his team.

Yes, the macroeconomy is moving. Revenue from FIRS, Customs, CBN reforms and others revenue generating agencies keeps the numbers improving. GDP grew 4% last quarter. Non-oil revenue is up. The books are looking better.

But sir, the books don’t really sustain the masses.

I spent time on the ground recently and what I saw was clear. People are not okay. Not even close. Food is there in the market. The problem is that people don’t have money to buy it. That’s a different kind of crisis. A quieter one. But it’s loud in people’s homes.

141 million Nigerians are projected to be in poverty by 2026. That’s 62% of the country. PwC says up to 13 million more could fall below the poverty line this year. These are not opposition figures. These are World Bank and PwC numbers.

The CBN MPR is sitting at 26.5%. Commercial banks lend above 30% to non-prime borrowers. Loan apps and microfinance platforms are charging close to 40% per annum. No small business survives and grows under those conditions. You can’t build a micro-economy on credit that costs more than the profit margin of the business taking the loan.

The subsidy removal pain hasn’t eased for most people. And some of the people closest to you may not be telling you that clearly enough because proximity to power has a way of softening hard truths.

So here’s the hard truth sir base on what I saw in the last 12 days🙌

The macro wins mean nothing to a mother who can’t feed her children. They mean nothing to a trader who can’t access a ₦500,000 loan without paying back ₦700,000. They mean nothing to a young man whose small business died because cost of capital killed it before customers could.

What needs to happen between now and December 2026:

The CBN must be more aggressive about passing rate cuts down to the real economy not just the headline MPR figure, but actual lending rates people and SMEs.

State governors must be held accountable for investing in people, not ceremonies and convoys.

The social intervention programmes must reach more households faster.

Sir, your re-election will not be made in press releases about GDP. It will be made in kitchens, markets, and the conversations people have when no camera is on. Right now, those conversations are not in your favour.

You have the window, power and access sir, Use it. The macro foundation is there. Now build something the people can feel.

@DOlusegun @OfficialAPCNg @SenRemiTinubu @officialABAT @STinubu

[Glorious God @GloriousGod01]

10 things every man must have:

1. A personal house. Rented or built, it does not matter. Have your own space.

2. A signature perfume. Stop switching fragrances every other week. Pick one that represents you and own it.

3. A personal laptop.

4. A pair of corporate shoes. How you show up matters.

5. A reliable fashion designer. Someone you can call at any time and they will deliver. No excuses.

6. An adviser. Someone you can run to when things get tough and trust to tell you the truth, not what you want to hear.

7. A real friend. One who, if you call at 2am, will show up without question. If you do not have one, stop blaming others and look inward. You might be the problem.

8. A savings account with at least 1 million naira in it. If you are not there yet, that is your target. Get to work.

9. A reliable data connection. You cannot function in today's world without it.

10. A personal clipper. Your appearance is your responsibility.

Above all, love God.

[Ahmad Shittu @knoble_tee]

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[Ahmad Shittu @knoble_tee]

Our hearts are heavy as we reach out for help. Mr. Abdulsalam has been diagnosed with renal dysfunction, and his kidneys are no longer functioning properly. He urgently needs life-saving treatment, including dialysis, medications, and continuous hospital care.

[Ahmad Shittu @knoble_tee]

can bring hope, relief, and a chance at life for Mr. Abdulsalam. Kindly support and share this appeal. May your generosity be richly rewarded.

[Arojinle @arojinle1]

The major reason why meat from female goats are tougher is age. Some are slaughtered before their first birthday! Female goats on the other hand are investments. They're used for breeding and milk production. They are often slaughtered only when they are older or no longer productive. By then, they would have developed more cross-linked collagen in their connective tissues, which makes the meat tougher and less soluble during cooking.

The second reason is connected to the first. The more the female goats get pregnant and lactate, the more fibrous muscle they develop, over time.This also increases the toughness of their meat.

In a nutshell, if you slaughter a male and a female goat of the same age, you may not notice much difference in the toughness of their meat.

To make the meat tender faster, cut unripe pawpaw or pineapple peel to the meat. Papain from pawpaw and bromelin from pineapple are proteolytic enzymes that will break down the tough fibrous muscles. You'll definitely notice the difference

[Mallam Abdulsalam Ahmad @Abdul_Ahmad_]

Wake up call to all AL-IMAN PRIVATE SCHOOL JOS, ALUMNI.

Mallam Abdulkadir was our Economics teacher who spent his youthful age imparting knowledge to the younger generations of scholars that are now found in all facet of life.

He spent 33yrs plus teaching in Al-iman Private School, Jos without pension or gratuity and whose salary has been stopped for long. He's now battling with terminal sickness that required dialysis and other medications.

We're planning on a fundraiser campaign for him to cater for his health needs.
We can't afford to let him die just like that, since the institution he served are not willing to assist in anyway.

Even though they said, teachers reward is in heaven, however a good turn deserve another.
Allah ya ƙara maka lafiya Daddy.

[ZeeMadeit!✂️🪡💙 @zeemade_it]

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[Talibah @Taalibah_2]

Underrated luxuries:

Salah on time, halal income, calm mind, deep sleep, modesty, stillness in sujood, dhikr daily, saying no to haram, dua in silence.

[Franklin CUDJOE @lordcudjoe]

Dear Men, watch this video. Let us take our health seriously. Please men and women go for that comprehensive health screening you have been avoiding. Please add a toxicity test too. I have been living with condition for the past 8 years- a condition whose origin isn't genetic and a toxicity test didn't reveal much but suspicious in the depletion of dopamine which affect motor functions. Our environments are exposed to dangerous chemicals, especially indoor spraying chemicals to ward off insects and reptiles. Add Galamsey and you are at the mercy of these mutating chemicals. Thank God for my local and external Doctors and medication that manages but not treat- It has not been easy but the best way to stay healthy is to be very active. Prioritise your health, and do not let the pressures of life get to you. Eat well, not plenty assorted meat and big bowls of starchy foods though. Keep moving! Have fun too. Life is short not to. This year, on February 16, I shall turn 50- wow! I can't believe l have spent half of it on IMANI. Time to hang up my gloves? Some people wished! 😃😄😀😃😃 Let us see what the world thinks of it. Happy New Year!!

[A.Y.O @YusufAsunmogejo]

Settling the Debate: The Age of Aisha (RA) – Facts vs. Revisionist Apologetics

I’ve been consistently tagged with this video, and I believe I should say something about it. I understand that while the intention behind it is noble, the methodology of the sister is dangerous.

This is a classic example of Revisionist Apologetics. This occurs when Muslims feel embarrassed by Islamic history because of 21st-century Western standards, so they attempt to use "mathematics" to rewrite established historical facts.

The sister argues that we should reject the Sahih Hadith and instead calculate Aisha’s age based on migration dates or her sister’s age. But as Muslims, we do not defend the Truth by using falsehoods. We do not need to apologize for the 7th Century.

Here is my position and I hope it settles it once and for all.

1. Aisha’s Own Testimony (The Primary Source)
The core flaw in this sister is that she ignores the primary witness. Why are we doing complex math equations to guess a woman's age when the woman herself told us exactly how old she was? Who knows your birthday better? You, or a historian calculating it 200 years later?

In the most authentic book after the Quran, Sahih Al-Bukhari (Hadith 5134), Aisha (RA) explicitly states:
"تَزَوَّجَنِي النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَنَا بِنْتُ سِتِّ سِنِينَ"
(The Prophet married me when I was a girl of six years)
And regarding the consummation, she continues:
"وَبَنَى بِي وَأَنَا بِنْتُ تِسْعِ سِنِينَ"
(...and he consummated the marriage with me when I was a girl of nine years.)

If we accept the theory that she was 19, we are forced to conclude one of two absurdities: either Aisha did not know her own age, or she was lying. Rejecting explicit text (Nass) for a speculative calculation is intellectually dishonest.

2. The "Hisham ibn Urwah" Myth
The sister relies on the popular claim that this story comes entirely from one narrator, Hisham ibn Urwah, who allegedly suffered from memory loss after moving to Iraq. This is historically false. The Hadith is Mutawatir, meaning it was mass-transmitted by multiple chains that bypass Hisham entirely.

It was narrated by Al-Aswad, who was not related to Hisham, directly from Aisha. It was also narrated by Abdul-Rahman bin Hatif directly from Aisha. Furthermore, the master of biographies, Imam Al-Dhahabi, explicitly refuted the slander against Hisham in his book Mizan al-I’tidal, writing:

"هشام حجة إمام... ولم يختلط أبدا"
(Hisham is a Hujjah [proof] and an Imam... and he never became confused.)

3. The Biological Reality: Puberty in the 7th Century
The theory that Aisha was 18 or 19 was popularized in the 20th Century by writers who felt pressured by Colonial critiques. But the truth is that puberty varies by geography and era. In the heat of the Arabian desert 1,400 years ago, a 9-year-old was physically a woman.

You do not have to take my word for it. We have documented testimonies from the greatest scholars of Islam proving that early maturity was the norm, not the exception.
Imam Al-Shafi’i, the founder of one of the four schools of law, explicitly recorded seeing this phenomenon himself.

He did not read it in a book; he witnessed it. It is recorded in Al-Sunan al-Kubra by Al-Bayhaqi (Vol. 1, p. 319):

"رأيت بصنعاء جدة ابنة إحدى وعشرين سنة، حاضت ابنة تسع، وولدت ابنة عشر، وحاضت البنت ابنة تسع، وولدت ابنة عشر"
(I saw in Sana'a, Yemen, a grandmother who was exactly 21 years old. She reached puberty at nine and gave birth at ten, and her daughter reached puberty at nine and gave birth at ten.)

More than that, Aisha (RA) herself defined womanhood for her society. In Sunan al-Tirmidhi (Hadith 1109), she states:
"إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ فَهِيَ امْرَأَةٌ"
(When a girl reaches nine years of age, she is a woman.)