Author: Ifetayo Adeniyi

The Indisputable Power of Vision -2 “You should be able to picture how you intend to feature in the future” I know so many people would say ‘they have come again, with their empty motivational lyrics’. Calm down, relax, we all know “wahala nor dey finish”, but I don’t teach rhetoric, I present verifiable evidence. “And Joseph dreamt a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more”. What instigated the initial hatred? Joseph knew by instinct that he was gifted with leadership. Without being told, he knew what his…

The Indisputable Power of Vision-1 “What you see influences your vision, your vision becomes your reality and your reality manifests in your day to day life” When I got admitted into the university almost two decades ago, I, like most fresh undergraduates, nursed the idea of graduating with a first-class. It was the aspiration of a good percentage of all of us. I still held the vision until I wrote my first semester examinations. The beginning of the crumbling vision was in chemistry 101, a 4-unit course. (Apologies to those who might not understand this unit classification of courses, but…

News Series Alert: Idede Osayende delves into the Power of vision. I am not an English teacher but in my writing journey, and as an avid reader, I have come to realise that words have deeper meanings based on contextual usage. For example, sight goes beyond the ability to see when it’s used in a context to mean vision, as in aspirations, ambitions and goals. Recently, in my study, I have noticed that somethings that did not work as planned in my life were not external forces as usually believe. Instead, it’s a case of losing sight of the picture.…

APC Convention: Progressive Governors set to present Fayemi, Amaechi for Election. A few hours before the commencement of voting at the presidential convention of the All Progressives Congress (APC) tonight, governors of the party, have begun to consider the possibility of pruning down the initial list of five to Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti and the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi. The governors had earlier taken five names to President Muhammadu Buhari for consideration ahead of the convention, but the president directed that they should further prune down the list to two or three people so it…

AMPMAN SUPPORTS MEMBER WITH ONE MILLION NAIRA. The National President, ACTIVE MOVIE PRODUCERS MARKETERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA, Mr Best Ikenna Irikannu today at the National secretariat of AMPMAN with the BOT chairman, Mr James Oguejiofor were hosted in Asaba when the duo handed over the #1,000,000 (ONE MILLION NAIRA) AMPMAN FINANCIAL SUPPORT to one their members and the lattest beneficiary of the financial support scheme, MR KINGSLEY ORJIANOSIEKE (The Hit Master), a NOLLYWOOD director who had recently buried his beloved father. This financial scheme of One million naira each to support members of AmpMan is an innovative bold ideas…

Tsuut’ ina Nation Receives Olu of Warri In Canada Amid Pomp And pageantry  In bid to foster and promote Tribe to Tribe cultural heritage, the Tsuut ‘ina Nation in Canada Wednesday at a colourful ceremony welcomed the revered Olu of Warri Kingdom, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III to Canada as he commenced his 6 days investment drive visit to the Country. Representatives of Tribe to Tribe Chief Roy Whitney Councillor Brent Dodginghorse; Councillor Ellery Starlight and Chief of staff, Andrew JR Onespot received the Nigerian monarch. The Tsuut’ ina Dancers, drummers and Chiefs in their full regalia also joined at…

T’suut’ina Nation Calgary Canada twin Warri Kingdom for Trade, Investment and Cultural exchange.  The Olu of Warri Kingdom, His Majesty, Ogiame Atuwatse III, Tsuut’ina Nation Calgary Canada has entered into a bilateral investment understanding to partner in the area of Renewable Energy, Agriculture, trade and cultural exchange. This memorandum of understanding was reached Thursday on the second day visit of the Monarch to Canada during a round table discussion with business leaders and investors where they expressed commitment to explore to partner for mutual interest. The Monarch who was accompanied on the investment drive trip…

The Burden of Leadership -11 Yardstick by Default. By Idede Oseyande. #Yardstick by Default. “Every leader is a yardstick to a potential protege by default.” Just like life’s lessons, leadership lessons are inexhaustible. But the last ten articles on this series, have highlighted the most common leadership strengths to be emulated and flaws to be avoided from the experiences of distinguished leaders who have gone ahead of us. As we round off the series with this, I want to bring to your notice that every leader, no matter how little the office, is a yardstick, a point…

150 Students To Benefit Scholarship At Prince Ned Nwoko Sports University. The Billionaire Philanthropist and Antarctica explorer, Prince Ned Nwoko yesterday disclosed that plans are underway to give out full scholarships to 150 students at the newly approved First Sports University in Nigeria and sub Sahara known as Sports university Idumuje-ugboko. He disclosed this when his personal staff in Abuja had waited at the Private Jet wing to welcome him back to Abuja and celebrate his landslide victory at the just concluded Delta North senatorial primary election of People’s Democratic Party in Delta State where he polled 246 votes to…

SDNON President, Femi Davies floors NBC in Suit Contesting Amended Broadcasting Code Otunba Femi Davies, veteran journalist and president of Society of Digital Newspaper Owners of Nigeria, SDNON, has won victory for the media industry, against the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC, at the federal high court sitting in Lagos, presided over by Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, Thursday, May 27, in suit FHC/L/CS/1152.2020. In the suit, the claimant, Otunba Davies who is also the Executive Director of Dux FM 94.7 and publisher of Metro News had approached the court to contend among other things, that the Commission lacks the requisite vires to…