MARK THE REMARKABLE!

MARK THE REMARKABLE!

Call him one of Nigeria’s best kept rap secrets and you won’t be wrong.At a young age his passion for music evolved into an art beyond a passing hobby.Studying rap greats, Remarkable as he is often called by his fans , created a distinct pattern of delivery that seperates him from the pack.This final year student of University of Jos studying Geography and regional planninghas performed in shows like The Custom Bike show in at Eagles square Abuja alongside M.i, modenine, Terrytharapman….His new single, ‘Good morning’a motivational rap piece is fast becoming listeners favourite on the airwaves.

JOURNEY TO MUSIC VILLE
‘I have always been a Music person ever since i was young. Its hard to see me without a radio or anything that plays or emits music. I usually to walk around with all those small radios whenever there wasnt light and ever since then it was clear i was a Music Addict.I used to use my own words to fill in the gaps of songs i didnt know well.Overtime, rap came into the story.I started studying rap greats and I realize I could mime their songs.Today, I write my own lyrics and gradually climbing remarkably to the top.’


SONGS YOU’VE DONE

‘I dropped a motivational single on the 1st of january 2012 titled "Good Morning" to put my fans on a positive note on a daily basis and to provide the world with a song to uplift the spirits of the people, because encouragement is oxygen to the soul. I also dropped a single last year November to end the year titled "Yezzir" .Basically I see myself as a changemaker in the music game’

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

‘ I plan on taking over the industry with my DREAMTEAM and to be the best in my art .I also plan to start a record label in the future to help young and gifted individuals who are being held back by circumstances.Above all I plan on feeding the world with Good Music to bring joy to the soul inspiring them with good music.’


FINAL WORDS

‘To any one readng this right now, I want to tell you to add creams to your dreams, believe in God and in your talent, strive for excellence in everything you do. ‘

Remarkable plans to leave an indelible mark on the music landscape.His talent, atitude and passion will take him places.We are waiting!

YOUR VISIBILITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR ABILITY

YOUR VISIBILITY IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOUR ABILITY

A lot of amazingly talented individuals make a huge mistake and bury their success prospects when they fall in love with their talents and abilities thinking the talent alone will create a spot for them at the top.Yes I know I just made a statement you might not fully agree with….Just take a chill pill.When people see your name or face consistently, they assume you must be more successful and therefore better than the service providers they never get to see.They will say:’If I haven’t heard of her, she can’t be good.’Your visibility affects people’s perception of your competence.

Your visibility also increases your credibility.When people see you and your products and services on the pages of newspapers , on their Tv,and listen to you on radio, it builds trust and creates ‘believability’for your offerings.Those businesses that are highly visible will get the calls.So many great talents have been lost to the claws of ‘invisibility’ some of them ignorantly believe their talent is the automatic ticket to eldorado.They fail to realise that selling yourself is a fulltime job.Consumers are drawn to the names they know.

According to Mary Lawrence,:’In this business you can never wash the dishes and say they are done,you have to keep doing them constantly.A.Y is not the funniest comedian in Nigeria, but that dude is an expert in the game of visibility and self promotion. Same thing applies to the Choc boys, the Mohits crew, Banky w and his boys, Genevieve Nnaji,Funke Akindele, and the list goes on ….A celebrity is someone that is known for his ‘wellknownness’

Visibility gets prospect in the door, ability keeps them with you for many years.Anybody who is serious about the business of talent development needs a publicist.Go make it happen!

TALK ABOUT IT

Talk about sex and everyone goes hush hush, but the danger of not talking about it is far greater than the benefits talking about it generates. In HOW TO AVOID TROUBLED SEXUAL LIFE Aremo Emmanuel takes the reader on the pathway to avoiding a troubled sexual life. From the opening chapter its quite obvious what Aremo wants to achieve. In this book sexual purity is the heart of the matter.Aremo’s passion stems from the dream of advocating for right sexuality in the land.He hungers for a world where the unmarried will say no to premarital sex and the married will flee from extramarital affairs. Aremo is a trained sexual/reproductive health counsellor, public speaker, and publisher, Aremo has been able to empower his audience with the requisite knowledge needed to lead a sexually pure life.

In the brilliantly crafted foreword written by the phenomenal Bisi Adewale(a sought after author in his own right)he says:’ There has never been a generation where sexual perversion is pronounced like ours where unsolicited publicity is given to pornographic materials like books and films.It is noteworthy that a book like this which is carefully written in modern touch with true life examples will no doubt cure the famine of positive information on sex related issues for this generation and generations to come’.

Divided into 24 chapters, and laced with true life example and biblical refrences,in chapter 1 and 2 Aremo addresses the purpose of God for sex.In his words:’The fulfillment of God’s purpose is tied to sexual discipline’. In chapter4 , he takes the reader on a journey to distinguishing between sex and love. Other parts of the book focuses on the importance of parents –child sex education, overcoming sexual temptations, and provides the compass for overcoming a troubled sexual life. At the end of the book, there is a portion for a virginity pledge which serves as a commitment mechanism geared to assist the reader in achieving sexual purity.

Though the book might seem to appeal more to appeal more to Christians but the conversational writing style and the simplicity which he uses to pass his message across will lure the reader to the book, like kids are being lured to the sweetness of chocolate.Aremo addresses sexual purity with tact and coherence weaving his words like a cloth, each color in the right place, in the right measure.The book is a collector’s item and a manual for anyone who desires trouble free sexual life.

D.I.V.A VISIBILITY

D.I.V.A VISIBILITY
In an industry dominated by the male folk, a crop of female artistes in the Nigerian music scene are gaining huge visibility, getting credibility for their hard work, and showing that skirts can also strut the limelight.We present to you three fast rising divas in Nigerian music landscape who are using their immense talents to impact their world and also impact their bank accounts(lol).

OMAWUNMI MEGBELE
In 2007, OMAWUMI auditioned for Idols West Africa and 6 months later, after dazzling her audience with captivating perfomance, became the 1st Runner-Up, Idols West Africa. Since then she has numerous performances on the stage with top local acts like D’Banj, 2face, P-Square and International acts like Chaka Demus and Pliers to her belt, and hit theme songs for corporations like Malta Guinness and MTN plus her new hit single ‘In The Music’.

Omawumi Megbele was 1st Runner up In West African Idols 2007. She Won Best Female Vocal Performance and Next Rated Artist at 2009 Hip Hop World Awards. She is one of the Hottest Young Sistahs in the Scenery….Soulful,amiable and inspiring.According to Chude Jideonwo:'So what exactly makes Omawunmi tick?Well If You ask me , Na Who I Go Ask?With a single of the said title, she reminded Nigerians why she is one of the reiging divas at the moment.It is exactly the reason why upon the news of her single motherhood, the nation simply shrugged, wished her hapiness, and moved on'.Jaguda.com, the online music website says:'There’s no such thing as a brake pad when it comes to Omawumi and her music. She’s one lady that constantly churns out the tunes.'Bottom Belle is the latest in her strings of hits and she collaborates with Flavour the emerging Nigerian Hiplife maestro.We call her a D.I.V.A because she is Diligent.Inspiring,Visible and Amiable.


WAJE IRUOBE
Iruobe Waje came into the limelight after featuring on P-Square's mega hit 'Do me'. Since then she's released various singles, appeared as a finalist on MTV Base's Advance warning and waxing stronger.Without a single album to her credit, she is one of the most visible and immensely talented female acts in the Nigerian music industry.Even Wikipedia calls her:'The lady whose vocal range covers three octaves'. The lady behind the remake of P-Square’s “Omoge Mi” and the female voice in the duo’s 2008 hit track “Do Me”, Banky W "Thief my Kele",M.I "One Naira".She has graced several magazine covers,and was recently appointed as a celebrity judge on STARQUEST.At the 201 Headies, she clinched the Best vocalist award.THE NET NG.COM puts it this way:'Even though we all feel a Waje album is long overdue, anytime she puts out something new, we all want to listen. Why? She’s a good singer! Having worked with hosts of Nigerian acts including Psqaure, M.I, Illbliss, Naeto C, Kel and others, she has steadily worked her way into our hearts with her powerful voice.'
WAJE gives us hope about young Nigerian women taking giant strides in the direction of their dreams.She is 'So inspired'and i simply say whether na one naira whether na one million she is simply great.

TIWA SAVAGE
At the age of 16 Tiwa Savage was destined to sing backup for George Michael. While puffing on her trombone near the back of the orchestra, Savage gazed through the rows of musicians and decided to position herself in the spotlight - singing in the front row.

An instant classic, folks about town in London started to take notice and she was soon sharing a stage with the "Faith" singer. Cementing her fate as an infectious musical force Savage went on to sing backup for Mary J. Blige, Destiny's Child, Chaka Khan, Spice Girl Emma Bunton, Kelly Clarkson, Andreas Bocelli, Sting, 50 Cent, The Black Eyed Peas, Eminem and Robbie Williams.She broke into the industry with her hit single 'Kelekele love' which has become a favourite amongst music buffs.In 2011 she was picked along side M.I and Banky W for the Henessy Artistry Brand ambassadors.She is currently one of the co-host of The Nigerian idols and recently was featured in the remix of Flavour Nabania's 'Oyi'.She has been on the cover of magazines like Genevieve, Exquisite,Complete Fashion.e.t.c.

This piece is not geared towards singing the praises of these divas,but its simply to inspire you the reader to brace up, tie your shoe lace, stand tall, and be all the creator has wired you to be. "I had to make my own living and my own opportunity! But I made it! Don't sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them" – Madam C.J. Walker

FIND YOUR VOICE AND SPEAK TO LEAD

The Public Speaking Masterclass (FIND YOUR VOICE & SPEAK TO LEAD, A foundation course for Aspiring Public Speakers) hosted by Nigeria’s foremost public speaker Fela Durotoye is almost sold out. This is a class capacity of only 20 people.

Attached is the e-flyer for the event.

To secure one of the limited seats left, do revert back with confirmation & payment today.

Bank: GTBank
Account Name: GEMSTONE DEV & MGT Ltd
Account Number: 0109988642
Course Fee: N50,000(includes course materials, book, lunch and breaks refreshments)

DATE: Thursday 1st – Friday 2nd March 2012

VENUE: GEMSTONE Flag House, Along Lekki Expressway. 3rd roundabout, beside the Lamboghini house

TIME: 8.30am – 5.00pm

LEAD FACILITATOR: Fela Durotoye (CEO, GEMSTONE Group & Nigeria’s foremost motivational speaker)

Registration form, agenda and joining instructions will be sent to you after payment has been received.

This event is for:
- New Entrants into Public Speaking
- Those whose Jobs involves regular presentations and communications
- Those with a burning passion for speaking & excellent Communication?
- Career Motivation/Inspirational Speakers
- Heads of training in a corporate organization
- Heads of religious organisations involved in regular communication

At this specialized workshop, you will gain skills to do the following:
- Articulate the essence of your message
- Identify your core constituency
- Find your own origin, voice and communication style
- Develop and project an endearing Charisma
- Gain and build self-confidence and avoid arrogance
- Get your speech off to the right start
- Silence the stomach-butterflies, overcome the speaker’s anxiety
- Engage and charm your audience
- Avoid the common pitfalls in Public speaking
- Improve your Diction, grammar and elocution
- Use multimedia to reinforce your message
- Stir up the crowd and win a standing ovation

Book your place today to avoid disappointment.

TO A PECULIAR DAMSEL

We at M.O.V.E WITH KENNY Celebrate the giant strides of our events planning columnist TAYO KIMBERLY ADEJUMO.Who happens to be a year older today.We wish you more achievements,giant strides, and more impactful years.You rock!

Tayo is the brain behind Gb and Godyva events a professional events management company, organizing professional events across a range of sectors.She studied basic law at Henley college Coventry, and furthered her education at The University of Derby, where she studied criminology.Tayo is a creative, motivated and savvy entrepreneur whose business acumen is unparalled.She has managed several fashion shows , concerts and organized an event to celebrate Dele momodu as an icon in the entertainment industry and other influenjtial personalities. Her company has gained the reputation for delivering excellent results driven by her talented and innovative team of professionals.

5 THINGS TALENTED PEOPLE TO DO MESS UP THEIR CAREERS

5 THINGS TALENTED PEOPLE DO TO MESS UP THEIR CAREERS

Yes you are talented, you are like a diamond in the rough that has not been refined, a treasure chest that hasn’t been opened, a rose that hasn’t been plucked(lol).The good news is that your talent can take you places , and win you top-spots in the minds of people .But on the flip-side, what you do with it can either put your career on success avenue or push you into the leagues of the unknown.

PITFALL 1

THE WRONG ASSOCIATION
The power of your network cannot be underplayed as regards your talent.Comedians like Seyilaw, Elenu,Mc shakara, Emeka Smith, have a mentorship relationship with the phenomenal A.Y(Ayo Makun), which gave their comedy careers a lift.The Banky W-Whizkid relationship has turned whizkid from an unknown talent into a mega star.On the other hand, hanging around talent predators, in the case of Whitney houston and Bobby brown can put your career on the downward trend.So be on the alert, the wrong association can deplete your potentials and capacity .Eagles don’t scratch with chickens.

PITFALL 2

IGNORING THE BUSINESS SIDE OF YOUR TALENT

Treating your talent like a business is the beginning of wisdom.For years I was just having a love affair with my talent without learning the business side to it.Being an amazingly talented make up artiste aint just enough,cos talent alone cannot pay the bills. Jay-Z is worth a reported $450m. He was a co-founder of Rocaware which he sold for $207m in 2007. Every album (and that is over 15) he has released has gone platinum. He has endorsement deals with Chevy, Budweiser, Armadale Vodka, and Hewlett Packard. He has ownership in the New Jersey Nets, Arsenal Football Club, 40/40 nightclubs and Def Jam Records. He was co-interviewed with Warren Buffett. Jay-Z has his fingers just about everywhere and has become the definition of a mogul.He has moved beyond rapping talent to a business mogul.Here in Nigeria, the likes of Donjazzy,Banky W, A.Y, Teju baby face,have converted their talents into business empires.You can do that too.

PITFALL 3

UNDERESTIMATING THE POWER OF PUBLICITY
Just a great publicity can turn an unknown person into a mega celeb.As a Talent development coach a lot of artistes tell me getting publicity is difficult if you are just starting out…(to an extent acceptable).Yes ,publicity will cost you something,but you don ‘t need all the money in the world to start.Eunice Nze in an article shares how Donjazzy has been able to use the internet to publicise the MO -HITS BRAND.According to her: ‘One brand that has used viral marketing to its full advantage in Nigeria is the Mo’hits record boss, Don Jazzy. Jazzy has used it successfully to the benefit of the label. He is known to use the internet to communicate with his fans who in turn respond tremendously. First it was the Enigma contest where upcoming rappers were expected to rap some lyrics on the beat and send it back. The response was overwhelming with over 1,800 entries in the space of one week. The winner of the competition went home with $2,000, 2nd place $1,000 and 3rd place, $500. At the end of the competition, more up and coming acts had the chance to get good exposure both online and offline.
Later, he came up with another competition that served as a crown to his efforts, the Oliver Twist single promo. The song was released without completion and fans were given the opportunity of being their own producer.
Apart from cutting cost on hiring a venue for the competition to take place, he also cut cost on media promotion, production hassles, and much more. He also acquired something like a bank /resource from which video ideas could be conceived. The competition has won an amazing customer patronage, boasting almost 25,000 hits in a few days. Entries came in not only from local fans but also from international fans, a reflection of Jazzy’s acceptance worldwide.’ She noted.Building relationships with bloggers, journalists,On air personalities in your niche can birth the exposure you desire .A terrible thing happens without publicity….nothing!

PITFALL 4

BECOMING TOFFEE NOSED

The fact that you are talented, making headlines, gracing soldout events , doesn’t make you better than anyone else.Its all by the grace of God that you are where you are and who you are.One quality everyone seem to love about Tuface, is his trade mark humility.You need to stoop to conquer.Success can be intoxicating, attributing your achievement to none other than yourself can be likened to digging your grave with your own hands.Be willing to learn so as to rise to the top of your game.
PITFALL 5

GIVING UP TOO SOON

Succeeding in your craft is not a script you play out overnight.You ve got to give your efforts time to birth its dividends.Genevieve Nnaji’s entry into the movie world was a small earning of #2,000 for starring in a movie, but today her movie fee appearances is in the range of millions.In her words:’Only you will tell yourself the limit you can go.Man can predict but only you can make the prediction come to frution ‘.You’ve got to keep recording that music, attending that audition for movie roles, sending in those write ups,don’t ever give up.Persistence made the snail reach the ark.Keep on keeping on.

Kehinde Ajose is a Talent Development coach who helps individuals to discover and develop their talent solutions in order to create wealth and become global brands.He is a sought after publicist and writer.To request for a coaching session, pls reach him on 08024212530 or splendidkenny01@yahoo.com.Http:/KehindeAjose.blogspot.com

J.O.H.N...MIGHT JUST BE THE CHANGEMAKER

OLAYINKA JOHN KOLEADE(J.O.H.N)



Phenomenal is what comes to mind when one is to describe J.O.H.N.He is the CEO Of PICK AND PLAY ENTERTAINMENT, and also a graduate of OLABISI
ONABANJO UNIVERSITY.He started music professionally in 2009 and since then has been gaining momentum in his chosen craft.He was featured on Jahbless’ album and also has a couple of singles and a music video directed by 12digits.With witty punchlines and a almost flawless delivery, J.O.H.N is sure set to rule his world.



CHALLENGES

“A major challenge for me is to be appreciated as an up and coming act,and to be loved for what I do.Its not quite easy for fans to accept you”



PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

I want to be a reference point in the music industry, recording bestselling albums in the industry with collaborations from international acts like Jayz, Big sean, Drake….



ADVICE TO UP AND COMING ACTS

“The music industry Is growing daily.No one is restricted to a particular style or pattern as long as listeners love it.With up and coming acts should just do their thing .You’ve got to put in your best in whatever you do”

QUOTE OF THE DAY

It is a brutal absurdity to think you can confine the celebration of love to the physical parameters of a 24 hour time line. Love is timeless, selfless, and ceaseless.

Now, true love will not always be found with brazillian hair and lovely lashes or with 6packs and a porsche....Love is in the market, in the office, on the streets, in the bus.

Love is taking the gift of yourself and investing in the life of another...it doesn't always have to flow from mindless passion but from pure compassion for humanity.

Embrace the dignity of falling in love with the helpless, voiceless and often times friendless...finally, fall in love with Nigeria Again.

I love y'all!-TOCHI EZE, CO -ORDINATOR SELAH INSPIRATIONS

welldone

FROM COLLEGE DROP OUT TO CORPORATE SELL OUT

THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE INTERVIEW
FROM COLLEGE DROP OUT TO CORPORATE SELL OUT

According to Ubong Essien:’One of the finest opportunities of life is the privilege to have a second bite at the cherry, to pick up the pieces and start all over, especially where we may have performed unsatisfactorily.This is an amazing gift.’The success secret of champions can be traced to their stories.Steve harris , a management consultant, life strategist, and author of the bestselling book:’From college drop out to corporate sell out’.,shares his story of rising from gale to glory.Getting kicked off the university twice , becoming a two time office assistant and how he overcame the obstacles to associated with the stigma of being a college drop out.

THE STORY
‘From college drop out to corporate sell out is pretty much what I call a mini autobiography of my getting kicked out of school twice, becoming a two time office assistant and how I overcame the obstacles associated with the stigma of being a college drop out, the lessons learned, and all that helped me become a corporate sell out’

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH
In his words:’I had to deal with low self esteem in addition to the fact that there is a stigma attached to not being a college grad .Since it seemed everyone around me was making progress in their personal pursuits and I felt I was retrogressing.i later learned that I wasn’t competing against anyone but myself.’

LESSONS LEARNT
‘One, you are not in competiton with anyone but yourself. secondly, you need to look inwards to discover what God has hidden In you.In additon, the way to the top is through faithful service and lastly turn your passion into profit.’

THE MOTIVATION TO SUCEED

‘The challebeg has served as a motivation to suceed.As you can tell from the book cover, it’s a split imagefor me.Personally, I think the drop out part of me motivates the sell out.I am driven to prove myself that I am not what my alma mata said that I was.I am not one for giving excuses.I hear a lot of people say that ‘if I had a first class or an M.B.A, I’d have gone further in life’,well meet me, I aint got no class!so if God could do so much with someone who had so little.What’s your excuse?

INSPIRATION BEHIND THE BOOK
Truth be told, I never intended writing this book. I was working on
another (out in 2012) when I had 'writer's block' for months and I was so
stumped; until my editor 'Seun Salami suggested I write my story since I
was so comfortable sharing my life experience with audiences. I'm glad I
listened. Thanks Seun!




HOW THE EXPERIENCE HAS SHAPED MY LIFE

Dropping out of school has been the most defining moment of my life. It
caused me to re-discover God, discover myself, find my purpose and add
value


THE NEW YOU-THE CORPORATE SELL OUT

It's exciting! I'm privileged to be a sought after Life Strategist,
Management Consultant and Motivational Speaker. I'm paid very well to do
what I love and I love what I do.


MY JOB AS A MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT

I have a blast assisting people and organisations achieve success in their
pre-determined endeavours using Consulting, Training and Coaching
interventions to increase their bottom-line and gain competitive leverage
through their people and systems.

ADVICE TO YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS
Dream big, start small, grow fast, put God first, get a mentor and never
lose your hunger!

WORTH REMEBERING

“Entrepreneurship in Nigeria is tough, therefore you need to get into it for the right reasons.You need to have passion for any business you intend going into , be willing to master the business side of your passion, because talent is never enough.Be willing to learn and serve because service is the prerequisite for stardom”
-PETER PPRANCE
CELEBRITY FASHION DESIGNER,PPRANCE CLOTHING

FABULOUSLY "FASATILE"

FABULOUSLY "FASATILE"
INTRODUCING K.PEACE


KUNLE OGUNROMBI(K PEACE)


Kpeace as he is fondly called by his fans is a fastrising music artiste whose versatility is unequalled.In his words:’Music started for me as far back at the age of 16.My dad usually plays the songs of K.S.A,Ebenezer Obey, and their likes , their music helped to awaken my music talent.’While he was in secondary school, he usually represents his school in music competitions,This graduate of Fine and applied arts from The Federal college of Education has since been pursuing his passion for music aside from being an artist.The likes of Craig davies, Boyz 2 men,Donnel jones inspire him..In 2010, he won the award for the BEST PERFOMING ARTISTE at MUSICALITY TALENT HUNT COMPETITION, and his single:’Love you forever’ is fast becoming listeners favourites on the airwaves.


KIND OF MUSIC

“I am drawn towards R n B, but my versatility has seen me do hilife, fuji,hiphop.I touch every genre of music”


CHALLENEGES

“As an up and coming act, a lot of individuals tend to discourage you.There was a time a friend told me:’Guy,what are you doing with your life?’that was eight years ago.Things are getting better today,as I produce my own music ,own a band where we perform at events,and pursuing my dreams, one day at a time.Penetrating the media is also another challenge for up and coming acts, but it can only get better.”

FINAL WORDS TO YOUNG NIGERIANS

‘The game is tough, don’t be discouraged.Be you, don’t try to sound like somebody else.Take your music serious and the sky will be only a stepping stone to your success.’

YOUNGSTER OF THE WEEK... AREMO EMMANUEL

‘THERE IS SO MUCH IGNORANCE AND SILENCE ABOUT SEXUALITY TODAY’- AREMO EMMANUEL,SEXPURE CENTRIC ADVOCATE/ Author, How To Avoid Troubled Sexual Life

WHO IS AREMO EMMANUEL?


My name is Aremo Emmanuel, the President of Right Sexuality Network, Publisher of Right Sexuality Newsletter, a quarterly newsletter. Sexuality talk expert on radio station. Author of the book: How To Avoid Troubled Sexual Life: What You Don’t Know About Sex Will Hurt You. A writer of many articles of which some have been published in the national newspaper. A counselor and speaker on sex, sexuality and fulfilling your purpose in life. Our website: www.purposeinlife.com.ng enjoys page viewers all around the world: Nigeria, Canada, England, Malaysia, India, etc. Many lives have been transformed with lots of testimonies through our operations.

Am a trained sexual health, reproductive health and HIV/AIDS educator by UNICEF, Society for Family Health.

What Led You Into Sex Pure centric Advocacy?
By God’s grace, I have always believed that every man is made for a purpose, to effect positive changes in the world towards making it a better place. This made me to be inquisitive about what God has for me for my generation. Through prayer, reading the word of God, and reading of books helped me discovered Gods purpose for my life.

There is so much silence and ignorance about sexuality today. It’s unfortunate that some Parents and religious organization finds it hard to pass positive sexuality instruction to their people. Most of the information we have in our movies, magazines, musical lyrics/video, book, internet, etc are not encouraging at all. Which is making people; especially young people to develop wrong sexual attitude/lifestyle. Many have died prematurely or are nursing sexually transmitted diseases because of costly sexual mistakes. I did analysis of human sexuality, I discovered that there are lots of negative information that need to be readdressed. The level of sexual immorality in the society is very high. We are seeing geometrical increase in premarital sex, rape, prostitution, adultery, gigolo, incest, child abuse, homosexuality, lesbianism, etc. Something must be done!

Overtime, addressing this societal ill became a burden, a passion and a vision in my heart. Furthermore, when I was in the Higher Institution of Learning, I was the Guardian and Counseling Officer of a Christian fellowship. Sexuality based cases where part of the cases God helped me to handled. God has helped me to give the vision a corporate image by establishing a NGO- Right Sexuality Network. Through which I am fulfilling my purpose on earth.


What Inspired You To Write The Book?
The passion to break the silence and rid people off ignorance led to the writing of the book. People are asking many question about sex and sexuality especially young people. Writing a book like this will help to counter negative sexual information in the society. It is a small book written in simple English language. It is forwarded by Bisi Adewale, a foremost marriage and family counselor in Nigeria.


How Can People Overcome Sexual Immorality?
Sexual immorality is a powerful addiction people finds difficult to let go because; it involves the body, spirit and the soul. It was by it that Samson and David in the Bible had their destinies dented. In our contemporary world, people like: Godwin Opara (Nigeria ex-football star), Tiger Woods, Bill Clinton, Tuface Idibia, etc had their bitter stories to tell. There was a guy that died during his honeymoon because of issues he had with ladies.

The first step to overcoming is never to indulge in it at all , except if you are married. Sexual immorality is like a computer virus. It can corrupt one’s life and destiny. Also to overcome, have the fear of God in your heart. Just as the Bible said the fear of God is to shun evil. Have the right value and goal for life. Avoid pornography, peer pressure, sexually explicit movies, books, magazines, musical lyrics and videos, they will pollute your mind. Beware when you are alone with the opposite sex. Avoid sex based boy friend and girl friend relationship. Parent should also train their wards on the right sexual values and attitude for life. Above all give your life to God. He is the only one that can help one to overcome through His Spirit. My advice for those battling with sexual immorality is to go for counseling.


Rate The Reading Culture In Nigeria.

Nigeria is not a book friendly nation, we hardly read and that is why we are still having some problem that books
loving nations have overcome. Knowledge is treasure and books is one of the medium in which they are preserved.
Solution to our problems sometime are in books.


What impact do you see your book making?
It will help people to be well informed about sexuality, develop right sexual value and attitude to navigate life towards avoiding sexual mistakes that will wreck their destiny. Young people will learn what their peer will never tell them about sex. It’s also good for parenting. It is packed with true life stories of people you can learn from. It is a resource that will put an to sexual struggles, addiction, pre-marital sex, prostitution, pornography, masturbation, homosexuality, lesbianism, adultery, incest, etc in peoples’ life as testimonies are already abounding.

It contains amongst others: Why God created sex, the difference between sex and love, should I start having sex during puberty, she is either a virgin or…, why should I wait, parent-child sexuality education, help! am married but still commit adultery, your body is…, watching romantic and pornographic materials, etc.

Final words
If nothing is done to address sex and sexuality in this generation. In the next century, I bet you people will be walking naked, fathers will be sleeping with their daughters, homosexuality and lesbianism might have taken over the world, brothers will be sleeping with their sisters, rape will be done in broad day light, pornography and prostitution will be a lucrative business like oil business. Morals and laws that checkmate sexual immorality might have been outlawed. The rate of transexuality will be very high. The new god in the world then will be Sex. Its worshipper will be “Sexians”. The world is gradually shifting to that order.

Though the best time to address this issues is long overdue. We have to arise to revive our fallen moral values on sex and sexuality.

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A COUNTRY'S FRUSTRATION, FUELLED OVERNIGHT-CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE

A Country’s Frustration, Fueled Overnight
By CHIMAMANDA NGOZI ADICHIE





ON New Year’s Day, in my ancestral hometown of Abba in Anambra State in eastern Nigeria, my family and I woke up to unbelievable news: the price of petrol had doubled. Overnight, the government had removed what it called the subsidy on fuel, and almost immediately, transport fares exploded and food prices rose astronomically. It used to cost 4,000 naira — about $25 — to fill my petrol tank. Then it cost 10,000 naira. When I stopped to buy okpa, a steam-cooked bean dish, from a street hawker, she said it was no longer 50 naira; it was now 100.

“Why?” I asked.

“Because of fuel subsidy.”

A relative who had traveled to her village for the holidays called me to say that she was stranded there, unable to return to her job in Lagos; she could not afford the bus fare, which had doubled in price.

Nigeria, one of the world’s biggest exporters of crude oil, does not have adequate refineries and so it imports most of its petrol. The government claims that it pays a subsidy to importers to keep the prices low, and that these companies defraud the government by inflating their costs. Perhaps that is true, but it is a strange reason for raising prices, as though the government is incapable of policing fraud. Politicians have long discussed ending the subsidy, but no one expected it to happen when and how it did. There was something frightening about the abruptness of such a dramatic change, a sense of lurching, a violent uncertainty that captured the general mood in Nigeria.

Nigerians, particularly in the heavily Muslim north, live in fear of violence from the Islamist group Boko Haram. More than a hundred people have been shot to death or killed in bombings in recent weeks. My uncle, who lived most of his adult life in the northern town of Maiduguri, recently moved back east after a Boko Haram bomb exploded mere feet from his bookshop. Now he is struggling to start over, a man past middle age, grasping for hope. I saw him on New Year’s Day. He said he had only barely been able to afford the rent for a new shop in Awka, our state capital, and now he had to deal with the new price of petrol — he will have to spend much more on transportation and, since there is hardly ever any electricity, on the generator to power his shop. “How will I cope?” he asked.

Many government officials argued that the price increase would eventually benefit Nigerians, but they were unable to clearly articulate how. They made economic arguments that were abstract at best and nonsensical at worst. Sometimes the arguments conflicted: on one hand, we were told that the government would go bankrupt if it continued to pay the subsidy, and on the other, we were told that the subsidy would still be spent, this time on “infrastructure,” a vague word if ever there was one. Only yesterday, the government announced it would restore some part of the subsidy.

Like many Nigerians, I am infuriated — and puzzled — by the actions of a government that appears to be indifferent to if not contemptuous of its people. The idea that in a democracy, the government needs to persuade the majority of its citizens, eludes our leaders, perhaps because of the stubborn legacy of military rule, which ended only in 1998. We civilians, in turn, deeply distrust the government, because of our long experience with corrupt leaders. It is obvious that this price increase, the abruptness of it, the murky justifications for it, the government’s inability to properly engage about it, the destructive consequences it will have for millions in a country where there are few government services, will only further calcify the cynicism of a people who are already very cynical. Yet our leaders did it anyway. The message sent to Nigerians is this: You don’t matter. We don’t value you.

Economic arguments are useful, but so are human arguments, which seem alarmingly lost on the Nigerian government. Prices have gone up but salaries remain the same. A driver in Lagos who earns 25,000 naira, about $152 a month, would have had to spend almost three-quarters of his salary on transportation to and from work, and this is before he would have to pay for food and, if he has children, for school fees. In Nigeria we like to say that we can “manage,” but it is almost impossible to see how many people could manage that.

We are an oil-producing nation and it is not unreasonable for Nigerians to expect affordable petrol, nor is it unreasonable for Nigerians to expect more from a democratic government. A friend of mine, after calculating how much she would now spend getting to work in Lagos, said, with her eyes alive with rage, “Our senators make $100,000 a month if you count their salaries and allowances. A month! In dollars! They live in government houses and have government cars. And none of them pay for their own petrol.”

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is the author, most recently, of “The Thing Around Your Neck,” a collection of short stories.

FELA DUROTOYE REVISITS THE F.S.R DRAMA

As I watched the events of the last 36hours unfold, I have had to explain to my wife and children why I am so silent, so angry and so sad at the same time?

My silence comes from being in awe as I witness the unprecedented yet amazing collaboration of MILITARY and MILITANTS in accomplishing a common goal... to silence the voice of the people.

I am so angry that precious lives have been lost as ordinary citizens protested against an unjust policy that was clearly not thought-through and yet, our President describes these fallen heroes as the "adverse effects" of the protest.

I am angry that our President made so many open-ended promises without clear deliverables or deadlines and thought we would be gullible and simple-minded enough to say OK.

I am so angry that in a hard-earned democratic dispensation, our elected officials went into the barracks and cantonments to invite the very same soldiers (who we fought to return to the barracks) unto the streets against unarmed protesters while armed bandits, militants and terrorists express themselves freely without being muzzled by the military might of our government.

But then I am also very sad because I've watched this charade play out itself many times before (without the novelty of the military and the militants.)

Like I articulated in my facebook message (of January 5, 2012,) on this issue of fuel subsidy removal, this script has been acted out too many times for us to have forgotten how the charade ends.

Act 1 Scene 1:
Government (hints but) suddenly announces the increase in the pump price of petroleum products.

Act 1 Scene 2:
The people are angry about Government feeble excuses and explanations asking people to pay more because they can't confront the corrupt system that makes it unsustainable to keep fuel prices low .

Act 2 Scene 1:
Organised labour and trade union sense that it is time to bring out the capes and harken to the people's cry for super-heroes.

You know the rest of the story... don't you?

Government gets a court injuction restraining labour from embarking on a strike.

Labour disobeys the unjust injunctions and go out to exercise their constitutional rights to call an unemployed populace to mass action.

The youth, the homeless, the poor and the unemployed come out en-mass and protest.

Labour makes public declarations of the position of the people.

Government invites labour to closed door meetings. Something (we call negotiation) happens behind the closed doors.

Labour emerges from closed door meetings and declares a deadlock.

Govt goes ahead to REDUCE but NOT REVERSE pump price.

Labour suspends strike. Employers are happy to get their staff back to work. Everybody gets back on the Rat Race (All motion, No Movement...I think the better way to put it is win-win!!!

The only people that lose and suffer are the poor and unemployed who we all said would lose more if we continue the struggle against pump price increments.

We never go 'backward' to collect our stolen funds from the corrupt officials and the cabals well known to the government.
Rather, we choose to go 'forward' to rob our poor, feeble and voiceless forever and forget them until its time to bring them out to 'negotiate' another unjust policy.

So we are back to where it all began...

ASUU continues its strike and no one notices the degenerating young minds wasting away in our homes and on our streets.

LASU school fees still increased by 900% and admission now costing 250,000 Naira for newly admitted students seeking an education to prepare their minds for the future.

The Nigerian Medical Association and doctors must now return back to their death centers (oops.. I meant health centers) and continue to watch helplessly as hopeless patients die from preventable systemic decay rather than the diseases that brought them to the hospital.

Some of us will now go back to the LEKKI TOLL GATES and continue to pay toll, since we now have protest-fatigue. In any case, no one remembers why we were fighting against the unjust tolling of a road that was built by LKJakande with tax payers money and now refurbished by concessionaires. What's the big deal? Let the government continue to collect our taxes to build other roads and we continue to pay tolls to drive on our own (sorry...LCC's) road.

Really...I am sad and angry because after all said and done, nothing has changed... Except for the price of fuel from 65 to 97Naira per liter.
Still no refineries, no good roads, no power, no portable water, corrupt officials still in office as they continue 'partnering' with their cabals.
Investigations without conclusion. Accusations without prosecution. And the world keeps going round and round.

So when is real change going to come?

As I stated in my earlier message on Jan 5, 2012, the change we need is not just policy. It is in the quality of mind and persons at policy making positions.

Without a doubt, our change will come the day our Brightest and Best minds silently RESOLVE that Enough is Enough of mediocrity in policy-making positions and begin to prepare to occupy positions (and not just parks) through the electoral process.

So how will we effectively deliver sustainable desired-change?

WE NEED A CRITICAL MASS OF NEW NIGERIANS TO TAKE HOLD OF EVERY LEVEL OF POLICY MAKING POSITIONS BY 2015. Not a few good men and women whose voices will get drowned in the cacophony of mediocrity.

Let our brightest and best brains begin serious preparations NOW. Don't wait till 2014 to decide you want to make a change by running for office in 2015. It will be too late if you don't start NOW!!!!

As we keep up the pressure for good governance, let another set of emerging leaders (with a heart for the nation and a love for the people) arise and begin to prepare for 2015. We must encourage, train, mentor and empower the right people to go where few dare.

I have committed my life to raise and prepare as many exemplary leaders of excellence to take over the various policy making positions at all levels of governance (federal, state and local)- executive and legislative.

This is only the beginning of a long and arduous journey. The real Nigerian spring is going to be in April 2015.

Until we change the quality of people in policy-making positions, we won't yet have real and lasting victory.

Don't get it twisted... The 2015 elections is going to be the opportunity for the real Nigerian Spring.

The real question is ...Will we be ready to bring the real change we've always desired with the same zeal and fervor as we show now?

Please don't let today's passion die tomorrow.
The struggle continues today, tomorrow and forever. We WILL deliver the future!

God bless you and God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

NIGHT OF CALLOUS THRUST-BY JOY ISI BEWAJI

The night is black, like troubled death seeking a spouse. Ukpa’s lips quaver as darkness summons its escorts – a bat peeking through the thatched window, male crickets chirping, contemplating delicious sex. Anxious sweat dance in a pond formed close to her head; her trembling right hand clutches on to a wrapper, dragging it from its wearer; the left digs up moist sand from the earth. Her wail is cowed by rough hands pressing her down, causing sweat to surge.

‘No cry,’ the old woman says, wiping off sweat from her brow, ‘no cry’.

Ukpa dances to the pain thumping behind her back, her waist, her joints.

A small breeze arrives, alarming the candle light gleaming from the corner. She can hear her heartbeat, and the whispers around her. They hold their wrappers to their chest, these women, shaking their heads, beating their breasts, mournful voices.

This soot night, one can not make out faces. The women loiter in every corner of the tiny hut.

It is the same coal darkness that overwhelmed that night, at the pathway. Ukpa could not make out his beastly face; his arms had grabbed her from behind.

‘Ye!’ Her exclamation was greeted by a slap so stinging it threw her to the ground. She dug into the earth, wet soil crammed in her nails; pounds of sweat dropped by her side; chills of horror remembered, made worse by this night, a night as black as death.

It is the same feeling – of life and of waste.

‘Push!’ the old woman cries, holding on to Ukpa’s legs; she is one of the strong-willed ones who did not stand afar but held her down with legs wide apart watching her uterus.

Agonizing. Like that night, her fingers dug into his back as he smothered her beneath his mass. Equal pain.

She hears thunder; will it rain on a sad night such as this‌

Puuuuush! another command, the voice as severe as that night. The night when he ordered her, ‘open your legs!’

‘Eeeeeee!’ throbbing headache. Pain stabbing in all directions, just like that night of callous thrust.

‘Eeeeeee,’ again, biting the rough hands, blood spewing, but this time no slap. The old woman did not slap her like he did.

‘I see the head,’ the old woman shouts; a smile, at once, wiped away by sorrow heavy as lead.

Ukpa is pulling at her wet hair, soft in her palms like cotton wool; she pulls harder so the pain measures with her torment. Until a nippy blop spews the baby out.

The tiny thing lets out an ear-splitting shrill, Ukpa shuts her eyes, and again she hears herself screaming as he pounced on her, ravaging her, eating her soul.

‘A girl,’ the women whisper.

Another victim.

May her breasts shrivel like a cursed vine; may her buttocks be as coarse stone, repulsive to touch; may she be ugly as sin, like debris there is nothing left to ruin.

HOW TO PLAN THE WOW EVENT IN 2012

HOW TO PLAN THE ‘WOW’ EVENT IN 2012-BY TAYO ADEJUMO

As we begin the new year, lots of event professionals will be beginning to plan events or pitch for new ones.If the event in question is an annual event then sometimes it can be difficult to come up with fresh ideas that will keep your clients and guests happy or simply help you win the business.
Here's our latest blog post which will help you with ways to inject new life into an event.

3 Tips For Planning a Succesful Event in 2012

1. Go Over the Top. To achieve the extraordinary in anything you have to put the extra in the Ordinary things you do, that will give you the WoW effect for your Clients or guest. There is absolutely nothing wrong in going over the top once in a while, Lady Gaga is widly famous for her extravagant and over the top looks or Videos. So on every little detail go way over the top and I can guranteee you a WOWzer effect, your clients, their guests will give you more than a thumbs up,because it will be in their memory till someone else tops your over the top.

Less means More.
2. As much as going over the top can give you the WOW effect so does bare give you a more extraordinary feeling and result. When you make bare your theme for your event it will give you a classical rich result. Ok take for example, an all white event, I mean all white with a White lily flower centerpiece and a White Chocolate Condiments, I can hear your WoW already, its all white and its Bare or Nude Chairs and tables with candle arrangement. Work on your own bare, let your inner peace guide you and for professionals, take your clients back to where it all began. Remember the most beautiful things in life are the simple things, some of them are even free. T Less is More.

3. Go with Nature.
Nature is a beautiful gift from God and it comes in 5 major colours, yellow for the sun, blue for the water, white for the wind, gray for the moon and green for the trees. Each of these Nature elements are what you can play with and marry into any event for your client or for yourself. U may choose to do a green eco friendly event, or a Sunshine Party, Fly to the moon theme. Now this is you thinking Outside the Box with Shootingly Brave Ideas, Mearge any Nature to you or your Client, go with the one that speaks YOU, or that Speaks your Client. For a Vivid example you Client is water producing Company how else Can u Wow them by creating a little Fountain as Centerpiece, or Renting a huge Aqurium as Center of attraction and making the Colour of the Light Blue. Or You are Sunny Person, Create a Sunflower effect, by using just the Colour in everything, and of Cos Sunflowers as flower of the day. Am sure you get the Magic so go with the Flow.

This year, with the economy and financial challenges these tips will make you earn more and spend less.

Well till next time, plan an exciting and amazingly successful event with these tips.
Have a wow event !

BEAZY-BUSY MAKING HEADLINES

Beazy is a phenomenal young Nigerian rapper who is blazing the trail in the Nigerian music industry. But as he admits, being a good rapper doesn’t quite cut it these days. In a time when the world seems to be brimming with rap talent, a lot of things set him apart from the horde. It goes way beyond his witty punch lines, catchy hooks or even his cool demeanour on a song. It also extends to his perfectionist approach to music and his work ethic. In just three years, he has amassed an archive of close to 250 recorded songs and is still recording regularly a pointer to the Nigerian work ethic.Little wonder he seem to be everywhere these days.Read up his interview in today's edition of SUCCESS DIGEST-PG 6.Be inspired!