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NIGERIA; A YEAR FROM SIX DECADES
FeaturedOctober 2019

NIGERIA; A YEAR FROM SIX DECADES

written by Odilichukwu Frances
Let’s make Nigeria better!

Independence was one of the most sought after achievement of African countries in the 19th century. It didn’t spell reliance, it didn’t spread development, and it didn’t project growth. While reading History, we thought it did, the elites thought it did, teachers, lecturers, academies proclaimed it, Nigerians celebrated, and they were not wrong, we all were not wrong at least until the Nigerian civil war.

What we dreamt was total Independence, total freedom, absolute ownership of our identity, full claim of ideas but we only got free from the physical presence of the colonial masters through a document that was sealed by signatories representing different regions and protectorates.  

Age fifty-eight was eventful for Nigeria following a few events like the presidential, national and gubernatorial elections, the declaration of June twelve as a public holiday to mark democracy, and the first time the presidential election result is being rejected and taken to court. It’s the time Nigerians celebrated having court affidavit over certificates and more than before a greater promotion of paper works over pragmatism.

A lot of things were done differently in Nigeria this year, even the Big Brother show did not begin early enough, the legal tender became scarcer and there was a rapid increase of unemployed graduates. SARS and other forces that are supposed to end crime have posed a threat to the progress of young Nigerians trying to earn legally. The introduction of the CBN cashless policy which Nigerians on social media tagged daylight robbery due to the charges dressed in penalties. Indeed,  a lot happened! Good and bad alike, Channels TV captured patriotic citizens running from their polling units in Lagos, Rivers, and a few more states during the election. Fortunately, we still have a home to fall back to, we have a place of heritage, and we have Nigeria and Nigerians.

These series only amplify Fela’s voice in the minds of the people who echo “Which Way Nigeria?” there is a feeling of lack of freewill and a misrepresentation of democracy.

Nigeria celebrates fifty-nine but the challenges are no different from the problem Chinua Achebe highlighted in his book “The Trouble with Nigeria”; which is as he said, “the trouble with Nigeria is simply and squarely a failure of leadership”.  Albeit, the result of “a failure of leadership” in Nigeria manifests in the power supply, export and import areas, the passport, the driver’s license, the economy and politics. Patriots are not willing to lose faith in Nigeria hence, we find a reason to smile in the face of crisis.

This land that harbours lots of mineral resources is a year away from sixty. Sixty will be very significant in Nigeria!

In the spirit of Independence, we pray the leadership of Nigeria to implement the promises attached to the manifestoes, to remember that we have Nigeria because of Nigerians; we pray equity, we hope for a better year because sixty will be significant!

We look forward to a fresh start, to a better year and we hope to see more youths groomed in politics like is being done in Oyo today by His Excellency Seyi Makinde. We want more policies to favour start-ups just like the discount that was given for business name registration. We look forward to a more humanitarian society than a religious society.

Our land is green!

Our land is fertile!!

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE NIGERIA!!!

October 3, 2019 13 comments
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NIGERIA’S SONNET (@ 59)
FeaturedOctober 2019Poems

NIGERIA’S SONNET (@ 59)

written by Odilichukwu Frances

NIGERIA @59 

A new year is here,
Not to the world but Nigeria.
The voice of a new era
We don’t believe to hear,
At least not in the local area
Yet our hands can weave
The good thoughts in our hands,
And cause the world our wave to air,
As we make for us a home in our
Father land; not for us but our heir.
Lest we fail them
Time has given us this hour,
Space has gifted us each other,
The time is now, NIGERIA we stan!
🌹🌹🌹

October 1, 2019 21 comments
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LIVING BY THE ROPE
2019 April EditionFeatured

LIVING BY THE ROPE

written by Odilichukwu Frances


Never live by the rope

MAY 2019 updated Nigerians with the highest number of suicide incidents among teenagers and young adults. Social media was the platform, twitter and Facebook were the hosts, announcing the Waterloo of these people alongside making known the intention of those who perceived their lives as a semicolon (;) and thought it to be a reason to end their lives. The crowd on the streets of the media were torn in two, a part chorused sympathy, the other part cried out foul, shutting the suicide victims and the likes down reason being that the thought of suicide let alone the act is seen as taboo in the traditional system (Igbo precisely).
Depression like a reptile crept into the mind of the people in various forms when they let their guards down. While science provides psychological approaches to the issue, anthropology keeps pointing the direction of the African tradition and the transcendental nature of man, which infers that suicide may as well be spiritual; something beyond the human rationale. Hence different people stood for various schools of thought in a bid to find solution to the problem.
Nigeria is not the only country to have recorded suicide among young people but it has become an issue that requires proper attention so that this anomaly does not suddenly become a norm in the society. The value for life will be lost if enough is not done to eradicate the core causes of suicide especially among the young people. However, the first step to solving any problem is accepting that there is a problem and then finding a solution to the problem. In October 2018, The Intellects Magazine thought to predict a coming rise in suicide rates after observing series of events, to not be a prophet of doom, The Intellects Magazine refrained from such predictions and settled for identifying the most possible cause and pragmatic solutions.
A lot of people really believe that those who take their lives are either too depressed or tired of living or that they are afraid of living. Albeit, in the case of suicide there is always more to it than meets the eye for no challenge is new to planet earth and no occurrence is entirely strange to the world. The sudden increase in suicide among youths is not tied to the economy, unemployment rate, poor background neither is it tied to any external force outside the bodies of the victims.
What defies a man comes from the inner part of a man! Man is both physical and spiritual. It is important to establish that the physical aspect of man is affected by what the sense organs perceive and the spiritual man operates from the realm that the physical body cannot ordinarily conceive when attached to materialism. Before one is physically dead, the spiritual being has conceded already, hence the saying “s/he gave up the ghost”. Sadly, the society today focuses more on the socioeconomic status, academic grades, gadgets, net-worth, money, sex, social media and lots of other varieties that spice life yet, the society has unconsciously placed little or no value on life. It’s like preparing Jollof rice without the rice itself.
The problems in Nigeria from bad governance to nepotism to imperialism and even the ongoing man slaughter cannot be denied or over looked, the economic crisis and scarcity of Naira in a time as now were Naira is the legal tender can neither be overemphasized; being swept away in a bit to put things together is not the best thing for surely, this era will pass and only those who hold firm to their spirit man will thrive. The spirit man that is starved cannot survive.

Suicide is as a result of what the spirit man has being feeding on. This article is not about religion neither is it about demon-ism yet, they cannot be entirely avoided as long as spirituality is concerned especially in the life of an African man.
The courage to live is not far-fetched from the courage to end life. It’s like the illustration of a drunkard who had two sons, one of the sons ended up a drunkard, and the other hated to drink. Yet, there are people who drink and are not drunkards. Nevertheless, Aristotle in his theory of justice was right asserting that, mean lies in the middle which is why no one should uphold any two extremes.
Life itself is gift that must be nurtured every day and like the medical experts say, “you are what you eat” so is Life! Life becomes what you feed it with. Always diagnose life, participate because everyone is participating, participate because it’s what your life needs; it doesn’t mean you are taking life too seriously, it’s having respect for your own life.
What penetrates a life are things one has unconsciously permitted, they sneak in and like cancer spread, dominate and take over the being. Unfortunately, the effects and results usher in voices that speak louder than other voices; at this point, one will not be able to understand why these things happen. Often times, they begin to seek help which they may not find early enough pending on the sources.


People have survived suicide, some have been drowned by the force. To survive requires a stronger force. A suicide victim in her suicide note read: “my parents spend seventy-thousand naira on my monthly treatment, the medications I get only suppress my reactions and actions but do not stop the voices in my head”. Before you pull out the sword of all scientific approaches, think about what those voices are, don’t just think they need psychiatrists. A few survivors I have interacted with say they got medical help and spiritual help, with more emphasis on the spiritual help.
The gift of taking one’s life is the cheapest exchange for the gift of enjoying the varieties in life rather than an escape it is taken to be. If children and young adults can be mentally and spiritually groomed, they will be on guard and more aware of they let into their lives.
Life is more than what we see, we may not always get what we see, but we can get what we set our minds to achieve if we pay more attention to our internal being than to the external activities around us, setting our minds on the things that matter. The good book admonishes us to set our minds on things that are above. Even the atheist acknowledges something superior which is evident in their doubt of the existence of such being. Look unto Jesus, the author and the finisher of our faith.

As long as we are limited by time and space, we will not have all the answers we desire but we can survive through life with peace of mind.
Life is a gift you have to live, death is an experience for mortal bodies don’t give away that gift to the cold hands of death! Don’t be too desperate to meet ends, live life first.
NEVER LIVE BY THE ROPE!!!

August 1, 2019 56 comments
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The Intellects Award Nomination list (II)
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The Intellects Award Nomination list (II)

written by Odilichukwu Frances

The list continued…

18- TIA Best Artiste (Male)This is a voting category for best male musician of 2019
202: Timaya203: Phyno204: Olamide205: Flavour206: Burnaboy207: Davido208: Kiss Daniel209: Maleek Berry210: Wizkid211: Paul Okoye (kingrudy)212: Mr Eazi213: Falz214: Peter Okoye (Mr P)215: Duncan Mighty216: Runtown186: Korede Bello

19- TIA Best Artiste (Female)This is a Voting Category for the best Female Musician of the year 2019
217: Tiwa Savage218: Teni219: Simi220: Yemi Alade221: Niniola222: Niyola224: Seyi shay225: Aramide226: Madrina (ex Cynthia Morgan)227: Chidinma228: Omawumi
20- TIA Best PublicistThis is a voting category for the best Public Admistrator of the year 2019(could be male or female)229: Vannessa Amadi Ogbonna230: Seyi Taylor231: Oma Areh232: Nike Fagbule233: Alex Nwankwo234: Aaron Chidi235: Edoziem Valentine236: Stanley Ebigbo Bond237: Ego Philips238: Anusiobi Franklin239: Cute Kimani240: Blessing Diribe241: Toks Asher Young

21- TIA Best Pageant kingThis is a voting category for the most influencial male  pageant personality of the year 2019
242: Ayilola Oluwagbenga243: Emmanuel Somto244: Nelson Enwerem245: Chuckie Ihebuzor246: Denis On247: Bernard Effiong248: Allison Nelson249: Emmanuel Umoh Jnr250: Noble Gideon
22- TIA: Best NGOThis is a none voting category for the best none governmental organisation of the year 2019
251: Old people’s support INT’L252: Total Care unit253: Rural Urban Development254: Lygel Youths& Leadership Intiatives255: Action Aid for the Unemployed256: Foundation for Rural Urban Integration257: African Liberty&Hope Initiative258: Beautiful Onyinye Foundation (BOF)259: Kokun Foundation260: Save The Children Nigeria223: Tonto Dikeh Foundation
23- TIA Best HumanitarianThis is A None Voting Category for the most influencial Humanitarian of the year 2019
261: MTN FOUNDATION262: BOLA SARUMI ALIYU263: DR. Stefano Piotti264: Mrs Olowo Okere265: Dr. Mrs Maryam Abdullahi266: DARAMOLA Babatunde267: Adetunji Lam-Adesina268: Princess chidera ebere

24- TIA Best Social InfluencerThis is a voting category for the best in the use of social media for the year 2019(could be male or female)
269: Alaka Mayowa270: Olanrewaju (larrybut)271: Jane mena272: Bright Uchemadu(I am switch me)273: Laila Ijeoma Uzochi(@Laila Ijeoma)274: Bamidele Olamilekan(Kingpexxie)275: Cousin Samuel(@thatwhatsupany)276: Ebuka Akara800: Simply Tacha

25- TIA Brand InfluencerThis is a voting category for the most controversial personality/brand of the year 2019(could be male or female)
277: Naija Brand Chick278: Tosin Ajibade279: Hustlers Square280: Cute Kimani281: Obis Ora282: Angel Obasi283: Tunde Ednut284: Cynthia Nwadiora285: Israel Ogunseye286: Oghene Karo287: Asogwa Alexandra288: Idris Okuneye289: Laura ikeji290: Tonto Dikeh

26- TIA Best Modelling AgencyThis is a voting category for the best models managements of the year 2019(50% Public and 50% Panelist)
291: Beth Model292: Wave Model MGT293: Catch 22 Models Mgt294: Pages Models Mgt295: G & G Models296: Few Model Agency297: Star Models Africa298: Beige Model MGT299: Black Dove Model Agency300: Isis Model MGT301: Pillars & Pride of Afrika Models MGt302: Fowler Models303: Mahogany Models Mgt304: DXC Models Academy305: Golden City Models306: Raw Talent Mgt307: New Fame Models
27- TIA Best ModelThis is a Voting Category for the Best Model of the year 2019(Must have done 1 major jobs and could be male or female)
308: Elvis Ikpa309: Angella Phillips310: Chidinma Okeke311: Chinonso Nneze312: Victor Ndigwe313: Mildred Odimegwu314: Ebinabu Polts Johnson315: Philips Clinton316: Imade Ogbewi317: Jessica Okeke318: Nwadiuto  Roseman319: Eniola Abolarin320: Abel Jurgen321: Ruth Akere

28- TIA Best Commercial ModelThis is a voting category for the best adverts model of the year 2019(must have done one major job and could be male or female)
322: Evangelist Taylor323: Melvin Orji324: Asogwa  Alexander325: Fred Idehen326: Emeka Darlington327: Seun Akindele328: Uti Nwachukwu329: Cynthia Nwadiora330: Raymond Umenze331: Okey Jude332: Beverly Osu333: Bryan Okpara617: Elvis Chisom Ikpa

29- TIA Best Beauty QueenThis is a voting category for the most influential female pageant personality of the year 2019
334: Anita Ukah335: Stephanie Kingsley336: Maryanne Vincent337: Maristella Okpala338: Elizabeth Nweke339: Chisom Agu340: Chidinma Aaron341: Blessing Okafor342: Catherine Abazar343: Michelle Nwosu344: Charis Ogidigbi345: Ifeoluwa Grace346: Amina Inikpi Abubakar347: Violet Ejiata348: Isabella Okafor

30- TIA Best ChefThis is a voting category for the chef with the most sophistucated cooking ability for the year 2019
349: Chef Chi-Chioma Rowland350: Chef Stone-Abiola Akanji351: Chef Tunde Wey352: Chef Taylor353: Chef Alex Oke354: Chef Ozoz Okoh355: Chef Nneka356: Chef Gbugemi Fregene357: Chef Genevieve Fadeh358: Chef Maxwell Emenike359: Chef Sheriff Sanni360: Chef Ego361: Chef Mimmie

31- TIA Best Internet SensationThis is a voting category for the funniest online comedian of the year 2019(coild be male or female)
362: Gloria Oloruntobi (Maraji)363: Lasisi Elenu364: Samuel Perry (Broda Shaggy)365: Mc Lively366: Nedu Wazobia367: Ogunleye Olamide (Oluwadolarz)368: Ayo Ajewole (Woli Agba)369: Lizzy Jay (Omo Ibadan)370: Ereme twyse371: Tomama (That Warri Girl)372: Sydney Talker (That Towel Guy)373: african Ace374: Zion Ubani (ZFancy)375: Xploit Comedy376: Funny Toheeb

32- TIA Best Event Ushers/HostessesThis is a voting category for the best ushering services for the year 2019
377: Peak ushers378: Lucent event Ushers379: Job26 Ushers380: Beaut Ushers381: Etelle Ushers382: Trendy Ushers383: Users of Roses Agency384: Ushers Orbit
33- TIA Best Logistics CompanyThis is a voting category for the most accurate logistics company of the year 2019

385: Ocenj logistics386: Courier plus service LTD387: Gig Logistics388: FEDEX Express389: Abex Express390: Creseada INT’L LTD.391: AGS Movers392: AXPD Resources LTD393: Airborne INT’L courier services394: Hanana Global Link LTD.

34- TIA Best Fashion StylistThis is a voting category for the most sophisticated Fashion stylist of the year 2019(could be male or female)
395: Jeremiah Ogbodo (Swanky Jerry)396: Dimeji Alara397: Ms Modish398: Abbyke Domina399: Toyin Lawani400: Ejiro Amos Tafiri401: Adebayo Oke-Lawal402: Smart Courage (infoworldcharming)403: Mimi Yina (medlin Boss)404: Lanre Dasilva Ajayi405: Tiannah’s place  Empire406: Noble Igwe407: Jaru408: Denola Grey

35- TIA Best Hotels (Hospitality)This is a voting category for the best hotel of the year 2019(50% Public and 50% Panelost Decision)
409: Fraser suites Abuja410: The Wheat Baker Lagos411: Transcorp Hilton Abuja412: Bricks Point Boutique Apartment Abuja413: Nordic Hotel Abuja414: Sheraton hotel Lagos415: The George hotel Lagos416: Baai Apartments417: Oriental Hotel Lagos418: Eko hotel Lagos419: Intercontinental Hotels420: Ibom hotel and Golf resort421: Raddison Blu422: Federal Palace hotel

36- TIA Best Lounge/BarThis is a Voting category for the best lounge in the country
427: Ladive Grill & Bar428: Let Meriden Ibom hotel & resort429: Artisan lounge & bar Lagos430: The soul lounge Lekki431: Jodeci Lounge Kaduna432: Trojan Lounge433: So Lounge porthacourt434: Supreme Lounge & Bar435: Sailors Lounge436: Xovar Lounge

37- TIA Best Night ClubThis is a none Voting category for the best nightlife center of the year 2019
437: The new Afrika shrine Ikeja439: Cubana Night Club440: Club DNA441: Blue edge night club442: Club sk-begoma Oyo443: Have Lounge and Night club444: Nite Shift Coliseum Lagos445: The Place446: Club Rumors447: Club Quilox448: Club Royal449: Club Vegas450: Club Elysium

38- TIA Best Gadget vendorThis is a None voting category for the best sales of Updated Gadgets for the year 2019
451: Slot452: Jumia453: Konga454: Amog Gadget455: Kara Nigeria456: 3HC Hub457: Dallas458: Slot Ng459: Gsm Village938: Optima Gadgets

39- TIA Best Management companyThis is a none  voting category ffor the best Management of the year 2019
460: 3HT LTD.461: Institute of Strategic management462: Quick projects LTD463: SPNS consulting464: Time value construction LTD465: Ibethari LTD.466: Scoop naijaThe Temple Management467: West Of Ivy937: The Rani Company

40- TIA Best Entertainment CompanyThis is a None voting category for companies into entertainment businesses

468: Be Happy entertainment469: Dream entertainment470: Native media471: Pressplay multimedia services472: Stargist473: Wale Adenuga Production474: Shuga entertainment475: Aminua entertainment476: Mavin Records477: 5 Star Music

41- TIA Best Interior DecorThis is a voting category for the best sophisticated decorator of the year 2019
478: Idesign by Tola Akerele479: CC Interior Design Studio480: Blue Mahogany LTD.481: Do II LTD.482: Gemona west interior design483: Out of Africa lifestyle484: Viva Bella design485: Noma fez interior design486: Spring interiors487: Spazio ideale488: Midas Interrior489: Nwando Signature
42- TIA Best Beauty PageantThis is a voting category for the most creative pageant  of the year 2019
490: Miss Nigeria491: Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria492: The Nigerian Queen493: Most Beautiful Face In Nigeria494: Beauty Of Africa International495: Miss Tourism Nigeria496: Miss Earth Nigeria497: Mr Ideal Nigeria498: Mr & Miss Nigeria International499: The Humanitarian Queen500: Miss Africa Calabar501:  Miss Portharcourt City

43- TIA Best photographerThis is a Voting category for the Best still Photograher of the year 2019(male  or Female)

502: Obi Somto503: Adeola Olagunjo504: Kelechi Amadi505: Aisha Augie-Kuta506: Ty Bello507: George Oshodi508: Ade Adekola509: Jide Odukoya510: Andrew Esiebo511: Trans4max photography512: Moon Okon513: Efe Lopez514: Artilary Studio

44- TIA Best Nigeria beauty brandThis is a voting category for beauty brands in nigeria for the year 2019

515: House of Tara516: Zaron cosmetics517: Bmpro make-up518: Taos cosmetics519: Dabota Cosmetics520: Elas pro521: Kuddy cosmetics522: Kayge cosmetics523: Yanga beauty524: Hegai& Esther525: Liot cosmetics526: Zikel Cosmetics
45- TIA Best Print mediaThis is a Voting category for the best printed media in Nigeria
527: Guardian newspaper528: Nations newspaper529: Business day newspaper530: The Sun newspaper531: Nigeria Tribune532: Leadership newspaper533: Complete fashion mag534: Thisday newspaper535: Citypeople magazine536: Vangaurd537: Ovation newspaper538: Punch Newspaper
46- TIA Best Online mediaThis is a voting category for the best sort out Online media platform 2019
539: Pulse Nigeria540: Bella Naija541: Ono Bello542: Linda Ikeji media543: Instablog9ja544: The Net545: Media Guide546: Goldmyne tv547: EmpireTv Africa548: Accelerate TV549: Diamond Celebrities Media550: Celebrity Corner
47- TIA Best Fast food vendorThis is a voting category for the best Eatery of year 2019
551: Kenturkey Fried Chicken552: Chicken republic553: Sweet sensation554: Tastee fried chicken555: Mr. Biggs556: Domino’s Pizza557: Steers burger558: Urban fuxion559: Road chef560: Tantalizers561: Mega Chicken

48- TIA Best Catering and confectioneryThis is a voting category for the most sophisticatedCatring and confectionery services in the country for the year 2019
562: Tito cakes & event563: Wine & gold services564: Courdeau catering565: J.Abed enterprise ltd.566: Kusha catering567: Astoria Caterers568: Africa catering569: Unitop catering570: Hamptons catering571: Food hub services572: Joress catering and Confectionary573: Lokoja House wife

49- TIA Best CinematographyThis is a voting category for the best sort out Director of photography for the year 2019

574: Kagno Crowther575: Yinka Edward576: Toka McBaror577: Nordarh578: Gentle Touch579: Emeka Duru580: Okechukwu Oku581: Austine Nwolie582: michael kpoudosu (themythecreat)
50- TIA Best Actor (Male)This is a voting category for a male in the motion picture industry (must have played 3 Leads role in some major movie of the year 2019
583: Fredrick Leonard584: Seun Akindele584: Kenneth Okolie585: Blossom Chukwujekwu586: O.C Ukeje587: Gabriel Afolayan588: Femi Jacobs589: Zubby Michael590: Wole Ojo591: Daniel Lloyd592: Deyemi Okanlawon593: Okey Uzoeshi594: Odunlade Kola595: Joseph Benjamin596: Femi Adebayo597: Daniel K Daniel
51- TIA Best Actor (Female)This is a voting category for a Female in the motion picture industry (must have played 3 Lead roles in some major movies of 2019
598: Adesua Etomi (Wellington)599: Ruth Kadiri (Ezerika)600: Bisola Aiyeola601: Chioma Apkota602: Kiki Omeili603: Esther Ene (Ojire)604: Mary Lazarus605: Beverly Naya607: Jemima Osunde608: Lilian Esoro609: Tana Adelana610: Ufoma McDermott611: Tina MBA612: Jennifer Eliogu613: Shaffy Bello614: Inidima Okojie616: Annie Idibia

52- TIA Best fabric vendorThis is a voting category for the best fabrics in town (50% Public 50% Panelist)

618: Heritage Aso-oke619: Caffy fabrics620: Rubies texiles621: Exclusive vlisco boutique622: Lexzys function & apparels623: Abeke fabrics624: Fabric way625: Kubis fabric

53- TIA Best video vixenThis is a voting category for the most controversial music video model of the year 2019

626: Cynthia Cinci Ezekiel627: Mimi Ubini628: Tosin Redro629: Beverly Osu630: Carphee Azeez631: Lovette Shade Awode632: Veezee baybey633: Mercy Isop634: Sobola Anthonia

54- TIA Best Business MogulThis is a none voting category for the most influential Business Tycoon of time (2019)
635: Aliko Dangote636: Innoson637: Folarunsho Alakija638: Jimoh Ibrahim639: Femi Otedola640: Mike Adenuga641: Orji uzo Kalu642: Tony Ezenna643: Emeka Ofor644: Ken Nnamani645: Ifeanyi Ubah646: Cletus Ibeto

55- TIA Best music producerThis is a voting category for the best sound mixer/engineer of the year 2019

647: Larry Gaga648: Vtek Awesome649: Dj Coublon650: Chopstix651: Rexxie652: Krizbeatz653: Young johnn654: Gospel on the beat655: Legendury beats656: Fresh657: Zedichus658: Speruch659: Mastercraft
56- TIA Best supermarketThis is a voting category for the most friendly shopping center of the year
660: Adide supermarket661: ShopRite662: Spar663: Genesis supermarket664: Best choice supermarket665: Food co.666: Hubmart667: Blenco668: Escapade669: Prince Ebeano  supermarket670: Chanrai & Dept. Store

57- TIA Next Rated actor (Female)This is a voting category for females in the motion picture industry (must have played lead in 2 known movies,series or soap operas

671: Chelsea Eze672: Bimbo Ademoye673: Efe Irele674: Genny Uzoma675: Linda Ejiofor676: Nazo Ekezie677: Paschalin Alex678: Etinosa Idemudia679: Linda Osifo680: Bayray Mcnwizu681: Peggy Ovire682: Mary Igwe682: Moyo Lawal683: Georgina Ibeh684: Nancy Isime685: Monica Friday686: Belinda Effah687: Sophie Alakija

58- TIA Next Rated Actor (Male)This is a voting category for males in the motion picture industry (must have played  lead in 2 known movies,series or soap operas

688: Bolanle Ninoluwa689: Ray Emodi690: Kunle Remi691: Timini Egbuson692: Mofe Duncan693: Chris Okagbue694: Stan Nze695: Gbenro Ajibade696: Samuel Ajibola697: Ikubese Emmanuel698: Onwuasoanya Samuel Nnamdi438: Gregory Ojefue

59- TIA Fast Rising Actor (Male)This is a voting category for males in the motion picture industry (must have played supporting lead in a known movies,series or soap operas

699: Olumide Oworu700: Joseph momodu (joromi)701: Maurice Sam702: Darlington Opara703: Ifeanyi Kalu704: Bryan Emmanuel705: Somadina Adinma706: Abayomi Alvin707: Charles Billion708: Christian Prince709: Shawn Faqua710: Frankincense Echebem711: Emeka Okoye712: Moc Madu713: Melvin Oduah

60- TIA Fast Rising Actor (Female)This is a voting category for females in the motion picture industry (must have played supporting lead in a known movies,series or soap operas

714: Stella Udeze715: Tessy Oragwa716: Nwokoye Chizoba717: Chinenye Nnebe718: Rachael Aniah719: Theresa Edem Isomi720: Princess Onum Ruth721: Adesuwa oronsaye722: Imade Osawaru723: Lilian Echelon Mbadiwe

61- TIA Best New Actor (Unisex)This is a voting category for new faces to watchout for  in the motion picture industry (Could be male or female)

724: Princess Joan Umoru725: King Stessi726: Chrissy Uneze727: Atewe Raphael728: Silva Nkwocha729: Elvis Poko730: Vickey Cals Okoro731: Christopher Isibor732: Emmanuel Ilemobayo733: Sasha B. Ekama734: Stephen Odimgbe423: Roxy Antak938: Dan Ugoji

62- TIA Next  Rated ArtisteThis is a voting category the next Big Desl to watch out for  in the music industry (must have dropped 2 Hit Singles over the year)could be male or fenale

735: Peruzzi736: Victor Ad737: Mayorkun738: Slimcase739: Eriga740: Pepenazi741: Naira Marley742: Dice Ailes743: L.a.x744: Skibii745: Demievee746: Ric Hassani

63- TIA Fast Rising ArtisteThis is a voting category for a talented music artiste to watch out for in the nigerian music industry
747: Dakota Tubona748: Jeff Akoh749: King Perry750: Mani Lapussh751: Zinolesky752: Chike753: Johnny Drille754: Wurld755: Kollydee756: Rema757: Tclassic758: Latoria Bassey759: Fireboy760: Magnitude424: Akaycentric

64- TIA Best New TalentThis is a voting category for the newest discovery talent in entertainment

761: Ikenna Okereke762: Marylove Edwards763: Demilade San764: Emmanuella Samuel765: DJ young766: Afeez Adesina767: Destiny Boy768: Chinedu (Iamdikeh)

65- TIA Best Child ArtisteThis is a voting category for the best kid artiste in  the nigeria music industry
769: Afeez Adesina770: Amarachi Uyanne771: DJ young772: Afeez Adesina773: Ozzy Bosco774: Queeyano

66- TIA Best Child ActorThis is a voting category for the best kid in the motion picture industry for the year 2019

775: Adaeze Onuigbo776: Rita Jasmine777: Gabriel L. Adaora778: Chikamso ozonigbo779: Susan Pwajok780: Ifedi Sharon802: Zoe

67- TIA Best EntrepreneurThis is a None Voting Category for the best make or female in the entertainment business

781: Ubi Franklin782: Adewale Aladejana783: Paul Okoye (Paul O)784: Don Jazzy785: Akin Alabi786: Seyi Tinubu787: Adebola Williams788: Adetoke Oluwo789: Shodipo Tosin790: June Adaobi791: Jaruma Empire792: Chioma Goodhair

68- TIA Emerging EntrepreneurThis is a voting category for the fastest Growing entertainment business personal of the year

793: Santiago Roberts (Qhue concepts)794: Francis Beacon(Bionic Group)795: David  Okoye (Chedar Brand)796: Nwokoro Faith (Roxie Patricks)797: Joy Osusu (Glo May Specialties)798: Saphire Ogbodo (SS Multimedia Channels)799: Chucks Anusionwu (Zanzy Entertainment)801: Collete Nwadike (Screen Goddess Prod)

69- Best TV Station (Online)This is a Voting category for the best online television of the year

803: Iroko Tv804: Scene one TV805: Ibaka TV806: PlayStation Vue807: Linda Ikeji Tv808: Aforevo TV809: Pulse TV810: Afrigold Tv

70- TIA Best TV station (offline)This is a voting caregory for the best offline television of the year
811: Channels TV812: Mitv813: TVC814: AIT815: NTA816: Silver Bird Tv817: Super Screen Tv818: Galaxy Tv819: LTV820: ABS821: Wazobia Max822: OG Tv

71- TIA Best Entertainment TvThis is a voting category for most watched entertainment television
823: Ebonylife Tv824: MTV base825: Africa magic826: Wap tv827: Hip tv828: Trybe829: Trace Naija830: Music Africa tv831: Planet Tv832: Sound City833: Rok Tv834: Trybes Tv835: On Tv

72- TIA Best Fashion Designer (unisex)This is a voting category for the most sophisticated unisex fashion designer of the year
836: Folarin Folake Coker837: Deola Sagoe838: Duru Olowo839: Ade Bakare840: Mai Atafo841: Zizi Cardow842: Frank Oshodi843: Lola Faturoti844: Lisa Folawiyo845: Samielle Couture846: Orange Culture Ng

73- TIA Best music video directorThis is a voting category for the best music video director of the year
847: Clarence Peters848: Sean Ogunso849: Daps850: Moe Musa851: Adasa Cokey852: Mohammed Musa853: Unlimited L.A.854: T frizzle855: Aje Filmworks856: Matt Max857: Director White858: Director K

74- TIA Best Online StoreThis is a voting category for the most popular online shoping hub of the year
859: Jumia860: Konga861: Jiji862: Pep Nigeria863: Webmall864: Shoppi.ng865: Katadeala867: Cheapo868: Yandi869: Bargain Master870: Payporte
75- Best Movie DirectorThis is a viting category for the best Durector in the motion picture industry
871: Kunle Afolayan872: Muyiwa Aluko873: Lancelot Imaseun874: Izu Ojukwu875: Charles Inojie876: Chris Eneng877: Charlse Uwagbai878: Tope Oshin879: Kemi Adetiba880: Wangi Mba Uzoukwu881: Ishaya Bako882: Teco Benson883: Desmond Elliot884: Pascal Amanfo

76- TIA Best graphics designThis is a voting category for the motion and still graphics designer of the year

885: Black Bee Ville886: Rex posters887: Johnny montage888: Pappi Tro889: Joshua’s graphics890: Yoms Graphics891: Nedu Graphics892: Mag Designz893: Mr Mint Designs

77- TIA Best Online  hubThis is a voting category for the best news and gist hub
894: Krakstv895: Tunez media896: Bionictelly897: Saint Avenue898: Nollywood onlinetv899: Olofofonaija900: Ebuzz TV901: Gist on Flame902: Naija Jury903: Naija Full Gist904: CCO Enter10ment905: Nails Celebrity Lifetyle Videos906: Dokitorsavage exclusive907: Mass Media Forum908: Yabaleft Online

78- TIA Best FilmakerThis is a voting category for the best all round film maker in the motion picture industry
909: Okechukwu Oku(the Oracle)910: Ernest Obi (Ernestmindset)911: Ugochukwu Okoro (image)912: Chidiebere (Caz) Obidike913: Mac Collins Chidebe (Mr China)914: Vincent D Anointed915: Tobechukwu Macdonald916: Toka Macbaro917: Okey Ezugwu918: Nelson Jombo919: Aniedi Awah Noba920: Emeka Duru949: Sadiq Sule

79- TIA Event Of The YearThis is a voting category for the most anticipated event of the year
921: Ay Show922: Gidi Fest923: Lagos Int’l Jazz Fest924: Eko Int’l Film Festival925: Lights Camera Africa! Film Festival Lagos926: Felabration927: Africa Int’l Film Festival928: Abuja Carnival929: African Magic Viewers Choice Awards930: Calabar Carnival

80- (TIA) Proudly Nigerian BrandThis is a voting category for made in nigeria products
931: Wana Sambo932: Roxie Patrick Shoes933: OK Plastic/Foods934: Eleganza Group935: Inosson Motors936: Bestie Instant Noodles

81- LEGENDARY ENTERTAINERS (TIA Honors)This is a none voting category created to honor legends in diffrent Entertainment Industry who have contributed massively to the growth of the industry they ventured.
1: Innocent Idibia (2 Face) – Music2: John Okafor (Mr Ibu) -Motion Pictures3: DJ JimmyJatt – Disk Jockey4: Sunny Neji – Music5: Atunyota Alleluya Akpobome (Ali baba) – Comedy 6: Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau (Kaffy)- Dance7: Collete Nwadike (koco) – Modelling8: Uberon Aroy – Ragae Music9: Linda Ikeji

This 5 categories Bellow are strictly for Honours1: Brand of the year2: Politician of the year3: Supportive brand of the year4: Super Man of the year5: Super woman of the year

July 14, 2019 13 comments
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THE INTELLECTS AWARD NOMINATION LIST
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THE INTELLECTS AWARD NOMINATION LIST

written by Odilichukwu Frances

Woah! The long awaited nomination list is here. Give your favourites the award this season. Find out how below.


Vote herewww.entertainmentbulletin.com.ng 

NOMINEES LIST FOR THE INTELLECTS AWARDS 2019
1- TIA BEST DJThis Is None A Voting category for the best Disk Jockey of the Year 2019(Could be Male or Female)
001: DJ Exclusive002: DJ Consequence003: DJ Spinal004: DJ Lambo005: DJ Obi006: DJ Neptune007: DJ Cuppy008: DJ Takeover009: DJ Couplon010: Dj Kaywise011: DJ Ecool012: DJ Enimoney013: Dj Sose014: Dj kentalky015: Dj Jmaster

2- TIA BEST RADIO STATIONThis is a Voting Category for the Best Radio Station of the year 2019
016: Blaze fm017: The Beat fm018: Wazobia fm019: Brila fm020: Inspiration fm021: Cool fm022: SoundCity fm023: Classic FM024: Ray power fm025: Nigeria info026: Kiss FM027: Rhythm Fm

3- TIA BEST MOVIE PRODUCERThis is a None voting Category for the Best Movie producer of the year 2019 (could be male or Female)
028: Mary Remmy Njoku029: Kunle Afolayan030: Mo Abudu031: Victor Okpala032: Desmond Elliot033: Emem Isong034: Chinney Love Eze035: Omoni Oboli036: Funke Akindele037: Ayo Makun038: Wale Adenuga039: Tope Oshin040: OBY Elebara041: Blessing Egbe042: Omoni Oboli043: Judith Audu Fortt

4- TIA BEST TV PRESENTERThis is a Voting Category for the best Tv Presenter of the year 2019 (Could be male or female)

044: Dada Boy (Ehiz)045: Ebuka Obi-uchendu046: Ik Osakioduwa047: Stephanie Coker048: Vj Adams049: Nancy Isime050: Toke Makinwa051: Andre Blaze052: Adaora Onyechere053: Victory Wilson054: Idia Aisien055: Omowunmi Mimi Onoloja

5- TIA BEST HOST: This is a None Voting Category for the Best Host of the year 2019(could be male or female)
056: Ik Osakioduwa057: Ebuka Obi-uchendu058: Sammy Walsh059: Uti Nwachukwu060: Nancy Isime061: Diipo Adeusi062: DNA(Blair and Clinton Roberts)063: Larry Foreman064: Denrele Edun065: Kim Oprah066: Michelle Dede999: Bolanle Olukanni

6- TIA BEST COMEDIAN: This is a None Voting Category for the Funniest Comedian of the year 2019 (Could be male or Female)
067: Bovi Ugboma(Bovi)068: Bright Okpocha (Basket mouth)069: Jephthah Bowoto (Akpororo)070: Justice Nuagbe (ushbebe)071: Helen Paul (tatafo)072: Onyebuchi Ojieh (Buchi)073: Senator Comedian074: Kenny Blaq075: Godwin Komone (Gordon)076: Chibuike Josh Alfred(Josh 2 funny)079: Chioma Omeruah (Chigul)080: Koffi Ayinde Idowu Nuel (Koffi)081: Woli Arole082: Funny Bone Julian

7- TIA Best New Internet Sensation is a Voting category for the Best emerging online Comedian of the year 2019 (could be male or female) 50% Public 50% Panelist
083: Cynthia Jam Ada 084: Patience Yisa 085: Mc Edopikin 086: Laughpils 087: Okiki 088: Adedoyin taoomama 089: Steven Chucks 090: Steph Isuma Calarba Chic 091: Saint Bellington 092: Ogbeni Adan 093: Prince Destiny 094: Morris Dominic

8- TIA NexT Rated  ComedianThis is A voting Category for Best emerging comedian of the year 2019 (could be male or female )

095: Whale Mouth096: MC Pencil097: Real Warrior Girl098: Ajebor099: Elenu100: Mc Funny p101: Mr Patrick102: Mc Madiba103: MC Spiritman104: King James105: Hero Daniels106: MC Pashun

10- TIA BEST O.A.PThis is a voting category for the best On air personality of the year 2019(could be male or female)

107: Anita Omalicha108: Matse Uwatse110: Fade Ogunro111: Zainab Balogun112: Tolulope Oniru (Toolz)113: Dami Elebe114: Anita Omalisha115: Steve Onu (Yaw)116: Jennifer (JLuv)117: Charlse Borne118: Daddy Freeze119: Olisa Adibua120: Miwa (Flairtitude)

11- TIA BEST MAKEUP ARTISTThis is a Voting category for the best glam king or queen of the year 2019(50% public 50% Panelist)

121: Banke Meshida of Banksbmpro122: Nancy blaq123: Mistura of Glamsbytura124: T.A La Mode Beauty125: Ugochukwu of Vogo24126: Mariam Of Classic Makeova127: Anita Adetoye of Anita Brows.128: Joyce Jacob.129: Jane Ogu of Flawless Faces by Jane.130: Bisola Regha of Bregha Beauty.131: Olajide Okerayi of St. Ola Beauty.132: Dumebi Lea of Lea azuri133: Mildred Mamza of Dazeita.134: Teniola Kashaam of Tennycoco.135: Bebe Omagbemi of Bibyonce136: Bare To Beauty

12- TIA Best Visual ArtisteThis is a voting category for the best sort out visual artiste of the year 2019(could be male or female )
137: Aina Onabolu138: Demas Nwoko139: Chike Amakor140: Yusuf Grillo141: Tayo Adenike142: Ada Udechukwu145: Uche okeke146: Jimo Buraimoh147: Felix Idubo148: Mike Omoihe082: Ini Dan

13- TIA Best Events Management CompanyThis is a voting category for the best sort out events planners for the year 2019(50% Public and 50% Panelist Decision
149: Events By SOME150: Eventspirations Nigeria151: Events By BankySu152: Zapphaire Events153: Mimi Luxe Events154: Elizabeth R Events155: 2706 Events156: Sfeer Events157: Cadaora exquisite Events158: The Marcusmith events159: Nwando Signature Events160: Ball Events Concepts161: Lanre Makun Events

14- TIA Best Men’s Wear DesignerThis is a voting category for the most sophisticated Mens wear designer of the year 2019
162: Ohimai Atafo-Tomide163: Frank Oshodi164: Ade Bakare165: Soares Anthony166: Yemi Osunkoya167: Yomi Makun168: Clement Mudiga Enajemo169: Kola kuddus170: Felix Asuquo171: Jason Porshe
15- TIA Best Women’s Wear DesignerThis is a Voting category for the most sophisticated womens wear designer of the year 2019
172: Deola Sagoe173: Lisa Folawiyo174: Zizi Cardow175: Mudi Africa176: Ade Bakare177: Yemi Osunkoya178: Tomide179: Ejiro Amos Tafiri180: Maryam Elisha (Rikaoto by Me)181: Jane Michael Ekanem182: Bolatito Bashoru183: Jordan Smith NG184: Ani Lumini Couture

16- TIA Best Dancers/ChoreographerThis is a voting category for the best Dance artiste of the year 2019(could be male or female)
185: Liquo Rose187: Becky Umeh188: Jacob Zone189: Susan Opkala190: Simeon Sky191: Princess Bassey192: Nonso Asobe (Donflexx)193: Kachi Onyekwere (onyimaron)194: Nneka Delacyn

17- TIA Next Rated  DjThis is a voting category for the most next in line best Disk jockey of the year 2019(could be male or female)
195: Dj Dallax196: Dj Rex197: Dj Timmy198: Dj Altims199: Dj Shogzy200: Dj Owoblow201: Dj Nana

July 14, 2019 11 comments
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INTERVIEW WITH MISS INTELLECTS WORLD 2018
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INTERVIEW WITH MISS INTELLECTS WORLD 2018

written by Odilichukwu Frances

In a world that has different Pageantry kingdoms, we are pleased to introduce to you the Kingdom of Mr/Miss Intellects World(MMIW) and her reigning Queen, Queen Elizabeth Nweke (Miss Intellects World 2018).

Never sell yourself short – Queen Elizabeth Nweke

Meet the Queen who pageantry actualised her dream of being a philanthropist.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: Can we meet you?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: My name is Queen Elizabeth Nweke,Miss intellects world 2018.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: Did winning Miss Intellects World get you any closer to your dream as a model or was winning the crown the dream itself?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: Winning the crown actually got me closer to my dream not just as a model but as a philanthropist too.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: If you were given an extra hour, what is the one thing you want to achieve with your office?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: One hour wouldn’t be enough, but then I would actually love to reach out to people all over the world and impact them one way or the other.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: What challenges do you think keep youths from living their dreams?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: Basically,I think the youths are afraid to come out of their shell and explore their potentials. Also, financial constraints could be a factor too.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: What do you have to say about this year’s pageantry theme, “The Industrialist”?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: It’s a great theme,judging from the name,the contestants have to be industrious.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: What can you say about the word INTELLECTS?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: Intellects simply means intelligence,wisdom,the ability to think critically and logically.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: We realised some African parents don’t want their children in the Modelling industry for fear that it could affect their spiritual lives or relationship with God. Do you think it’s true? And has the pageantry affected your life?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: Pageantry only affected my life positively,being a model doesn’t affect your relationship with God except when you diverge to negativity , then that’s when it becomes a problem.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: How has the journey as a beauty queen been?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: It’s been amazing and challenging at the same time.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: Every leader wants to live a legacy, what do you think you will be remembered for in the Intellects World?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: I will be remembered for my strong passion and service towards Humanity.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: There could be lots of models out there wishing to be in your shoes as Queen/King, what’s your advice to them?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: Be strong,dedicated,disciplined,Don’t sell yourself short for any reason,if you strive hard there is no great position you can’t attain.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: If you had a chance to relive your moments as a beauty Queen after the one year reign, are there things you will do differently?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: Yes,i will extend my service of humanity till it gets to everyone in need of it.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: Who are your favorite celebrities (Male/Female)?

Queen Elizabeth Nweke: I love WURLD and TIWA SAVAGE.

THE INTELLECTS MAGAZINE: Tell us what your choice will be if you are asked to be in a show with one, set one up for an internet outburst and marry one?

 Queen Elizabeth Nweke: I will be in a show with Wizkid,Set up Burna boy, and Marry flavour.

Suffice it to say that MR/MISS INTELLECTS WORLD (MMIW), a pageantry Powered by Entertainment Bulletin deserves your attention, and will be a dream come true for potential beauty Queens and Kings and for Models.

The 2019 pageantry is around the corner and summer will be lit! Get ready to meet ‘The Industrialist’ this summer on August 4, 2019. Save the date, follow the auditions through the Instagram handle @missintellectsworld and be entertained!

June 10, 2019 8 comments
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ENVISAGING THE FUTURE OF AFRICA (II)
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ENVISAGING THE FUTURE OF AFRICA (II)

written by The Intellects Mag

THE FUTURE

Remember uncle Tom‘s story and make a decision to be a generational thinker.

I shall dot the I’s nd cross the T’s with the lecture of Nigeria’s first democratic president, sir Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo on 31st night, year 2018.

“Africa has been called names that we do not deserve a SHIT HOUSE, DARK CONTINENT, name it, but we are not where we should be”. He continued: 5 things we need to take care of, for development, growth and progress are:

  1. Politics-Governance; if we do not get politics right, we might not get other things right. Getting it right is getting other things right.
  2. Population– the population is rising. Nigeria at independence was only 40 million but now we are about 200 million. Education is key. We must acquire right and relevant skills and be gainfully employed.
  3. Protection- in all ramification, avoid being agents of chaos, (recording to rhythm, terror is senseless but peace is priceless), Nigeria’s one time president went on to say “protection is security and security includes personal security, security of lives and properties, which is key. Security of jobs and food, also are very important.
  4. Prosperity:- even Olusegun has stopped talking about “POVERTY”. They focus on the positive things like land matters etc. he asked the world to emulate love-world otherwise known as Christ embassy that it is an excellent church. I urge everyone to stop talking down his or her own land.
  5. Partnerships: – let’s work together………….. the more we work together, the further we’ll go. We need to pray and fast together because if you eat alone, you will die alone………. Partnership at homes, within the family, community, continent and the world.     

Long Live Africa!!!!!!

   By  Eleki Emmanuel Owanaemi (Aka Dr. Emmanuel)

            

May 8, 2019 1,914 comments
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ENVISAGING THE FUTURE OF AFRICA (I)
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ENVISAGING THE FUTURE OF AFRICA (I)

written by The Intellects Mag


On the 24th of April 2019, I asked my elder brother Mr. Thomas Eleki ‘what will forty(40) years from now be like for Africa?’ he muted for a while and then replied “ My dear brother, what will be, will be”. He response to my question almost left me confused but I remembered the words of men of God such as Rev. Chris Oyakhilome(PHD), Goke Adu, Pastor Paul Adefarasen, Pastor Lanre Oluseye and Pastor Niyi Hastrip to mention but a few folks who have planted encouraging words into my life; words that can make one abound And abase. Before I focused only on religion, the holy bible teaches us that faith without works is dead. AFRICANS DO SOMETHING! AFRICANS WORK!!

Suicide was an option for me when my first investment liquidated and my girlfriend as at then left me but upon my survival, I realized that even one of the world’s greatest author; Robert T. Kiyosaki first business didn’t work out as well. I beg Africans not to give up about their dreams and aspirations because there is hope for the living and a living dog is better than a dead lion (conticipate Zoë by Dr. Emmanuel).  

My brother upon a second thought of my question called me and gave me some lectures about my question and the summary of the lectures was that: “everything in  life is about now”, because the past is a history, the future is mystery and now is a gift, that is why it is called “THE PRESENT”. AFRICANS ENJOY!!!

About Mr. Thomas M. Eleki and his past:

Mr. Thomas Eleki aka Uncle Tom is my immediate elder brother. He was once very poor, the poverty was so real that hawking of pure water was a means of supporting our family and about his academics; he was not brilliant as I am (UNCLE TOM WAS DULL)

OUR NOW

The greatest asset in life is your life, don’t lose it, don’t ruin it or don’t allow others to ruin it.  So what should be done with this asset called LIFE?


Health is wealth

AFRICANS!! Who is to blame? Government    or the people?

Though everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion as such my response to that should be done with life will be sharing (there is love in sharing, love is the greatest force on earth). If only my girlfriend hadn’t left me, I would have shared with her, if only my rich dad had made me make new friends in/upon my relocation from Lagos state to Rivers state, I would have shared my pains instead of attempting suicide. To confirm this, I will share the lecture of his Excellency sir Olusegun Obasanjo gave in Christ Embassy on the 31st of December 2018. Upon my understanding of his fact C.I.E Partnership, I shared a lot because I have learnt the hard way with my elder brother: C.E.O of campus Entertainment Box Office (CEBO), Ibi-ama Group and co-founder of Rock view Motion (rvm0 and the Elekis’ signature(Es), with his wife; Cynthia Eleki  C .E.O of Cyndi’s pot and Zenith Bank staff, with another brother though from another mother, triple (c) Christopher Chuckenuedo Chukwuma C.E.O of pertinacious media with friends too numerous to mention. And because the first shall be the last with my pastors and my spiritual heads. For now the then hawker Eleki Thomas (Mr.) supports my family with huge sums through media and entertainment, and me as his kid brother is envisaging a future to be like him. IF AFRICANS CAN ALLOW THE WESTERN WORLD; EUROPE, ASIA, AMERICA, to share in her pains (to show us how to become a great continent) THESE CONTINENTS CAN PREVENT THE SLOW DEATH OF OUR BELOVED CONTINENT. AND IF DULL UNCLE TOM THEN IS NOW RICH, AFRICA CAN BE GREAT.

Article by Eleki Emmanuel Owanaemi Aka Dr. Emmanuel

            

May 2, 2019 127 comments
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JUNGLE JUSTICE AND VALUE FOR HUMAN LIFE
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JUNGLE JUSTICE AND VALUE FOR HUMAN LIFE

written by Odilichukwu Frances


A global village has the world become since the advent of the technological revolution and one of its offsprings, the social media, makes the dissemination of information very easy.

An incident which happened in Calabar has it that a man, whose dignified labour was accompanied by daily drenching of his clothes in profuse beads of sweat, acquired a motorcycle. He constantly enjoyed the service from his mechanical property until on Monday, March 25, 2019, a robber stealthily assailed him and tried to deprive him of it. He was activated by the adrenaline and energetically resisted the robber. Perplexed at how resilient the owner of the property was, the robber bathed him with fuel, set him ablaze and breezed out with the motorcycle. The police and others around went after him. He was caught and arrested while a few onlookers put out the fire on the resilient man and rushed him to the hospital.

On Tuesday, March 26, 2019, a throng of vexed individuals stormed the police station where the culprit was kept in custody, sought him out and burned him alive. When it was inquired of the crowd, by a few onlookers, the reason behind their setting ablaze the man and not letting anyone rescue him, they explained that the man whom he set ablaze the previous day kicked the bucket thirty minutes ago and they couldn’t let him die without avenging his death. The sympathizers walked away dumbfounded.

Various media could tag those avengers. A few people think the robber got what he deserved. The law, however, could find both parties guilty.

When we look through the lens of Thomas Hobbes’ ‘state of nature’, we see that he described human life as short, nasty, brutish, and wicked as a result of man’s self-centeredness. We may be right to claim that these men were blameless going by what the robber did. It was for the value of human life, and to salvage occurrences like the one above, that the likes of John Locke and Jean Jacque Rousseau introduced the general will, liberalism, social contract, democracy and similar forms of government.

Rousseau said, “I give up my rights, all men give up theirs and we choose one man who also give up his and we give him our rights as we saddle him with the responsibility to defend us” (my paraphrase).  This was the beginning of ‘the government for the people’.

Jacque further explained that everyone could opine but to build a lawful society, every community should have a representative. Trust must be found in this social contract, responsibility must be taken, and the leader must be for the people. Perhaps that’s why he asserted: “man is free but is everywhere in chains, hence the more power man has, more chains are bound to him”. For a man who understands himself a steward to the people will not parade himself with shoulders high; he rather would dutifully shoulder his responsibilities and avoid damnation.

The series of events in Nigeria leading to the 2019 presidential election ‘til this moment paints a picture of the brutish state of nature in the country where strength was seen to be inflicting pain on others, coveting what others own. Those who lacked the physical strength in the words of Karl Marx found solace in religion. The only difference as it relates to Nigeria is the masking of the ‘state of nature’ in the frame of democracy.

It is no news that citizens, in some parts of the country, express their anger through jungle justice.  Maybe the government should officially announce to all that we are back to the ‘state of nature’ and that jungle justice is the real deal so that no one is taken unawares anymore; so that no one reposes trust in the legal system and security agencies only to be disappointed.

Patriotism is nevertheless a call we must all answer. For its sake, let every man in his corner, at his pace and time strive to attain the lofty heights of peace; work together to remind the government of the social contract and that breaching it has consequences!

April 4, 2019 45 comments
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THE ENGAGEMENT @ 58

written by Odilichukwu Frances

Saturday, February 16, 2019, will, in the order of activities, host ‘the big event’ where Nigeria decides. Days preceding this event has filmed the presidential debate which Nigerians actively participated in through the social media, the candidates and their campaign strategies as well as the suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria to which Nigerians have reacted.

Campaigns have gone wrong for both the ‘PDP’ and ‘APC’ who happen to be the main contenders. The YPP has not relented in creating an impression, particularly in Imo state, while some contending parties have exited the stage.

Apparently, Nigerians are being wooed and on Saturday, in this week of ‘LOVE’, she will be choosing her groom at the altar of the polling units. The question is not who she will be choosing but why she will want to tango with that particular groom.

More often than not, ignorance of history grants history a repeat of itself particularly as regards negative events rather than positive ones. The lips of some elderly Nigerians tell how the war against corruption replay the days of War against Indiscipline (WAI) in their minds and how much they wish the young people today will ask questions and know the happenings that ushered Nigeria to today’s stage.

In the game of chess, moving the pieces illuminates the thoughts of a player, though the ultimate goal is to checkmate the opponent. The motive behind the move of each piece during the game is not fully known. Fortunately, the winner of this democratic political race will be decided by the Jury of citizens who courageously vote their conscience as they cast their votes while INEC, serving as the returning officer, will announce the collated results.

October 1, 2018, celebrated Nigeria at fifty-eight. Nigeria, a lady in her fifties, does not need a man who dangles a carrot before the donkey to lure it to its abode. However, at fifty-eight, Nigeria needs a man who will dutifully avail her the basic necessities of life while she can diligently toil for the luxury she desires. She needs a man whose ears dwell at the center of her habitat to see what visions need be set as well as establish institutions and systems that will facilitate implementation and development. At fifty-eight, Nigeria needs more development and less drama–a dancing to the beats of “No shishi for bribe” while walking the “talk”.

Chaos and crisis may force their way to the occasion, but the choice to resist this set of twins and protect Nigeria and her children lies solely in our hands. The understanding that we hurt ourselves and children unborn in hurting others must dwell richly in our minds.  

Engagement parties are reminders of the chiming wedding bells. If the bride makes a good choice of groom, the wedding party will breed more love and eternal memories and marriage will, in the midst of  challenges, be a happy one flowing in fruitfulness.

Nigeria needs you to CHOOSE wisely, for the next engagement will last till the next four years yet unseen and unknown. Don’t choose an alternative when you can make a bigger decision.

February 12, 2019 0 comment
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