OUR ROLE MODEL OF THE WEEK IS BUKY ORIJA, BUKY IS CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL COACH & COMMUNITY ADVOCATE

ABOUT ME

My name is Ms Buky Orija, I am certified professional coach, social &  business  entrepreneur and a community advocate.  I am also very passionate about personal development, representing the voices of women and social issues that affect the lives of people and collective communities

I am also an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner as well as a Public Speaker from one of the most prestigious schools in London – The Professional Speakers Academy owned by The famous Andy Harrington.

Before coming a coach,  I received my undergraduate degree from The Polytechnic Ibadan, Nigeria and hold an M.B.A in Business Administration from Lagos State University . I had over 18 years experience in retail  banking.

 

I enjoy travelling and my dream is to cruise around the world

 

To enquire more about the services, I provide, Contact me   now on +44778824798 or email her at buky@bukyorija.com

FEEL FREE TO VISIT HER WEBSITE www.bukyorija.com  

 

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THE AMAZING BUKY ORIJA, A CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL COACH, AT YOUR SERVICE IN 2017 & BEYOND – CONTACT HER TODAY

A BIT ABOUT ME

As each day unfolds, I feel the profound need to share the various shades of my story and my journey with the hope that it will inspire others to discover great success from the book of life and take action, cease the moment and aim for the starts.  The truth is CHANGE starts from within.  CHANGE starts with YOU

My name is Ms Buky Orija, I am certified professional coach, social and business entrepreneur and a community advocate.   I have developed the appropriate road map to take you to your desired destination, discover the REAL YOU and unmask all the barriers which are preventing you from enjoying a loving relationship with yourself and others.  I will work with you to discover the amazing fulfilment that manifests from the bigger picture of Life leading to many more success stories

Together, we will find out what is holding you back so you are no longer suppressed, no longer confused, no longer questioning your value, no longer feeling timid, no longer filled with fear and no longer preventing those around you from discovering the real you

 

ORIJA

 

HOW I CAN HELP YOU

Through individual and group coaching , workshops and speaking engagements, my clients discover and grow in emotional well being, creative confidence, self –esteem , self worth and arrive at a profound turning point where they are in charge of their lives  in totality.   It is an amazing feeling to discover the REAL YOU and to radiate with grace, strength and confidence

They are also able to break free from all forms of abuse, challenges and various forms of stress and start to live a successful and productive life both on a personal  and professional level and at the same time, their journey starts to get more profound, enjoyable and meaningful when they then go on to inspire others    ARE YOU READY TO START THAT JOURNEY?  WHAT STOPS YOU FROM BEING THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN SOCIETY?  WHAT REALLY MATTERS TO YOU?

 

PROGRAMMES AVAILABLE

THE LAW OF BEING-  “The Law of Being” is an online interactive coaching programme with professional one to one coaching as well as audio clips to listen to help individuals learn how to live a more meaningful and impactful life.   WE FOCUS ON THE FOLLOWING BELOW:

 

Introduction to the Law of Being

Being on the Journey

Who are you being?

Being at choice

Being conscious

Being abundant

 

SPEAK OUT, IT’S YOUR LIFE PROGRAMME

Speak out; it is your Life programme is 12 week group coaching programme. When you enrol on the “African women coaching academy”, you get to join others like you on this 12 week supportive programme. The outcome is for them to get to understand what abuse is all about.

The essence is to understand what abuse is all about and to assess where you are now, where you want to be as well as understand yourself more.

In the process, you will also be able to raise your consciousness and creative awareness, by having a better insight into what is happening in your life and exploring what is preventing you from achieving your desired success and fulfilling your dreams

The ultimate goal is to be the absolute best that you can be

 

ENERGY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME:

This is a 4 to 6 Month online coaching programme specifically aimed at women in leadership positions and positions of influence who are looking for educational & emotional support as well as an understanding coach.

The areas I cover under this programme can be found below

 

Planning and orientation

Orientation to the energy levels

Leadership strength and gaps

Barriers to success

Emotional intelligence

Dynamic communications

Introduction to influencing others

Introduction to problem solving

Decision making

High energy relationships

Health and Wellness

Time management/balance

 

 

To enquire more about the services, I provide, Contact me   now on +44778824798 or email her at buky@bukyorija.com

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Nigeria’s Acting President praised for signing Diaspora Commission bill into law

Acting President Yemi Osibanjo’s signing of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission Establishment Bill 2017 into law has been praised for giving teeth to the government’s self-professed desire to partner its citizens abroad.

The Diaspora Commission Act establishes the commission under the supervisory jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  “It has the responsibility to coordinate and organise Nigerians in and from the Diaspora to contribute human capital and material resources, including their expertise, for the development of Nigeria and its constituent states,” Senator Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), said in a statement this week in Abuja officially announcing that the acting president had assented to the Bill.

“It will also provide a database of Nigerians in various fields and potentialities as resource base for Nigeria and the world to draw from, as well as protect the interest of all Nigerians,” added Enang, explaining the functions of the Commission.

Responding to the development, Kenneth Gbandi, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE), said: “NIDOE Leadership and indeed the Global Nigerian Diaspora community is encouraged and revitalized”.

In an official letter to Acting President Osibanjo, Gbandi added: “The assent to the Diaspora Commission Establishment Bill 2017 has rekindled once again the Diaspora indomitable spirit to reposition NIDO and the Nigerian Global community as a well ordered and dependable group, promoting national development.”

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Kenneth Gbandi, the chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Nigerians in Diaspora Organization Europe, has expressed his joy over the development and called on the acting president to provide the necessary financial resources for the quick take-off of the Diaspora Commission in an official letter to the Presidency / Photo: © Private

Gbandi called on the government to set into motion without any delay the process of establishing the commission. “Your Excellency, with the gracious assent to the Bill, we are of high expectation that the Commission will take off without delay. This is because the Bill was passed by the NASS [National Assembly] after the 2017 Budget appropriation was sent to the NASS. We hereby respectfully implore your Excellency to utilise your discretionary budget expenditure to set up the Commission. This will enable the Presidency and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work together to set up the Commission, appoint its executive officers, provide office, recruit staff, and all the necessary and needful logistics,” Gbandi said.

In her comment, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the President on Foreign Affairs and Diaspora, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, described the signing into law of the Diaspora Commission Bill as “a welcome development”.  Dabiri-Erewa noted that 26 countries has full ministries for the Diaspora and “having a commission for our almost 15 million Nigerians abroad is a most welcome development”.

The presidential SSA introduced the bill six years ago when she was the chairperson of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Diaspora Affairs. “I’m so excited on the signing of the bill into law after introducing this bill to the Parliament about six years ago, finally, it’s now a law, we thank God. Our advocacy for a one stop agency for diaspora matters is finally a reality,” she added.

The establishment of the Nigerian Citizens in Diaspora Commission is to ensure the protection of Nigerians in Diaspora, and promote and facilitate their effective participation in economic, political and social development of the nation.

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MUSIC SPOTLIGHT, CELEBRATING THE AMAZING MIGHTY SPARROW – KING OF CALYPSO

With his ultra-sweet vocals and lyrics that speak of romance and topical politics, Mighty Sparrow (born Slinger Francisco) rose to the upper echelon of Trinidadian calypso. Best known for his hits “Jean and Dinah” in 1956 and “Carnival Boycott” in 1957, Sparrow is an 11-time winner of the calypso monarchy and an eight-time winner of Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival Road March competition. Born to a poor working-class family in Gran Roi, a small fishing village in Grenada, Sparrow moved to Trinidad at the age of one. Learning to sing in the boy’s choir of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, he became the head choirboy. At the age of 14, he formed a steel band to perform at the Carnival, sparking his interest in calypso. Teaching himself to play guitar, Sparrow began to write his own songs. Winning the Carnival competition with “Jean and Dinah,” he received a grand prize of 40 dollars. In protest, he wrote a scorching indictment of the Trinidadian music industry, “Carnival Boycott.” Despite his refusal to compete in the Carnival contests for the next three years, Sparrow became one of the Caribbean’s most successful artists.

 

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SOURCE –  ALLMUSIC.COM

ROLE MODEL OF THE WEEK, KANDACE CHIMBIRI, SELF PUBLISHED AUTHOR AND FOUNDER OF GOLDEN DESTINY

K.N. Chimbiri is the self-published author of three books: Secrets of the Afro Comb,6,000 Years of Art and Culture, The Story of Early Ancient Egypt, and Step Back in Time to Ancient Kush.

Motivated by a desire to help improve childrens literacy as well as their knowledge of history,Kandace founded her small publishing house Golden Destiny Ltd in 2009. Golden Destiny specialises in non-fiction titles for children, in particular Black history before mass enslavement.

Kandace’s self-published books led directly to working with museums on exhibitions. She has worked with the V and A on Contemporary Kushite Kings and Queens (part of the Staying Power project in 2011), the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge on the Origins of the Afro Comb (2013) and with the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology on the Fusion of Worlds (2014).

She has given talks for adults and for children on African history as well as tours on African Artefacts in the British Museum, the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology and the V&A.

 

Her talks and workshops for adults include:

        Ancient Warrior Queens of the Sudan (for Black History Walks)

        Nefertiti: a Black icon?

        African Artefacts in European Museums

        Hairstyles of the Ancient Egyptians

        Ancient Egyptian Combs and African Hair

        Female Rulers of the Ancient Nile Valley

 

Her talks, museum trails and workshops for children include Great Lives of Ancient Africa (museum mystery hunt), 6,000 years of African combs, Why doesn’t everyone have African hair? and Kushite crowns. She has also delivered Black history sessions for children at the Barbados Museum (2012).

 

She appeared in the documentary, Nubian Spirit: The African Legacy of the Ancient Nile Valley.

 

 

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Other publications:

K.N. Chimbiri. “The ancient Kushite city of Meroë. “ Stevenson, A. (ed.) (2015) The Petrie Museum of

Egyptian Archaeology: Characters and Collections. London: UCL Press.

Kandace was born in London, England in 1968 to parents from Barbados.

Contact details:

Email: info@golden-destiny.com

Website: http://www.golden-destiny.com

Twitter: @knchimbiri

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/GoldenDestiny

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/knchimbiri

Blog: black-children- reading.com

HUMBLED TO FACILITATE AN EMPOWERMENT INITIATIVE IN TIMISOARA, ROMANIA

MY LECTURE AND AWARD INITIATIVE IN ROMANIA, PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY AIDROM ROMANIA, BASCA ROMANIA AND AMBASADA TIMISOARA

The Language of Love is a thread that breathes through every facet of Life. Its strength overshadows the limitations of boundaries and fear, inspiring us all to work as one, grow as one and share as one.
Over the years I have discovered the importance and value of social responsibility and how important it is to set example
It was a profound pleasure to deliver a lecture titled “ THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING THE CHANGE WE WANT TO SEE IN SOCIETY” which took place at the The Ambasada, Anton Seiller 2, TIMISOARA , ROMANIA
This initiative would not have been possible without the support from AIDROM TIMISOARA, BASCA TIMISOARA and AMBASADA TIMISOARA, I am humbled by the support to say the least.
A Big congratulations also to three amazing people who were honoured with AFRICA4U ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN ROMANIA

Congratulations DR Henry Osakwee, An amazing Doctor and Community humanitarian who has lived in Romania for so many years – May you continue to make the most of life each day
Congratulations to Professor Harbu for all the great work you do in the community. Professor Alina Barbu travelled all the way from Constanta , Romania to attend this event. You are blessed

Congratulations also to Okeigbo Chris Social Intar-cultutal mediator , who has also lived in Romania for many years, Keep doing great things
Being the Change we want to see in society starts from us, We have what it takes to take ownership of the present moment with patience, passion and perseverance.
CHANGE STARTS WITH US, WE ARE THE FUTURE

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MUSIC SPOTLIGHT- CELEBRATING THE AMAZING KING SUNNY ADE – THE KING OF JUJU MUSIC

King Sunny Ade is the undisputed king of juju music, the dance-inspiring hybrid of western pop and traditional African music with roots in the guitar tradition of Nigeria. Although he’s yet to equal the success that he enjoyed with his early-’80s albums and American tours, Ade and his band, His African Beats, continue to weave an infectious blend of electric guitars, synthesizers and multi-layered percussion. Born to a family of Nigerian royalty, Ade left school to pursue a career in music. In the mid-’60s, he performed with a highlife band, Moses Olaiya’s Federal Rhythm Dandies. Ade formed his own band, the Green Spots, in 1967. Frustrated by the exploitation of the record industry, Ade launched his own record label in 1974. In the decades since, the label has released more than 100 of Ade‘s recordings in Nigeria. Ade began to attract attention in the western world when three of his albums — Juju MusicSynchro System, and Aura — were released in the early ’80s on the Mango label, a subsidiary of Island Records. Ade & His African Beats made their debut American performances to enthusiastic crowds in 1983. Although Juju Music and Synchro System showed signs that Ade was going up to live up to billing as “the African Bob Marley,” Aura was a commercial disappointment and the group was dropped by Island Records. While they released an album, Authority of Your Ticket, in 1990, it too failed to stir much commercial interest. E Dide (Get Up), released in 1995, offered hints that the best days of Ade and His African Beats were yet to come. The group followed it with Odu, a collection of ancient Nigerian songs, in 1998; the album was nominated for a Grammy. Its follow-up, Seven Degrees North, appeared in 2000. Ade has remained a powerful force in Nigeria. Money received from his early albums has been used to launch an oil firm, a mining company, a nightclub, a film and video production company, a PR firm, and a record label specializing in recordings by African artists. It’s been estimated than more than 700 people are employed by Ade‘s companies. In the mid-’90s, Ade founded the King Sunny Ade Foundation, an organization that includes a performing arts center, a state of the art recording studio, and housing for young musicians and performers on a five acre tract donated by the Lagos state government. Ade currently serves as chairperson of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria. In 1996, Ade formed a supergroup, the Way Forward, featuring top-notch Nigerian musicians. He and His African Beats have been featured in three films — Juju Music in 1988, Live at Montreux in 1990, and Roots of Rhythm in 1997.

 

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SOURCE-   ALL MUSIC.COM

ROLE MODEL OF THE WEEK, TIMOTHY ARCHIBONG ESU, CEO OF GOLDMINE CRECHE & SCHOOLS

A BIO ON TIMOTHY ARCHIBONG ESU

Timothy Archibong Esu, a husband, father of five (two biological and three non biological), teacher, social crusader, community and youth and community leader, a preacher of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, without sounding immodest, is a lot more than any single individual can describe.

This fact stems from his birth into the families of the late Obong Daniel Asibong Ekpe Esu, a retired Commissioner of Police (Operations) of Ikot Esu, Creek Town, Odukpani LGA and the late Giftie Daniel Esu (nee Duke) of Ikot Edem Odo, Akpabuyo LGA both of Cross River State, Nigeria on 5 th April, 1976.

An avid believer in education of the mindset for personal and societal development, Timothy, in spite of certain setbacks such as being completely orphaned at a time when advanced education was on his mind, was educated at infancy in Ironbar Memorial Primary School (1983-1988); Duke Town Secondary School (1989-1991); Hope Waddell Training Institution (1991-1995); University of Calabar (1996-1999 forDiploma in Religion and Philosophy and 2009-2013 for LLB Law and Legal Studies) – all in Calabar, Cross River State; Loveworld Ministerial College, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria (Certificate in Ministerial Arts) – and in a number of other professional, management, technical, artisanal inclinations.

While in basic school, Timothy has been an athlete with laurels in marathon, high and long jump; Commandant, Man O’ War Bay, Hope Waddell Training Institution; Vice President, Press Club, Hope Waddell Training Institution; accomplished bass singer, Glorious Voices of Hope Waddell Training Institution (a role extended to his Family Church, The Presbyterian Church, Duke Town Cathedral – 1996-2003).

Timothy has garnered work experiences beginning in 1995 as an auxiliary teacher (later, full classroom teacher) with the Family Support Programme Schools, Parliamentary Village Road; Amazing Grace Foundation Schools, Ikot Ansa.

Timothy has supported as a Consultant at no cost the establishment of Redsand Schools, Jebs Road; Nta Memorial Schools, Parliamentary Extension for upcoming entrepreneurs among other side visit trainings for schools in Calabar Metropolis.

Timothy is an Advanced National Training Officer of the Boys’ Brigade, Nigeria (having won laurels such as the Drill Instructor of the year 1999-2005); State Patron of the Girls’ Brigade, Nigeria, Cross River State Council (having helped resuscitate the Organisation in 1996 and was instrumental to organising it for commissioning as a Division in 2002); Resource Person, Hope Waddell Society of Music; Chairman, Action Committee, Hope Waddell Old Students’ Choir; President Emeritus, The Debonnaire Family Gospel Singers (an acapella Gospel singing group) – from inception in 1995 to2003; Chairman, Corporate Governance Committee, Esuk Ofuo Youths Development Council, Anantigha (a youths and community based organization) – having led the team to register the Association as a recognized group in Cross River State.

Currently, Timothy has settled down to the role of an entrepreneur having set up an educational facility with the name Goldmine Crèche and Schools in Calabar, Cross River State in 2014 to offer quality education to spark off creative inclinations in children while at the same time looking out for other opportunities to strategically fully express his vision in the field of early child care and educational services.

Getting to do personal business gives Timothy the allowance of functioning as not only a Pastor in the Messiah Deliverance and Salvation Ministries where he also serves the General Secretary, Ministerial Class Instructor, Proposed Captain of the Boys’ Brigade, Nigeria, 7 th Calabar Company, it gives him the sense of responsibility of handling personal and family affairs in addition to those of the Community where he serves selflessly.

His ideas has created initiatives that has led to community developments and youth empowerment programmes around Esuk Ofuo of Anantigha Clan in Calabar South LGA of Cross River State, Nigeria.

Timothy believes there is no ending to learning, one of the reasons he has devoted himself to online and real time learning opportunities. He is also unrelenting in his efforts to see that his communities (origin, operational and residential) are not lagging behind in any developmental aspects one of the reasons of his being on the lookout for beneficial programmes to keep relevant persons connected to opportunities.

He is also a member of the Efik Leadership Forum to promote the values of the upcoming generation of the Efik Nation.

 

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