Dear Elders, Family and Friends,

I will be a guest on (AFRICAN HERITAGE RADIO GERMANY FM 96.Today –  Saturday the 8th of October with your amazing Radio Host –Princeijo Ojo-Amas
I will be discussing The importance of celebrating Black History Month as part of the build up of my organising Black History Month Celebrations at The UK House of Parliament for the fourth year in a row. Also get to listen to the beautiful songs of one of my mentees and a performing artist that I manage – Beffta Awards Nominee – Best Music video Agbonzikilo Franklin Osaserefrom Benin City, Nigeria

SUBMISSION.

like a desert, vacant & wide
with sun, sand & scenery
fill me with your vacancy
that i be wide in your mercy
burn my pride with your sun
& in your sand bury me
that i may rot in your scenery.

#ChristianPoetry
©Nome Patric

Dear Family and Friends,

I am humbled to have been invited by THE UNIVERSAL PEACE FEDERATION and THE INSTITUTE FOR CULTURAL DIPLOMACY as one of THE SPEAKERS at THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON CULTURAL DIPLOMACY and THE COMMONWEALTH taking place next week in London
The title of my talk will be themed “Celebrating Black History Month”

THE BEAUTY IN THE DARK

Last night I felt the beauty in the dark,
Warm whispers spelt upon the mystery of a stream,
And in the stillness of the night,
I kissed the moon,
For lost children wonder upon the valleys of this earth.Last Night I swayed amongst the rivers of a life,
And through the thunders I found your smile,
But in the silence of your eyes you said goodnight,
And in the richness of your grasp I felt a cry.But Africa,
In the spirit of your song,
I knew your shadow,
And in the richness of your grace I took that train,
For the howling drums in my Mothers backyard
Awakes my spirit,
And In the corners of your eyes,
I have shared a story.
A dream … A life…But now it is dark, and I cannot see you,
And the Voices from my elders begin to drown,
Now it is late and I cannot hear you,
For time separates the marshlands of this open forest,
Where the breasts of this earth
Feed the souls of my many brothers.Tonight I drank music in a foreign lake,
I sang history on an empty shore,
And when I danced the trees began to shiver,
For the Voices in my dark,
Became too dark… too firm… too realThe night is young and beautiful,
The shadows are still wandering in their hundreds,
From a distance I hear the crows of the cock,
And so I danced,
For in your story,
Life found a new voice
And In your glory hope found a new song.

Copyright ©  Tony Tokunbo Fernandez

HOW IT FEELS TO WIN MR NIGERIA UK 2016 – MR TEEDUM NKE-EE (MR NIGERIA UK 2016)

I would Like to give all glory to God, it has been a very busy period of constant preparation and hard work and the results have finally paid off

I feel so excited and blessed to have won Mr Nigeria UK 2016, the crown means a lot top me I was up against some tough competition but I also believe we are all winners

I thank God and the judges for finding me fit a king. In my reign I plan on starting a project called back to school, this will centre on a specific school in a specific state, especially in states that have been deeply affected by Boko Haram

I also intent to start off a campaign aimed at promoting the importance of the development of young girls and the empowerment of women

It feels great to be a winner

Mr Teedum

About Teedum

Teedum is a religious young man currently studying  Bioscience at the university Campus Suffolk, Ipswich, United Kingdom.

He is enthusiastic  and vibrant with a strong passion for modelling, Dancing, Singing and Hosting Events

. He is also  currently the Mr African and Caribbean society of his university and also made it to the top four  in the National pageant of Mr and Miss African and Caribbean society UK.

At the moment, Teedum is preparing himself, to be a participant of the prestigious Mr and Miss Nigeria UK in October 2016. He has also been recognized as an African youths Ambassador in Diaspora. His dream is to own an Entertainment Agency in the near future, which would represent models, Dancers etc.

He also has an Idea of hosting a TV show which is still an ongoing project

Teedum is optimistic and has a  deep passion for the youth and children of his generation, it is for this reason that he  decided to go into pageants. Winning the pageants will not only be a great achievement for him has an individual but it will also give him the platform to enact and express this passion more actively.

Teedum has decided to assist the school children in the north where the Boko haram attacked cities, by providing them with learning materials whenever he is back in  Nigeria

. He  hopes to  make positive change for his generation and the  environment.

Rita Osa (born September 29, 1989)  is an Entrepreneur,  Wife, Mother and an outstanding Philanthropist. The first Daughter of Nigerian veteran journalists,  Augustine Madu-West and Theresa Madu-West. She was Born in Kaduna, Nigeria and raised in Almere, The Netherlands.

She is the CEO of De’Osa Catering & Events Services London. Rita began making contributions towards understanding Hospitality Business Management when she was still studying for her undergraduate degree in Business and Enterprise management at the London South Bank University. After achieving a first class degree, she created De’Osa Catering & Events Service. De’Osa Catering & Events Service is a strategic, creative, one-stop shop for comprehensive meeting and event planning. The Business endeavour to tell the story of her its client’s brand, product or business through events. The concept of De’Osa Catering & Events Service came about from the much experience she gained during the management of famous hospitality companies such as Double tree by Hilton Amsterdam, Fuller, Smith & Turner Plc, 805 Restaurants and more. The ideology of De’Osa Catering & Events Service is todevelop an advanced level of cultural awareness through food as food brings people together in ways that words cannot.  Rita believes food provides a wide-reaching outlet of creativity through which we can express ourselves. According to Rita, one does not have to speak the language or have the same values as someone else for them to appreciate and enjoy the food that relates to him or her. Being the owner of an Intercontinental Catering Company gives her the opportunity to pour culture and inspiration into food, a subtle form of communication that is understood by all.

Her business is currently in partnership with diverse prominent event vendors within and outside London. In addition, she aims to leave a legacy through working with civic organizations such as, Widows cry, Imo State, Nigeria, London Youth Support Trust, London, UK, Focus on Disability Foundation, Against All Odds Still Standing, anti-diabetes campaign through cooking lessons and much more. By developing London’s first Intercontinental Catering & Events Service, Rita hopes to transform the UK’s cateringservice industry by showcasing the beauty of cultural identity through our Food and Events.

Mr Okoli Chukwuka Ikenna is a seasoned Entrepreneur, student leader, advocate and activist has just won Best Male youth advocate leader of the year at The Leadership Minds Ambassador awards inspired by Mr Petwise Olubogu

Only last month, Mr Chuka was one of the winners of The Africa4u Awards for the Nigerian Youth organised by UK Based Tony Tokunbo Eteka Fernandez held in Lagos.

Mr Chuka continues to be a great inspirational Role model to many youths. More information about him can be found below

About Okoli Chukwuka Ikenna

Okoli Chukwuka Ikenna is a seasoned Entrepreneur, student leader, advocate and activist. He holds a first degree in Water resource aquaculture and fisheries technology from FUT Minna, Niger stat e, Nigeria and a second degree in Human Resource Management from KAAFUniversity College, Ghana.

Ikenna has served in various position in student associations and also upheld the need for good governance, transparency and accountability.

He is the brain behind the M.A.D initiative which is a support group in helping youth in empowering them by training them in vocational skills and also empowering women to eliminate the gender discrimination and inequality through seminars, training and skill acquisition programs. He is also the head of United Africa which is an admission recruitment agency that helps students secure admission across borders.

He is passionate about Africa and the development of the continent and has been an advocate of good governance which is the only way Africa will attain the height it seeks for.

He has knack for learning and a new found love for renewable energy which he feels it’s the solution to power and also a clean source of energy.

Ikenna has a hobby of singing and writing and loves inspiring people through what he does.

He has a favourite quote ” you can’t keep doing the same thing and expect a different result, develop a new strategy”

He is quite young, energetic and hopes to touch more lives doing the things he loves doing and making the world a better place.

ITS TIME TO VOTE ONE OF MY MENTEES AND A VERY TALENTED PERFORMING ARTIST THAT I MANAGE

VOTE Agbonzikilo Franklin Osasere (INSPIRING PINTINZ) FOR BEST MUSIC VIDEO AT THIS YEARS BEFFTA AWARDS 2016

HIS MUSIC IS ENHANCED WITH A RAW FLAIR OF STYLE, SUBSTANCE AND THEMES THAT DENOTE- ALL THINGS POSITIVELY AFRICAN
PINTINZ IS HERE TO STAY, AND HIS MUSIC WILL MAKE YOUR DAY
SIMPLE WAY TO VOTE
• Visit www.beffta.com/voting
• Nomination Category: “20 music. Best Music Video”
• Nominee: “African Child (Inspired Pintinz)”

ABOUT PINTINZ

Pintinz kicked of his singing career at the early age of 11as a chorister at in New covenant gospel church, Calabar, South South Nigeria and later became the Music Director in Glorious light pavilion, Benin City, He also became a member of a crew called DXL group in 2008 with some hit tracks like LIGHTER’S Anthem.Years later in 2011,Pintinz got back into the studio to work on his craft and continued to develop as a Singer/Songwriter. He did a single called “My Call” produced by PPO and over the next few years, his talent became very evident.On the 22nd of April 2012, Pintinz came out with something mind blowing with a song titled “BEND DOWN LOW” (produced by Eminik UK) featurung Daklink. “BEND DOWN LOW” was premiered life on the 24th of April 2012 in The United Kingdom and France on AFRICA4U Radio Show with Tony Tokunbo Fernandez and also on Radio campus(LILLE, FRANCE) presented by HERVE DE LILLE AND TESSYTROMP.BEND DOWN LOW by Pintinz made it to many radio count down eg Grace fm 95.5,ITV radio, Bronze F.M, Rhythm 93.7, campus radio(FRANCE), Reading4u radio UK, Blast1386, TopafricFm,etc. The song is still buzzing hard and was recently played on BBC radio Berkshire.AGBONZIKILO FRANKLIN OSASERE popularly known as PINTINZ graduated from NIVERSITY OF BENIN,DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY with a second class upper division in BSCGLY. Masters in Petroleum Geology in-view.Record Label: Sounds Of Eminik UK

ABOUT PINTINZ

Pintinz kicked of his singing career at the early age of 11as a chorister at in New covenant gospel church, Calabar, South South Nigeria and later became the Music Director in Glorious light pavilion, Benin City, He also became a member of a crew called DXL group in 2008 with some hit tracks like LIGHTER’S Anthem.Years later in 2011,Pintinz got back into the studio to work on his craft and continued to develop as a Singer/Songwriter. He did a single called “My Call” produced by PPO and over the next few years, his talent became very evident.On the 22nd of April 2012, Pintinz came out with something mind blowing with a song titled “BEND DOWN LOW” (produced by Eminik UK) featurung Daklink. “BEND DOWN LOW” was premiered life on the 24th of April 2012 in The United Kingdom and France on AFRICA4U Radio Show with Tony Tokunbo Fernandez and also on Radio campus(LILLE, FRANCE) presented by HERVE DE LILLE AND TESSYTROMP.BEND DOWN LOW by Pintinz made it to many radio count down eg Grace fm 95.5,ITV radio, Bronze F.M, Rhythm 93.7, campus radio(FRANCE), Reading4u radio UK, Blast1386, TopafricFm,etc. The song is still buzzing hard and was recently played on BBC radio Berkshire.AGBONZIKILO FRANKLIN OSASERE popularly known as PINTINZ graduated from NIVERSITY OF BENIN,DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY with a second class upper division in BSCGLY. Masters in Petroleum Geology in-view.Record Label: Sounds Of Eminik UK

5 Good reasons to visit Zambia

1.The people are awesome

Zambians are some of the friendliest and most welcoming people you could ever meet. Throughout both the city and the countryside, It’s not uncommon for strangers to greet you in the street and ask “Muli Bwanji” (how are you?). People who have visited for leisure or even to do charity work in Zambia in the most rural of areas have often commented on the warm, familial embrace which Zambians extend to all visitors.

2. There’s lots to do and see

Some may be surprised to know Zambia has been providing luxurious holiday experiences for a while now! One can choose to live it up in one of the traditional, but comfortably designed lodges in Livingston and enjoy local attractions such as a bungee jump off the spectacular Victoria Falls, a boat cruise across the Zambezi river to gaze at the elephants walking across the waters, maybe even catch a crocodile swimming if your’e lucky! The Capital city; Lusaka offers a generous amount of shopping malls, for shoppers to get lost in and enjoy. Clubbers can dance the night away to local beats, as well as the latest worldwide tunes in local bars and clubs. There are also plenty of restaurants where you can choose to enjoy a traditional Zambian dish of Nshima with locally reared meat, or you can opt for one of the many “Western” options such as Nandoes, Indian, Chinese, Seafood, Burgers and tasty Pub cuisine. Over 33% of the country is designated to national parks, which means you don’t need to go anywhere else to get the whole safari experience.

3. Tons of vast, magical and unique landscapes

Liuwa Plain National Park is home to the second largest migration of wildebeest in the world. It is so exclusive and remote that there is only one permanent camp, Matamanene Camp, in over 3,600km² of glorious, African land where the local lions reside. There is plenty of countryside in rural areas of Western province, Copperbelt, Central and Luapula Provinces where one can get a taste of village life, as well as enjoy being closer to nature.

4.The Culture & History is so interesting

During Zambia’s rainy season in October, the Lozi tribe celebrate their annual Kuomboka Festival. This is a colourful and Historical affair which many will travel from all over Zambia and further to observe the Royal King of Loziland on his mighty boat, observed by his tribesmen and followers crossing the river. One can also visit the Museum of Livingstone to learn about Zambia’s Colonial past, the great rise to Independence in 1964, or buy some traditional artefacts at a weekend market or one of the trade fair events, which occur throughout the year.

5.Investment

Like a lot of countries in Africa, Zambia is steadily growing as more and more investment goes into it and there are many investment opportunities available to anybody wishing to move there. The Zambian Government welcomes investors across sectors and the laws relating to investment provide incentives aimed specifically at increased levels of investment and international trade, as well as increased domestic economic growth. With a thriving private sector and access to many markets, the are many opportunities to invest and succeed. As a member state of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and borders with 8 SADC nations; the largest number of bordering countries than any of the SADC countries. Zambia is also a member state of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)as well as being under the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) of the United States allowing for quota preference and duty-free entry to the US market and a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).

All in all, Zambia is a great place to live and work, or even just enjoy a unique holiday experience.

PICTURE OF VICTORIA FALLS, ZAMBIA

Article written by Nasilele Ailola

I am Ikhuenbor Vikram Osarumen also known as Vikram Da Ace Poet from Oredo Local Government, Benin City, Edo State. I am proudly Nigerian…..an only child between my parents and was trained solely by my mother( a single parent). I would describe myself as a visionary person whose life is motivated by a zest to be an answer to the questions of many both spiritually and physically all around the world. I am pretty emotional and usually ” fall asleep while awake,” that is to say, I experience a great dimension of God’s insight and foresight in my ministry as a spoken word poet. I hate travesty and so I always say ” The world is one big bakery, so stop all the bickering, because God the baker made us come into this world as different pastries.”

MY LIFE AS A CHILD 

As a child, I grew up living a lonely life. The only friend I had then was “myself”, hence I discovered inner energy. Soon I was admitted into Garrick Primary and Secondary School, Benin City, Edo State. One situation that held me down was that, I always had the poorest result in my class and as such, became the least entertained. I grew through those formative days crestfallen because, I couldn’t measure up with my peers academically.
I remember a situation which occurred in primary 5, how that my mathematics teacher pointed to the rest of the class saying ” I see you guys going far in life,” just after I failed a question. The worse case scenario was that I couldn’t speak English at all. However in ss2, I realised those coming out tops in class didn’t have ten heads. That was when I picked up Brighter Grammar and Queens Premier in ss2 and started to burn the mid night candle. So it went that for the first time in my life, I came second in class and a year after I got admitted into Benson Idahosa University in 2007 to study law.

MY LIFE AS A LAW STUDENT 

In 2007, I took a decision to brake academic records at both intra university and interuniversity competitions. I started studying beyond normal and in my 300 level, I carted away with an award of the overall best student; in 400 level I won the first National scholarship to the Nigerian Law School during the Comrade Adams Aliu Oshiomole’s Moot and Mock Trials, held in the Ambrose Ali University, Edo State, Nigeria.
That same year, I won another scholarship to the Nigerian Law School from the university of Benin, as having one of the best articles amongst a group of articles sent in for scrutiny.
In 2012, I was conferred the honour of the overall best graduating law student with a G.P.A of 4.45. At this time I had published my first book entitled “The Memory of World War 11 and the ICRC.” I had become the first president of the Niger Delta Student Union Government in my school.
In 2013, I had published a comprehensive English text entitled ” The Superior Insider: The Mystics of Grammar and Phonetics Unveiled.” In 2014, I was called to the Nigerian Bar as a Solicitor/Advocate of the supreme court of Nigeria.

HOW I BECAME A SPOKEN WORD ARTIST 

My success story as a spoken word poet all began in 2010 as I yearned to see world peace gain a domino effect in the comity of nations. I am a very emotional person and a deep thinker as well. Overtime, I developed a writing spirit, which propelled me to start spoken word poetry in a village called Ikpeshi, Akoko Edo Local Government, Edo State.
The depth of my spoken word poems snowballed out of solitary living. Hence, I have time to study, meditate, praying and hear from God. The exact words I hear are the spirit filled words I say on stage as spoken word poems. I have seen many lives transformed over the years under this ministry.
In 2014, I started a spoken word academy known as Ace Academy with the motto “Save the World.” The academy hosts the trending spoken word event call Speak Out Loud. It has been changing lives and sequel to that, other spoken word poets have come out amongst us, spreading the divine mandate as well. I took it as a ministry, but I became more serious when I heard the lord on the 30 April, 2016 at about 2:35am….” You will speak through times and seasons and through generations.”
From that day,  the anointing on my ministry as a spoken word poet has increased.
Finally, I became a spoken word poet due to an undying vision to bring answers to the questions of many. This is what I live for and if need be I hope to die for. The world must become a better place.

My most challenging moment

This was the day I defeated “self.”

Mission

To take the divine mandate to the ends of the earth.