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Tuesday, 12 June 2012

WHY I AM CONTROVERSIAL- ANITA JOSEPH

WHY I AM CONTROVERSIAL- ANITA JOSEPH She definitely is among the list of the very controversial Nollywood elites whose gorgeous looks make men run after them. They make watching Nollywood films interesting with their beauty. In this interview with PAS OBI, Anita Joseph opens up on what she has been doing and why she is a controversial figure. Enjoy What have you been up to lately? I have been working on my songs. My album is coming out pretty soon but I don’t know when but definitely before Christmas. We have heard a lot about this album, it’s taking so long why You know I do movies too. I work here and I work there. It’s not been easy. Now I am concentrating on completing my album and then start working on my movies again. You have been saying a lot about working on location, how many movies do you have in the market now I have My Prince and Princesses, I have Loyal To The Royalty, I have Cucumber, I have Enemies Of Progress, I have Lets Dance, I have Best Dancer, Touch Not My Crown, Imo On The Run, I have Festival Of Madness, I have Under My Bed, I have Open And Close….I have a lot in the market. Why is Anita Joseph Controversial? I don’t know… I put it to you that you know How do you mean I know? You are the one initiating the controversies How do you mean There is no controversy that is not emanating from what you did See I want to understand what you mean because some time people will say something some of you will go and write another. Don’t go and write anything because if I catch you (General laughter). My being controversial? Well I don’t know. May be it’s my nature. If I smile, Anita’s smile is controversial. As you see me now what I am wearing is cool but they will write, oh Anita what she wore oh this, oh that. Now I have shaved my hair…. Why did you scrape your hair? Okay I did a movie with this hair; it was a Mohawk before now I have shaved it. That is what I like, I just want to look different, I don’t like looking the way other people look and if you say you don’t like my hair then go and cut yours. You said you don’t like controversies but there are tattoos all over your body So is tattoo controversial? Well I like tattoos. Finally what is next for your musical career? I am dropping my album very soon. My single Go Gaga is doing well. So expect the album soon.
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Wednesday, 6 June 2012

SAMSOM SIASIA'S PASTOR DIES DANA AIR CRASH

Former Super Eagle's coach, Samson Siasia, also known as Sia 1, is at the moment in grieve. Siasia whose family is a staunch member of the Utako branch of The Reedemed Evangelical Mission, TREM, Abuja, otherwise known as Vision House lost their darling Pastor and his wife in the Dana Air Plane crash! Reverend Ayodeji and Ngozi Cole left behind three lovely kids. This makes it the second time plane crash will claim the life of a servant of God.

Monday, 4 June 2012

FELA KILLED ONE MAN ,ONE WIFE!

Fela killed one man one wife,Wole Soyinka killed clean hair cut! IBB killed the power of the ballot box. Obj Killed ruling a nation once, YarAdua killed handing over power. Jo-Shocker killed fuel subsidy. Clifford Orji killed eating food. Eze Ego killed living a long and poor life. CharleyBoy and Denrele killed being sane. Tuface killed having kids from one woman. Dbanj and Don Jazzy killed long lasting partnership. Aki and Paw Paw killed growing up. Pas Obi killed foolishness! What about you?

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Wednesday, 23 May 2012

Job Description

Grand Design Sage Homes Limited ,an established real estate development company in Lagos, has an employment opportunity for a highly organised and efficient professional to its management team.

Job Title: Project Manager (Civil Engineer)

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities:

Preparation, evaluation and review of designs and construction methods and risks.
Interface between the company and other relevant technical bodies/authorities and government agencies.
Structural designs and detailing.
Manage other consultants, and contractors, as applicable, for execution and administration of projects, manage quality to meet stakeholder`s expectations.
Supervise, evaluate, review and coordinate projects initiation, planning, execution and closure.
Budget control and monitor cost and quality. Prepare BOQ and analyse bids (quotations).
Monitoring project progress against plan.
Review and approval of project estimates to achieve given scope of work.
Motivate, manage and develop the personnel resources assigned in project complexity ,areas of risks, project duration, in compliance with the Project
Responsible for tracking progress, cost, and completion of projects.
Provide support to Business Development group in the area of bid/proposals for new opportunities, through the development and preparation of proposal cost and man-hour estimates, project management plan, manpower planning, project execution methodology and strategies.

Qualifications and Requirements:

Minimum qualification is HND.
Required experience is 5 - 7 years.
Use of Autocad /civil cad/Orion and Microsoft project will be an added advantage.

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and efficient candidates to join us in managing an established real estate development company.

Job Title: Property Marketer/ Personal Assistant to the Managing Director

Location: Lagos

Property Marketer Job Purpose: Plan develop and execute marketing programmes, create awareness of properties available and source for buyers, clients within a stipulated time.

Personal Assistant to the M.D Job Purpose: assist the Managing director in the effective management of the property portfolio by providing efficient and accurate administrative support.

Responsibilities:

Source for potential client for our various portfolio, project assisting, project advisory procurement, and property related financial services, asset Management, Interior Design, residential development, investments and much more.
Liaising and networking with a range of stakeholder including customers, partner organisation.
Sourcing advertising opportunities and placing adverts.
Communicates with target audience and managing customer relationship.
Conducting market research on properties.
Contracts with clients by negotiating leases; collecting security deposit.
Accomplishes financial objectives by collecting rents; paying bills; forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective action.
Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
Accomplishes organization goals by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Contributing to, and developing market plans and strategies.
As a Personal Assistant, you will be responsible for providing an effective and efficient office administration service for our real estate development company.
In addition to undertaking general office administration tasks, you will make arrangement for a variety of activities, you will also be accountable to the M.D, taking care of travels preparation, scheduling and fixing meetings etc.
Prepares reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends.

Qualifications and Requirements:

3-5 years marketing experience in the real estate Industry.
BSC or HND holder in related course.
Related work experience in the international market is an added advantage.
An Understanding of both local and national real estate market.
Proficiency in Microsoft office suite.
Has a good understanding of the business environment and the impact their behaviour has on the reputation of the company.
Must be able to communicate clearly and professionally in written and oral form to both internal and external clients.
Must be very organized.
Creative and analytical skills is very important.
Proven ability to build strong client relationship.
Must be multitasked able to joggle jobs.

Sets goals and strives to achieve them with enthusiasm and determination.
Generates and acts on new ideas that add value to business, look at different ways to solve problems and address difficulties.

Job Description

A top Notch real Estate Firm based in Ikeja, Lagos seeks to recruit marketers/Business Development Executives to market housing units targeted at the High Network down to the middle Class Social Economic class.

Job Title: Business Development Executive

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities:

Sales Canvassing.
Educating prospects on product attributes and benefits.
Identifying and Developing Business opportunities.
Prepare documents such as representation contracts, purchase agreements, closing statements, deeds and leases.
Closing of deals.
Managing relationship between the organisation and its Clients/prospects.
Following up on Clients and ensuring payments are made as at when due without default.

Qualification/Experience:

A good and verifiable track record in sales, marketing and or Business Development.
Previous Experience as a master in a Bank, other Financial Institutions, Real Estate Firms and other sectors of the Economy.
Good networking skill.
Rich contact base especially of HNIS, Middle class (ABC Social Economic Category)
A good University Degree or Polytechnic Diploma.
Good Communication interpersonal skills.
Confident and persuasive personality.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should apply within.

Job Description

A a leading assurance company in Nigeria wishes to fill the vacant position of Marketing Executive in all our branches in Lagos state.

Job Title: Marketing Executive

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities

Attend meetings, seminars and programs to learn about new products and services, learn new skills, and receive technical assistance in developing new accounts.
Calculate premiums and establish payment method.
Call on policyholders to deliver and explain policy, to analyze insurance program and suggest additions or changes, or to change beneficiaries.
Confer with clients to obtain and provide information when claims are made on a policy.
Contact underwriter and submit forms to obtain binder coverage.
Customize insurance programs to suit individual customers, often covering a variety of risks.
Develop marketing strategies to compete with other individuals or companies who sell insurance.
Ensure that policy requirements are fulfilled, including any necessary medical examinations and the completion of appropriate forms.
Explain features, advantages and disadvantages of various policies to promote sale of insurance plans.
Explain necessary bookkeeping requirements for customer to implement and provide group insurance program.
Inspect property, examining its general condition, type of construction, age, and other characteristics, to decide if it is a good insurance risk.
Install bookkeeping systems and resolve system problems.
Interview prospective clients to obtain data about their financial resources and needs, the physical condition of the person or property to be insured, and to discuss any existing coverage.
Monitor insurance claims to ensure they are settled equitably for both the client and the insurer.

Qualifications

Good university degree or higher National Diploma in any field
Possession of a Masters Degree is an added advantage
Good team player
Good selling and negotiation skills
Good interpersonal and leadership skills
Excellent communication skills (oral and written)

Job Description

A Reputable Company based in Lagos requires well qualified professiona to fill the position below:

Job Title: Marketing Executive

Location: Lagos

Responsibilities:

Develop customer service procedure, policies, and standards for the Marketing/sales department / unit.
Acquire new clients by selling the organizations services & provide help & advice to prospective clients
Derive insights to competitor activities & effectively counter efforts
Keeping accurate records & discussions or correspondence with clients
Co ordinate sales induction for new clients via client database maintenance
Formulate strategy to boost sales, enhance reputation, & attain corporate objectives
Routine sales figures & projections
Install bookkeeping systems and resolve system problems

Qualification and Experience:

Graduates from any reputable universities or HND in any field
Minimum of two (2) years experience in a similar capacity
Must be able to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the company's business, the industry, and best practices in this industry
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills
Business savvy and ability to integrate
Strong marketing skills and network
Good communication skills both written and oral
Good drafting skills

I WAS SHOT 300 BULLETS BUT I CAME OUT UNSCRATCHED- DR. CHRIS OKAFOR

Some months back, the revered Prophet, Dr. Chris Okafor of Mountain of Liberation and Miracles Church, Ogudu, Lagos, was kidnapped in Awka, Anambra State by those he prefers to call Terrorists. Bravo Weekly’s Assistant Editor, Paschal Oge Chikero, caught up with him at the Muritala Muhamed Airpot as he arrived Lagos from Anambra State . later we moved to Sheraton Hotel where this interview was conducted . In this interview he reveals his miraculous experience in the dungeon. Enjoy.

Welcome back; tell us how it all happened

You see, in all things you have to give thanks to God. Without God I will not be here today, I will not be alive, so I thank him.

How was the experience generally

Some Newspapers wrongly wrote that I was dead; you can see that I am not dead; it was my enemies that died not me. We went to Nnewi and rounded off the programme in Awka, a five days crusade. I was rushing back to meet the Sunday service, we were rushing to get to Benin so we can take flight. God had revealed ahead before it happened. We were to ply the popular route but the road was very bad so my driver decided that we use other routes. Before we could know what was happening they opened fire on fire on us, they were shooting as if it was war! They didn’t come as Kidnappers because Kidnappers don’t want to kill their victim so they can get their ransom. The Amanda jeep will be coming back to Lagos soon. We were shot over 300 bullets but none harmed those of us inside because God was inside, the fourth man in the fire was with us. If God send you, he must proof his mandate in your life; God went with Daniel into the den of Lion. If you see the vehicle, nobody believes that anybody inside will survive. I gave the people with me an order not to come down from the vehicle because there is a covering on the car but one of orderly, Adamu may be in a bid to do his job came down and was killed. May his gentle soul rest in peace. When the hoodlums came, they thought they were coming to carry out dead people because when they came, they were saying, so you didn’t die? I asked them not to hurt anybody. They took me and my PA away.

You said earlier that God revealed to you that something like this would happen, what measure were put in place to make sure it didn’t manifest

First of all the revelation came from God. You are asking about the measures we put in place so that it won’t happen, there are some things God have destined to happen, God allowed Daniel to go into the Lion’s den to proof the enemies wrong .He said you will walk through the fire, he didn’t say you will not walk through the fire but you will walk through the fire and the fire will not burn you, you will walk through the water and it will not over flow you. God just want people to understand that he has power beyond that of the enemy. At a time they knew they couldn’t kill me. I was there with the former Speaker of Imo State House of Assembly, Hon. Godfry Dikeocha, I prayed and he was released two days ago. To me these guys are not Kidnappers, I think they are Terrorists.

Were you manhandled?

One occasion, they carried us to State CID Awka, they attacked the State CID, shooting sporadically. We were inside the boot. In all these God told me there shall be no lose and there wasn’t except the police men they attack. For me to come out alive shows that God is alive because it’s not by my power.

You said that they are not Kidnappers but Terrorists, do you think there are some people backing them to do these things to innocent people

I think the problem is the government, they told me, man of God, we are not after you no body sent us after but politicians bought these guns for us during elections but when they get what they are looking for, they forget about us so we have to help ourselves.

Don’t you think that they must have gotten information that you made so much money at the crusade and they came after you for their share?

No I don’t think so because they ran into us. They are experts, when they see security people they shoot at sight. When you blame them, you blame the government. Most of those guys are graduates, they have jobs to do. When the government cannot guarantee safety of life and property, jobs for the people, the people will have to help themselves, they are doing all these because of money. As a matter of fact, it was a miraculous experience because they were confessing that Angels were appearing to them telling them that if you don’t let that man go there will be problem. On Monday an Angel instructed their leader to drop me off , there was so much trouble that they didn’t know what to do. At a t a time they couldn’t sleep. They came to me to pray for them. They were saying, man of God, we don’t know the God you are serving, gun cannot kill you, please pray for us. we are being tortured every night. Then they said we will let you go, when you give us money, we will release your PA. I told them no money will be given to them. They asked me of my village, I told them. They said the Angel instructed them to take me back to my father’s house. They drove me to my father’s compound. They told my parent that this man is not an ordinary man. Within 24 hours my PA was released.

Any ransom paid?

None.

We heard that some of your church members agreed to pay N20 Million

Well I don’t know the church member who agreed to pay the N20 Million the truth is that no ransom was paid.

In all how many days did you spend there?

I spent 52 days.

How did you people feed?

The God who supplied food to Elijah through a Raven took charge; even without food God sustained us. Look at me, they said I am dead but here I am unscratched. Lion does not eat all flesh and no matter what happens, Lion will never eat grass.

How did you receive the story that you were dead?

It was like Joseph who was buried while he was still alive. There was no means of communication, its only times in the mid night that you are allowed to make calls. When you make the call you are taken back and the phone switched off. You can’t even recognize the place because they blind fold everybody.

What do you think can be done to arrest this?

We have bad government, until the government rises up to the occasion this evil will not stop. God wanted me to go there to know what people are going through. Politicians are in politics because of the money they can make from it not to elevate the living standard of the people.

From the Bible we that God always sent Prophets to prepare his people against something coming, you are a man of God, don’t you think God allow this to happen to awaken something inside of you

Everyone who followed my programme knows that we speak against evil, we don’t support it. A young man once brought money that is difficult for anybody to refuse, when he came before me he said it was his tithe but God showed me that it was blood money, I refused the money. He said if I don’t take it he will go and pay it another place I said go and pay it another place. So it’s about doing good, it’s how long you have been doing it. The important thing here is that we went, we saw and we conquered!

In nutshell what do you think this experience means?

When God wants to do something, some people will be affected; God has used this to show that this is the man I have sent to the nation of Africa. I want him to be the Daniel, Elijah of Africa. Who has seen by himself and came out unhurt. There are some things that God has destined to happen for your own good there is nothing you can do about it. Thank you and also I thank those who wrote that I am dead.

SUPER STARS ARE RAISED BY SUPER MOMS-SOLA FAJOBI

The name Sola Fajobi is synonymous with the likes of Tajudeen Adepetu, Wale Adenuga. He is the youngest of the trio but he is sure living up to his mettle. He is the big masquerade behind house hold TV contents like Next Movie Star, Excite on TV, Groove on TV, D8, SuperMom to mention a few. He is the Captain of the fast sailing D. I. M ship, Digital Interactive Media, producers of the above mentioned TV programs. In this interview with Bravo Weekly’s Paschal Oge Chikero, he opens up on the fantastic idea of the celebrity edition of SuperMom and life generally. Enjoy the excerpts.

What is the idea behind SuperMon’s Celebrity edition?

SuperMom is basically about the celebration of mothers, so far we have worked with ordinary Nigerians whose mothers contributed immensely to their success in life. We have followed the same pattern so far so we thought we need to refresh the show, we need to make it bigger, we need to engage the audience more. We had a few ideas to play with; we narrowed down to the celebrity edition. There are a lot of our celebrities out there; people need to feel them as normal human beings. They sleep, they eat, and they drink just like we do. They go to toilet, some even snore. Somebody also gave birth to them. For us we it was an opportunity to share their story, their growing up and becoming who they have become, that’s what we are doing with the celebrity edition.

The show will be coming up very soon, who are the celebrities Nigerians are going to be watching out for

A whole lot of them. We selected them based on different things and from different sectors of the entertainment industry. Some are musicians, some comedians, some are actors, and some are media personnel. We have Chiko Ejiro, Julius Agwu, Abas Akande Obesere, the Fuji maestro himself, who talked about how his mother shaped him even when he was drifting, his mother was able to use prayers and advice to bring him back. Yaw of Wazobia FM, Aunty Binta Ayo Mogaji, Skales, Flavour, Kenny Saint Brown of the Ogungbes, Seyi Law the comedian. We have about 20 celebrities that we will be celebrating their moms.

From the concept of SuperMom, one wonders if the society doesn’t appreciate the contribution of the father in the up bringing a child. What do you make of this?

The fathers have a lot of responsibilities. In fact most times the fathers contribute more but you must know that a child has a bond with the mother right from the womb to breast feeding etc. while the father is busy running around raising money for the family, the mother is busy shaping the life of the child. The mother is the Chief Executive Officer of the home while the man is the Chairman. You also hear stories of fathers not being responsible enough and in such cases, the mother takes up responsibilities because she doesn’t have excuse, she can’t tell the children stories so she suffers to see them through life. That is why it seems that people world over celebrate mothers more than fathers. That doesn’t mean fathers are not celebrated, exceptional fathers deserve to be celebrated. A lot of people have been asking me when are you going to do super dad but I am hoping that something strategic will come up.

How can the concept of SuperMom impact in the lives of an average Nigerian watching it?

If you look at the previous SuperMom editions, the key lessons within the emotions, people crying. Last year one of the things we specialized on was that, extraordinary mothers are those who contributed to the success of their children not to the existence of their children. The lesson is that, if I make sure my children have the best, they will turn out the best and will in turn celebrate me, take good care of me. If you take care of your children and all of them are comfortable, trust me there is no how they will leave you to suffer. So SuperMom is a way of telling young ladies and even mothers to not shy away from their responsibilities, to do more for their children so that they will get more.

That means the Celebrity edition is a progression of the theme of SuperMom, if you take care of you children, they will become celebrities and you will be celebrated

If you look at the creative direction, it says I am a super star because of my super mom, it simply means that I wouldn’t have become a super star without my super mom.

You have other TV contents on TV like Next Movie Star, Excite on TV, Groove on TV, D8 etc. As an entrepreneur in Nigeria how do you get by?

Tough, very tough, perseverance is the language. Determination, Creativity is also the language. Next Movie Star is the longest independently produced reality show still running. If you look at our programmes, you will agree me with that we have been consistent, we have been persevering a lot of stuffs. Sometimes you say God, how I wish I am in another industry.

Some months back top independent producers had a conference to plan on how to make TV stations reduce air time charges, is that struggle still on

The struggle is still on. The biggest challenge we have as independent producers is broadcast. Broadcast takes between 60% to 70% of all the revenues we generate, which leaves us with 30 to 40% for tax, salaries, production, marketing, operations etc. in this industry, we are barely surviving, people see us doing big projects and they think we are making a whole lot of money but they don’t know we are just surviving. The struggle will continue to be on until something is done to stem this tide. If you make a million naira and you pay 600,000 to for air time, how do you pay salary, how do you produce and do other things you want to do. So we are trying to get coordinated. We must allow the government do its part by providing the necessary infrastructures. The way it is now the focus is not on content any more but on when your programme is running. This is because producers are using their money to buy air time than in producing creative contents. But they forget that if you run a good content by midnight, people will watch.

Abroad Broadcast stations buy TV contents here the reverse is the case. Do you think we can get to that point where TV stations will start buying contents?

It is true TV stations pay for contents abroad but Nigeria is a different environment. The industry is clustered. Just like Nollywood, 20 years ago the industry was young and few people who had passion for the industry were the ones in it but now everybody is there and this is the reason the industry is not fantastic any more except for a few young Film makers who have taken their works to the cinemas. That same thing is happening to TV. Everybody wants to produce. If the TV stations are exposed to just 100 top notch TV contents that are for sale, they will be able to pay but if they are exposed to 5000 and producers are begging them for air time, they will just relax and say let he who can pay for the air time come and get it. So I don’t know if it will ever change. It’s a period of unemployment challenges so people are going to do a lot of things not because of passion but for survival. I just hope that things get better, I hope that content becomes king because right now content is not king yet.

In the industry, who do you look up to, who inspires you

Ah! A few of them, Tajudeen Adepeju is someone who I have been very close to, he is my mentor, he is my friend, and he is my brother. I also look up to Wale Adenuga who consistently for the past 30 years has been in the content business either for print or electronics. And also a few other younger ones but I look up to these two and share a fantastic relationship with Taju Adepetu.

Let’s talk about your growing up. What was the thing your parents enshrined in you that has made you who you are today?

Well in my case, our parents got divorced when I was very young. We all stayed with our dad so he was the major influence in our lives. He did a good job in us because he keeps reminding us that the name is more important than any other thing. I have never been for the money in anything I do. I have been fulfillment driven.

Was there anything in your background that inspired the TV content maestro that you are today

I was a creative person while growing up. Those days we used say, there are three kinds of people in the world, those who make things happen, those who see things happen and the ones that can never believe anything is happening. So at that point I told myself that I am going to be among the people who make things happen. Secondly, I grew up in a poor environment so I told myself it’s me against the world. I believe I will succeed no matter what it takes and I have excelled in everything I have done. If you take me out of the content business and put me in another environment, as long as I can get a level of training, I will succeed but I love the content business.

It’s been nice talking to you

Same here

CROWN OBIOHA LAUNCHES HIS SECOND BOOK.

CROWN OBIOHA LAUNCHES HIS SECOND BOOK.

19^th of May 2012 will never be forgotten in the life of Pastor Crown Obioha, the founding pastor of Sure City,an emerging force from the heart of Surulere . This was the day he launched his second book, Going the Distance. The successful event held at the topmost floor of Rich Toast, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos. Sola Osunmankide the head pastor of House of David was the Chairman of the day. Dignitaries like the Prime Minister of Amagbor, Ezinihite, Mbaise in Imo State, Chief D.O Brown and Chief and Lolo Ogu were at the launch. It was a colourful event and the ever smiling Crown only had God to thank. Kudos on this achievement.