2021 Planning Series 2 Published on 19th January 2021 Hello, welcome to this week’s edition of Power Words. Today, we continue our 2021 planning series, You can catch up on it at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aBqmTIDHI4&feature=youtu.be Building on our discussions last week, we focus on the connection between vision and planning, the role of intentionalism and commitment in the execution process. Yes, 2021 will bring its challenges, but the difference will be in how you approach them. A good plan will lay the right foundation. So, here’s a question for you, “What is a plan without vision?” My take? To make…
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Our Woman Crush Wednesday, Seun Ganiyu-Alabi has distinguished herself in her field of work, making positive impacts on young professionals. She is a business development expert in market research, currently serving as the Business Development Lead for NielsenIQ (previously known as A.C. Nielsen). Leading business development at NielsenIQ, she engages in strategic business decision-making by unveiling category and brand opportunities from market and consumer data, based on consumer needs and market trends. Prior to her current role, she managed several NielsenIQ client accounts as a Senior Account Manager. These accounts included Coca-Cola, BAT, Suntory, Hayat Kimya, Sanofi Aventis, Twinings, Dangote, among…
Popular Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim is advocating against body shaming women. She made this known after a fan had shared a photo of the 34-year-old mother one on his Twitter page applauding her well-tucked stomach while in a swimming pool. “Ratio’d with a picture of a thick baby with no belle!!,” he wrote. On spotting the caption, Juliet Ibrahim cautioned the fan of attacking women’s self-confidence by trying to make her look above others. Juliet followed up with a clarification that she doesn’t have a flat stomach and that in fact, she has been like that since childhood. She replied the fan, saying:…
Popular Disc Jockey, DJ Spinall said that Tiwa Savage collapsed during the video shoot for his hit single, ‘Dis Love’ featuring her and Wizkid. The CEO of The Cap Music revealed this during an interview with Ebro Darden, an American media personality. He said, “We had the record and we shot the video in London. She actually fainted at the video shoot because she was exhausted from a long trip and I forced her to come for the video shoot right away. So she collapsed on me and I was scared. Then she came back up and still gave me the second verse.”…
Nigerian comedian Owen Osamwengie also known as Owen Gee has narrated how his son contracted the dreaded coronavirus. According to him, the increase in numbers of infected people across the country should discourage the government from opening schools. The celebrity made this known during a chat with Punch, as he kicked against the reopening of schools by the federal government. “I have two kids, one is in primary while the other is in secondary school. Last term, one of my kids came home ill and was sick for a while. We kept treating him for malaria but to no avail,” he said.…
Burna Boy‘s song “Destiny” has been included in the inauguration playlist presented by U.S President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. The Biden-Harris team on Friday presented a 46-song playlist to help supporters celebrate the upcoming January 20 inauguration. The playlist which features various artistes from around the world is in line with the upcoming inauguration’s “America United” theme. Burna Boy is the only Nigerian artiste on the list. His song, “Destiny”, is off his Grammy-nominated fourth studio album, African Giant. “Are you planning your #Inauguration2021 at-home watch party? Well let us take one thing off your plate —…
Media personality, Tomike Alayande Adeoye surprised her mother with a car. In a post she shared on Instagram, she revealed that she had always wanted to gift her mother a car who was a selfless person. https://www.instagram.com/p/CKLzhgBluGa/ She wrote: This was definitely one of the best days of my life! I’ve always dreamed of the day I’ll buy my mum a car and I’m grateful to God I ticked that off my bucket list. Days after this surprise, she kept saying it was like a dream.lol. She said it was when she held the registration and purchase documents and saw…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for an investigation into the death of David Ntekim-Rex. The young man was shot last Friday by gunmen, suspected to be robbers, at the Jibowu area in Lagos. Ntekim-Rex was a graphics designer, a UI/UX designer, a systems engineer and a pencil artist. He emerged as the co-regional winner of the 2018 Master the Mainframe competition, organised by AngelHack and IBM Z Academic Initiative. He beat 17,000 contenders from around the world, including finalists from Brazil, Germany, India, Japan, Nepal, and the United States. The Police insisted that the University of Lagos (UNILAG) graduate…
Nominations are open for young leaders to apply to stand for positions on the Commonwealth Youth Council, the body which represents the Commonwealth’s 1.4 billion young people. The council, one of the world’s most diverse youth-led bodies, is seeking candidates for its nine executive positions to serve from 2021 to 2023. The elected candidates will develop and run the council, organise workshops and advisory panels, give recommendations for youth development, and attend high-level, policy-shaping forums across the world. Speaking ahead of the announcement, Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland said: “At a time of unprecedented crises rooted in disease, discrimination and disaster,…
Big Brother Naija star, Khafi Kareem has shared a short film (monologue) of herself as she takes a bolder step towards acting career. It would be recalled that the newly wed had always had a knack for acting right from the Big Brother house. Sharing a monologue via her official Instagram page, Khafi wrote; “Hit me all you want, but don’t you dare say bad words before God…” My first love, my first passion, my first role. Re introducing Khafi the Actress (yes I prefer the female term) This year I’ll be dedicating a lot more time to my acting…