The Kerux Academic Institute (KAI) is set to host refined editions of its mentorship programme for young people. In an official press release signed by Godspower Oyubu, Director of Kerux Academic Institute, the mentorship will empower young people and help them redefine what leadership is really all about.
One of KAI Academic classes in March, 2021 |
The Kerux Academic Institute (KAI) is a non-profit community based organization, a leadership, coaching, training and mentorship program committed to mentoring teenagers/young people within and outside Mosogar Community on Academics, Leadership, Business/Finance, Management/Administration, Public Speaking and other Professional Development Courses that can equip young people and make them relevant beyond the scope of their Academic Disciplines.
First day of KAI Mentorship Class.. 11th January, 2021... 16 teenagers in attendance |
Overtime, many graduates from within the Mosogar community and the nation in general seem to be bankrupt of knowledge in vital areas of life outside their field of expertise! This has practically resulted in producing intellectuals who are irrelevant to the society since they can't get jobs touching their field of expertise.
KAI Mentorship Program also seeks to empower young people and help them redefine what leadership is really all about. Many had misunderstood leadership to be merely occupying a position of influence and this lopsided view has had catastrophic effect in the community and Nation at large.
KAI Orientation |
Director at the middle with two KAI Staff members at Orientation Programme |
KAI involves both classroom training and practical training which would include having one on one interview sessions with reputable personalities within and outside Mosogar Community, Seminars where KAI Mentorship Products (Teenagers) are expected to display their Wealth of Knowledge in Public Speaking, Conflict Resolutions, Business/Financial Intelligence, Problem Solving and Leadership.
With hopes that this programme will help build a better Nigeria, the training is completely free and opened to all teenagers and young people within and outside Mosogar Community. The designed curriculum of KAI Mentorship Programme helps to build
teenagers and make them relevant beyond the scope of their Academic
Discipline. The professional classes hold every Friday between 3pm and 5pm at the Ighoyota Primary School Mosogar, Delta State, Nigeria. You can also contact Keruz Academic Institute by phone call or and email here.
Pictures of KAI Students at First KAI Academic Seminar held 15th May, 2021 |
KAI Staff Members |
Teenagers learning at KAI Orientation Programme |
Picture of KAI Staff members and students with copies of book authored by the Director, given free of charge to all teenagers at the Orientation Programme |
The TGLG is an arm of KAI Mentorship Program that focuses on the teenage girl child. The vision of the TGLG is to mentor the girl child intellectually and professionally for future leadership. Many have the myopic understanding that the man should always take the lead in any occasion and women should follow. The TGLG seeks to inculcate in these teenage girls the mentality and attributes of world class global leaders from a young age. Currently, over 50 female teenagers are part of the TGLG of KAI and 15 of them, from records are already taking leadership roles in their schools, churches and volunteer organizations they are part of, instigating positive changes in the different organizations.
May, 2021 Academic Seminar |
KAI Director, Mr Godspower Oyubu, addressing and welcoming Teenagers to KAI 1st Academic Seminar in May, 2021 |
KAI Director with some members of KAI TGLG at May 2021 Academic Seminar |
Group Picture with some Teenagers and other attendees after Seminar, May 2021 |
KAI TGLG Members who spoke on Leadership during the Seminar, May, 2021 |
Group Picture after Seminar |
KAI TGLG Member, addressing the Teenagers on Leadership during 2021 May Academic Seminar |
KAI 1st Academic Seminar, May, 2021 |
Another KAI TGLG Member, addressing the Teenagers on Leadership during 2021 May Academic Seminar |
The Teenage Girls Leadership Group (TGLG) will help bring to limelight the inherent potentials resident in these girls and skillfully prepare them to take up higher leadership responsibilities at Community, National and International levels in the nearest future.
The Director of Kerux Academic Institute (KAI), Godspower Oyubu, a Master's degree holder of Applied Biochemistry from the prestigious Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria, has been mentoring teenagers/young people for 13years. He started a Mentorship Program during the Covid 19 Pandemic where he offered free Academic and Professional training classes to Teenagers who where home due to the nation wide lockdown instigated by the much dreaded Covid 19. This free training program metamorphosed into Kerux Academic Institute (KAI) on 11th January, 2021 with 15 teenagers and 5 staff members.
The overall vision of KAI is to train teenagers academically and professionally. The idea of professional training is to inculcate in these teenagers an ideology that places value on leadership qualities, management skills and business mindset as unbeatable requirements for transforming the local community and the nation at large. At the start of KAI, four (4) University Lecturers were coming occasionally to train and encourage these teenagers. Within 2021, KAI has trained 115 teenagers (85 girls and 30 boys) and 48 eventually got admission into different Universities while others got admission into various Polytechnics. The long term goal is to train at least 2000 teenagers in Mosogar community and the near-by communities on leadership, management and business in order to prepare them for local and global relevance beyond the scope of their academic discipline.
The issue of fraud is becoming rampant in virtually every community in Nigeria. The high level of corruption in the Nation and poor investment in the education system have contributed to this predominance of fraudulent activity. However, KAI Mentorship Program will help prepare teenagers who will be empowered via high level superior knowledge to combat this moral decadence ravaging our community and Nation in general.
As 2023 edges closer, the fate of a country on who will become its face in various political positions becomes hotly debated. In few months' time, Nigeria will once again experience a mass activity and participation from its inhabitants as each and everyone will troop out in numbers to canvass for support and vote for their beloved candidates. Enmity will be sworn, love will also be spread. There has always been the case of bloodshed and destruction and the coming year is expected to be no different.
With the coming year expected to be full of hope and optimism severely overshadowed by pessimism, as to what the next leader brings to the table. Each of these ambitious candidates are already starting to reel out what they intend to achieve if elected. As at the time of publishing this article, more than 20 individuals have declared their interest in running for various political posts, with the presidential post being the one in the minds of most of these individuals.
While the primaries have not been done yet, many aspirants have made their ambitions known and have made it official, with some of these figures purchasing the nomination forms of their various political parties. The coming elections promises to be a tense affair as some of these aspirants aim to battle it out for the post without allowing the popularity and power some of their opponents wield, intimidate or rule out their interest. Each of these candidates who were once or are still leaders of a political post or the other rely on different concepts, ideology which gives them the assurance that they can boldly come out to declare their interest and win the elections.
Most of these leaders believe in their plans. While some of them have read out the plans they have for the country once elected, others are still drafting out their intentions. The plans of each of these candidates will go a long way to determine how people's opinion on who to vote for. Their plans are like their voices.
Just as their plans are important, their popularity is also quintessential in determining who will win the coming elections. Being a popular figure among the mass is also a great factor which each of these candidates are hoping to make use of, and this is where strategic campaign movements come into play.
Some of this candidates also believe they wield power. Having been former leaders of states and members of the National assembly, different opponents believe the power they wield from these posts will also have a great effect as to how they perform in the coming elections.
While bearing all these factors, let's have a look at some of these aspirants who publicly and formally declare their interests in running for the presidential post, while examining what they intend to achieve if elected:
Senator Ibikunle Amosun has officially declared his interest, and he promises to provide a leadership that will galvanize Nigeria to achieve her destiny as a leader in Africa.
Former Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade also made his intentions known as he hopes to concentrate on power, security and economic challenges if elected as president.
Yahaya Bello, also made his aspirations known and was one of the first candidates to purchase the presidential nomination form.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has also declared his interest.
Rabiu Kwankwanso, the former Governor of Kano state feels it is high time the problem of insecurity was looked into, among other things.
The Minister of Labour and employment, Chris Ngige is not left out. He has also declares his intention Nas he believes he has all it takes to steer the ship of Nigeria to a safe harbour.
Current Vice President of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo declared his intentions also ,while holding the belief that the time for business and entrepreneurs to grow has come.
Nyesom Wike, Rivers State Governor also made his intention clear with the aim of returning the power in the hands of the ruling party to his own party - The People's Democratic Party.
Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, Nigeria's minister of Transportation and Rochas Okorocha, former Governor of Imo State have also declared their interest, with the latter believing he has a compassionate heart to care for the poor and downtrodden and also the masses of the country.
The former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi is also not left out in this race.
Atiku Abubakar has also decided to rerun after failing to win in the last presidential election. He promises that his administration will focus on unity, security, economy, education and devolving more resources to federating units, which he believes are key areas affecting the country.
One of the major figures who has been tipped to win and is also viewed by many as being the favourite is former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, who is a big political figure.
From National Pride to National Shame
National pride is the positive affect that the public feels towards their country as a renult of their national identity. It is both the pride or sense of esteem that a person has for one's nation and the pride or self- esteem that a person derives from one's national identity.While National Shame is a kind of en-masse guilt trip spread by newspapers and other media. Has its roots in archaic beliefs/notions of deference and paternalism that go a long way to fortifying nationalist sentiments and spreading xenaphobia. You only feel national shame if you swallow that sort of bullshit.
Take a look at today’s world culture. Most Countries are oblivious to global problems. Many are self centered. There’s little to no cooperation between nations. National pride needs to disappear if we are advance as a human race. National pride is present everywhere. National pride has its positive implications but it creates far more problems here, by the time children turn 18, they've been given three half-terms of intensive education in the crimes and moral wrongs of their country and people in the 20th century, and are taught to see their government and people as perpetually guilty. What happens to a people raised for three generations on limitless shame and apology? They have, at the moment, the strongest economy in the world and the most influential role in their continent's politics.
The grand finale of AMVCA 2022 (Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards) eighth edition which was held at the Eko Hotels, Victoria Island, Lagos has ended in glamour and style. The award show kicked off on Sunday, May 8 with series of event consisting of fashion runaway show, content creators brunch, young film makers day, culture and food festival day.
The grand finale was hosted by IK Osakioduwa and South Africa’ Bonang Matheba. AMVCA is a yearly gathering of industry professionals and lovers of African movies and television.
In this 8th Edition, Nigerian actress, Osas Ighodaro won the Best Dressed Female at the event, while Best Dressed Male was Denola Grey, each going home with a cash price of N500,000. Also, Pascal Aka and Raquel from the movie ‘Gold Coast Lounge’ won the Best Soundtrack category walking away with one million Naira.
Nigerian actress, producer, Teniola Aladese won the Trailblazer award, going home with a cash price of One Million Naira, and also an extra gift of $2,000 dollars from the Hollywood star, Tasha Smith.
Here is a full list of winners of the 8th Edition:
5. Best Actor in a Comedy (Movie/TV Series) - Broda Shaggi – Dwindle
6. Best Supporting Actress (Movie/TV Series) - Omowummi Dada – Country Hard
7. Best Supporting Actor (Movie/TV Series) - Odunlade Adekola – Jankariwo
8. AMVCA Trailblazer Award - Teniola Aladese
9. Best Director - Ramsey Nouah – Rattle Snake: The Ahanna Story
10. Best Art Director (Movie/TV series) - Tunji Afolayan – Amina
11. Best Picture Editor - Tunde Apalowo – For Maria Ebun Pataki
12. Best Sound Editor (Movie/TV series) - Jim Lively and James Nelson – Amina
13. Best Lighting Designer (Movie/TV Series) - Mathew Yusuf for Rattlesnake- The Ahanna Story
14. Best Writer (Movie/TV Series) - Manie Oiseomaye, Donald Tombia and Biodun Stephen – Introducing The Kujus
15. Best Cinematographer - Muhammed Atta Ahmed – Rattlesnake: The Ahanna Story
16. Best Makeup - Balogun Abiodun – Omo Ghetto The Saga
17. Best Costume Designer - Millicent T. Jack – Amina
18. Best Indigenous Language Movie or TV Series (Swahili) - Freddy Feruzi – Obambo
19. Best Indigenous Language Movie or TV Series (Hausa) - Rogers Ofime for Voiceless
20. Best Indigenous Language Movie or TV Series (Yoruba) - David Akande, Demola Yusuf and Edgard Leroy – Alasie
21. Best Indigenous Language Movie or TV Series (Igbo) - Uche Nnanna Maduka – ‘Nne-Ka
22. Best Television Series (Drama/ Comedy) - Rogers Ofime -The Mystic River
23. Best Documentary - Saitabao Kaiyare, Mumo Liku, Elena Schilling, Daniella Fritz and Ann Katrina Boberg – If Objects Could Speak
24. Best Short Film Or Online Video - Taiwo Ogunnimo – I Am The Prostitute Mama Described
25. Best Online Social Content Creator - Oga Sabinus – Mr Funny
26. Best Movie (Southern Africa) - Hairareb- Dantagos Jimmy-Melani
27. Best Movie (East Africa) - The Girl In The Yellow Jumper- Morocco Omar
28. Best Movie (West Africa) - Collision Course – Bolanle Austen-Peters and Joseph Umoibom
29. Best Soundtrack (Movie/TV Series) - Gold Coast Lounge – Pascal Aka and Raquel
30. Best Africa Magic Original Comedy Series - The Johnsons
31. Best Africa Magic Original Drama Series - The Rishantes’ – Dimbo Atiya
32. Industry Merit Award – Taiwo Ajayo-Lycett
The Governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo Olu, has presented his nomination and expression of interest form to the National Leader of the party. According to a post via his social media handles, he aptly said "I presented the nomination and expression of interest forms to our leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Hours earlier, the form was bought on his behalf by Honourable James Faleke, and handed over to the Governor, at the Lagos House, Ikeja.
Sanwo Olu expressed his heartfelt regard, that the presentation signifies the beginning of a historical journey. In his words, "the presentation of these forms signifies the beginning of a historical journey and the birth of a new dawn in the political landscape of our dear state and country Nigeria." He further said, "With the best of intentions, and a conscientious heart, we say thank you to the leadership and members of our party, The All Progressives Congress (APC), the good people of Lagos State, and Nigeria as a whole."
Seun Osigbesan, an actress popularly know as Jennifer in the popular Africa Magic TV series "The Johnsons" took to her Instagram account to celebrate her 36th birthday.
The beautiful actress, posted stunning pictures of herself in a native attire she styled herself, on her Instagram page to celebrate her birthday. She posted different pictures of herself with different poses for the camera as she shows off her beautiful smile.
She posted on her Instagram page @Zsheunic "Your April 26 baby is a year older today. A year prettier, a year wiser, A year stronger in the spirit. Happy birthday Zsheunic".