HON KENNETH GBANDI, RE-ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN FOR NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA ORGANIZATION EUROPE (NIDO)

To the Glory of God Almighty, I was re-elected as the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization of Continental Europe on the 10th Nov. 2018 in Vienna, Austria. With my re-election, I become the first ever in the 17 years history of the Organization to be overwhelming returned for a second term to continue the oversight and coordination functions of NIDOE in over 20 European countries.

This is also in addition to a very successful NIDO Europe Annual General Meeting (AGM) & Nigerian Global Diaspora Investment Summit Follow-Up (Nov. 8-10 2018 in Vienna, Austria). Appreciation to the NIDOE General Assembly for this privilege to serve this esteem organization for the second term. Great compliments to NIDOE Austria for a perfect organization.

My sincere appreciations to the electoral committee, the Chair, members and Exco of NIDOE Germany, H.E. (Mrs.) Vivian Okeke (Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigerian to Austria/Slovakia and Permanent Representative to the United Nation Office Vienna), Hon. Rita Orji (Chairman The House Committee on Diaspora Matters), Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa (SSA to the President on Diaspora and Foreign Affairs), Mr Mickel Edwerd (Section Head & Programme manager for Nigeria, Division for Africa, Department of Technical Cooperation, IAEA), Prof. Abdulrazak Shaukat (Director, Division for Africa, Department of Technical Cooperation, IAEA), Prof Mallam Simon Pesco (Chairman/DG, Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission), Prof Dim Lawrence (DG, Nigeria Nuclear Regulatory Authority), H.E. Ambassador Abdul Bin Rimdap (Fr. Nigeria Ambasador to Austria & Germany), Ambassador Norman (Deputy Head of Mission Nigerian Embassy Russia, Minster Basil Maduka (Nigeria High Commission UK), Hon. Collins Nweke (Fr. NIDO Europe BOT Chair), Dr. Alistair Soyode (Presidential candidate YES Party and Fr. NIDOE BOT Chair) and others too many to be mentioned.

I thank my one and only 5 and 6 cousin Fiona Ngozi-Ogbo Akono, members of the CEC & BOT, my mentors, Family and Friends who accompanied me prayerfully. I thank Tanja, Fabian and Nelly for their love and patience with me. I congratulate my VC and all the elected Exco members. Thank you all

HON KENNETH GBANDI

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ROLE MODEL OF THE WEEK, FANNY NZIE – CEO OF FACE BEAT BOULEVARD, BASED IN GERMANY

Fanny Nzie is a Germany based, self-taught bridal and editorial Makeup Artists and Beauty Educators.  She is founder and CEO of Face Beat Boulevard, a platform where she shares images of her work and gives beauty tips. As one of the most sought after  Makeup Artists in the german African Diaspora,she specializes in maeup for women of Colour, on whom she has mastered the art of enhancing a woman´s natural Beauty, through glowing Skin and eyes that command attention.

Fanny W.Nzie

Face Beat Boulevard

fbboulevard@gmail.com

 

 

ROLE MODEL OF THE WEEK, FANNY NZIE – CEO OF FACE BEAT BOULEVARD, BASED IN GERMANY

Fanny Nzie is a Germany based, self-taught bridal and editorial Makeup Artists and Beauty Educators.  She is founder and CEO of Face Beat Boulevard, a platform where she shares images of her work and gives beauty tips. As one of the most sought after  Makeup Artists in the german African Diaspora,she specializes in maeup for women of Colour, on whom she has mastered the art of enhancing a woman´s natural Beauty, through glowing Skin and eyes that command attention.

Fanny W.Nzie

Face Beat Boulevard

fbboulevard@gmail.com

BLACK HISTORY AT HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT BOOKLETS NOW IN CIRCULATION,ADVERTISE TODAY IN OUR NEXT EDITION

OUR NEW BOOKLET ON THE JOURNEY OF OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS AT THE UK HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UK MINISTER FOR EMPLOYMENT IS NOW AVAILABLE, TO ADVERTISE IN OUR NEXT EDITION, CONTACT ME TODAY ON +447882809005 

Dear Family and Friends,

It was a profound pleasure to organize The Black History Month Celebrations at The UK House of Parliament for the Sixth year in a row in conjunction with The UK Minister for Employment – MP Alok Sharma , this year.s event was also co-sponsored by MP Helen Grant
As part of our journey in organizing THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATIONS AT THE UK HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE 6TH YEAR IN A ROW, We have now launched out latest product – AN OFFICIAL BOOKLET that highlights the journey of organizing The Black History Month Celebrations at The UK House of Parliament for many years
In the booklet, there is also a story on how the whole journey started from the gift of a split second and how important it is to maximize opportunities, especially when we find ourselves at the right place at the right time.

We were delighted to launch this new product on Friday the 26th of October 2018 and all our invited guests were given a copy
Copies of the booklet were also distributed a week later at THE FIRST EVER AFRO BLOGGERS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION, BERLIN, GERMANY INSPIRED BY Samson Itodo (where I was one of the guest speakers)

More copies will be distributed here in The UK, The USA, Nigeria and many other regions worldwide.

We will also be distributing copies to some Schools and libraries in The UK, to create more awareness in promoting the campaign of the importance of telling our story, promoting our history and being the change that we want to see in society
SPECIAL THANKS TO Dark Zac FOR THE ARTWORK OF THIS PRODUCT,

We are currently working on the 2019 Edition of the Black History Month Celebrations at The UK House of Parliament, limited advertising spaces are now available for the 2019 Edition  IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADVERTISE IN THE 2019 EDITION, CONTACT ME TODAY ON +447882809005

I AM ALSO AVAILABLE FOR TALKS/PRESENTATIONS ON THEMES RELATING TO WEST AFRICAN HISTORY AND BLACK HISTORY IN EUROPE, USA AND AFRICA,, TO FIND MORE ABOUT BOOKING, CONTACT ME ON +447882809005 OR SEND AN EMAIL TO afripoet@gmail.com

T.T.F

 

AFRO BLOGGERS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION IN BERLIN, GERMANY A HUGE SUCCESS

The very first ever AFRO BLOGGERS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION,  took place on Friday the 2^nd of November 2018 at SRH Hochschule, Berlin, Germany attracting the very best and passionate of African Bloggers who travelled from as far as Nigeria, Finland and many other countries and cities.

The theme of the event was OUR IMAGE, OUR VOICE, OUR STORY  AND WAS INSPIRED BY Mr Samson Itodo, The Afro Biz Germany as well as other initiatives who partnered to organized this amazing event

It was a profound pleasure to be one of the Key speakers at  THE ever AFRO BLOGGERS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION to talk about “THE SPIRIT OF DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICAN COMMUNITIES”

The Special Guest of honour was HE AMB YUSUF MAITAMA TUGGAR-   The Nigerian High commissioner to Germany.

The event also had some profound guests and speakers including Mr Femi Awoniyi, founder of African courier,  others included Grace Evaly (Nollywood icon in Germany), Robert Quarshie (Founder of Fintech), Binta Fatty from The Gambia (Advocate for FGM ), Elvis Fuamba, who came in all the way from Finland  (The Chairman of Afrofinns), Nzie Fanny (Business entrepreneur and make up artist), Steve Odhiambo (Business Entrepreneur) and many other passionate bloggers making a huge impact in their various cities

 

 

 

Their was also a panel discussion moderated by Sannissi Cisse, with some amazing panellists with many years of experience in their chosen fields

The panellists included Carol Kay, Marianne Balle Moudoumbou, Yomnas Endrias, Femi Awonii and Obayuwana Christorpher

 

All in All, THE AFRO BLOGGERS INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION  was a huge success .

 

T.T.F

www.tonyfernandez.co.uk

 

 

BRADFORD BASED YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR, ESTHER OSAKWE TALKS ON PRIDE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES

Pride is a killer more than anything else in the world (more than sickness, alcohol, cigarettes, guns…) Pride is a killer more than anything else in the world (more than sickness, alcohol, cigarettes, guns…)

Why is it that you won’t make it as no1 in your field in this world? Either FEAR or Pride.

I wrote on pride in my ebook (money wisdom available only on amazon)

Here’s a snippet of what I said (Pride is me centredness, humility tends to be other centredness)

Q, Can a humble person be embarrassed?

•Pride is what says – I won’t be put on the spot expose myself to possible ridicule and shame by daring to own up to my truth.
•I’d rather wallow in myself than be poured out for others.
•With all due respect I need no one.
I’m sufficient by and in myself
•I would rather die than to be seen to be at odds/wrong

And death is what pride brings to life, relationship, friendship, business, dreams, opportunities…

Watch what happens when you let go of pride

1) God exalts you. (What else do you need)

Call to action
Best thing you can do as the saying goes is ‘swallow your pride’

So what if you’re ridiculed
Join the greats they were all ridiculed
So what if you fail
Well you’ve gained a lesson on what wouldn’t work
So what if you fall
Seven times a righteous man fall and yet rises again.

You (me) have no excuses therefore go and succeed!

Oh and by the way after swallowing pride be sure to excrete it. Lest it turn your belly.

😂

 

MAKING A FRESH START IN CROSS RIVER STATE – BY BARRISTER EYO EKPO

Making a fresh start     Eyo Ekpo

Fellow Cross Riverians, our great state is at a crossroads. I joined the Social Democratic Party (SDP) to further my quest to recover and restore our great state, securing my party ticket to contest for the governorship of Cross River. I am fully convinced of the need to make a fresh start, to wipe the slate clean, if we are to make
progress once again. Insanity is defined by Albert Einstein as doing the same thing over
and over and expecting different results, and this election is a test of the extent to which
we are able to break our old patterns.
I have decided to practice what I preach in the choice of my running mate. At all levels
of our politics, our women and young people are systematically excluded. They are
mobilisers, but are hardly ever given opportunities to lead unless they are related to
certain party bigwigs and selected through shady primaries. Many of the others are
confined to the realm of praise singers, bag carriers and online attack dogs, barking at
anyone who will criticise their benefactor.
As a result of this desire for a fresh start, my choice of running mate is Wofai Okoi
Ewa. If elected on this ticket, Wofai will be just 35 years old, and (one of) the youngest
deputy governor(s) in Nigeria’s history. However, what he brings to the table is more
than his youth.
Wofai is a Civil Engineer and Project manager with over a decade’s experiences across
a number of countries and industries. In my administration, he will play a key role in
ensuring that all public infrastructure projects – most of which will be PPPs – are
technically designed cost-effectively and executed without cost/budget overruns.
He will also play a leading role in conflict resolution – a noble endeavour in which he has
been passionately interested long before now – across the State, and bring peace to our
communities, especially those in the Central District where he hails from. He is also an
avid sportsman, being the Vice President of the Cross River State Taekwondo
Association.
In many ways, Wofai is the face of the Cross River that once was. He is also the face of
the future, the Cross River that we will have once again. His presence on this ticket is a
forerunner of Cross River State’s bright future, one in which the best we have to offer
take center stage in reclaiming and restoring our paradise, making it a positive example
to the rest of the country, and the world.

This announcement is our way of building on the progress made by the Not Too Young
To Run movement, in making political office more accessible to young people.
Nigerians aged 35 and under make up the majority of our population. Many of them are
very accomplished and passionate, but they have no voice in governance, and no seat
at the table. This needs to change and with your support it will surely change.

The SDP as a party has taken the lead in putting forward accomplished young Cross
Riverians for various offices in the state. Rather than pay lip service to young people as
leaders of tomorrow, we believe that they are ready to lead now. We are putting our
money where our mouth is.

It is my hope that as we move closer to election day, it will be clear to the electorate that
the SDP is a major and entirely credible departure from what currently obtains. We will
go everywhere in the North, Central and the South, to make our case to the people and
have them join our caravan of restoration.

 
May the Almighty bless us, and bless our beloved state.
Eyo Ekpo
Cross River State Gubernatorial Candidate

Social Democratic Party (SDP)