Morning Charge To My Fellow White Fowls (1)

Don't question me with your facial expression especially your eyebrows just yet, I'm just being a bit coy here and only those who understand the coded language would be more interested.

I never posted anything about my NYSC camp experience early this year, it happened on a location I had never been to and I'm sure none of my ancestors have ever been to - If anyone guesses the town right I would surely give the person a gift and announce on this blog- The  technology I took with me didn't favor me and I guess the environmental conditions also made me forget entirely about this blog (Really! I forgot about Thotstoshare?! *smh*). I didn't have a strategic plan to have fun but I did all the way. I joined the Orientation Broadcasting Service and they were my family, man! A big shout out to OBS crew. Yeah, yeah back to business. I was asked to take a brief morning charge on air by my head of programs department and this was what I prepared. With my croaky, early morning, just rising from bed, before the 'morning parade' bugle voice I read thus:

"The topic for today's morning charge is 'Destiny' read by Adeyinka Adefemi. Destiny is a predetermined course of events. It is a concept based on the belief that there is a fixed natural order to cosmos. Destiny is used with regard to the finality of events as they have worked themselves out. Destiny is conceived as a predetermined future whether in general or of an individual"

That was how I was giving all kinds of definitions for destiny to white fowls who were trying to steal a little more sleep before the soldiers come to shout us out to the parade ground that morning. Unless you can stand a really long post.


To be continued...

MIDWEEK LUV: Nosa - Why You Love Me

Apart from the fact that this video was placed on Youtube on my mother's birthday, I'm loving the lyrics, message and style of the song. I'm also loving Nosa for his persevering personality that cannot be ignored. Oops! I just mentioned why I love 'Why You Love me'. You should listen and tell if and why you love Nosa's-Why You Love me, he really makes good soul with pidgin, he makes it sound like a really romantic language. MJADY!! Enough of the slips let these people enjoy the song abeg! Sorry bout all that guys, please enjoy!


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How Divine Direction Saved My Life

When it comes to wealth, business strategies and success, people hardly believe God to be positively involved in it talk less of being the engineer of its success. The truth is, He is and here is a living testimony to that. This is a true story, in fact I see the person every week and I asked her to share her story with us. She agreed, so you'd better read, learn, ask questions and comment. The write up is short because that's all she could spare out of her really busy schedule in production of her product and her training facilitating. Her testimony could be an eye opener for you to succeed. Enjoy!

By Mrs Jumoke Ayetoro

To God be the glory!!!

A few years after I graduated from the University, I gained employment in a bank. After working for five years, I felt unfulfilled and empty though I was well paid, I continued the job as to earn a living.

The Lord instructed me to resign from my banking job. He said that He wants to give me my own business, that He would make me a name and a praise from the business.

I immediately obeyed God and while waiting on the Lord, the Lord showed me a product - how to get the raw material - and showed me every detail concerning its production, packaging and marketing.

Today, this Nutritional Supplement has spread like wild fire, it has been adopted in most government hospitals, local government health centres, private hospitals and everywhere else. Today I'm an employer of labour and I'm blessed in my business.


Someone is being taught to make wealth, and being directed to that path by God, is that person you?

I Wish That I Knew

By Tolu Onasoga

As a young secondary school leaver gaining admission to the University a lot of mistakes I made, a lot of naive steps I took, a lot of silly mistakes I made, and looking back I wish I was told a lot of things before going to the tertiary stage of my education.

Majorly, I wish I was told of the kind of people I was going to meet there. All I was told was 'Don't keep bad company' but there's more to this as there are a lot of 'good company' that aren't good friends. I moved with good people but 'unserious' ones as this dragged me down at the easiest academic stage of my study. My first result taught me my lesson.

Also, I wished I was told how not to be so nice to people as they rarely ever reciprocate your deeds. Was and still really generous to my course mates to the point of giving out or sharing my last items i.e provisions and money, but when the need arises on my part they turn blind eyes, deaf ears and sometimes, even laugh at me. Painful. Learning to stop.

One other thing I wish was hammered before my advancement to the tertiary institution is me investing a great percentage of my time and resources into 'spirituality'. Hardly prayed or visited chapel of freewill, was almost always forced to until recently when i realized how much I have missed. Now, I strive to make up for lost time and  pray for God's grace and help.

Finally, I wish I was told to stop being such a shy wimpy person. Pushed away a lot of right people and now I wish I didn't. Now, I only have room mates, course mates, neighbors and church mates with no friends. That's not good enough,so i'm changing it.

These are among many things I wish I was taught or at least before hand. Other things are meager, things that I learnt to live with or changed easily or just don't matter. Hope these would be learnt from.
Thank you.

YOU'VE GOT MAIL : The Importance Of Starting Small

During a conversation with a very good friend of mine, I said this quote that had come to be a part of me then - that was about five years back - and I didn't know who actually quoted this quote, but I do today.

"The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention" - John Burroughs

I love this pic and that's thanks to thechangeblog.com . Hi, it's been a while though. Back to my story, some days ago I was having another conversation with the same friend and he reminded me of one of the days and conversations he'd never forget having with me, that I said the above quote. Instantly I felt guilty and happy.
Guilty that I may not have been true to what I may have preached to someone else years ago and happy that I was privileged to feature in someone's story of change and success. I imagined him on a platform addressing a crowd of captains of industry, business moguls or at an award ceremony giving his speech and mentioning my name maybe. Is that cheesy? :)

Seriously now, you could consider this for the week or the whole of your life. We all have dreams whether we think they are big or small and sometimes wish that we'd somehow wake up and find the dreams come true. The truth is, they don't come true by wishful thinking. You have to take a step no matter how little and if possible everyday. Imagine you had a dream of owning a burger company 3 years ago, you watch the news this evening and a new burger company was featured on the business news segment to have a grand breakthrough in the burger business, how would you feel? The best time to plant a tree after ten years ago is now! Or what do you think?

Young Nigerians Who Make Us Proud

Culled from YNaija.com an article by Rachel Ogbu

Everyone is talking about the Nigerian student who graduated with a 5.0 grade point  in the Faculty of Clinical Sciences at the Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow.
Victor Olalusi who for the past three years has represented Nigeria in the University’s Hall of Fame, delivered a valedictory speech on June 27 as the best graduating Student in the Faculty.
According to reports,  Olalusi led a team of other International students from Russia, Italy, Greece, Morocco and bagged the “Best Captain of the Year” award at the University’s annual Quiz competition. His team – International United – won Silver at the University’s annual Quiz competition.
He is also said to have had the best WAEC result in 2004. JAMB Best Science Student (JAMB score 322) – 2006. Cowbell Prize Award – 2006. Medcine First Merit list (OAU) – 2006. Highest OAU Post UME (score – 325)  - 2006. Federal Government Scholarship (Medicine and Surgery) – 2006.

Nation reports:

The year 2012 saw another Nigerian student, Ganiyu  Sanusi bagging the “Best Student of the year” award at the University’s quiz competition. He graduated as the best student in the faculty with first-class honours and a CGPA of 5.0. Ganiyu  Sanusi now works as an Intern in one of Nigeria’s teaching hospitals.
Nigeria-born Alonge Olanike Omotola, who in 2010 represented the country on the University’s Hall of Fame, bagged first-class honours degree in Medicine and Surgery and was the best Graduating student and valedictorian for that year. She proceeded for her Masters Degree at Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA.
Over the past five years, Nigerian students at the Russian National Research Medical University have consistently topped the graduation chat, bagging honours and contributing their wealth of knowledge to the University’s academic status.
These are stories of Nigeria that aren’t about bombings, gun-shots or students protesting for unpaid stipends; and it is as important we talk about them.

Weekend Video: Dont jealous me - Part letter ( Confused Girls)

'Don't Jealous Me' is one of my newly found loves on Youtube, here he addresses 'domestic violence' admonishing the ladies. What's your take on this? Enjoy! It's hilarious. Don't forget to comment here. Thanks

OLODO: The Stigma For Not Knowing

"Olodo rabata
Oju eja l'oma je
Koni lo paper,
Silati l'oma lo
Ore mi ki lo gba
Odo oloju eja..."

If you knew of this song in your childhood, then you're probably smiling or laughing. But thinking about it, why was there stigmatization if you didn't know the answer to a question asked during class? We go to school to know, not because we already know(At least for elementary and secondary education). I remember one of my classmates in secondary school who said I was asking the teacher a stupid question, I retorted that one of the reasons my parents paid school fees was for me to learn the answers to stupid questions too.

All that aside. In our (African/Nigerian) culture do we consider a child's individual ability to learn? Or we just generalize and stereotype the intelligence of children using one yardstick.

*Edidiong is in Primary Four and can't spell beyond the four letter words she learnt three classes behind, and all the Head Mistress tells the new class teacher out loud (Pointing to Edidiong after she couldn't not spell a word she was asked to) is "That's the problem you have in your class o, that is why her seat is separated from the those of the bright ones."

Okadabooks- The Future For Nigerian Reading Culture.

I'm about to sleep but I stumbled on this and couldn't resist doing a post.

I really love Nigerian Literature, I get all hyped up when I come in contact with the creative imagination of Nigerian minds, but it happens that I've not been able to read as much of their works as I desire. Then comes the knight in 'shiny armor', riding on two wheels, who tells me I can get to read as much Nigerian literature as I want on my mobile device.

Now, I'm elated! Meet 'Okadabooks', a platform that is set to raise the reading culture in Nigeria to a higher level, by bringing books to our mobile devices (The major distraction nowadays). I've been browsing their site and I thought I should broadcast them in my little way. Here's an excerpt from their FAQ's page.

"What Is Okadabooks?
It’s a fast, simple and fun way to read books without ever leaving your couch!
Send a text , choose a book, then download and start reading – it’s as easy as riding an okada. It’s book reading, reinvented.
Oh yeah, did we mention it’s cheaper than riding an Okada!
The Idea
Mobile devices have been blamed for the poor reading culture in Nigeria. But rather than criticizing mobile devices and accepting the notion that Nigerians don’t read…okadabooks seeks to harness the power of the mobile phone to make it easier and cheaper for Nigerians to read. At the end of the day we are powered by the belief that Nigerians do indeed read, if given the chance
Why Okada?

The name okadabooks was thought of when the founder was riding an okada in his dreams. He noticed how okada’s were able to by-pass the congested roads of Nigerian by offering a cheaper, faster and more flexible alternative to conventional means of transportation. Today the conventional way of reading and publishing books is currently experiencing a traffic jam from poor distribution to high printing costs. Okadabooks seeks to by-pass the traffic in the Nigerian book publishing industry by making it easy to publish books, making it cheap to buy books but more importantly making it fun to read books on mobile devices! At the end of the day we are driven the concept of Okada."

So that's it. For more answers . In fact just go there and do what I've been doing so far, browsing. Also,
they have the app just for you, don't forget to get that too.

Photo Source: Okadabooks

Amen! It's A Praise Offering.

Our minds are the sentry of the happenstance around us.  Most times we feel symptoms of impending sicknesses or danger or depression. It is when we fear these things and succumb to them that they happen and we forget that we have the rights to allow these things happen or not. So we give up the fight and end beaten up.

What are we to do instead? Put up a fight and focus on our desired state, joy, safety, health and wealth. It may not be easy cause your situation does not look like it, but when depression wants to set in please offer a sacrifice of praise. So when the angels working on your behalf send the message of your desire, heaven responds positively and with immediate alacrity. :)