Glamour Meets Runway

The much anticipated event - Glamour Meets Runway debuted yesterday, Saturday the 25th of July 2015. The event was a combination of glamour, style, music, dance and drama (LOL for the drama part, though not planned for by the organizers,  Hisbah decided that it was needed).

Some Exhibitors

More Pictures after the cut...

Sunday Meditation: Filled People in Empty Spaces

By Zion Emmanuel Obeten

The earth is such a big space that humans cannot occupy it all despite the numerous births going on. It is also true that the earth still has empty spaces. What makes it worrisome is that these empty spaces are occupied by filled people. Filled people with skills and inventions, filled people who think they were created only to give birth to babies, but neglect the fact that they can equally give birth to multi-national companies and global incorporations.

But come to think of it: Which is more painful to give birth to – babies or inventions? If the cloud holds up rain from pouring although it can give it out, the farmers are angry, feel cheated and curse. Likewise, if we hold in our inventions and skills and don’t give them out for people to use or enjoy, they feel cheated and if they do same we get cheated, because we are not supposed to be living for ourselves alone.

Imagine a woman whose baby in her womb is due to be delivered but has refused to be delivered of that baby. She stands a great risk of the loss of her life and even the baby.

So it is when those songs, books, laboratories, conglomerates, movies, banks that are to be delivered by us are not. They may end up dying within us and become even harmful to us.

The reason why we still have many empty and wasted spaces is that we have refused to fill them with what’s on our inside. We have preferred to receive rather than give out. What we receive fills us only, but what we give out fills the environment we are in.

The wake-up call right now is that we fill up those empty spaces, for of what use are they to us being empty?

We were not born to sit or stand still

We were born to get up and fill

Zion Emmanuel Obeten A banker by profession, a motivational and inspirational speaker and writer with a passion. He is by the help of God touching lives around the world with his gifts. He aspires to be a best selling world class author and send hope to every part of the world through his write-ups and words.

He can be reached here

Helping Hands: Pyramid of Heart Visits Old People's Home Shahuci, Kano

There is nothing that can stop us when we make up our mind to work at achieving a goal. These words sum up the work of team Pyramid of Heart this passed weekend.

The team as part of their yearly task to reach out to the less privilege, renovated the toilets at the old people home, Shahuci.  They together paid a visit to the beneficiaries with more goodies.

More pictures after the cut...

Helping Hands: Pyramid of Heart (POH)

The youths in Kano are not taking back stage, when it comes to lending a helping hand. Pyramid of Heart (POH) is an initiative visioned by Dare Johnson to bring people together to impact the lives of the less priviledge in the society. With team members all around the federation, youths are carring this vision, ensuring that it is also made real there.

The team have embarked in various projects that contributes to the well being of the less privilege around Kano metropolis. More Pictures after the cut...

Sunday Meditations: 7 P's That will Shape Your Life.

By Zion Emmanuel Obeten

There are seven (7) solid P’s we must discover, utilize, maximize and explore to achieve a greater dimension of success.

These 7 P’s have helped build a man’s entire foundation; these 7 P’s are needed by every manager and leader in every organization; these 7 P’s are the Pillars that hold and keep us standing tall and strongeven when the storms of failure and despondency rage.

These 7 P’s are:

·         Purpose to live for,

·         People to live with,

·         Principles to live by,

·         Profession to live out,

·         Power to live on,

·         Passion to live from and

·         Possibilities to always think through.

When you work towards fulfilling these 7 P’s, you are bound to be a PRINCIPAL in your and others’ world.

Zion Emmanuel Obeten A banker by profession, a motivational and inspirational speaker and writer with a passion. He is by the help of God touching lives around the world with his gifts. He aspires to be a best selling world class author and send hope to every part of the world through his write-ups and words.

He can be reached here

LOL...Wife Plus Gifts. These Men sha no wan take last

I just saw this on Linda Ikeji, and did a little finding of my own, and then thought to share on this platform. The story was tweeted by King Mo.

A Lady who was a guest at Freedom radio today, jokingly said she would give a car and a house to any man who marries her. Men took her seriously, and the result is what is seen on the photograph after the cut...

Donkeys electrocuted along Airport Road, Kano

Two donkeys were today electrocuted as they walked pass a body of water where PHCN cable had fallen into. This happened at about 1pm along Airport Road, near Kabo Holding, Kano.

PHCN officials came into the scene after the donkeys had died to cut off the power carrying cable, and afterwards fixed problem.

The dead donkeys were still seen on the road as at 5 pm this evening. More pictures after the cut...

Photos: Mc Jay celebrates birthday

The comedian turned a year older recently, and celebrated with friends and family at his Kano residence. He shared some photos on facebook. More pics after the cut...

Danabel, Mc Jay and a friend

Sunday Meditations

By Zion Emmanuel Obeten

In a world of endless competition to make it ‘big,’ people have now resorted to taking the short-cuts, not being fully aware that taking short-cuts to achieving great feats only cuts short their ambitions in the future.

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In a quest for power, position and recognition, quick-fix initiatives have become the order of the day, but quick-fix does not fix the problem quick, and even if it does, makes the problems surface again even more quickly.

So, that it is INSTANT, does not always make it CONSTANT. One may instantly achieve good grades by exam malpractices, but may not be able to defend them in the long run.

People devise evil and cruel means to acquire wealth, but live in perpetual fear and uncertainties all the days of their lives. That, my friend, is total foolishness and waste of time.

No wonder, those who have dubiously found their way instantly to recognition have not been able to constantly remain there, because they lack the character and capability, which they failed or foolishly ignored to build before getting there.

I’d rather wait for so long a time and acquire strength of character, adequate skills and self-development and prepare for a CONSTANT success than rush into an INSTANT, make-it-quick-by-all-means success and be put to shame as time goes by.

Going by the former is wisdom. Go for it.

Zion Emmanuel Obeten A banker by profession, a motivational and inspirational speaker and writer with a passion. He is by the help of God touching lives around the world with his gifts. He aspires to be a best selling world class author and send hope to every part of the world through his write-ups and words.

He can be reached here

She Leads Africa: Calling on Female Enterpreneurs

Calling on female enterpreneurs to pitch their business idea for chance of recieving trainings, grant, and lots more.

She Leads Africa launched in May 2014 to serve as a platform to invest in Africa's most talented and promising female entrepreneurs.

Application and more details can be found here