Miss West Africa Nigeria.....Live in Asaba!!!!

Asaba comes alive once again as the grand finale of the 2013 Miss West Africa Nigeria berths @ Grand Hotel
Date: 23rd Feb 2013 in Grand Hotel Asaba
Venue : the prestigious Grandd Hotel Asaba

Tickets available @ Sapphire Reloaded....Regular 2000,Couple 3000,VIP 5000,VVIP 10000 and Table for 5. 100,000.......

For private booking please call :08085437008
Airport pickup available from 22nd at the Asaba International Airport 
 
Its first of its kind in the south east and its powered by Dsinatra your foremost events management company. The event would be anchored by Uti Nwachukwu and Ejiro of Kiss FM abuja. Star performance by Lynxx "otono". ...the winner goes home with a brand new KIA and gets the opportunity to represent Nigeria in the forth coming Miss West Africa pageant holding later in the year.



ABOUT MISS WEST AFRICA NIGERIA

The Miss West Africa Nigeria pageant which promises to be a most fulfilling experience is a celebration of West African beauty and icons and is geared towards discovering a young lady with beauty, talent and heart worthy to represent Nigeria at the Miss West Africa International pageant.
This glamorous event shall be graced by diplomats, fashion and entertainment industry leaders, heads of prominent organizations, credible charities, the Miss West Africa International along with several other beauty queens and other notable celebrities.

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This season smart traditional old school attire, simple plain style fitted crested traditional attire with pencil pants, patch pieces ankara shirts apears to be in trend for men. Since the super eagles won the AFCON, patriotism is in vogue...... so lots of green/ white comes in.

 

 

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TRIBE MAGAZINE DECEMBER ISSUE

RIP Goldie Harvey

On a day normally celebrated with love; this year’s February 14 brings grief and tears to the family and fans of SUSAN OLUWABIMPE ‘GOLDIE’ HARVEY.

This is indeed a sad day for Africa’s Entertainment Industry as sources and tweets from close friends of Goldie and the admin in charge of her official Facebook page announced that Goldie Susan Harvey died shortly after she returned to Nigeria from the Grammys which she attended in LA.

An official statement from the family or Kennis Music confirming the news is yet to be released.

May her soul rest in Peace… (source www.360nobs.com)

PROFILE OF SUSAN OLUWABIMPE ‘GOLDIE’ HARVEY

Growing up in a family where music was virtually the only bright spot in a tripartite existence that revolved round home, school and church, it did not come as much surprise that Susan Oluwabimpe Harvey now known as Goldie chose to be a singer, songwriter and performer.

If it was to give vent to a childhood social denial, available indices indicate that Goldie is making a resounding success of her career choice. If it was to prove to her hitherto unbending dad that her sometimes rebellious streak as a teen was just a quest for her true essence, she has equally succeeded. And everybody must indeed be very proud of this young lady because less than five years into her musical odyssey, the crown of Nigeria’s nonpareil pop diva now nestles snugly on her golden mane.

Since her emergence onto the pop culture radar a few years ago, Goldie has cut large swaths though the fields of musical accomplishments; exemplifying a special conception of musical heroine who can say or show anything while providing a view of the bold, confrontational and liberated woman. Colourful and cerebral, Goldie’s musical strength and depth, sensuality and serenity have appropriated her as the high water mark that other female singers have to live up to. Add to that mix the fact that the multiple awards-winning singer has created a smouldering, public persona that borders on the eccentric and eclectic, otherwise creative and precise, but engaging enough to keep you talking about her. Despite the mixed reactions to her musical style and outré outlook, Goldie has fitted perfectly into the role of Nigeria’s most consistent female performer of the moment.

EARLY LIFE

Indeed, in the case of talent and passion, the apple does not fall too far away from the tree. Goldie was born In the early 80s to very educated and successful parents – her mum, late Mrs. Olabisi Betty from the illustrious Olaiya family in Ijebu, Ogun State was a former managing director in a bank, while her dad, a native of Ikole-Ekiti, Ekiti State, also retired as a director in a new generation bank. He is now into full time clerical works in Lagos. The first of four kids, Goldie’s education began at the Green Springs Montessori Primary School and then St. John’s College, Palm Grove, Lagos where Christian Religious Knowledge, she said, was her favourite subject because she didn’t have to study too hard to pass it. In fact, by the age of 10, she already knew so many bible verses that belied her age.

She recalled, “My childhood was very interesting but regimented. My Dad was a leader in church and very active too while my mum used to lead the choir. So, as their first child, I took very active roles in all church activities – drama, choir, bible classes and so on. Church was the only social life we had. On Mondays, we went for bible classes; Wednesdays were for prayer meetings and then one Friday in a month, we went for vigil. I never had toys or friends because my father thought they would lead me astray.” Thus, her mum was her closest friend. However, the bond that held mother and daughter together snapped irretrievably in 1994.

LOSING HER MUM

Goldie described her mum as a woman of high intellectual and moral values. “She was the first to have a scholarship in her family. She was an avid reader and had a lot of certificates and degrees.” Every night, when every other person had gone to bed, Goldie and her mum would stay up chit-chatting and watching television. She was the only friend Goldie had. But she died too soon after a long-drawn battle with cancer, leaving behind four kids. “It was a traumatic experience for me especially because it was like losing my only friend and confidant. I cried bitterly and even up till now, over a decade later, the pain of her demise has not left me.” Goldie is however consoled that she now has another mum in her step-mother who she describes as God-sent.

FORAY INTO MUSIC

A prodigious kid with a strong flair for the arts and everything creative, Goldie recalled drawing sketches of anything that caught her fancy but whenever her dad saw her drawing, he would tear it, asking rather erroneously how many people have achieved outstanding success in arts. This however did not deter the blithely ambitious young lady from wanting to give vent to her dreams because like the cliché goes, music expresses that which cannot be put into words and cannot remain silent. Goldie had found music through the prism of divas like Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Toni Braxton. And even at that age, she was already learning the style and nuances of pop, even emulating Braxton’s style of keeping her side burns oiled.

At that time too, it had become pretty obvious that Goldie was an embryonic diva. “I’d been flirting with music all my life. I don’t remember exactly how old but I was incredibly young when I knew that I’d go into some form of entertainment. Everybody who knew me back then knew that I could sing because I was always singing in school or church; I’ve always had that artistic flair.” So, when she got to the UK where she had been admitted to study Business Management at the University of Sunderland, she and a couple of friends formed an informal group which performed for friends and family. The group even did a couple of demos which never really made it out.

GOING PROFESSIONAL

Interestingly, Goldie’s return to Nigeria in the mid-2000s did not quite signal an immediate take-off for her career. Rather, she concentrated on building her date-reminder services business. In the course of this, she needed to do a jingle and was introduced to Mani of Cool FM who bowled her over with his production aplomb. They talked about music and what they’d like to achieve. The young lady evinced unadulterated passion and determination which prompted Mani to introduce her to industry players. Then, she met renowned producer, OJB Jezreel who would produce her first single, Komole. This was followed by three other singles Spin Me, Nothing has Changed, and Shift, which all formed part of her compilation CD. Since then, there has been no stopping her. Through the turbulence, drudgery and seeming imperviousness of the music industry, Goldie held her own, talent for talent, and creativity for creativity. After a tentative management deal in 2009, Goldie was signed on to Nigeria’s foremost music label, Kennis Music in 2010.

A few months later, she released her debut album, Gold, which given Nigerians’ apathy towards pop music, has been a critical success. The album exudes the audacity and flamboyance of Goldie, and has spewed a couple of provocative, smart, and infectious videos; You Know It, JawoJawo and DTMB (Don’t Touch My Body) The 3 songs are now certified street anthems with increasing followership. “For me, the clothing, the props, and the creative direction must be properly coordinated because I want my fans to have very specific imagery in their head when they’re listening to the music and watching the accompanying video.” Continuing, she says, “Entertainment as a whole has gone visual. The best way to sell yourself and your music is to make a video… I will say for the record though, that I love shooting music videos, that’s one of the highlights of being in my profession; I like bringing my fantasies to life. A good music video is just one of the many ways to do this.” Little wonder, the video for ‘You Know it’ won the best female video at the 2010 SoundCity Music Video Awards and also picked the award for best use of costume at the Nigerian Music Video Awards; while DTMB picked up best Afro Pop video at the 2011 Nmva’s.

TRIVIA

A movie buff and avid reader, when Goldie is not in the comfort of her home, she is making good music at the Kennis Music Studio. Though a nocturnal person, you can hardly find Goldie at Night clubs because she believes in channelling such hours into creative engagements.

ACCOLADES

Goldie is an ambassador of Project Alert, a world renowned not for profit organisation aimed at advocating Zero tolerance to all forms of violence against women and young girls. This rare honour was bestowed upon her after the president of the organisation saw all the charity works she had been doing on her own.

Goldie has so far in the past year nabbed a total of ten (10 awards) including Exquisite Lady of the year (ELOY) Best Female Artiste award and City People Best Female Artiste of the year… She has also been inducted as a Federal Celebrity Special Marshal alongside other notable Nigerian Celebrities. The Law Students Society of the Obafemi Awolowo University (O.A.U) recently issued her an Award for Musical Excellence under the category of Best Female Artiste of the Year. She has also been conferred a United Nations Youth Ambassador for Peace by the Federal Government.

Having won all the major awards on the African continent, headlined major events within and outside the continent, hosted sold-out tours, Goldie is not just a name but a brand that have since carved a niche for herself as a leading African Female pop Diva.

Goldie became the final celebrity to exit the BBA7 star game house in 2012 as the 3rd runner up.

The video for SAY MY NAME received BEST POP COSTUME at the Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) in December 2012. She was also honoured with a SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD at Top Naija music awards same month.

Queen G is currently working on a Continental-wide musical project titled THE AFRICA INVASION ALBUM. The first 3 hits off the Naughty Singles compilation; SKIBOBO featuring AY (Tanzania), MILIKI featuring NAVIO (Uganda), and GIVE IT TO ME featuring J MARTINS (Nigeria), have all recorded massive downloads worldwide.

Sistas Act

Love life, love your self because its all about you. ….lynda nweke-ofodile

Before we start talking about exciting things like love and romance, I just thought I’ll share a few thoughts with y’all. Basically it is about the mindset we as women have been raised to believe about ourselves for a long time coming.

Remember growing up with our mothers whispering in our ears to go to the kitchen because that was a 'woman’s office’: Or to talk and behave in a certain way so that we will land the right kind of guy : Or discouraged from choosing certain professions because they were considered mannish and will leave us with no time for our husband and children.

Whilst growing up, some of us were unfortunate to be around guys when they sit to decide which girl is ‘wife material’ and which isn’t. Then, you take a long hard look at those clowns demolishing the destinies of other girls-absolutely nothing to write home about and you shudder to think that these are the idiots you have been groomed all these years to spend the rest of your life with.

I don’t know about you girls but sometimes, doesn’t it just get to you that most ladies magazines out there keep telling us how to please men. How to keep in shape to keep our men, how to dress to catch the right guy, how to talk in public so as not to scare that very elusive Mr. Right, how to wear enough make-up to engage a man’s attention without looking slutty.

In other words, they seem to be sending a message that we, as women, are incomplete unless we have landed a man. Society doesn’t help either with the constant bickering about the gradual increase in the divorce rate due to the fact that women, these days, have ‘gone haywire’ because all of a sudden they are earning a lot more money and so are no longer submissive to their husbands. Left to them, a woman should still be married and nicely saddled with 2-6 children pulling at her from every side till she is a withered, old prune, bitter, tired, dead in mind, spirit and soul. Yet a husband looks at the said tired woman and still expects her to respond to him sexually or still look like that 23 year old girl he vowed to move earth and heaven for (and failed miserably, while we are at it!)

Don’t get me wrong o! I am all for a woman having it all : a Taye Diggs to warm her bed at night ; a broad shouldered Dwyane ‘the Rock’ Johnson to cry on when life has given her several slaps during the day; a Samuel L Jackson to protect her and defend her, a Jay Manuel to give herstyle tips, a Jay Z with tonnes of power and influence to move mountains, a Chris Tucker to keep her laughing for the rest of her life and of course, an Usher Raymond to serenade her till kingdom come. Plus healthy and well balanced kids.

Now, ladies, if you are one of those blessed gals that have a man with all the above listed attributes and still has truckloads of Denzel swag, Sweethearts, I give y’all a standing ovation for landing that epitome of divinity. And you better be on a constant fasting-and-praying mode so that one of us out there won’t snatch him from you- just saying! But if not, then, I guess we just have to find a way to be contented with what we have and find a way to still be joyful in spite of landing a Homer Simpson instead of an Idris Elba!

How can a woman find joy in the middle of the mess? The key to finding that joy is to first find a way to love and romance ourselves as women. Because at the end of the day even if we have a man built like a nephlilm with the characteristics of Jesus Christ Himself, if we do not love ourselves, there is no way we will be truly happy.

How does one go about doing that? Well, I would suggest starting out with re-introducing yourself to you all over again. Walk to a full length mirror if you have one. If not a moderate one will do just fine. Say, “Hello! My name is So-and-So (fill in your name). I am very pleased to meet you. I would really love to be your friend, if you would give me the chance because I think we will both make a dynamic duo.”

Then take it from there trying to rediscover who that image looking back at you is. Find out about her favourite colour, movie, food, book, music. Find out about her philosophy about life, politics and the likes. She maybe a little shy at first but don’t give up on her because she desperately wants to be loved, no matter what her demeanor says. If you find out that she’s not as fly as you hoped, that is ok, too. You can always work on that-change is the only thing that is permanent.

Before long, I guarantee you that you will begin to fall in love with her. Don’t judge her too harshly when she over eats or talks too much or sleeps with that 'chewing gum boy' again with no future. Love up on her and encourage her. It will shock you how she will begin to bloom and shine with inner beauty that no one will be able to resist. And let’s not forget the most important ingredient in this journey- God. Find a way to include the One Who made you in this adventure. He knows you a lot better than you know yourself and you three together will be unstoppable.

In summation, love God with every fibre of your being because He loves you to pieces anyway (and you didn’t have to lose weight or be Mary Poppins to earn His love). Love yourself. Then love others. Truth is you cannot love anybody if you don’t love yourself.

I wish you a pleasant trip on this exciting road to self-discovery! Later sisters!

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WHERE THERE IS NO VISION……

The eagle is a fearless, daring animal. It is a tenacious, nurturing and spiritually illuminated bird. However, the most important characteristic of an eagle which has continually been compared to humans is its vision. Remember “eagle eye”? The eagle has keen vision; its eyes are specially designed for long distance focus and clarity. For this reason amongst several others, human beings have continually been implored to be like this awesome bird.

The greatest gift God has endowed on man is the gift of vision. It is a function of the heart. It is what drives a man towards the fulfillment of his purpose on earth. It has been said that if you do not know where you are going, any road will take you there; in truth you would not even know that you are there if and when you eventually do.

Vision is a clear mental picture of an attractive, credible and glorious future for you, your organization or nation. It is a revelation; a picture of purpose. The most profound meaning was made by Dr Myles Munroe which says vision is “foresight with insight based on hindsight”. Foresight is the future opportunities, insight are the present possibilities beyond the difficulties while hindsight are the past activities, challenges and learning from the difficulties.

Where there is no vision, individuals lose their sense of self worth, self esteem and dignity. A man without vision does not live; he just exists. He goes through life without following the path God has set for his feet to follow. He goes through life without executing the plan which has been placed in his heart to discover; without fulfilling the purpose for his life. This lack of action-backed vision is what makes the richest oil and diamond mines in the world pale in comparison to the stupendous wealth buried inside people in the cemetery.

Where there is no vision, organizations collapse. Conflict thrives. Anxiety, disappointment and hopelessness are the order of the day. Have you ever wondered why some organizations have outlived the founders? Vision is responsible for the continued existence of such companies as Ford Motors, J Heinz amongst several others. The founders were visionaries, selfless, totally committed to going beyond the status quo.

What are you doing? What has God wired you for? Are you doing what God has wired you for? These are some of the questions that must be answered as we explore and maximize our God-given potentials; questions that need answers as we fulfill God’s vision for our lives.

This is my prayer for you: “May your visions become reality and impact positively on your generation and those generations not born” You shall succeed.