To hold House on the Rock church, Port Harcourt (Heritage House) spelled bound, then you definitely must be a man of Kindred spirits with Pastor Lanre Oluseye of HOTR. Mr. Fela Durotoye, Held the Heritage House, (House on the Rock, Port Harcourt) spell bound for the entire session of his sermon titled (Krunje!) Or (Expo!) in our local lingo. He talked about the Vision of the future Nigeria, God revealed to him and how in the course of time as events passed in Nigeria he wondered if he really heard God, but then again Confirmations came to him, from truly and tested men and women in the faith. For me the message helped me pick a cue and edged me in a more defined way, on how to be the change that I desire to see in me and in our great country Nigeria. The Words! Where deep, passionate and true! It takes a large mind to comprehend. Using the city of Dubai with its magnificent structures, plans and scenic landscape, as a projection for the future Nigeria in 2025 in terms of physical devel...

“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to break through limitations and take action” Anthony Robbins Ask your self, what dose success mean, to me? Is it riches (a fat bank account), is it fame and fortune or being stupendously wealthy. Having an answer to this all important question sets the state for achieving what you really want out of being a success in life. For many success may have everything or nothing to do with having money, but real success goes beyond and above having money ,real success is having the ability to explore the immeasurable possibility of expending our God given talents ,using our resources , making the most of our time effectively , and balancing all this out with a solid moral fiber and virtue. Real success does not change who you are, real success does not get into your head, but real success keeps your feet on the ground, its stays in your heart and not in your head. Success is a journey; with many destinations and in this journey alo...

The Morning Journey This morning what A morning indeed, the experience I had leaving my abode in Rumuola Aba road, Port Harcourt Nigeria to go to work some 25km along this same Aba road turned out to be one of Life’s learning experiences, that I most certainly learned a thing or two from. I boarded a Bus from my usual spot close to the Bori military camp; the journey proceeded as usual with the Bus making stops here and there, picking passengers along the way. In my Mind and from the watch on my wrist I figured that in 30  or 35 minuets tops I will be in the office and beat the 8.00am resumption time. Having been issued a warning for coming late a few days in the month of July, I was trying to do a lot better with my resumption time. The Bus got to Eleme junction and what do you know! a real crazy traffic jam, I said to myself "please not today of all day" . The Bus driver as with the usual impatient attitude of most commercial bus drivers made a quick  U...

Institute of Supply Management -ISM Charted Institute of Purchasing and Supply -CIPS In comparison to CIPS certifications, I have always thought that ISM is equally of same standards, although I have seen a few that don’t agree with that assertion. I am presently taking the CIPS qualification and considering join ISM at the same time. I might still Join ISM as this will give me access to taking its online courses at a cheaper rate, but I wont be pursuing its qualifications via the exams, why?. The ISM exams are multiple choice questions, this kind of examination from personal experiences, is not a firm test of knowledge of the subject matter, as compared to taking an examination that requires theoretical, table’s graphs or chart explanations CIPS exams are all theoretical test of 3hrs,covering key subject and areas of Purchasing and supply management appropriate for each level of professional in the field or people just joining the profession . CIPS has a structured process to Pursue ...

There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king, "The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him." So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer. (Ezra 8:21-23 NIV) What an awesome scripture, the statement “I was ashamed to ask the King for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, because we had told the king that the gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him” For me it says it all, TALK IS CHEAP!, after making a boast in your God, when push now comes to shove what do you do? We can say it, claim it, boast about it, but if we cant line all our talk with corresponding actions, then nothing mu...

“Thou oh lord are a shield over me, the glory and the lifter of my head” ….life experiences for me has always proved Gods word to be ever true, and that verse always come to mind. Its been a while since I had the time to write or post on this blog, well I do love blogging and keeping tracks of current life experiences and thoughts, but when the pressures values of life is turned on one cant help but to put certain things aside and put your faith to force. In the past mounts I have had pressure on almost every front, on the Job, from within myself and even in my relationship. Of all of these, it’s the one that has to do within me that concern me the most. What do you do when your dreams get bigger by the day and it looks like that’s about, as it gets, living your dream in actual reality seems like a mirage , but you just cant stop dreaming. Stop dreaming? No way is “failure not an option, victory is a must” This phase is interesting, but not what everyone wants to go through it...

Here's a piece I came across, its really thought provoking, I feel its actually the very same thing we experiencing in Nigeria, where a huge chunk of western culture mostly the negative ones are copied hook line and sinker by the young and even the old. Sexual innuendo, has become all up in your face, everyday from billboards to TV adverts, you see women showing their belly buttons, thighs, and the most common their boobs or putting it mildly cleavages. Watching a local musical video, you seen the most obscene sexual dances and dressing. The languages and lyrics are getting far more explicit by the day. I don’t know if anyone has noticed this trend lately, if you attend  children’s party, watch the little kids dance, they all want to dance like shakira, beyounce  or all the other female (sensual dancers out there). I feel this is not right, it’s not our culture and it’s not moral (from a decency or the religious angle). Well don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe eit...

Cooperate Manslaughter Bill (A must and urgent Bill to be drawn up, Debated and passed in the national assembly) What is 'corporate manslaughter'? A company acts through the human agency of its directors, managers and staff. Where a company due to grossly negligent act or omission by a person(s) who is the “controlling mind” of the company results in the immediate cause of death of its employees, the public or other individual, it can be considered an act of corporate manslaughter. In order to convict a company of manslaughter it must be shown that a causal link existed between a grossly negligent act or omission by a person who is the “controlling mind” of the company and the immediate cause of death. It is difficult to envisage circumstances in which a company will be involved in “voluntary manslaughter” Corporate manslaughter will, therefore, normally be considered in the context of “involuntary manslaughter by means of gross negligence”. The House of Lords (UK) laid down a ...

Love is eternal ~ the aspect may change but not the essence, there is the same difference in a person before and after he is in love, as there is in an unlighted lamp and one that is burning! The lamp was there and was a good lamp, but now it is shedding light too, and that is its real function. And love makes one calmer about many things, and that way, one is more fit for one's work. ~ Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Happy Val’s Day! Every One

I sense a quick work, in my Life this year and who’s... doing that work? You might ask, My God almighty that’s who. I try to see myself as a work in progress, I have Pound and pounds of flesh that must be doled out of (my Mind) Just like the foreskin during the male circumcision. That’s one part of this processing; the other part is my needs and expectations for not just the New Year but for the Future. I started the year, with this long wish/prayer list…. Which by the first Sunday of the year got me asking the question. Willy you have Given HIM your list, now what about HIS own for you?, all Thanks to Pastor Lanre (HOTR) who’s sermon that Sunday jabbed my spirit man as always. I left Church asking; Lord what will you have me do for you this Year? In praying/fasting and asking the Lord, what HE wants me to do for HIM this year, I lost the sense of my own ever pressing needs. That frame of mind brought me so much inward peace and took me away from Me!. And it happened... that quick wo...

In about 48hrs and counting, the Year 2007 will come to an end, the dates on our calendars will change and when ever we make reference to 2007 it will be in the past. Its at times like this you really don’t have to wait till 2008 to look back, but now each day as the year rolls out, I take a look back and all I can say is THANK YOU JESUS, I didn’t get all I would have loved to have in 2007, but I am sure glad to be alive and kicking. The time I spent traveling back home to be with my family for Christmas, Dad, Mum… and siblings felt GOOD!, that moment will be savored for a long time to come. 2008 is a year of Visions, possibilities and renewal. I have come to realize that, creating a vision is not just enough; the mental pictures won’t come to reality on its own. So 2008 is a year of working out many visions, making a commitment to that vision. I have many thing all up in my mind, Lord help me to stay focused, prayerful and achieve all I set out to do in 2008. To all my readers, my fri...

Opening up a web forum on there website Prolog consulting Nigeria has Opened a web forum on there website, This Forum is intended to cover all Topics on Logistics, procurement and the entire Supply chain locally and internationally. If you are a Nigerian, an Expatriate working in Nigeria and those outside of Nigeria in the SCM profession, you need to register on this Forum. I believe it will afford more people the opportunity of learning more and better interactions with experienced professionals particularly Prolog faculty members, also you can get first hand and upto date information on all prolog Highly rated course that will be running in 2008. The forum is now live , and FREE! Register @ http://prologconsulting.net/forum/index.php One thing is sure; opportunities abound in this profession, in Nigeria Seasons Greeting to Everyone. May 2008 Bring Development and more Unity to our Nation Nigeria Q and A on Prolog During the membership Drive for prolog webforum, someone posted thi...

I have wanted to scream this out loud for a long time: I am so sick of all the victim thinking!!! On some days I'll have a Pity Party and be the only guest invited. I suffer from the self-imposed "It's not fair!" mentality. It's a belief that hurts me. Here's how it goes: I return phone calls. Why don't others call me back!? IT'S NOT FAIR! Whine! I respond to all emails (go ahead, email me). But I send emails that seem to go into a black hole. Why don't people respond to emails!? IT'S NOT FAIR! Whine, whine!! Why can't I get on Oprah!? IT'S NOT FAIR! Whine, whine, whine!!! The reality is, stuff happens. People let people down, balls gets dropped, mistakes happen, promises are broken, and as the country music song says, "Circumstances conspire to construct my present." And often those circumstances are out of my control. But I will not be a victim. But what about venting? Am I playing victim when I vent? Is it sometimes oka...

Here is some more thoughts on Km story, I shared it with a friend, comfort and this is her response. KM's story is very touching. I don't know too many people who have the backbone to declare who they are, right or wrong. Hate the sin not the sinner. The game not the player. The gay issue if viewed from a religious point of view is considered evil. In nature it could be considered an abnormality as the design of most creatures and even plants to be male and female.KM as a human being is the kind of person everyone would love. There was a time that the then attorney -general of the federation proposed a bill to ban any group canvassing for gay/ lesbian marriages and associations. I was against this bill. I felt it was vindictive. I wrote to protest this bill. Am I gay? No. But I don't believe you should send a gay guy to prison. More recruits or certain death. What will that achieve?I was not in support of the gay/lesbian groups either. My opinon? Everyone should keep their...

A new week, a new hope, but as for the weekend,mine was a good and interesting one, first good thing was that I didn’t go to work as is the usual thing for me most weekend and secondly  I met a rather very interesting person. Let me tell you a little about this person, he is not superman,but he's not like most men I know, and maybe you just might have a thing or two to say after reading his story, and hopefully I can pass that on to him. His name is KM (lets just refer to him as this); he is a young man, very upwardly mobile and successful in his career, as a financial consultants to some of the big financial houses in Lagos. A good looking fellow, at least I got to see him one on one for the first yesterday. But here’s the catch, Km,  is GAY! and also HIV positive. By now any reader of my blog who know me is wondering how on earth did you meet a guy guy! or are you gay? no am not, am straight as a bullet and find the same sex thing abnormal, but here's how I got to ...

"We either make ourselves happy or miserable. The amount of work is the same." The whole month of September, I didn't find time to blog, and there's a perfect explanation for that, I was on leave from work for about 4 weeks starting from the last week of August to the 3rd week of September. This period gave me time to see family, and visit friends in Lagos, Ibadan, Warri and my home town Kwale. Now I seat back counting the cost of my journeys and the sort of spending spree I went on, first I made an upgrade of my word-rope and this now includes a suit, which before now was alien to me, and that was one of the thing that caused the major damage, but am the better one for it, every day as I enter the office my colleagues  go Wooooooooo!!, "which levels "…. 70% is talking, referring to the percentage by which we recently had on our salaries increase for 2007, but honestly I knew I was due for a change in my wade-rope , so 70% or not I still would have d...

I am a product of Grace, Gods grace! I look at my life, events and happenings surrounding me and my family all I can say, and keeping say is lord God almighty thank you for your mercies, your grace and your LOVE!. I always like to think of myself as not lucky, but favored, I don’t believe in that thing called luck, but I do believe that God can cause things to happen in ones favor, “ draw the lines so that it falls for you only in pleasant places” and that has been my lot,even though sometimes I fail to see and acknowledge that truth. We live in a world where, we celebrate and crave for a lot of crazy things, not just materials but also certain life styles. Every body rates you by what you wear, the kind of car you drive, whats the make or model of the phone you use, what part of town you leave the list goes on and on. These qualities and many more now becomes the typical yard sticks for anyone sadly including Christians to measure how much God has been good to us, or on the othe...

What a day its been, feeling somewhat low, can’t really say what it is thats the problem, but I guess maybe my night was not so good. With the curfew and everything now in PHC , one learns to turn in early and end up waking up at about 2am just looking at the ceiling. That’s how my night was last night. The fun part of the day so far has been the chat I have been having with a chat with kemi, she obliged me when I buzzed her on the messenger, to ask questions about investing in mutual assurance funds, and we ended up chatting and then exchange blog addresses  I  think her blog is nice and she needs to do more posting, so I recommend you stop by @ http://www.kemireplenish.blogspot.com/ . Nice work kemi, keep up the good job, blog away!

For 6 days now PHC is a war zone, people die everyday and the Nigeria military says “they won’t use excessive force;” to stop militant clashes in the city, oh my God what kind of a country are we living in. The reports are everywhere, masked men on bike, spring up from different parts of the city shooting, the report says its cult groups fighting each other, but what’s the reason for this fighting ? Early this morning at about 5 am I heard explosions, later  that morning I was trying to get out early to beat the 7am deadline for commencement of environmental clean up exercise and met a road block at the slaughter axis of town, evidently they were some shooting  there already . I had to change my mind and direction and  decided to go to the office, where it’s a lot safer , as I write am getting different and even freighting reports of happens in certain part of old port harcourt town. NNPC mage filling station attacked, the state radio station attacked, even tho...

Lately I have had to post on this site http://www.nairaland.com/nigeria?topic=63677.msg1380460#msg1380460 Are people are so narrow minded or is it just me, all they care about is let the Gulder ultimate search show continue, for them nothing is wrong its just one death. This issue from the bigger perspective, it’s not just about the death of this young man or if NB plc should be dragged to court in a 100M law suit. Its about NB and other companies to become more responsive to the needs of Today’s Nigerian, I think a scholarship or some kind of youth development program will go a long way to achieve a far better thing for the common good of the Nigerian youths , than any”Ultimate” search would. Let jut imagine this guys death happened at a Youth career development program or some other kind of youth development boot camp being organized by NB plc, I for one wont be crying crucify NB, but as it stands now am one of the people shouting nail NB. I know they are in business to brew product...