More often than not it is not always the case that a master has only one apprentice. Though at the onset a master starts by himself until his business reaches a certain stage where he feels he needs the service of an apprentice. In rare cases the family of the apprentice may bring him to a master who is not yet established because they do not have the resource to take care of the would-be apprentice. Sometimes the master will take in an apprentice based on family ties; as a brother, cousin, nephew or kindred without having to be established…
Author: Akaolisa Emmanuel
Globalization will continue to favor nations who simply play their part; an efficient government and a productive population. As with the development of ICT the world becomes increasingly connected than ever, it brings with it a double-faced ship in the complication and simplification of international relations among citizens and nations across the globe. Whether the relations are political, like the African Union, economic like OPEC or social as we see in tourism and sports, they still have the special interconnectedness with them; for example, tourism has the economic side of revenue generation. Every global participant therefore must be careful so…
Now it is not just the event but also the circumstances surrounding the death of Sylvester Oromoni, 12 years old student of Dowen College in Lekki, Lagos, which has generated widespread reactions. The story became the most trending issue in Nigeria within the past few days. The story took off after the cousin of the late Sylvester who goes by the name Perrison Oromoni came online with a picture of his late little cousin, stating that he died as a result of complications arising from being bullied by some students in school. It appears the late Sylvester cared more about…
It is said that life is all about taking risks here and there. From what most motivational speakers say, the decision to stay idle because one does not want to take risks is even riskier than the act of engaging in risky adventures; whether real or imagined risks. Remember we said that the Igbo apprentice and his master are not the only traders in the marketplace, it is just that certain achievements in business has cast the spotlight on him. This success does not come without a price. One of the reasons behind this is due to the lines…
APC, Nigeria’s ruling party is an unfortunate father with highly fortunate children. Before we go further, it is necessary we consider how this has come to be the way it is. It was Harold Laswell who defined politics as who gets what, when and how. This definition is even truer in a country like Nigeria where the discreetness of who gets what, when and how is tossed in the bin. It is clear for even kids to see that politics is pure business in this country. It is in this faulty line that party politics has found itself in Nigeria…
When these young boys come to serve, they are usually inexperienced in many aspects of life except maybe farming. Gradually they begin to cope with city life, they learn to write and read (writing comes first for them). They learn how to talk to people as you can’t predict who will be your next big business catch. The apprentice will also see that city girls are quite different from those in his hometown; city girls have class and so even if the hometown girls are prettier than the city girls, the apprentice may not take this into consideration, and…
At a critical juncture of the Nigerian polity, the National Prosperity Movement (NPM), a national sociopolitical group, is putting together a National Unity Summit in Abuja on the 1st of December 2021 to provide a platform for Nigerians in all strata of life to deliberate on the themes of peace, unity, equity and nation-building. It is a well-known fact that when we speak of Nigeria; the past, present and future, it seems there are few questions that might never be answered. The term ‘UNITY’ is one of those questions and it is even more troubling because it is often confused…
Dear President Buhari, greetings and hope this finds you well. The audience you granted some Igbo leaders days ago is highly commendable, the response you gave them too on their request for the release of Nnamdi Kanu is also a welcome one. You said it is a heavy request and you will think about it. Actually the issue is a heavy one as you pointed out and should be handled diplomatically. In one of the pictures that came out from that meeting, you were seen stooping a little and placing your hand on Chief Mbazulike Amaechi’s shoulder who was…
There was a time when every man was a farmer, yes agriculture has been with man all through his different stages of civilization. Because from the basic survival instinct man has to look for food in order not to die of hunger. In fact history teaches us that among the earliest means of commercial exchange were farm produce through the means of trade by barter. Not until men began to advance in industry, education, vocations/skills did we begin to witness diversions from farming. We cannot overlook the fact that agriculture will continue to stay with us as much as we…
Times have changed. For some time now, weddings have witnessed uncommon sights which are now becoming common due to their frequent occurrence; men crying on their wedding day. It used to be the other way round where we see brides shedding tears of joy on their wedding day in a usually emotional site, from walking the aisle to saying the vows and then the special couple dance sandwiched in a soft music. Crying grooms create scenes packed with so much detail. It could be funny and serious depending on the circumstances. In one of the recent videos where the groom…
Mr Abdulrasheed Maina former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reform Task Team, PRTT, was sentenced to eight years in prison for money laundering two days ago at a federal high court in Abuja. His case which began around 2017 has been an interesting one with intrigues here and there. Normally such judgement should bring greater optimism to the fight against corruption, but it is far from it. Why was Maina caught? Did he step on big toes? Is he just unlucky? No! Corruption often finds a way. Someone who is alleged to have paid $3.4 million in cash for a…
In the search for daily bread, career, and the service to humanity, every man leaves home whether to a workshop, military drills, classrooms, hospitals and the marketplace. By culture, especially as pervasive in Africa, the woman stays back to make the home, even if she has a career to pursue, it is believed that the onus is on her to make the home; that’s one of the reasons we speak of housewives. As she plays this role, the apprentice will play a major part; knowingly or unknowingly, willingly or unwillingly. If the master and his wife have not been married…
‘‘For Nigeria, climate change is not about the perils of tomorrow but what is happening today. Nigeria is committed to net zero by 2060.’’ This was President Buhari’s statement while delivering his speech at the COP26 Leaders’ Summit, in Glasgow, Scotland. The speech is a very welcomed one though it sounds quite ambitious in lieu of the body language of global leaders towards tackling climate change; it appears nobody wants to take active measures towards this right cause. While pondering and researching on the many reasons why the climate is changing rapidly and dangerously too, the female folks come to…
In this interview with Emmanuel Akaolisa of The News Chronicle, Dr Bolaji Akinyemi, a renowned minister of the Gospel and activist, bears his mind on issues troubling Nigeria; FFK, restructuring, the constitution and way forward for the country. TNC: Thank you Sir for granting us this moment to discuss with you. Kindly tell us about yourself; education, work, family and how these have contributed to who you are today Dr Bolaji: Born on a Friday afternoon, 55 years ago to Dorcas Aduke Ogunseye, nee Ogunremi now late and Alhaji Nasir Adesina Babatunde Ogunseye, I was named on the 8th…
We have been talking about the apprentice for some time now with a few mention here and there of the master. You might be wondering about the master who appears to do very little in our discussion thus far. It is necessary to state that masters do not come down from heaven as grown people; rather, they grow into it. In summary, every master was once a servant, in this case an apprentice. The curious reader may still ask further – who trained the first apprentice, this should be our next discussion hopefully. 90 out of 100 master – apprentice…
Last week the president pleaded with journalists to use the term “declining insecurity” rather than “rising insecurity” in their reportage of security situation in the country. He made the call while felicitating with the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of the Maulud-Un-Nabiyy. In a statement released by his top media aide, Garba Shehu, it reads partly “the reality of declining insecurity should replace the inaccurate narrative of rising insecurity in the country”. “While there is work to do, the men and women in uniform who are helping the nation to achieve this goal, desire our collective appreciation and encouragement…
The Anambra gubernatorial election slated for November 6, 2021, has been nothing short of dramatic even before the D Day. It is not the first time elections will be held in Anambra, but the events in the past months and weeks promises a novel experience for the state known as the light of the nation. Anambra is undoubtedly one of the best – if not the best – state in Nigeria when it comes to human resources; Anambra is the sophistication of humanity with excellent minds and spirit. In every area of human endeavor its indigenes have excelled and…
In this interview with Stanley Ugagbe, Emmanuel Akaolisa, Timilaemi Deinanaghan and Ngumimi Iyortsuun of The News Chronicle, The Chief Executive Officer of One Percent International Management Services, Stephanie Nnadi talks about why the entertainment company was established. TNC: Thank you for finding time to have a chat with us. Can you share with us how One Percent International Management Services came into existence. Stephanie: We came onboard to bridge the need in the entertainment industry; we were first into investment and later decided to diversify into entertainment. As we all know, entertainment is the new oil; content as…
There was a man just like you He spoke of utopia just like you And had a plan just like you He yearned for it more than you He got the chance just like you A special chance unlike you One night there came an early Sun With the stars a path rose in the horizon Maybe a road not taken Utopia was waiting The town was awake, the opera set All he had to do was motion, a crow Like the cock signaling a new dawn This might be a trap he thought Yes, it is,…
In the 80s when coups were rife, there was this theory called pepper soup theory which was even discussed in political thought at tertiary institutions. The theory as propounded by Alozie Ogugbuaja a Police Public Relations Officer states that coup plotting was a result of soldiers who did nothing else but habitually sit in beer parlors taking alcohol and pepper soup. According to him, it is usually in the proceedings at the beer parlor that coups are hatched and planned. You will find the apprentice too in the beer parlor for his peculiar reasons. In the first three years…
In this interview with Stanley Ugagbe, Emannuel Akaolisa, Timilaemi Deinanaghan and Ngumimi Iyortsuun of The News Chronicle, Afropop sensation, Platini Nemeye, popularly known as Platini P, a citizen of Rwanda, talks about his music and his new deal with the record label, One Percent International Management Services: TNC: Thank you for creating time to have this chat with us. We are pleased to meet you and congratulations on your deal with One Percent International Management Services. What does this deal mean to you? Platini P: The deal means a lot to me because it introduces me into…
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It is no longer news that Dangote is building a refinery in Lagos, Nigeria. This refinery is set to be the biggest in Africa and one of the biggest in the world when completed. The refinery has the capacity to refine 650,000 barrels of oil in a day thus proving for the Nigerian petroleum demand and having surplus for export. For a country like Nigeria that is sitting on 37 billion barrels of oil able to serve the country for 273 years it is definitely correct to say that this has been a long time coming. Nigeria imports…
You come into a shop that specializes in electronics to make inquiry of where you can buy groceries or industrial chemicals, to your amazement, the boy in the shop tells you he has them. You look around his shop but can’t find any goods relating to what you asked for. The Igbo apprentice sits in the market like a sympathetic doctor who will do everything possible to cure his patients even if they “suffer” from maladies which are not in his scope of practice or study. Depending on his experience, connection and zeal, he will more often than not…
One of the main issues of debate in Nigeria at the moment is that of revenue generation and allocation, or as some will say, fiscal federalism. It has become so serious that it appears to drown other concerns in the nation like; insecurity, huge debt, secessionist cries and many others. In fact, some thinkers believe it is a propelling force to many problems facing the country. Maybe it is because it is a double edged pole in that it is an end and a means to an end; of controlling state power or of having fiscal autonomy in the…
Happy independence Nigeria! We have been through a lot and are still passing through much. But for optimism, there is the temptation to say we have had more troubles than fortune, even that which is to be our fortune, like the oil and diversity, has become part of our trouble. Can we have peace, development and prosperity at once, or must they come periodically in bits. But it is said that troubles or challenges make life sweet, interesting and worthwhile; especially the sense and taste of victory that comes from overcoming the challenges. Even pure and harmless romance has…
The Action Democratic Party (ADP), says it is ready to merge with any political party with similar ideology ahead of 2023 general election. Mr Yabaji Sani, the National Chairman of the party, said this at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Sani said that the party was willing to join forces with other political parties for the sole purpose of strengthening and deepening the nation’s democratic system. He, however, said that the party’s identity and ideologies would not be buried even after the merger. “When ADP came on board as a political party, we said it clearly that…
A Brazilian soccer player, has been charged with attempted murder for brutally kicking a referee in the head during a lower league game in the south of the country. The player, William Ribeiro of Sport Club Sao Paulo, attacked the referee after he awarded a foul against him during a league game away to Guarani on Monday. The game was halted for 14 minutes into the second half while referee Rodrigo Crivellaro was taken to hospital. He was later released. “I decided to charge the lad with attempted murder because in my perception of the case, he took the…
Title-holders FC Barcelona Women kicked off the 2021/2022 UEFA Women’s Champions League with a dominant 4-1 win over Arsenal Women on Tuesday. In the Group C match, Nigerian Asisat Oshoala haunted her old club with a goal and an assist I n their opening group fixture. Arsenal lost for the first time since February as the formidable and prolific LaLiga champions made a fine start to the new 16-team group stage. It was a match which pitted two of Europe’s most in-form teams against each other. It was one-way traffic from the outset at the Johan Cruyff Stadium,…
Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike has been named the recipient of the 2021 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, the WNBA announced today. This is the third straight Sportsmanship Award for Ogwumike, making her the only player to win the award in three consecutive years. The Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award is presented each season to a player who exemplifies the ideals of sportsmanship on the court, including ethical behavior, fair play and integrity. The award is named for the late Kim Perrot, who helped guide the Houston Comets to their first two WNBA championships before passing away in August 1999…
