#PhotoSpeaks: Mind, Media and Money Broadcast Training

One-23 Communications Limited in conjunction with LeanHub Centre presents 5 days of intensive, informative and interesting broadcast training. The theme of the training is Mind, Media and Money. It is organised for freshers, pros and returnees. ConnectNigeria was also at the training as an event partner. Hosted by Onimisi Adaba, the training is facilitated by […]

Tolu Adeleru-Balogun: 7 Etiquette Rules Every On-Air Personality Must Follow

Tolu Adeleru-Balogun was one of the facilitators at the ongoing broadcasting training organised by Onimisi Adaba. On the second day of training, she spoke on the etiquette rules every OAP must follow. Below is the list: 1. Create a Unique Selling Point (USP): Strive to be unique at what you do. You have to be […]

Tolu Adeleru-Balogun: 10 Etiquette Rules Every TV Personality Must Follow

One-23 Communications Limited in conjunction with LeanHub Centre is currently hosting a 5-day intensive broadcast training. The theme of the training is Mind, Media and Money. Hosted by Onimisi Adaba, the training is facilitated by some of the finest in the industry such as Mazino Appeal, IK Osakioduwa, Tolu Adeleru-Balogun, Victor Orhorhoro, Tola Adeogun and others. […]

Overcoming the Struggle Between Passive and Aggressive

Women are usually socialized to be passive, so assertive behaviours can be very uncomfortable and sometimes pretty excruciating. It is also common for women to bounce between two ineffective poles; passive and aggressive. Passive communicators are indirect, they tiptoe around the message until there isn’t one. Passive communication looks like low self-esteem or even worse, apathy. […]

6 Powerful Ways to Make Your Boss Love You

Sometimes the most difficult person we manage is our boss (I can almost hear the giant Amen! as you read that). It is true. Bosses can sometimes be hard to manage, but manage them we must. When we don’t, we can expect such things as unrealistic deadlines, unclear expectations, ambiguous assignments, faltering support, generalized reactivity, […]

10 Surefire Ways to Raise the Standard of Your Life

As we set out to work every day, we all have the choice to either do just what is required of us or strive to do much more. We can choose to mark the time and treat our jobs like a prison sentence or we can bring more creativity, energy and passion to it. Raising the […]

Tech Tuesday: Huawei P8 Smartphone in the Market

Building on the success of last year’s award‐winning Ascend P7, the new Huawei P8 is the culmination of the P series’ rich heritage of style and functionality, and is once again redefining the smartphone market with easy-to-use features that amaze and inspire consumers. The Huawei Consumer Business Group officially announced on the 23rd of August, […]

10 Simple Strategies to Maximize Your Time

Person leadership and mastery definitely speaks to work ethic, integrity, consistency, initiative and discipline. I often hear people talk endlessly about how they would love to earn more but I always tell them “You will never make more until you are worth more”. Ultimately what you do becomes who you are. This really is a […]

A Fantastic Way to Maximize Your Potential

If you are facing opposition in your life, a problem at work, a financial concern, a difficult boss, a harsh critic, a wayward child, a stalled dream, I want you to take heart. That opposition is not the end of your story. As a matter of fact, it may be the very thing God will […]

What We Should Teach Our Sons About Women

We often train our daughters to protect themselves from being victims of “RAPE”, but I believe it is time parents and guardians also teach our sons that a girl’s “No Means No”. You will be amazed at the number of girls that were abused or raped as little girls, teenagers or even grown ups by those they […]

10 Female Nigerian Celebrities and Fashion Icons We Love (Part 2)

So last week I started an interesting list on our top 10 Female Nigerian celebrities and fashion icons we love. This week, I conclude the list: 6. AGBANI DAREGO: Agbani is a Nigerian model and beauty queen, best known as the first native Sub-Saharan African to win Miss World. Young, beautiful and natural, Agbani Darego is […]

Poem: Living For You

Live your life how you may It is your life after all Wake up to make the hay And the sun shines for all Do it or not, it is what it is   You run the race to make all glad But the more you do, all seem mad But how long shall you […]

Weekend Pleasures: My Special Avocado Face Mask

I was never a fan of avocado, even my mum couldn’t get me to eat it while growing up. But a couple of years ago while in Ghana, I met a special friend who had this extraordinary smooth and clean face. Really, she was always glowing, so after asking and then pestering her for her […]

8 Steps to Becoming a Great Leader

Being a leader is beyond having millions of rules and regulations for every member of your team; it is having an insightful grasp of the universal dynamics of your work place and team members. It requires your ability to have useful tools needed to understand the psychology of the workplace and concrete solutions to handle its […]

#ThrowBackThursday: Checkmate

Looking back in time, you would realize Nollywood really has evolved. With this evolution comes the good, the bad and unfortunately the ugly. Starting from today we are throwing way back to those days when we looked forward to going home to enlightening and funny TV series, and not having to worry endlessly about what the kids […]

#PhotoSpeaks: Lagos Forex Expo, Conference and Exhibition

The Lagos Forex Expo, Conference and Exhibition held on the 13th and 14th of August, 2015 at Sheraton Hotel, Mobolaji Bank Anthony, Ikeja. The event witnessed the industry’s leaders who came to learn from seminars, tutorials and discussions by key industry experts on what’s moving the market, with thousands in attendance including investors, advisors/appraisers, agents […]