Tuesday 28 December 2021

7 Vital Things you need to do before January 2022

Have you ever asked yourself the important things you need to do when the Christmas is over. Especially this year's Christmas holiday falling on Saturday, so obviously having bank Holidays on Monday and Tuesday. So many people are not returning back to work until 4th January whilst some people are going back on Wednesday 29th December, then have a New Year break on the 1st January back to work on 4th January 2022.

So I have come up with 7 things you can do whilst you are in limbo between Christmas and New end Year. So you don't let the year end without taking care of these important to-do items.  
Its 3 days to the end of this year. Below are the 7 things you can do as you approach the new year.
1. Avoid making resolutions.
Nobody follows through on New Year's resolutions because they're usually about not doing stuff that you enjoy doing (e.g. "I resolve to eat less sugar") or doing stuff that you don't like doing (e.g. "I resolve to make more cold calls"). Resolutions set you for failure and leave you feeling helpless.
2. Set inspiring goals.
Rather than resolutions, set powerful goals that tap into your deep emotional desires.  Example: "In 2022, I will generate strategies that will achieve £50,000 in sales." As you know Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible -- the foundation for all success in life Set your goals n starting working on achieving it. Don't forget to make those goals clear.
3. Take an entire day off.
Spend at least one entire day (yes, 24 hours) without answering your phone or reading emails. Instead, spend time with your friends, your family, and yourself. Read a book. Attend a community event. Have a fancy meal with no electronics allowed. Hug somebody.#
4. Celebrate your victories.
Even if this was a tough year, there were times when you were at your best and when things came together in just the right way. Review the year, write down the events that you remember and recall how good they made you feel. With all that in mind, drink a toast to yourself.
5. Re-frame your failures.
Even if this was a fantastic year, there were things that didn't go the way you'd prefer. Review those events and what you've learned, and what mistakes you'll be able to avoid in the future. Remember that, like flowers from fertilizer, success is always built on "failures." Drink another toast to yourself.
6. Thank those who've helped.
Unless you've been living on a deserted island, you've encountered people over the course of the year who have helped you, sometimes just because it's their job, but sometimes because they care. Take some time and thank them. Because they deserve it.
7. Give an anonymous gift.
Giving gifts to friends and family is fun, but if you want to feel the pure joy of giving, give a gift to someone in need without any accompanying obligation, even to say thanks. This simple act as close as you can come to being an angel, while still inhabiting the earth.

In conclusion, Maximise your bank holidays and squeeze a few more memories into the end of 2021 with this fun guide of things to do between Christmas and New Year

Tuesday 16 November 2021

Press release: CANUK seeks to draw a line under lockdown with Dec 17 end-of-year dinner

CENTRAL Association of Nigerians in the UK (Canuk) officials will use their end-of-year party in December to kick-start the normal hectic social activity within the community with a mega event tagged Reuniting the Community After the Lockdown.


Before the coronavirus pandemic, the Nigerian community in the UK dominated the social scene, holding parities every weekend, booking halls where an array of event took place including weddings, birthdays, funerals, award ceremonies, etc. This in turn spurred the growth of an array of entertainment professionals like disc jockeys, masters of ceremonies, saxophonists, live band artists, decorators, event planners, etc.



However, once the pandemic struck in early 2020, the industry got hit hard as for about a year-and-a-half, there were no parties whatsoever, forcing many operators out of business. Hopingto draw a line under this dark period, Canuk is organising an end-of-the-year party at the Regency Banqueting Suite in Tottenham on December 17, which it hopes will revitalise the Nigerian social and entertainment industry.


Kicking off with a red carpet reception at 6pm, the event will involve a three course dinner, music, live entertainment raffle draw and plenty of dancing. Tickets are going for £50, and the array of guests will include the high commissioner Ambassador Sarafa Ishola, community leaders, local Members of Parliament, as well as dignitaries from Nigeria that will include governors, traditional rulers, legislators and captains of industry.


Doyin Owoeye, Canuk's social secretary, said: "For almost two years now, our community has been in a lockdown as a result of the pandemic. We are hoping that this event will reo-open the floodgates and get us back to where we were in 2019 when there were at least 10 Nigerian mega parties in London alone every Saturday.


"This event themed Reuniting the Community After the Lockdown is unique in that it brings everyone together including the high commission staff, the local community and dignitaries from Nigeria who will be led there by the chair of the Nigeria Diaspora Commission, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa. Despite it being a mega event, we have kept prices at £50, with a discount for Canuk member associations to encourage everyone to come out on the day."


Canuk chairman, Ayo Akinfe added: "Apart from letting our hair down and enjoying ourselves, we will also be using the event as an occasion to welcome about a dozen new members into Canuk. on the night in question, we will hand out welcome certificates to several associations that have just joined us like the Nigerian Community in Essex, the Nigerian Community in South Wales, the Nigerian Community in Rochdale, Nigerian Community in Exeter and the Nigerian Community in Nottinghamshire.



"There will also be several high profile dignitaries visiting from Nigeria, so the dinner will serve as a perfect networking opportunity for people who have not been able to get out and about for a while. What makes this event unique is that our member associations from all different parts of the country will be booking tables and bringing their members to London for the day."


According to Chris Agbai, Canuk's second vice chairman, who has responsibility for all of its member associations, hopefully, this will become an annual event where new members are welcomed into the fold every year. He added that the success of this year's event should spur every type of Nigerian organisation in the UK, including state-based, regional, professional, old school alumni associations and cultural bodies to apply to join Canuk.


Princess Christian-Iwuagwu, the Canuk financial secretary urged everyone who wants to purchase tickets to do so by paying directly into the Canuk bank account. She added that they should do this pay making payments into the association's Lloyds Bank account with the sort code of 301553 and account number 00224400.


For more information contact:


Princess Moradeun Adedoyin-Solarin Mohammed Yiosese

Publicity Secretary Assistant Publicity Secretary

CANUK CANUK

07943 983317 07427 512739

PrincessDeun1@gmail.com yiosese.m@outlook.com



Note for editors

The Central Association of Nigerians in the United Kingdom (CANUK) was formed by the Nigeria High Commission in the United Kingdom in 2005 in recognition of a clear need to unite the various Nigerian groups under one umbrella organisation. This ensures that the welfare, views, and community interests of Nigerians in the United Kingdom are represented in a harmonious and organised manner and creating a forum through which their voice could be heard.

Monday 16 August 2021

Wed/1st/Sept: AFRICAN SHOWCASE MARKET/FESTIVAL IN BARKING - CELEBRATING DIVERSITY THROUGH COMMERCE

 Wed/1st/Sept:  AFRICAN SHOWCASE MARKET/FESTIVAL IN BARKING.

CELEBRATING DIVERSITY  THROUGH COMMERCE

Please join us in Barking Town Centre, for another 
exciting African Showcase Market. An outdoor event with cultural and 
artistic representations from 8 participating African countries; cutting across the continent. 


Featuring: 
**Live performances by Artistes from North, East, South and West 
Africa. 
**We will also have drum workshop, Acoustic, craft workshop, Choreographer. **And head-gear wrapping seminar 
**Drumming workshop crash course and many other African cultural classes.
**Over 25 market stalls all displaying authentic African products and services. Be sure to be part of the fun-filled event.

VENUE: 
Market Square, Town Centre Barking, Barking 1G11 8DQ

DATE: 
Wed 1st Sept  2021

TIME: 
10am - 5pm

ADMISSION: FREE

Special Guest 
Young Mayor Labella Anum

Let's showcase the inherent beauty of African cultures 
to the Afrophiles who live in the great borough of Barking and Dagenham.



More Info: Please contact: 
Ola Mustapha

Kiskirine Events Ltd
Africanshowcase Market 
Events & Marketing Consultant
Founder of Agro Business Experts

Telephone: 07956675412

Proudly Supported by: 
Femtej Kreations Media

Monday 17 May 2021

The World Premiere of Obi Emelonye Film, BADAMASI (Portrait of a General) @ Cineworld O2 Arena London on Sat/12/June 2021

The World Premiere of an Obi Emelonye Film BADAMASI, (Portrait of a General..)

Starring: Enyinna Nwigwe, Sani Danja, Charles Inojie, Kalu Ikeagwu, Okey Bakasi, Yakubu Mohammed, Okey Bakasi, Amara Uwakwe-Anyanwu

VENUE: Cineworld - The O2, Peninsula Square, London, SE10 0DX  

DATE: Saturday June 12 2021.

TIME: 19:00 - 22:00

TICKET:  Eventbrite  <- Click to Buy Ticket Now

INFO: Call/WhatsApp: 07878202481 

SYNOPSIS:

Born in a small village in northern Nigeria called Wushishi, Ibrahim
Badamasi Babangida or IBB as he is fondly called, loses both of his
parents by the age of 14,

It is his charm and intelligence that would propel him from that
inauspicious beginning to the pinnacle of military politics in Africa's
most populous country.

But to fulfil his destiny, Babangida has to survive a brutal civil war,
spearhead several successful military coups, escape a few ferocious
plots on his own life and confront his deepest fears.

But when fate pitches the General against the will of 150 million tough
Nigerians, something has to got to give. Babangida has won several
battles to rule Nigeria for 8 years.

However, with the country about to implode, he may have to lose the
fight to bring her back from the brink.












OFFICIAL TRAILER

ABOUT OBI EMELONYE (WRITER/PRODUCER/DIRECTOR)
(Member: Directors UK / BFI and Chartered Management Consultant

Obi Emelonye, a former professional footballer and lawyer graduated from
The University of Nigeria Nsukka with BA (Hons) Dramatic Arts. He went on to
study for an LLB Law degree from the University of Wolverhampton. He
completed a Post Graduate Degree in Legal Practice from the London
Metropolitan University and practiced Law for a few years before focusing on his first love: films. Obi is presently a Doctoral researcher in film at Goldsmith University of London.

Obi has secured international distribution for most of his films and set himself apart as a truly international commercial filmmaker. His films have grossed millions of dollars in cinema box office revenue. His credits include the multiaward winning The Mirror Boy; the record-breaking Last Flight to Abuja; the mould-breaking Crazy, Lovely, Cool (ALL PRESENTLY STREAMING ON NETFLIX)and the paradigm-shifting biopic BADAMASI (Portrait of a General) coming on soon on Netflix.

Obi Emelonye is now firmly established as one of the new generation of UK
filmmakers taking the magic of independent cinema to the world; with what he calls a ‘quintessential African cinematic voice’. In this era of Black Lives Matter, how fitting that he was profiled by CNN (for the second time) on the iconic AFRICAN VOICES programme

This Amazing BIOPIC Movie is Proudly supported by FEMTEJ KREATIONS MEDIA UK one of the Media Partners.

INFO: +447878 202481 
Email: Femtejkreations@gmail.com or
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