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Why my movie, Tiresimi Is trending” Adetona Davies 

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Adetona Davies is a Music Artist cum Film Producer and a successful entrepreneur. In an exclusive chat with us, the amiable CEO of the TALENT HUNT AFRICA-EUROPE FOUNDATION opens up on the success of his newly released movie, which came out on the 5th of February 2023 and showing on YouTube via LIBRA TV 

Why my movie, Tiresimi Is trending" Adetona Davies 

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CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF

 

My name is Adetona Davies. I am the CEO of a Youth Empowerment foundation named Talent Hunt Africa AcademySouth Africa) which I fully registered and started in the city of Johannesburg in 2011. For seven years, we operated the NGO fully with the main training center in Joburg and during those years, we reached out extensively to Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Sweden, Germany, Norway, France, and Holland with various training programs in MUSIC among African and European children/youths. In 2018, I got an appointment from a Spanish School of Art in Madrid, to be its first African Music Instructor! After completion of the contract, I moved down to an Island called PALMA DE MALLORCA here in SPAIN. where I started my community outreach music programs. In 2019, I change the name of the NGO to TALENT HUNT AFRICA-EUROPE FOUNDATION because SPAIN is now my permanent base with the vision of reaching out to both African and European youths with our TALENT DISCOVERY PROGRAMS 

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HOW DID YOUR JOURNEY INTO ENTERTAINMENT START AND WHAT MOTIVATED YOU

 

Hmmm! That’s a good question that I  love to answer because it brings back the memory of my growing up in the city of IBADAN (Oyo State, Nigeria). It is an ancient rich in deep and undiluted YORUBA CULTURE! As a young teenager, as far back as 1981, every evening after dinner, we always gathered together to watch Yoruba play like KOOTU ASHIPA, AWADA KERIKERI, and ARELU! I always get excited every evening because I always look out for the songs that will be rendered along with the acting by the actors! My best of them are all the plays produced by Late PA Oyin Adejobi and I can categorically say that he was my foundational Mentor in Music, because all the songs from those plays are my daily National Anthem! I got motivated and from there started developing my singing talent! There as a teenager, I gave birth to MY DREAM that one day, I will be going around the world singing and producing films rich in AFRICAN CULTURE and that it will be a TOTAL THEATER (i.e Combination of MUSIC/ACTING/DANCE) Production, just like the late legends ( Pa Oyin Adejobi, Hubert Ogunde, Ade Love, etc) during their time. 

 

*YOUR MOVIE TIRESIMI IS TRENDING, HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT IT? 

 

I’m so excited and happy about the huge success and can you believe it that within three weeks, we got over half a million views on YouTube! This can only be GOD and having a good story with good handlers! For a movie to get people’s attention, it must be a good STORYLINE to be handled by a seasoned and professional DIRECTOR! 

 

I did my homework, I sought out one of the best YORUBA MOVIE DIRECTOR that is current in NIGERIA! My net caught Princess ALLWELL ADEMOLA, who is currently an award-winning and best Yoruba Female Director in Nigeria! 

 

She did justice on the well-scripted story written by my lovely daughter – EWABUNMI AKINNUBI, who acted as TIRESIMI in the FILM. My director really went far in getting seasoned and current award-winning Nollywood actors for the film! That effort of hers gave the film a great boost! This year, people should look out for more! 

TO EVERY GLORY IS A STORY TO TELL! WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES FACED AND HOW DID YOU OVERCOME THEM? 

 

In the past, I’ve gotten a lot of bitter and bad experiences through debts! I’ve borrowed money in the past for projects that I ran into huge debts which I never recover from till we entered the pandemic! So during the pandemic, I concluded that I won’t come near film production again! Towards the end of 2021, I ventured into another business related to travel and tours, expecting a breakthrough by the early part of 2022! So I entered with great hope for huge success but unfortunately, the business failed woefully! I WAS DUPED! I became depressed through the month of February and March of 2022! I stayed indoors throughout, seeking God’s face and new direction! You won’t believe it that during that dark period, apart from God’s deep intimacy I had, I WATCHED OVE 50 YORUBA MOVIES and most of them gave me motivational messages that made me conclude that this is for real the path God wanted me to take! To be producing films that will touch lives(especially Yoruba people living in the diaspora!) 

 

But as a die-hard person who doesn’t give up at all, by April of 2022, TIRESIMI became a personal message to me when my daughter(EWABUNMI) shared it with me! 

 

God miraculously provided the fund for the shoot without consulting anyone to borrow money for the project! God indeed PUSH FAVOUR TOWARDS MY DIRECTION (OLUWATIRESIMI) 

 

*WHAT SEPARATES THE MOVIE FROM OTHER MOVIES

 

In this present generation, especially in Africa, the general belief is that the best production can only be done by men! That we are in a Men’s world where people always assume that only men can direct good films and that good stories can only come from popular and guru story and script writers! The uniqueness of the film  TIRESIMI is that it proved all those beliefs wrong! The story was written by a woman and directed by a woman that is ever ready to operate in the midst of a highly competitive world of film directing in Nigeria and the entire World! 

 

*IS THIS YOUR FIRST MOVIE AS A PRODUCER? 

 

No! I did my last movie in 2013 and it was titled THE UNBROKEN that future Nollywood Actors like DAMOLA OLATUNJI, AYO ADESANYA, SHOLA KOSOKO, BIDEMI KOSOKO, and others. It was shot in Nigeria, South Africa, and UK

We know you are into music too, tell us about it.

 

Yes! MUSIC is my mainstream! I’ve been singing since 1982. I started in IBADAN with Mummy TOUN SOETAN.

Then in 1994, with my box guitar, I became a traveling evangelist to Nations of the World! 

There is a particular musical storyline that I’ve rendered in 18 Countries of the World! I became famous in churches with the story titled TAANI YOO D’ADE(WHO WILL WEAR THE CROWN) and this is our next film coming out this year!

 

*WHICH OTHER PROJECTS ARE YOU WORKING ON?

 

This year, people should be expecting two major films of which one is going to be an epic film! 

Two, we are planning a big event here in Spain tagged TALENT FESTIVAL! 

 

Three, We are going to create more awareness about my NGO(TALENT HUNT AFRICA-EUROPE ACADEMY SPAIN) with a training center here in Spain and Nigeria for youths and adults talented in MUSIC/ACTING/DANCE

 

By GOD’S GRACE, our vision is to TRAIN YOUTHS ON HOW TO PLAY GUITAR, BE A GOOD actors & dancers, and establish TALENT SCHOOL & FILM VILLAGE here on the Island of Palma De Mallorca SPAIN!  Lastly, to AFRICAN and EUROPEAN Culture through MUSIC, ACTING, and DANCE! Will be having frequent film PRODUCTIONS in Nigeria, and South Africa where our European students will travel to collaborate with their African counterparts!

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Call EFCC to order, Nigeria is not a lawless country – Yahaya Bello Media Office

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Confusion as EFCC names ex-Kogi Gov in amended corruption allegations perpetrated before he became Governor

Call EFCC to order, Nigeria is not a lawless country – Yahaya Bello Media Office

 

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About 9:30 am today, the 17th day of April 2024, persons who described themselves as officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrived the Wuse Zone 4 Residence of His Excellency, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to effect his arrest.

This is despite a subsisting Order of injunction granted on 9th February 2024 by the High Court of Justice, Lokoja Division in Suit No. HCL/68M/2024 between Alhaji Yahaya Bello v. Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, restraining the Commission either by itself or its agents from harassing, arresting, detaining or prosecuting Alhaji Yahaya Bello, pending the hearing and determination of the substantive fundamental rights enforcement action.

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The EFCC was duly served with that Order on 12th February 2024 and on 26th February 2024; the EFCC filed an Appeal (Appeal No.: CA/ABJ/CV/175/2024: Economic and Financial Crimes Commission v. Alhaji Yahaya Bello) against the said Order to the Court of Appeal Abuja division. The Appeal was accompanied by a Motion for Stay of Execution of the Order of the High Court which the Court of Appeal adjourned for hearing till the 22nd day of April 2024.

Furthermore, Judgment in the substantive case between Alhaji Yahaya Bello and the EFCC is to be delivered at 12 Noon today in Lokoja.

Contrary to all of the above, the EFCC has now laid siege to the home of H.E Yahaya Bello seeking to arrest him in contravention of the extant orders!

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It is a surprise that an agency led by a lawyer could flagrantly disobey a subsisting court order by taking actions contrary to the reliefs granted.

We are aware of the total commitment of the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the rule of law and can say categorically that the leadership of the EFCC might have offered the agency on a platter of gold to desperate politicians to convert to their score settling tool without minding the effect on its integrity and the image of Nigeria as regards the rule of law.

A situation where law enforcers disregard the rule of law is a definite recipe for anarchy, which will adversely affect every aspect of the nation’s economy.

Nigerians have perceived the desperation of the anti-graft agency to embarrass and harass the former Governor by all means through spurious allegations, especially the latest one dating back to September 2015, way before he assumed office.
We are aware that there are clandestine moves to correct the error, but with even more questionable allegations, which would embarrass the Commission and Nigeria more than the initial one.
It is unfortunate that an agency that is supposed to enforce the law is now the first culprit with respect to disobedience of court orders.
This is a big dent on the fight against corruption. He who comes to equity must come with clean hands.

We call on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to call the EFCC to order in the interest of legal sanity.

MEDIA OFFICE
HE YAHAYA BELLO

 

Call EFCC to order, Nigeria is not a lawless country - Yahaya Bello Media Office

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PRESIDENT TINUBU’S APPOINTEES FROM THE NORTH MUST TAKE A STAND

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PRESIDENT TINUBU’S APPOINTEES FROM THE NORTH MUST TAKE A STAND

Following my position on the recent attack on the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by a spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum, it has come to my attention that Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed who once served as the Spokesperson of the group and currently a Special Adviser on Political Matters in the Presidency took to his page on it to express a different position.

Dr. Baba-Ahmed declared that my stand against the unjust attack against the new administration of President Tinubu that is working very hard to reposition our country for better as ‘ill-advised’. He suggested I could have done a better job in my defence of the administration where I have the rare honour to serve as a Minister.

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Dr. Baba-Ahmed’s relationship and or affinity with Northern Elders’ Forum is well-known. The fact now is that he is an appointee of the administration as Special Adviser. Any committed official of the administration has a duty to work for the success of the government he is a part of, protect and defend the government against unjust and undue attack from those who hide under ethnic and other primordial interests to heat up the polity.

It is more important to state that every appointee of President Tinubu including Dr. Baba-Ahmed owe the government a duty to promote and advance the good work and commendable efforts of the government across all sectors.
As appointees of the government from the North, we must all take a stand, be unequivocal in our support and work for the success of the administration we are serving. This is not the time to dither and waiver. We must stand up to be counted for the government or take our exit.

Bello Matawalle
Minister of State for Defence

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April 15, 2024

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Sen Moallayidi: The untold story of Adamawa born politician who introduced Facility Management course in ABU By Dr Salihu Mohammed Lawal

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Sen Moallayidi: The untold story of Adamawa born politician who introduced Facility Management course in ABU

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Dr Salihu Mohammed Lawal

 

 

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In the different spheres of life there exist quintessential Nigerians who have silently achieved fame and glory without making noise about such feat; rather preferring to remain silent while still creating waves and continuing to bestrode the landscape with ingenuity that breaks new grounds.

 

Sen Moallayidi: The untold story of Adamawa born politician who introduced Facility Management course in ABU

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Dr Salihu Mohammed Lawal

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Sen. Ahmad Abubakar MoAllahyidi is one of such great Nigerians, who represented Adamawa southern Senatorial District in the Senate between 2015-2019 comes readily to mind. A fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, a Certified Public Private Partnership Professional (IP3,Washington DC) also holds a Facility Management Professional (FMP) of (IFMA,USA). Moallayidi is a 1980 graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honours in Quantity Surveying and an Masters Degree in Construction Management.

This amiable gentleman in the year 2010, pioneered the designed and institutionalization of a facility management course in Ahmadu Bello University Zaria (ABU). He single handedly served as the sole lecturer for it (Post graduate studies in Facility Management ABU). His pioneering efforts were the basis for having facility management courses in Nigerian Universities.

The None serving Senator is an accomplished professional in managing facilities, resources and humanity is leading the private company called Integrated Facility Management Services Ltd among other endeavors that handled some of the most complex facility management services in Nigeria. These facilities include; Management and improvement of the Abuja International Conference Center (ICC) Management of Eagle Square Abuja Kaduna International Trade & Investment Centre, Kaduna (1997-2010). Murtala Mohammed Square Kaduna,and Nigerian Export and Import Bank, Abuja. He also managed Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) Headquarters & Residential Quarters in Abuja, Presidential Complexes in Lagos (Dodan Barracks and State House, (Marina) and Nigerian Army Strategic Bulk Storage Facility in Enugu.

The Rehabilitation and start-up operations of Health and Medical Industries Jos, a company specializes in the manufacture of cotton wool, bandages and gauge.

MOALLAYIDI AS A MEMBER OF VARIOUS PROFESSIONAL BODIES AND ASSOCIATIONS

Senator Moallayidi is an acumen of managing facilities was the pioneer President of International Facility Management Association in Nigeria (Abuja City-based Chapter) IFMA and is a Fellow Nigerian Institute of Quantity Surveyors, a Fellow of Nigerian Institute of Management Consultants (NIMC) and a Fellow Association of Facility Management Practitioners of Nigeria (AFMPN).

He participated in the Technical Committee on Commercialization and Privatization T.C.P.C. that commercialized government companies for improved performance.

This is the highly revered personality that is leading the management of the Abuja International Conference Center as the Managing Director of integrated Facility Management Services Ltd for which he has set an unprecedented record of upgrading the ICC to global standard in the management and improvement contract after the noticeable failure over the years before the coming of IFMSL.

MOALLAYIDI AS A POLITICIAN

The political journey of this personality of unique humble character, Senator MoAllahyidi is a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the Legacy Party. He contested and won the Senatorial election and represented Adamawa South Senatorial District and sworn-in as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2015. MoAllayidi while in the Senate, he distinguished himself as a vocal Senator in the red chambers and served as a Vice Chairman/Member of various standing and Ad-hoc committees.

Some of the communities is belonged to were; Vice Chairman Committee on Oil & Gas, Vice Chairman Culture and Tourism, Member Banking and Other Financial Institutions, Member Education (Basic & Secondary), Member Legislative Compliance and Member Federal Character and Inter Governmental affairs.

Other committees he belonged to were Member Committee on Bureaus of Public Procurement (BPP), Member ECOWAS Parliament and also held strategic positions where he played critical leadership roles for the APC such as: 2015 Senatorial Candidate (APC), Adamawa Southern Zone, 2014 Secretary APC Reconciliation Committee North Eastern Zone, 2014 Member of APC Congress Committee, Yobe State
(2014).

MoAllayi Joined APC as a result of the merger of CPC, ACN and ANPP (Legacy party) in 2011 Joined CPC and Contested for Adamawa South Senatorial Seat, 2007 he was the Director of Logistics of ANPP Presidential Campaign. While in 2003 the Man MoAllayi was the Director of Logistics ANPP Presidential Campaign.

His political might grew mightier for having a stronger voice for a common Man. in June (2022) the Senator convened the setting up of Arewa New Agenda (ANA) a Pan Northern socio-political organization with the aim and objectives as follows :

Setting up an agenda for the continuing relevance of the North in Nigerian Governance. It is to harmonize and project Northern positions on critical national issues. And to protect Northern interest in the Nigerian Political discourse and evolution.

ANA is an umbrella organization comprising of over 126 network affiliate groups across the 19 Northern States and FCT which Moallayidi became its extended leader as its Patron of Fulbe United for Peace and Development. It’s
the association of over 33,360 Ardos (The Fulbe Umbrella group) leaders across Nigeria.

The distinguished Senator was honored with the respected commander of Nigerian Students (CNS), an award by National Association of Nigerian Student NANS

Dr. Salisu Mohammed Lawal
Writes from Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State
And be reached through this means; emeles20o1@yahoo.com

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