Dipo Tepede

In 1979, the election was between Awolowo and Shagari – Nigerians voted Shagari (an unknown grade 2 teacher hyped by the cabals of the day). 22years later, the same Nigerians learnt nothing from history  – I would have been expecting people who have been voting recently since 1999 (after years of military rule) to be …

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Africans may be myopic in recognizing the most difficult issue facing them– the general agreement is that HIV is the number one killer but I disagree because Bad Leadership takes precedence and ranks higher in priority. While HIV infects in an Arithmetic Progression, Bad Leadership attacks in a Geometric Progression. Before HIV can attack a …

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For most forward thinkers, this season forces them to reflect and cast new visions for the New Year. For those sane people who would set new standards and avoid undergoing the same dysfunctional process day-in, day-out, I wish them well as they would need courage to achieve such dreams. The truth is that I am …

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 I was held down by traffic just 30 minutes to the close of my daughter’s Open Day in school; I realized how important it was that I attended such function but my thoughts were already defeated; “I can’t make it on time – what a waste of effort with those Catholic Schools and their strict …

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 Last month, November 2011, I had the honor of being featured in Obtainer Worldwide – the biggest MLM and direct sales magazine in Europe and the Middle East – in a close up story titled; “Multi-Level Marketing creates New Millionaires in Nigeria.” The story takes a cursory look at the MLM situation in Nigeria highlighting …

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I posted this particular interview in November, 2006 during my early days as a blogger and working with Globacom. I remember aspiring and dreaming of what it will be like to leave paid employment to live like Ade – our prodigious investor – whose words still inspire me despite a radical change in circumstances. As …

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If you have gone through any Project Management Training or you have/had experience working as a project manager, it’s time to integrate project applications to your everyday dealings by making project delivery seamless, more effective and efficient. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Prerequisite for Attendance It’s 100% hands-on and practical. All delegates must come with their laptops and notebooks …

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I was recently invited to a seminar at the Chamber of Commerce on Affordable Housing in Nigeria though I was not able to attend; my colleague was duly represented and sent me the report. I liked what I saw and decided to post it for public consumption. Please, kindly note that I have no connection with the organizers …

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Over the years, I have come to understand the power of Personal Self Development and how a consciously aware individual can cause positive change within his/her environment. However, almost everywhere in Nigeria is without form and void and darkness seem to persist in the face of the deep hence we need LIGHT!     Not …

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“our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate, our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measures. we ask ourselves who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous,  actually who are u not to be; we were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us and as we let our light shine, we …

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