Save the nuts...

SAVE THE NUTS,  is a campaign that, will be carried out soon by a few of my friends and I. We do not have enough awareness for prostate Cancer and so, we intend to create visuals for this and create some buzz.

Watch this space.

Omoye the movie...

How long do we have to talk about it?  How long should we die in silence?  What prompts this violence?  There are so many questions to be asked so many issues to be resolved.  We hear a lot of stories and sometimes are left to imagine what these victims go through.

Omoye, is a new movie on domestic violence, well interpreted by great actors who put in their best to make this a success and tell a good story. Omoye shows the psychological effect of domestic violence on its victim.
It features Kiki Omeili, Tina Mba, Rotimi Salami, Stan Nze, Gregory Ojefua, Olarotimi Fakunle, etc.

Omoye will be premiered on the 22nd of October and will be in cinemas from the 27the of October. Let's support Nollywood. Let us say NO to Domestic Violence.

Profile Check...

Rinou Daffy Monay
Actor, Dog lover, voice over artist,
official ambassador for Sly Monay clothing line.
Featured in: Tinsel,  hotel majestic,  mystified, shuga, etc
@rinoumonay

Kayode Ogunwo
Actor, OAP,  banker
Featured in Tinsel....
@kaypable

Franklin Nwosu
Model and actor
Mr ideal globe 2014
featured in the center page of city life magazine
Brand ambassador for koch_house clothing line.
Hosted awards shows and judged pageants
Train models in catwalks and poses.
@frankyn_airbenda

Alfred Samuel
Actor and PRPR/social media enthusiast
Featured in: Tinsel, Omoye, The Other Woman.
@alfiezy


Keep your eyes glued to your screens and watch them take over.
They ain't regular, lol.
New Nollywood.

Have you seen Arima?

Arima is a vignette that shows the psychological effect of rape on its victim.

Say NO to Rape.

I thank the cast and crew who made this a success.

This short film features Diamond Okoh and Manuel Ifeanyichukwu.

Produced and Directed by my humble self- Clare Ezeakacha

Shot by Femd Daniel

Edited by Femd Daniel.

Watch and subscribe to my channel.  Spread the word FAM #NoToRape

ARIMA

Hey warrior...

I hope you stay happy today and always.

I hope you stay away from anyone who tries to talk you down.

I hope you find peace.

I hope you find love even in the strangest places.

I pray God strengthens what's weak in you.

I pray He mends what's broken in you.

I pray for you as I do for me.


Agbadagri Frank shot it 📷

One hell of a year....

You know how we plan a lot of stuff in our heads and somehow they just don't work as planned or as we pictured them.  The year started in a very nasty way,  tears, worries and heartache. Wasn't sure the direction to take.  I felt stuck for a very long time. In the midst of it all, God came through for me.  You just never know how strong you are till you're faced with being strong....I knew I was strong but I think I under estimated myself.

The past is gone and buried.  I feared lots of things.  I feared visiting my blog because it kinda brought back memories I never wish to remember forever.  With that been said,  I'm hoping I come back fully to my dear diary and ease of each day, if time permits me.

My business has kicked off greatly,  thanks be to God and that's why I haven't had so much time here though.  It's been one location to another,  what I prayed for. I should be sharing my production experiences from time to time. While on set,  I may not have the luxury to post but I would ensure to steal few minutes,  may be pictures on set could do.

Special thanks to my Lil sister who encouraged me back here and to Catherine Alimi,  that call did a lot, I am super grateful.

In the meantime,  I produced and directed a vignette, titled ARIMA. A short film that shows the psychological effect of rape on its victim. I hope to release this by Monday. I'll also share the link for you to watch.  #SayNoToRape #Arima

Please do follow me on Instagram: @clarebellz

Happy birthday...

Today I celebrate a few people who has in one way or the other, encouraged and helped me. I celebrate the man of God- PeeUuu, who constantly reminds me of how much God loves me.

I celebrate my friend and colleague Mama T, a very bold and kind heart

 and to the fine boy- G'son Orji  whose humility cannot be measured.

I wish you all God's blessings and grace. Keep kinging.

Always be grateful...

I came across this picture and had to share on Instagram and on my blog. While we worry about things we don't have, cry over a heart break, cry over rejection and disappointments, worry about moving on, worry about our business and so on, there are a few who go through worse situations, who live each day by God's mercy.

I have learnt how to appreciate God for life and family. To let go of things that broke me, let go of people who constantly disappoint me, people who make it a habit to see me cry, people who promised and failed, people who made me feel I am of no good and have the worst character probably compared to the devil.....I have lived above the pain, the tears and the disappointment. I choose to be grateful for life, for the few ones I can call friends, grateful for my family and for the imperfect being that I am who slowly but surely works on being a good person.

Appreciate life. Be thankful to God and never let anyone bring you down. Never give excuses for those who can't protect you. Sit and watch God fight for you.

Happy new month Fam

Good bye January; welcome February.....may the new month bring peace and love to you and yours.

Happy new month. Never worry about a thing. #nomoreweeping

New music alert....

So many of us may be troubled for different reasons but whatever it is, Henrisoul prays for us through this beautiful song to find peace in our hearts because God has taken away your pain and shame at the cross of calvary. 

Ever since I downloaded this song, it has been on repeat with tears in my eyes. 

To anyone going through one situation or the other, you may be broken now but He will mend that heart soon. Never feel dejected or used. God sees it all and in no time, it will all look like a joke.

Download and share this beautiful song and follow him on Instagram: @henrisoul 

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WCT

If it doesn't kill you, then it can only make you stronger.

Can't get enough of these pictures. Follow @glambyazeela on Instagram for exquisite face beat.

Good start of the week....

Pretty loud silence I feel. Pretty loud silence I hear. Gradually peace finds me, a sigh of relief, the heavy heart drops and I can feel my face again, it's all coming back but now- slow and steady.... I'm gradually winning.

See your battles, scars, disappointments and delays as God's plan for a better tomorrow. It's just for the moment and then you will realise why it all happened.  May not be an  easy phase, but God got you covered

Stay winning Fam.  It will end in praise.

Big thanks to Glam by Azeelar for the photoshoot and Fabulous Adiva for the jumpsuit.

Happy new year...

I wish you God's blessings now and always. I pray for open doors, for favour, for mercy and His direction. When people say there is a casting down, you'll be lifted. May your dreams be turned to reality and the works of your hands be perfected.

Happy new year. Have a blessed year. God bless you.

My 2016...

The year started really scary for me, doubts set in, fear I couldn't put to control. There were so many questions I needed to ask myself and my God, a hundred and one question came up in a second. How I came over the fear, I can't explain, how I moved from that spot-I can't explain, how I made a big move- I can't explain. But I moved from that spot in a very big way, I had smiles and then laughter, I had dreams that were put into play, it became a reality. This year paved way for so many things, it gave me opportunities, it made me meet awesome people, it made me show my strength, it made me know my strength, it taught me patience, it taught me love. This year has given me a trailer load of energy to do more and to do better than I did this year.

It will be an amazing 2017. Thank you 2016. Thanks to all who made the year worth the while. Thanks to my family. Thanks to my friends. Thanks to those who support the brand and believe in me. Thanks to you. I am grateful.

Happy holiday Fam

Always a good time to have family around. The holiday brings us close to family and friends. Another time to catch up on events that happened over the year with our loved ones. In this beautiful season of Christmas, I also preach the message of giving to those who deserve a smile, those who have no one to talk to, have no food to eat or even new clothes to wear.
Let this season bring in good tidings, peace, love and happiness.

Merry Christmas and a prosperous new year. May God connect us to the right places and the right people. Let your light shine forth.

God bless us.

Our MCM is the young star- Dheztiny!!!

Onuora destiny Ebubechukwu, extraordinary RnB Afro High life singer, hails from the eastern part of Nigeria,  Enugu, Ezeagu. Started singing 2005, choreographed western songs during social events in school then started singing professionally in 2011. He has quite a few songs to his name and is working tirelessly to do more.

Here are a few of his songs:

1. Burst MA brain ft DIB (2012)

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2. I know ft DIB (2013)

3. CALM DOWN ft Latino (2014)

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4. Pammy (2016) - the latest and trending hit. Produced by Kezyklef

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Follow him on IG: @iamdheztiny

Monday greetings...

Praise! Praise!! And more Praise!!! I decided to do more of praise and thanksgiving this month. Thankful for life, family, friends, frenemies, opportunities and health. It only shows how great our God is. Stay thankful Fam and just like the beautiful writer Ozzy Too Blessed said to me, I also say this to you, "when there is a casting down ; you'll be lifted". No matter what the economy is saying, you are way above it. #BestBelieve.

While we prepare to celebrate Christmas, let's show some love to those who need our care and support. Don't wait till you have the millions, show a little kindness. Let's make Christmas come early for the kids in ketu, Lagos at Treasure of love, motherless home this Saturday.  Send a Dm so we can go together and put smiles on their faces.

Don't forget to watch Colorless produced by Stan Nze directed by the niccur Sobe Charles Umeh showing in cinemas.

Good or Bad: they must talk by Nick Mez

A Trader was walking with his son and a horse, on getting to the first market someone approached him and said how can you be trekking with your son when there is a horse that he can ride on. The man on hearing this Lifted his son onto the horse and they continued their journey. On getting to another market another  man on seeing him exclaimed “Children of Nowadays, how can a small boy like this be riding a horse, what Nonsense”. The man on hearing this brought the boy down and climbed the horse and they continued their journey, as they got to the market in the center of the town, everybody’s eyes were on them and  people were murmuring saying… “How can a man be so wicked that he’ll be riding on a horse while his child be trekking beside him, the man on hearing this came down from the horse. Picked his kid up and they both rode away only for them to fall after few kilometers as the horse was not so strong to carry two people, and the onlookers started laughing and murmuring saying what a stupid man taking his son on a horse ride…

If you haven't downloaded the latest mix by Nick Mez,

DOWNLOAD HERE...

My NYSC story by Timileyin

My name is Sanya Timileyin.  A batch A 2016/2017 Corper currently serving in mfom1,ogoja, crossriver state,  Nigeria.

So in few weeks, you batch B's would be done in camp and turned out to face the "real world". Some of you would cry,  some of you would be happy and some would remain calm like me when you get the posting letter to your place of primary assignment(PPA). Have this at the back of your mind tho,  ITS JUST ONE YEAR. I remember getting fed up at a point,  but as of today, I have 3/4 months to go. And I'm out
So I will be giving out some NYSC LIFE HACKS that has worked for me and others over the months,  some I knew from scratch, some I got to know as time went by and maybe I'm still yet to discover some. 😉😉 let me point out that while some of the hacks would work for you irrespective of the state you are,some might not apply to you because I'm writing this piece based on the part of crossriver that I am serving in. I hope you do find most of these hacks useful tho.
I will write on each in no particular order but as they come to my head. On the day that you get your posting letter,  you are expected to leave the camp latest the next day, unfortunately for us, we live in a system  that has little or no plan for its youths, now the question most of you would ask is "where am I supposed to go in a state where I know no one? "
Fortunately for me I had a family friend in calabar, but then camp was 4hours away from calabar and like 6hours away from my place of primary assignment. That was where NCCF(Nigerian Christian corpers fellowship) came in. They have already made arrangements to convey corpers to NCCF family houses in different zones,  you go to the one close to your place of primary assignment, for free?  Of course you get to pay,  but trust me it's way more reliable than the private cab men who are out to milk you, but if you think the 19800 you got from camp is big money, you can gladly patronise them. Well the NCCF BUSES can't carry everybody so eventually some of you would have to go privately or charter a vehicle in group. Oh,  did I mention they get to feed you free for a week!!! 😀 so in summary,  hack 1 is pre register to follow the NCCF buses.

Hack 2 is on transportation
 it's called "help corpo" let me inform you at this point that this hack is less likely to work for you guys in big cities like Lagos, abuja, calabar and the likes. You can try it tho, you might just be lucky,  so what's "help copo" about?  This is the term given to instances where corpers get free rides. It works most times for females tho,  let me say this is one hack I don't use because it requires a lot of stress and patience.  You have to leave your house earlier than normal so you can wave down cars of people going to work,  you could stay an hour plus doing that... I don't have that time 😐 but really the feedbacks have been impressive. I have heard some friends recount how they entered cars with air conditioning and how they were even given tips.

Hack 3. Find an extra ppa/ or let me just put it as find extra sources of income.
That's if your original place of primary assignment allows you the time tho. Its another source of income but it can be so stressful. I have a close friend who has like 3 extra😀, it necessarily doesn't have to be a school tho. It could be home lessons.  Im serving in a village where they value farming more than education, is it people that don't come to school you want to do home lessons for? You are on your own o. If you have an existing business before NYSC, please try and continue it no matter what,  who nysc epp? Mine looked almost impossible to continue but i didn't stop anyways. Look around your vicinity and provide what they need, I have people who make cake,  who usher events, sell soya beans,  list is endless..


Hack 4: learn an handwork
My self designed motto is "Ise Owo is the new oil and gas" which translates to hand work is the new oil and gas. I personally believe that those ASUU strikes that happened when we were in school (if you schooled abroad or in a private school,you might not understand this) are part of the educational system, I believe they were put in place for us to develop ourselves, I feel same about this one year service period too, the government knows there are little or no jobs out there, so they kill time with the strikes and service year. So don't let one year Just fly by without you learning a skill or two. Can I also remind you to plan on starting  your own business,  even if it's selling sand,  it sounds funny yeah?  But trust me,  what is yours is yours.


Hack 5: Go for tours.
Most of you were posted far(10 hours plus by road) away from home. So I'll say take the opportunity  to go to tourism sites that are close to you,  I'm in crossriver, so I'm planning on visiting obudu cattle ranch, Tinapa, attend calabar carnival, go to abuja and maybe Kaduna. Because on a normal day,  I don't think anything would bring me to crossriver, so this might be one thing I'm thankful to nysc for.


Hack 6: Be friendly with senior corpers
Not much of a big deal here,  but it just might give you someone to fall back on when you are broke, and you just might get extra khakis and boots when they are leaving. You can meet your future partner too o😉😉😉


Hack 7: Be friendly with people in your host community
Yeah.  Greet them,  put them through things they know next to nothing about,  don't be surprised some could start treating you like their own children. Giving you money and foodstuff once in a while.

Hack 8: Don't mess with your boss
Some of them can be really pissing and annoying.  Yeah,  mine is. But then, he is my boss and my next one year lies in his hands. If I misbehave and he doesn't sign my clearance, that might be trouble. So no matter how annoying your boss is, he is still your boss.


Hack 9: Don't look down on nobody
This doesn't apply to NYSC only,  it's a general life hack. Okay, you went to Bowen,  studied accounting,  finished with a First Class. Okay,  but that doesn't give you the pass to look down on that kid in ss1, or that woman who sells fish every  market day to make ends meet. You never know who is who.  I sat down to talk with a boy in Ss1 one evening.  The conversation was IMPACTFUL AND LIFE CHANGING. I have learnt few agricultural techniques that I can't wait to put into practice when I get back home. There is money in agriculture o.

Hack 10 : I think this is the hack that wraps it all up...  This hack needs quite a sum of money tho. If you happen to be posted to a village like me,  a village that has no electricity 😢😢 you might want to buy a generator as soon as you resume.  A bicycle too might come in handy, because the lodge the school would give might be far from the road. You could get a bicycle even in town, prices of everything has gone up,  a bike drop is now 100 naira here,  with a bicycle, you won't be bothered about bike prices .
Thanks for reading.  I hope this hacks were helpful.

Sanya timi
Instagram: @timitibility
Facebook :sanya timi

Meet Steph Isuma- our WCW

Meet the beautiful Steph, actress and host. She is well known for her funny skits on Instagram and she doubles up as an MC effortlessly.

What we love about her:

1. She has a good sense of humour

2. She's hardworking

3. She's dedicated to her job

4. She is kind

5. She is a prayer warrior.

We can go on and on but let's just put a pause for now. She has featured in so many award winning movies and recently featured in my own film "In Love". She also anchored the just concluded Mr. TOURISM.

More power Steph. We love love you aND wish you the very best. Many awards to come through babes.

She is the next big thing. Watch out for this amazing lady.

To watch her skits, follow on IG: @calabar_chic
Snapchat: calabarchic