Ex Sstv,Ex STV,New Media Strategist, SportsBusiness Head. TV | Radio Services.
Lagos,Nigeria.
Joined January 2011
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Since 1999 politicians and supporters have changed party, alliances,ideologies, etc without any backlash but from 2023 till date when you do it you have broken an oath. Let's stop pretending that we are not enjoying chaos.
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@chivaneze @ossai007 If you've ever driven on the Onitsha-Awka Road, through Awkuzu...you will have every cause to swear for Peter Obi
Zadok Yohanna injured and substituted which means he is out of the second leg . #Olympicqualifiers
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Our politics is getting into a phase of outlandish projections and I am not sure if we get into it we have the capacity to get out- judging by what people put out here on a daily basis.
A Self funded ( Meaning : The government does not put up the money for its construction) cable car system
that consist of 218 cars with each car carrying 38 passengers and moving 55,000 people per hour.
This project has sat on the table of this government for over a decade.
Lagos could have had this over a decade ago, instead political big wigs of the APC put aside our collective interest to possess the lands allocated for this project for themselves.
We need a highly connected intermodal Lagos, that gives the people enough options to experience and move around the city.
#Ourlagos
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#Sportivation
10 Months After we launched Sportivation Radio, Our first award has landed to the Glory of God.
First of all, I would like to give all the glory to God for the privilege of being honoured with the Global Mindset Media Achievers Excellence Award as the Sports Personality of the Year, in recognition of the work we do at Sportivation Media and Sportivation Radio.
At the 2026 edition of the prestigious award, themed “Celebrating Global Excellence With Bold Ideas,”. I was honoured with the Global Sports Personality of the Year award for launching Sportivation Radio and the work we do at Sportivation Media.
This award means a lot to me and everyone at Sportivation Radio because it shows that our hard work is being recognised, especially considering that we only started Sportivation Radio in January this year.
I sincerely appreciate the entire Global Mindset Media team, led by Mr Godday Aguriase, for finding me worthy of this honour. Thank you for recognising our efforts and encouraging us to do even more.
Mr Odidi deserves commendation for his consistency, dedication and unwavering commitment to celebrating excellence through the Global Mindset Media Achievers Award over the past 16 years.
It is not a mean feat to organise an Award ceremony in Nigeria for 16 years. I have been there, so I can tell you it is not easy. Kudos to you sir.
I want to dedicate this award to my lovely wife, who has been solidly behind me every time I come up with those big ideas. Thank you dear.
This award is also dedicated to everyone who has believed in me and supported the Sportivation Media journey for over a decade. Your belief in the vision has been a major source of motivation, and I do not take it for granted.
To everyone who started this journey with me at Sportivation Radio, this award is for you. You all deserve to share in this recognition.
To our OAPs, sports analysts, guests, contributors and everyone who has supported us with their skills, expertise, time and resources, I sincerely appreciate you.
I will never forget the man that gave me my first opportunity to talk sports on TV as a teenager. Mr @jidesports . God bless you sir.
When we started Sportivation Radio Mr @solarogers was more than a shoulder to lean on with his support, advise and encouragement. Thank you sir.
One day, I will never forget while I was about to leave his office, he was practicallly almost begging me not to give up. Your support means a lot to me. Thank you sir.
To my pastors, mentors, colleagues, friends, well-wishers and everyone who has encouraged me in one way or another, I say a big thank you. Every word of encouragement, every opportunity and every act of support has contributed to this journey.
This is a motivation to keep pushing boundaries, telling compelling sports stories, creating opportunities and contributing meaningfully to the growth of sports journalism and broadcasting in Nigeria and beyond, leading to the development of sports.
This is just the Beginning. Thank you all for being part of the journey.
To God be all the glory!
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You can't even appreciate someone with an experiential knowledge of a situation, that's the reason mediocrity excites you.
1. PO didn't approach them. 2. He sent his aid to request for a brief greeting with the stars. 3. The response of the officials is the point. 4. This is not the first time it's happening. 5. Ur tweet is nonsensical and if u don't see ur idiocy sorry u can't be redeemed.
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🇳🇬 GOLD FOR PRAISE UGOH!
Nigeria secured its third gold on the track as Praise Ugoh smashed her personal best in the women’s 400m final to clinch the Youth Olympic title.
1. 🇳🇬 Praise Ugoh - 52.76
2. 🇻🇪 Osmary Pacheco - 52.85
3. 🇦🇪 Aisha Muhammed - 53.06
#Dakar2026
7 am , what a coincidence!
The informant should get a raise
A NEW DIMENSION OF TOXIC POLITICS IN NIGERIA
The new dimension of toxic politics that Nigeria has developed since 2025,
I arrived at the airport at 7 a.m. this morning to board my flight to Enugu. There, I saw the Nigeria Under-17 girls' team, which had just arrived and was preparing to board its vehicle into town.
With genuine joy and enthusiasm, I asked my Protocol Officer, Jackie Wayas, to find out whether I could greet and welcome the team. I was informed that officials of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) had refused and had requested that I not approach them because, if I did, they would all lose their jobs.
Regrettably, this is not the first time I have been subjected to such treatment. On March 25, 2025, I was in Uyo for the World Cup qualifier. The governor warmly received me and welcomed me at the VIP stand. Following the match, other government officials went to greet the players, but I was again prevented from doing so. I was told by the officials that they would lose their jobs if I proceeded.
It is deeply troubling to witness the extent of toxic politics into which our nation has descended since 2025. Each year appears to bring further deterioration. This reflects how deeply Nigeria has been affected.
The new Nigeria we aspire to build must have no room for hostility, intimidation, or discrimination, regardless of political affiliation. It must be a Nigeria in which unity, mutual respect, and our shared humanity take precedence over political differences.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO
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What is GRV saying now that he didn't say in 2023 and why are his ex asking him about the "How" now , what removed the spell? Oh he moved to ADC . I get it
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From 2023 till date no single queue has been recorded at the filling station . Waoh!
There is nothing that will make me make this mistake again.
Moved back for 6 months in 2023.
One day, there was no water. So I stepped out to buy fuel to pump water. I fought my way, shouting through the line at 3 fuel stations before I finally got just 10litres.
I started trekking from Igbo-Efon towards Orchid Road, and on two occasions some guys tried to collect my keg.
I actually shed a tear when I got home. I booked my flight back the next week.
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The gap was massive!
Rosemary Chigozie Nwankwo flew past the rest of the field to win Nigeria's first GOLD medal at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games.
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BACK-TO-BACK GOLD’S FOR NIGERIA! 🇳🇬
In the men’s 100m final, Gift Bright stormed to victory in 10.28 - a new PB.
He opened up about battling injury while preparing for the Youth Olympic Games.
1. 🇳🇬 Gift BRIGHT - 10.28
2. 🇨🇳 Hangyu ZHANG - 10.57
3. 🇵🇱 Szymon DOLEGA - 10.61
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Every year we gather to have countless conversations about Nollywood and its challenges. One forum to another. Seminars, keynotes, investor sessions. The list goes on.
The more of these you attend, the more you notice a few things. One, a lot of people are winging it. Two, many investors don't understand our business model, because frankly it doesn't make sense to them. Three, some of us aren't sure if we really want change or just want to cash out so we can pay school fees.
We say distribution is our biggest problem. We have been saying it for years. So why haven't we fixed it?
It's one thing to name a problem. It's another thing to understand it and actually have solutions.
If the streaming era and this economy taught us anything, it's that a huge number of Nigerians can't afford to stream. Many can't afford the data. And most importantly, the audience that matters can't always relate to what's on the platform.
Nigeria makes up about 10.5% of Netflix viewers in Africa. South Africa makes up 73%.
But don't be fooled. Nigerians are watching. They're watching on Telegram, where it feels free and the files are small enough to download. The demand is there. What's missing is a price and a format that works for them.
Now look at cinema. Around 350 screens for over 200 million people. That's roughly one screen for every 600,000 Nigerians. Tickets average close to 6k and run up to 10k in Lagos. Last year we recorded 2.8 million admissions. That's about 1% of our population, and since many of those are repeat visits, the real number of people is even smaller.
Then there's the cost of making films. I've said it before: a staggering number of cinema releases don't break even. Only the greats do.
And then there's the hunger for the Western gaze. It's not a bad thing in itself. But we push so hard on "taking our stories global" and "see me, I can speak your language" that we forget to sell our stories to ourselves first. It's the Afrobeats conversation all over again.
A few things are glaring. Access to content is expensive. The alternatives are expensive too. So buying content is a challenge for most people.
We all know this. It's not rocket science.
It's been a terrible year for a lot of people in this industry. I'm not knocking the festivals. But we'll all go, party, network, then go home and drink garri. Then send that DM to our egbon producer saying we haven't worked in seven months. Or we took a loan to make a film, did a big premiere, and made 4 million in seven weeks.
We have to rework the entire model.
Access. Stop building only multiplexes. Invest in smaller units and put more screens in front of more people.
Price. Bring ticket prices down to what ordinary Nigerians can pay.
Content. Back smaller producers and bring down the cost of production.
Localise. Make films for specific regions, in the languages and stories people there live with.
Tiers. Group films by budget and audience, so small films build the cinema-going habit and the big films ride on those screens.
Long term. Give filmmakers incentives to build careers, not just one-off releases.
This is India's playbook. Cheap tickets, local-language films, screens where the culture already lives. It's why India sells hundreds of millions of tickets a year.
These are the conversations we should be having, and investors and stakeholders should be acting on them. If we truly value this industry
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A lot can happen in the period of one year..
Frame 1: Kemi, Rodiat and her teammates celebrated an equaliser in the U-15 Football final at the NYG, where the clinched gold with the girl on the far left scoring the winning Penalty.
Frame 2: Kemi and Rodiat showing off their U-17 World Cup winners medal from last night.
Proud of our girls ❤️🇳🇬
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