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Handling Fame: The Story of Victoria Ekpo, Miss NIJ

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By Testimony Obadan https://streamable.com/s6nxzy    There was a rush of excitement reminiscent of when Agbeni Darego made history as the first indigenous African woman to win the Miss World beauty contest in 2001 and that feeling was what resonated among students of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) twenty years later when Miss Victoria Ekpo Effiong was crowned Miss NIJ, not because she was the first because she was the underdog.   The Underdog  Victoria knew what it felt like to be an underdog, coming from a relatively unknown Gateway Polytechnic and thrust into a different school with a different culture and system, she never knew her fortune was about to change when she was convinced by her course mates to pick up a form for the pageantry which she would eventually win.  Unlike most of her counterparts, she resumed school three weeks to the close of the first semester and had problems navigating the social hierarchy of the school.  “I came t...
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Advertising Heavyweight Charges Youths on the Power of Creativity

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By Testimony Obadan   The Provost of Oxygen Academy , Mr Ozoemena Mbanefo, popularly known as Mr Ozone, has charged students of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) on the importance of taking the bull by the horn in their pursuits in life.   He made this as at the recent NIJ Literary Club symposium held at the hall of the school on July 1, 2021, where he gave lectures about the importance of seizing the moment, a move which he said was responsible for him establishing one of the biggest advertising academies in the world.   Creativity: A Superhuman Trait   Channelling his over experience of 19 years, he called on students to harness the core values of patience, hardwork, and creativity to achieve all they want to.   Sharing his experience, he noted that that creativity is a superhuman trait and something not shared by everyone. This he said has led him to work with Fanta, Eva table water, Calypso Coconut Liquor, and other banks. ...
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