2021 reflections and 2022 predictions from StorCentric and Retrospect, a StorCentric company by Mihir Shah, CEO of StorCentric, Surya Varanasi, CTO of StorCentric, and JG Heithcock, General Manager of Retrospect, a StorCentric company:
That truth and justice reign…One Country, One People, One Destiny, One God
Series: Unity in Diversity
“…. sail on, O Ship of State! Sail on, O Union, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, Is hanging breathless on thy fate!”
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
“Mummy, when you get back to Nigeria, tell my people to remain one in unity. Tell Nigerians to remain one in love, tell my Plateau people that they must remain one. Tell my people to imbibe unity, peace and love."
- The last words of Chief Daushep Solomon Lar, through his wife, Mary Lar to his Plateau people, the Middle Belters and Nigerians in general.
TIME TO EMBARK ON INTELLECTUAL DISTANCING – A VERY STRONG WARNING TO ALL COLUMNISTS/WRITERS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN NIGERIA PLAGIARISING, COPYING AND TEMPLATING MY WORKS/ARTICLES:
JOHN ODEY ADUMA, AUTHOR OF THE JUST RELEASED BOOK, "BE A BEACON OF HOPE IN THE WORLD: A MESSAGE TO YOUNG BRITAIN
A highly successful and award–winning British Chevening Scholar, Poet, Editor, Columnist, Communications Consultant, Author, Commentator on national and international issues, Environmental and Publishing Consultant, with expertise in Conflict Management, Public Surveillance, Media, Business Management and Administration, General Marketing, Market Research, Sales, Advertising and Public Relations.
John Odey Aduma, British Chevening Scholar, Author of The Diamonds Are Here, Lord Rumens (ed.), Be A Beacon of Hope: A Message to Young Britain (soon to be released to the global public by Austin Macauley Publishers, United Kingdom), and a renowned environmental journalist was born on December 13, 1963 at Okpoma, Yala in Ogoja, Cross River State of Nigeria. He was educated variously at Christ the King’s School, Okpoma, 1969-1970; St. Mel’s Primary School, Woleche-Ebo, 1971; St. Gabriel’s Primary School, Ebo-Ipuole, 1972-1974; Christian Vocational Commercial School, Okuku, Ogoja, 1975; Faith Institute of Stenography, Shogunle, Lagos, 1976; Aladura Comprehensive High School, Anthony Village, Lagos, 1977-1982; University of Ibadan, Department of Adult Education, 1983-1984; Obafemi Awolowo University, 1985-1989, where he graduated with a B.A. (Hons) in English Studies; University of Lagos, 1991-1992, where he worked for and obtained an M.A. in English; and at the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, 1994, where he took a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism; City University, London, United Kingdom, 2003 - 2004, where he was a British Chevening Scholar and studied for his M.A. in International Journalism with specialism in Environment; City Business College, London, 2005-2006 for a Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies, but completed only the taught course; Voice Coaching, CSV Media, London, 2006; Radio Production, CSV Media, London, 2006 and the City and Guilds Certificate in Conflict Management. 2006.
ImmuniWeb becomes a strategic cybersecurity partner of the ITU to jointly promote global cybersecurity awareness and build cyber-resilience capabilities around the globe.
Geneva, Switzerland: Web security company ImmuniWeb joins the list of cybersecurity leaders, intergovernmental and international organizations that represent key partners of the ITU. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations (UN) specialized agency for information and communication technologies. Its cybersecurity programs and initiatives provide 193 Member States with actionable opportunities and powerful instruments to enhance their national cybersecurity capacity and reinforce cyber-resilience, to build sustainable, trusted and safe digital ecosystems for their citizens. In addition to shaping national cybersecurity strategies and setting foundational frameworks for the creation of national cyber-resilience capacities, the ITU is actively pursuing such socially important goals in cyberspace as child protection and empowering women in cybersecurity through building mentorship programs.
To expose official corruption in Nigeria, re-orientate the psyche of Nigerians and usher in the Nigerian renaissance
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