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Pesoheti Modeling Agency Launches, Promises Top Class Services

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By Eric Elezuo

A combination of three heavyweights and randomly talented youngsters have pulled their wealth of experience and knowledge in the showbiz world together to come up with a classic modelling agency in Lagos called Pesoheti. The youths, who variously run one arm of entertainment outfit after another are Innocent Odewingie, who is the Managing Director of the parent outfit, Pesoheti; King David of Berrycut Model Management and Love Nebo of Tales By Brownie.

At the launch of the all in one modelling agency, the stakeholders told The Boss that the outfit, christened Pesoheti Modelling Agency after the parent stakeholder, has come to stay, and obviously bringing a whole new dimension to modelling in terms of scouting, recruitment and management.

In the words of Odewingie, “there is no better time to come up with this gigantic and lofty effort, and to crown it all, it is with people that have three desires in life; success, success and success.” He described the collaboration with Berrycut and Talesbybrownie as a one stop supermart where scouting, management, molding and sustaining of gains of models are achieved.

Responding, King David, a graduate of Zoology and Botany from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, who has been in the business of showbiz and entertainment for an upward of six years with Berrycut, an offshoot of Super Nova Creations spoke matter of factly, saying that in collaborating and partnering with one another as Pesoheti, a lot of things would be shared and prompt achievement derived within a very short period of time.

“We share a common interest and perspective which is tailored towards redefining the trajectory of the modelling industry,” he said.

With an unrivalled expertise in creative media management of brands, with special emphasis in entertainment, showbiz and modelling, Love Nebo, better known by his brand, Tales by Brownie, revealed that modern, digital and traditional media will be variously employed to help brands perfectly tell their stories.

“It has become our duty as Pesoheti to package ideas and perfectly passed it across to the right audience, who in this case are the clients. In this agency, as it is with Tales by Brownie, we help people capture their brands story, interpret it for them in a way it will catch the attention of their target audience thereby increasing visibility, drive sales and make revenue, the UNN graduate said.

She added that collaborating with Pesoheti, which is a business that has been in the industry for a while is really a big deal.

“We are here to tell a modeling story differently and uniquely, and tell it right. What are we bringing to the table is quite different from what is already obtainable – of a truth, the collabo is bringing in something new and the story would be differently told as time unfolds. For the benefit of safeguarding of copyright or infringement of any sort, let me not divulge everything in a bit, but the story of this collaboration will wow the modelling world.

The group has promised that failure is not an option in its agenda, as they have noted that Pesoheti is into many other businesses including artist management, entertainment, and fashion. As a result, it would be disastrous to make a single mistake because it will reverberate on the other businesses.

“Consequently, we are not only working to keep the modeling agency in good stead, but also protect the interest of a whole lot of other endeavours attached to it, so any potential client is in good hands, and is assured of best value for money. So, clients can be rest assured that this collaboration is smooth sailing and will do everything for the success of every and any client,” Nebo revealed.

Recognising, via long standing experience that growing to stardom is not as tedious as remaining as a star, Pesoheti has therefore, said that its business will not end at scouting and discovering the model, but includes management of the model, which invariably sustains stardom. This is because when one who was previously famous drops from fame, the repercussion naturally falls back on the agency managing him.

“Obviously, we don’t want that. And so, it is part of the many new things we are bringing to the table – how to keep one a star. We hold their hands all through, sustain their stardom, and above all make sure that they make money and manage it. Our models will not just be models in name, we are going to create a typical model, who will in turn empower others and positively affect the society. We produce all round models. We are also pushing the black narratives, and tapping into our black history, and the glory that our future can be,” she said.

Differentiating between model agency and management, King David, also known as Berrycut stressed that Pesoheti is involved in both and more, saying that being in entertainment and also having a record label, additional modeling agency will create an entirely new vista that many people will desire to tap into.

“We are basically creating something new. As we are launching now, tomorrow portends something bigger because in the future, Pesoheti is sure to produce someone who will represent this country in beauty pageantry, and with this collaboration, I know we are going far.

“The agency focuses on the job of giving the model a face and ensures that she makes progress while the management scouts for the models and gives them a roadmap. Most times, models are signed into an agency, but have no clear cut direction; the management provides this direction and roadmap. Our aim is to turn all our models into influencers. By this, we don’t mean having Instagram followers; we are talking about a leader with different diversification, and into many fields. We don’t just bring our models to the system, we give them a leverage whereby they influence and explore their own talents, vision and goal.

Pesoheti Modelling Agency has a lot up its sleeves, and into many businesses to impact the individual and society at large, but it’s ultimate goal is to be the number one choice in every visual picture in Nigeria, be it movie, music or the likes, and create models, who will in turn be the number choice of most, if not every brand. They also proved by methods and facilities on ground that Pesoheti modelling agency is not just about beauty, but also brains. Yes, the first attraction may be about physicality, but Pesoheti goes beyond that as its target is more encompassing. Pesoheti looks out for the uniqueness and distinct quality which an individual is endowed with through distinct scouting

Berrycut and Tales by Brownie explain more: “There are things we look out for, with special emphasis on physical characteristics, but not on the regular societal reckonings as regards beauty, but special things like legs, cheekbones, collarbones, voices and more.”

The group hope to add voice modeling as part of the new items on the table to feature distinctly in television and radio jingles. It also insists that there are no limitations to models and modeling as the model is just a representative, and so it is not only open to slim persons, but to persons of diverse clans, depending on the brand they are modelling for.

While modelling contracts last within a year, and room for renewing for another, Pesoheti is not in the business of holding back any model who intends to fly and take up other challenges.

Odewingie, and the group in general, sees the agency in a heightened position in the next one year. He explained that with the modalities put in place, and the facilities acquired, with the kind of human resources managing the outfit, and the grace of God, the next one year will present a different positive story that will leave the public wondering. The transformation will affect the global world.

The group of young people are of the view that marketing will not in any way pose a barrier because their product will definitely sell itself.

“We are producing models who will be used as influencers, as ambassadors and return makers. It is therefore natural that such clients, and others who witnessed it will keep coming back. We have a product that markets itself. All we are asking is for corporate bodies, individuals and others to take advantage, and they will be happy they did. When you use our models, you have deals, sales and conversions happening from time to time,” King David added.

Pesoheti has an enviable track record, which cuts across all walks of life, and global connection. This is as a result of the merging of the three bigwigs. Nebo explains that the group’s list of jobs are mostly of international billings like the British Council among other great brands. On the part of Berrycut, the organisation revealed that it has organised and staged a whole lot of pageantries and produced many beauty queens. It has worked with companies as a business development professional to develop their businesses to enviable status.

Pesoheti is a group of young persons with a passion to grow the Nigerian creativity. They have from the word, go, established the desire to tell the African story in the best possible way, leveraging on their God-given talents. Doing business with them is worth the while.

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Okuama Massacre: Military Declares Eight Persons Wanted

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The Defence Headquarters has declared eight persons wanted over their roles in the recent killing of 17 military personnel in Delta State.

The military released the list on Thursday at a briefing in Abuja.

Those declared wanted are Prof. Ekpekpo Arthur, Andaowei Dennis Bakriri, Akevwru Daniel Omotegbo (Aka Amagben), Akata Malawa David, Sinclear Oliki, Clement Ikolo Oghenerukeywe, Reuben Baru, and Igoli Ebi.

During the briefing, the Director, Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, called on Nigerians especially residents of Delta and adjoining states to assist the military with credible information that would lead to the arrest of eight persons allegedly responsible for the killing of seventeen soldiers in Okuama community in Delta State.

General Buba says the military remains determined to fish out the perpetrators of the heinous act in Delta State, reaffirming its commitment to rescue all kidnapped and abducted victims in Nigeria.

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How CJMR Has Championed Restoration of Justice to Unjustly Incarcerated, Condemned – Founder, Olujobi

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“At CJMR, we stand firm on our scriptural foundation: ‘Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, ensure justice for those being crushed. Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless, and see that they get justice…,” Pastor Olujobi 

Most citizens of the world are endowed with milk of human kindness, and are ever ready to lend a helping hand to folks in need, either for cash or kind. One of these citizens is a Nigerian of special breed, filled with compassion and zeal to assist wrongfully detained persons to regain their freedom. He is Mr. Hezekiah Olujobi, who is leading the fight against wrongful detention and elongated detention without trial with his Non-Governmental Organization, the Centre for Justice, Mercy and Reconciliation (CJMR).

The CJMR as stated, is NGO dedicated to promoting human rights and advocacy within the Nigeria Correctional Service and strengthening the rule of law in Nigeria Criminal Justice System, according to the Founder, Mr. Olujobi.

“Our area of focus are Advocacy, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Investigation, Cases review, Rehabilitation of individual upon freedom and Restorative Justice in Criminal Matter,” he added.

The CJMR as an organization, was established in 1999, and was officially registered in 2009. It has since then accumulated an enviable and proven track record of facilitating the release of individuals from death row, some of whom had been unjustly incarcerated for 18 to 28 years.

“Additionally, over 600 inmates have been freed from illegal detention after 4 to 12 years without trial. The organization has also established a Halfway Home that has benefited over 300 individuals.

“Our activities cut across the Correctional service in South West: Oyo, Odun , Ogun and Lagos States. We still have over 100 cases for intervention including 10 people on death row whom we strongly believed they are victims of wrongful conviction,” Olujobi stressed.

Hezekiah Olujobi, also known as a Pastor, for his vocation as a preacher of the gospel, who is the founder of CJMR, is currently working on two books to project the work of the organization so far.

The first, “Their Stories Behind Bars,” is a collection of narratives from individuals wrongfully sentenced to death and how the organization helped secure their rrlease, while the second book, “Their Hurts and Unforgettable Memories,” delves into the stories of victims and offenders, exploring their deep hurts and the healing process through restorative justice.

The following stories below as told by Pastor Olujobi, carefully epitomizes how far the NGO has gone to put smiles on the faces of individuals, who have otherwise lost hope of ever living their lives among free people again

Olaniyi Emiola’s Wrongful Conviction: My Belief in His Innocence

Olaniyi Emiola was sentenced to death based on witness testimony that was a case of mistaken identity. The armed robber apprehended at the crime scene insisted he was not the person being referred to and claimed he did not know Emiola at all. However, one of the victims, who recognized Emiola by the name “Abija,” insisted that he was the culprit. Emiola was known in the streets as “Abija,” not “Niyi,” yet the robber mentioned a “Femi Niyi,” not “Abija.” The man in question is Olaniyi Emiola, not Femi Niyi. During the trial, it was claimed that the robber identified the house of their leader to them, who is known as Abija,

In this controversial case, the conclusion of judgment of my noble lord, Hon Justice Jimoh of the Tribunal Court, was as follows:

“It is our considered judgment that the discovery of the second accused in the house pointed out by the first accused to the prosecution, and the discovery of the stolen items in the house shown to the police by the first accused, are admissible and well taken. Referencing R. v. Garbett (1847) 2 C & K 474 and R. v. Treacy (1945) 30 CAR 93, with these authorities in view, the second accused has been properly identified and linked with the commission of the crime charged.

Since the prosecution has adduced sufficient evidence to place the second accused at the scene at the material time, his alibi defense is logically and physically demolished.

This was established by the Supreme Court in the cases of Patrick Njovens vs. The State (1973) 5 SC 17 at 65 and Christian Nwosisi v. The State (1976) 6 SC 109 at 112.

It is my considered judgment that since the defense of the second accused has failed and, by the acceptable evidence of the prosecution witnesses, the accused has fallen into the warm embrace of the law, and I so hold.

SENTENCE: OLANIYI EMIOLA – The sentence of the Tribunal upon you is that you be hanged by the neck until you are dead or suffer death by firing squad, as the Administrator of this State may direct. May the Lord have mercy on your soul.”

This was the judgment that sent a man to darkness and anguish, leaving him to await execution in a solitary cell for 11 years without the right to appeal, luckily for him, the abolition of execution was announced in Nigeria.

Reprieve came when we visited Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in 2007. We investigated the matter by analyzing the entire judgment and all the contents of the case file. We took up his case, amplified his voice of innocence, and refuted all the arguments in light of the existing facts recorded in the judgement.

Olaniyi Emiola was finally set free in January 2011, after 17 years had been wrongfully taken from his life.

One can only imagine what would have happened if execution had not been abolished in Nigeria.

CJMR’s Advocacy visit to the Oyo State Attorney General

The organisation has also taken its advocacy to the Attorney General’s office in Oyo State, and achieved certain parameters as represented in the narrative below:

“On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, the Committee for Centre for Justice Mercy and Reconciliation (CJMR) conducted an advocacy visit to the office of the Oyo State Attorney General. The purpose of the visit was to highlight the plight of numerous inmates who have been denied justice and are enduring the prolonged anguish of indefinite trials for capital offenses.

The primary goal of the visit was to bring to the Attorney General’s attention specific cases of individuals who appear to have been wrongfully accused of capital offenses and have been languishing in detention since 2015 without legal advice. Additionally, there are those who have been repeatedly taken to the High Court since 2017 without the prosecution presenting a single witness.

In a recent development on March 18 and 19, 2024, the Oyo State Chief Judge, Honorable Justice Iyabo Yerima, visited the custodial centers in Ibadan and Oyo. She firmly resolved not to address any capital offense cases, maintaining her stance throughout the jail delivery exercise. Consequently, 32 inmates were released from Agodi and 38 from Oyo, totaling 70 releases from facilities that house 1,250 and 827 inmates, respectively. The data clearly indicates that a significant proportion of detainees charged with capital offenses remain unaddressed.

Pastor Olujobi further noted that “During the CJMR’s visit, seven recommendations were proposed to enhance the efficiency of justice delivery by the Attorney General’s office, and a list of 32 individuals awaiting legal advice was submitted.”

The Attorney General, known for his humility and activism, pledged to collaborate with the CJMR.

He further acknowledged that “It is a profound injustice for individuals, even those apprehended with substantial evidence, to be detained indefinitely, risking the degradation of evidence and waning interest or resolve of witnesses. The slow turn of the justice system’s wheels can erode its very foundation.

“Similarly, it is an injustice for an innocent person to endure punishment due to procedural delays or inefficiencies.

The presumption of innocence until proven guilty is a fundamental principle of democratic societies, yet it is undermined when the process to establish innocence is plagued by excessive delays. The time for change is now.

Olujobi is also of the view that “The judiciary must move beyond a confessionary-based approach to prison decongestion and focus on those unjustly detained for capital offenses.”

From Darkness to Light: The Unraveling of Injustice and the Triumph of Freedom for Olusola Adepetu after 26 years behind bar

In this scenario, the police conducted a comprehensive investigation, and the defense attorney performed admirably. However, despite these efforts, the judge appeared to succumb to public pressure, reminiscent of Pontius Pilate’s historical decision, resulting in Olusola Adepetu being wrongfully sentenced to death.

Tragically, this miscarriage of justice led to the loss of 26 years of Adepetu’s life.

The appellant, a native of Ondo state was 34 years old at the time of his arrest, a father of 4 children with a broken home.

He was the owner of Olusola Naturalist Hospital. He was a Guru in herbal traditional-medicine, very popular with radio and television advertisements.

He cures all manner of ailment, he was a highlife socialite, he was a member of special marshal of Federal Road Safety Commission, due to the nature of his work as herbal traditional medicine healer he was highly connected with people in high places who always patronized him and in the world ravaged with deceases people always throng his office to seek healing for their ailments.

He is not a medical doctor but always referred to as Doctor Olusola.

All of a sudden, the light of his fame and popularity went off, he was enveloped with thick darkness. For a good 26 years he never walks under the moon nor is beaten by rain.

What happened?

His girlfriend was murdered in a mysterious way, three days later, her dead body was recovered by the police at the Express way, Sanyo, Ibadan and deposited at mortuary in Adeoyo state Hospital. Who must have done this?

Nobody knows till today. The relations who were in the shop of the father of his girlfriend who saw him when he came to pick the deceased and the bar man who saw him the previous day with the deceased pointed touch light on him.

Upon his arrest, rumors went round the whole city like wildfire and consumed the heart of men, same Radio and Television stations where his advertisements were being jingled, announced his arrest, all kinds of rumors went round the city, his case became a celebrated case.

He was consumed by the public adverse opinion.

With all kinds of rumors, the death of the lady was attributed to ritual killing, some said he cut the breast of the lady, some said he cut her private part for the ritual purpose.

At every court adjournment the whole court room and the premises will always be filled up with people. The case attracted the public interest. Like Pontius Pilate, the judge has no choice than to deliver the innocent man as a sacrificial lamb not for the world but for his likely hidden sin.

Light shines on his path again, when we unravel the case file documents with the dissenting judgement and the man regains his freedom after 26 years.

The critical question is: Who will advocate for the poor and helpless? It is us;
The Chief Judge, Attorney General, Commissioner of Police, and all stakeholders must be involved. And this where CJMR comes in, and the organization are doing it.

“We therefore call for wholesome assistance from all and sundry to sustain the tempo, and help our people, who graciously need the assistance,” Olujobi concluded.

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Binance Executive Detained in Nigeria Escapes from Custody

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One of the two Binance executives detained in Nigeria for alleged tax evasion and other offences, Nadeem Anjarwalla, has escaped from lawful custody, according to PREMIUM TIMES report.

Our sources said Mr Anjarwalla, 38, escaped on Friday, 22 March, from the Abuja guest house where he and his colleague were detained after guards on duty led him to a nearby mosque for prayers in the spirit of the ongoing Ramadan fast.

The Briton, who also has Kenyan citizenship, is believed to have flown out of Abuja using a Middle East airliner.

It remains unclear how Mr Anjarwalla got on an international flight despite his British passport, with which he entered Nigeria, remaining in the custody of the Nigerian authorities.

Authorities are also said to be working to unravel his intended destination in a bid to get him back into custody.

An Immigration official said the Binance executive fled Nigeria on a Kenyan passport. He, however, said authorities were trying to determine how he obtained the passport, given that he had no other travel document (apart from the British passport) on him when he was taken into custody.

Another source said the two officials were held at a “comfortable guest house” and allowed many rights, including the use of telephones, a privilege Mr Anjarwalla is believed to have exploited to plot an escape.

When contacted Sunday night on the escape of the Binance executive from detention, the Head of Strategic Communication at the Office of the National Security Adviser, Zakari Mijinyawa, said he would enquire and revert. He has yet to do so as of the time of filing this report.

Mr Anjarwalla, Binance’s Africa regional manager, and Tigran Gambaryan, a US citizen overseeing financial crime compliance at the crypto exchange platform, were detained upon their arrival in Nigeria on 26 February 2024.

A criminal charge was filed against the two executives before a Magistrate Court in Abuja. On 28 February 2024, the court granted the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) an order to remand the duo for 14 days. The court also ordered Binance to provide the Nigerian government with the data/information of Nigerians trading on its platform.

Following Binance’s refusal to comply with the order, the court extended the remand of the officials for an additional 14 days to prevent them from tampering with evidence. The court then adjourned the case till 4 April 2024.

Also on 22 March, the Nigerian government approached the Federal High Court in Abuja and slammed another four-count charge on Binance Holdings Limited, Mr Anjarwalla and Mr Gambaryan, accusing them of offering services to subscribers on their platform while failing to register with the Federal Inland Revenue Service to pay all relevant taxes administered by the Service and in so doing, committed an offence, contrary to and punishable under Section 8 of the Value Added Tax Act of 1993 (as Amended).

The defendants were also accused of offering taxable services to subscribers on their trading platform while failing to issue invoices to those subscribers to determine and pay their value-added taxes and, in so doing, committed an offence contrary to and punishable under S.29 of the Value Added Tax Act of 1993 (as amended).

Count Three of the charges accused the three defendants of offering services to subscribers on their Binance trading platform for the buying and selling of cryptocurrencies and the remittance and transfer of those assets while failing to deduct the necessary Value Added Taxes arising from their operations and thereby committing an offence contrary to and punishable under Section 40 of the Federal Inland Revenue Service Establishment Act 2007 (as amended).

The last count of the charges wants the defendants punished for allegedly aiding and abetting subscribers on their Binance trading platform to unlawfully refuse to pay taxes or neglect to pay those taxes and, in so doing, committing an offence contrary to and punishable under the provisions of S.94 of the Companies Income Tax Act (as amended).

The Nigerian government had, in the past three months, been cracking down on suspected money launderers and terrorism financiers, some of whom it alleged are using the Binance platform for criminal activities

The Nigerian government said over $21.6 billion was traded by Nigerians whose identities were concealed by Binance.

Source: Premium Times

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