Divorce: Anita Okoye allegedly demands $15,000 from Rudeboy as monthly support

Anita and Paul Okoye

 Anita Okoye, wife of Paul Okoye of the now defunct music group, P-square, has demanded a monthly payment of $15,000 (about N7.8m) as support.

The estranged wife of the popular singer made this known in her petition for divorce, which was signed before the Abuja High Court.

“Payment of a monthly maintenance sum of $15,000.00 (US Dollars) for the general welfare, education and health of the three children of the union who are presently in schools in the United States of America until they are of age,” part of the document read.

Part of leaked court document. Source: Pulse

The internet went on a frenzy when the divorce plans between Anita and her celebrity husband, popularly known as Rudeboy, was made public on Friday

Confusion as Anita Okoye allegedly seeks divorce from Rudeboy

Anita and Paul Okoye

 Confusion and uncertainty have continued to trail the alleged divorce proceedings said to have been initiated by Anita, the wife of singer and former member of P-Square, Paul Okoye, aka Rudeboi.

On Friday, a court document allegedly filed by Anita went viral on the Internet. The document, which showed a notice of petition holden in the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, depicted Anita Okoye as the petitioner and Paul Okoye as the respondent.

In the document, Paul Okoye was said to be at liberty to deny the claims in the petition, allege additional facts for the consideration of the court, submit to the court that it should dismiss any of the proceedings instituted by the petitioner, or file an answer to the petition.

However, the one-page document which seems to be a fragment of a larger paper work does not have the court’s endorsement on it. Also, the petition number and other aspects of it were blurred.

Saturday Beats could also not ascertain the date the said document was made or filed as there was no such information on the surface of the document.

As of the time of filing this report, Saturday Beats was unable to confirm the veracity of the document from the court authorities.

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9 HELPFUL BUSINESS TIPS FOR NEW FASHION ENTREPRENEUR

 You’ve got the passion and the ambition to begin a fashion business. Your idea is firmly planted in your head, and you really, really want to make this business work. You go, entrepreneur! This post is for you. Use these 9 business tips to get your fashion business up and rolling toward success.

1. PLAN, PLAN, PLAN

What’s the first thing every business entrepreneur needs to do? Plan. Plan out your goals, short-term, long-term, and what you want to happen in-between. Keep these specific goals in mind because they will drive you forward. You might have an unstoppable passion for fashion right now, but 7 months down the road, when you feel the teensiest bit of doubt in your mind, you’ll still have your goals to motivate you.

Along with your goals, list any steps that you need to take to make them happen. These steps may include reaching certain financial milestones, establishing relationships with certain suppliers and retailers, and reaching wider audiences.

Planning includes every aspect of your business, from marketing to finances to production. Get your brain wrapped firmly around the concept of your business.

2. KNOW YOUR CLIENTS

Who is going to buy your amazing fashion products?

Pin down your target audience, and then research everything you can about them. What social media do they use? Will you be able to reach them with flyers and brochures? Is email a good marketing choice? How do fashion businesses with similar clients do their marketing? What fashion trends appeal to your clients? What do they enjoy doing in their spare time?

Gather everything you can about your specific demographic, and then tailor your business around them.

3. PLAY UP YOUR BRAND IDENTITY

Once you know your buyers and what they like, you can create a killer brand that will draw your people to you like bees to a flower garden. Think about what is different about your fashions, and use your unique perspective to convey your brand using colors, symbols, images, and words.

The key? Be consistent! You’ll be marketing across different platforms, and you want people to see you more than once and remember that they saw you before.

4. USE YOUR WEBSITE

Your online presence is super important. Make your fashion website a user-friendly feast for the eyes. Use all your creative powers to design a beautiful website full of excellent photos of your product.

This is where you show off. Don’t just take a picture of a dress. Take the best photo you can of a model wearing the dress and looking fabulous. Write lots of delicious details about your product. Your buyer wants to know exactly what they’re getting, or they’re not going to buy it.

Let’s talk pricing, because that’s on your website, too. Research prices as if your business depended on it. Figure out what production costs, find out what similar stores are charging, learn what is the highest price your audience will be willing to pay, and then choose a price somewhere higher than production cost and lower than the highest limit.

5. START SMALL

No matter how many fashions your amazing mind can dream up, you need to begin small and limited. One product line. Start there. Make your single product line the best it can possibly be, and then sell it, sell it, sell it. This strategy keeps your startup costs relatively low, which is good.

You don’t want to have too much to lose right at the beginning. It also allows you to focus and learn the business. No matter how many great business tips you get here, there’s nothing like actually going out there and making it happen.

So make it happen little by little. Work your way up the ladder.

6. SHARE THE BENEFITS AND THE RISKS

It’s extremely helpful to begin your business with a partner or two. Don’t be shy to ask for help. If your fashions are as awesome as you believe they are, someone will see your potential and jump into the venture with you. Chances are, your partners will bring in value.

For example, your partner may have great experience in tracking cash flow. Your partner might be able to bring in a new sector of buyers that you could never have reached on your own. Plus, when you partner up, you’re sharing money and you’re sharing risks. If your business struggles, it’s not all on you.

7. MAINTAIN GOOD PEOPLE SKILLS

Communication. You can create the most fabulous line of handbags in the world, and no one will know if you don’t communicate clearly.

Build relationships with people. All kinds of people. You need customers, You need suppliers. You need people to talk to people about you. In short, you need a community. So get communicating!

Keep your relationships by being courteous, professional, honest, and prompt. Even if an unhappy customer writes a scathing review, be helpful and polite in return. Your business’s reputation is at stake. When people realize how fun and easy it is to shop at your store, you’ll get return customers. Better yet, you’ll get loyalty. That’s what makes maintaining people skills one of the best business tips to implement.

8. GATHER REVIEWS AND CRITIQUES

The best reviews come from people who don’t know you. Sure, you can ask your mom what she thinks, but let’s face it: Mom is biased. Get critiques from professionals and people who are genuinely interested in your brand. Use their advice! Make improvements to your business as you go. That’s the way to move up the ladder and reach your goals.

9. KEEP THE BUSINESS SIDE OF YOUR FASHION VENTURE AT THE FOREFRONT

As an entrepreneur, you need to be a professional business person. Are you going to make rookie mistakes? Sure. Are you going to learn from them? Absolutely. That’s the way it always works.

Balance out your passion for fashion with a practical head for business. Make sure you know what is happening to your money and your product. Allow business data to shape your decisions. Crunching numbers may not be as attractive as knitting cute baby booties, but the two need to work together.

We hope these business tips help you grow your fashion business with confidence!

FG hikes vehicle number plate, driving licence rates by 50%

 

Head of Media Relations, Federal Road Safety Corps

THE Federal Government has commenced the implementation of new rates for vehicle number plates and driving licence across the country.

According to the Joint Tax Board, Nigerians will now pay N18,750 for standard private and commercial number plates against the old rate of N12,500.

Fancy number plate which was N80,000 is now N200,000; motorcycle number plate is N5,000 from N3,000 while articulated number plates (three plates) attract N30,000 from N20,000. For these rates, the minimum increase is 50 per cent.

Out of series number plate has also been revised to N50,000 from N40,000 while government fancy number plate is N20,000 against the former N15,000 rate.

Driving licence (three years) was raised to N10,000 from N6,000, excluding bank charges; licence for five years is N15,000 from N10,000 while motorcycle/tricycle driving licence (three years) goes for N5,000 from N3,000 while the one for five years attracts N8,000 from N5,000.

The decision was taken at the 147th meeting of the JTB, which held in Kaduna on March 25.

A letter by the JTB titled ‘Implementation of the revised rates for vehicles number plates and driver’s licence in Nigeria’, dated July 30, 2021 and signed by the board secretary, Obomeghfe Nana-Aisha, directed various federal and state agencies to commence the implementation of the rates.

Members of the JTB established by section 86 (1) of the Personal Income Tax Act cap. P8 LFN 2004, include the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service as the chairman of the board; one member from each state and representatives of the Federal Road Safety Commission; Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission; Federal Capital Territory Administration; Federal Ministry of Finance; and Federal Inland Revenue Service.

The letter read, “You may wish to recall that at the 147th meeting of the Joint Tax Board held in Kaduna, Kaduna State on March 25, 2021, the board approved revised rates for the sale of vehicle number plates and driving licence in line with the recommendations of Appraisal and Technical Committee of the JTB.

“In the light of the foregoing, we wish to inform you that the Chairman, JTB, has approved Thursday, August 1, 2021, as the commencement date for the implementation of the new rates.”

Meanwhile, the FRSC Corps Public Education Officer, Bisi Kazeem, has dismissed a report circulating on social media that the agency was behind the hike, noting that the FRSC was not a revenue generating agency.

He also described as incorrect the report that the standard number plate was N55, 000.

In 4 Sentences, Elon Musk Gives Leaders His 'Single Best Piece of Advice'A

 

In 4 Sentences, Elon Musk Gives Leaders His 'Single Best Piece of Advice'

A great way to build trust and help people to know you're on their side. 

BY MARCEL SCHWANTES, FOUNDER AND CHIEF HUMAN OFFICER, LEADERSHIP FROM THE CORE@MARCELSCHWANTES

Elon Musk.

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Want to become an exceptional leader? Go where the most courageous leaders are willing to venture. Seek honest feedback, even if the feedback is not what you want to hear.

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, is no stranger to employing a feedback loop to fix problems and improve things. In a casual interview some years back, Musk dropped this memorable quote:

I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better. I think that's the single best piece of advice -- constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.

In trusted teams and positive work cultures, negative and constructive feedback will stretch both leaders and their workers to question whether something is working, so they can learn new things and consider other, better, options to complex business problems.

Feedback loop for leaders

From a leadership standpoint, the feedback loop is unquestionably a part of every leader's growing process. This is how you win the hearts of people: fostering a transparent work culture of giving and receiving consistent feedback. 

Mike Zani, CEO at the Predictive Index and author of The Science of Dream Teams, shared with me recently that "true leadership requires an act of certain courage -- a willingness to peel back the onion and own your uglier layers. In doing so, you'll create a safe space for your peers to help."

When people see that you're working on improving yourself through feedback, Zani says they'll be more inclined to assume positive intent. They'll get onboard with you. And in doing so, you'll promote leadership at every level.

"The most effective method is to enlist your colleagues," says Zani. "That means opening yourself up to scrutiny -- through 360 reviews, engagement surveys, and other forms of potentially stinging feedback -- but the payoff will be worth it."

Whether you're aiming to improve on a particular product or service, management style, business process, or something else, your best move is to intentionally seek feedback from people smarter than you, even when you falsely assume you're the smartest person in the room. Eat humble pie, hire people brighter than you, and solicit consistent feedback to improve yourself and the business.