TIMELESS celebrates World's Greatest Footballers

ADVERT PLACEMENTS/SPONSORSHIP IN TIMELESS COLLECTOR’S ITEM SERIES VOLUME 2

Our company, TIMELESS COURAGE PUBLISHING LIMITED, is publishing a Special Limited Edition of its flagship publication, TIMELESS Newspaper for the month of June 2010.

This Special Limited Edition will focus on the lives of the greatest footballers in the last 100 years with accompanying biographies and photographs. It will be titled, “Uncommon Lives of Uncommon Footballers with Uncommon Careers" and will have an accompanying rider, “The Most Extraordinary Footballers of the 20th Century."

It promises to be an inspiring, creative and collector’s edition of TIMELESS. The few limited copies that will be printed (2000 copies) will be distributed to select subscribers, including company chief executives, corporate chieftains, selected government officials and past speakers & discussants at our annual anniversary lectures and in selected airlines, hotels and companies.

This is an excellent opportunity for you to advertise your company’s goods and services. Only full page colour adverts will be available and will cost N250, 000. All prospective advertisers have till Friday April 30, 2010 to indicate their interests, confirm payments and send in their artworks.

This is also an opportunity for freelance advert agents, advert agencies and marketing communications companies to help get their clients involved in this project. We are paying attractive commission payments to such agents and companies.

We look forward your prompt and positive response. Thank you and God bless you.

Ayodeji Jeremiah

Editor

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Akinyemi, Abati push for adoption of Uwais Report

Former External Affairs Minister and Member, Presidential Electoral Reform Committee and Chairman, Presidential Think Tank, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi said recently that the adoption of the Justice Mohammed Uwais committee report on electoral reform by the National Assembly will be one of the best things to happen to the Nigerian polity.

He was speaking at the Sixth TIMELESS Newspaper Nigeria Lecture Series where he was the guest speaker. He said the committee made 83 recommendations of which 10 were rejected by the Federal Government. “This relativity does not give a true reflection of the damage done to the Report. The rejected recommendations amount to a decapitation of the Report. A human body without a head cannot be said to have lost just one part of the body. Without a head, that body is dead,” he said.

Other speakers at the occasion were Dr. Reuben Abati, Chairman, Editorial Board of the Guardian Newspapers, Honourable Femi Gbajabiamila of the Federal House of Representatives, Mr. Ade Ipaye, representative of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola and Alhaji Kunle Ajanaku, representative of Princess Sarah Sosan, the Lagos State Deputy Governor.

Dr. Abati in his presentation said the best news he has heard so far recently is the sending of the Uwais report in its unedited format to the National Assembly for deliberation and approval. He added that in addition to the reform of the electoral system, efforts must be made on the part of all Nigerians to ensure the moral integrity of all citizens, saying a system where all citizens see political office as an opportunity to spread the National Cake puts undue pressure on holders of such offices.

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, publisher of the newspaper in his welcome address said the topic of the lecture; The Imperative of Electoral Reform was informed by our experiences as a nation in trying to forge ahead with our democratic experiment. He said despite our fifty years of nationhood, the nation remains plagued with our failure to successfully conduct free and fair elections. “As the 2011 elections approach, we believe in TIMELESS that the issue of electoral reform has to be addressed by the government, the media and the public and practical solutions come up with. There is an urgent need to reform the electoral process in Nigeria and restore faith in the electoral process. Given Nigeria’s diversity, it is obvious that democracy is the sole political choice for its survival, and the best system for managing the nation’s current challenges is by fostering better governance, and ensuring popular welfare. This can be achieved through an efficient electoral system. The fact remains that the current electoral system is faulty and requires reforms.”

Every year, the TIMELESS media group celebrates its existence through The TIMELESS Nigeria Lecture Series, which serves as the organisation’s own way of contributing to national issues and as its own service to the nation. Other guests at the occasion which held at the Agip Hall, MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos were Professor Joe Irukwu, a respected statesman and former chairman of the Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo, Chief Bode Alalade, Mrs. Bimpe Bamgbose Martins, representative of the Lagos state First Lady, Mrs. Abimbola Fashola, Revd. George Ashiru, Co-ordinator of the Town Hall Meetings Project, Mr. Adetokunbo Adejumo, Global Co-ordinator of the Champions for Nigeria Group and Mr. Chike Ogeah, former Managing Director of SAHCOL

Timeless Newspaper Holds Sixth Nigeria Lecture Series

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In what promises to be another platform for elevated intellectual discourse, the sixth in the series of the TIMELESS NIGERIA LECTURE SERIES organised by TIMELESS NEWSPAPER will hold on Thursday, March 11, 2010 at the Agip Hall, Muson Centre, Onikan, Lagos at 1.00pm. Every year, TIMELESS celebrates its existence through The TIMELESS Nigeria Lecture Series. The series of annual lectures/national discourse also serves as the organisation’s own way of contributing to national issues and as its own service to the nation.

The first in the series of lectures took place in June 2004 when the media house celebrated its first anniversary with a lecture titled “True Federalism in Nigeria”, delivered by erudite constitutional scholar and professor of law, Itse Sagay. Supporting him as a discussant was Professor Jide Oshuntokun, a professor of History. The occasion was chaired by Professor Joe Irukwu, a respected statesman and former chairman of the Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo. This was followed in June 2005 with another successful lecture with the theme, “Resource Control in Nigeria”, delivered by Professor Mike Ikhariale, a respected constitutional lawyer with Professor Adele Jinadu, a respected political scientist of the Centre for Advanced Social Science acting as a discussant. The occasion was chaired by Dr. Gamaliel Onosode, former chairman of Dunlop and a respected statesman. The third annual lecture of the company took place in August 2006 with the theme “Nigeria: The Future?” delivered by Senator Udoma Udoma, former chief whip of the Nigerian Senate. Honourable Usman Bugaje, formerly of the Federal House of Representatives, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, former Lagos state Attorney General and Professor Pat Utomi of the Lagos Business School were the discussants. The occasion was chaired by Chief Emeka Anyaoku, former Commonwealth Secretary-General.

In 2007, the company had its fourth anniversary lecture, which was rechristened, The TIMELESS Nigeria Lecture Series, with the theme, “Nigeria: What Next?” Chairman of the occasion was Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, immediate past Executive Governor of Lagos State. Speaker at the occasion was Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, former Minister in the Presidency and of The Federal Capital Territory. The discussant was in the person of Mrs. Diezani Allison Madueke, former Minister of Transport and now of Solid Minerals. The fifth annual lecture held in September 2008 had the theme, “Transforming the Nigerian Economy” and was delivered by Mr. Donald Duke, immediate past Executive Governor of Cross Rivers State. All the lectures attracted personalities from different strata of the Nigerian society; were well covered by the national media and stimulated interest and discourse on important national issues dominating Nigeria’s national life.

The topic of this year’s lecture is The Imperative of Electoral Reform and is billed to be delivered by Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, former External Affairs Ministry and Member, Presidential Electoral Reform Committee and Chairman, Presidential Think Tank. Supporting him as discussants are Prince Chibudom Nwuche, Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Dr. Reuben Abati, Chairman, Editorial Board of the Guardian Newspapers. Special Guest of Honour is His Excellency, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, Executive Governor of Lagos State. The event will attract the cream of the Nigerian society, members of the diplomatic corps, the media and is open to the general public.