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I just completed my PVC registration at the INEC office in Lagos (onike). I came in around 2:50 ish, it was JUST ME in the whole hall! It took me less than 5mins to register. Don’t say enough is enough without your PVC. They even close by 3pm because of the low level of turnout.
By the time the “One In A Million” song by Solidstar featuring 2Face Idibia was completed in 2010, we already knew we had something special on our hands. But recording a hit song is one thing… turning it into a movement is another.
The next mission was the video.
We reached out to Clarence Peters, who was already one of the biggest video directors in Africa at the time. The budget he gave us was massive. Between production, logistics, travel, accommodation, equipment, and coordination, we spent well over ₦10 million on that video shoot alone. In 2010, that was huge money.
But the biggest challenge wasn’t even the money.
It was getting 2Face to travel with us to Erin Ijesha Waterfalls for the shoot.
I met with 2Face personally and said, “Bro, let’s go make history.”
He looked at me and replied, “Have you spoken to Efe?
At the time, Efe Omoreighe was managing him, and naturally, he had his schedule locked down. I started calling Efe immediately. First call, no response. Second call, he said he was in a meeting. Eventually, he called me back.
He said:
“OC, the date you picked clashes with another shoot for a brand 2Face already has the next morning
At that point, I started pleading.
I explained to him that we had already paid the director, paid for logistics, and everybody was set. I told him this project meant everything to us.
Finally, he said:
“Okay… but on one condition. Make sure you bring 2Face back early the next morning.”
I assured him we would.
That was how permission was granted.
We traveled to Erin Ijesha and shot all day. Everything was going perfectly. Then suddenly, that evening, Efe called me again and said the other shoot had been postponed.
Meaning?
We had 2Face for another full day.
That extra time changed everything.
We completed the shoot properly, captured amazing scenes, and the final video came out beautifully. That video opened doors for us internationally.
Immediately after the shoot, I told Clarence:
“Please give me copies of the video.”
I took those copies myself, went online, downloaded Trace TV’s submission forms, packaged everything, and sent the video through DHL directly to Trace International in France.
A few days later, I got the email:
APPROVED.
Trace started airing the video heavily.
At the time, very few Nigerian videos were making it onto that platform. “One In A Million” became one of the early Nigerian videos to break into that international rotation.
That moment changed everything for us.
People see success today and think it happens overnight. They don’t see the sleepless nights, the begging, the pressure, the logistics, the risk, and the faith behind the scenes.
More stories from the Solidstar x Achievas journey coming soon…
They slept inside the rain yesterday
These are someone’s children
These are someone’s mothers
These are someone’s fathers
They are someone’s families
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YOU Can't do it on Phone!!!
Get a laptop!!!
Na lie them dey lie !!!!
YOU Can't do it on Phone!!!
Get a laptop!!!
Na lie them dey lie !!!!
YOU Can't do it on Phone!!!
Get a laptop!!!
Na lie them dey lie !!!!
YOU Can't do it on Phone!!!
Get a laptop!!!
Na lie them dey lie !!!!
I was going to build two websites for a multimillionaire. I am sure his business was making around 50 million a month.
I sent an invoice of 1.8 million, but his assistant reduced it to 800k, saying Oga wouldn’t pay.
When the invoice reached him, he called me personally and asked me to lower it to 600k, saying it was too high. I stood my ground, and we agreed on 400k for just one of the sites.
On the day we launched the site, I joined their team celebration dinner. It lasted less than two hours, and the restaurant bill was 420k.
He literally paid for a one-night dinner that cost more than what he paid me for three weeks of work
When we wanted to buy a domain, the one he liked was $80, he paid for two years upfront, that's over 200k
I realized he wasn’t concerned about the money; His goal was to keep me small.
idk how to stress this well enough but a truckload of people i come across do not have their PERM. VOTERS CARD and they all have one common excuse - “what difference would it make if i go ahead and get it?”
A lottt of people aren’t even trying to vote and I’m puzzled because how will you change things if you are not participating in the process and actively enforcing it????
PVC registration has re-opened and i beg you to start your registration and actually see it through.
start here. 🔗 - https://t.co/yZf5xCETtr