Bashir Norvan Yiga: A jack of many trades with an enviable sports bias
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Garry W Keller, 67, is a remarkable entrepreneur and one of the best-selling authors famous for penning “The One thing”, among other publications.
The American who founded the biggest largest real estate company, Keller Williams is famously quoted “Multi-tasking is merely the opportunity to screw up more than one thing at a time”.
This quotation is a bold reality in the face of 26-year-old Bashir Norvan Yiga.
Yiga is into sports journalism, graphics designing, public relations and business, dockets that he serves to the brim as he boldly testifies.
“I am humbled for the special ability to multi-task. It has a journey moved step by step and I thank the Almighty for the courage and blessings” Yiga notes.
Early life and education:
Life has been a roll coaster for Yiga who was born to Aloysious Wamala (R.I.P) and Rose Kayiira Namagembe in Masaka city at Villa Maria Hospital on 8th May, 1998.
He hails from a Catholic family in Kawoko – Kisiita. The Catholic belief attributed to his original name Yiga Paul ended 2018 when he chose to take a different religious path in Islam.
He is the last-born in a family of six siblings; Gloria Nassanga (elder sister), Vicent Mugenyi, Eddie Ssempijja, Tonny Denis Lukyamuzi and Ritah Nassazi.
During his early years, he attended Buwenda COU Primary School, Bukomansimbi District from 2003 for his primary education until he completed primary four.
In 2007, he joined Esukanesi Memorial Primary School, Kawoko – Kisiita in Bukomansimbi district where he attained his Primary Leaving Certificate of Education (PLE) in 2009.
At Esukanesi Memorial Primary School, Yiga was a school timekeeper in 2008/09.
Secondary School:
He studied his Ordinary Level of Education at St. Joseph Secondary School – Villa Maria, in Kalungu District, where he joined in 2010.
At that time, the school was managed by Head teacher Joseph Ssebaggala before a new head teacher Cosma Ssengaali took over in 2012.
Unfortunately, due to meagre financial status of the family, he did not manage to achieve an Advanced Certificate of Education.
Rather, he proceeded to Datamine Technical Business School, in Masaka city where he attended and achieved a National Certificate in Journalism and Media Studies in 2015.
Later, he attained a Diploma in Journalism and Media Studies in the year 2017.
Career:
Following the completion of his journalism diploma, he first exercised in roofing houses through his Brothers Mugenyi and Ssempijja who were doing structural engineering a job he did over 3 years period.
After a year working with his brothers in engineering, he got connected to his first radio job through his social media friend Ronnie Mayanja to work as a sports presenter at 104.5 Joy FM in Nsambya of Pastor Tom Ssembera.
He became the main sports show host Monday to Friday for “Olusuku Lw’ebyemizannyo” that aired at 03:00pm – 04pm and “Omuzannyi W’olunaku” sports update every Monday to Friday 05:30pm to 05:45pm.
He was later added a 2 hours weekend sports round up program titled “Akatebe K’ebyemizannyo” which he did with Omufumbe Richard Ssenoga that ran every Saturday 11:00am to 01:00pm.
In 2019, during the Africa Cup of Nations tournament he was called by Ssenteza Kajubi his former Programs Director at 104.5 Joy FM who had joined 93.0 Kingdom FM in the same role to join the commentary team of the station for the AFCON Tournament.
While at the Mengo – Kisenyi based radio station, he served as the sports analyst through the Africa Cup of Nations tournament before joining the weekend Saturday program titled Ensaka Y’ebyemizannyo Special that was hosted by Elijah Mugobansonga and Lukeman Junior Muteesasira which he featured in until the outbreak of COVID 19 lockdown.
In May 2020 after the lockdown, he returned and hit a jackpot being that he was no longer going to wait for weekend to feature on the microphone as before.
He was given a daily evening sports update titled “Ensulo y’ebyemizannyo” that aired in Program Kanvenkoto on 93.0 kingdom FM every Monday to Friday and a backup presenter for Ensaka y’ebyemizannyo daily program.
Following the exit of Bagala Peace Diane from Kingdom TV sports crew in 2021, Norvan was called up to fill the position as a co-host in Program Ensitaano y’ebyemizannyo which was also hosted by Elijah Mugobansonga.
This duo has formed a strong and unbreakable combination of “BANNABUDDU ABABIRI’ that has rocked Ugandan media waves for the years since 2021.
He is the founder of a graphics growing brand, Norvan Media Inc that was established in 2021 in Seguku, Entebbe Road.
His name has become a hype after joining Kingdom Media of Bishop David Kiganda becoming one of the rising sports presenter and producer of his generation.
Life as a sports producer:
Three months after being appointed on Kingdom TV roles, a second wave of COVID 19 hit Uganda again where the ministry of health passed a directive statement that all work places should remain with 10% of staff until the situation comes back to normal.
He had to be put off for a while. Seven months later, returned as a producer for the same program before fully going back on the screens.
Luckily, he has remained in the same role over the years since November 2021.
Public Relations:
Yiga commenced his public relations work in 2021 while leading the media team for Nakifuma’s Member of Parliament aspiring candidate Sulaiman Kiwanuka.
Through his charity project to Namagabi Secondary School Kayunga when he revisited his former school and donated back, the activities circulated on several media channels which prompted the head teacher of the school to inquire who was in charge of the media team for Kiwanuka.
Yiga won a placement to handle the media activities for the Kayunga based school as the public relations officer.
Through these duties, he has won more placements in other institutions including being appointed as the Public Relations Officer at Rapha Primary School in Luweero where he also serves as a marketing manager since January 2023.
In March 2024, was unveiled by Kinaawa High School Kawempe as the Head of Media.
He is also a former Graphics designer for Kyetume Football Club, SOM Football Academy and now Freestyle Football academy.
Norvan Media Inc:
The company was established in 2021 as a graphics designing company handling other activities like videography, photography, audio and video production, branding and printing, social media marketing and management.
It’s located in Seguku along Entebbe Road.
Family:
Norvan is married with Hanifah Hanorva who is a vibrant Make-up artist best known for her Makeup studio Hanorva Glamour located at Kitebi Star in Rubaga Division.
He is the father of one daughter who was born in 2017.
Other Positions and Responsibilities:
Over the years; he has served in different positions and responsibilities as the timekeeper for Esukanesi Memorial primary school (2008/09). He also served in the same role at St Joseph Villa Maria (2011/12) and at the was the Information Prefect in the same institution (2012/13).
At Datamine Technical Business School, he was the vice president of the journalism club in 2014 as the speaker of the journalism during the 2015-2016 epoch.
Like the famous American female singer and rapper Monica Denise Brown noted “multi-tasking is a part of my everyday life”, this has become the norm of Yiga’s day-to-day work.
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