Teacher Chike: The Maverick Nigerian Teacher going Global!
“I always wanted to be a medical doctor. As a teenager, every academic move I made was towards the medical field. I had no inkling of ever going into the teaching profession. Besides, there was no teacher on the social media space I could look up to. The twist came when I gained admission into […]
OBINNA EDEH: A Nigerian in Germany making us proud with his soulful Arts!
I cannot remember the exact time but the first time I remember myself as an artist is when I was still a kid in nursery school. I used to gather my fellow classmates and impress them with my drawings – though not as good as it is today. It was usually things like masquerades. I […]
Nina Abosi: Spearheading A Fashion Ensemble!
It was a Wednesday evening I got an unexpected call from my client requesting to see some of the finished project he had earlier contracted to me. I explained to him that we agreed on a timeline as I needed to clear my desk and face the project. Guess it didn’t go down with him […]
CORNUCOPIA ADORN: EMBELLISHING WOMEN WITH TIMELESS JEWELLRY
Building a handmade jewelry business is not a walk in a park. It’s hard but it’s not impossible. I used to work in a bank but wanted to own my time. Time is a treasure and should be seen as an investment that yields profit after a while. I started exploring what I could do […]
Eno Oduok: Creating An Online Haven for Nigerian Creatives
Everywhere around the world, Nigerians are constantly making waves. In the world of creativity, Nigerians are not left out. It is practically impossible to mention top creative people in the world in any field in the world without seeing a Nigerian on that list. Impossible! But then, there seem to be few umbrella communities in […]
OMOWUNMI AROLE, THE MAKE UP REBEL
Makeup came into my life as a refuge and an escape. I was going through a lot that year and I just needed a release. I wanted something different from everything else in my life and makeup was it for me. The fact they I could change my look at any given time was everything […]
OYINDA OF JANORE BRAND: THE GLAMOROUS MULTI STYLING FASHION DESIGNER WITH TWISTS AND TURNS!
The easiest way to catch my attention even when in a mammoth crowd is to wear a very attractive dress. Once you see my head turning, it’s always pointing at a direction of a beautifully made dress. I get inspired by the beautiful dresses I see; especially on Pinterest, Instagram and other social media platforms. […]
HEY DISNEY, DAMILOLA OLALEYE HAS AN ENDLESS LIST OF BLACK PRINCESSES FOR LEGENDARY CARTOON CHARACTERS!
I guess of lot of us African kids grew up watching Disney cartoons with no representation of us at all. We never imagined princess could be black with afro hair. All we saw was Cinderella, Snow white and the seven dwarfs and others. The only black princess we saw was in a cartoon while growing […]
Oluchi Nsofor’s life behind Sounds And Scenes
I grew up watching Television shows. I was a large consumer of T.V shows and media content as little as I was. I would try to mimic whatever I was watching and guess those were the little things that drew me into the media. The attraction to audios and visuals was overwhelming. As far back […]
VANTAGE IMPACT INITIATIVE: CREATING A VANTAGE POINT FOR WOMEN
Culturally, Female genital mutilation in some parts of Nigeria is still being practiced. These women have little or no choice. In such cases, we create awareness and sensitize these women on their rights to either partake in the practice or not. It was the likes of the above situation that gave birth to Vantage impact […]