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From the Magazine: Excitement in the air – interview with TV personality, Efemena Tommy Adabamu

Efemena Tommy Adabamu is presenter and producer with Excite on TV How did you get on TV? I’ve always wanted to do TV. I went for screen test at Spice TV but I wasn’t called back. Much later, I was at home one evening and Denrele Edun asked me to follow him somewhere to... Read More

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From the Magazine: Music Review – For Tiwa Savage, it’s love, actually

by Wilfred Okiche Title: Love Me, Love Me Artiste: Tiwa Savage Director: Sesan Just when you entertained the thought of tagging her ‘one hit wonder’ and moving on, the overwhelmingly sexy Tiwa Savage follows up the smashing success of Kele Kele Love with Love Me, Love Me. The video for this sweet-as-syrup confection was directed... Read More

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From the Magazine: “Our agenda is a better Nigeria”- Ifeanyi Mbanefo, NLNG Communication & PR boss

Ifeanyi Mbanefo is Manager, Communication and Public Relations at Nigeria LNG limited, and has been a key part, conception; design; and implementation of the Nigeria Prizes for Science and Literature over the past eight years The Nigeria LNG Sponsored prizes are quite literally, ‘the gold standard’ in literature and science on the African continent... Read More

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From the Magazine: Chat with Ayodele Olofintuade, author of ‘Eno’s Story’

Ayodele Olofintuade made her writing debut with Eno’s Story. And with just that one children’s book, the graduate in Mass Communication has made it to the shortlist for the 2011 Nigerian Prize for Literature. Ayo speaks about writing from a young age, the publishing industry, her writing contract with Cassava Republic, and her unpublished works.... Read More

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From the Magazine: More than just ok – what makes the NotJustOk site a hit

by Isioma Osaje One young man decided to share his thoughts on all things cool from his PC; now the entire nation has to dance to his tune Dagrin’s C.E.O. Album was the first album NotJustOk put up on their site for sale. Lami and Omawumi’s albums would follow suit. They cut their teeth on... Read More

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From the Magazine: Nse Ikpe-Etim, Nigeria’s latest sweetheart ponders commitment, child-bearing and Cleopatra

What is your greatest regret? Not having a child to give all my love to. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Being with and around the people you love and making them happy no matter the situation. What is your greatest fear? To wake up one day and realise my life was all a... Read More

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From the Magazine: Power to the people – Techies Iroye and Oghoghorie change the way we use electricity

by ‘Ifreke Inyang Tolu Iroye and Otejiri Oghoghorie looked at a common problem long enough, and came up with uncommon inventions “What drives me is when a problem has direct impact on me or people around me. I grew up in an environment with different types of problems so when I experience it, it creates a passion... Read More

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From the Magazine: Proust Questionnaire – Banky W is ahead of his time

Musician, producer, activist and, entrepreneur, Banky W is still searching for the great love of his life What do you most dislike about your appearance? My big head, though I’ve grown to love and accept it. I tell myself it just means I have a lot more brainpower. (Laughter). What is your idea of... Read More

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From the Magazine: ‘He’s a cool guy’- Y! speaks to Cool FM’s Benny Ark

Benny Ark is an on-air personality with Cool FM 96.9 Abuja How long have you been on the radio? Six years now. How did you get on the radio? Through an audition. It was a reality radio competition called ‘The Broadcaster’ on 96.9 Cool FM Abuja. I’d always been a radio listener growing up, and... Read More

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From the Magazine: Church on radio!

by Ifreke Inyang Title: Shine the light Station: Unilag FM Category: Radio Sunday mornings in Lagos are a Christian radio festival of sorts. It is common to find radio listeners indulging, switching from station to station, spoilt for choice. Sermons, music, worship, praise, it does happen all at once. Sunday morning radio can be a... Read More

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From the Magazine: When it comes to relationships, it pays to go the extra mile

by Thetoolsman Would you forget it if you found a wristwatch in one of your shoes with a note attached while you’re dressing up for work in the morning? I love surprises. Well, the good ones. I tell this to everyone and anyone I’m remotely close to right after I tell them I also love surprising... Read More

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From the Magazine: Wok that meal – A tasty review of the Woks and Koi Restaurant, Abuja

by Mnena Achineku Name: Woks and Koi Location: Central Business Area, Abuja Category: Restaurant We were looking for authentic Chinese food in Abuja, so we gave Woks and Koi Chinese Cuisine a try. Woks and Koi has a relaxed atmosphere, their decor of red and black – a traditional Chinese restaurant interior decor theme –... Read More

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From the Magazine: 90 minutes well spent, a review of the play – Castle in the Air

by Abidemi Dairo Title: Castle in the Air Producer: Bikiya Graham-Douglas Run time: 90 minutes (+/-) Category: Stage When I think of stage plays, what comes to mind are the 15 minutes drab attempts I have to endure in church every once in a while. If there were any enjoyable stints, I’d have to go as far... Read More

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From the Magazine: Hints to Mania – How the Nigerian magazine industry has evolved

by Gbenga Awomodu and Ifeanyi Dike JR The past decade has brought to Nigerians delightsome magazine standards – and we trace the exciting story of newness. There was Hints and there was Ovation, and then from about ten years, as Nigeria labored under the dictatorship of General Sani Abachi, there was only darkness. True Love was perhaps singularly responsible... Read More

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From the Magazine: Count it all Joy! Y! speaks with HiTV presenter Joy Bewaji

Joy Bewaji is presenter of The Breakfast Show on HiTV It chose me, really. I wasn’t thinking towards that line until I got a call for an audition. How long have you been in television? Only a couple of weeks. Before this, I had featured on New Dawn with Funmi Iyanda many years ago. Why... Read More

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From the Magazine: The matter of Wizkid

In case you missed it, an entertainment newspaper broke the news that the rave-of-the-moment 21-year-old EME artiste fondly called ‘Wizzy’ is now a father. A fan weighs in. This question must be answered in the affirmative: “Is Wizkid one of Nigeria’s firm favorites?” by Isioma Osaje What comes to your mind when someone mentions the... Read More

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From the Magazine: Give me a hub! Kola Oyeneyin talks about the Venia Business Hub

Venia Business Hub has come to life on a model known across the world. Its founder tells IFREKE INYANG why it will succeed “We are the breeding ground for the ideas of today which will become the realities of tomorrow.” “It wasn’t different in my case. We have a banking sector that does not lend. They have... Read More

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From the Magazine: Website review- Connecting Nigerian moms everywhere

by Gbenga Awomodu Name: 9jamom.com Editor: Olukemi Macaulay-Newman Category: Website 9JAMOM.COM is an attempt to connect Nigerian mothers everywhere on the globe. Birthed in January 2011 by Olukemi Macaulay-Newman, a.k.a. the Lazy 9ja Mom, who serves as the Managing Editor, it is a multi-functional community and portal providing parenting news, resources, and support for all Nigerian mothers,... Read More

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From the Magazine: Welcome to the African High Street

by Sinem Bilen-Onabanjo With Le Petit Marche, Soko Stingo and L’Espace, the fashion industry is pushing the envelope. “One of the toughest challenges for anybody wishing to go into fashion in Nigeria is getting the word out, and LPM is a multi-brand platform that aims to do that at a very very low cost.” It... Read More

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From the Magazine: How Anambra and Akwa-Ibom are thinking outside the box

by Wilfred Okiche Two states across Nigeria impressed us for taking trips into the future – combining technology and education to lethal effect “Within the next ten years, the state will produce professionals who will control the ICT world.’’ Allow us some ‘big words’ – it’s a towering edifice of epic technological proportions. It’s... Read More

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From the Magazine: Those cute little houses, by Terence Sambo

by Terence Sambo Colonial architecture in Nigeria evokes strong feelings for those with an eye on history and the future In other words, these buildings represent the hard work and diligence of generations past. A recent trip to Nairobi roused consciously buried thoughts about the decadent state of colonial architecture in Nigeria. On my... Read More

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From the Magazine: Hibuzz, Fusion Media, Iroko TV… It’s all online now

by Wilfred Okiche Everything from our music to our television and movie content is finding expression in ways content creators can only be grateful for In other words, it is TV on the go. Without any form of marketing, Iroko has gone from zero to 1.4 million unique viewers in 231 countries, generating 17million streams... Read More

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From the Magazine: Doing it big- An exclusive interview with Wazobia FM’s (and now Nigeria Info) Matse Uwatse

In an exclusive interview, Wazobia FM’s (and now Nigeria) Matse Uwatse traces her journey to radio superstardom “I can speak three languages, French, English and pidgin so if I can move from one language to another, I don’t see why you can’t speak or learn pidgin.” “People thought I was an old woman, maybe tying... Read More

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From the Magazine: Broken promises-Sheraton Hotels & Suites

by Aziza Uko Name: Sheraton Hotels & Suites Location: Abuja Category: Hotel ON A two-day working visit to Abuja, my client lodged me in Sheraton Hotel. All-expense-paid the stay was, but you can trust Corporate Nigeria to drown you in enough work so that you forget to enjoy yourself. After checking in and walking past... Read More

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From the Magazine: A crash course on successful relationships

by Dr. Yvette There’s a set of universal rules that might work wonders in your relationship The golden rule of personal effectiveness is always relevant in relationships – Realise that you can’t change anybody; you can only change yourself. Man is a relational being. I have spoken with hundreds of men on relationships and found... Read More

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From the Magazine: How to book an air ticket (in Nigeria)

By Lekan Olanrewaju The process of travel from Nigerian airports can be an exercise in testing your patience. After close trips circling Lagos, Delta and Accra, Lekan Olanrewaju just had to rant. No matter how prissy and flawless the diction with which the customer care officer tells you “it will be resolved shortly”, chances of... Read More

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From the Magazine: Friends with benefits (Film review)

by Oluchi Madu Title: Friends with Benefits Director: Will Gluck Category: Movie The above refers to the thrill of no commitments, no questions asked, no heartbreak, just the pure joy of a number on speed dial with the ability to get you a warm body to curl up to, since Lagos rain has decided to... Read More

Friends with Benefits, from the magazine

From the Magazine: Efemena Tommy Adabamu is presenter and producer with Excite on TV

Most people see all the glamour but not the hard work behind everything. For people in my field, I admire Ryan Seacrest and Piers Morgan. How did you get on TV? I’ve always wanted to do TV. I went for screen test at Spice TV but I wasn’t called back. Much later, I was at... Read More

Efemena Tommy Adabamu, from the magazine, Interview

From the Magazine: Interview with Ayodele Olofintuade, author of ‘Eno’s story’

Ayodele Olofintuade made her writing debut with Eno’s Story. And with just that one children’s book, the graduate in Mass Communication has made it to the shortlist for the 2011 Nigerian Prize for Literature. Ayo speaks about writing from a young age, the publishing industry, her writing contract with Cassava Republic, and her unpublished works. Why... Read More

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