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7 Questions for Samsong

7 Questions for Samsong

Not much attention was paid to Samsong, when he came into the music scene with his ‘Count your Blessing’ album in 2002, but five years later it was his song ‘Bianule’ from the album, ‘The World of my Dreams’ that sealed his status as a frontline gospel artist when it hit the airwaves and spread [...]

Gabriel Afolayan: Movies, Music and Me

Gabriel Afolayan: Movies, Music and Me

By David Olanrewaju Popularly known as ‘G-Fresh; Gabriel Afolayan is the Actor/Singer son of Adeyemi Afolayan (a.k.a. Ade-Love), one of the pioneers of film-making in Nigeria. Gabriel is one of the four children of ‘Ade-Love’ who are currently making waves in the Yoruba Nollywood Film Industry, the others being Moji Afolayan, Kunle Afolayan (who played [...]

Reviving Nigerian Schools: A Way Forward

Reviving Nigerian Schools: A Way Forward

By Taulpaul Oselen     According to The New Method English Dictionary; Education is the act of teaching; causing to have knowledge, good character and manners, and power to make a living. The word Alumni is simply defined by The Chambers 20th Century Dictionary as former pupils or former students of an institution. Education (formal [...]

Business Networking

Business Networking

By Adebowale Jeff Johnson     Most businesses recognise the benefits of developing their employees’ knowledge and understanding of the industry and markets they work in. Networking with others allows smaller businesses to share experiences and ideas and to improve in-house knowledge. Businesses can network with educational establishments, trade organisations and other businesses. Businesses that [...]

E.A. Adeboye At 70: A Man of God for All Seasons

E.A. Adeboye At 70: A Man of God for All Seasons

By Adeleke Adeyemi & Ayodeji Jeremiah   The Biblically inspired proverbial longevity benchmark inimitably expressed as “threescore years and ten” (from Psalm 90) fits beautifully as a garland of grace on Enoch Adejare Adeboye, Ph.D. Standing and kneeling, he is unsullied and has for some time been reckoned by universal consent as the most formidable [...]

Grooming Your Eyebrows – a Do it Yourself guide

Grooming Your Eyebrows  –  a Do it Yourself guide

By Kathlyn Eyitemi There used to be a time when a woman’s eyebrows were the most neglected part of her face. That was long before Cable TV made its way into every home and fashion magazines began to juggle for space in the news stands. Still as more and more women strive to make bold [...]

Ebele: the woman with the flute

Ebele: the woman with the flute

Ebele has all the trappings of a star, 4 inch stiletto heels, fancy clothes and a voice to die for but that is not what makes her stand out in the thick crowd of showbiz in Nigeria. After years of bonding with the flute, it has become her signature musical instrument and she can’t be [...]

A Nation in Fury: Beyond the Fuel Subsidy Protests – Continuing the Conversation

A Nation in Fury: Beyond the Fuel Subsidy Protests – Continuing the Conversation

By Ayodeji Jeremiah     “The people won. Some battles are not won in Naira and Kobo, but in a major shift in awareness and ideological paradigm shift. Subsidy programme to be probed by EFCC, Petroleum Industry Bill now on the front burner. The people have gained new awareness, the leadership has a taste of [...]

The Business of Being Beazy…How he moved from struggling for promo to sought after rap sensation

The Business of Being Beazy…How he moved from struggling for promo to sought after rap sensation

By Kehinde Ajose   ……Releasing a new song every week for 52 weeks   When the producers of The First Apprentice – a reality television show about competing with an apprenticeship with Donald Trump began constructing a story, they wanted to know which applicant will have what it takes to stand out in a crowd. [...]

Leading Change in a Difficult Environment

Leading Change in a Difficult Environment

By Adebowale Jeff Johnson “In the change from being a caterpillar to becoming a butterfly, you’re nothing more than a yellow, gooey sticky mess.” You have to stop being a caterpillar in order to become a butterfly. Change is not always a conscious decision. Change will occur, inevitably. We can choose to be active participants [...]

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