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Aliko Dangote’s
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Graduation Party tos Pho bo’s m e Jo Uch shower y Bab
‘Queen Mother’ from Benin Get to know her and the History of her People
Political Wedding
Adams Oshiomole and Lara Fortes
do State governor, Adams Oshiomhole, who got married to Cape Verdean model, Lara Fortes, on Friday is pictured kissing his wife during the ceremony. The wedding ceremony was held at the Etsako West Local Government Council Mar riage Registry, Auchi, Edo State, while the reception took place at Oshiomhole’s country home in Iyamho.63year-old Oshiomhole lost his first wife, Clara, aged 54, in December 2010 after a long fight with cancer. Dignitaries at the wedding include President-elect Muhammadu Buhari, VP-elect Osinbajo, Femi Otedola, Kaduna State Governorelect, Malam Nasir el-Rufai, Nollywood celebrities, Bukola Saraki, among others. 1 BMmagazineng
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Sources said Jane, 25, is currently in her final year studying law at the Ambrose Alli University, Edo State. We also learnt she hails from Urhomi and sometime last year a secret traditional marriage took place at Jane parents’ home in Urhomi. Though details of how they met are still very sketchy, Global News gathered that it was shortly after the demise of the late first lady that their relationship became obvious. According to sources, the relationship is only known to a few in the government house, but it is affirmed that she comes around to spend time with the governor whenever he is around the government house. And during the week, there are claims that she stays with Oshiomhole’s mum in Iyambo.
Publisher’s Desk We will like to thank everyone that helped make this issue a success, especially those that believed in us from the onset. A very special appreciation goes to our readers, those who have been waiting on the release of our first issue, we can not thank you enough. BMmagazineng is a culture, events and creativity magazine which is presently available as an e-magazine in PDF format. This our first issue, has loads of interesting articles, exclusive interviews, events and of course, healthy living tips. Once again, BMmagazine is saying a very big thank you for the people that supported us from the onset, the people that gave us the opportunity to share their stories with the rest of the world and most importantly, our readers, who did not only download our magazine but took their time to read it. We are immensely grateful. The Publisher,
Gerald Olumide
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BoxOffice TOP 10 GROSS MOVIES
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Movies at the Cinema
TOP 10 GROSS
MOVIES SPY
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py made $29,085,719 during the weekend of its release and has made $110,000,000 in estimation. Spy has be shown in 3,711 thaetres and has made $7,837 in theatre average. Spy is an action/comedy movie that stars; Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Morena Baccarin, Melissa McCarthy and it is directed by Paul Feig
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an Andreas made an estimated $25,839,225 during the weekend of its release. San Andreas has made an estimation of $150,000,000 in its two weeks of its release. The movie has been shown in 3,812 theatres and has made $6,778 in theatre average. San Andreas is an action, drama, thriller movie that stars; Jason Statham, Rose Byrne, Morena Baccarin, Melissa McCarthy and it is directed by Brad Peyton. The movie is rated PG-13
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INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 3
nsidious Chapter 3 made a total of $22,692,741 during the weekend of its release and has gone to make an estimated value of $47,000,000 since then. Insidious Chapter 3 has been shown in 3,002 theatres and has made $7,559 in theatre average Insidious Chapter 3 is an horror movie that stars; Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell. Directed by Leigh Whannell. The movie is rated PG-13.
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ntourage earned $10,283,250 during the weekend of its release and has made $17,668,088 in gross. Entourage has been shown in 3,108 theatres and has made $3,308 in theatre average. Entiurage has gone to make a total of $37,000,000 in estimation. Entourage is comedy movie, starring: Ronda Rousey, Emily Ratajkowski, Liam Neeson, Mark Wahlberg and directed by Doug Ellin.
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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD
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ad Max:Fury Road made $7,831,453 during the weekend of its release. The movie has made $130,665,718 in gross to date. After four weeks of its release, Mad Max:Fury Road has made an estimated final gross of $147,000,000. The movie has been shown in 2,720 theatres round the world and has generated $2,879 in theatre average. Mad Max:Fury Road is an action, adventure, thriller movie. Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and the movie is directed by George Miller.
PITCH PERFECT 2
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itch Perfect 2 is the sequel of Pitch Perfect. Pitch Perfect 2 made a total of $7,573,350 during the weekend the movie was released. It has made a $160,854,945 gross to date during its first four weeks. Pitch Perfect 2 has made an estimated final gross of $182,600,000. The movie that hass shown in 3,403 theatres around the globe and earns $2,225 in theatre average. Pitch Perfect 2 is a comedy, music movie that stars Anna Kendrick, Elizabeth Banks, Hailee Steinfeld, Rebel Wilson and was directed by Elizabeth Banks
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omorrowland made $7,200,103 during the weekend of its release. The movie has $76,414,081 in gross. After three weeks in cinemas, Tomorrowland has made an estimated final gross of $90,000,000 and has been shown in 3,012 theatres worldwide with theatre average of $2,390. Tomorrowland is an adventure, mystery, sci-fi movie. Starring: Britt Robertson, Judy Greer, George Clooney, Hugh Laurie and directed by Brad Bird. The movie is rated PG.
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AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON
vengers: Age of Ultron made a total of $6,339,663 during the weekend of its release, and has gone to make $438,153,559 in gross til date. After six weeks in the cinema, Avengers: Age of Ultron has made an estimated final gross of $466,000,000. The movie has been shown in 2,471 theatres around the world and has made $2,565 in theatre average. Avengers: Age of Ultron is an action, adventure, fantasy movie starring; Scarlett Johansson, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Hayley Atwell, Chris Evans. The movie is rated PG-13.
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loha made $3,240,312 in weekend gross and has made $16,282,116 in gross till date. Aloha has made an estimated final gross of $24,000,000 after two weeks of its release. The movie has been shown in 2,815 theatres worldwide and generated $1,151 in theatre average. Aloha is comedy, drama, romance movie starring; Emma Stone, Rachel McAdams, John Krasinski, Bradley Cooper and it was directed by Cameron Crowe. The movie is rated PG13 7 BMmagazineng
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oltergeist generated a total amount of $2,705,009 during the first weekend of its release. The movie has made an estimated final gross of $48,000,000 after three weeks of its release.Poltergeist has been shown in 2,229 theatres around the globe and made $1,213 in theatre average. Poltergeist is an horror, thriller movie starring; Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Jared Harris, Saxon Sharbino and directed by Gil Kenan. The movie is rated PG-13.
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Happy Moment Aliko Dangote’s Daughter Graduates
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Healthy Living
Tips on Losing weight
Tips to jump-start your weight loss
1. Remember the 25-25-50 rule: Fill your plate with 25% complex carbs (whole grains, beans, or root vegetables like sweet potatoes), 25% lean protein, and 50% vegetables and/or fruit.
7. Visualize portion sizes. A 4-oz serving of meat, chicken or fish is about the size of your palm. A 1-oz serving of cheese is the size of 4 dice. For more info on portions, check out mealsmatter.org
2. Don’t skip meals. This slows down your metabolism by 20% to 30% and could lead you to overeat later on.
8. Put everything on a plate so you can see exactly how much you’re eating.
3. Eat a good breakfast. Research indicates that people who eat breakfast tend to consume fewer total calories throughout the day. A combo of highfiber protein and carbs works best to keep you fuller longer (try high-fiber cereal with blueberries and milk, or eggs on an English muffin). 4. Get enough sleep. Studies have found that sleeping fewer than 8 hours a night is linked to a higher body mass index (BMI); lack of sleep influences hormones that regulate your appetite. 5. Cut back on simple carbs like white bread and sweets, which may cause spikes in blood sugar and lead to water retention and puffiness—not to mention a crash in energy levels. 6. Get picky about beef. Choose loin and ground beef that’s at least 93% lean. Limit higher-fat “prime” or “select” cuts. (A 3-oz serving of rib eye, for example, has about 15 g fat, but a 3-oz lean sirloin steak has just 5).
9. Don’t eat the same lunch (or breakfast or dinner) every day. Our bodies get used to the same foods—mixing it up will stoke your metabolism. 10. Rate your hunger on a scale of 1 (not at all hungry but could nibble) to 5 (famished); aim to eat only when you’re in the 3 to 4 range. 11. Get competitive. Sign up for a weight-loss challenge (check out weightlosswars.com or health.discovery.com/national-body- challenge). 12. Plan a week’s worth of healthy meals at a time, before you hit the grocery store. 13. Make a list of lighter substitutions and post it on your fridge. For example, dip baked chips in salsa instead of nacho cheese and spread toast with jam instead of butter. 14. Keep a food emotion diary. Write down what you ate and how you felt while eating it to help pinpoint possible overeating triggers (stress, sadness, etc.).
15. Make an “eat plenty” list: foods that you can eat large quantities of without feeling the least bit guilty (plain air-popped popcorn, fresh veggies, etc.). Keep the list on your computer or in your kitchen. 16. Eat the right foods after exercising. Avoid a post-workout binge by deciding what you’ll eat ahead of time (try yogurt with fruit and a few nuts, or a glass of skim or soy milk) 17. Find an online support system (like FoodFit.com) to help keep you motivated. Research published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology found that people with weight-loss partners (online or in person) lost nearly twice as much weight as those who dieted alone. 18. Start a “have-done” list next to your “to-do” list to track all your diet accomplishments, big and small. Losing 1 pound, upping your daily fruit intake and weaning yourself from your late-night ice cream habit all count. 11
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19. Make nothing totally off-limits. A study published in the journal Appetite found that labeling foods as “forbidden” can actually increase your cravings for them. 20. Pick a date to help you get motivated. Whether it’s a reunion or beach vacation, think of a special event that you want to lose weight for and aim to take off a reasonable amount by then. (Shedding 1 to 2 pounds a week is the safest way to go.) Spice it up and cut calories. 21. Instead of sautéing green beans in butter, steam them and season with spices such as cumin and turmeric, then drizzle on 1 tsp olive oil. 22. Sprinkle chili or red pepper flakes on corn rather than using butter. 23. Toss some ginger and lemon zest onto cooked carrots instead of glazing them in honey. 24. Cook sage, thyme and lemongrass into your rice instead of frying it in soy sauce. 25. Sprinkle rosemary and minced garlic onto eggplant before grilling instead of topping it with marinara sauce and cheese. 26. Add grated orange zest and cinnamon to roasted butternut squash, and skip the butter and brown sugar.
30. Put a dash of garlic salt and basil on an oven-cooked tomato instead of frying it in bread crumbs. 31. Squeeze lemon juice onto spinach or broccoli instead of slathering on butter. Is it really worth it? Here’s how much you’ll have to exercise to burn it off: 32. Medium movie-size butter popcorn: 1,150 cal Burn it off by: Running for about 2 hours 33. Chicken potpie: 740 cal Burn it off by: Jumping rope for about an hour 34. 5-oz prime rib: 605 cal Burn it off by: Swimming freestyle at a slow-to-moderate pace for 75 minutes 35. Slice of birthday cake: 340 cal Burn it off by: Working out on an elliptical trainer for a halfhour at mode r a t e pace
27. Instead of marinating red peppers and onions in oil and vinegar, spray them with nonstick spray and season with oregano, paprika and pepper before grilling. 28. Dust Brussels sprouts with mustard seeds and onion flakes instead of adding butter. 29. Try imitation bacon bits and chives on your baked potato instead of sour cream.
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Celebrity Event Official Uche Jombo Rodriguez baby shower
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Celebrity Event Uche Jombo Rodriguez baby shower
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n April 24, friends of the actress, Uche Jombo Rodriguez organized an elegant baby shower for her and and her husband Kenny Rodriguez in Houston, Texas. Uche showed off her baby bump in a strapless blue dress, while wearing her braids. We are thrilled and happy for her and her family for the amazing things that have taken place in her life this year beacuse last year, the Nollywood actress suffered a miscarriage.
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Health Tips
Drinking beetroot juice
Drinking beetroot juice reduces high blood pressure
One glass of beetroot juice a day is enough to significantly reduce blood pressure in patients with high blood pressure, conclude researchers who conducted a placebo-con-
trolled trial in dozens of patients. Beetroot contains high levels of inorganic nitrate. Other leafy vegetables - such as lettuce and cabbage - also have high levels of the compound, which they take up from the soil through their roots. The trial, conducted at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) in the UK, was funded by the British Heart Foundation, whose senior research advisor Dr. Shannon Amoils remarks: “This interesting study builds on previous research by this team and finds that a daily glass of beetroot juice can lower blood pres 17 BMmagazineng
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sure in people with hypertension - even those whose high blood pressure was not controlled by drug treatment.” The researchers publish their findings in the journal Hypertension. Beetroot contains high levels of inorganic nitrate. Other leafy vegetables - such as lettuce and cabbage - also have high levels of the compound, which they take up from the soil through their roots. In the human body, inorganic nitrate converts to nitric oxide, which relaxes and dilates blood vessels. For the trial, Amrita Ahluwalia, a vascular pharmacology professor
at QMUL, and colleagues recruited 64 patients aged 18-85. Half of the patients were taking prescribed medication for high blood pressure but were not managing to reach their target blood pressure, and the rest had been diagnosed with high blood pressure but were not yet taking medication for it. The patients were randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group consumed a daily glass (250 ml or around 8.5 oz) of beetroot juice, and the other group had the same except their beetroot juice was nitrate-free (the placebo). The patients consumed the juice every day for 4 weeks. They were also monitored for 2 weeks before and after the study, bringing the total trial period to 8 weeks. The trial was double-blind, which means neither the administering clinicians nor the patients knew whether the beetroot juice they were given was the placebo or the active supplement. First study to show lasting reduction in blood pressure from dietary nitrate During the 4 weeks they were taking the juice, patients in the active supplement group (whose beetroot juice contained inorganic nitrate) experienced a reduction in blood pressure of 8/4 mmHg (millimeters of mercury). The first figure is the reduction in systolic pressure (when the heart is pushing) and the second figure is reduction in diastolic pressure (when the heart is relaxing). For many patients, the 8/4 mmHg reduction brought their blood pressure back into the normal range. In the 2 weeks after they stopped taking the juice, the patients’ blood pressure returned to their previous high levels. The team notes that this is first study to show evidence of a long-lasting reduction in blood pressure due to dietary nitrate
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supplementation in a group of patients with high blood pressure. The patients in the active supplement group also experienced a 20% or so improvement in blood vessel dilation capacity and their artery stiffness reduced by around 10%. Studies show such changes are linked to reduced risk of heart disease. There were no changes to blood pressure, blood vessel function or artery stiffness in the placebo group (whose beetroot juice did not contain nitrate) during the period of the study. The authors note that the reduction achieved in the active supplement group is comparable to that of medication; the average reduction in blood pressure that a single anti-hypertension drug brings is 9/5 mmHg. The study concludes: “These findings suggest a role for dietary nitrate as an affordable, readily-available, adjunctive treatment in the management of patients with hypertension.” To put the importance of these findings in context, the authors note that large-scale observational studies show that for every 2 mmHg increase in blood pressure, the risk of death from heart disease goes up 7% and from stroke by 10%. Natural products to lower blood pressure are ‘more appealing’ than pills woman having BP checked One glass of beetroot juice a day significantly lowered blood pressure in people with high blood pressure. Commenting on the findings, Prof. Ahluwalia says: “This research has proven that a daily inorganic nitrate dose can be as effective as medical intervention in reducing blood pressure and the best part is we can get it from beetroot and other leafy green vegetables.” She says one reason the findings are exciting is because increasing dietary nitrate is something patients can easily work into their daily lives and see a positive benefit.
“It is hugely beneficial for people to be able to take steps in controlling their blood pressure through non-clinical means such as eating vegetables,” Prof. Ahluwalia adds. “We know many people don’t like taking drugs life-long when they feel ok, and because of this, medication compliance is a big issue.” “The possibility of using a natural product, rather than another pill, to help lower blood pressure, is very appealing,” adds Dr. Amoils. Prof. Ahluwalia advises people looking to increase their daily nitrate intake not to boil vegetables because the nitrate dissolves in water. Instead, “steaming, roasting or drinking in a juice all has a positive effect,” she notes. As for the next step, she says this was a small trial, and now what is needed is a larger study that tries to replicate the findings over a longer period with a much larger group of people with high blood pressure. High blood pressure increases the risk of more dangerous health conditions. For instance, about 70% of people who have a first heart attack, about 80% of those who have a first stroke, and 70% of those with chronic heart failure have high blood pressure. Kidney disease is also a major risk factor for people with high blood pressure. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), high blood pressure is either the primary cause of or contributes to 1,000 American deaths every day.
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Celebrity News Beyoncé’s Mum Changing Her Religion
Tina Knowles’ new husband
makes her convert her religion Sources claim Beyonce’s mum Tina Knowles’ new husband Richard Lawson has made her dump Christianity and is now attending Scientology meetings with him… From The National Enquirer
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cientology has married into the family of superstars Beyonce and Jay Z and their friends are afraid the mega-couple could end up as the next Tom Cruise and John Travolta. The National Enquirer has learned that pals are “freaking out” over the church finally getting a foothold into the showbiz couple’s powerful empire, after actor Richard Lawson married Beyoncé’s mom, Tina Knowles. Richard Lawson is the father to actress Bianca Lawson of “Pretty Little Liars,” whose own studies with the church include a “Purification Rundown.” While Beyoncé and her family are devoted Christians, 61-year-old Tina and her new husband have attended a string of Scientology events – with Tina reportedly starting to show interest in the program!
Yvonne Nelson’s Mum Sickness
Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson has revealed that her mother is suffering from glaucoma, an eye condition that causes an increased pressure in the eyeball that can damage the optic disk, which may lead to a gradual loss of vision. The actress made this known on her social media page after a fan complained to her via an email of her eye condition due to incessant shortage in electricity supply in Ghana. The fan, identified as Yao Boateng, said the situation is getting worse. Responding, Yvonne said her mother is also going through the same condition. “Sad, sad, my mother is going through same, she wrote on her page. The actress has organized a vigil on May 16, 2015 over the power situation in Ghana called ‘Dumsor’.
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People and Place Lagos City
LAGOS, The Mega City
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agos, the commercial centre of the country, is regarded by many has no man’s land. It is also believed to be the land of opportunity. There’s a saying that “If you can make it in Lagos, you can make it anywhere”. Lagos is made up of people from different social background and different skin colours.It is a city that never sleeps and as early as 5:00 am, you can see people resuming their early morning duties. It’s not surprising that you will hear an ordinary Lagosian frequently says “Lagos is a not dulling place”, which I totally agree with them because how would you sit down doing just nothing while at the same time someone somewhere is making something out of his or her life. Lagos is a place where you can 21 BMmagazineng
become anything you so wish to become, with a little bit of hardwork. It is regarded as a big city for the people living on the country side, but the truth is, Lagos is a mega city with a very large population. On a working day, as early as 6:30 am, moving around in Lagos is very hectic and giving the fact that the population is on the increase, traffic could last up to 2 hours for distance that one could cover on a free road within 25 minutes. Unemployment is a global issue, but Lagos is one of the places on earth where one could start up a business and be a success. Personally, I think the way the world looks at Nigeria as a country needs to change. You need to hear the story of Nigeria from a Nigerian. I used to think that Nigerians love
studying abroad but anybody cares to come down to Nigeria for their studies, until I saw some white folks from America, Germany, Canada and other parts of the world in some certain high institution in Victoria Island then I started looking at my country from a different perspective. Don’t be fooled when they show places that are dirty and unpleasant to live in for people, just like in America, France and anypart of the world, they have their own ghetto too. Their ghetto is so dirty and unconducive for people but they will never show it to us. When next you are reading or watching documentary about Africa especially Lagos, just keep in mind that, one can’t judge a book by its cover. Seek the truth and hold on to it. Eko o ni ba je oooo...
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Cover Story
Story of “Queen Mother“
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QUEEN MOTHER Sculpture of a ‘Queen Mother’ from Benin.
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he kingdom of Benin (in present-day Nigeria) was plunged into a state of turmoil at the end of the fifteenth century when oba Ozolua died and left two powerful sons to dispute succession. His son Esigie controlled Benin City while another son, Arhuaran, was based in the equally important city of Udo about twenty miles away. The ensuing civil war severely compromised Benin’s status as a regional power and undermined Benin City’s place at the political and cultural center of the kingdom. Exploiting this weakness, the neighboring Igala peoples sent warriors across the Benue River to wrest control of Benin’s northern territories. Esigie ultimately defeated his brother and conquered the Igala, reestablishing the unity and military strength of the kingdom. His mother Idia received much of the credit for these victories as her political counsel, together with her mystical powers and medicinal knowledge, were viewed as critical elements of Esigie’s success on the battlefield. To reward and honor her, Esigie created a new position within the court called the iyoba, or “Queen Mother,” which gave her significant political privileges, including a separate residence with its own staff.
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s mother of the king, Idia and later iyobas wielded considerable power. Until recent times, the iyoba, who bore the oba’s first son, had no other children and devoted her life to raising the future ruler of the kingdom, a role she was destined to play even before her own birth. Queen Mothers were therefore viewed as instrumental to the protection and well-being of the oba and, by extension, the kingdom. Indeed, obas wore carved ivory pendant masks representing the iyoba during ceremonies designed to rid the kingdom of malevolent spiritual forces. An especially fine example of such masks in the Metropolitan Museum’s collection dates from the sixteenth century and is believed to depict Idia herself (1978.412.323). Two vertical bars of inlaid iron between the eyes allude to medicine-filled incisions that were one source of Idia’s metaphysical power. Within the court, the iyoba’s political status was equal to that of a senior chief, and she enjoyed the right to commission precious works of art for personal and devotional use. Images of the iyoba found on the cast brass objects with which she was associated, such as ikegobo (altars to the hand) (1979.206.218) and urhoto (rectangular altarpieces) (1991.17.111), portray her in a shirt of coral beads flanked by attendants bearing symbols of political and spiritual power. These attendants, also depicted in carved ivory (1978.412.302), were women under the tutelage of the iyoba destined for marriage to her son, the future oba. As with ancestral obas, deceased iyobas were venerated with cast brass memorial heads (1977.187.36) fitted with carved ivory tusks and displayed on royal altars. Alexander Ives Bortolot Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University
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Celebrity News Peter Okoye Investing Big
Peter Okoye
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Okoye, one of the singing duo of PSquare, is currently building a muti-million naira beverage and bottling company in Lagos. 25
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o Linda Ikeji, the new multi-million naira company is located on one acre of land somewhere on the Island. The construction of the beverage and bottling company started in 2014, and it is expected to be launched before the end of this year The multi-million naira factory is a subsidiary of P-Classic Group (PCG), a fast-growing and dynamic company owned by Peter Okoye. There was speculation that the marriage of the singer to wife Lola might be on its way to the rocks as they taunted each other on social media. Lola and Peter have two children together.
The company, when officially opened, will be producing bottled water and assorted fruit juice. Bayo Adetu, P-Square’s publicist, confirmed the development when contacted. Yes, we expect the company to be launched before this year runs out. It’s a big deal because Mr. P has invested heavily on it,” Adetu said.
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The Rich World
29 African Billionaires
This year, a record 1,826 billionaires made it to FORBES’ annual ranking of the world’s richest people.
Aliko Dangote CEO Dangote Group
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here are 29 African billionaires this year, the same number as in 2014. While 2 tycoons – South African mining magnate Desmond Sacco and Moroccan real estate mogul Anas Sefrioui fell off the billionaire rankings this year, Mohammed Dewji of Tanzania makes his debut on the list with a fortune estimated at $1.3 billion. At 39, Dewji is the youngest billionaire in Africa. Dewji’s company, METL Group manufactures textiles and consumer goods and has annual revenues of more than $1.4 billion. Nigerian-born Femi Otedola, 50, rejoins the list of African billionaires after a 5-year hiatus with a $1 billion fortune. He owns a controlling stake in Forte Oil, a publicly-listed energy distribution company in Nigeria. Folorunsho Alakija of Nigeria and Isabel dos Santos of Angola are the only two female billionaires on the continent. African food manufacturers Promasidor He also owns two of South Africa’s and Regina Co. best-known vineyards, Rupert &
Rothschild and L’Ormarins as well as the Franschhoek Motor Museum Falling stock prices and a recent valu- which houses his personal collecation of the Naira might have dent- tion of over 200 antique vehicles. ed his fortune, causing him to lose roughly $10 billion since last year, but Nicky Oppenheimer & Family, $6.7 Aliko Dangote is still the richest man billion in Africa. His Dangote Group is West Africa’s largest industrial conglomer- South African, Diamonds ate and has interests in cement production, flour milling, sugar refining Oppenheimer cashed out of the diamond business in July 2012 when he and food and beverages. disposed of his family’s 40% stake Johann Rupert & Family, $7.4 billion in his family’s diamond business, De Beers to Anglo American for $5.1 billion in an all-cash deal that South African, Luxury Goods marked the end of the Oppenheimer Rupert is the chairman of publicly- family’s multi-decade control of the listed Swiss-based luxury goods outfit diamond company. His E. OppenCompagnie Financiere Richemont , heimer & Son entity controls investwhich owns brands including Cartier, ment arms Stockdale Street Capital Van Cleef & Arpels, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Tana Africa Capital, a joint venand Montblanc. He also owns stakes ture with Singapore governmentin investment holding companies owned investment firm Temasek. Tana holds minority interests in Remgro and Reinet. 27
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Christoffel Wiese, $6.3 billion South African, Retail Wiese, a South African retail mogul, owns a 15% stake in Shoprite Holdings, a chain of low-price supermarkets with a presence across multiple African countries. He also owns a large stake in Pepkor, a private company that owns seven different discount fashion brands. His other assets include Lanzerac Manor & Winery, a five-star hotel and a significant shareholding in Brait, a private equity firm. Nassef Sawiris, $6.3 billion Egyptian, Construction Sawiris, Egypt’s richest man, is the CEO of Orascom Construction Industries (OCI), the country’s most valuable publicly-traded company.
He plans to separate OCI’s construction unit from its chemicals and fertilizers business, and list the newly formed Orascom Construction in Egypt and the UAE in the first quarter of 2015. He also sealed a partnership last November with Abu Dhabi’s International Petroleum Investment Co. to develop a coal-based power plant in Egypt.
equipment, supplies and related goods for grocery retailers. Kirsch made his first fortune in Swaziland several decades ago when he founded a corn milling business in 1958. He subsequently expanded into wholesale food distribution in apartheid South Africa and commercial property development.
Mike Adenuga, $4 billion
Isabel Dos Santos, $3.1 billion
Naguib Sawiris is the CEO of Orascom Telecom Media and Technology (OTMT). The company owns a 75% stake in Koryolink, North Korea’s only cell network. He is looking to acquire a 53% stake in French media company Euronews Television.
Nigerian, Telecoms and Oil
Angolan, Investments
Youssef Mansour, $2.9 billion
The reclusive Nigerian billionaire is the founder of Globacom, Nigeria’s second largest mobile phone network which has about 27 million subscribers. He also owns Conoil Producing, an indigenous oil exploration company which holds the rights to some of Nigeria’s most lucrative oil fields. Notoriously private, Adenuga hardly grants Press interviews and travels around in with a retinue of bodyguards.
The oldest daughter of Angola’s president owns substantial stakes in a number of blue-chip Angolan and Portuguese companies such as Angolan mobile phone company Unitel , Angolan bank Banco BIC SA, Portuguese media giant ZON Optimus and Banco BPI. She is believed to hold many of these assets in trust for her father.
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Mohamed Mansour, $4 billion Egyptian, Diversified Along with his two brothers, Yasseen and Youssef (also on FORBES’ billionaires list), Mohamed runs the Mansour Group which owns the world’s largest GM dealership. The Mansour Group also owns the largest supermarket chain in Egypt, the country’s second largest real estate developer, Palm Hills, and the Philip Morris franchise in Egypt. Nathan Kirsh, $3.9 billion Swaziland. Real Estate Nathan Kirsh, a Swazi national is the founder of Jetro Holdings, a cash and carry wholesaler of perishable and non-perishable food products, household goods,
Issad Rebrab, $3.1 billion Algerian, Diversified Algeria’s richest man owns a controlling stake in Cevital, Algeria’s biggest family-owned conglomerate. Cevital owns one of the largest sugar refineries in the world with an annual output of 1.5 million tons. The group also has interests in sugar refining, port terminals, auto distribution, mining and agriculture. MohammedDewji
Naguib Sawiris, $3.1 billion Egyptian, Telecoms
Youssef Mansour is a part owner of Mansour Group which owns Caterpillar dealerships in 8 African countries and General Motors dealerships in Egypt and Iraq, as well as supermarkets, McDonald’s and Philip Morris distribution. He maintains a lower profile than his billionaire brothers Mohamed and Yasseen. Koos Bekker, $2.3 billion South African, Media Koos Bekker who has run Cape Town-based media conglomerate Naspers since 1997 will be stepping down as CEO in April this year, and will be taking a year off to travel the world and explore new business opportunities for the company. He is expected to take over as chairman of the company from next year. Over a 17 year period, Bekker transformed the storied publisher into a new media powerhouse, with investments in China (Tencent), Russia (Mail.ru), Brazil (Abril) and other countries in Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa. Refusing to take a salary, Bekker has traditionally been compensated via stock option grants that vest over time.
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Othman Benjelloun, $2.3 billion Moroccan, Banking Othman Benjelloun is the CEO of BMCE Bank, one of the largest commercial banks in Morocco, with operations in at least 15 African countries. He is also the chairman of holding company FinanceCom which has interests in banking, insurance, and telecom in Morocco. Yasseen Mansour, $2.3 billion Egyptian, Diversified Yasseen Mansour and his brothers Youssef and Mohammed run Mansour Group, a large Egyptian conglomerate which owns Caterpillar and General Motor dealerships, supermarkets, restaurant franchises, and Philip Morris distribution in Egypt. Patrice Motsepe, $2.1 billion South African, Mining South Africa’s first and only black billionaire is the founder and chairman of publicly traded mining conglomerate, African Rainbow Minerals (ARM) which has interests in platinum, nickel, chrome, iron, manganese, coal, copper and gold. He also holds a stake in Sanlam, a publicly traded financial services company. Stephen Saad, $2.1 billion South African, Pharmaceuticals Along with business partner Gus Attridge, Stephen Saad founded Aspen Pharmacare in 1997. 29 BMmagazineng
It is now the largest publicly-traded drug manufacturer on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. Aspen is a supplier of branded and generic pharmaceuticals in more than 150 countries and of consumer and nutritional products in selected territories. The company has a market capitalization of $11 billion. Saad is the company’s largest shareholder. Mohamed Al Fayed, $2 billion Egyptian, Property In 2010 Mohammed Al-Fayed sold his Harrod’s department store in London to Qatar Holding for a reported $2.4 billion and last July, he sold Fulham Football Club, which he acquired in 1997 to American billionaire Shahid Khan for a reported $300 million. He now owns the famed Hotel Ritz in Paris which he closed in August 2012 to start construction on what will be the hotel’s biggest redo since it was built in 1898 and also owns Cocosa, a U.K.-based discount fashion website. Folorunsho Alakija, $1.9 billion Nigerian, Oil Nigeria’s first female billionaire built her fortune on oil. Nigeria’s former President Ibrahim Babangida awarded her company, Famfa Oil a lucrative oil prospecting license in 1996 – now OML 127, which is one of Nigeria’s most prolific oil blocks and produces as much as 200,000 barrels of oil per day on good days. Famfa Oil, which Alakija controls fully, owns a 60% stake in OML 127.
Onsi Sawiris, $1.8 billion Egyptian, Diversified Onsi Sawiris is the patriarch of Egypt’s wealthiest family, and founder of the eponymous Orascom conglomerate, which is involved in construction, telecoms and hotels. The companies are all run by his three sons- Naguib, Samih and Nassef, all billionaires. Aziz Akhannouch, $1.7 billion Moroccan, Diversified Aziz Akhannouch is the largest shareholder in Akwa Group, a multi-billion dollar Moroccan conglomerate with interests in petroleum, gas and chemicals through publicly-traded Afriquia Gas and Maghreb Oxygene, as well as media, real estate development and hotels. His wife, Salwa Idrissi, runs a successful real estate development company in Morocco, and holds the Moroccan franchise for Gap, Zara, and Galeries Lafayette, among other fashion brands. Allan Gray, $1.6 billion South African, Investments Moneyman Allan Gray founded Cape Town-based investment management firm, Allan Gray Limited in 1973, after earning his MBA from Harvard and spending eight years at Fidelity in the US. The company manages $34 billion, making it the largest privately owned asset manager in South Africa. He also owns Orbis Investment Management in Bermuda which manages $30 billion. Venerable philanthropist funds the Allan Gray Orbis Foundation which awards higher education grants to students in Southern Africa.
Samih Sawiris, $1.1 billion Egyptian, Property Development Samih Sawiris is the youngest son of Egyptian construction magnate Onsi Sawiris. His company, Orascom Development develops integrated towns and operates resorts in Egypt. He also owns a minority stake in construction company, OCI N.V., which was founded by his father Onsi and is now run by his brother Nassef. Sudhir Ruparelia, $1.1 billion Ugandan, Property, Banking
Nathan Kirsh Miloud Chaabi, $1.3 billion Moroccan, Diversified Miloud Chaabi got his start in 1948 developing housing, then expanded through his privately owned Ynna Holding into hotels, supermarkets and renewable energy. Chaabi has committed to building a university in Casablanca in partnership with Indiana State University. Mohammed Dewji, $1.3 billion
East Africa’s richest man is the founder of the Ruparelia Group, Uganda’s largest conglomerate with interests in property, banking, education, insurance and agriculture. It owns a chain of hotels, hundreds of commercial and residential property in Kampala, a country club, a chain of forex bureaus, two Highbrow secondary schools and Crane Bank, one of the Uganda’s top 3 commercial banks. Femi Otedola, $1 billion Nigerian, Gas Stations Nigeria’s Femi Otedola returns to Forbes’ list of billionaires for the first time since
Tanzanian, Diversified Mohammed Dewji turned a trading house founded by his father into industrial conglomerate MeTL Group. He acquired government-owned manufacturing plants in the textiles and edible oils industries on the cheap and transformed them into profitable businesses using lean management style. He owns 75% of the group.
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2009 following a sharp rise in the share price of petroleum marketing company Forte Oil, despite the drop in oil prices in 2014. Otedola is the controlling shareholder of Forte Oil, with a 78% stake. The company owns gas stations and fuel storage depots and manufactures its own line of engine oils. Abdulsamad Rabiu, $1 billion Nigerian, Diversified Rabiu, 55, is the founder of BUA Group, a Nigerian conglomerate with interests in sugar refining, cement production, real estate, steel, port concessions, manufacturing, oil gas and shipping. Rabiu used to work for his father, legendary Kano-based businessman, Isyaku Rabiu, before striking out on his own in 1988, importing rice, sugar, edible oils as well as steel and iron rods. Rostam Azizi, $1 billion Tanzanian, Telecoms Tanzania’s second richest man owes the bulk of his fortune to his 35% stake in Vodacom Tanzania, the country’s largest mobile phone company with more than 10 million subscribers. He also owns Caspian Mining, a contract mining company that provides mining services to giants like BHP Billiton and Barrick Gold. Caspian Mining also owns several mining concessions for gold, copper and Iron ore in Tanzania. Other assets include a stake in Dar es Salaam Port in which he is a partner with Hutchison Whampoa and extensive real estate in Tanzania, Dubai, Oman and Lebanon.
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Inspiring Story
Akon Lighting Africa
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enegalese-American RnB singer Akon may be best known for his string of platinum-selling records, but the Missouri-born artist is also becoming a rising star in the movement to bring electricity to rural Africa. Launched in February 2014, ALA’s aim is simply to “bring electricity to African villages by a clean and affordable solar energy solution.” The company uses a micro-lending model to provide solar-powered micro-grids and street lighting systems. Akon’s venture joins a relatively crowded field of entrepreneurs and investors—and governments— looking to establish off-grid solar projects across the continent. One characteristic that differentiates ALA, though, is its growth rate. Just over a year since launching, the company has operations in 11 nations, including Guinea Conakry, Senegal, Mali, Niger, Benin and Sierra Leone. “We invest our own money to get things started,” Akon says. “We go in, plead our case to the country, put up pilots with our own dollars using sophisticated equipment and we make sure we do the installation right. It shows people that we’re not coming in to pull money out of the country, we’re there to provide jobs for the locals and to enable them to feed their families.” There is also no question that ALA’s mission to install solar systems in areas that have minimal established infrastructure can be challenging. “In any emerging market there will be a lot of difficulties—the countries are not necessarily stable and infrastructure isn’t there, but if you understand that, it’s not difficult,” Akon says. 31 BMmagazineng
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Olamide (Melo Melo)
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[Chorus] I no dey denge denge i no dey pose eh My baby give me biscuit i want sugar The things you do me, bi’ojo ba ro kose wi Bi’orun baran, bi’orun ba’ran ko se so Melo melo, melo melo la fe wi Melo melo, melo melo la fe so Ani Melo melo, melo melo la fe wi Melo melo, melo melo la fe so [Verse 1] Eyin fun jowo, eyin mu’enugun Apon bepo re mi, akonke igi leyin ogba mi Nigba kosowo, nigba ko siola, nigba ko soro Ti aye romipin you stood by me I know i make some mistakes but i don dey regret Now i no go forget to cherish wetin i get The first day we met i told you how i felt Walahi i dey melt, my baby you’re the best [Chorus] I no dey denge denge i no dey pose My baby give me biscuit i want sugar The things you do me, bi’ojo ba ro kose wi Bi’orun baran, bi’orun ba’ran ko se so Melo melo, melo melo la fe wi Written by naijalyricszone.com Melo melo, melo melo la fe so Ani Melo melo, melo melo la fe wi Melo melo, melo melo la fe so [Verse 2] For better for worse, for rich & and for poor Ko si elomiran afi iwo nikan Igba ti’moun hustle, ti moun squat takunle Ti mo darinka jabata, ti moun fie se sha labule Shebi iwo lorimi and you showed me love regardless Them other ladies them no dey send 35 BMmagazineng
me at first I know you make some mistakes now you don dey regret Now you no go forget to cherish wetin you get [Chorus] I no dey denge denge i no dey pose My baby give me biscuit i want sugar The things you do me, bi’ojo ba ro kose wi Bi’orun baran, bi’orun ba’ran ko se so Naija Lyrics Zone dot com Melo melo, melo melo la fe wi Melo melo, melo melo la fe so Ani Melo melo, melo melo la fe wi Melo melo, melo melo la fe so Isu parada odi iyan, agbaso parada odi eko Baddo parada odi olowo, my baby parade odi boss Iwo nikan, iwo, iwo nikan shosho afi iwo nikan shosho shosho, afi iwo nikan shosho [Chorus] I no dey denge denge i no dey pose My baby give me biscuit i want sugar The things you do me, bi’ojo ba ro kose wi Bi’orun baran, bi’orun ba’ran ko se so Melo melo, melo melo la fe wi Melo melo, melo melo la fe so Ani Melo melo, melo melo la fe wi Melo melo, melo melo la fe so [Chorus] I no dey denge denge i no dey pose My baby give me biscuit i want sugar The things you do me, bi’ojo ba ro kose wi Bi’orun baran, bi’orun ba’ran ko se so Melo melo, melo melo la fe wi Melo melo, melo melo la fe so Ani Melo melo, melo melo la fe wi Melo melo, melo melo la fe so
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1. You come from a family of individuals who just couldn’t work for someone else. Your parents worked for themselves. Though this isn’t true for every entrepreneur (myself included), many have a family history with one or both parents having been self-employed. 2. You hate the status quo. You’re a person who is always questioning why people do the things they do. You strive to make things better and are willing to take action on it. 3. You’re self-confident. Have you ever met an entrepreneur who was pessimistic or self-loathing? After all, if you don’t have confidence, how can others believe in you? Most entrepreneurs are very optimistic about everything around them. 4. You’re passionate. There will be times when you spend an excessive amount of time and do not make a dollar. It’s your passion that will keep you going. 5. You don’t take no for an answer. An entrepreneur never gives up -- ever. 6. You have the ability to create unlikely partnerships from out of nowhere because of your ability to connect the dots. People tend to gravitate toward you because you are likable. Many times this is because of your passion. 7. You spend more time with your cofounder than your spouse or significant other. 8. You dropped out of college like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg.
Entrepreneurs are a unique group of people. Not only do they think differently; they act differently. They draw on personality traits, habits and mind-sets to come up with ideas that straddle the line between insanity and genius.
9. The daily commute to your office is from the bedroom to the living room. 10. You were always a lousy employee and probably have been fired a lot. Don’t worry; you’re not alone. I personally have been fired several times in my life. Don’t take it as a sign that you’re a bad person. Sometimes it’s in your DNA. 11. You’ve always resisted authority; that’s why you’ve had a problem holding down a job. 12. You believe that there is more than one definition of job security: You realize that your job is safe as long as you are in control as opposed to relying on a boss who could ruin your career after one swift mistake. 13. Most of your wardrobe consists of T-shirts; some you probably got at SXSW. Others display your company’s name or logo. 14. You have a competitive nature and are willing to lose. You always know that you can do something better. 15. You check your mailbox when you wake up in the morning. 16. You ask to be paid in game tickets, shoes or whatever else you love. There are just some things that are better than money, right? 17. Your idea of a holiday is a working day without anything interfering with the tasks you really need to get done.
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28. You regularly quote Steve Jobs mainly to keep yourself from falling to pieces. 18. You’re unemployable, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Life skills are more valuable than the office politics commonly found at 9-to-5 gigs. 19. You work more than 60 hours a week; yet you earned more money at an hourly job when you were in high school. 20. You want to be in control and in command of your own company. You typically like overseeing most things that go on at your company. 21. You see opportunities everywhere. For example, you walk into a building and are curious about its worth or the companies inside. 22. The word “pitch” no longer has an association with baseball. 23. Your take a personality test, like one offered by the Enneagram Institute, and end up with a result calling you a “reformer type,” someone purposeful, self-controlled and perfectionist. 24. You recognize that the best seats at your favorite coffee shops are those closest to power outlets. 25. You’re a logical thinker with ideas about how to correct problems and the overall situation. 26. Speaking of problem solving, have you checked to see if there’s an app for that? Perhaps you’ve already begun to create a business model and the software architecture to see if it’s feasible. 27. You’re a people person. You have no problem communicating with people. 37 BMmagazineng
29. You sold stuff as a kid like at a lemonade stand. Heck, when there were class sales, you were probably one of the top sellers. 30. You get more SMS alerts from people you follow on Twitter than from actual friends listed in your address book. 31. You’re a self-starter, meaning you don’t give up on a project until it’s completed. 32. No matter what you do on a daily basis, you always think of it in terms of delivering a return on investment. 33. Your dress code is shabby chic and your suit is just collecting dust. You prefer T-shirts and jeans over a suit any day. 34. You’re unrealistic. As an inventor or innovator, you kind of have to be this way. 35. You think outside of the box. If not, what will change? 36. You’re a charming and charismatic person. 37. Rules don’t apply to you. We’re not talking about breaking the law. Instead, you believe in efficiency and will bend rules to make things run smoothly. 38. You realize that you can’t do everything alone. You have an idea and can promote it but also know that you’re not skilled at every task of running a business.
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39. You’re very opinionated. That’s another reason you got fired a lot. 40. You’re unpredictable. As an entrepreneur, you know how quickly things can change. Thankfully, you’re ready and willing to make adjustments. 41. You enjoy being with a group but don’t relish much being alone. You probably get most energetic when working with groups of more than four people.
48. Did you ever ask your family, friends or significant other to send you a calendar invite so that you could talk for all of five minutes? 49. You believe that your time is worth more than money. 50. During your most recent rant about growth hacking, your spouse or boyfriend (or girlfriend) totally understood what you were saying.
42. You’re determined. You have to make the impossible possible. 43. You have the support of your friends and family. These are the people who get you. And they’ll be there to support you along the way.
But just because you’re an original thinker and came up with an idea to replace gasoline in cars doesn’t mean you’re cut out to be an entrepreneur.
44. It’s normal for you to take a nap under your desk to catch up on sleep. After all, getting eight hours of sleep sometime between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. is antiquated. 45. You’ve done the market research. You know that just because you have an incredible idea doesn’t mean that it’s profitable. But you’ve already looked into whether customers will make the purchase. 46. You surround yourself with quality people -- not leeches who will bring you down. 47. You’re a bit out there. Having the ability to create something out of nothing takes a mad-genius type of person. Remember, people thought Albert Einstein was insane before he proved the theory of relativity.
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CEO of Pwitty Models Agency and the winner of the second edition super model contest
The Face of pwitty model Agency The second edition of the super model contest organised by pwitty models agency was held between 3rd May to 17th May, 2015 in the rich oil city of warri, Delta state and it was filled with thrills, fashion and glamour. The models were camped for two weeks, where they were trained and asked to perform different task. “Grace Ogeili� was crowned winner and she went home with the cash prize of N150,000. Blessing Anderson was crowned the most outstanding model of the Night omon utomi was best model on the runway while Sandra okafor was the Face of pwitty model Agency
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Learn to use this. Go back to the root. BE AFRICAN