Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History

JUDGE KETANJI BROWN JACKSON

Makes History

By Christiana Giwa

After 233 years, President Biden nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to become the first African American woman on the Supreme Court. “For too long, our government, our courts haven’t looked like America,” Biden said. Out of 115 justices nominated to the court, 108 justices have been white men, five justices have been women, and only two justices are African American men. Biden made a campaign promise to nominate an African American woman to the Supreme Court.

Jackson was a staff reporter and researcher for Time Magazine and graduated from Harvard Law school with honors. She served as a law clerk for Justice Stephen Breyer from 1999 to 2000. She was then nominated by President Obama to the U.S. District Court in Washington D.C. In 2021, she was nominated by President Biden to the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C circuit. Biden wants Jackson to be confirmed no later than Easter. She only needs 51 votes to be confirmed by the Senate.

The Art of The Art of Delivering More: Delivering More: Buckwyld 'n' Buckwyld 'n' Breathless Wows Breathless Wows Fans Fans

By Meth E. Kulus

When Buckwyld n Breathless: #TheBAADExperience was announced on January 3, 2022, quite a number of fans and industry players expressed excitement. First, the event, Nigeria's premiere fully-scripted concert brand was making a post covid-19 return and secondly, everyone's favorite celebrity couple, Banky W and Adesua were headlining. Beloved and respected as they are, a large number of fans weren't quite sure what to expect from the couple as co-headliners. Granted, Banky W could exit his businessman/director/producer/pastor/politician mode, adorn his R&B heartthrob garb and go on to deliver a dozen plus hits from his impressive catalog but what exactly would Adesua be doing? OK. She's one of Nollywood's most bankable leading ladies and also a respected thespian but BnB is a music concert, isn't it? "How would this play out?", not a few rightly wondered. Fans caught a glimpse of the spectacle to come when two days to the eagerly anticipated concert, Adesua dropped the Cobhams Asuquo-produced single "So Natural". One spin of the jam communicated clearly that this was not a novelty indulgence or another star actor trying to sing. Susu indeed can sing and the track was banging like a clay pot of hot banga soup. Like Voltron, the pieces came together - Cobhams as music director, Banky and Adesua as writers, Kenneth Uphopho as director, Edi Lawani as technical director, Mike "Boss DNMT" Igbelabo and Bunmi Olunloyo as choreographers, Mai Atafo as costume designer, Lolu Durojaiye as AV director, Helen Abutu as producer and Efe Omorogbe as creative director/executive producer. Supported by a team of best-in-class resources in every department Buckwyld Media in collaboration with EME and BAAD Media Productions made good on its big promise to deliver a concert unlike anything the fans had experienced before.

After an opening which in the BnB tradition showcased a selection of acts to seriously watch out for namely Maytronomy, Dayyo, Syemca and Eleesha, host Andre Blaze introduced the sensational Timi Dakolo and the rest was sheer magic. Banky W and Adesua supported by MI, Waje and Skales gave the audience a hybrid musical/concert experience to savor and cherish for a long time to come.

Efe Omorogbe states. " Banky and Adesua were an absolute joy to work with. Consummate professionals whose commitment to excellent results inspired everyone. The most gratifying thing about delivering a well-received BnB production is usually the biggest challenge. What next? How does one touch or top that? Banky and Adesua have further raised the bar. The challenge of topping #TheBAADExperience is daunting but it's one we relish. Personally, I wouldn't have it any other way."