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November 3 , 2013

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ERELU BISI FAYEMI - A tireless advocate for the rights of women

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FA S H I ON

If I Were A Boy... by - Latasha Ngwube

Here are a few international celebrities who also do it like dudesâ&#x20AC;Ś

Every now and again the ladies get the urge to do something different and try out a few trends from our male counterparts. The boy-meets-girl look tests your IDVKLRQ VDYY\ QHVV DQG RQO\ D IHZ IDVKLRQLVWDV UHDOO\ QDLO LW 2I FRXUVH \RX GRQ¡W have to go all butch from head to toe as it can be a bit severe so take a cue from Chalya Shagaya and Elohor Aisien who show just how to get it right!

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Rihanna...looks fresh and sexy in her all white ensemble by Max Azria. Her red hair stands out a mile as the perfect accessory.

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Janelle...sparkles like a true star in this Chanel suit as the sequined jacket and her pompdour make a jazzy combo.

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A gorgeous clutch is the perfect addition to your wardrobe. This versatile piece by Sunny Rose can be dressed up or down for any occasion.

South African designer Paul Van Zyl, showed that delicate cloud-like gemstones and cascading crystal encrusted tassels are the perfect piece for some evening glamour.

Beads

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by Ituen Basi will elevate DQ\ VLPSOH RXWÀW 7KH\·UH certainly not for the timid.

Hair Fascinators From beaded headbands to feather trim fascinators, hair accessories on the runway have something for every occasion.

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Vlisco Celebrates Golden Anniversary of Java by - Ejiro Idirhe This holiday season, Vlisco celebrates the golden anniversary of its bestselling and most iconic Java fabric with two Special Limited Editions and celebratory packaging. ,Q D WULEXWH WR WKH WK DQQLYHUVDU\ RI WKH EHORYHG -DYD NQRZQ DV ¶$QJHOLQD· ¶0LULDP 0DNHED· DQG ¶$GGLV $EDED· LQ VRPH PDUNHWV 9OLVFR UHOHDVHV WKH FODVVLF in an elegant new colour and launches two Special Limited Editions with golden highlights (available at Vlisco Boutiques and vlisco.com from mid-November).

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Wonuola and Felix Okoye recently had a son in the US. The couple got married last year after dating for several years. We wish them a safe return to the country.

Celebrity stylist, Jerry Ogbodo opened up a bar and club in Lekki.

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The ancient city of Ibadan will be besieged this Saturday with well wishers, friends and merrymakers who I trust to turn out resplendently for Senator Teslim Folarin as he turns 50. The grand throw down is expected to hold at the world class venue, Casa Lucio. This party promises to be a real mashup of the crème de la crème as the politician and his wife Angela, celebrate the joyful occasion.

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REPORTAGE

ERELU By - Yemisi Suleiman

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relu Olabisi Fayemi is much more than just a first lady. The beautiful wife of the Governor of Ekiti State balances a modern outlook with deep concern for her people. Before she entered the spotlight as first lady of Ekiti State, she was known for her philanthropic work with the African Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Development Fund (AWDF), the first Africa-wide grantmaking fund which supports the work of organisations promoting womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rights in Africa.

Born in Liverpool, England in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s, she attended Grace Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s School, Lagos and Abeokuta Girls Grammar School. She went to Methodist Girls High School, Lagos for Aâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Levels. She has a BA and MA in History from the University of Ife, Nigeria (now Obafemi Awolowo University). She also received an MA in Gender and Society from Middlesex University, UK with academic background in History, Cultural Anthropology and Gender Studies.

Since her husband, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, became Governor of Ekiti State in 2011, Bisi has been actively involved in a range of policy advocacy and social inclusion programmes to support his administration. She is the Founder of Ekiti Development Foundation (EDF), a non-governmental organization that focuses on women and youth development, which was launched in June 2011.

Since its establishment, EDF has supported hundreds of womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s groups and civil society organisations across Ekiti State with economic empowerment, health and political participation projects.

A tireless advocate for the rights of women, she has received a number of humanitarian awards and has served on boards of several international organizations. She received the David Rockefeller Bridging Leadership Award in 2011, one of the most prestigious awards in the field of philanthropy, given by the Synergos Institute, New York, United States of America.

Ushered into the tastefully furnished waiting room of Government House, Ado Ekiti, by the Special Assistant â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Media to the First Lady, Akin Oyedele, it was a warm and delightful Bisi who welcomed us as she settled down for an intriguing interview. The amiable first lady who turned fifty last June, talks about her recently published autobiography titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Speaking Above a Whisperâ&#x20AC;? and her other book titled â&#x20AC;&#x153;Speaking for Myselfâ&#x20AC;?, life as first lady and moreâ&#x20AC;Ś

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BISI FAYEMI First of all, we want to congratulate you on your 50th birthday celebrations Thank you.

How does it feel to be 50?

It feels great. I turned 50 on the 11th of June, but the celebrations were deferred to this month because my very dear sister and friend, the deputy governor of our state, passed away. It feels good to be 50. I give thanks to God for preserving me. And, I just pray that I have many more years in good health. +RZ KDV LW EHHQ VLQFH \RX DVVXPHG RIĂ&#x20AC;FH DV First Lady of Ekiti State? What does it entail?

What are the high points and challenges?

Well, life as the wife of a governor is very interesting. The high points for me include being able to serve the people of the state because that is the leadership philosophy of my husband and I share that philosophy; that leadership is about service. You are expected to serve people. If you are in a position of authority, people are not supposed to serve you.

So, I like the fact that I have the opportunity to serve people in the state, especially women, because my life long passion has been promoting the rights of women and children.

There are challenges too but the key one is trying to be everything to all people; the fact that people expect that you can work miracles because you happen to be the wife of a governor. In as much as I would love to help as many people as I can, it is H[WUHPHO\ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW WR UHVSRQG WR HYHU\RQH¡V UHTXHVW ZKHWKHU LW LV IRU HPSOR\PHQW RU IRU Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO VXSSRUW and so many other things. But I give God the glory; WKLQJV KDYH EHHQ YHU\ JRRG VR IDU DQG P\ KXVEDQG¡V administration has been tremendously successful.

You recently gave cash grants to market women in the state? What does it mean to the average market woman?

I have just completed a market outreach tour of all the sixteen local government areas in Ekiti State.

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lady who was raped and she had a baby. Her father is late and her mother, more or less, abandoned her.

We are trying to help her put her life together. We are paying for her to go back to school and be able to take care of her child. These are the ways in which we have been able to monitor the implementation of the law. $QRWKHU VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW DFKLHYHPHQW LQ WHUPV RI SURPRWLQJ JHQGHU HTXDOLW\ LQ (NLWL 6WDWH LV WKH VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW QXPEHU RI ZRPHQ LQ GHFLVLRQ PDNLQJ :H have a record level of women involved in different levels of decision making in the state. We have a female deputy governor; we have more women in the cabinet of the state than has ever happened before in the state. We went from having zero women in the (NLWL 6WDWH +RXVH RI $VVHPEO\ ZKHQ P\ KXVEDQG¡V DGPLQLVWUDWLRQ FDPH LQ WR KDYLQJ IRXU RXW RI We also have a record number of women permanent secretaries and women as either chairs of boards and parastatals or members of boards and parastatals. So, I am very happy to see that more credible and competent women in the state are putting themselves forward for leadership. These are VRPH RI WKH WKLQJV WKDW , KDYH EHHQ Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ IRU But there is the belief that women hardly support women. How do you educate women to support their own? :KHQ P\ KXVEDQG Ă&#x20AC;UVW FDPH LQWR RIĂ&#x20AC;FH RQH RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW WKLQJ , ZDV DEOH WR GR ZLWK VRPH RWKHU stakeholders in the state was to form an enabling legislative and policy framework to enable us promote the rights of women in the state. There is a national gender policy which is adopted by the federal JRYHUQPHQW LQ $QG WKH XQGHUVWDQGLQJ ZDV WKDW the different states in Nigeria would domesticate this national gender policy as a kind of road map, for individual state. The only state that domesticated the gender policy so far is Ekiti State and that happened LQ -XQH 7KDW HQDEOHG D EOXHSULQW WR SODQ IRU VXSSRUWLQJ JHQGHU HTXDOLW\ LQ WKH VWDWH DQG SXWWLQJ WKH QHFHVVDU\ KXPDQ Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDO DQG WHFKQLFDO UHVRXUFHV And ensure that gender main streaming is key to the administration of the government as supposed to having to beg for women to be included all the time were part of the agenda of his administration. So that ZDV WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW DFKLHYHPHQW Another major achievement is in terms of being able to provide support for women act. The gender based violence bill which was passed and signed into ODZ LQ 1RYHPEHU E\ WKH JRYHUQRU HQDEOHV XV WR provide protection for all women and girl in the state that are victims of gender based violence. It protects men as well if there are men who believe that they have been violated by their wife, that is why it is called gender based violence bill, but we all know that it is women who suffer from various forms of gender EDVHG YLROHQFH DOO WKH WLPH $QG ZH GLGQ¡W MXVW SDVV the bill into law. There is a mechanism in place, there is an implementation committee, from gender based violence prohibition law, which I chair, and through that we follow up on the implementation aspect of the law to ensure that when cases of violence are UHSRUWHG WKH\ JR WKURXJK WKH UHTXLUHG SURFHVV DQG 1RYHPEHU

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that justice is done. Just recently we were able to see to the successful conviction of a rapist in one of our local government areas, who assaulted an eleven years old girl who was sentenced for nine years. The sentence is short, but we were happy that justice was done. Attached to this gender based law is a survival IXQG WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW RI LWV NLQG LQ WKH KLVWRU\ RI WKLV FRXQWU\ DQG WKURXJK WKLV VXUYLYRU¡V IXQG ZH WU\ WR UHKDELOLWDWH victims of gender based violence, help them rebuild WKHLU OLYHV JLYLQJ WKHP VXSSRUW WR JR EDFN WR VFKRRO WR build their businesses and so on. One of such is a lady who was raped she had a baby, her father is late and her mother more or less abandoned her, we are trying to help her put her life together, we are paying IRU KHU WR JR EDFN WR VFKRRO DQG EH DEOH WR WDNH FDUH of her child. These are the ways in which we have been able to monitor the implementation of the bill. $QRWKHU VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW DFKLHYHPHQW LQ WHUPV RI SURPRWLQJ JHQGHU HTXDOLW\ LQ (NLWL VWDWH LV WKH VLJQLĂ&#x20AC;FDQW QXPEHU RI ZRPHQ LQ GHFLVLRQ PDNLQJ :H KDYH UHFRUG OHYHO RI ZRPHQ LQYROYHG LQ GLIIHUHQW OHYHOV RI GHFLVLRQ PDNLQJ LQ WKH VWDWH :H KDYH D IHPDOH GHSXW\ JRYHUQRU ZH have more women in the cabinet of the state than has HYHU KDSSHQHG EHIRUH LQ WKH VWDWH :H ZHQW IURP KDYLQJ ]HUR ZRPHQ LQ WKH (NLWL 6WDWH KRXVH RI Assembly when my husband administration came in, to having four out of 26, we also have a record number of women permanent secretaries and women as either chairs of boards and parastals, or members RI ERDUGV DQG SDUDVWDOV 6R , DP YHU\ KDSS\ WR VHH that more credible and competent women in the state are putting themselves forward for leadership and WKHVH DUH RI WKH WKLQJV WKDW , KDYH EHHQ Ă&#x20AC;JKWLQJ IRU But there is the belief that women hardly support women. How do you educate women to support their own? :HOO WKHUH DUH WZR WKLQJV )LUVW RI DOO LW LV D P\WK WKDW ZRPHQ GRQ¡W VXSSRUW RWKHU ZRPHQ :KHQ P\ KXVEDQG FDPSDLJQHG LQ WR EH JRYHUQRU RI (NLWL 6WDWH ZH KDG WKH HOHFWLRQ DQG LW ZDV ULJJHG 7KHQ ZH had to start the legal process. A lot of women came to vote because there was a female running mate. They WROG XV WKDW WKH\ OLNHG 'U )D\HPL EXW WKH\ OLNHG WKH fact that he had chosen a woman as his running mate.

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Cape Wine Land Tour:

The Segway experience by - Jemi Ekunkunbor who was in Cape Town

Pics by: Oscar Ochiogu

RIDE ON THE SEGWAY WITH OUR INSTRUCTOR

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he last day of our tour came suddenly too quickly. It is amazing how four eventful days have rolled by. Tomorrow, Friday, we shall be heading back to Nigeria but for today, we have three more places to visit.

The night before, our tour guide, Alicia, had sent a message for every member of the team to ZHDU Ă DW VKRHV :RUG KDG JRQH URXQG ZH ZHUH going to ride the Segway PT (Personal Transport). :KDWHYHU WKDW ZDV QRQH RI XV NQHZ LW :H ZHUH left to imagine it. This message had created anxiety and little bit of excitement for the unknown. And this experience we were to have at the Spier :LQHU\ 'RQH ZLWK EUHDNIDVW ZH RQFH DJDLQ ORDGHG ourselves into the tour van as we began our journey to Spier and to an experience we would talk about for a long time to come.

Like many of the wine properties, we all fell in love with the environment and no sooner than we DUULYHG (PHND ZKR VHHPHG WR KDYH DQ DIĂ&#x20AC;QLW\ ZLWK photography, he had started modelling for Oscar. It was a beautiful place which he wanted to capture by all means. Just behind the reception room ran a beautiful stream. Spier combines farming with lifestyle and known for being the most historical gabled farm in Cape Land. In all, Spier has 21 gables in the farm and own the oldest cellars in 6RXWK $IULFD 6WDUWHG E\ WKH 'XWFK LQ LWV 5RVH wine is currently selling in the Nigeria market while its 21 gable Pinotage has won several awards.

Our guide at Spier was a friendly young man who led us through the grounds, quite some distance to where the Segways were packed. As it turned out, the Segway is a two-wheeled, self balancing electric vehicle. Segways are the means of transportation through the more than 1,000 hectres of farmland. Each Segway we were told, costs about $10,000 and a fall from this wonder machine could be fatal. Although we were all anxious to go on it, we were told that we had to take a driving class which we did for about 30 minutes to perfect how to manoeuvre it. Not even those

WINE TASTING AT NEDERBURG WITH WILLIAM PIENAAR

who have been driving for years could pull this trick easily but once perfected, it was hard to get us off the Segways. Perhaps the one person who had it tough sailing through was our beautiful Konye who could not hide her phobia for driving.

And so our journey to the farmlands began, the ride was simply exhilarating as we glided up and down the uneven road, snaking the path between the rows of well-cultivated grape vines.

On our return trip, we made a stop at the Protea Garden. Beside grapes, Spier also cultivates 3URWHD D EHDXWLIXO Ă RZHU ZLWK SLQN EXGV 7KLV FODVVLF Ă RZHU ZH WROG E\ RXU JXLGH KDV EHHQ QDPHG WKH 6RXWK $IULFD QDWLRQDO Ă RZHU :LQH WDVWLQJ DIWHU WKLV H[SHULHQFH ZDV OLNH LFLQJ on the cake and the hospitality of Spier will for ever be remembered as their well-packed wine gift pack was like a beautiful accessory on our shoulders as we made our way off the farm.

Our next port of call was Nederburg winery, makers of Chamdor, one of the South African wines popular in the Nigeria market. Unlike some others

still trying to enter our market, Nederburg has EHHQ LQ 1LJHULD IRU \HDUV QRZ :H PHW :LOKHOP Pienaar, winemaker who took us through the wine WDVWLQJ SURFHVV DW WKHLU 5HG 7DEOH 5HVWDXUDQW The chilly evening weather was beginning to bite when we set out for Asara our last visit for the day and our very last visit on this tour. It was here we were supposed to spend out last evening on WKH &DSH :LQH /DQG 7RXU $VDUD +RWHO DQG :LQH Estate is a beauty to behold and the view from the spacious and lavishly furnished bedroom, absolutely breathtaking. The thrill for all the journalists was the large size Jacuzzi in each room. :H FRXOGQ¡W ZDLW IRU ZKHQ GLQQHU ZRXOG EH RYHU VR we could come soak our tired and cold bodies in a warm bath.

Our host, Pete Gottgens, General Manager, Asara, had invited other wine producers to meet ZLWK XV :H PHW 0RUQH 9DQ 5RR\HQ RI 3HUQRG 5LFDUG :LQHV 7KH\ SURGXFH WKH /RQJ 0RXQWDLQ ZKLWH ZLQH DQG WKH *HFNR 5LGJH 3LQRWDJH $OWKRXJK they have made inroad into Nigeria, business is yet to take off.

Bunty Khan, director of Croftsales, caught my attention when she was introduced. She is one of the few women doing well in a predominantly male GRPLQDWHG ZLQH LQGXVWU\ +HU DFKLHYHPHQW LQ WKH wine industry captures the struggle of many non whites who come from the lower class to carve a niche for themselves in the competitive wine industry. +HU EUDQG WKHUHIRUH ZDV VR QDPHG &DSH 'UHDP with the map of Africa uniquely on it depicting the common dream of the African people to emancipate WKHPVHOYHV DQG IXOĂ&#x20AC;O WKHLU GUHDPV $OWKRXJK WKH FRPSDQ\ VWDUWHG DERXW Ă&#x20AC;YH \HDUV DJR LW LV DOUHDG\ H[SRUWLQJ WR ,WDO\ 5XVVLD 86$ *HUPDQ\ HWF Asara produces not so traditional wines. Their SURGXFWV DUH PRUH ÂśQHZ DJH¡ VD\V 3HWH *RWWJHQV Asara produces the soft, elegant and classic merlot while their red wine, a fusion of Pinotage and Chiroz is easy to drink and up front. Their Cabernet 6DXYLJQRQ QRZ VHOOV DW WKH +LOWRQ +RWHO LQ $EXMD while their product is being distributed in Nigeria by Nigeria German Pharmaceuticals.

'LQQHU ZDV IXQ ZLWK IRXU SURGXFHUV DQG VHYHQ journalists. Conversation was smooth as we sampled each delicacy and the wine that goes with it. It was a great way to cap the tour that had been nothing but fun and revelation not just of wine and food but of the people and the land. As we rose to retire to our rooms, I wished I could have this ambience for keeps. I was sure my sleep would be sweet this night. It just had to be because by morning, it would be time to begin our return journey to Lagos ad to its hustle and bustle away from this fairy tale creation that Asara graciously provided.

WAHED KHAN, BUNTY KHAN, A MEMBER OF THE ASARA GROUP, MORN VAN ROOYEN AND PETE GOTTGENS.

PROTEA, NATIONAL FLOWER OF SOUTH AFRICA

November 3, 2013 /

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Get Captivated by - Jerome Onipede

WHEN â&#x20AC;&#x153;FREEâ&#x20AC;? DOES NOT LOOK GOOD ON YOU ,7¡6 )5(( IWhen all you seek is free services, you will ALWAYS get what is available and not what is suitable.

You will wear clothes that make you look clumsy because, that is what is left for free. You will use phones that their batteries keep going off or the screen is blurred because they were handed down to you.

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THE NUANCE OF A LADY: HER EDGE FOR SUCCESS Looking at the perspective brought forth last week on those virtues that distinguishes a lady, it would be in place to further point out that embedded within that nature is the ability to see opportunity in everything, therefore projecting her as strategic, focused and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;goal-getterâ&#x20AC;?.

She is not easily distracted and would wisely deal with any hindrances

in her way. And beyond seeing this opportunity, she seizes it as well.

It is right to say then, that a young lady who is determined to get to the top would normally acquire skills that would stand her out from the multitude, therefore knowing her purpose in life is very crucial and seriously a function of self discovery.

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Hence, in the midst of ever evolving values in a society, it is an aspiring young woman that can stand the constantly shifting tides, as long as she discovers her potentials and has a picture of what she can become.

Chioma E. Okoye is a Corporate Etiquette expert; she is the Principal of the Diamond School of International protocol & Etiquette.

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MEMBERS OF FADAN WALK AGAINST BREAST CANCER

FADAN WALK AGAINST CANCER by - Jemi Ekunkunbor The Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria )$'$1 KDV OHQW LWV YRLFH WR WKH Ă&#x20AC;JKW DJDLQVW WKH killer breast cancer, calling for better care of the body than emphasis on clothes.

Last week in Lagos, to mark the October breast cancer awareness month, scores of fashion designers set aside their designing boards and sewing machines to do a walk against Cancer as part of their corporate social responsibility.

The designers were joined by some top celebrities in the music and movie industry who turned out in beautiful pink t-shirts and face caps to support this noble course. The Walk from the National Stadium to Ojuelegba and back also attracted senior citizens like Mrs. Sade Thomas Fham, a pioneer fashion designer in Nigeria as well as former president of the association, Mrs. Patricia Agbakwu-Ajegwu.

Organized in collaboration with Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, the one day event, is part of effort to support the efforts of government in helping PHPEHUV RI WKH 1LJHULD SXEOLF WR Ă&#x20AC;JKW FDQFHU VD\V Dr. Femi Olaleye of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a responsibility to provide care, compassion and hope and we do this by raising awareness about breast cancer as well as get our friends and neighbours to go for free breast screeningâ&#x20AC;?.

For president of FADAN, Mrs. Funmi Ajila-Ladipo, FADAN is not just about making clothes, we also recognize that only those who are well and healthy that can make or wear clothes.

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BODYLINE FITNESS & GYM LAUNCHES FIRST-OF-ITSKIND WELLNESS CENTER IN LAGOS By - Oscar Ochiogu The Lagos launch of Bodyline Fitness and Gym on Saturday October 26, attracted some of the most influential men and women in the city, with many guests commending the owner for giving Lagos a truly world class wellness centre.

The Ikoyi-based health and lifestyle and fitness centre has been described by pundits as one of the best and biggest in West Africa, with facilities including a gymnasium, an indoor swimming pool, aerobics studio, spinning room, spa services, yoga and pilates room among others.

Superstar Darey Art Alade hosted the event while guests present included Segun Awolowo, Michelle Arter and Tewebach Hainnont and some other distinguished personalities.

Speaking at the event, Ladi Okunneye, Managing Director 03B Networks Ltd. noted the top-notch facilities available at the centre, confirming ‘there’s no where like this currently in Lagos.’

During the official opening, the Managing Director, Bodyline Fitness & Gym, Mr. Bankole Opashi reiterated the importance of the Lagos outlet to the Bodyline brand. “Launching in Lagos was very important for us as we knew that Lagosians needed these services especially given the hectic nature of the city.” He added that keeping fit no longer has to be boring because adding fun to the concept of healthy living is what has sustained the brand for the past seven years .

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MI, WAJE, BEZ, JIMMY JATT LAUNCH COKE STUDIO AFRICA By - Oscar Ochiogu

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It was an unforgettable musical experience when Nigeria’s celebrated rapper, MI, DJ Jimmy Jatt, and other entertainment industry moguls converged at the Genesis Deluxe Cinemas for the premier of Episode 1, Season 1 of Coke Studio, Africa’s one-of-a-kind musical fusion project.

Coke Studio is an exciting live musical collaboration that brings together 24 artistes from Sub-Saharan Africa. Season 1 of Coke Studio featured a line-up of African artistes including legendary King Sunny Ade, MI, Waje, Jimmy Jatt and Bez from Nigeria; Salif Keita from Mali; Octopizzo, Miss Karun and Just a Band from Kenya; Hip Hop Pantsula and Tumi from South Africa; Boddhi Satva from the Central African Republic; Diamond Platinumz, Lady Jaydee and the Culture Music Club from Tanzania; Joel Sebunjo, Qwela and Lillian Mbabazi from Uganda.

The music show brought together artistes from different genres, eras and regions to create a modern and authentic African sound through musical fusion.

According to rapper MI, Coke Studio is nothing short of an exciting musical adventure. Fusing different sounds and creating something totally different is something he finds very intriguing and also opines that it was this idea of musical collaboration that gave rise to his song African rapper No.1.

According to him Coke Studio is an opportunity to delve into evergreen music like Highlife, Apala, Sakara, Kalangu amongst others and he commends Coca-Cola’s unique concept of fusion music.

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CYNDY AND SLAI

FADILA ABUBAKAR AND SALMA AMUSAN

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PRYSE

GRACE

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JOSEPH BENJAMIN

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