Allure 09 November 2014

November 9, 2014

How to be Red Carpet Saavy

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SUSAN FAJANA-THOMAS - On Politics In Britain

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Susan Fajana-Thomas is a Nigerian living in a utopian society. She is the former Mayor of of the London Borough of Hackney. For one who got to England in her adult years, she has done remarkably well, another shining example of Nigerians doing wonderfully well in the Diaspora.

She embodies two things: that Nigerian women make better politicians and politics in Nigeria is largely stomach-inspired and driven. Susan speaks of representing her constituency in the UK as an honour; a heart for service and a matter of trust. In Nigeria, the only time we – the electorates – matter is at the polls. After elections, service, trust, et al disappears from the political lexicon.

Susan, in this interview with Yemisi Suleiman, who spent time with her during a recent trip to

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A strong member of the Labour Party for twenty years, Susan started her political involvement as a socio-political campaigner on housing, refugees and asylum seekers’ issues two decades ago in London.

Her campaign issues and works received national recognition and, today, she serves with pride on the board of four charitable organisations. They are Board of Directors, Hackney Homes; Board of Directors, Industrial Dwelling Society; and, Board of :KDW LV WKH &KLERN JLUOV¡ DQQLYHUVDU\ LQ WKH 8. DOO about?

Most people feel that we should forget about the Chibok girls and that there are other issues that are more important than the Chibok girls. So, what we do with the anniversary, is to remind people to remind the world generally and, most importantly, remind the government of Nigeria that they need to do more; something needs to happen. It is all about putting pressure and remembering the girls.

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Directors, Finsbury Park Trust. She also sits on the Board of London Housing Consortium.

Apart from being the Labour Party councillor in Stoke Newington, Susan is an accomplished community engagement communicator, a business and personal image consultant, an effective politician, a mentor and an advocate for social justice.

Susan currently manages the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) community engagement in Islington. Her role she says, is to ensure community engagement, public participation and local governance on matters relating to the police, police accountability, and community safety. As a social activist, she is currently championing the campaign for the release of the abducted Chibok school girls, with a monthly anniversary to remember the girls.

Sitting with Susan in her modestly furnished office at Seven Sisters Street, Finsbury Park, London, the amiable lady, who recently made history as the first Black woman to become Chair of her constituency, opens up first on the Chibok girls, the way forward, and her life in politics.

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A strong member of the Labour Party for twenty years, Susan started her political involvement as a socio-political campaigner on housing, refugees and asylum seekers’ issues two decades ago in London.

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Apart from being the Labour Party councillor in Stoke Newington, Susan is an accomplished community engagement communicator, a business and personal image consultant, an effective politician, a mentor and an advocate for social justice.

Susan currently manages the Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) community engagement in Islington. Her role she says, is to ensure community engagement, public participation and local governance on matters relating to the police, police accountability, and community safety. As a social activist, she is currently championing the campaign for the release of the abducted Chibok school girls, with a monthly anniversary to remember the girls.

Sitting with Susan in her modestly furnished office at Seven Sisters Street, Finsbury Park, London, the amiable lady, who recently made history as the first Black woman to become Chair of her constituency, opens up first on the Chibok girls, the way forward, and her life in politics.

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We cannot have this stand still forever. It is apparent that Boko Haram is not going to back down. It is apparent with the evidence of how Boko Haram is being sponsored within the Nigerian hierarchy, within the political leaders.

So, they do get to know what the Nigerian government is planning.

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P&G HOSTS FUTURE FABRIC EVENT IN GERMANY: TO FEATURE FINDINGS ON COGNITIVE SCIENCE & FABRIC CARE the clothing we choose to buy, but if we still select it from our wardrobe twelve months on, we may change how we feel towards the fabric due to multi-sensorial influences. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fascinating to be involved in P&G Fabric Careâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response to this challenge.â&#x20AC;?

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rocter & Gamble â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading fabric care company has discovered how human psychology and cognitive behavioural analysis are helping to fuel its product innovation.

P&G Fabric Care will show how its 3-step fibre science approach has influenced its new products at the P&G Future Fabrics event taking place November 12-14, in Berlin, Germany.

Now in its second year, the P&G Future Fabrics event will focus on the theme of Fabric of the Senses â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the desire to experience fabric and fashion in multi-sensory dimensions.

Guests will explore the revolutionary new approach to fabric care innovation that is inspired and informed by the cognitive science of human multi-sensory perception.

P&G Fabric Care, whose global brands include Ariel, Tide, Dash, Downy and Lenor, is applying cognitive science to understand why people fall out of love with their wardrobe, leading to many only using 20 per cent of their wardrobe, 80 per cent of the time.

The company revealed that the latest research showed that people are affected by multi-sensory influences even more than they realized and, at some point, they stopped wearing clothes because they lost the multi-sensorial properties that originally drew them in â&#x20AC;&#x201C; their specific look, feel and handle.

The link between the senses and fashion choices isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t new but what is, is the explosion of sensorial fabrics seen on catwalks and in mainstream fashion retailers. As sensorial fabrics become an even bigger part of consumersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wardrobes, P&G said it has identified a need to respond; taking its 3-step fibre science approach â&#x20AC;&#x201C; to clean, protect and enhance the clothes that people love â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and applying it to benefit the multi-sensorial fabric properties that influence

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The P&G Vision Vice President of P&G Fabric Care Europe, Robert van Pappelendam comments: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is P&G Fabric Careâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s belief that people are increasingly looking to the clothing industry, as well as fabric care experts, to make fashion more accessible and easier to clean and care for. This is why weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been working with fashion designer, Giles Deacon, and respected fabric trends forecaster, Première Vision, to forge a link between fabric care and fashion so we can develop products that respond to macro trends in the fashion and fabric industry. At the same time, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve also been working with the leading cognitive science professor, Dr Lawrence Rosenblum, to better understand how peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perception and relationship with their clothes is unconsciously influenced by the multisensory properties of fabrics. This knowledge is at the very heart of our latest innovations to help us reinvigorate and lengthen the relationship consumers can have with their favourite garments.â&#x20AC;?

Dr. Lawrence Rosenblum, cognitive psychologist in his comments said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fabrics can evoke a range of sensations and perceptions affecting our memories, mood and even self-esteem. Human perception not only plays a part in

Giles Deacon, P&G Fabric Care global fashion consultant said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;For me, designing clothes is not simply about creating an impact on a catwalk; I want my designs to be clothes that people love, feel good wearing and also last, which is why the 3-Step fibre science innovation led by P&G is so important. Knowing that fabrics can receive the quality of care they need to keep their shape, colour and texture is critical. P&Gâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s constant innovations in fabric care inspired my first ever machine washable designs amongst my AW14 London Fashion Week collection and the exclusive range Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve created for Ariel and Lenor that will be unveiled this November.â&#x20AC;?

ABOUT THE TEAM t "CPVU (JMFT %FBDPO Giles Deacon is a celebrated fashion designer renowned the world over for his playful, show-stopping designs. t "CPVU %S -BXSFODF 3PTFOCMVN Dr. Lawrence Rosenblum is an award winning professor of Psychology at the University of California, Riverside. He is the author of the book â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;See What Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Saying: The Extraordinary Powers of Our Five Sensesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. His research has been published widely in scientific journals and have been featured in â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Scientific Americanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Economistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The New York Timesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;.

About Première Vision Première Vision S.A. is a leading French company that has been organizing textile and fashion trade fairs since 1973.

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Cresent University Honors Erelu Abiola Dosunmu

By Bioudun Ogunleye

PROF HASSAN OKELEYE,VC PRESENTING AWARD OF HONORS TO HRH ERELU ABIOLA DOSUNMU

OBA ADEKUNLE ADEBOWALE, MRS KEMI OLOYEDE AND MRS TEJU BAKRE

ERELU ABIOLA DOSUNMU FLANKED BY ALHAJA OLAITAN AJIBOLA AND MRS OLAYINKA ABIOLA

The Crescent University, last weekend in Abeokuta held its 6th Convocation and Awards of First Degrees. HRH Erelu Abiola Dosunmu was one of the Honorees.

She was honored with the Doctor of Science (DSc) Bussness Administration (Honoris Causa) of the University, for her contribution in the areas of Culture and Business.

She was described as cultural and Business Icon, distinguished and illustrious leader, gifted manager of human capital and business resources, magnificent philanthropist and diplomat, and a beautiful jewel of inestimable value of fashion and design in Nigeria.

The event was well attended by distinguished personalities.

LAWAL HASSAN GUMMI,EMIR OF GUMMI AND HRH ERELU ABIOLA DOSUNMU

JUSTICE LAWAL HASSAN GUMMI, EMIR OF GUMMI AND HRH ERELU ABIOLA DOSUNMU BOTH HONOREES AND OTHERS DURING THE PROCESSION AT THE OCCASION

HRH ERELU ABIOLA DOSUNMU AN HONOREE AND HRM OBA DR ADEGBOYEGA

OBA ADESOJI MEFOWORADE,OBA ADEBOLU FATUNMISE, AND OBA ADEKUNLE ADEBOWALE

HRH OBA DOKUN THOMPSON, OLONI OF ETI-ONI OSUN STATE AND MRS ROSE CLARKE

RONKE DOSUNMU AND SIMI AWONIYI

JADE LADEJOBI-DUROTOYE AND MODUPEOLA DURU

ADEMIDE AND RONKE DOSUNMU

Lagos Photo Foundation Celebrates

By Oscar Ochiogu

It all started five years ago with some committed photographers.

Today, it has broken boundaries and is now a catalyst for social change, the LagosPhoto Festival, which is the first international art festival of photography in the country, opened last week at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.

This year’s festival, which will run till November 26, featured 40 photographers from 21 countries across Africa, Europe and America.

The month-long programme featured exhibitions, workshops, artists’ presentations, discussions, screenings, and large- scale outdoor installations in congested public spaces in Lagos.

LagosPhoto aims at providing a platform for the development and education on contemporary photography in Africa by establishing mentorship and cross-cultural collaborations with local and international artists.

This year’s theme, Staging Reality, Documenting Fiction, examines contemporary photographers working in Africa, who negotiate the boundaries and relationships between photography, beliefs, and truths.

Incorporating conceptual and performative strategies that expand traditional photographic practice, many contemporary artists working on the continent move beyond the confines of the photojournalistic gaze.

Through numerous collaborations, LagosPhoto continues to provide a platform for the improvement and progression of professional and emerging photographic talent in a comprehensive public programming initiative that includes workshops, artist presentations, and portfolio reviews facilitated by prominent local and international photographers.

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TAIZIR AJALA AND THOMAS OGUNDIRAN

IYABO AKINDELE & SIMI SHONIBARE

CECILE DE COMARMOND AND DIBORAH WILTIZER

BABATUNDE OYEDOTUN AND TITILAYO ADEWUNMI

MUNIKAN MUKAN AND TOBI OGUNPEHIN

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P EO PL E “ONE PARTY AT A TIME!”

The 4th Annual Summit Of Association Of Community Pharmacist Stories by Oscar Ochiogu The 4th annual business summit of Association of Community Pharmacist of Nigeria ( ACPN) Eti-Osa zone, held recently at the Civic centre, Victoria Island Lagos.

The business summit was an avenue to discuss current trend in community pharmacy, challenges as well as proffer solutions, it is also a platform to proffer solutions to the challenges and encourage networking among practitioners.

Below are pictures of eminent pharmacist that graced the event.

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IYABO CLEMENT

ADEMOLA AND NDUKA UMA -NDUKWE

ELIJAH MOHAMMED

MOHAMMED BUDA

CHINYERE OKORO

MOYOSORE ADEJUMO

NIKE ADENUGA

ROSE ONUGU

OLUMIDE AKINTAYO

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Patrick Doyle’s Daughter, Kaka weds Fred Boma Allison KAKA ADEREMI DOYLE AND FRED BOMA ALLISON

BARR OTI EDUKUGHO WITH PRINCE YEMI EMIKO

CHIEF G SODIENYE ALLISON , MR HENRY EGBE RECIEVING THE COUPLE MR AND MRS

The families of Patrick Doyle and Chief Sodienye Allison became one on Sunday, 26th October,2014 as their children, Kaka Aderemi Doyle and Fred Boma Allison were joined together according to Itsekiri native law & custom. The event took place at Orchid Hotel, Lekki, Lagos.

The occasion was graced by, Family, friends and well-wishers.

MR AND MRS PATRICK DOYLE KELLY ARAWARE,CHRIS UWAJE AND KARIN UWAJE

MRS MARY A EGBE , MRS ALERO EDU AND MRS EGBE IKIMI

MAIDEN ALEX-IBRU AND CHIEF AND MRS. TOKUNBOH THOMAS

IBIM HAILSHAM AND TANDA HAILSHAM

HRM AND QUEEN EBITIMI BANIGO

FELIX ESISI, TEMISAN GRANT AND KOFI KARTEY

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