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June 15, 2014

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Style Rules For Every Woman

JOKE SILVA

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- On The Emotionality Of Reality Shows

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I was one of those who rooted for Evel. The 24-year old crooner became the fourth winner of Nigerian Idol which wrapped up last week. As in other reality shows, contestants come in rough and shabby; but like diamonds in a crust, they became polished and truly shone forth like the stars they became.

Musical reality shows have become a platform for launching hungry talents; a platform many are grateful for as it does help to keep us all off the streets. The lives that have been transformed and the teeming viewership glued to television, week in week out, to watch who is leaving and who is struggling for dear life makes this even more exciting.

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GBEMI OLATERU by - Jemi Ekunkunbor On air personality, Gbemi Olateru, is fast becoming a rising fashionista. As a radio personality, not everyday do we get to see her but once in a while when she steps out, she makes not a few heads turn.

Always on point and wears the best accessory- a beautiful smile. Gbemi is pictured here caught in some of the best red carpets in town. p

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It was a hat affair at the polo club. Gorgeous ladies came out in al shapes and sizes of hats akin to the Royal Ascot of London. Gbemi also held her own in this short, LBD spiced with this wide brim hat with feather detail.

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CEO House Of Linen-a one stop shop for indigenous and African designers- talking summer trends, style and sexy looks for WKH PRQWKV DKHDG IURP GL̆HUHQW designers around the country.

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REPORTAGE

JOKE SILVA - On The Emotionality Of Reality Shows

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By Yemisi Suleiman

eteran actress, Joke Silva, carved out a nice career for herself in epic stage plays, feature films and television sitcoms in the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s and her career shows no signs of slowing down! With over 100 movie and television credits to her name, Joke Silva continues her active career, currently imparting knowledge to the younger generation as head of MTN Project Fame West Africa Academy (PFWA).

In this interview, the screen queen opens up on happenings in the MTN Project Fame West Africa Academy (PFWA), the art of stage craft and more.

When you say something is an academy, it pre-supposes that it is an institution where you teach industry, thoroughness, discipline and help people transform to be what they desire to be. How easy has it been running Project Fame Academy?

One has learnt over the years that as we are imparting knowledge LQWR WKH FRQWHVWDQWV ZH¡UH DOVR OHDUQLQJ KRZ WR GHDO ZLWK WKH HPRWLRQDOLW\ of the entire process. You start out with so many people; so many of them looking very hopeful, so many of them wanting to do well, but because it LV D FRPSHWLWLRQ QRW HYHU\ERG\ JHWV WR WKH Ă&#x20AC;QLVK OLQH Therefore, one has learnt to try as much as possible to get the very VDOLHQW SRLQWV DFURVV WR WKHP LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW FRXSOH RI ZHHNV <RX NQRZ WKDW LV when you have all the contestants together. You then start breaking things down even further as you go along. When you get to the last seven, it becomes really heart wrenching because by then you see some rough diamonds that have become very polished having to go home.

Talking about emotionality now, do you feel pain when you see anyone of them having to go home?

Yes, I do; but I am beginning to get accustomed to the fact that it must happen. One of the things I have decided to guard against is being cynical about it because I have found out that it is important to connect with their ambition; to help realize that ambition and if you are being F\QLFDO \RX ORVH WKDW FRQQHFWLYLW\ ,W¡V MXVW OLNH EHLQJ D GRFWRU \RX ZLOO GR \RXU EHVW WR PDNH \RXU SDWLHQW VXUYLYH EXW LQ GRLQJ \RXU EHVW \RX FDQ¡W afford to be too emotional, even though you must still be connected.

Relative to your generation, in terms of talent, how would you rate the quality of the talent we have today?

I read something recently and I thought it was so apt. If you look back at the times when our industry started budding, in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, and compare with what the industry has become today, you will discover that it has had its ups and downs. We once showcased that incredible cultural explosion and energy; when you had all the writers like Wole Soyinka, J. P. Clark, and the likes. And then in music, we had Fela.

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R EPORT AGE Between that time when you had the Hubert Ogundes, the Eddy Ugbomas, and Umar in the north, there was so much energy and then, the lull came. The lull almost made it look like nothing had happened before. Our cultural menu became shallow. :H UHDOO\ GRQ¡W KDYH D FXOWXUDO PHQX DQG LW¡V YHU\ important that we develop that; otherwise, we will keep UH LQYHQWLQJ WKH ZKHHO 7KHUH¡V D VD\LQJ WKDW ´LI \RX DUH OHDGLQJ DQG QR RQH LV IROORZLQJ WKHQ \RX DUH MXVW WDNLQJ a walk.â&#x20AC;?

So many people had come before our generation, then our generation came, and now you have all these LQFUHGLEOH WDOHQWV DOO RYHU WKH SODFH ² ZKHWKHU LW¡V LQ PXVLF WKHDWUH Ă&#x20AC;OP RU IDVKLRQ 1LJHULD LV D ELJ FRXQWU\ IRU WKH H[SORVLRQ RI DOO WKHVH DQG LW¡V H[FLWLQJ , WKLQN LW¡V very, very exciting. We have come to the point where we need to do more. We have done a lot of entertainment but all the artistic expressions now need to be part of nation-building; of citizenship role.

Are those some of the things you try to impart on the young people, beyond making them well rounded?

Yes. That has always been very important for me.

We even took a step further in the last season; I asked them what kind of song they would like to sing to inspire people, to give people a deep sense of belonging. We also took classes on being responsible people with their creativity.

From a younger artiste to an older colleague, what are the things that make a good artiste?

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When you think that you are talented and you give \RXU WDOHQW IUHH UHLQ WKDW¡V YHU\ GHVWUXFWLYH :H WHDFK that here and we have been proven right in that respect.

Discipline and hard work! Hard work gets you there.

When we talk about discipline, if you have been contracted to do something, keep to your contract.

When you are supposed to arrive somewhere at a particular time, be there on time. Time is key! We seem QRW WR EH YHU\ WLPH FRQVFLRXV LQ 1LJHULD EXW UHDOO\ LI \RX must succeed, then you have to be.

Secondly, as a musician, you have to keep SUDFWLVLQJ <RX GRQ¡W MXVW ZDNH XS DQG ZDQW WR SHUIRUP The sound that comes from a musician comes because you have been practising and pushing the barriers over time. That is discipline plus hard work.

Decency, for us, is very key too; there seems to be a lot of over-eroticism. Yes, sex may sell but if you watch out for the things that are coming out from other parts of the world, you will agree if you look out for the subliminal PHVVDJHV WKDW VH[ LV QRW MXVW DFFHSWDEOH Also, we tell the contestants to speak clearly and politely. These skills go a long way; you can be an H[FHSWLRQDO SHUIRUPHU EXW LI \RX GRQ¡W KDYH DQ\ manners, you cannot go up.

For all of them, what we want is a long career and you can have that long career. These are basic rules that you must follow. Every year, the set of contestants WKDW ZH KDYH LV MXVW DPD]LQJ $V WKH VHDVRQ FRPHV \RX Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW WKDW SHRSOH JHW LQWR WKH Ă RZ TXLFNO\ After the show and winners have emerged, are there programmes in place to ensure continuity of knowledge gained; something like a mentoring platform?

Based on my experience, I will say some of them keep in touch with you. They want your guidance but the real support that you get is from the production company, Ultima Studios. Many of them get support IURP WKH VWXGLRV LQ VR PDQ\ DUHDV ZKHWKHU LW¡V LQ WKH area of video production or any other area of their career.

You have talked about discipline and decency. We know that teaching these values today can be a bit challenging, both on your part and on the part of the contestants. How receptive have the contestants been in this regard?

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appear old fashioned on the stage. Have fun with whatever you want to do; however, keep it in line.

You want a wide audience because, if you have a ZLGH DXGLHQFH \RX ZLOO VHOO EHWWHU DQG WKH MXGJHV ZLOO DOZD\V EDFN WKH EHVW <RX ZLOO DOVR Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW WKDW WKH audience will always prefer the decent to the trashy; they always go with the decent.

Talking about MTN PFWA, we have had Mike, Iyanya, Praiz, Chidinma and the list keeps growing.

Many observers are of the opinion that MTN PFWA is steps ahead of other music reality shows. What, in your opinion, is the academy doing right?

One is the faculty. The faculty is very strong because the members have their areas of strength: they are URXQG SHJV LQ URXQG KROHV QRW URXQG SHJV LQ VTXDUH holes. When you have that, it means you have a very strong person in charge of dance, style and creativity (respectively). It means that whatever performance they have, you have somebody who is an exceptional trainer.

We also have a very strong production company.

Like I said earlier, apart from all the training they get, they get costumes, they learn how to make-up properly, both men and women; they learn how to be their best. :H ZRUN ZLWK WKHP ZH GRQ¡W MXVW OHDYH WKHP WR GR WKHLU own thing even after the show. /HW¡V WDON DERXW VWDJH FUDIW 0DQ\ RI RXU PXVLFLDQV in Nigeria release their albums, make big hits and their fans begin to expect so much from them. You attend a show, expecting so much from your favourite musician and you discover that they are lagging behind in stage craft. From the training you give to the contestants in the academy, how much of your effort goes into stage craft?

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acting background, one of the value-added I bring to the faculty is expertise in stage craft. For a lot of artistes, you know what it is intellectually but what connects you with the audience, the connection power, is the emotion.

You have got to express your emotions to connect with the audience. That is all part of interpretation. The contestants work with me on this and other faculty members as well, on how to interpret whatever they have through dance. And then, they are also made to understand the importance of dance and movement.

Of course, there is a difference between dance and movement. This explains why you see their videos and it looks like this person knows how to dance but when \RX FRPH IRU WKHLU OLYH SHUIRUPDQFH LW¡V GLIIHUHQW Someone like Chidinma, for example, was not a stage SHUVRQ LQ WKH DFDGHP\ EXW E\ WKH WLPH VKH Ă&#x20AC;QLVKHG VKH had an understanding of what stage performance is all about. She has learnt how to make the stage her own. I SLFNHG KHU DV DQ H[DPSOH EHFDXVH VKH¡V VR WLQ\ \HW ZKHQ VKH¡V RQ VWDJH HYHU\RQH IHHOV WKH VWUHQJWK RI KHU performance.

So, how well has the academy rubbed off on aspiring artistes? :HOO LW¡V JRW WR EH SRVLWLYH EHFDXVH LW LV PDGH D GDLO\ show; they watch with keen interest whatever it is we are doing at the academy. Most importantly, because the products of the academy have been so successful, it makes them even more interested in learning. <RXU HQWKXVLDVP LV TXLWH LQIHFWLRXV DQG , FDQ¡W KHOS EXW WKLQN WKDW \RX DUH IXOĂ&#x20AC;OOHG $UH \RX DW WKDW SRLQW in your life where this is what you wish to be doing?

I have always wanted to do this and I have always been doing this on the side. Then, around the same WLPH ZH VWDUWHG 3URMHFW )DPH ZH DOVR VWDUWHG RXU RZQ academy of performing arts which is also in Lekki; and that is about to expand. I am very proud of that. So, it is VRPHWKLQJ WKDW , DOZD\V HQMR\ $V DQ DUWLVWH LW FRXOG EH

We really donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a cultural menu and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very important that we develop that; otherwise, we will keep re-inventing the wheel.

YHU\ GLIĂ&#x20AC;FXOW ZKHQ \RX NQRZ \RX KDYH WKHVH VNLOOV EXW lack some other skills to help you cope or survive what \RX FDOO WKH ÂśGU\ SHULRG¡ They say money greases the wheel. In terms of Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLQJ KRZ PXFK ZLOO LW FRVW D 1LJHULDQ \RXWK who wants to pay his way through that quality training you offer at MTN PFWA? It is very expensive! Why do I say so? There are a lot of people who are fantastic performers, musicologists DQG HQWHUWDLQHUV EXW WKH\ FDQ¡W WHDFK 7KH\ ZRUN ZLWKLQ WKH LQGXVWU\ EXW WKH\ FDQ¡W WHDFK 1RZ ZH KDYH WKH VNLOO not only as an industry person but being able to teach as well. So, the faculty is really expensive. Then, there is WKH ÂśEHKLQG WKH VFHQH¡ VXSSRUW V\VWHP WKHUH DUH medical practitioners at your beck and call for twenty four hours. This is very important because they are becoming voice professionals. They are using their voice so often and they are under so much pressure; they need so much care. So, it is very expensive.

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FAS H IO N

6BAGS

EVERY WOMAN MUST HAVE

By Jemi Ekunkunbor For some women, collecting exquisite bags is like acquiring priceless art pieces. Some of these bags are so durable ad well crafted that they can be handed down to the next generation.

In tribute to that, we pick for you six great bag type that you should have in your closet.

BOTTEGA VANETA BLOOD RED BAG

Pop of colour:

HERMES BIRKIN CROC BAG

Kelly/birkin bag: This is not about the price tag. Some bags are simply designed to have a long life span. The fashion forward woman should have something to hand down.

The Kelly bag is an iconic piece that almost every celebrity has adorned from Victoria Becham to Kim Kardashian.

6RPH RXWĂ&#x20AC;WV FDQ EH GDUN sometimes dull. All you require to give it verve is a pop of colour. A colourful bag has the power to make that happen. Invest in a classic style or a casual colourful chain bag.

SUEDE CLUTCH BY PRADA

ITALIAN DESIGNER TOTE BAG

Day clutch:

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<RX GRQ¡W KDYH WR ZDLW XQWLO QLJKW time to carry a clutch bag. The big version is great for day ad can carry some of the things your tote can hold.

This is your carry all bag. However, you should still look well put together when carrying it. Find a colour like neutral that works with many other colours.

CROSSBODY BAG BY VUITTON CHANEL CLASIC DAY BAG

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Weekend casual:

Classic day bag: ag: This bag is huge with Chanel, Fendi and Vuitton. Spend money on a bag g that transcends trends, timeless pieces especially if you get it in black.

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IFEOMA EHIRI

Cross shoulder handbag is chic and great for accessorizing your weekend attire. Style your pair of jeans and t-shirt with a nice choice of a casual bag for a brunch date or when going shopping.

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Dear Shona, Thank you for your mail. There are 2 companies that come to mind. One is a US company called Taliah Waajid http:// www.naturalhair.org/ and their products are available at Yinka Bodyline 47 awolowo road ikoyi. Additionally there is a Nigerian company called The Kinky Apothecary they are in VI in Lagos and deliver nationwide http:// thekinkyapothecary.blogspot.com/p/contact-us.html thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the link. Hope this helps. Best wishes, Teri Mendes.

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Get Captivated by - Jerome Onipede

Q& A HE IS LYING TO ME! Dear Jerome, I have been dating a guy for DERXW D \HDU QRZ RQO\ WR Ă&#x20AC;QG RXW that he is seeing someone else and they have actually been dating for 10 years. I confronted him and he admitted and begged for forgiveness.

Despite the remorse he showed, he is still dating her; lying to me and lying to the lady as well. He told me that his relationship with the other lady is frustrating and uncomfortable, which was why he came to me. He is pleading with me not to leave him but give him time WR SXW WKLQJV LQ RUGHU , GRQ¡W ZDQW to be lied to anymore. What should I do? Aurora.

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Dear Aurora, I believe you are the one lying to yourself, staying with a man like that despite the fact that you know he has had another woman in his life for the past 10 years. That already should tell you that KH KDV œIHDU RI FRPPLWPHQW¡ Since you have been with him for a year now as you say, you may choose to stay with him if you have another 9 years of your life to give away to WKH ZLQG %\ WKH WLPH WKH œ)LUVW /DG\¡ LV FHOHEUDWLQJ 20 years of being with him for nothing, you will be celebrating 10 years for the same reason!

Except, of course, you refuse to be like most ladies out there today who stay with a man even when they know that he has another woman in his life! That trend is a curse that most women readily walk and settle into today. It is not a blessing, it is a curse.

Aurora, love yourself, walk away and walk into the blessing waiting for you out there.

Remember that your God is not a man that he should lie.

You will walk into the hands of <285 2:1 0$1 LQ -HVXV¡ Name. Amen. #JansweringU.

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Dear Jerome, Please, I have a question. I am currently dating this guy who is a great guy. The issue here is about the size of his private organ. The size is very big; never seen that before. I only dated three guys before him. I am 29 years old. , GRQ¡W NQRZ KRZ WUXH WKLV LV EXW , KHDUG WKDW D ODUJH RUJDQ FDQ PDNH D ZRPDQ¡V SULYDWH SDUW loose (as in making it wider than it was before.

Is that true? If it is, my concern is what if I and WKLV JX\ GRQ¡W HQG XS WRJHWKHU DQG , PDUU\ VRPHRQH HOVH ZKR LVQ¡W DV ELJ DV WKLV JX\ :LOO that affect my sex life in future?

The truth is that experience has shown that constant sex with a large organ can make your vagina loose indeed.

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Guys eventually pull away from females with loose private parts. Remember that the original plan for this organ is a sexual experience with just one person for a lifetime and not for an individual to follow different women or men, as the case may be. :K\ GRQ¡W \RX PDUU\ KLP Ă&#x20AC;UVW DQG WKHQ VWDUW VOHHSLQJ ZLWK KLP 7KDW¡V WKH RULJLQDO SODQ DQG LW works much better. #JansweringU. Counseling inquiries on Marriage, Relationships, Career and Matchmaking >> @jeromeistalking on Twitter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Likeâ&#x20AC;? Jerome Yaovi Onipede on Facebook. Whatsapp +2348037194335 | SOUNDmind 265B5FE9 | Jerome@jeromeistalking.org

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unraveled and discussed about the female gender. And the amazing truth is that female issues cannot be over emphasized, as (if I may paraphrase Benjamin Disraeli) â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Woman is the pillar on which our collective future is builtâ&#x20AC;?

As the woman understands her purpose in life through self discovery and self actualization, her horizon is widened. She constantly prowls back to the society her capabilities and giftedness.

The woman however, has preceding stages of development before she attains that maturity that ushers her into the embodiment of varying responsibilities.

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P EO PL E “ O N E PA RT Y AT A T I M E ! ”

CHUDE JIDEONWO LAUNCHES BOOK By - Oscar Ochiogu Chude Jideonwo launched his new book; ‘Are We The Turning Point Generation?’ recently at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The launch of the thoughtprovoking book, a collection of essays written by the renowned entrepreneur was chaired by former World Bank VicePresident, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili.

The event was attended by eminent Nigerians and stars from the movie and music industry. Guests in attendance included Abike Dabiri, Pat Utomi, Jim Ovia, Femi Falana, Mo Abudu, Funmi Iyanda and Alibaba. Others are Julius Agwu, Timi Dakolo, Ice Prince, Monalisa Chinda, Omoni Oboli.

OBIAGELI EZEKWESILI

PAT UTOMI

GBEMI

MOSUNMOLA UMORU

ALIBABA

PROMASIDOR REWARD JOURNALISTS WITH QUILL AWARDS By - Oscar Ochiogu (L-R): MR. KEN EGBAS, CEO, CSR NIGERIA; MR. KUNLE FALAYI, OVERALL WINNER OF THE 2014 PROMASIDOR QUILL AWARD; AND MRS. NSEABASI UMOREN, PROJECT MANAGER, PROMASIDOR NIGERIA LIMITED; AT THE PROMASIDOR QUILL AWARDS

L-R): MRS. NSEABASI UMOREN, PROJECT MANAGER, PROMASIDOR NIGERIA LIMITED; MR. AYODELE OJO, WINNER OF THE BEST PHOTO STORY OF THE YEAR AWARD; AND MR. KEN EGBAS, CEO, CSR NIGERIA

FUNMI IYANDA

MO ABUDU

ABIKE DABIRI

(L-R): MRS JULIANA BLAISE-UDENZE, CEO, JULIABLAISE BLOG; MR. ODOGWU OBINNA, WINNER OF THE FUTURE WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD; AND DR. MIKE OKOLO OF SCHOOL OF MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION, PAN AFRICAN UNIVERSITY, LAGOS

MONALISA CHINDA

OMONI OBOLI

EBUKA OBI UCHENDU

AMBASSADOR PATRICK DELE COLE, CHAIRMAN OF THE PANEL OF JUDGES OF THE PROMASIDOR 2014 QUILL AWARDS; MR. KUNLE FALAYI, THE OVERALL WINNER; AND CHIEF KEITH RICHARDS CHAIRMAN, PROMASIDOR NIGERIA LIMITED.

Mr. Kunle Falayi, of the Punch Newspaper emerged overall winner of the 2014 Quil Awards which held at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island Lagos. Aside winning the overall award, Mr. Falayi also clinched two other awards at the category level, thereby making a total of three honours he smiled home with.

His entry for the Best Report on Education: Lagos school where pupils sit on bare floor, was adjudged the best and therefore earned him the award for that category. Falayi also paired with Isioma Madike, formerly of The Nation, but now of New Telegraph to jointly win the Best Report on Children award.

Speaking at the awards presentation, Chief Keith Richards, Chairman of Promasidor Nigeria gave kudos to all journalists who submitted entries for different categories of the awards. Apart from the high-end lap-top and the company’s products given to the overall winner, Chief Richards disclosed that Mr. Falayi will be sent to London for an all-expense paid four-week multi-media journalism training course with Thomson Foundation.

Following the training in London, the Chairman said that he will be sent on a week job placement with a prominent British national news organisation. His words: “This person will be provided with return flight, accommodation in London, daily living allowance and tuition fees for the training.”

Other winners include :Gbenga Salau, of the Guardian Newspapers,- Best Report on Nutrition Adekunle Yusuf of The Nation Newspaper - Best CSR & Industry Report ; The Future Writer of the Year and Brand Advocate awards went to Odogwu Obinna of The Sun, and Daniel Obi of BusinessDay; respectively. Ayodele Ojo of Daily Sun went home with the award for the Best Photo of the Year.

Winners from all the categories with the exception of the winner of the Best Photo Story of the Year, were given high-end laptops, while the winner of the Best Photo Story of Year was given a highend camera for their excellence performance.

The panel of judges for the 2014 Quil Awards were Ambassador Patrick Dele Cole-a veteran journalist, who returns as chairman of the panel of judges; Kadaria Ahmed, former editor of 234 Next, Joseph Okonmah, Chairman, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Lagos Chapter; and Reze Bonna, a renowned celebrity photographer and Architect.

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