Luxury can be seen to be a state of great comfort or elegance, especially, when involving great expense. In fashion, however, it’s more than that. In addition to comfort and elegance, luxury is exclusivity, satisfaction and status. Through the ages and across cultures, luxury fashion brands have successfully offered value, elegance and status to the […]
Leadership in Transformation by Gracious Ogoun
Leadership cannot be defined in simple terms because it has so many components. Leadership has a myriad of traits and an effective and ethical leader must embody a combination of these traits that would make people motivated to follow his/her direction. Don Martin in his book ‘Tram Think” says a leader’s success can be judged […]
Who is to Blame for my Inability to Speak my Native Language? by Gracious Ogoun
Speaking the English language wasn’t a problem for any of us. We grew up feeling really comfortable speaking the language, and we did speak it well. But there were times my mum would say things in another language, we didn’t bother to listen, because it wasn’t what we knew. At other times dad’s siblings will […]
Nigerians are Africa’s Sixth Happiest People by Gracious Ogoun
Nigeria, the home of my fore-bearers, the place where I was born, raised and learnt to be me, the place where I learnt to believe that nothing comes easy and you need to work your fingers to the bones to make it, you could get lucky (if you are an ardent socialist) or you could […]
Dunnie on Her Music Journey and Relocation to Lagos
About two weeks after Dunnie moved to Lagos, she met Sean Tizzle and they made Pempe. Pempe got her multiple nods at the Beatz Awards including “Best Afrobeats Producer”. She went ahead to release her debut EP, “Seven” and capped the year with an opening at Simi’s December Concert. Dunnie is one of the beneficiaries […]
Legacy: A Fashion Commentary on Classics
Pause! Quick questions, please? What are you wearing? Why are you wearing that? Is it an expression of your individuality; your values; your love for details or more? Oh, you never thought of those? Let me help you. Patek Philippe’s generational adverts have this line, “You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely look […]
7 Tips to Eat Healthy on a Budget by Chef Daniel
It is shocking (well maybe not) that more than 10% of the world population is currently obese and that since 1975 the worldwide obesity has nearly tripled. The numbers keep increasing which explains why more people are starting to eat healthy. A lot of us think that it is expensive to eat healthy. Even when […]
“BathKandy Started as a Result of a Personal Struggle with Allergies…” Blondie Okpuzor
BathKandy founded in 2014 is an environmentally friendly, skin loving, beauty preserving, artisan bath and body company. BathKandy creates sumptuous dessert inspired beauty treats, utilizing unconventional raw materials such as garri and chocolate, infused into beauty and skincare products. Blondie Okpuzor, the CEO of BathKandy graduated with a B.Sc. in Business Management and Sociology from […]
Soil Less Farming: A Chat with Samson Ogbole, Co-founder PS Nutrac
Soilless farming is the system of agriculture which involves growing trees, flowers, vegetables, and other plants without using soil. Soilless farming boosts root hair growth. The system of farming also protects plants against earthworms and other pests. In Nigeria, PS Nutrac is leading the soil less farming movement. Aeroponics is one of the most recent […]
The Nigerian Queen 2018, Rachael Amune Hands Over Newly Constructed Borehole to Abonnema Girls Secondary School
On 15 January 2019, The Nigerian Queen 2018 Winner, Racheal Amune and The Nigerian Queen Organisation’s “Beauty for Purpose” outreach team donated a clean-free borehole to the Abonnema Girls Secondary School in Akuku Toru Local Government Area, Rivers State. This project which commenced on 9th January, 2019, is aimed at curbing the challenges of accessing […]