Olumide Akpata: Taking The Bull By The Horn
For every success story, there are certain unmitigated and discouraging moments that were conquered by sheer determination and hard work. They are majorly fueled by the determination not to give up on...
View ArticleAdekunle Gold: The Transition
Months before “Sade”, a cover of the American boy band One Direction's "Story of My Life", hit the airwaves in December of 2014, Adekunle Gold was manipulating images on Photoshop. The...
View ArticleJulian Marley: In Touch With His Roots
Reggae music emerged from the Caribbean island nation of Jamaica and grew to become not just a global phenomenon but also a culture. Lovers of the genre often give thanks to Jah, as well as Bob Marley,...
View ArticleHamzat Lawal: Selfless Servitude
Confident, self-assured, dependable and go-getter perfectly describes the man that is Hamzat Lawal but when we ask him to describe himself, he is short of words. “Hmmm, this is interesting, I have to...
View ArticleAdedamola Roberts - A Pledge To Bravery
Let me win but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt- Special Olympics athlete oath What does it mean to live with Down Syndrome or any form of disability in Nigeria? It is wishing that you...
View ArticleThe Multifaceted Kanayo O. Kanayo
In “Living in Bondage,” Nigeria’s first home video, Chief Omego walks into a supermarket to meet Merit (played by Nnenna Nwabueze) and Andy (Kenneth Okonkwo)’s wife. Even though he is inside the...
View ArticleBeyond The Fight: Cancer In Children
Mr Godwin Agu stares into space and closes his eyes. For a brief second, he is oblivious that I am there. As soon as he opens his eyes, he says, “Only God will pay them (Mrs Nneka Nwobbi, and the...
View Article60 Nigerians In 60 Years Making "Nigerian Lives Matter"
As a Nigerian, I am so proud to present this special edition of Life Magazine, specially created to celebrate Nigeria at 60 years of Independence. With all that is going on in the world, it is easy to...
View ArticleSARS: To End Or To Reform?
*This cover article was originally published on August 10, 2018. It was republished in light of its relevance to the ongoing #EndSARS protest* James Ademuyiwa, a social media marketer, does not believe...
View ArticleTitilola Vivour-Adeniyi: “My Voice, My Equal Future”
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate this year’s International Day of the Girl Child (IDGC), Titilola Vivour Adeniyi, the head of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Response...
View ArticleSpeak Or Hush: Should Celebrities Weigh In On Controversial Issues?
“I can easily sit down and pretend that nothing is wrong and just make money, smile, cheers blah blah, but the thing is, I care too much, if I didn’t give a s**t, I wouldn’t say anything.” The...
View ArticleWizkid: From Lagos With Love
In 2013, on the remix of Ice Prince’s hit song “Aboki”, Ghanian rapper Sarkodie sang “I pray Chineke go take Wizkid high” and it’s safe to say that little prayer was very well received in the high...
View ArticleAlan Sinfield: Charting A New Course For 9mobile
Telecommunications as an industry has changed along with people's need to connect—faster, more reliably and free from physical constraints. This resilient industry has progressed from landline...
View ArticleEmmanuella Samuel: Africa’s Comedy Princess
Some days, you have to work hard till you get noticed, other days, luck finds you Emmanuella Samuel was just five years old and on a family holiday when she partook in a comedy skit that would shoot...
View ArticleDavido: Views From The Top
In Nigeria, coming from a wealthy elite family means that your life path has almost certainly already been charted for you so you don’t have to stray too far but if you venture out on your own to “do...
View ArticleJune Angelides MBE: Pushing New Frontiers In Tech
The incessant wails of the baby won’t stop. She has one hand wrapped around the fragile form in her hand as she coos gently, trying to entice it to suckle on her breasts. Her laptop is balanced...
View ArticleLeaving Nigeria: The Nigerian Dream?
1974 When the federal Commissioner for Economic Development and Reconstruction, Prof. Adebayo Adedeji and his delegation embarked on a three‐week tour to US cities including New York, Washington,...
View ArticleGlenfidich Maverick Collaborations: Embrace The Unknown
William Grant, the man behind Glenfiddich, created a legacy we all know as the World’s Most Awarded Single Malt Whisky today. Reflecting on how the business came to be, and how far it has come from its...
View ArticleBeing Naomi Campbell
Many know her as a supermodel but this doesn’t do justice to the force that is Naomi Campbell. Activist, trailblazer, golden-hearted, party girl, global changemaker, humanitarian, mentor are some of...
View ArticleA Covid Christmas
Christmas is a time to round up the year but even more importantly, to set aside the troubles of the year and focus on the positive. This year’s Christmas is a different one as 2020 has been a...
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