Perspective

“KEFEE IS LIKE A BIG SISTER TO ME”

Music is a talent but very few people will resign from a lucrative banking career, just to fulfil their passion about being a minister in songs.  Mrs. Anna Ibrahim a musician, business woman, housewife and a mother,  is a talented gospel artiste.  ANNY (that is her stage name), is a Masters Degree holder from Bayero University Kano and worked in the Banking Industry for several years before quitting to pursue her vision of  music and also went into private business so she could have time for her family.

Married to Mr. Olawale Ibrahim, they are blessed with two beautiful kids.  Anny recently launched her second album at the prestigious Royal Tropicana Hotel Kano.  It was a well-attended, star studded event.  It brought top gospel artiste from different parts of the country and the highlight of the album launching was the presence of Kefee, a gospel artiste with several national and international awards to her credit.  In this interview  few days after the album launch/music concert, Anny expressed her joy, happiness and gratitude to God for making her dreams come true and the album launch a success.  Enjoy it:

How did you feel when you saw the huge crowd at your 2^nd album launch? Read the rest of this entry »

For young Nigerian web designers, here is your chance to contribute to Nation building and win national recognition. Can you design a website? Then here is your chance to make a mark in the web design contest of the Federal Ministry of Youth Development in partnership of Youngstars Foundation.

Web Specification
Your web site should be interactive and able to accommodate data base and online workshops/forums.

Interested young designers are to submit their entries which should include:

-A 2 paged website dummy for The Federal Ministry of Youth Development including the Home page and the Navigation page.

-Curriculum Vitae.

-Passport photographs

-2 referees.

Eligibility: Only Nigerian Nationals aged 18 – 35 years, resident in Nigeria. Read the rest of this entry »

In Nigeria, living in the North and being in the entertainment industry might not always be a bed of roses because as far as the entertainment industry is concerned, the north might still be backward in that area.  Interestingly,  inspite of this wrong insinuations, there are a lot of talented entertainment practitioners who have been consistent and have also paid their dues in the industry.  Be it in fashion, music, modeling, broadcasting, acting, comedy and others.  Kano particularly has had a fair number of show biz practitioners who are actively involved in contributing their quota to the growth of the industry.

Tokunbo R.U. Adeyemi whose runway name is GOLAD, is a cool-headed and consistent face in the modeling and acting industry in Northern Nigeria.  He has modeled for so many top designers and hopes to hit the international scene some day.  In an interview with Emmanuel Gabari, at the venue of a recent fashion show held in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria,  Tokunbo tells his story about how he got into the modeling industry.  Here are excerpts:

HOW DID YOU GET INTO MODELING?

Well, it all started way back in my childhood days.  I have always been a very neat and Fashion-conscious person.  So from my primary school days, I have been receiving  lots of awards and recognitions for being the best well-dressed pupil.  It went on to my secondary school days at St. John’s Boys Model School , Edo State where I was appointed the Social and Uniform Prefect.  Professionally, it  began when I followed a very close friend of mine to a fashion show auditioning and one of the designers saw me and walked up to me to say she would like me to model for her.  I was a bit scared because I had not been on the run way before.  But due to my interest in fashion, I agreed and surprisingly, I was the first act or model to step out and show case the clothings for the evening and I got a lot of applause from the audience.  That really inspired and encouraged me to continue because deep inside of me, I was very tensed but the applause I got helped me push through the night at the fashion show.  Since then, it’s been from one fashion show to another, and am grateful to God for it. Read the rest of this entry »