ON 20 December, I received a call from a lady working with Ibile Holdings – operators of Lagos Ride, the e-hailing taxi service which is the initiative of the Lagos …
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‘I’ve won many journalism fellowships – after my interest in journalism started dwindling – because of one man’s push’
SOMETIMES in May 2020, I came across a tweet by a Nigerian veteran journalist seeking for a research assistant for an ‘exciting’ documentation project. Interested candidates were required to send …
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I grew up an avid listener of Mazi Ukonu’s radio show, and became years later ‘Sylver Shadow’, an idol of many radio/TV fans and disco lovers in Lagos
I WAS christened Sylvester Adinma Oforgu. And, at some point, I became simply Sylver Oforgu, and when I got into show business, I became Sylver Shadow. Although I am a native …
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‘I wanted to be a broadcaster but my dad’s friend said I should read architecture which I’ve now given less focus to sell adire…’
I HAVE many names. Initially, I was being called Tokunbo by my paternal grandmother, Alhaja Awero Rianot Davies. I was born in London, England, in 1956, when my parents were …
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I drove my overhauled Volkswagen Fastback car, in 1965, from London to Lagos…
‘It was my dream that propelled and saw me through. It was my dream that also brought me to where I have been able to turn my explorations into a …