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The Pancake Boy

Chesuh — Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:09:49 +0000

We all are different people, in different places, living the same life with different faces at different stages in life, but we are all thesame…. Be inspired by the story of” The ‘Pancake boy’. A motivational story of Michael, a young child who rose up from his own adversities to the mountain top, simply because he believed he could. His journey takes us from his conception in Belfast, Ireland, to

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Press Release on Fashion Panel hosted by the AFDB…

Chesuh — Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:05:20 +0000

On the 20th of January 2015 a fashion panel will take place for the first time with Beate Wedekind as moderator and as topic „The new global African aesthetic“. Never before has the African continent been so influential throughout the fashion industry. From the catwalk show of Burberry, Alexander Mcqueen and Yves St. Laurent, to the windows of Topshop and Zara, Africa is now seen everywhere. Looking specifically at the

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Movers & Shakers of Africa, Meet Mrs. Olajumoke Olufunmilola Adenowo

Chesuh — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 11:04:35 +0000

Industry: Architecture, Country of Citizenship: Nigeria, Age: 46 Mrs. Olajumoke Olufunmilola Adenowo is an architect, businesswoman, and author. The Guardian (Nigeria) has described her as “the face of Architecture in Nigeria”. Adenowa studied Architecture from the age of 14 at the Obafemi Awolowo University, subsequently obtaining a distinction in her MSc degree. Adenowo created her own firm in 1994, AD Consulting, an architecture and interior design firm, which has been

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Akon ft. D’Banj -In FROSH Production

Chesuh — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 11:35:21 +0000

Another Nigerian-Atlanta conection by music superstars, D’Banj and Akon who recently announced that they are working on a massive collaboration. Both Artists took time off the set of the new video they are working on, to show-off pictures on their Instagram pages. Throwing around words like Frosh and Feeling a Nigga, which is believed to be the two singles they are working on. “FROSH” and “FEELIN A NIGGA” Akon captioned the first

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