LFDW ANNOUNCE ENTRIES FOR THE FASHION DESIGNER, MODEL AND YOUNG CREATIVE ENTREPRENEUR OF THE YEAR

The organizers of Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW) has formally announced the take off of entries into various competition during the event.

MTN British Council Designer of the Year Competition

Are you a budding young designer with design talents that can be nurtured and developed to propel you into the Nigerian fashion industry’s limelight, log on to www.mtnonline.com/fashionweek for a chance to win an opportunity to show your designs on the MTN Lagos Fashion and Design Week 2011 runway, a brand new Hyundai Jeep provided by MTN and Master Fashion Design Classes facilitated by British Council. MTN British Council Designer of the Year 2011... Enriching lives. Apply NOW! Deadline for application - 24^th July 2011. Screening will take place across 3 locations in Nigeria - Port Harcourt 25^th and 26^th of July, Abuja 28^th and 29^th of July and Lagos, 2^nd and 3^rd of August. For more details, log on to www.mtnonline.com/fashionweek

 

MTN British Council Young Creative Entrepreneur of the Year Competition

In search of innovative emerging entrepreneurs in fashion’s creative sector - Stylists, Photographers, PR Consultants, Fashion and Style Writers, Fashion Retailers and Buyers to apply for MTN British Council Creative Entrepreneur of The Year Competition in collaboration with Style House Files. Download forms from www.mtnonline.com/fashionweek, prizes include N1,000,000 cash prize from MTN, A British Council guided tour of United Kingdom’s design sector during London fashion week and design week. MTN British Young Creative Entrepreneur of the Year 2011... Enriching lives. Apply NOW! Deadline for application - 24^th July 2011. Screening will take place across 3 locations in Nigeria - Port Harcourt 25^th and 26^th of July, Abuja 28^th and 29^th of July and Lagos, 2^nd and 3^rd of August. For more details, log on to www.mtnonline.com/fashionweek

To MTN Fashion and Design Week 2011.

 

MTN Model of the Year Competition

Do you have what it takes to succeed in the demanding world of modeling? Are you quick to learn, 5ft 8 and above, British Size 8 and below, log on to www.mtnonline.com/fashionweek to fill out the application forms. MTN British Council Designer of the Year 2011... Enriching lives. Apply NOW! Deadline for application - 24^th July 2011. Screening will take place across 3 locations in Nigeria - Port Harcourt 25^th and 26^th of July, Abuja 28^th and 29^th of July and Lagos, 2^nd and 3^rd of August. For more details, log on to www.mtnonline.com/fashionweek

I GAVE HIM ONCE, HE WANTS MORE,WHAT SHOULD I DO?

“I miss you”, Dave said. I pretended not to have heard him. Since the last time, ‘we did what did’ together in the office, I stopped talking to him.

I never had the audacity to look him in the eyes again. To think that my subordinate in the office touched me, slept with me and even did it in the office is just too heavy for me to bear. Dave knew that I distanced myself from him but he never stopped trying to get my attention.

After our usual Monday meeting, I noticed that he dropped a piece of paper under my laptop. I took it discreetly, so no one could see it. He wrote “Can’t stop thinking about you Ola sweetest!”

What’s the meaning of this? I asked my self. I got really upset with myself. Its not his fault after all, I was the one that allowed a ‘small boy’ climb me right in the office after work, grinding me back and forth, with his hand running through my body. I was shaking with inexplicable sensation as he squeeze me.

It lasted for few minutes but the thought kept turning me on anytime I remember.

The truth is, I enjoyed the few minutes of raw*** with him but trust me I have been doing all I could to avoid it happening again. He enjoyed it too and he wants more.It must stop I told my self. We work in the same office and he is my junior.

Lust or love? I got laid again! He came to my house pretending to be on visit to a family friend nearby.  " I went to visit a family friend nearby but i thought i should check on you" Dave said as he called my phone that Saturday afternoon. I looked through the window and noticed that he was right in front of my gate. I allowed him in...what happened beat my imagination. The i got laid again by Dave...Read more  on Ola's Diary for the conclusion of this part.

KOLADE AROWOLO, MAN WHO KILLED HIS BANKER WIFE SAYS HE ACTED IN SELF DEFENSE

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Kolade Arowolo, the jobless graduate who allegedly killed his banker wife,Titilayo, said he only acted in self defense. The 30 year old man was paraded yesterday at the Police headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos.

Arowolo who slumped as he was paraded by men of the Nigerian Police Force had a domestic problem with his wife,Titilayo at their Isolo Home. At the end,29 year old  Titilayo who worked with Skye Bank was left in a pool of her own blood after she had been stabbed in different parts of her body by her husband.

Arowolo,  told reporters that he would not want to answer questions because he is bereaved at the moment, insisting that it was in the process of taking the knife from Titilayo that he also stabbed her, until she died. He said reporters should speak to his lawyers because he is not yet in the right frame of mind.

Meanwhile a lot of women rights group have called on the police to ensure that this case serve as a deterrent to others- Story-Gistmaster.com

 

 

 

 

COUTURE MEETS KULTURE - LUIZ DELAJA

A mix of two labels , some pieces from the Couture ministry collection and some from the Kulture Ministry (inspired by global ethnicities ,  tribes and details from various cultures ) , a contemporary ready to wear collection . The entire collection is a definite MUST HAVE

ABOUT THE DESIGNER

TALENTED AFRICAN DESIGNER - LUIZ DELAJA - NIGERIAN/BRAZILIAN -IS  BASED IN CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA

MTN PRESENTS LAGOS FASHION & DESIGN WEEK

With the awareness of creative talents on the rise in the Nigerian fashion industry, we  are very excited with the heights art, fashion and design have reached in the recent years in Africa and we are even more thrilled to see that it’s only getting bigger and better. MTN, one of Africa’s telecommunications giant, has collaborated with Style House Files to offer an ingenious fashion and design concept that will bring together the consumers, media and lovers of the fashion industry to what promises to be an explosive event in Lagos, Nigeria.

The MTN Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW) aims to be a one of its kind event in Nigeria. According to the event sponsors MTN, they are striving to enrich lives as they have dedicatedly done in the last 10 years in Nigeria, using telecommunications as a medium for communicating fashion and design in Nigeria.In addition, the event fashion and design led event that will feature design-led exhibitions, catwalk shows showcasing new season collections and seminars and workshops that will facilitate knowledge and information across the fashion industry, its investors and consumers.

The LFDW is currently calling for entries and the deadline for application is Sunday 24th July 2011. Further information is available on the event’s website at www.lagosfashionanddesignweek.com. You can also register to be a part of the MTN British Council LFDW Awards here

EASY RIDERS MOTORCYCLE CLUB OF NIGERIA ADVOCATES SAFE RIDING.

The (ERMC) aka “Easy Riders MC” is seeking out opportunities to enlighten beginners as well as established riders wishing improve their skills through the exchange of experiences and knowledge. By this, the club interacts with the community; corporate bodies and organs of government in order to pursue promote and protect the interest of all motorcyclists for their benefit and safety countrywide.

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Being a socially responsible entity, the ERMC has made it a duty to give back to the society whilst also correcting public perceptions about power bike riders.

Central concerns echoed by members at a recently organized rally by the Easy Riders Motorcycle Club of Nigeria were summarized as young children in Nigeria today- being faced with so many challenges that threaten their future, hence the urgent need for positive action which if not promptly taken, may give rise to angry and disenfranchised individuals.

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According to Ms. Matilda Otulana, the Secretary General of the club, “many people have misconceptions about riders; they are majorly perceived as irresponsible individuals. However, as a club, one of our key objectives is to support fellow members and extend assistance, particularly the less privileged. The “ride for charity” is our way of creating awareness about this need to provide some sort of assistance  ” she added.

The EMRC has gone ahead to adopt the Juvenile Welfare Centre (JWC) in Alakara, Mushin Lagos. The JWC represents the social welfare arm of the Nigerian Police and serves as the central point of distribution for all abandoned children in the Lagos area to orphanages.

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Otulana further stated that the choice of the JWC was strategic as it will afford the club get to the children who really need the support the club could offer.

In addition to working with orphanages, the club in collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Corp has been involved in Safety Awareness programmes for motorcycle riders in Lagos. “If we must live to ride, then we must ride to live” Otulana affirmed. As part of the body’s plan to achieve the aforementioned, the national bodies for motorcyclists have scheduled a convention for the city of Ibadan in October, 2011 which will further provide an opportunity to address pertinent issues with special focus on safety concerns and further aid charities.

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THE WIVES, A PLAY BY YERIMA TAKES CENTRESTAGE AT KNOT CENTRE

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To kick off the Theatre on the Mainland series, PAWS (Performing Arts Workshop and Studio) in collaboration with The Knot Centre presents 'The Wives', a stage play written by Professor Ahmed Yerima.

In The Wives, Yerima's two plots craftily dissolve into one with lessons for everyone to learn. Are most men and husbands two faced and hypocritical?

The question of 'can a man keep his most cherished secrets forever?' is the central theme of the play. There lies a sordid little secret and no one wants to talk about it. 'The Wives' is a dark comedy rich in sensuality and scathing humour.

The stage play is starring Kate Henshaw-Nuttall, Carol King, Catherine Edoho, Kemi 'lala' Akindoju, Sola Roberts, Rotimi Fakunle, Gbenga Adekanmbi and a host of other well known actors. The play is directed by a brilliant director Kenneth Uphopho, the former secretary general of the Dance Guild of Nigeria, Lagos Chapter.

'The Wives' will show on Sunday 10 July 2010 by 3pm and 6pm, at The Knot Centre, 1 Tobi Lawal Road by Yaba Tech 2nd gate off Herbert Macauley Way. Tickets go for N3000. For students with ID cards, they go for N2000.

"We are excited about this play, especially the fact that we are able to gather this galaxy of stars to the mainland," says Kenneth Uphopho who founded PAWS. "These are true professionals and the audience is going to leave the play thoroughly entertained."