Our PR agency BlackHouse Media was 8 on November 7, 2014. The past few years have been remarkable and we have grown tremendously! But within me, I knew it was not yet time for a big celebration. With some of our core staff members, we spent the weeks before and after our anniversary meeting (at […]
In celebration of Adaora-Zinno Orara who’s down with stage 7 cancer Blackhouse Media and Mydrim Art Gallery have announced a one of a kind art exhibition titled Against All Odds. The exhibition will be showcasing the works of one of Nigeria’s most celebrated painters, Zinno Orara, in dedication to his Wife, Adaora-Zinno Orara, who is battling breast cancer against all odds. Billed to […]
In celebration of Adaora-Zinno Orara who’s down with stage 7 cancer Blackhouse Media and Mydrim Gallery today announced a one of a kind art exhibition titled Against All Odds. The exhibition will be showcasing the works of one of Nigeria’s most celebrated painters, Zinno Orara, in dedication to his Wife, Adaora-Zinno Orara, who is […]
My mom never really liked Zinno Orara. She liked the artist, his works, just like everyone else. But the man? ‘That boy is a braggart’, she would say, as music blasted from Bro Zinno’s Volvo. Often Lucky Dube; almost always reggae or soul. But as he rolled up his windows and stepped out of the […]
Had fun speaking with creative professionals from diverse backgrounds two weeks ago in Lagos. Always appreciate an opportunity to chat with brilliant minds, especially young people keen to challenge the status quo.
Glad to have joined my good friend Steve Babaeko and his team at X3M Ideas for the agency’s 2nd anniversary dinner on Friday August 29. I’m very emotional about X3M, for many reasons, most not easily obvious. But trust me – anything is possible, If you believe.
Yorubas say it well: “Ehinkule l’ota wa. Inu’le ni aseni ngbe”. Nigeria and Nigerians are losing on all fronts because of leaders we didn’t prepare for the assignments we are giving them. Every child should be trained please. Everyone should be prepared with the right formal and informal education. We never know what we […]
My roommate and fellow S Man @doyinadesida’s birthday. Our room in a face-me-I-face-you apartment at No 21 Major Salawu, Agbowo-UI. The UI years, when I went to bed hungry almost every night. Where I lost count of how many times our landlord Ajetunmobi locked us out for failing to pay rent. The UI years, where […]
It was 10 years in June, since my first byline appeared in Encomium Weekly. My first byline anywhere, really. It was one of the most difficult periods of my life. Let me explain: My mother died in April, just as I was rounding up work on my final year project at University of Ibadan. I fell […]
Drove through the rain from Ikeja to VI Monday night. Lagosians are suffering. So many stranded men and women. All drenched and standing by the road. No buses. If you can’t provide efficient public transportation, at least provide decent ‘bus stops’ that can protect us when it rains.