Lagos Fashion And Design Week 2016

Lagos Fashion and Design Week (LFDW) is a multiday fashion event platform that aims to drive the Nigerian and ultimately, the African fashion industry; by bringing together buyers, consumers and the media to view the current collections of African designers in the fashion capital of Lagos, Nigeria.

The 2016 edition that happens to be the 6th edition kicked off on Wednesday, October 26 and runs till Saturday, October 29, 2016. The event took place at the federal palace hotel, Victoria island Lagos. 

Although a runway event, it does not just see models strutting the runway, but also provides a physical platforms that has gradually re-positioned fashion as a useful tool for commerce and creativity in Nigeria.he show has a unique line up of fashion designers in Africa, including : 

Mai-Atafo
Kinabuti
Titi Bello
Ejiro Amos Tafiri
Tsemaye Binite
Kelechi Odu
Washington Roberts
House of kaya
Yefikir
Slashed by TIA Nkwo... And host of others.

Various spontaneous designs by innovative designers will be seen below this page.
    Award winning mobile platform, Fets, also announced it's partnership, in which served as the primary payment processing partner for the event.

  The managing director Mrs Omotade Odunowo said; " the fashion industry in Nigeria has it's own economy with a list of players in the value chain. From the fabric seller to the pattern cutter, tailors, detailed designers, distributors. And so on she explained"

   

       Activities that held include:
•  LFDW Informative seminars facilitated by established creatives across Lagos, Enugu, Calabar and Abuja that encourage knowledge transfer, information exchange and networking opportunities across board.
•  LFDW runway shows and presentations featuring new season collections from designers in the African fashion industry.
•  LFDW showrooms featuring fashion products, textiles and accessories.
•  Fashion business series that encourage conversations with key players from the Nigerian and Pan African fashion industry as a useful tool for exchanging ideas, networking and developing the fashion industry.

   

That's it for the Heineken Lagos fashion and design week 2016.

Feel free to drop your comments below and let us know what you think about the just concluded LFDW.

 Written by: @justcallmepelz

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Photos : About Last Friday Night with the Boss

It was a friday Night of Dance, Music and JOLLIFICATION (hehe) at the Jonsland Castle Hotel in Gbagada Lagos as the CEO of Bobokanbai.com, Ibukun Alawode celebrated his recent awards as The Most Popular male in the University of Lagos and also clinching the best clique award  (3 idiots).

There were lot to eat and drink and if you weren't there that night.. i bet you missed alot

Present were some dignitaries most notably Mrs Elegushi.

Incase you do not know Bobo Kan Bai, they call him Awon ti most popular University of lagos!!  see photos below

Ibukun Alawode(BkB)  @lifeofbkb . #BkB #Ibukun #BoBoKanBai
#Hustle #Loyalty #Respect
#Money #Love #Fun #Music

 

 

 

 

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Nigerian officials shamefully raping and exploiting female internally displaced persons in camps

Nigerian government officials have been raping and exploiting female Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) living in camps as a result of Boko Haram’s insurgency, a report by Human Rights Watch has said.

The Report published this morning accused the government of not doing enough to protect affected women or punish the officials involved.


The group said it documented 43 cases of rape and exploitation of women and girls in several IDP camps in Maiduguri in late July. It added that the victims were displaced "from Borno towns and villages, including Abadam, Bama, Baga, Damasak, Dikwa, Gamboru Ngala, Gwoza, Kukawa, and Walassa."


“Four of the victims were drugged and raped while 37 were coerced into sex through false marriage promises and material and financial assistance.”

Senior Nigeria researcher at Human Rights Watch, Mausi Segun said: “It is bad enough that these women and girls are not getting much-needed support for the horrific trauma they suffered at the hands of Boko Haram. It is disgraceful and outrageous that people who should protect these women and girls are attacking and abusing them.

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Plus-sized women have hips and curves men like

 
Jennifer Enujiugha is a 26 year-old plus-size model, choreographer and VJ/compere from Anambra State. The beautiful, dark-skinned graduate of crop production and protection from Abia State University is the current Miss Curvy Nigeria Top Model. In this interview with Juliet Ebirim, Jennifer who is also a creative consultant bares her mind on her plans, journey as a plus-size model, relationship and more. Excerpts…

What’s your take on plus-size modeling in Nigeria?

Plus-sized models are not appreciated as they ought to be, knowing fully well that almost all African women have the tendency to be plus-sized. Even if they were skinny before marriage,when they get married and after childbirth, they become plus-sized. We don’t appreciate them (curvy and plump models), we chase after skinny models but the truth is the westerners are beginning to accept the fact that there should be a place for the plus-sized in the fashion world. In the recently concluded New York Fashion Week, they had plus-sized models everywhere. Here in Nigeria, it’s difficult to see three plus-sized models on a runway show and that’s not nice. Most people who come to watch the shows are plump, but if they discover the outfits being showcased are for skinny people, they wouldn’t be motivated to go for them. A lot of people don’t know, but plus-sized modeling is a goldmine that’s yet to be harnessed in Nigeria.

How do you juggle modeling with other things you do?

Because I’m passionate about it, I don’t really see it as work. I enjoy doing it and besides, they’re all related, still the same industry – creative consultancy, VJ/compere, modeling, choreography – they’re all entertainment. It’s easy for me to combine them all. I was the logistics manager for last year’s ‘Dance with Peter’ reality TV show.

What are you working on at the moment?

I’m the current Miss Curvy Nigeria Top Model, I’m yet to hand over though. I represent plump models in every fashion show. I’m working on a project for the plus-sized. I want to get plump ladies to appreciate the fact that they are beautiful. It doesn’t matter their skin color, size or shape. You may be plump and still beautiful. You just have to be confident. Confidence is the best make-up you can wear. The project is aimed at changing the way Nigerians see plus-size people. It will also reduce the rate of anorexia and suicidal thoughts. When some of these plump people are rejected by the people they like, they tend to think that it’s because of their size. No, the person rejecting you doesn’t know what he wants.

How were you able to conquer the rejection you faced as a plus-sized when you ventured into modeling?

I think everything I’ve been into has helped me in one way or the other. As a dancer, I got used to performing on stage and that helped me loosen up. I became comfortable dancing before large crowds because I used to be very shy. Choreography helped me out so when I got into modeling, I started doing runway shows. Most times, I’m the only plus-sized model on the runway or for a job. I usually fight the temptation to feel inferior because I’m the only plus-sized, instead I chose to take it as an advantage.

Can you name some of the commercials you’ve done?

I’ve worked with Honeywell, Glo, I just did something for societal family health and a couple of other jobs. Actually, I just started doing commercials, I’ve been doing mostly fashion.

Based on your experience, what do you think is the major challenge plus-sized models face?

The major challenge is that people do not want to accept them for who they are. It’s not peculiar to Nigeria alone, but the westerners are beginning to accept plus-size models. Ashley Graham is doing very well. Nigerians have not really started accepting plus-size models. Designers should have ready-to-wear outfits for plus-sized models to encourage them.

Do you think African men are drawn to plus-sized women?

Yes, they are, but they pretend they are not because of friends. They don’t want their friends to say ‘the guy babe na Orobo!’ I think African men are actually attracted to plus-sized women. They may not admit it, but they are. Being plus-sized, you automatically have the hips and curves and that’s what men like. Few slim women have that.

Any awkward or embarrassing moment?

The first day I climbed on stage, everyone started laughing at me. I went to perform somewhere as a dancer and people started laughing at me because of my size. There’s always an awkward moment for everybody. There are occasions when there are only skinny models around, you make a mistake and they all stare at you in a funny way. Sometimes, you go for fashion shows and a designer will tell you straight up, that he doesn’t make outfits for plus-sized. Every career has its challenges, but it’s being able to learn from it all that matters. Anything that doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. It all boils down to passion.

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Hope For Tiwa And Hubby Reconciliation

   About six months after her marital squabble made the front page of newspapers, magazines and dominated discussions on radio and TV talk shows, it appears Tiwa Savage, is ready to mend fences with her estranged hubby, Tunji Balogun aka Tee Billz.
   According to sources close to the singer, her body language indicates that she’s ready to reconcile with her baby’s daddy. Already, there have been meetings between both families aimed at a peaceful reconciliation.
Tiwa is also said to have been meeting with older couples and counsellors who have been advising her to give her marriage another chance in respect of the ‘for better, for worse’ vows she took at the altar.
Our source who commented under the condition of anonymity stated that, “You can take my word for it that a reconciliation is in the offing between Tiwa and Teebillz. She has told people close to her that she misses Tunji, and she wants him back in her life. Also, as their son, Jamal (Jam Jam) is growing older, Tiwa wants to ensure that he has a father figure around.”
Speaking further, the source said, “Of course, she has also given a condition that Teebillz gets help so that all the issues that led to his public meltdown will not happen again.”
However, there are also reports that Tiwa’s mom was badly hurt by the negative things Teebillz said about her on Instagram, but she’s ready to forgive and forget all because all she really wants is her daughter’s happiness.
As a pointer to the fact that Tiwa is ready to accommodate her husband, she paused her performance last Sunday at the Three Thrones concert which held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, to seek for marital advice from ‘veteran’ singing couple, Tunde and Wunmi Obe (TWO).
“You’ve been married for so long, and you’re also in the limelight; how have you managed to keep your relationship intact for all these years? There’s a lot of pressure on young couples and I’m very jealous of you,” Tiwa said right on stage.
The elderly couple responded by telling her that it is imperative to ‘marry the man you love, communication, the only third party in your marriage should be God.’
Meanwhile, Teebillz’s whereabouts is been jealously guarded like a high-value painting at a museum.
    His known friends in the entertainment industry have studiously maintained sealed lips in response to inquiries about where their friend is.
But it was gathered that Teebillz is presently not in Nigeria, as he travelled out shortly after the couple’s fight in April. But the good news is that the hermit guy has reopened his Instagram page which he surreptitiously closed down in the wake of the marriage problems.

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I will gladly play a dead whore on "Game of Thrones"

       Rachel Bloom, who leads cast of "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend " TV show, is interested in a "Game of Thrones" role.
Speaking at the inaugural EW PopFest in Los Angeles on Saturday, December 29, 2016, Bloom stated that she would gladly play a dead whore in the hit HBO TV show, "Game of Thrones".
“I just want to make it clear, if they want me on Game of Thrones, I will be on it,” Bloom joked.
“I will gladly play a dead whore just to be on that show. No other show. I will play a dead whore, like, on a dead zombie corpse with, like, my eyeball coming out, just to be on Game of Thrones. Anyway, just putting it out there. Just a pitch for next season.”
Bloom is popular as Rebecca Bunch i n The CW comedy-drama series "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend." On January 10, 2016, she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy series.

During the Season six finale, the Mother of Dragons and her army were making their way across the Narrow Sea to Westeros. Viewers also got to find out the true paternity of Jon Snow, who is actually a Targaryen.
Titled "The Winds of Winter," the season six finale of "GOT" also ended with Jon Snow as king of the North and Cersei sitting on the Iron Throne.
"Game of Thrones" returns for its penultimate season in 2017.

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Reps summon Customs boss over N200bn insurance fund

   THE House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating cash paid out to government officials annually by insurance companies has summoned the Controller General of Customs, CGC, for allegedly refusing to furnish it with details of its insurance transactions between 2013 and 2015.
    The Adekunle Akinlade Abdulkadir-led Committee which last week queried insurance companies for insuring dysfunctional coaches for Nigeria Railways Corporation, NRC, had invited the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, to appear last Friday over the insurance transactions in the last four years, but the Customs representatives failed to turn up.
   The Committee which is also probing the alleged misappropriation of over N200 billion of public funds in insurance transactions at the sitting, uncovered a scheme involving the payment of over N910million to two unregistered insurance brokers.
Disclosing this at the investigative hearing, Chairman of the Committee, Abdulkadir, expressed disappointment over how insurance firms attempted to misinform it through distortion of facts in their presentations.
According to him, “The issue is that these companies got business consistently just because some people in the MDAs are being paid.
“Since the commencement of this investigation, we have sent invitations to the NCS but they have refused to make any submission to the Committee.
“We are summoning the CG to explain why he refused to honour the Committee and why it engaged services of unlicensed brokers and agents that cost over a quarter of a billion Naira.
“Many of the insurance companies that appeared deliberately gave us wrong information thinking we can never go to the extent of scrutinising every detail in their submissions.
“Having discovered that it is not business as usual, all the Chief Executives are now saying they did not know about the figures quoted in the documents they submitted.
“What they want now is to give us (Committee) new figures because the earlier ones were no longer correct.
“We will oblige them but in their new submissions, every cover must be accompanied by relevant documents to prove the authenticity of the new figures.”
Source _vanguard

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