Yay! Its Wednesday and time for our weekly #WCW. This week its all about the amazing Didi Akinyelure the 2016 winner of the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award. From studying chemical engineering and then working in the Real Estate Investment sector and finally transitioning into journalism, Didi’s shares with us snipets of her journey, the importance of telling African stories and advice…
Calling #TeamFitFam! Get in here, guys! Don’t you just love how technology makes life easy! It’s already hard enough motivating yourself to get up early in the morning to go running or jogging; or to head for the gym before or after work. Anything that would make the #fitfam journey easier is most welcome. Now, with your smartphone, the journey…
I recently thought about my writing journey which officially began last September on Facebook, followed by my setting up my blog, www.classicallyivy.com last October. If thinking were an Olympic event, I would have won all the available gold medals at the last Olympic Games! Since I am a writer, thinking definitely comes with the territory; whether it is trying to…
Does it ever feel like you’re caught in a cycle of getting up early to go to work, trying to find new clients, paying bills and more bills…Rinse and repeat? If you do, you’re in good company. A lot of people feel the same way. Coasting along, feeling like life is dictating what they should be doing and who they…
Meet Seun Ajayi Seun Ajayi is an actor who works across the stage, screen and audio media. Blessed with a silk baritone voice, he is known for playing strong pivotal characters with an air of mystery and loads of charm. His portrayal of ‘Arinze’ in Mildred Okwo’s Suru’Lere (Patience Pays) earned him critical acclaim as a new creative voice in the Nigerian…
Here at IBG, we are constantly celebrating women who are doing great things in their respective fields and challenging us. To take it a step further, we’ve decided to start a series dedicated to these great women who inspire us. It is such an honour to have the first woman in the series as Michelle Obama, First Lady of the…
Zephia Ovia has an MSc in Development Studies from the London School of Economic and Political Science and a BSc in Politics and international Relations from the University of Manchester. She has a passion for social development in Nigeria and is on the board of Teach A Girl Nigeria, an NGO that promotes education for less privileged girls. She is building…
For the last few months, the narrative in the media has been centred on Nigeria being in a recession. In simple terms, a recession is explained as a time when there’s a significant decline in the economic activity in a country. With the recession has come inflation, job loss, loss of purchasing power/spending power and so many other negative trends associated with…
The internet was abuzz two weeks ago when the DIY lady tied the knot with her heartthrob. Now, if you’ve never heard of her, you’re about to be blown away. Popularly known as The DIY Lady, Lizzy Oke, fashion blogger and motivational speaker is a bubbly young lady who had an accident in 2008 where her car flipped over 4…
There’s hardly anyone who likes to wait, especially if you live in fast-paced cities such as Lagos or New York. From cars honking once the traffic light barely turns green to the brisk paces of pedestrians, we all tend to enjoy being on the move. So, it’s usually unwelcome when some sort of delay comes into the picture. When there’s an…
