According to Ronke Ademiluyi, the founder of AFW London, organisers of AFW Nigeria, 'AFW Nigeria believes in emerging talents and our core aim is providing visibility platforms for new talents, who would otherwise not have the means to gather national attention and awareness of their own.' She states further that 'she believes for creativity to grow there needs to be a platform that celebrates supports and contributes to its growth. We want Nigerian designers to take advantage of this opportunity and register'
Designers who believe their works have what it takes to compete in market place and hope to grab a fair share of international market are invited to exhibit their designs at AFW Nigeria which will take place May 17 to 18 at Intercontinental Hotel.
Contact info: Application forms are out for AFWN, if you are a designer interested in showing your collection on the AFWN runway, kindly send an email to info@africafashionweeknigeria.com . If you've got what it takes to be On AFWN… then REGISTER now at www.africafashionweeknigeria.com or Phone: 07088800866 08089915450 and/ or Email: info@africafashionweeknigeria.com.
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The AFW Nigeria will showcase new, established and veteran designers as part of this spectacular fashion week showcasing decades of Nigeria fashion on the runway and highlighting the rich heritage of the Nigerian fashion culture.
The AFWN which is being organised in collaboration with Abiola Okoya of Mibod Global Resourses is produced by Sola Oyebade of Mahogany Productions and Toyin Lawani of Tiannah's styling academy.
Notable personalities that will grace the event are Chief Folusho Alakija, Sis Abba Folawiwo, Chief Molade Okoya, Senator Daisy Danjuma, Hon. Abike Dabiri and other notable personalities.
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In this interview with IFEANYI EDUZOR he speaks about the chances of the Super Eagles at the forthcoming world cup in Brazil and plans by his company to make Nigerians have a feel of the world cup.
Excerpts Super Eagles will be participating in the forthcoming Brazil 2014 world cup; what are your expectations at the Mundial? I have no doubt in my mind that the Super Eagles will do very well in the greatest football tournament in the world come June this year.
When you look at the team, you will discover that Coach Stephen Keshi is doing a very good work in the team. And right now, people are beginning to be proud of the Super Eagles. When you cast your mind back to the last Nations Cup, you will remember that nobody gave the team chance to get to the finals but they surprised all to lift the trophy.
Having said this, I believe they will give a good account of themselves in Brazil and surpass the expectations of Nigerians in that tournament. Are you not afraid that Nigeria is in the same Group with Argentina? It beats my imagination when people continue to exercise fears over Argentina and in doing this they fail to realize that Argentines themselves are also afraid of Nigeria because they know we have quality players that can cause heartache to any team at any time.
I want Nigerians to remember that the South Americans has never found it easy beating Nigeria in competitive football; they have always struggled to defeat us even when the dreaded Maradona was a part of their team.
I believe that with the job Keshi has done on the team, the Super Eagles will be ready for any opposition when hostilities begin in Brazil in June.
People should also know that football is not mathematics because anybody God says will carry the day will definitely win. Do you have any player in the Super Eagles who you think will be exceptional at the World Cup? Most of the players are good and I believe that they are going to make their mark in Brazil. Although they are not as good as my idols, Austin Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo but the transformation Coach Stephen Keshi is doing on the team will bring out the best in them and I look forward to the team being better than the Super Eagles of 1994. Can you tell us what motivated you going into sports equipment business?
What really motivated me venturing into sports wears business was the love I have for sports right from my youth.
When I was in school, I participated actively in sports especially football and at a stage, I became the Captain of my school team. When I left school, I worked as an apprentice under the Chief Executive Officer of S.O and Brothers Sports Limited in the person of Chief.S.O. Okoli and after serving him for eight years, he opened a shop for me and from there by the Grace of God, the business has been growing which necessitated me opening an ultra modern shop recently at the National Stadium, Surulere Lagos which is equipped with the latest state of the arts sports materials where one can come in and buy quality materials from Europe at affordable prize. You just opened an ultra modern sports shop at the National Stadium Surulere, Lagos what makes it different from others? You are quite aware that a lot of Nigerians are now engaging in one sporting activity or the other to enable them keep fit and burn out calories.
People have come to realize that without sports they cannot live a healthy life but with sports, you will be agile and healthy and might not even need to see a Doctor and this was what made me think of expanding the shop to accommodate all types of sporting materials and I want to assure Nigerians that in this year of World Cup, we are out to serve them better to ensure that the Super Eagles perform well at the Mundial.
You know that Nigerians like quality products and that accounted for our getting all our goods from Europe. And from next year we intend to move to Abuja and from there to Port Harcourt, Enugu and Owerri to serve our customers better.
And I want my customers to believe in VCN Sports and be assured that they are getting good products at affordable prices with guarantee. What is your take on the issue of Nigerians supporting foreign clubs instead of their local teams? It is quite unfortunate that Nigerians does not believe in our local league .But for me, the team I support is Enyimba because they are my pioneer customers.
All there kits were supplied to them by my company and personally, I will continue to support the team. The team needs the support of all especially when one considers that they were the first Nigerian club to win the CAF Champions League. Although the team is not doing well now but I believe they will soon come out of their problem.
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Speaking to newsmen in Owerri, Imo State, the acting General Superintendent, Rev. Dr. Chidi Okoroafor, disclosed that the decision to suspend the former GS was taken at the just concluded meeting of the General Committee held on Thursday March 6, 2014, in the Conference Hall of the National Secretariat, Enugu, after the committee had deliberated on the implications of his action on the image of the church worldwide.
But ever since the authorities took the decision to suspend the GS, tension had continued to mount in the church as members were divided over the suspension.
While some members on the side of the suspended General Superintendent felt that the authorities were highhanded in their action, others particularly the church authorities maintained that the church had degenerated to its lowest ebb since the administration of the suspended leader. In a letter dated March 6, 2014 titled "Re: Rev. Prof. Paul Emeka, former General Superintendent, Assemblies of God, Nigeria" and signed by Rev. Dr. John Ikoni, Rev. Dr. Chidi Okoroafor and Rev. Dr. Vincent Alaje; the General Secretary, Acting General Superintendent and General Treasurer respectively, they maintained that their decision to suspend the former GS was hinged on the constitution which the GS acted against by dragging the church to court without first bringing his grievances to both the General Committee and the Executive committee members.
The church also accused the former General Superintendent of being autocratic, and involved in financial mismanagement; abuse of power and "above all took the church to court which tantamount to tarnishing the image of the church and bringing it to public ridicule."
While calling on members of the church to stop relating with Rev. Paul Emeka as GS of the church, the committee maintained that he had " ceased to function in any of the duties assigned to the Office of the General Superintendent in the Constitution and Bye- Laws of the General Council of Assemblies of God, Nigeria, with effect from Thursday March 6, 2014."
The committee warned: " Should any administrative unit(s) or minister(s) or member(s) of Assemblies of God, Nigeria, relate with the former General Superintendent in any way that is contrary to the established practice for all such cases in Assemblies of God, Nigeria, such administrative unit(s) or minister(s) or member(s) would be doing so to their own detriment, and would attract commensurate disciplinary measure by the Executive Committee or the General Officers of Assemblies of God, Nigeria."
In a swift reaction, the suspended General Superintendent, however, said that those allegations were targeted at discrediting him, adding that those who are championing the suspension issue are doing so because of their selfish and parochial interests. "Some leaders at the top of the hierarchy of the Assemblies of God who are championing this to achieve their political and leadership ambition may be happy now that they are serving their purpose, but they will be shamed," the embattled cleric said.
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