TUNJI OLUGBODI - Still Zealous @ 50

April 6, 2014

MUST-HAVE SHOES WHEN MEN DRESS UP

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On our cover this week is Mr. Tunji Joshua Olugbodi, the GMD/CEO Verdant Zeal group. Like the biblical Joshua, he is a leader in the business arena. Very enterprising and driven by zeal and passion, he is known to initiate innovative ideas that sets him apart from others. The business guru turned 50 recently and shares in this interview, his journey of life and his aspirations for the future. Pgs 8-10 Our international WOW ambassador, Eryca Freemantle is back and writes about the EHDXW\ EHQHÀWV RI ZDWHU :DQW WR NQRZ how water can help you look great? Flip to page three.The last is not heard yet about the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA). On our fashion Pages, Yemisi

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The only time a woman really succeeds in changing a man is when he is a baby.

- Natalie Wood

The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.

- B.R Ambedkar

Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you.

Suleiman, takes a look at what guys wear when they choose to dress up. Will it be 2-button suit, a double breasted one or a tuxedo? Pgs. 6-7.Fatima Garba compiles a list of the must have shoes- high and low. In which one would you like to walk that walk this Sunday? Pg 4-5. All our contributors have also packaged something for your enjoyment and relaxation. Please enjoy them and have a great week.

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TUNJI OLUGBODI: - Still Zealous @ 50 By - By Jemi Ekunkunbor

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n a country where life expectancy is less than 47 years, turning 50 years becomes a landmark age worth celebrating. So it was for Mr. Tunji Olugbodi, GMD/CEO Verdant Zeal group who turned 50 recently.

Born and raised in Lagos, TJ as he is fondly called by close friends and family members, began his educational career at Salvation Army School in Surulere. At a very young age, he alone amongst seven brothers and one sister was whisked from Lagos to Osun State to go attend boarding school. He resumed at Ejigbo Baptist High School, Osun State where he had his secondary education. Going to boarding school he confesses, made him become his own man and that decision by his parents exposed him to certain experiences that he is still thankful to God for today. His experience in the Baptist community did not end there. He later enrolled at the Ede Baptist High School, where he had his A-levels. He wrapped up his tertiary education at the then Ogun State University. He has since followed up with several professional courses and he is a member of several organizations.

Although the husband of Biyi is a soft, easy-going fellow, when it comes to business, he brings to the table an unmatched zeal and passion for finding innovative ways of breaking new grounds and going against the grain.

It was a gentleman with fine manners who threw his doors open to the Allure team as he opens up on life at 50!

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What is life like at 50?

Life at 50 is a landmark. Frankly, all I feel is gratitude to God for bringing me thus far. I feel privileged by all the outpouring of love and affection. I feel very honoured by the calibre of people who have celebrated with me but the important thing is that one feels grateful to God. What has the journey to 50 been like? , WKLQN LW¡V EHHQ D FKHTXHUHG RQH ,¡YH KDG P\ ups and downs. I have had my challenges. I have had my seasons of highs and lows but I think, above everything else, if one looks back and takes stock, I think there is every reason for one to be thankful for some of the experiences one has had that have been helpful in navigating the MRXUQH\ RI OLIH ,¡YH ORRNHG EDFN DQG WDNHQ VWRFN DQG ,¡YH VHHQ KRZ SHRSOH KDYH UHDOO\ KHOSHG WR open doors for one. People have mentored one.

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Now that you have hit 50, what are your thoughts?

My thought really is trying to do a lot more than I have done in the past. But the reality is that inevitably, I need to start slowing down. I have a few things I aspire to do. I want to be able to read more, study more, break some new grounds and achieve certain things; not just for my community EXW IRU P\ QDWLRQ DV ZHOO , KRSH ,¡OO EH DEOH WR GR all those things on time.

Are you one of those people who get spiritual and philosophical as they get older?

I think it is inevitable that you really need to get VSLULWXDO EHFDXVH \RX MXVW UHDOLVH \RX¡YH KDG \RXU time so to say. There are certain basic realities that we are confronted with but the truth is also that it is not when you are getting old that you should think about it. In fact, the Bible encourages us to remember the Lord in the days of our youth. So those who are young are even OXFNLHU <RX GRQ¡W KDYH WR ZDLW WR EH ROG EHIRUH thinking about it. The truth is that without realizing it, I have gone round the bend so I need to look at WKLQJV PRUH VHULRXVO\ 2QH FDQQRW EH VR à LSSDQW about life.

Would you say your current life resembles the 50 of your dreams? ,¡G VD\ \HV DQG QR <HV WR WKH H[WHQW WKDW VRPH RI WKHVH WKLQJV \RX GRQ¡W KDYH FRQWURO RYHU you just trust God as you move on and progress. *RG KDV EHHQ NLQG WR PH VR ,¡G VD\ \HV ,W¡V RQO\ His grace that has kept us this far.

Then, the no part is that, if I also look at what has happened around me, especially in our nation, from when I started schooling, it looks like everything has nose-dived. For me, that aspect is not something to be celebrated. It is something that is of great concern. As one progresses, things should be getting better instead, the reverse is the case. If you look at education, infrastructure, safety and security, health services; everything seems to be heading south instead of getting better as the human race progresses towards digital age. We should be breaking new grounds as far as technology can offer.

There is still a lot to be done.

For me, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a wake up call that there is still a lot of work to be done. I just have this realisation that time is running out and that I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have all the time in the world.

If you have to do things differently, what would it be?

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She was and still is a strict disciplinarian. With her, everything a woman should do, she compelled us to do them. So, we know how to

things, not just in business but even in academia, in politics. There are people that you know that the rigour and discipline that they bring to projects DQG WKH ZD\ WKH\ GR WKLQJV DUH TXLWH LPSRUWDQW IRU you. I look at somebody like Papa Awolowo and his very ascetic lifestyle and his single-minded IRFXV RQ GRLQJ WKLQJV IRU WKH EHQHĂ&#x20AC;W RI WKH community which is why many years after his GHDWK KLV SKLORVRSK\ GRHVQ¡W MXVW UHVRQDWH LQ WKH philosophical realm, but in what you can still see; that is obvious around you â&#x20AC;&#x201C; education, infrastructure, job creation and employment still remain germane today as they were in 1983 when he contested. So those are the kind of people you know there is vision behind what they do and they are propelled by it. You have people like Professor Wole Soyinka, known not just for his erudition but for the discipline that he has brought on.

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I feel persuaded that no matter what, we all have to pitch in and redeem whatever needs to be done here. We cannot continue to throw our hands in despair. venturing with a step of faith that in spite of challenges, God will always make a way.

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Strong Reasons Why You Should Cultivate A Positive Mental Attitude Hello my dear readers, there is only one person who can give you a positive mental attitude and that is YOU! You can read all the guides you like and watch all the motivational videos that you can stomach and it will still depend on you to make the changes needed to have a positive outlook on life. Think positive, look on the bright side, have faith, whatever phrases you use to describe it, cultivating a positive mental attitude will have a positive impact on just about every aspect of your life read on for proof:

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Get Captivated by - Jerome Onipede

ARE YOU AT THIS POINT?

I have realized that as TIME GOES BY Women get to the Point where they see a very Bad Man, and Call him a Good Man, because they are tired of WAITING ON A GOD they are not even sure exists anymore, for His Provision for Marriage.

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There are people who can squander N1,000,000 a day because they have bad spending habits. According to Luke 16:10 Whoever is faithful with very little is also faithful with a lot. A person who can manage as little as N50,000, would manage N50,000,000 HĚ&#x2020;HFWLYHO\ 2Q WKH RWKHU KDQG D SHUVRQ ZKR FDQ VTXDQGHU 1 would most likely squander N50,000,000.

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ADESUWA ONYENOKWE EMERGES VLISCO WOMAN OF THE YEAR By - Yemisi Suleiman | Pics By - Oscar Ochiogu

Ace broadcaster and Publisher of TW magazine, Mrs. Adesuwa Onyenokwe, is the Vlisco Woman of the year 2014.

She was announced winner at the second edition of the Vlisco Women’s month awards held last Sunday at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos. The event which is part of Vlisco’s effort at celebrating inspiring women during the month of March was well attended by women from all walks of life.

The show began with poems rendition and choreography performances “tagged Phenomenal Woman” eulogizing the qualities of a woman. This year’s theme, “Dare to dream”, paid tribute to women who, despite all odds, have the faith and courage to realise their dreams. Nominees for this category were three successful and outstanding women in different fields who were honored, they are: Dr. Olamide Orekunrin, of the Flying Doctor fame, Ace broadcaster and publisher of TW Magazine, Mrs. Adesuwa Onyenokwe and Esther Agbarakwe, a climate change expert.

The presentation of the awards to the recipients was occasionally interjected with fashion shows featuring chic short and long dresses with ultra feminine cuts, all made with the African prints designed by three Nigerian designers; House of Jasmine, Fifi O and Taofik Yahaya of TFK Creations. The segment also saw the nominees strut their stuff on the runway decked in outfits created by these designers.

A brief talk on the power of a woman’s dream by Ezine Akudo, Miss Nigeria 2013, was followed by a question and answer session moderated by Nollywood star Stephanie Linus, who is the face of this year’s campaign, asking the awardees how they thrive in Nigeria despite all odds. There was a musical interlude by Jodie the kushi-kushi crooner, which saw all the ladies in the audience wearing Vlisco fabric strut their stuff on the runway, with Oji Osula and Jenika Mukoro emerging winners of the segment. It was also a day of glory for winners of the Vlisco Fashion dream Fund, where new designers are encouraged to pitch their business plan, which explains their fashion dream, to Vlisco. According to the organizers, the said fund was set up to help and encourage aspiring fashion designers in West and Central Africa to achieve their dream. The three winners in this category were; Sophie Alozie, Chioma Igbokwe and Kumbi Idowu.

Out going Vlisco Woman of the year 2013, Mrs. Eugenia Abu while congratulating the nominees, said it is always beautiful to see women achieving. “I congratulate Vlisco, they have held my hand in the last one year and they have increased my fashion forwardness by giving me the fabrics to wear time and again, and to show that a woman can be brilliant and still be fashionable’. She advised designers to hold dear our culture and to collaborate with Vlisco to push our fabrics.

High point of the event was the announcement of the Vlisco woman of the year 2014, by Group Commercial Development Director of Vlisco, Mr. Andrew Connelly who pronounced Mrs. Adesuwa Onyenokwe winner of the Vlisco Woman of the Year. The event sponsored by Baileys Irish Cream was wrapped up with an electrifying musical performance by Waje, who got the audience on their feet.

ADESUWA ONYENOKWE RECEIVING HER AWARDS FROM CECILIA UMOREN

NDIDI OBIOHA

CHARITY IRIOBE

EUGINA ABU

VIOLET CHIOMA OLISEH

JOKE SILVA

STEPHINE LINUS

SOPHIE ALOZIE

YVONNE CHIOKE

OLAMIDE OREKUNRI RECIEVING HER VLISCO :20(1·6 $:$5'6 FROM JOKE JACOBS

JOAN IBUZO AND YETUNDE ADESIJA

MARY IKOKU

OGHOGHO OSULA AND IFUEKO THOMAS

ADA OCHIOGU

JUMOKE, VIVIAN AND BIOLA

M O D E L S O N T H E R U N W AY

EZINNE AKUDO

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P EO PL E â&#x20AC;&#x153; O N E PA RT Y AT A T I M E ! â&#x20AC;?

ALERO OTUMARA WEDS OMATSOLA It was a dream come through for the families of Mr. and Mrs. Gbubemi Otumara and Mr and Mrs Benson Oweghoro when their children Alero Otumara and Omatsola Oweghoro was joined in holy matrimony on the 14th and 15th march, 2014 in lagos.

THE NEWLY-WED COUPLE, MR. & MRS. OMATSOLA OWEGHORO AND THEIR PARENTS

THE NEWLY-WED COUPLE, MR. & MRS. OMATSOLA OWEGHORO AT THEIR ENGAGEMENT CEREMONY

MR. & MRS. W. KPERE-DAIBO

FROM RIGHT, MRS. JULIET AGHANTE, MRS. RITA AMUKA AND MAUREEN ADEKOYA

FROM LEFT, MRS. LAYI BABATUNDE AND MRS. MISAN ADESANYA

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ADAEZE HITS RUNWAY FOR HER 21ST BIRTHDAY

THE CELEBRANT: ADAEZE

It was a Night of Glamour and glitz as Super Model, Adaeze Esther Agbai, hits the Runway to celebrate her 21st Birthday. The Event which was powered by 001 Entertainment, took place at the Grace Event Centre in Port Harcourt. The event saw 34 models hitting the runway to support one of their own. The models strutted the runway, showcasing the outfits of the 15 designers amongst whom were Zhalima Grazioni, Jazz Effect Design.

Witnessed by bigwigs in the fashion and corporate world in Port Harcourt, the show tagged â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hit the Runwayâ&#x20AC;? was created to serve as a platform to build a better environment that will grow both the modeling and fashion industry in Port Harcourt.

UCHECHI NWEKE

NATASHA OBETEN

LOVETH OGEDENGBE

GRACE

EVELYN SAMUEL

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