Biography of Denola Adepetun Grey

Denola Grey is a freelance fashion Consultant, writer, media consultant, actor, and a full-fledged model of his own whose unique and stunning fashion designs have brought him into great popularity and revenue. 

Denola was born on the 13th of August, 1990 in Lagos Nigeria. Here, he grew up and started his career even though he is originally an indigene of Ogun State. He has lived in certain cities in which New York is not an exception. His kind of music includes; Dah niel, Rihana also R&B. Movies includes; The Untold Story, Stewie Griffin, Iron Man, TV shows; NIP, Tuck TV, Samatha Who?, Despearate Housewives, Favorite books include; The Harry Potter Series, Tell me Your Dreams, The firm, Favorite sports include Sasha D.Karic. His real birth and legal name given to him by his parent is Denola Adepetun. Denola Grey was born with a silver spoon, He was fortunate to come from a rich family of entrepreneur parents alongside three male siblings. While growing up Denola Grey attended Green Spring School in Anthony, Lagos State. He started his primary and Secondary school education there. However, part of his secondary school education was at Adesoye College, a boarding school in Offa, Kwara State. After graduating from Adesoye College he proceeded for higher education, he spent a year at Oxbridge Tutorial College, before he moved to Baylor University where he graduated with a degree in Media Business, from there, Denola majored in Analysis of media and Fashion market, where he discover his passion and potential for fashion. 

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Denola was nicknamed Barbie when he was in secondary school because he wasn’t masculine and didn’t participate in activities as other boys did. All of that lasted but for a while, he never gave up and these challenges didn’t hinder him from chasing his goals in anyway. Though he tried to fit into society, he felt he was empty doing that, according to him he has now gotten over that feeling. Revealing in an interview that being himself gives him much more confidence, insisting he has come to accept the reality that he is half female or whatever they call him. . He started his fashion and media consultancy professional career at the age of 18 as an intern working at CMC in 2008. Two years he started working with fruition image consulting in 2010 as a PR manager. Well, Denola Grey is also an actor as aforementioned above, he has acted several movies and has starred in some several movies and has starred in some popular movies in Nigeria. His first acting role was in a series titled Castle & Castle, the role came after the Ebony Life production invited him for the audition. In the series he starred as Benjamin Castle alongside some top Nollywood actors such as RMD, Dorcas Shola, Jude Chukwuka, Blossom Chukwujekwu and Eku Edewor. According to him he has rejected several movie roles because he never saw himself as an actor then. However, he decided to give Castle & Castle a shot because of the offer he got. In the same year Denola Grey still played the Venya in a Nollywood comedy show called “Bling lagosians”, He has produced various fashion projects including “Glam Squad” airing on Africa Magic. In 2012 Denola Grey starred in D.O.D (Day of Destiny) Nigeria’s first Sci-fi, fantasy time travel feature film, alongside Olumide Oworu, as part of a two-handler lead. The film starred some big names including Ireti Doyle, Broda shaggy, Toyin Abraham, Blossom Chukwujekwu and Ini Dima-Okojie simultaneously he has worked on season 2 of Castle & Castle which has been licensed exclusively to Netflix. That same year, Denola Grey has already started expanding his media consultancy skills at PRC consulting, where he assisted in organizing the New York and a launch party for ACNE paper magazine. In 2013 he worked at Walter Baker as the handler of the company’s social media activities and branding. During that period he worked with a Lagos based fashion brand known as ALARA Lagos. The same place he learned the rudiments of the fashion business and later decided to start his brand. In 2014 he had a positive turn around in his career and a spike in his fame as well, in the same year he was able to work for top brands like Ebony Life TV, Bella Naija and The Guardian as a fashion Columnist, shortly after, he asked for a guest-host on “EL-Now”. In 2015 he was named one of the main anchors of the EL Now.

Denola Grey has grown into becoming one of the most successful Young Fashionista’s in Africa. He admires designs by Tom Ford, an America Fashion Designer who inspires him according to him, he strives to accomplish Tom Ford’s exactness and concentration on detail, in his designs, another person that influenced Denola Grey’s color combination is his grandfather Mr. Banwo. Apart from being the Brand ambassador for Lagos fashion Week (LFW) He has worked with orange culture. Similarly, he works with other top brand which contributes to his revenue and streams of income in 2020. He was nominated as one of the top three best dressed male celebrities at the Africa Movies Viewer’s Choice Award that same year.

Films and Movies by Denola Grey

As a professional Nollywood actor, Denola Grey has featured in the following movies:

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Denola Grey is active on social media. You can connect with him via his official handles on TikTok, Instagram, X and Facebook.

Numerous NGOs Exist Due to Government's Laxity - Bolu Okunlola

NNI: Can we meet you?

Guest: I am Okunlola Boluwatife, a graduate of Law from Obafemi Awolowo University. I am passionate about social change and development. I am the founder and Lead Volunteer of The Keturah Movement; a social change organization and also a craftsman at BOJCrafts.

NNI: How has the entrepreneurship journey been for you so far?

Guest: For me, the entrepreneurship journey has been quite interesting because it is more like a hobby.

NNI: In managing multiple businesses and your NGO while as a student, how did you manage your time and balance academics and extra curricular activities?

Guest: There wasn't really a specific balance scheme that I strictly followed.

The major drive for the balance between my academics, entrepreneurship and running an NGO is the fact that I enjoy doing them all. I don't allow the time for any aspect to affect the others and that has somehow helped build a healthy balance between them all.

 

NNI:What is your worst business experience?

Guest: Oh, that would definitely be one time that I had to work with a very difficult customer. I made a wallet and there was a glitch in the finishing that a shoemaker did. She was displeased and said nasty things. I apologized and refunded her money, and it was quite painful because I had put in so much work.

NNI: BOJCrafts follows a unique business trend. What inspires your creative products?

Guest: Usually, what keeps my creative juices flowing is the fact that I enjoy the challenge of coming up with new designs and satisfying other people's fashion cravings. I am inspired by the combination of trends, colors, works and achievements of other creatives.

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NNI: On Youth Development and growth in Nigeria, do you think we are making progress?

Guest: In order to seek the long term development and growth of a nation, we all know that youth development is a prerequisite. Personally, I believe we're making progress but we're not there yet. The trend these days is that as youths, we do not give quality time to growth anymore, most people now skip the growth process and jump into leadership.

To an extent, I would say that we're making a heads way in youth development and growth in Nigeria. The "lazy youth" mentality is almost now a thing of the past because an average youth now has one or two things we focus on such as businesses, skills and so on.

NNI: Peer influence and Social Media are two notable factors that have great influence on youths- positive and negative. To what extent can you measure these influence?

 

Guest: The effect of peer Influence on the average youth has been the crux of discuss for the past few years. Most youths do something that they wouldn't otherwise do, because of some form of validation and the hunger to be accepted and valued.

On the other hand, The use of social media has both negative and positive impacts on the youths today. Youths are predominantly the users of the Internet for social interaction. These are the people who cannot imagine life without the Internet, always seeking for ways to connect virtually with everyone in the world.

The effect of peer influence and social media on us today as youths is far reaching, both negatively and positively. And the best antidote for the negative effects is to create a balance in both aspects.

NNI: You run a Non- Governmental Organisation. How do you give back to the society?

Guest: We basically focus on social change and contributing our quota to make the world a better place.

We organize and volunteer for events relating to childcare, female and youth empowerment, community development and poverty alleviation among others.

NNI: What is your take on the existence of many NGOs? Do you think that societal impact is relative to the number of NGOs in existence?

Guest: NGOs play a very crucial role in the well being of mankind. There are many things that the governments would not be able to cater for and  the NGOs cover that field.

The mentality behind the high rise of NGOs is basically a reflection of laxity on the part of the government. But we cannot overemphasize the great positive impact that this brings. More NGOs means more hands to help other people. I believe that the greatest empowerment we can give to societal change is directly empowering our local communities permanently. This is a problem that most NGOs are trying to tackle. However, I agree that societal impact is relative to the number of NGOs in existence.

NNI: What is the Tzedakah4Keturah Project about?

Guest: Tzedakah4Keturah is an initiative of The Keturah Movement. It is a social purpose business where we sell products and the entire profit goes into charity. We set up the enterprise to tackle two social issues: Healthcare and Child education. It was inspired by the idea that every child deserves quality education and human being deserves quality healthcare. The yearly project tagged "Tzedakah" visits public schools to donate learning materials, hospitals to donate healthcare aids and also rural areas for sensitization on physical and mental health.

NNI: What is your advice to fellow young individuals?

Guest: To my fellow young individuals, I'd love to say we should try to let go of worrying too much about the future. Concentrate on being in the here and know and life will be more fulfilling. We can only take care of the future when we learn how to take care of the present moment. What's the fun in it all if we already have it all figured out? I think it's best that we create a space for ourselves to grow at a convenient pace and take it one step at a time.

NNI: Thank you very much for your time

Guest: Thank you so much for your patience.

Biography of Asiwaju Dr. Oluwaseun Fakorede

Honourable Asiwaju (Dr) Oluwaseun Temidayo Fakorede was born on May 22, 1992 and hails from Ibarapa, Oyo State, Nigeria. He is a Nigerian entrepreneur, speaker and politician. At the age of 27, he became the youngest Commissioner in Nigeria's history when he was appointed Commissioner for Youth and Sports in Oyo State in August 2019.

 

 

From his appointment as commissioner in 2019, Hon. Seun Fakorede has made great impact by revolutionising the face of excellence in leadership in Nigeria's Political Space while leading a vanguard of young history makers to do exploits wherever they find themselves.

 

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Asiwaju (Dr.) Oluwaseun Fakorede is active on social media. You can connect with him via his official handles on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and X.

Biography of Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi Ogunlade

His Royal Majesty, Oba Aladetoyinbo Aladelusi Ogunlade, Deji of Akure who ascended the Royal throne in July, 2015

9 years on the throne, 

Your Majesty's dedication, wisdom, and visionary leadership have transformed Akure Kingdom, ushering in an era of unprecedented growth, development, and peace. Your unwavering commitment to the betterment of your people has been inspiring, and your achievements are a testament to your tireless efforts. Under your reign, Akure has witnessed significant advancements in infrastructure, education, healthcare, and economic development. Your Majesty's foresight and wisdom have created a conducive environment for businesses to thrive, and your support for education and youth empowerment has been remarkable. Your leadership has also promoted cultural heritage and traditional values, preserving the rich history and customs of Akure Kingdom for future generations. Your Majesty's doors have always been open to your subjects, listening to their concerns and addressing their needs with compassion and understanding. As you celebrate this milestone,

 

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Everyone Must Leverage Digital Marketing to Increase Value - Mary Fadare

NELOC News: Can we meet you?

Guest: I am Mary Fadare, a designer, business strategist and digital expert. I am the founder and lead of Mo'Tribe; a community that fosters personal development and business growth for young entrepreneurs where she commits herself to training and developing business owners. I am also the founder of phenomenal Ladies Connect Africa. PLC  Africa, where I lead a community of women who train other ladies to attain excellence across all fields and to amplify the voice of the African woman across the globe. To cap it all, as a graduate of the department of Botany, Obafemi Awolowo University, I am passionate about business and digital technology particularly leveraging digital tools for business growth and profitability.

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NELOC News: How has the digital entrepreneurship journey been for you so far?

Guest: My digital entrepreneurship journey has been different shades of exciting, demanding and profitable for me. Of course it has come with it's own challenges, but I'm grateful for every step of the process.

NELOC News: To you, what is the relevance of digital marketing and how can individuals leverage it for growth?

Guest: Obviously, digital marketing is of high relevance - you almost can't do without it if you want to build a sustainable brand whether it's Business, Personal or even Non-profit. Individuals can leverage digital technology by making themselves visible to the right audience and give out as much value as possible.

NELOC News: How did you come about digital Skills? Are you self taught?

Guest: Well, I attended a conference sometimes in 2016 - The Opportunity Conference and I was completely wowed getting to know the amazing wonders of tech. I stepped out of the conference into a rollercoaster of seeking knowledge, trying out new adventures Online, learning as much as I could, and of course making a lot of mistakes and figuring out stuff on my own. So, yes, I'm self-taught with the help of Google.

NELOC News: How do you think social media management will affect the future of digital revolution?

Guest: New businesses and brands are springing up every minute on social media! A whole lot of people are creating content and making money from their social media followers. I think that goes on to say that it's definitely going to play a major role in changing the norm of how business is being done. The same goes for every other sectors as well. Today, we now have online law firms, online doctors, pharmacists, fitness trainers, just name it! So, like we usually joke, everything is now online! The digital revolution is here already.

 

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NELOC News: How does internet data price rates affect your productivity online (positively or negatively)? How well have you managed data?

Guest: As regards internet data, I believe that network providers are not taking it easy on us at all. For me, a whopping 20% of my total revenue generated from my online business goes back into buying data. That's pretty much for an average SME. Sincerely, I try to cut down my time Online. At some point, I removed YouTube completely from my list of favorite Online platforms all in a bid to conserve data. The availability and effectiveness of internet data affects my productivity to some extent but like every other challenge in business - we just have to find a way around it by making sure we generate enough Income to cover for data expenses

NELOC News: As a digital expert building a product that revolves round you, what defines social impact for you?

Guest: Social impact for me is value! Being so value oriented, generous and kind in dealing with every single person that comes into my space Online. There's a special joy that fills my heart whenever I am able to deliver the right solution to people's problems and being a part of their business success stories. It's both humbling and overwhelming!

NELOC News: As leader of the Mo'Tribe, what exceptional skill do you think every entrepreneur and business owner should have? Why?

Guest: If there's any skill I'll recommend, it's resilience. Being extremely passionate and focused on your goals such that you'd go any length to make them work regardless of whatever challenge you encounter on the way. It's okay to feel tired sometimes, you may not have all the resources, pay may not see you in your days of little beginnings. But you've got to be "stubborn" enough to stick through and build relevance for yourself and sustainability for your business.

NELOC News:: Tell us more about what you do at Phenomenal Ladies Connect.

Guest: Phenomenal Ladies Connect Africa (PLCAfrica) is a nonprofit organization for ladies. Our vision is to inspire African ladies  towards attaining excellence and relevance in their chosen field everywhere around the world. The goal is to amplify the voice of the African Woman across the globe, to give more recognition and inclusion to us.

NNI: What is your view on Global Youth Development and growth as regards the digital world? 

Guest: I know that many people would respond to this by pointing out incompetence and laziness on the part of many youths out there. But I'd rather commend the efforts of a large number of youths who are consistently committing themselves to growth, making bold moves, challenging the status quo and contributing significantly to the Global Economy at large.

Of course there's always room for improvement. It can only get better. More and more people are waking up and rising to responsibility!

NELOC News: What is your advice to fellow young individuals?

Guest: Work hard while you can. The glory of youths is in their strength. Leverage that strength in you and numerous opportunities at your disposal to make a difference. Find a purpose to live for, focus on what really matters and enjoy your process!

NELOC News: What new heights do you hope to scale in the near future?

Guest: For new heights, I'd love to work with top Consulting firms and land business deals with high profile companies. I also hope to build enough wealth and begin to invest and sponsor small businesses with innovative solutions. I look forward to providing mentorship to young Entrepreneurs as well.

 

 

 

   

Top 5 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make in 2026

There are many mistakes entrepreneurs make especially when they're just starting or even along the line of the business and I've ran up to 5 businesses over the years and for some of those mistakes, I've made them too. Let's drive!

1. Creating a website too early.

Creating a website for your business is good but for a start, you shouldn't be thinking about that. We all know the cruel amount it is to create one and if that money is invested more into growing your business, it'd serve you better than creating a website to 'level up' your brand. Yes, level up is quoted because that's what they say but trust me, I'm also a blogger and I know what it means to get ordinary traffic on a blog, let alone a site. Let that come later! Focus on your business!

2. They want easy life with an every minute popping alert. Well, we all have that dream. We want to get alerts every minute but c'mon, you can't get that by staying at your comfort zone. You need to wake up and start rigorous study, meeting people, attending seminars that'd promote your business, go for trade fairs and work very hard in advertising your business. You of course cannot do that by sitting and chatting all day long. Go and check those on the Forbes list!

3. They are not time conscious. 

As much as they claim to be busy, they're are not time conscious. Over the years I've learnt of and worked with time. And I'm intentional about it. If you really want to move forward in entrepreneurship, you have to be time conscious and work the while with your time. You must have heard people say "Oh. I've been busy." Or "I don't just have time". That's the spirit. As an entrepreneur, you stop having time for frivolities. You stop unnecessary gists, talks, parties, turn-ups, etc. The only thing that runs through your mind becomes your business. Even in that light, never lose your friendship with people. That'd take us to our next point.

4. They start losing friends all in the name of 'I'm busy'. I know you're not obligated to anyone. At least, you're just friends. But then, if you're in business already, you'd realize most people who recommend or refer your product or service, are your friends. No other person can fill up the 'space of recommendation' in your business. Hold friendships precious but like me, don't get too committed to them except you're in a relationship with an understanding person (well, like me too. Lol). Enjoy friendships. Check up on your friends once in a while when you're just peep-chanced.

5. The last but the greatest- Giving in and giving up. If you ever want to be successful in this life, you need to be stubborn, strong and rugged. You heard me right. Stubborn that you set your heart to something and without listening to anyone or looking back, you're off to doing it. You don't care! Right, that's the spirit! Strong that you might fall on your way but  that thing go make you stand again. Kai! That strength is what makes you an entrepreneur. Rugged that you can do anything to watch your business grow and you can do anything to increase your account figures.

The Beauty of Kaduna's 106 Year Old Lugard Hall

Built in the shape of a star, the popular Lugard Hall has a central pavilion with a domed roof. It served as the legislative House of the defunct Northern Nigeria, when Kaduna was the capital of the Northern Region from 1954 to 1967. The Lugard Hall complex was built for the northern legislatures at that time. It is also a replica of the British House of Commons and the House of Lords, making it the third of its kind in the world.

The Lugard Hall was constructed by the British colonial government around 1914. The idea of the hall came as a result of the relocation of the headquarters of Northern Nigeria from Zungeru to Kaduna in 1911. The building’s design was brought by Lord Frederick Lugard who was then Governor of Northern Nigeria. 

 

The historic Lugard Hall is situated at the centre of a circular road in the northern part of Kaduna. It neighbours the Murtala Square by the north. It was constructed with significant resemblance with the typical palaces of northern emirs. In its design, it has decorative motifs and stands at the head of the main street.

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It was named after Lord Lugard, who brought the building's design when he moved to Nigeria from India in 1904. Today, the hall which was once a beehive of activities (because it was established for the whole Northern Region), now serves only one of the 20 units that made up the whole north, Kaduna State. It remains a legislative place up till today 

Two things are responsible for the end of the glorious days of the Lugard Hall; the splitting of the Northern Region into states and disinterest on the activities of the legislatures by Nigerians.

 

The Principal Adviser on building matters to the late Sardauna of Sokoto, Alhaji Mamman Kankia, said the first person to occupy the Hall was Lord Lugard. He said, “Lugard Hall was not built for buying and selling but for meeting. The Arabic inscription at the corner of the Hall was written by me. Majority of the decisions taken on the region were reached there. The centre became less busy when states were created from the region. Before the creation of states in the region, a week will not pass without northerners coming from different parts of the region to meet on how to move the region forward,” he said.

In the same vein, Lugard roundabout got its prominence because the roundabout links the Hall with the Kaduna city centre. Visitors coming from other parts of the north have to pass through the roundabout before entering the Hall. The roundabout, as it is now, is the biggest of all roundabouts in the city of Kaduna. The murals used in decorating the roundabout are another point of attraction for visitors and even residents.

The Lugard Hall complex currently comprises two prominent historical structures - the Lugard Memorial Councils Chamber and the Kaduna State House of Assembly. The Lugard memorial chamber, which was also referred to as the Northern House of Chiefs, is still the venue where Northern emirs have their meetings.

 

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The stone for the construction of the building was laid on the 27th of June 1947 by the late Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Abubakar III. He was assisted by Arthur F. Richard. As soon as it was completed, it served as the meeting place for Northern emirs and also for both the nominated and elected representatives of the northern region before the attainment of independence in 1960.