Ikemba Speaks

Shem Obafaiye, Lagos State Commandant of the National Security and Civil Defence Corps was a relatively unknown quantity, at least in the media and public eye, until his now famous “Oga at the top” saga.....A spin-off from his popular interview on Channels Television. Many people, Old and Young, Rich and Poor, Famous and obscure dread any form of public speaking...particularly one that involves the interviewee looking into a tube, and bathed with lights....very conscious that, possibly everybody he knows may be watching him talk. That was the situation the soon-to-become celebrity Obafaiye found himself the day he was interviewed by Channels Television. But really, what is the big deal about media interviews anyway? Whether you are an introvert or an extrovert, interviews are opportunities to communicate, convey already existing information, and make a favourable impression. And whether you believe it or not, a media interview is no different from an ordinary con...

Teen pop star Justin Bieber ha s become the latest celebrity to reach for the stars, by signing up to go into space with Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic. British entrepreneur Branson announced on Twitter on Wednesday that Bieber, 19, and his manager, Scooter Braun, were the latest "future astronauts." Bieber tweeted in response, "let's shoot a music video in SPACE!!" Virgin Galactic commercial space flights, which are slated to begin next year, have reportedly already drawn high profile passengers including physicist Stephen Hawking as well as actors Tom Hanks, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. At a charity auction during the Cannes film festival last month, one guest paid $1.2 million to purchase a seat next to actor Leonardo DiCaprio on Virgin Galactic. Last year, "Two and a Half Men" actor Ashton Kutcher became the 500th person to sign up. A seat on Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo, a six-passenger, two-pilot spaceship,...

Ikeja City Mall has been ranked among the 3 top shopping centres in Sub-Saharan Africa! According to Sagaci Research, a market intelligence firm specializing in providing insights into industries and consumer segments in African markets, a number of shopping centres in Senegal, Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, and Nigeria present high international standards and are therefore are ranked AA or A by Sagaci Research. The Sagaci report presents a detailed picture of shopping cent re s across Africa’s fastest growing markets (with 29 countries across North and Sub-Saharan Africa researched). South Africa is conspicuously missing from the list.  Based on shopping centre attractiveness for international brands, the top five shopping centres in sub-Saharan Africa are ranked as follows:– Name of mall Country City Gross leasable area (sqm) Ranking Sea Plaza Senegal Dakar 14,000 AA Cap Sud Ivo...