Fashion

VIDEO: Nigeria Entertainment Industry: Things to Expect in 2013 Hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu

The Nigerian entertainment industry is arguably the most vibrant sector in the country’s economy. The Industry recorded some milestones in 2012 with the several designers, musicians and artists making headlines. Watch Nigeria’s Beat Fm Presenter Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Publicist, Blogger and Publisher Ono Bello, and Television Presenter Ariyike Akinbobola make their predictions for the entertainment industry …

Business

CNN Profile: (VIDEO) Nigeria’s Spending Power Prompts UK Retailers to Tailor Products to African Customers

London (CNN) — Shopping is a serious business in London whatever the season — but it doesn’t get much more serious than this time of year. The UK capital’s January sales sees throngs of dedicated shopaholics cram its countless department stores, quirky boutiques and market stalls, keen to get their hands on the latest fashion …

Film

Bi-racial American Filmmaker Gets Tanzanian Aunts to Open Up About Sexual Abuse Faced, Finds it Mirrors Her Own Traumas

Documentary Premieres on Tuesday, January 22 on WORLD Channel, Part of AfroPoP Series NEW YORK (January (11), 2013)—When filmmaker Eliaichi Kimaro, a mixed-race, first-generation American with a Tanzanian father and Korean mother, decided to do a documentary on her father’s culture she had no idea the secrets she unearthed would mirror the sexual abuse she …

Designers Events

Seoul, Korea: African Fashion Designers INVITED to Showcase at WORLD FASHION4 DEVELOPMENT’S GIVING BACK BAZAAR

“New York, NY (January 10, 2013) — From March 18th – 19th 2013, World Fashion for Development (WF4D) will host its annual “Giving Back Bazaar” at the Conrad Hotel in Seoul, South Korea. The Bazaar is a two-day fashion fundraiser showcase featuring individuals, corporations and organizations in the fashion industry who are currently working towards …