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TheWillDowntown, which has studios in Beverly Hills, California and Ikeja GRA, Lagos, features interviews of personalities who are making a difference in our societies, Feature articles, Fashion & Lifestyle, Beauty & Wellness, as well as weekly Columns by celebrated lifestyle columnists.

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Equal Pay: The deafening silence lingers

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Globally, the gender pay gap stands at 16 per cent, meaning women workers earn an average of 84 per cent of what men earn. In racially diverse countries, black women, immigrant women, and women with children are further down...
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Uti, Who Is Your Big Brother?

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How do you feel when people take jabs at a show not too dissimilar to the one that propelled your career? When they take jabs at Big Brother, I’m usually amazed. It’s rated 18. It’s just the same way Nigerians...
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Nigeria’s Fashion Independence: Ade Bakare And Paolo Sisiano Axplain How The Industry Has Come Of Age

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Seeing as fashion is cyclical, what are some of the designs from previous generations you have drawn inspiration from? My latest collections are trying to take influences from Africa or Nigeria directly as opposed to before that my collections have...
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TOURISM: THE OIL OF THE FUTURE… Folorunsho Coker Tells us Why

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Nigeria is not exactly known for its tourism like Dubia, Maldives, and so on. Why is this? Because everyone has been brainwashed by the platforms that market those destinations. Why do you want to go to Dubai? Because of what...
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Nip, Tuck & Cosmetic Procedures: A Conversation With Dr. Hilda Titiloye

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What role does social media play in pushing people to extremes just to attain elegance and beauty? Social media is a double-edged sword. On one hand, we use it as a tool to increase and raise awareness about the quality...
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COVER BODY ENHANCEMENT: Despite Risk, Nigerians Covet The Perfect Body

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Before the recent uprising of bodywork and its centres in Nigeria, people who were uncomfortable with how their bodies looked couldn’t afford to spend hundreds of thousands of naira to surgically rectify them. And those who had the wealth...
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The Crown, Curse & Cross: Ogiame Atuwatse III, the 21st Olu of Warri

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A man of peace with malice towards none and charity for all, Atuwatse III used his coronation to reverse a centuries-old curse placed on Iwere land by two of his ancestors, Erejuwa II and Oba Akenzua II. In his...
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The Epidemic That is Cybercrime

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As one of the poorest nations on earth according to reports, Nigerian youths have made a living off internet fraud since we got introduced to technology. The economy of internet fraud is so vast and intricate that it greatly...
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Hajya Fatima Mohammed Goni: Heart of Gold, Mother of Millions!

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What exactly is Grassroots Mobilizer for Buhari and Osinbajo? It’s an organization that helps people who naturally don’t have the opportunity or privilege to do so. The word grassroots implies that society has deemed them disadvantaged, so we provide for...
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Chioma Ajunwa Oparah: Worth Her Weight in Gold

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So tell us about the journey. From being recruited to representing Nigeria in football and sports in general. How did that happen? While I was in the village as a little girl amidst my brothers I usually played football with...
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