My name is Oluwafisayo James, a rookie Mobile Journalist (MoJo) who is just excited to search for and capture entrepreneur stories within my community and across the world, using my mobile phone. I was really nervous about my first MoJo assignment (interviewing Princess Onyinye Oke Tojinu, Founder of Coconut Connect Co), but this second attemPt with Mr. Sejiro Michael Tojinu (owner of Sejfarms Ventures) was much easier. Mr. Sejiro Michael Tojinu founded and owns Sejfarms Ventures, an aquaculture farming business which specialises in fish production, fish processing, aquaculture consultancy services and production of many fish derivative products. Sejfarms also does fish farming investment…
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My name is Oluwafisayo James, a rookie Mobile Journalist (MoJo) who is just excited to search for and capture entrepreneur stories within my community and across the world, using my mobile phone. I was really nervous about my first MoJo assignment! I’m pleased, though, that it all went well, and I present to you my very first entrepreneur finding: Princess Onyinye Oke Tojinu, Founder of Coconut Connect Co. Watch my video clip 😊: Coconut Connect Co. is located at Topa, Badagry (Lagos State, Nigeria). The company produces a wide range of coconut-related products such as palm wine, coconut seedlings, coconut water, dry coconut fruits…
Every Olympic Game brings together a unique mix of innovative sportswear and clothing designs, each presenting a fascinating display of athleticism and style that captures the attention of audiences around the world. With just one day until the official opening of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the sheer number of sportswear and uniforms are stunning. The Pret-A-Couture ensemble designed by Michel & Amazonka for Team Mongolia is especially so, featuring intricate embroidered details and accessories inspired by traditional attires. The details reveal traditional patterns, the Mongolian flag colours and, on very close observation, an embedded Olympic torch. Ulaanbaatar-based fashion label,…
At the South Sudan vs. U. S. exhibition match – LeBron James (R) finally led Team USA to victory, by the skin of their teeth 📸KimCheung/ AP The South Sudan basketball team just gave their U.S. counterparts an unforgettable game – and a wake-up call. It was the pre-Olympic exhibition match held between South Sudan and the USA in London, on Saturday (July 20, 2024). Led by LeBron James, Team USA men’s basketball may have thought the showcase against South Sudan would be a walk-over, but they were forced to dig deep, and finally only triumphed by just a single point.…
Athlete to watch out for: Oluwatobiloba Ayomide “Tobi” Amusan – Nigerian track and field athlete, world record holder The year 2024 marks a true milestone in women’s sports as, for the first time ever, there will be an equal number of women and men competing in the Olympics. The equal allocation of 10,500 qualifying spots – a far cry from the first Paris Games, in 1900, when there were 22 female athletes – is a point of pride for organisers. It is also the latest milestone in the growth of women’s sport around the world. Female athletes are redefining what…
📸 Nainika Seth By Nainika Seth (Sport and performance psychologist) As the best athletes from each country gear up for Paris 2024 Olympics. What goes on in the mind of an Olympic athlete days before the biggest event of their lives? How do they focus, get into the zone and motivate themselves in their quest for gold? Winning an Olympic gold medal is universally recognised as the pinnacle of sporting achievement. All eyes are on this prize, nobody wants consolation advise. It’s no longer about being happy to participate, it’s about being the best in the world when it matters…
📸 John Fowlie For four Olympic Games, John Fowlie was a swimming coach at the Australian Institute of Sport / Swimming Australia National Training Centre. During his tenure, his athletes won nine Olympic medals and set seven world records. For the last years, John has been working with high-talent, high-pressure teams in other specialised environments. On July 26th the Olympic Games will begin in Paris. Incredible athletes from around the world will gather and perform superhuman feats under immense pressure. John asks: ‘As a business leader, how can you draw inspiration from this event, extract lessons and talk to your…
Trailer: Discover the inspiring stories behind a new generation of African athletes, each with their tragedies and triumphs, struggles and strengths, hopes and dreams to excel in their sport and reveal the inner truth of what makes an Olympic hero 🎥Olympics.com Playing Fields, an original six-part documentary series, introduces the new wave of athletes paving the way in their sports across the African continent – discovering their incredible stories of perseverance, optimism and the strength of the human spirit. Produced by the Olympic Channel and documentary studio XTR; and directed by local filmmakers, Playing Fields premiered on 18 May 2023…
Welcome to Jannah, the latest hospitality project of Kenyan designer-hotelier Anna Trzebinski, who has incorporated old village buildings and outdoor spaces into one innovative “constellation hotel” – located in the former fishing village of Shela, on the Island of Lamu. Jannah—now the highest building on the skyline—features Gaudí-esque curved windows and a vertiginous staircase tower, which connects the bedrooms to the penthouse and communal roof terrace. The Swahili-chic décor is punctuated with touches of glamour, and terraces overlook the wooden dhows on the bay—three of which are at the disposal of Jannah guests. Jannah owns a canopied and cushioned barge,…
Xavier Netry, winner of the 2024 ‘best baguette in Paris’ award There are baguettes, good baguettes, and then there are exceptional ones. It is the latter that the City of Paris, in partnership with the Syndicat des Boulangers du Grand Paris, seeks to distinguish each year, rewarding excellence in craftsmanship. In 2024, the title of Best Baguette in Paris went to the Utopie bakery located at 20 Rue Jean-Pierre-Timbaud in the 11th arrondissement, and owned by Xavier Netry. “Absolutely thrilled and very proud, I am over the moon! It’s a highly coveted prize,” exclaimed Xavier, a happy and relieved artisan…