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A new podcast dedicated to unpacking the highs and lows of modern marriages is set to premiere on August 30, 2025. The Wedding City Podcast Show will feature candid conversations with wedding professionals, celebrity guests, and counselors, offering fresh insights into the realities couples face before, during, and after marriage. Produced by Media Definition Studios—the creative team behind the viral hit Wedding Whoops: 50 Things Not to Do on Your Big Day—the show promises to take listeners behind the curtain of weddings with unfiltered conversations about love, marriage, and the challenges of modern relationships. Hosted by professional wedding MC Larry Foreman and broadcast personality Abby, the podcast blends expert insights with candid experiences. Each episode will feature celebrity guests, seasoned wedding professionals, marital counsellors, and newlyweds, all sharing raw perspectives on pre-wedding jitters, big-day drama, and post-wedding realities. Speaking on the vision behin...

   Temidayo Balogun: Events Architect at the Frontier of Brand Storytelling,  Business Growth By Ife Amusa In a world where consumer attention is fragmented, advertising is oversaturated, and trust in traditional media is waning, events have quietly emerged as one of the most powerful tools for business growth and brand positioning.  For Temidayo Balogun, communications strategist, event architect, and one of Nigeria’s rising thought leaders in brand storytelling, this is not a trend, but a reality that companies must embrace if they hope to remain competitive. “Events are not about filling a room with people,” Balogun explains. “They are about filling a space with meaning. They give brands a chance to tell their stories in a way no billboard or digital campaign can, live, authentic, and unforgettable.” Global Evidence: Trillions at Stake The numbers underscore Balogun’s conviction. According to the Events Industry Council (EIC), the global business events industry g...

  How Misturah Abisola Owolabi’s Misty Glam Company is Questioning Beauty Standards with Nigeria’s First Albinism Advocacy Pageant 2025 If you lived in a world where you never saw yourself celebrated, would you believe you belonged there? That question has stayed with  Owolabi Misturah Abisola  her whole life and it’s the question that birthed the Albinism Advocacy Pageant. For Misturah Owolabi, her work at Misty Glam Company is about breaking unrealistic beauty standards so everyone can feel represented. And for persons with albinism, breaking that mold is survival. We live in societies where myths, stigma, and systemic exclusion strip away their dignity before opportunity even knocks. Rarely have persons with albinism been seen as leaders, creators, changemakers or talented stars. She wanted to change that. That’s why, in February 2025, through Misty Glam Company, she launched the Albinism Advocacy Pageant as a stage for women with albinism to tell their stories, build ...

 Fast-growing real estate development firm, Elite Pillar , has officially launched Heritage Garden City Commercial , a purpose-built commercial enclave strategically located directly on the Agbowa–Sagamu Expressway in Ikorodu . The project comes on the heels of the company’s successful residential estate, Heritage Garden City , which is just one minute away. According to Elite Pillar’s MD/CEO, Oladimeji Nurudeen , the new development is designed to meet the surging demand for structured commercial spaces within Lagos ’s expanding outskirts. “Heritage Garden City Commercial is more than just a land sale — it’s a vision for a thriving commercial ecosystem,” said Oladimeji Nurudeen. “We’ve combined prime location, verified documentation, and planned infrastructure to give investors a risk-free entry into one of Lagos’s fastest-growing business corridors.” Positioned within proximity to major infrastructure such as the Lagos State NYSC Orientation Camp (permanent site), Lagos CHOIS G...

   From Marketplace to Neobank: Niteon Launches First African Manufacturers bank Ahead of Seed Round Nigerian-founded and US-based startup Niteon, already ranked as the third-largest digital export marketplace in Nigeria, has announced the launch of its latest innovation: Niteon Capital, the first neobank built specifically for African manufacturers. The announcement comes as the company gears up for its $1.5 million equity and $5 million debt seed round signaling a bold expansion into fintech infrastructure to complement its fast-growing marketplace. Founded by Tony Nwose and Daniel Chukwuemelie, Niteon has already built a reputation for helping verified African manufacturers, spanning agriculture, fabrics and minerals products connect seamlessly to international buyers. With operational footprints in the US, UK, Canada, and South Asia, and a recent FDA Global Partner License unlocking export access to the United States, Niteon is already a formidable force in African digital...

 Fast-growing Lagos-based creative powerhouse,  Prunet Digital Agency , is scaling business growth across Africa by transforming how brands show up online — while simultaneously bridging the continent’s talent gap through its new training arm, Prunet Academy, officially launching this September. Prunet Digital Agency Accelerates Africa’s Business Growth — One Brand and One Creative at a Time Founded in 2022 by Creative Director Promise Ekewuba, Prunet Digital started as a small three-person team determined to help African businesses grow with strategic branding, content, and digital marketing services. Today, it has grown into a 23-person hybrid team that has worked with over 70 businesses across fashion, fintech, education, beauty, health, and even government sectors — providing services ranging from brand design and content creation to email marketing, SEO, social media strategy, and paid advertising. "As we built our agency, we quickly realized that the demand for digital m...

  Payora: Transforming Financial Services Across Africa Every great brand begins as an idea — a means to serve, grow, and build trust. In 2021, that idea came to life as Cyber Data Hub, a simple virtual top-up (VTU) platform enabling users to buy airtime, purchase data, and pay bills via their smartphones. What started as a basic service addressing immediate needs has evolved through years of user feedback, technological advancement, and unwavering commitment to financial inclusion. Today, that humble beginning has grown into something much greater: introducing Payora, a next-generation fintech platform reimagining how Africans interact with financial services. A New Chapter Begins In July 2025, Payora was launched under Orbital Labs Limited with a powerful mission: to become Africa's leading financial technology platform, providing reliable, affordable, and accessible services to all. This transformation was driven by the needs of small businesses and individuals who found it diff...