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26/11/2021

Winner emerges in LG TV Gaming contest
From Abdullateef Aliyu, Lagos
It was a glamorous event in Lagos as Farouk Manzo emerged as Winner in LG OLED TV Gaming Grand Finale, carting home 65’’ OLED TV and 1.5 million Naira Cash Prize As LG Thrills Gamers and Viewing Public with new range of OLED TVs.
The top eight finalists of the LG OLED TV Gaming Challenge for 2021 from Lagos, Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Warri, Abuja, and Owerri battled for the Grand Finale prize at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos.
Speaking during the event, Mr. Mike Ahn, General Manager, Home Entertainment, TV Division at LG Electronics West Africa, said the initiative was for lovers of video games to demonstrate the beauty and the uniqueness of the depth of black in OLED TV especially when gaming on it.
“We intend to have more of this kind of gaming challenge to engage more of our consumers who love gaming. It’s an avenue to reward our customers and promote LG OLED TVs as the best TV for gaming. With exceptional picture quality, low input lag and an ultra-fast response time, LG OLED TVs have already earned a reputation for delivering an optimized gaming performance”, he said.
Head of Corporate Marketing at LG Electronics, Mr Hari Elluru explained that “the addition of NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatibility raises the bar, once more guaranteeing even more immersive big-screen PC gaming on the company’s industry-leading 4K and 8KOLED models available in 55 to 88 inch screen sizes. G-Sync and other VRR technologies help eliminate flicker, tearing, or stuttering on displays when used to play games that are built using VRR”.
LG OLED TV Brand Ambassador, Richard Mofe – Damijo also commended LG for the exciting experience created through the OLED TV Games Challenge.
The 2021 Grand winner Farouk Manzo said, “It was quite tough and indeed an interesting battlefield but I am so excited to emerge as the winner. The N1,500,000 (One Million, Five Hundred Thousand Naira) cash is the in-thing and the 65’’ OLED TV is dope! I hope this platform that LG has created for gamers continue to grow stronger and birth more opportunities for professional gamers and amateurs in the E-Sport industry.
The second and third place winners also got N500,000 (Five Hundred Thousand Naira) and N300,000 (Three Hundred Thousand Naira) prize money respectively.

26/11/2021

Society empowers youth with digital skills
From Maryam Ahmadu-Suka, Kaduna
About 35 youths in Kaduna State have been empowered with digital skills in order for them to be self-sustaining.
Speaking at a youth sensitization programme organised by Al-Habibiyyah Islamic Society, the Director General of the Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation, Engineer Abubakar Gambo said Nigerian youth are in a situation that requires help.
He said, entrepreneurship and skills acquisition training is a secure way for youth to be self-sustaining adding, “We at the Ahmadu Bello foundation have been doing this for years and therefore, we are happy to be associated with this gesture.”
National Chief Imam of the society, Fuad Adeyemi noted that in some of the two states the society has work; the beneficiaries have started making money which means the initiative is succeeding
The imam of the State Branch, Misbahu Raji said the 35 beneficiaries of the training were drawn from universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education (COE) in the State.

26/11/2021

How I deal with discrimination as make-up artist - Franklin
By Abiodun Alade, Lagos
Nineteen-year-old Franklin Kelechukwu Okoro is the CEO/Creative Director of Unusual Light Up, a makeup brand in Lagos. The Imo-state born artist is determined to make success out of the profession, despite the discrimination he has been subjected to.
How did you come about this Make up Profession?
I have loved Makeup since I was a child. Whenever I see a lady apply good makeup on her face, I would find myself staring at the lady. I would stare from head to toe. At age seven, I used to make myself up. I would take some of my mum’s kits then and apply makeup on my face. After my Secondary education, I told my mum that I wanted to take professional makeup courses. My mum refused saying that that was not the kind of profession she wanted for me. My Aunt also begged my mum to let me take up the profession but my mum still refused me, telling me to go look for a job.
After I wrote my SSCE, I kept pressurizing my mum to allow me take up the profession but she still refused. After many pleas, my mum agreed and she supported me.
What was your learning experience?
My boss told me to come during weekdays from 10am to 6pm. I remember the first day of school; I woke up very early, finished my house chores on time and ran to my school. It was very odd for me at first, I felt very shy but I was very dedicated and eager to learn. My teacher loved my zeal. I kept practicing everything I was taught. I knew what I wanted; I kept begging my female friends to let me make them up. At one point, I started beating my own face. Whenever people came into our studio and saw me, they would say hurtful things about me being a male makeup artist but I didn’t mind. Some said I was behaving like a woman.
What inspired your brand name, Unusual Light Up?
I started my own brand on 21 December, 2020 when I took my first job at FESTAC. One thing about me is that I like doing extra. I talked to my sister about creating a name for myself, I told her about the name I had in mind: Unusual. She said it was good and asked me to pray over it which I did. The name suits me, suits my personality and what I hope to achieve with my brand.
What are the challenges you face in the cause of your profession?
Discrimination is my major challenge. I get hurtful words thrown at me regularly for being a male makeup artist. Some say I have turned completely into a woman; some say I should have not come as a man; some say I am a disgrace. Even while I was still learning, when some clients came to our shop, they never let me work on their face because I am a boy and they felt I won’t do justice to it. Funding is another challenge for me, I remember when I was learning, I didn’t have money to purchase original products, I could not even afford a makeup box.
Apart from being a makeup artist, what else do you do?
I work in Alaba International Market as a Sales Boy. I am working so that I can save up money to open my own studio. I want to be fully independent by next year.
Do you have plans to further your education?
I want to go to school. By next year I will write my JAMB. I intend to go to National Open University (NOUN). That way, I would attend lectures on a part time basis and still be promoting my makeup brand.
What is your advice for teenagers who are into this?
I advise them to stay focused and true in whatever they are doing. Ignore the discrimination, look at the positive side and move on. Dream big and try as much as possible to achieve their dreams.

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