Rabu, 14 Maret 2012

FUNKE AKINDELE COVERS ISSUE 7 OF Y! MAGAZINE.



It’s an edgy and sexy Funke Akindele on the cover of the influential pop
culture brand Y! Magazine. The actress holds centre stage for the
magazine’s 7th edition as it profiles the most exciting ideas across
Nigeria — in technology, business, education, fashion, development,
entertainment, the media, governance and more.


“Funke Akindele is a public face and name who best exemplifies the trend
of pushing the envelope and staying at the cutting edge,” says Adebola
Williams, who is managing editor for the magazine. “Where Nora Ephron
meets Tyler Perry, she has several created iconic pop culture characters
using indigenous language. Her movies are continuously at the cutting edge
and she has set upon raising standards in a way that is inspiring to a new
generation of filmmakers and professionals across sectors.



“This edition is very dear to our hearts. We went around the country to
look for the best ideas, the brightest innovations, the most cutting edge
technology – young Nigerians who are doing amazing work across sectors and
setting a new standard for Nigeria’s future.


There’s a feature on the exciting Co-Creation Hub, an arena that pools
talent, ideas and projects that are redefining Nigeria’s technology space;
the Innovation Factory which is changing the way we see New Media in
Nigeria; and Student Circle which is revolutionising the way students
across the country access knowledge, two young people who have found a
solution to Nigeria’s power challenge and two deal web sites that are
changing the way we buy and sell.



There is also an interview with Idris Ayo Bello, an ideas factory who is
responsible for Wennovation, Libraries Across Africa, AfyaZima, and The
Next Cool Idea, a conversation with the three young men who run the
path-finding Jobberman.com as well as an interview with the two young men
behind the influential music website NotJustOk.com.



The magazine also travels the country and discovers that the governments
of Rivers, Akwa-Ibom and Anambra are harnessing their young citizens and
grooming them for global competitiveness.

Y! also interviews 12 young Nigerians aged 21 and below, and christens
them  ‘The New New Establishment’. They are already driving Nigeria’s
future and include designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal, blogger SheiFunmi, Bookneto
founder Iyinoluwa Aboyeji and Sokoto-based Ahmed Mukoshy who created the
Yarnable website.

All of this is capped off with a delicious mishmash of pop culture
highlights — including  the ‘Signorina Vintage’ style shoot, Terrence
Sambo exploring colonial architecture in Lagos, a feature story profiling
the rise of the glossy magazine, interviews with Banky W, Kelly Hansome,
Beat FM’s Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Soundcity’s Olamide Adedeji, Tinsel’s
Gbenro Ajibade, and reviews of music, movies, radio, television, stage
restaurants, gadgets and books from across the country.

“This is not the usual fare that you’d find in magazines – we have gone
the extra mile to find a bouquet of the most impressive ideas from young
Nigerians, who are now able to compete in a global economy. These are the
guys who really own the future; these are the guys we should be
celebrating. We’re extremely proud of what our team of editors has
presented to our readers this issue – it’s a gift!”

Y! Magazine is now available with vendors and stores across the country.
If you would like a copy delivered to you, or for further enquires,
subscription, advertising and back issues, call 08173000001 or email to
info@ynaija.com.
More information is on the website www.ynaija.com.

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