Luxefull

AFRICAN VISIONARY:

Chief Festus Sam Okotie-Eboh (1919-1966) was a prominent and flamboyant Nigerian politician and former minister for finance during the administration of Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa.  Despite being mentioned in several corruption allegations,  Okotie-Eboh is still regarded as one of the founding fathers of Nigeria. He played his role in the formation of the nation and leading up to and following Nigeria’s independence. 

STYLE ICON: Patti Boulaye

Nigerian-British entertainer, Patti Boulaye was born born Patricia Ngozi Ebigwe on 3 May 1954 in mid-western Nigeria. As a teenager, she witnessed the horrors of the Biafran war in the country and her family later emigrated to the United Kingdom.

Raised in a strict Catholic household, Boulaye initially had hopes of becoming a nun. However, after mistakenly auditioning and for and successfully gaining a part in the musical Hair (she had thought the line was a queue for Madame Tussaud’s), Boulaye stepped into the world of entertainment and never looked back.

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