Mrs Padu Jiandani is an Indian based designer with over 22 years experience. Her works which are basically one of a kind-custom made haute couture have graced many countries of the world, USA, Canada and Singapore.

If I am hurting you in some way but you aren’t telling me what you think or how you feel, how can I adjust my behavior? I am not a mind-reader. In fact, I don’t think I’ve met anyone yet who is. Since we know people can’t read our minds, why do we assume that they can figure out how we feel by our subtle (or exaggerated) indirect messages? You know what I mean… sighing, rolling of the eyes, stoic silence or on the other hand, sarcastic remarks, cursing, yelling or stomping out.

Six months in Lagos and I have seen enough to safely say that there is a distinct misunderstanding of colour in this city. It is everywhere you look; on the streets, in fast food joints, and in interiors around Lagos we are working against rather than with colour.

Everyone has seen the Director General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, in full traditional garb. Very few know that he is a veritable sports enthusiast who takes his physical fitness very seriously. Standing well over six feet without his cap, in full sports gear and newly broken sweat , he joins Morenike Taire for a chat after a round of golf at the delightful IBB golf course in Abuja (the best in West Africa and one of the best in Africa), he could easily be mistaken for a tourist rather than their chief host.

Although Sid Mashburn is a definitive gentleman’s haberdasher in Atlanta, his global sense of style is worthy of national and international acclaim. Featured as one of GQ Magazine’s top ten picks for