People also see him as a cultural and social entrepreneur, which means he is skilled in working with many different communities, bringing people together in successful focused events. Tony has organised many cultural events involving both BME and mainstream communities: Some of these include The Black History Month Celebration at The House of Parliament in October 2013 and many other community based events in London, Berkshire and outside The UK.

He also organised and compere The AFRICA4U ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS for Africans in Holland, with future Awards lined up in The UK, Germany and Nigeria

He is skilled in hosting events that reinforce community cohesion and bringing different kinds of people together.

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As a Compere and Public Speaker for special events and social functions he takes interest in various community and social projects  and is available for  motivational talks in schools and colleges on Self Esteem, Personal Goals, sharing his poetry and story and youth engagement projects in Africa.

Tony was born in South London and has lived in several parts of England and Nigeria . He started writing at the tender age of nine, a habit he expressed with creative enthusiasm. Tony writes Poetry, short stories and proverbs on personal development. He is currently working on his 4th book which will also be his first novel.

He completed a Bachelor of Arts degree at The University of Lagos, Nigeria in English and World Literature. He later went on to attain a teaching qualification at The Frances King International Training Institute, South Kensington London, it was here he studied Teaching English as a Foreign Language. He also studied Web Design at The City University in London.

. He published his first book in June 1999 called “The Beauty in the Dark” (A Collection of Poetry which received critical acclamation in many circles around the world). .Tony’s aim in life is to inspire the young generation and to encourage the youth to make the very best of their dreams and aspirations,. He published a 2nd book in June 2009 called  ” The Sound of Running Water” – A Family gift book of proverbs and quotations on Personal Development and Positive Thinking .

In December 2009, he  published his 3rd book called “One Moment of Peace“.- A collection of Poetry  inspired by personal experiences and spiritual growth.

Besides the fact that the Artist has won International online awards, he is mostly inspired by Life experience, love, music and cultural awareness. He was resident poet at the 5th London Poetry Festival in 2009 and has been a guest on BBC Radio  on many occasions.

Tony has a huge appetite for Life, A profound fascination for the history and philosophy that influence people and cultures, but most importantly a natural willingness to listen, share and learn. His passion  for life and progress and the need to work with various communities has also been influenced by personal experiences and the many countries he has visited, some of these include: France, Spain, Belgium, Latvia, The Cheq Republic, Holland, Hungary, Sweden, Scotland, Wales, Tunisia, Denmark, Jamaica, The States, Poland and many other places.

In his spare time he is also the Social media planner  for Stetonic Nigeria Limited, The brainchild of AFRICA AWAKENING INTERNATIONAL and Radio/Media Presenter for AFRICA4U

He also mentors 5 young people and manages two Nigerian based performing artists

He loves travelling, cooking, networking, writing and tennis