MULTIPLE AWARD WINNER, AUTHOR,, CORPORATE MC, MENTOR, PROMOTER & AMBASSADOR FOR PEACE -UNIVERSAL PEACE FEDERATION. WE PROMOTE THE SUCCESS STORIES OF AFRICANS & CARIBBEANS AROUND THE WORLD. CONTACT US NOW ON +447882809005
Tony Tokunbo Eteka Fernandez is an International Award Winner, Published Author & Poet, Broadcast Journalist, MC and Youth Empowerment Consultant . He is also The CEO of AFRICA4U and The Founder of Africans in The Diaspora
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. He is skilled in hosting events that reinforce community cohesion and bringing different kinds of people together. He has organised events in The UK, The U.S.A, Holland, Germany, Romania, Malta and Nigeria and has visited over 22 European Countries.
Tony has also organised The Black History Month Celebrations at The UK House of Parliament for over five years in a row
He continues to promote the true life and success stories of Africans in Europe and Africans around the world and has organised several small scale literary and awards initiatives aimed at empowering young people.
He has also spent time as an International broadcaster and was The Producer and Presenter for AFRICA4U International Radio Talk Show at Reading4u Radio Station for nearly three years.
Tony has interviewed high profile Members of Parliament, Distinguished celebrities and some of Africas best musicians including Ivonne Chaka Chaka and Kanda Bongoman.
He has also been a guest on BBC Radio on numerous occasions to discuss the community cohesion events he organises at UK House of Parliament and also to recite some of his published work in memory of Nelson Mandela, 50 Years Anniversary of The race relations act and major community issues. Tony has also a Guest on popular Radio stations in Nigeria and The States
In the last few years he has been very passionate about Youth empowerment, community cohesion and cultural intelligence.
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 is also into Public Speaking at Special events and Social functions and is a Mentor for young people in the UK Community.
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 very many occassions including The famous Anne Diamond Show. He has also been a guest on a few SKY TV stations and several International Radio Stations around The World
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Roger Okewole is a Civil Engineer and the Visionary of 9ja Pop Art. He is based in New Jersey, USA.
He will be a guest on THE TONY TOKUNBO FERNANDEZ SHOW this month- WATCH THIS SPACE. He will be our first guest of the year. This is a show you cannot afford to miss with Roger Okewole
INFORMATION ABOUT ROGER CAN BE FOUND BELOW
I am Roger Okewole and 9ja Pop Art is a peek into my imagination!
INSPIRATIONS: More than Dali, Rembrandt, Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Picasso, Roy Lichtenstein is my main artistic inspiration. I couldn’t have been older than eight when Mom was showing me Lichtenstein’s works in World Book Encyclopedia.
BEGINNINGS: My parents bought a few of those thick coffee table art books with photos of the great paintings by Old Masters, alongside Greek and Roman sculptures. I was studying anatomy and perspective from those books from a very early age. My folks also bought me every age-appropriate comic book they could find, which truly unlocked my imagination.
I first exhibited in a gallery when I was about 11 years old. I was designing costumes and banners for carnivals in Nigeria when I was in my early teens. I was 16 when I got my first graphics job with an advertising agency in Lagos.
I worked as a graphic artist while at college in Nigeria and the USA. I did all this without a single day in art school. My folks insisted I follow the “responsible eldest son” path and I got a Civil Engineering degree and an MBA.
Then things changed…After about a 10-year hiatus spent climbing the corporate ladder, I formed 9ja Pop Art to bring my artistic side back to life.
MEDIA: I mostly use pencils, inks, watercolor pencils and computer graphics; I like to mix it up and my creative impulses tend to go in very different directions. The only thing I never do is photobashing
I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I have!!!
My art business has been designated as a “Trusted Art Seller” with The Art Storefronts Organization, which means you can shop with confidence, and know that I stand behind the quality and value of my products.
At Defoe Group CIC we provide high quality accommodation and meaningful support for looked after children and care leavers aged 16-21.
Our main objective is to provide a supportive environment and well rounded support package which ensures that our young people have the confidence and self assurance to move on to live independently when they leave us.
All young people placed with us will be allocated a personal Support Worker and day to day support will be provided in regard to physical health, emotional well-being, education, finances, citizenship, family, reunification and any other identified needs that may arise.
The team at Defoe Group CIC hold a resounding strengths based approach, however, due to our management’s professional backgrounds within foster care and social work, are very knowledgeable and understanding of the disadvantages children who are looked after and leaving care may face. We therefore seek to develop and maintain strong and positive partnerships with the multi-agency networks and Local Authorities involved within our young people’s care.
We are confident that young people placed with us will be able to obtain the best experience and overall outcomes by ensuring a well collaborated and supportive approach with partner agencies.
Through ensuring and building upon trust, transparency and teamwork; Defoe Group CIC aim to provide holistic care packages which are executed by a team of staff who are well versed in working with young people who are in care or formerly in care. We therefore hold experience in ensuring that personalised care and pathway plans are developed upon and followed as to ensure the best results and outcomes for the young people within our care.
“Festival connecting people of various cultures, ethnicities and races.”
Uprising became inseparable part of summer for Slovakia and neighbouring countries. Since its founding in 2008, Uprising grew into the biggest reggae festival in a region, one of Top 40 European festivals and his international fanbase is steadily growing every year.
Despite of being called reggae festival, Uprising is far from being monothematic. During two days, number of genres ranging from reggae, dancehall, ska, latino or hiphop to dub, dubstep, ragga-jungle & dnb is presented on four main stages and number of smaller ones. And it’s not only about music. It’s a lifestyle and there is a plethora of various leisure activities and nonmusical program. Sport turnaments, dancehall and capoeira workshop, yoga & sound healing sessions or discussions, stand-ups, short movies and creative workshops. Outdoor street art exhibitions and exotic cuisine will please your eyes and stomachs. One of the biggest advantages of Zlaté piesky location is natural lake with its offer of boat and water bikes rental and wakeboarding tow.
Organisers think of the youngest fans too. Therefore, parents and families will find special Kid’s Zone with special programming and activities for children in the festival area.
Uprising Festival is commemorating important historic event, Slovak National Uprising, with its name and a date.
This couple is Asase Yaa and Nyame the married deities of the Bono people of Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire..Nyame was worshipped as the sky god and creator of the universe. He was seen as omniscient and omnipresent..
Asase Yaa was worshipped as the earth goddess of fertility, the upholder of truth, and the creator goddess who came to fetch Bono people’s souls to the otherworld at the time of death. She was credited as being the nurturer of the earth and was considered to provide sustenance for all.
She was the mother of Anansi the trickster spider god. Just as with the fables of Anansi, worship of Asase Yaa travelled with slaves to the plantations of #Jamaica..Her “Adinkra” symbol is mounted on her crown..With this piece I tried to show the emotional bond between the couple while making them both as elemental as possible.
They might be very powerful deities, but here it’s just a guy whispering a (probably raunchy) joke to his girl…..
ITS 2022- and we have some amazing initiatives lined up this year. We just cannot wait to keep you posted – SO WATCH THIS SPACE.
This month we will be announcing THE GOLD, SILVER AND BRONZE WINNERS OF THE TONY TOUKUNBO FERNANDEZ INTERNATIONAL ONLINE POETRY COMPETITION.
We have received entries from different regions around the world. The aim of the competition is to encourage the art of writing among the youth in different literary circles worldwide.
There is so much to look forward for and we will keep you posted
Dr Olushola Adeborode Kolawole is simply and exceptional and outstanding leader.
He studied Economics at Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye and later proceeded to Heriot Watt University, Scotland, UK where he bagged a Masters Degrees in Logistics and Supply Chain Magt. He holds a Ph.D in Operations and Supply Chain Management at the University of Bradford.
He is a member of local and international professional bodies which includes; Nigeria Institute of Management (Chartered), Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (UK), Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (USA), Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), UK among others.
Olushola is an award winner both at the state and National level which was bestowed upon him by the then Zamfara state Governor, Alhaji Mamuda Shinkafi, and the Nigerian President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, (GCOFR), for his selfless service to his fatherland.
He is the founder/CEO of The King’s Palace Schools, Lagos, Nigeria. He is also the founder of OAK Foundation, a charity organisation aimed at supporting indigent students, widows and fatherless in Africa. He is also the Founder/CEO of a UK based company, The New Touch Int. LTD.
Dr. Olushola, is currently a visiting lecturer at Royal Holloway University, London. Also, an Associate lecturer at Buckingham University, London and University of Bradford, UK. He is also a BOT members to several organisations both in Nigeria and abroad.
South Africa’s retired Archbishop and anti-apartheid icon Desmond Tutu, has died.
Archbishop Tutu, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and veteran of South Africa’s struggle against white minority rule, died on Sunday at the age of 90
“The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation’s farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who have bequeathed us a liberated South Africa,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Sunday.
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