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Osaruyi Stephanie Aiseosa has a B. Sc in  Microbiology from Kogi State University.   She loves reading novels, sketching designs and making them come to life , dancing & traveling   She is a fashion designer, actually the head designer for S—stitches. She make unconventional dresses with excellence as her watchword.   Miss Stephanie has always enjoyed sketching designs and was completely in awe of the magic fashion designers do. When I've not fully According to Stephanie if she were to advice her younger self she would say-  "There's nothing scary about this, we need to start working on our dreams as early as we can run with it".   On hard days, she tells herself, "Bad days don't last forever" and then the passion that's comes with doing what she love takes over from there.   Her section on the blog centres around broadening minds with "VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT".  Expect the best from her, with growth and consistency.  Extra Qu...

John Isaac Ojonugwa, is a Graduate of Kogi State University.  He loves organizing outfits, Garment Construction, Listening to Music and Interacting with Creative minds.    He is a fashion designer and fashion stylist, fashion consultant and blogger.   Mr Isaac's career path was inspired by his the ability to look effortlessly good in anything I put on. He has this artistic way of creating epic looks from simple and basic stuff. He believes the best way to predict the future is to create it!  When ever he is having a hard time he reminds himself of the reason he started, which is to bring happiness to people through how they are dressed and tells him self not to quit because if he quit, he will be letting a whole lot of people down.  On the Tellrhodes Blog he creates content for the section "Style Zone". This section deals with everything in the world of fashion.  Extra Question: Do you have a special person in your life? I am surrounded b...

Miss Popoola Deborah  Is a 400level medical student, of Kogi State University.  She loves Travelling, Cooking, Reading, Speaking and making Friends  She is not just a medical Student but also a humanitarian, her NGO @penieltouchfoundation advocates for rape/abuse victims and also reach out to the poor and less privileged in the society, they have done quite a lot of programs and hope to do more bigger projects soon, and she is also a businesswoman, a designer/stylist @wurafadakagc, a Fashionprenuer(I sell bags and shoes, check out her page @mirakelwears  Talking on what inspires her to do this things she said-  God of course, My Dad and My passion for humanity, I just want to save as many lives as I can.  Her word of advice to other young people is that, If you are working on your dream, it wouldn't come easy, don't get tired. It might be exhausting but then nothing good comes easy you know, Keep up the dream, it will pay off soon.   ...

Wisdom Joseph is a first year student of Microbiology at University of Abuja. He loves Playing and watching Football, skating, walking long distance, Reading, Researching and sharing ideas. At the moment he organises tutorials for students with lapses and difficulties in certain academic areas. He also builds instagram accounts. He chose to do this because, Impacting and sharing the things he has accumulated academically with people is one big thing he has always liked. It leaves prints in their lives. He always wanted to be like Ben Carson (my role model). Probably not in same field, but in doing what he does. If he could speak to his younger self he would say- "Don't Waste Your Time". While growing up, I had always been the procrastinating type who never gets to achieve all I had set out to do. But I somehow got over it. But the wasted times, I couldn't bring back. I've got a lot of things I wish I could go back and get done.  When going through hard ...

Miss Sani Rebecca Ilemona, is in her 4th year studying Law in Kogi State University, Ayingba She loves to cook, talk to people and listen to afro pop.  She is  a part of the legal clinic in her school. Miss Rebecca first chose to study law because she didn't want to write maths at JAMB level but along the line, she discovered that there is a lot more to the legal profession than an average man sees, its almost like an inside craving you can never fully satisfy.    If she could advice her younger self she would say -Take God seriously and to have be a child as much as possible. On hard days she tells herself that God will never give her a burden she cannot carry. On the blog she edits post before they are put up for viewing and she also ensures they reach the necessary requirements. Extra question :Is there a special person in your life? - Yes  Wawu our stars are all taken hmm Mr Ayomide Nathaniel Adebanji  has a BSc.(Hons.) In Economic...

    Mr Odih Enemona Jerome. aka D'Professor is a 4 00L student of Information and Communication Science, University of Ilorin, He loves  Listening to good music,  Watching and Playing Football       Enemona is a Stand up Comedian and an event host A lot of things actually inspired his path, but most of all is when he discovered that he has an inate  ability to appeal to people through humor and sheer creativity. His advice to anyone working on achieving their dreams is first to put God first, then they must know that achieving their dreams is 80% them and 20% others. THEY MUST LEARN TO DO IT THEIRSELF then others will follow. When asked how he keeps himself going on hard days, he said-- I am a sore loser and a serial winner.  I hate losing even in a board game in my room!...  The drive to always win keeps me going. On the TellRhodes blog he hosts the section OFFSIDE WITH JEROME, where he provides weekly updates on f...

Your Favourite section on the most versatile & informative blog is back, VOICE OF THE WEEK the section where we interview young people who are putting their names on the map and share their stories with you. And we are returning with a Bang  our  voice of the  week is an amazing light in the spoken words industry, with words that change and impact all those who listen to him the wonderful Ikani David popularly known as Crosswordz !!!!       CROSSWORDZ is a final year student of Kogi State University where he studies Physics.  He is a spoken word artiste, a writer, and a public speaker among others          According to him he is a big movie freak, loves to read a lot, listen to music and of cause talk, talk and more talk which I guess is a necessary skill for his c areer lol, and his most fun activity is writing.  It was in 2014 that he had his first official poetic performance and began this journey. Tal...

Our Voice of the week is the excellent  My name is Heavens Obule, known by friends as "Moho"    Mr Heavens has bagged a Bsc in Economics and AAT... (Associate of Accounting Technicians). His Brand Moho Stitches, is an African fashion brand that deals with all things fashion but currently we are into "Shoe making " #mohoshoes.  Fashion has been part of  our amazing face of the week since day one. I loves African prints so much, and this love gave birth to his starting an African fashion line by stylishly incorporating the African print to corporate, casual, trending and native wears.      Mr Heavens says "I am passion driven, My constant urge to bring a difference to the fashion Industry propels me to go the extra mile." and to be happy i constantly do things that would make me HAPPY. When asked about the biggest challenged he has faced on his way to becoming an achiever?? Mr Heavens said-     "Oh!  Well!  ...

Welcome to voice of the week: and our amazing voice of the week is the Outstanding Mercy Ojonugwa Emmanuel.        Mercy Emmanuel is a graduate of Mass Communication from the prestigious Kogi State University.    This lady of many talents is a musician and a caterer, in her own words, "I didn't choose the first one lol, music chose me. I've been gifted with a voice that should be heard"   Miss Mercy Emmanuel found herself loving the latter, which she chose and does excellently.   She's driven by the need to make impact on her generation, fulfilling purpose and bringing glory to God's name.   Mercy believes Life isn't hard...at all. If you find a way to stay happy always at all cost. It'll be worth it in the long run.  According to her she has heard a lot of people say  "You really can't do so much without this and without that", "let's see how you'd continue", "you don't have all it ta...