BNLF GALA

I attended the British Nigeria Law Forum (BNLF) Gala yesterday evening at the Waldorf Hilton in London and it was simply awesome.  It was an evening of beautiful music, great food, inspiring presentations, exquisite art and fabulous people. 

(L - R) Myself, Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA), Prof. Oba Nsugbe QC, SAN

The special guest for the evening was renowned Nigerian Artist Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA) who took us through some of his incredible paintings and photo art. Yinka is internationally celebrated and has his work hanging on the walls of the best museums in the world.
It was simply incredible to hear the man himself speak about his childhood, inspiration and dreams. He has such a great personality and I was most honoured to meet and take a photo with him. 

Yinka Shonibare and I

David Frame, the man behind several brilliant Nigerian architectural designs such as the National Mosque in Abuja and the National Assembly complex also introduced everyone to Eko Atlantic, the masterpiece situated in Lagos which will be the new gateway to Africa upon completion is breath taking.  

April

One of the highlights of the evening was watching April, a Nigerian opera singer perform, I was amazed at the sound of her beautiful voice, watching her sparked within me a love for the opera, hope I get the opportunity to watch her perform again.

BNLF also launched the maiden edition of its Newsletter and I was honoured to contribute News articles to the magazine which is a great publication.  All in all, I had a great time and I am sure so did everyone who attended. Kudos to everyone who was involved in the organisation especially the BNLF Chair, Babatunde Akinyanju, Professor Oba Nsugbe QC SAN and the rest of the team.

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