Mary Shittu is an AWARD WINNING TV Presenter, Fashion Designer, Model & Entrepreneur.

Mary Shittu is an AWARD WINNING TV Presenter, Fashion Designer, Model & Entrepreneur. With a career which spans back over a decade, Mary started her career in the Fashion Industry where she is well known for her elegant designs which can be spotted on Red carpets and Magazines. Also as a renowned Model, She has worked with the best fashion houses and graced catwalks both home and abroad. Mary went on to single handedly establishing one of the leading Modelling Agencies for Ethnic Models in the UK. Later moving and working in HOLLYWOOD, she continued with her work in Fashion & got a good taste of the Media world. After acquiring great skills from her life and work in Hollywood, Mary moved back to London to put her stamp on the UK fashion and Media industry. A lady full of many skills, experiences and talent, Mary has accomplished so much and continues to add more titles to her name. 
                                                          

                     



Now combining both of her passions- People and Fashion, Mary embarked on a Media career in the UK. She is a charismatic, elegant and witty TV Presenter with a top notch style, elegance and class. She has a way with people with an infectious smile, gentle approach and skills which allows her guest to relax and open up in an interview. As a breath of fresh air, Mary Shittu is now one of the most recognised faces and role model on our TV Screens. Mary can be seen on her latest show, the Award Winning ‘Naija Bites’on OH TV (showing in the UK, EUROPE & USA) andAFRICA MAGIC (showing in AFRICA).  ‘Naija Bites’ is a cookery show with a fun and entertaining twist.  Mary invites her celebrity friends to drop in to gist with her while cooking some Nigerian delicacies with a professional Chef. The show delivers a tasty interview with a mouth-watering dish and lessons on how to cook a Nigerian dish. As a fashionista, Mary gives us a taste fashion on every episode dazzling in the latest fashion and also in her collection. 
Mary has interviewed a number of the top names in the entertainment industry both home and abroad, with her work which takes her all around the world. Names such as Music Soul child, Q from 112, 2 face Idibia, Duncan Mighty, Tiwa Savage, Jim Ike, Iyanya, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Sarkodie, just to name a few. 

She is known as the Lady that is always at the right place at the right time, from Red Carpet Events, to Award Shows and film premieres. Mary can be spotted on the other side of the Red Carpet covering the events and bringing us some juicy and stylish interviews. Mary is currently producing a talk show- ‘MARY MEETS’. It is a lifestyle and Magazine show which will deal with hot topics infused with celebrity interviews and events. Also watch out for MS TV, launching soon.

FAMILY: 
Mary Shittu is the fourth born in a Nigerian Family with 6 siblings. On the other hand it’s not a surprise how accomplished Mary Shittu is. The SHITTU name is one that echoes in different parts of the world. Mary Shittu comes from a family of entrepreneurial Mother & sisters, her father was a sportsman and well-known brothers in sports. With a Premiership football player/Captain brother in London, a number one Volleyball player brother in Italy and a National football player brother in Poland/ UK. 

COMMUNITY:
As part of her work in the community, Mary Shittu once held the post of PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER  FORNIGERIANS IN DIASPORA ORGANISATION EUROPE (NIDOE) - LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. NIDOE is a non-profit organisation for all Nigerian Professionals in the Diaspora, providing an umbrella to all Nigerians in Europe. 

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 Victor Olufemi Adebowale, Baron Adebowale, CBE (born 21 July 1962) is the Chief Executive of the social care enterprise Turning Point and was one of the first to become a People's Peer. In 2000 he received the CBE in the New Year’s Honour List for services to the New Deal, the unemployed, and homeless young people. In 2001 he became one of the first group of people to be appointed as people's peers and the title was gazetted as Baron Adebowale of Thornes in the County of West Yorkshire, on 30 June. In 2009 he was listed as one of the 25 most influential people in housing policy over the past 25 years by the housing professionals magazine Inside Housing.

                      

Adebowale was born to Nigerian parents Ezekiel & Grace Adebowale and was educated at Thornes House School, Wakefield and thePolytechnic of East London. He began his career in Local Authority Estate Management before joining the housing association movement. He spent time with Patchwork Community Housing Association and was Regional Director of the Ujima Housing Association, Britain’s largest black-led housing association. He was Director of the Alcohol Recovery Project and then Chief Executive of youth homelessness charity Centrepoint. Adebowale was a member of the Social Exclusion Unit’s Policy Action Team on Young People and was Chair of the Review of Social Housing Co-ordination by the Institute of Public Policy Research.

Adebowale joined Turning Point as Chief Executive in September 2001. Turning Point is a care organisation providing services for people with complex needs, including those affected by drug and alcohol misuse, mental health problems and those with a learning disability. In addition to providing direct services, Turning Point also campaigns nationally on behalf of those with social care needs.

Adebowale has been involved in a number of taskforce groups, advising the government on mental health, learning disability and the role of the voluntary sector. He is Co-Chair of the Black and Minority Ethnic Mental Health National Steering Group and is a member of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs. He is a patron of Rich Mix Centre Celebrating Cultural Diversity, a patron of Tomorrow’s Project and of the National College for School Leadership. He is a member of the National Employment Panel, the New Economics Foundation Board and the Institute for Fiscal Studies Council. He is also on the policy advisory board of the Social Market Foundation, and on the board of the National School of Government. He is a Director of Leadership in Mind organisational development consultancy, a non-exec of the health IT consultancy St Vincents and a member of the Audit Commission and has advised governments of all parties on Employment, Housing, Poverty and Public Service Reform.

Adebowale has an honorary PhD from the University of Central England in Birmingham, an honorary doctor of letters from the University of Lincoln, an honorary PhD from the University of East London and most recently an honorary doctorate from the University of Bradford, where he is involved with their Centre for Inclusion and Diversity, in December 2007. He is an honorary fellow of London South Bank University and Honorary Senior Fellow in the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham. In 2009 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws (LLD) degree from Lancaster University.

On 12 December 2008, Adebowale was installed as Chancellor of the University of Lincoln. Adebowale has a Post Graduate Diploma From the Tavistock institute and an MA in Advanced Organisational Consulting from the City University London.

Tupele Dorgu is a British Nigerian actress, best known for playing the role of Kelly Crabtree on the soap opera Coronation Street from 2004 to 2010. Education: Dorgu was educated in and around the Preston area; she attended St Clare's primary school, Our Lady's High School, and latterly at Kirkham Grammar School. Her mother is of Irish and English descent and her father is from Nigeria.

Career: She has also appeared in Merseybeat, Loose Women, Casualty (2004), Doctors and Strictly African Dancing. Dorgu played has performed in many musicals including La Cage Aux Folles, Three Minute Heroes, and the West End production of Mamma Mia!. Dorgu left her role as Kelly Crabtree in March 2010, a development which had been announced in November 2009. In winter 2010, Dorgu starred as The Sorceress in the pantomime Robin Hood at the Theatre Royal in Newcastle from 30 November until 15 January 2011. In mid-2011, she made a brief appearance in the BBC drama Waterloo Road as newcomer Keeley James. Dorgu starred as Velma Kelly in the UK 2012 tour of Chicago. In June 2013, Dorgu became the narrator of Brendan's Magical Mystery Tour (a new show similar to Coach Trip) on Channel 4. Soapstar Superstar: In January 2007, Dorgu was a contestant in UK celebrity singing reality contest Soapstar Superstar. The show (which is hosted by Zoë Ball) placed Dorgu up against ten other soap opera actors. Each night she had to sing a different song with only 24 hours to learn it. Dorgu survived the bottom two for five nights and then finally went out, after making it to the semi-finals. Filmography: Television Year Title Role Notes 2003 Doctors Annette Poole 1 episode, "Nothing to fear but..." 2003-04 Mersey Beat Natalie Vance 3 episodes 2004 Casualty Rachel Garrard 1 episode, "Breaking Point" 2004-2010 Coronation Street Kelly Crabtree Series Regular, 438 episodes 2005 Strictly African Dancing Herself Contestant, 4 place, third to be eliminated 2006, 2009, 2010 Loose Women Herself Guest, 3 episodes 2007, 2008 This Morning Herself Guest, 6 episodes 2007 Soapstar Superstar Herself Contestant, 13 episodes, reached the semi-finals 2010 Accused Functions Manager 1 episode, "Willy's Story" 2010, 2012 The Wright Stuff Herself Panelist, 7 episodes 2010 Come Dine With Me Herself Coronation Street special 2011 The Case Nicole Jones 4 episodes 2011 Waterloo Road Keely James 1 episode 2013 Brendan's Magical Mystery Tour Narrator 20 episodes 2013 Trying Again Chloe 2014 M.I. High Mandy Pluckey 1 episode, "The Problem Probe" Stage Year Title Role Venue ? La Cage Aux Folles ? Three Minute Heroes ? Mamma Mia! 2010 Robin Hood Sorceress Theatre Royal Newcastle 2012 Chicago Velma Kelly UK Tour production

Source: Wikipedia

EKU EDEWOR We Nigerian women love to express ourselves … we are incredibly flashy and showy, that is just who we are. … Nigerians have swag and even if we aren’t the fashion capital of the world, we most certainly believe we are! … We are proud people, we can dress or overdress past you, it may not always be right but we are all dressing up.

Mother is from Delta State while her father is British. Her stepfather was from Lagos. She was born abroad but raised in Nigeria. She attended St. Saviour’s and Grange secondary school but left when she was 13. She attended a boarding school and university in the United Kingdom and moved back again in 2010.Eku” Edewor, a graduate from the New York Film Academy. Eku Edewor is the beautiful Nigerian actress, producer , presenter and model with the eclectic style. Her bio is quite staggering. In the course of this post i found out so much about her apart from the obvious ones which are that she is co- presenter Studio 53 Extra and a model. I found out that as a producer Eku has worked with numerous artists, producers and writers, including, the production of the 2009 Ian Dury Biopic, Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll, which included a star studded cast and crew. Internationally, she was the Project Manager for ARISE Magazine, coordinating the production of the ARISE Collective III, 2010 Autumn/ Winter Ready to Wear Show at New York Fashion Week and a Fashion Exhibition introducing African Designers at the Four Seasons in Paris for Women’s Fashion Week. She also represented ARISE and assisted production at the 2011 Face of Africa event held in Lagos, Nigeria. She’s also the muse for top Nigerian Fashion line Jewel by Lisa.

RICHARD VEDELAGO The Nigerians have arrived... and London is paying attention Nigerians all say they work hard and party hard believe that they're better at anything than anyone else, collect PhDs like confetti and are intensely entrepreneurial. 'When mankind finally gets to Mars,' chortles Ateh Jewel, who has both a film production company and a beauty business, 'they'll find a Nigerian already there, cutting a deal. ‘You don't have to go to Mars, or Lagos, to see the fruits of that in action. By David Jenkins

Richard Vedelago is 30 years old and worth more millions than he's prepared to tell. 'Money talks, but wealth whispers,' he says with a smile, sitting back in the bar at Coleridge’s - his idea - and lazily sipping an elderflower juice. That whispering is not, the oil, gas, property, telecoms and menswear tycoon goes on, typical of a Nigerian mindset: 'Very loud, quite brash, and larger than life -even if you're just having a family meal, everything's over the top all the time. So it's quite fun.' Real fun, he should have said. Nigerians all say they work hard and party hard believe that they're better at anything than anyone else, collect PhDs like confetti and are intensely entrepreneurial. 'When mankind finally gets to Mars,' chortles Ateh Jewel, who has both a film production company and a beauty business, 'they'll find a Nigerian already there, cutting a deal. ‘You don't have to go to Mars, or Lagos, to see the fruits of that in action.

Richard is a Nigerian businessman and CEO of Global Windsor Group Ltd. After studying at University College London, Richard returned to Nigeria to setup a number of businesses with the main focus in the Oil & Gas Sector. In 2008 Richard consolidated the business under the umbrella of Global Windsor Group with interests in Telecommunications, Retail and Property.

Richard is also the Managing Partner of Wrothams & Windsor a boutique property investment consultancy based in London’s prestigious Mayfair and Abuja’s FCT which is the global headquarters, where the company’s main objective is to introduce premium UK property to the Nigerian and West African market.

Wrothams & Windsor is predominantly focused on central London. With professional experience spanning three decades, the management's deal history surpasses £650million in transactions.

Richard has brought some of the most exclusive properties to the Nigerian Market with the likes of Candy & Candy’s breathtaking ‘One Hyde Park’ regarded as the most prestigious address worldwide, with prices starting at a staggering 12 million to over 100 million pounds for the penthouse.

Richard has been touted as one of the top young businessmen in Africa, with a network of friends and business dealings with some of Nigeria’s top private sector institutions the future really does look bright for Richard Vedelago, Global Windsor Group and Wrothams & Windsor.