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First Photos: Bovi, Toyin Abraham, Dayo Adeneye, Kunle Soriyan Reveal Their Success Secrets At The Success Stories Africa

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The 5th edition of the most impactful gathering of young Africans in developing communities, ‘The Success Stories Africa’ held on Saturday, November 11th in Lagos, Nigeria.

Young Nigerians in attendance and those who watched online across the continent were inspired, challenged and empowered to ignite their abilities towards changing history for good in their diverse fields of endeavour.

High achieving Africans who shared their inspiring stories at the gathering include Bovi Ugboma [Ace Comedian], Olakunle Soriyan [CEO, Olakunle Soriyan Company], Toyin Abraham [Award-winning Actor], Dayo Adeneye [Commissioner for Information, Ogun State]. This defining even also had a special panel session with Shola Okubote [Founder, woman.ng], Evans Akanno [Founder, Cregital], Kemi Filani [Nigerian blogger] and John Obidi [Founder, SmartBCamp].

Enjoy some visuals from the life-transforming gathering powered by TopNaija.ng.

 

 

Our compere, Laju Iren and OAP, Rufai Oseni

Our founder, Isaac Oladipupo giving an opening speech

A section of the audience

A section of our highly esteemed audience

A section of our highly esteemed audience

A section of our highly esteemed audience

Our first panel session. L-R Founder SmartB Camp, John Obidi , Laju Iren and founder, woman.ng, Shola Okubote

John Obidi, Laju Iren and Shola Okubote, during the first panel session

Our first speaker at SSA 2017, Olakunle Soriyan, CEO, Olakunle Soriyan Company.

Olakunle Soriyan

Actor, Toyin Abraham and John Obidi

Another section of our audience

l-r John Obidi, HR & Admin lead, TopNaija.ng, Boluwatife Oladipupo, Our founder, Isaac Oladidpupo, Commissioner of Information, Ogun state, Dayo Adeneye ‘D1’ and founder Kemifilani. com, Kemi Filani.

Olakunle Soriyan

A very engrossed guest

Olakunle Soriyan ‘the mind engineer’ during his mind blowing session

Another section of the audience

Olakunle Soriyan sharing some bitter truths with a very engrossed audience

Toyin Abraham, John Obidi and Boluwatife Oladipupo

Shola Okubote and Olakunle Soriyan on the red carpet

L-r Shola Okubote, Olakunle Soriyan and Isaac Oladipupo

Shola Okubote and Isaac Oladipupo on the red carpet

Shola Okubote and Isaac Oladipupo

Founder woman.ng, Shola Okubote

Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ogun State, Dayo Adeneye

Dayo ‘D1’ Adeneye

Dayo Adeneye sharing his five tips for success with the audience

Commissioner for Information, Ogun state and Veteran Media Personality, Dayo Adeneye

Dayo Adeneye sharing more on his five tips to success

Dayo Adeneye at SSA 2107

Dayo Adeneye

Dayo ‘D1’ Adeneye

Dayo Adeneye

Comedian, Bovi Ugboma and Kemi Filani

Dayo Adeneye taking questions from the audience

Dayo Adeneye during an interactive session

A participant asking questions

A participant during an interactive session

Dayo Adeneye listening to comments and questions from the audience

A very curious participant

Dayo Adeneye

Dayo Adeneye

Some comments got our audience laughing as well

Dayo Adeneye at SSA 2017

Dayo Adeneye replying to questions from the audience

The Voice Nigeria Season2 Semi Finalist, Yimika Akinola performing at SSA 2017

The Voice Nigeria Season2 Semi Finalist, Yimika Akinola

Yimika Akinola thrills the audience with very beautiful rendition of contemporary Nigerian songs

Multi-talented singer, Yimika Akinola

Yimika Akinola

Yimika Akinola during a very beautiful performance

The Voice Nigeria Season2 Semi Finalist, Yimika Akinola

Isaac Oladipupo and Tife Oladipupo

More photos from Yimika Akinola’s session

A section of the audience

Our highly esteemed guests

Singer and producer, Yimika Akinola

More photos of our audience

Award winning Actor, Toyin Abraham

Toyin Abraham

Boluwatife Oladipupo, Yimika Akinola and Isaac Oladipupo

Boluwatife Oladipupo, Yimika Akinola and Isaac Oladipupo

The Voice Nigeria Season2 talents, Yimika Akinola, J’dess and Ola with members of Success Stories Africa team

Toyin Abraham

Toyin Abraham sharing her inspiring story with the audience

Toyin Abraham sharing her inspiring story with the audience

Toyin Abraham sharing her inspiring story with the audience

Toyin Abraham sharing her not-so-smooth journey to success with the audience

Toyin Abraham speaking with the audience

Award wining Comedian and Movie director, Bovi Ugboma

Bovi Ugboma

Bovi Ugboma at SSA 2017

Comedian, Bovi gets serious as he shares factors that determine the journey to a successful life with the audience

John Obidi and a guest

Comedian, Bovi Ugboma sharing his journey to self discovery with the audience

Bovi Ugboma sharing his journey to self dicovery

Bovi Ugboma sharing his journey to self dicovery

Bovi Ugboma sharing his journey to self dicovery

Bovi Ugboma sharing his journey to self dicovery

Bovi Ugboma

Isaac Oladipupo

Our second panel session moderated by Isaac Oladipupo with panelists Kemi Filani, Toyin Abraham and Evans Akanno

Isaac Oladipupo with panelists Kemi Filani, Toyin Abraham and Evans Akanno

Isaac Oladipupo, Kemi Filani, Toyin Abraham and Evans Akanno

The panelists taking questions from the audience

Laju Iren

Laju Iren

A member of the SSA team, Adeyemi Asaba briefing the audience about SSA 2018

ToyinTitans were present too

Adeyemi Adeoye

‘Item 7’ was included too. We had lunch for our guests

Our guests and audience were also catered for

SSA team members

Another thrilling performance

Toyin Abraham and fans

 

Below are instant feedback from some participants.

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#ssa17 was a hit back to back. My brain was shivering as wisdom was pouring in. @johnobidi doing his thing ?.I learnt so much . It was truly impactful but the real lesson was after the programme. I came with my brother and like the Yorubas will say " A guest is a blind man" the place where my brother parked was just filled with sand yesterday so it wasn't a firm ground. Our car tyre had sunk into the sand . We had to look for a miracle to get it out . @onimzz this guy is so selfless. He was the logistics guy for the program . He had every right to just say sorry and walk away. I was blown away with the way he was willing to get dirty. This guy rolled up his trousers , got his hands dirty ensuring our car got out. @theisaacola this man didn't form boss. He was pushing and strategising how the car will come out. I was astonished at how the whole #ssa17 crew didn't leave until they made sure our was pulled out. @toyetrail got me water too. He kept on saying sorry. I learnt selflessness, I learnt care , I learnt support, I learnt team work . @topnaija I am happy I came for the event but the real event was after the event. You all blew my heart away. I will like to be a volunteer in any event or writer on your blog . We didn't leave until about four Hours after the programme.I learnt selflessness on a whole new level. You rock . ❤️❤️❤️

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@olakunlesoriyan, a man of high intellectualism and sound knowledge was the keynote speaker at Success Stories Africa and he took his time to really impact the audience with this words of wisdom… Some of the wisdom he shared at the conference can be summarised as: "principles are universal, experiences are peculiar; hence, while interacting with people, speak to them based on principles not based on your experience." "the moment you meet with a person, the first thing you should do under a second is to separate the content from the container – a person is represented by the container, while the content is who the person is." Move beyond the container to the content. "let the society be grateful for your success; let not your value be nuisance value." More deets from his session will be shared on the blog soon. #blog #blogging #speaker #makehistory #impact #trailblazer #wisdom #people #ssa17 #conference #TheEsthitudePlace

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Only a life lived for others is worthwhile. On Saturday, our odds-defying speakers and panelists were on fire. They shared passionately, revealing defining narratives about their lives. It was inspiration unlimited as they challenged and showed how to create value daily towards changing history. So much wisdom. Can't wait to listen to the DVD over and over again myself. Nothing matters more to us than the resultant effect in the lives of these young people. Based on what we saw on Saturday and the outpouring testimonies so far, word aren't adequate to express how grateful we are. In one of the participant's words "My brain was shivering as wisdom was pouring in. I learnt so much, it was truly impactful…" Thank you so much for leaving your comfort zones to make a difference @olakunlesoriyan, @dayoadeneye, @officialbovi, @toyin_Abraham, @johnobidi, @sholaokubote, @kemifilani, @evansakanno Special thanks to @dayoadeneye for the priviledge to host the Success Stories Africa 2018 in Ogun State. We look forward to heralding the emergence of worldchangers in the Gateway State. Shout out to our amazing comperes for a job well done @lajuiren and @rufaioseni! You guys rock! I and the entire @topnaija team are eternally grateful!

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