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TW Magazine,
published by television personality, Adesuwa Onyenokwe, feted friends,
subscribers, vendors, and advertisers to an evening of fun on 30
September at the Coral Hall, Victoria Island, Lagos, as it marked its
third anniversary.

The event was
anchored by Beat 99.9FM’s Catherine Edoho and began with a rendition of
the Nigerian national anthem by Chidinma Ekile, winner of the just
concluded MTN Project Fame West Africa.

For the Love of Charity

Amidst the
celebrations, guests witnessed the presentation of an audio book for
the visually impaired. The novel initiative, called TW’s Vision for the
Blind, is a first in a series for TW Magazine.

The title chosen
for the inaugural edition of the Audio Book for the Blind initiative is
Sade Adeniran’s award winning debut novel, ‘Imagine This’, published by
Cassava Republic. Speaking on the choice of the book, Onyenokwe said
“‘Imagine This’ is easy to read and comprehend, and at the same time,
laced with a lot of humour which will put smiles on the faces of the
visually impaired.”

According to her,
schools for the blind enjoy little support and one of their greatest
needs are books, whether Braille or in audio books.

The 266-page long
novel was read by 10 celebrities and studio mastered by the award
winning producer, Cobhams Asuquo. The readers include Nollywood
actresses, Joke Silva and Dakore Egbuson; rapper, M.I; soul singer,
Bez; and fashion designer, Ituen Basi. Others are African barbie doll
maker, Toafick Okoya; movie producer, Femi Odugbemi; radio personality,
Mandy Brown Ojugbana; PR expert, Ebun Feludu; and Onyenokwe herself.

A short documentary
on the making of the audio book was also shown, featuring comments from
participants. The documentary took the gathering on a behind-the-scenes
tour, showing the rigours of the process, as well as mistakes during
reading, deleted from the final product.

Beyond Television

Adesuwa Onyenokwe
is best known for her television magazine programme, ‘Today’s Woman’,
and her days as one of NTA’s forefront broadcaster. It was, therefore,
not surprising to see a number of her TV colleagues present at the
event.

Sharing the story of her foray into publishing, she said it was borne out of a “love for humanity, albeit women.”

“After ten years of Today’s Woman on television, we decided to put it in print because print is very enduring,” she explained.

“We are three years today, but we are not rolling in money. It’s not all about the money, but we just want to be relevant.”

Speaking further,
she added that she sees ‘TW Magazine’ as a link to national
development, especially since its birthday falls on the eve of
Nigeria’s independence.

The toast was given by Nigerian Television Authority broadcaster, Siene Allwell-Brown.

A new look TW Magazine

The climax of the
event was unveiling the new look TW magazine, which according to the
publisher, is dedicated to the young and young at heart. The new logo,
which still has the abbreviation, TW, was unveiled amidst fireworks.

“The new logo is
all about curves, just like the African woman and both [letters] -TW-
are linked together and flow from one to the other, and this shows
continuity,” the publisher explained.

The magazine’s new
editor, Kemi Ogunleye, was also introduced to guests. Ogunleye was the
founding editor of Elan, the style magazine of NEXT on Sunday.

As the event wound
to a close, a lucky subscriber walked away with a TW travel voucher,
earning an all-expense paid trip to Dubai. The magazine also rewarded
its vendors and agents for their longstanding relationship with the
company and the anniversary cake was cut by the TW Magazine team.

The event was spiced with wonderful performances by singer, Tosan,
Blackky, and DMSquare, whose beautifully choreographed dance moves and
songs got the audience onto their feet.