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MAZINO

MALAKA, 20

School University of Leicester
Course: Law (LLB)
Year Graduated
Grade 2:1

witch Charity is an organisation
Swhich is run by Mazino and ve
others. Founded in 2010, it is based in
Portharcourt, Nigeria.
The aim of the charity is to host events and in turn use the
pro ts to help those less fortunate from the Niger Delta region.
Mazino operates in the role of Events Manager, which requires
lots of organisation and public interaction.
During her rst year Mazino launched her own record label
MLK Records and a website to promote it. The label is for up-
and-coming artists to promote their work and receive advice. In
2016, she became the content manager and creative director for
thenativemag.com magazine, a Nigerian-based lifestyle magazine.
In December 2016, she and a few of her colleagues launched
an associated festival called Nativeland Festival in Lagos, where
Mazino was responsible for managing ticket sales and promoting
the event. The event was sponsored by Puma, Red Bull and
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?here do you see yourself in 10 years?
Samsung and featured performances from the likes of J Hus, W
Skpeta and Burna Boy. Running my own media business in Nigeria.

9 IFEOLUWA It was also the second most trended topic on Twitter that day

in the Birmingham area. Unsurprisingly, that same year he was
ADEYEMI, 20
nominated for a Positive Role Model Award at the National
Diversity Awards.
School University of Birmingham
Ifeoluwa is a Japanese language specialist, having studied the
Course Economics with Japanese (BSc)
subject for eight years. During sixth form, he was selected to go
Year Second
to Japan by his school, Dartford Grammar, as an ambassador,
Grade average
to build a positive relationship with Kaichi Private School in
First class
Wakayam. He was the rst student to
Wakayam. He was the rst student to
do this in the school’s 400-plus year
do this in the school’s 400-plus year
history. He subsequently became the
history. He subsequently became the
ven though he
Ehas only just only British university student to work
only British university student to work
completed his rst year of university, with the Japanese Olympics team at the
with the Japanese Olympics team at the
Ifeoluwa has made a big impression. In Rio 2016 Games, working as a Japanese
Rio 2016 Games, working as a Japanese
Language Specialist in the Accreditation
March 2017, he was named as one of “10 Language Specialist in the Accreditation
exceptional 19 year-olds about to arrive at Department. (Read more on page 76)Department.
banks in London” [for internships], by one Prior to this, he travelled to Juiz de
Fora, Brazil, for six weeks, where he
of the world’s leading nancial services Fora, Brazil, for six weeks, where he
careers website, www.e nancial careers. undertook an intense Portuguese training
undertook an intense Portuguese training
course at a national university. While
Among his many extra-curricular course at a national university. While
there, he taught English to less fortunate
activities, Ifeoluwa is the founder and there, he taught English to less fortunate
CEO of IA Entertainment, a company young people at the Antonio Ferreira
young people at the Antonio Ferreira
Martins School. He also spent time taking
that provides high-quality and “clean Martins School. He also spent time taking
forms of entertainment to university care of disabled orphans.
care of disabled orphans.
students to show them that they don’t Ifeoluwa is the founder of Resolutionz
have to get drunk to have fun”. He now App, which helps people achieve their short
App, which helps people achieve their short
has over 70 students working as volunteers and in just over a and long-term goals through a monetary/points system.
year, the company has made £7,000 and has a market reach of
more than 10,000. His 2016 event, The Grand Gospel attracted a Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
crowd of 400, with many attendees “giving their lives to Christ”. I want to be in a position where I am a blessing to others.
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