Past Events

Poetry

  • Performed Still Small Voice at the launch of Glowyeerah’s Album Launch at House on The Rock 13th October, 2015
  • Performed Poetry at SPAN’s ‘Movements In Moments: 5 poems on 5 stages 17th November, 2015
  • Performed ‘Tell Her’ at The Babes Redefined Anniversary Dinner, 29th November, 2015
  • Interview with Cool TV ‘Good Morning Nigeria Show’ and performed ‘Clap For Yourself ‘ on 17th December, 2015
  • Performed at Freedom Hall On 18th December, 2015
  • Performed ‘ Where He Lay’ at ‘Bless The Mic’ on 23rd December, 2015
  • Performed ‘That Kinda Day’ to #ThornyRoses a dance performance (by Korede and Nnenna) at The Avalanche Kings of Dance held at the MUSON Centre on 27th December, 2015. In attendance were Mrs. Buhari (First Lady Of Nigeria) and Mrs. Daisy Danjuma (who later by text said the performance was very well done).
  • Narrated and performed ‘Bitter Sweet Love’ and ‘I Am Kintsugi /I will not leave’ at ICE Nweke’s Love Is….The Musical on 5th February, 2016, at the prestigious Eko Hotel Grand Ballroom, Victoria Island
  • A Poetry Show titled ‘ Things We Cannot Tell’ which Donna Ogunaike organised in partnership with Freedom Hall. Featured were Donna Ogunnaike and Dike Chukwumerijie as poets and had musical performances by many talents including Tarri The Guittarri. Event was held on 20th March, 2016 .
  • Performed a Poem ‘This Father Falls’ written on request for Subomi Plumptre’s Father who passed. 13th April, 2016
  • Performed ‘ Let It Bleed’ and ‘SNIP!’ at Sworte Talks on Relationships. MUSON Centre on 30th April, 2016
  • Performed ‘Touch’ at the ‘Lagos Business School’ on 22nd May, 2016. Audience was very diverse, with many expatriates in attendance and many tears were shed.
  • Performance at Block 13 by SPAN at the MUSON centre on 21st October, 2016
  • Performed ‘What Do You Wear’ at Fashion Art Fusion on 27th November, 2016
  • Performed ‘It’s Complicated ‘ at IPLAN Annual Dinner, on 15th December, 2016 at Federal Palace Hotel,VICTORIA Island

Speaker

  • Speaker at “Life on Purpose Conference” on “Unleashing Your Destiny”
  • Speaker at the Cape VI Africa Conference, Abuja on 16th March, 2016. An event so important that the Vice President, as well as the Minister of Petroleum Resources were in attendance to open the conference.
  • Panelist at Dabira’s Conference ‘Finding Your Inner Genuis’. Session was on ‘Breaking The Silence’.
  • Moderated at the AOW on 3rd November, 2016
  • Facilitated a Workshop to 13 Spouses of YPO’s on 29th November, 2016
  • Founded and held Perfecting The Mould, a seminar for poets and creative artists on 16th December, 2016

Law

  • Moderated at the AOW, 2015 (26th October) Capetown
  • MC at the Annual Dinner of the Nigerian Bar Association, 10th December, 2015
  • Facilitator /Speaker at The Section of Business Law/Nigeria Bar Association. Presentation Title: Introduction to the Key Legal Issues in The Nigerian Oil & Gas Industry. 11th February, 2016
  • Lectured on ‘Local Content Laws Made Easy’ at LONADEK’s Event on 28th April, 2016. <View Presentation>
  • Panelist at the SBL 9th Annual Conference. Held at the Eko Hotel Grand Ballroom
  • Lectured at the Centre for Petroleum Information. The topic was “Legal Limits and Protective Measures in Renegotiated Contracts in Light of Currency Fluctuations’ at Oriental Hotel on 20th May, 2016. Only woman on team of facilitators.
  • Teaching/Facilitator at LKS Seminar. On the topic ‘Understanding and Negotiation of Oil and Gas Contracts’. On 11h November, 2016 at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos.
  • Featured in the International Alliance of Law Firms Newsletter speaking about balancing poetry and law. ‘You’ve Always Had it in you’.

Theatre

  • First Personal Theatrical Production ‘Love Like Slave’ on 27th and 28th February, 2016 hosted by Lagos Theatre Festival / British Council . Performances in Poetry, Music, Dance and Painting.

Other

  • Recorded ‘Sweet Music’ with Audu Moses on New Years Day, 2016.
  • Interview with Spice TV at the Opening of The Lagos Theatre Festival on 23rd February, 2016
  • Featured in Google Doodle celebrating the International Women’s Day. Portions were aired on CNL and my scene was featured prominently. 8th March, 2016.
  • Interview with CNBC Africa, following my presentation at the Cape VI Conference.
  • Radio interview with Naija Info FM, Abuja promoting my event (in consort with Freedom Hall and Dike Chukwumerijie “Things We Cannot Tell”. 17th March, 2016
  • Interview with NTA International on 21st March, 2016 celebrating the World Book Day with poetry from Donna Ogunnaike and Bash Amuneh on 21st March.
  • Interview with CNBC Africa on the PIGB on 9th May, 2016
  • judge at Kinabuti’s Dare To Dream Challenge, Unilag 24th August, 2016
  • Featured in Suluzulu Africa Online Magazine on29th September, 2016. Over 300 reads.
  • Featured in Obiwon’s Album ‘Floodgates’ with a poetry piece ‘A New Beginning’ launched on November,12th 2016.
  • Bookreading at LABAF on 11th November, 2016
  • Recorded ‘Mopelola’ with Oba. Yet to be released. Playground named in my honour in Port Harcourt. On 19th November, 2015 I went to officially launch the ‘Donna Obasekiā€Ogunnaike Children Playground’ at Yitzhak Rabin International School.

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