"I wanted was to create a great piece because I realised that many of our traditional arts and crafts evolved overtime to include practical and decorative items and that human expressions find their way through various forms of art."

"When we were going into the market, we understood that the furniture market was saturated, but we were still able to grow the business because we leveraged on technology. Technology helped us scale our business model, coupled with the strong investment we put into research and development to continue to produce exciting designs."

"I hold a Master’s Degree in Environmental Design and I have also participated in design competitions and design workshops. In September 2015, I exhibited as a finalist at the innovation award. I have also attended design workshop organised by the African Contemporary institute of Design. I am a member of Young African leadership institute (YALI), and I have a YALI Certificate on Entrepreneurship skills."

"Culture is the bedrock of human civilization, it not only gives a sense of belonging and identity but also has the power to transform entire society, strengthen local communities and forge a sense of identity and belonging for people of all ages."

"The preaching, according to tourism, is the true essence of creating sustainable tourism in Nigeria."

"There are a lot of challenges, but that which is of major concern is getting Nigerians who are so detailed to craft the designs we work on and give it the finesse we expect I think is something lacking in this country"

"tailoring is a form of creation that doesn’t necessarily have to be limited to garment making."

"I am very much interested in taking the brand internationally and having African lifestyle flagship stores in other continents of the world asides from Africa. Also, I plan to have a foundation that gives back to the African society in the future."

"Ugly face with sweet genital, upgraded one and Jaarumatized one too can help your relationship and marriage. If you get divorced three times and marry three times, that's your fault"

"Love God, Be persistent, Burn that Ship."

"The truth is some people get to know their God and are okay to be in a certain way"

"People that think models are not spiritual need to free their minds and not try to box people."

"Time has taught me that the biggest impediment to a progressive society is a malnourished mind, and the best medicine for a malnourished mind is education"

"More women and girls need to know what feminism really means so that when they are pushing the cause, they will know what they are fighting for exactly and tailor their efforts towards getting positive results from it."

"It is not about being popular but about being impactful."

"Nigeria is the only country with over 480 ethnic cultural nationalities art and culture of Nigeria represents the uniqueness of Nigerian lifestyle coupled together with the fact that Nigerian arts draws inspiration from rural traditional folklore heritage. Culture is the bedrock of human civilization, it not only gives a sense of belonging and identity but also has the power to transform entire society, strengthen local communities and forge a sense of identity and belonging for people of all ages."

"I don’t have anything called sad day and I don’t pray for anyone to have a sad day. But there was a day I felt the grace and faithfulness of Jehovah God in my school, when a three-year-old girl swallowed a 5 kobo coin many years ago."

"I don’t entertain any fear, because I live every day as being tailored by Jehovah God. All I needed, Many people know i am an educationist but not many know that I am a big time trader who began at the age of nine."

"My mother trained us the children in the act of buying and selling. She started with clothes. She exposed us to the nitty-gritty of trade. She told me the importance of being a trader as early as when I was nine. My brother-in-law, brought me into commerce by getting me the distributorship of so many breweries and cement companies."

"I don’t believe that. No one can even pay enough for what we do as teachers. No amount of money can pay for our sacrifice. Teaching is like a calling, you must be trained for it and you must have passion for it."

"It is a divine call. I could still remember that very day at the Green Park in London. I sat there and was enjoying the scenery – the lake, the ducks and the serene atmosphere. Suddenly, I saw some children walked into the park and they were chatting. Something struck a cord in me that I wanted to start something where I could mould the lives of youths. That was when I decided to attend the teacher training college. I went there and graduated with first class."

"It is true. It was given to him in 1957 by the Queen of England. It was a solid sterling silver, which I inherited. The day I was given the MFR title in 2004 by former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, I wore the MBE medal."

"That is not true. Both installations were done openly and there’s nothing hidden about the two titles; there is nothing mystical about it. Iyalode means prime minister of the womenfolk. It requires someone who has integrity and who’s hardworking."

"It is true. While I was in the secondary, I was a member of the school’s drama and cultural group. I was good at acting and mimicking others. But that divine call changed everything. But I have no regrets at all."

"No. My parents were disciplinarians. If my father asked any of us to recite any verse of the Bible and he or she fumbled, he or she got spanked. Again, any of us could be asked to handle the morning devotion and such a person should not mess up or else… There was a cable nearby to beat sense into your brain. We were well trained, most especially in the fear of God."

"Yes, I travelled to England. I attended the St. Nicholas Teacher Training College, to train and at the end of the third year, I graduated with a First class diploma. I really loved the training I got."

"None at all. We were close to 30 Nigerians who went for that training. Blacks and the whites co-existed in a convivial environment. We were treated like human beings."

"I got into trouble each time I took my mother’s clothes and wore them for a photo shoot. I would have poured perfumes on the clothes and my mother would get to know. She would then report me to my father, who would use cable to beat me. You know my father worked with the ECN and he did about two years with the National Electric Power Authority before he retired, so he had cables to beat anyone of us that misbehaved."

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Pray and get along with your life."

"I think those South Africans doing that are crazy. They have forgotten so soon what Nigeria did to help them fight the apartheid regime to a standstill. Nigeria spearheaded the boycott of the 1983 Commonwealth Games because of apartheid. The United Kingdom which was then hosting incurred losses due to the boycott, because so many other countries joined Nigeria in boycotting the games."

"She never used the cane, but she had another way of doing this. Her countenance when anyone misbehaved was more potent than the cane. Once her countenance changed, one got the message."

"I was not troublesome but I stood for my right and asked for it. No other student could cheat me and I never gave anyone the chance to cheat. No one could take me for granted."

"I was not born with any silver spoon. My father, late Pa Emmanuel Abiona Jiboku alias Jiboku Tannatanna was an electrical technician with the old Electric Company of Nigeria for 42 years. And my mother, late Ruth Olabisi Aina Jiboku(nee Aderupoko- Coker) of the famous Itesi area of Abeokuta was a trader."

"There was nothing peculiar about my birth, at least as far as I know."

"I attended St. James’s African Church School, Idi Ape, Abeokuta between 1957 and 1962. Before that time, my father enrolled his children in a kindergarten school founded by a Sierra Leonean woman who we called Mama Saro. All she taught us were bible verses and we crammed them."

"I don’t entertain any fear, because I live every day as being tailored by Jehovah God."

"Many people know you to be an educationist but not many know that you were a big time trader who began at the age of nine."

"Teaching is like a calling, you must be trained for it and you must have passion for it."

"Be 100 percent behind it because you’re going to be putting your heart and soul into it."

"I thought people would be interested, but I never expected the amount of support or the amount of press attention we received. It’s been a real blessing for which I’m truly grateful,”"

"Don’t lose your own goals and what’s important to you.”"

"Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out."

"Dear Artiste, Management is a bit like a marriage. Your career can be significantly affected by who you choose to manage it."

"To new black entrepreneurs is “to believe in your idea,”"

"In my opinion, creativity is best defined with this quote by Mary Lou Cook, “Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun."

"Focus. Keep improving your craft on all fronts – technical and otherwise."

""I believe as an individual, I have a social responsibility to make a difference any way I can"."

"Now I enjoy it from the bottom of my soul. Both things can be true. I can enjoy talking and thinking about business and tech and also enjoy fluffy romances with a HEA and debate celebrity fashion choices like its paying my bills."

"We have serious issues in this country but at the end of the day we only have ourselves to blame."