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THE DREAM IS BACK ON CNN! NBA LEGEND Hakeem Olajuwon will feature on African Voices Changemakers THIS WEEK! From Muslim Teachers’ College, Lagos in 1978 — to First Pick in the legendary 1984 NBA Draft — to 2x NBA Champion with Houston Rockets! 12x NBA All-Star. Olympic Gold Medalist 1996. NBA’s All-Time Blocks Leader with 3,830! He sits with CNN’s Larry Madowo to tell his story — Lagos to Houston, Nigeria to the world.

Globacom Sponsored: Hakeem Olajuwon Opens Up To Larry Madowo, Narrates How A Lagos Boy Became The NBA’s Greatest Shot Blocker

Openlife Reporter November 14, 2026

Basketball icon Hakeem Olajuwon will this week feature on CNN’s African Voices Changemakers, sponsored by Globacom, where he shares his inspiring journey from Nigeria to…

Setting Aside My Philosophy For Dan Agbese, A Boss, Friend—Dotun Oladipo, CEO, Premium Eagle Media

Openlife Reporter December 15, 2025

Setting Aside My Philosophy For Dan Agbese OpenLife Nigeria reports that against his philosophy of not writing tributes when people he “adores” die, Dotun Oladipo,…

How I Managed The Burial Of Abiola As Lagos Governor—General Buba Marwa

Openlife Reporter September 13, 2025

How I Managed The Burial Of Abiola As Lagos Governor OpenLife Nigeria reproduces an earlier interview published in Daily Trust newspaper in which General Buba…

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Celebrities Narrate Their Journeys To The Top On Glo-Sponsored African Voices

Openlife Reporter July 29, 2023

Celebrities Narrate Their Journeys OpenLife Nigeria reports that the Globacom-sponsored CNN African Voices Changemakers this week parades a galaxy of stars who go down the…

Alleged N400 Million Appointment Bribe In Abuja: Falana To Defend Adeyemi

Femi Falana, ASCAB And The Kangaroo Panel

Openlife Reporter December 17, 2020

Femi Falana is a Lagos attorney Yakubu Shendam, a former National Youth President, in this piece, made available to NAOSRE, takes exemption to…