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Insecurity: Ondo Targets 1,000 New Amotekun Recruits — Ajanaku

Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Idowu Ajanaku, says the administration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is taking proactive steps to fortify security across the state, especially along volatile border communities where criminal infiltration has become a recurring national concern. Ajanaku stated this while addressing journalists in Akure, noting that the recent…

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AliveShoes Store – Feature for AJANAKU.com

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Visiting the temporary AliveShoes store in Amsterdam felt like peeking into sneaker culture’s near-future: eco-friendly Italian craftsmanship meets a game-ified social platform where every pair unlocks points, prizes, even factory visits. I captured the story in words and images for AJANAKU.com—diving into founder Luca Botticelli’s vision, the “buy → upload → win” mechanics, and why big brands hadn’t tried it yet.

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• Concept & copy – long-form article that mixed product review, trend analysis and opinion

• Original photography – in-store details, materials, colour wall & street shots

• Page design – clean one-pager layout with bold pull-quotes for online reading

Sneakers × Social Media × Creativity × Competition = endless possibilities.

Ahead of its time in 2011—when social sneakers were still just a crazy idea. --- Since I visited the ALIVESHOES Store I can't stop thinking about the possibilities that this new concept brings. Sneakers x Social Media x Creativity x Competition equals endless possibilities. Let me enlighten you.

In 2010 Luca Botticelli (28) launched ALIVESHOES. A new Sneakerbrand that focuses on a sustainable product, communication and entertainment. ALIVESHOES are crafted with eco-friendly materials and delivered in 11 different colors. Every shoe is created through the remarkable production skills of Le Marche, also known as the Shoe Valley a region in Italy where a lot shoes are made. They follow Italian tradition of shoemaking by paying much attention to the material, detail, quality and aesthetics. As being the son of famous shoedesigner Roberto Bottecelli Luca made his entrance into his fathers company in 2004 and learned the trades of the craft. After having gained experience in the fashion world he decided it was time to do it on his one. He wanted to combine selling shoes with an online community and from that point on the project evolved.

The basic concept is like this. You buy a pair of ALIVESHOES, register yourself at the ALIVESHOES website, make a profile and be a participant in the game. By uploading a foto or video you will be rewarded with points. With these points you can win pairs of shoes, a laptop, trips to the factory and even an internship with the company. An idea that could have been anyones and I wonder why any of the bigger sneaker brands haven't focused on a thing like this yet. The idea was obvious and therefore a winner in my eyes.

The sneaker doesn't look that special at first site but that doesn't matter. It mostly reminds you of a Reebok Freestyle or more resent the Nike Macaron. The hand dyed leather is like butter, feels and smells like a pair of Italian hand made shoes and are surprisingly comfortable to walk on. The bright colors are a smart pick and can be combined endlessly with any wardrobe. You might think they are bit to simple but when worn they look nice, smooth and can give you that classic look but also combined with a modern outfit. The materials are eco-friendly and degradable. So you can be fashionable and good to the environment at the same time. Not an aspect I would buy a pair of sneakers on but helping the environment is always a good thing and it can be a healthy reason for someone to buy this shoe.

After you understand what a kind of nice crafted shoe you just purchased you can join the community and play the game. This is the brands mission. Build an (inter)active social game community, both online and in the real world. You can compare it with a game like forsquare. You now just tag your ALIVESHOES everywhere you go, take pictures/make videos and up-load them to the website. Share, vote, win… To people who have a soft spot for Social Media type games this can get mighty addictive. You become the nr. 1 ALIVESHOES supporter in the world just by showing of you kicks and get rewarded for it. That's exciting.

So will this project succeed? Well, there are a couple of reasons to buy or not to buy a pair of ALIVESHOES. You can buy them for the ecological aspect, to get creative & play the game or just because you think they look nice. If you don't want to participate in the game or just think these shoe suck don't buy them. But if you are looking for something new and want to get a glimpse of the future buy a pair and join this community. It is up to Luca and his team to keep al the players happy, the rewards mighty and hold on to a fair game. If they manage to keep that up this game will last quit a while.

As the website is still in Beta version, a lot and I do mean a lot of options aren't ready yet. Also so the way the website works, lay-out, functions and the whole rating system are still on debate if you would ask me. Still I love this project. It is completely new and as the iPhone App is being developed my urge to become nr. 1 on the ALIVESHOES ranking list has grown. With the arriving of that the whole thing will even more transform in what Luca has in mind. I enjoy contributing to this platform and looking forward in what this will bring in the future.

For those who want to join the game the store in Amsterdam will be open until the 5th of march. From there on ALIVESHOES will visit Berlin and do an European tour. The shoes can also be purchased online.

More info visit: www.aliveshoes.com

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Ajanaku – Check Online ft. Zlatan Ibile (Song)

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Ajanaku – Check Online ft. Zlatan Ibile (Song)

Lasisi Gaphar Mabayoje popularly known by his stage name – AJANAKU is an indigenous Yoruba rapper and one of the most talented young acts in the industry and obviously the next big thing in the game.

AJANAKU has been on top of his game since he made his debut into the music industry with his single “PAIN” and he has blessed his Fans and Lovers with…

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