The stage is finally set for the grand 1st ever  “African Gala Nite & African Icon International Awards” - a three day International Pan-African Gala & Awards scheduled to hold on June 21-23 2013 at Radisson Blu Aqua Hotels located in Downtown Chicago Illinois USA. Respectable Nigerian Achievers and other selected African Icons and VIP Guests with some African groups most of whom are Achievers and reputable organizations will participate in this three day socio-cultural exchange program and gala / Awards Nite in Chicago Illinois USA.
The African Gala Nite & African Icon International Awards is an initiative of CEPAN Africa© (Celebrity Exchange Program for Advancement of Nigeria and Africa) to be executed in collaborations with other key partners who are well known to support cultural promotions in Nigeria, Africa and USA. CEPAN Africa© is a subsidiary of STYLEBORN MEDIA CONCEPTS (A Registered Company with the CAC in Nigeria) which was set up to promote the culture, history and heritage of Nigeria and Africa.
This event is being organized to celebrate African Achievers (Icons) and Iconic African brands that promote culture, entrepreneurship, sustainable livelihood and cultural affinity amongst blacks both living at home and in the diaspora. The CEPAN Africa© lofty Pan-African project will showcase the diverse Nigerian-African Culture and heritage as well as promote our positive image thereby using culture to unite numerous Nigerians and Africans living at home on the continent of Africa with others within the black African-Nigerian communities in USA.


Speaking on the vision of the event, Abiola Afolabi , the brain behind it stated that :The African Gala Nite & African Icon International Awards 2013 taking place in Chicago USA this summer, will serve a multicultural purpose as it will be a Celebrity Exchange Program to showcase outstanding Nigerian-African Achievers and Icons which will further celebrate African People in positive limelight, against the backdrop of the social stigmatization which some African visitors abroad and other Africans in the Diaspora face owing to the media account on Africa that is faced with so much ills and vices such as Corruption, Hunger, Poverty, HIV/AIDS, Prostitution,Crime, Kidnapping Etc.The 2013 USA Celebrity Expedition so far described will play a pivotal role in developing this second phase of our plan to feat a set of Nigerians and Africans living in the diaspora back home for an inbound socio-cultural exchange program in the coming year on a citizens exchange program to Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
AFRICAN GALA NITE & AFRICAN ICON INTL. AWARDS CHICAGO USA - JUNE 21-23 2013 @ RADISSON BLU AQUA HOTELS
THE 5TH AFRICAN ICON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
The Strength of this vision will further be cemented with the African Gala Nite & African Icon International Awards 2013 being organized by CEPAN Africa© in collaboration with other key pan-african organizations home and abroad. CEPAN Africa© is therefore hosting a delegation of Achievers from Nigeria-Africa to be united with other Nigerians and Africans living in USA to come together and establish a rallying ground for the promotion of Africa-Her heritage, Culture and People towards Nation Building, Sustainable Development and Exchange of Ideas to build a New Africa of our dreams through private-public partnership (Fulfilling MDG-Goal 6).

STYLEBORN LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE NIGERIA & USA LAUNCH
STYLEBORN LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE (A Lifestyle Publication of Styleborn® Media Concepts) was launched on December 1st 2012 at Radisson Blu Anchorage Hotels located in Victoria Island Lagos during the Publisher-Styleboss 35th Birthday and the “Distinct Style Awards” 2012 in Nigeria. STYLEBORN® LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE will also be launched at the “African Gala Nite” in USA and it will profile Top Icons and Celebrities showcasing the Lifestyle of these Nigerians and Africans living in Nigeria and in diaspora some of whom are VIP Guests to the “African Gala Nite” in USA. We intend to equally publish a well researched study on specific and current socio-economic challenges facing Nigeria-Africa as a country and continent plus efforts made to combat such challenges with a view to garnering media and public support both locally and internationally so as to solve them using a holistic and proactive approach