Talking with Crib tv,Ghana, this is what the young
entrepreneur had to say:
How old is Four Corner Magazine and what
has been the challenge so far in initiating
it?
Four Corner Magazine is four years old. It is
not easy for me. I don’t have sponsors now.
Many people promised to help me along the
way but most never did. I started Four Corner
magazine with zero naira. What I did was, I
created a page on Facebook. I started posting
news updates there for people to read. From
there, I got a lot of people on my page. I did
that for almost a year before I lunched my first
magazine website. I just lunched new and
world class magazine website:
www.fcmnews.com.
Kindly,continue to read more excerpts from the
interview.
My name is Famuagun Ayodeji Emmanuel. I am
from a polygamous family, the fourth of my
mother’s children. I had both my primary and
secondary education in Ondo state. I am in my
final year in Olabisi Onabanjo university Ogun
State- Mass Communication.
What are your hubbies?
Reading and watching football. I am a Manchester
United fan. I listen to the messages and speeches
of great minds a lot. They inspire a lot.
How do you unwind?
Going to see movies and hanging out with friends
How has your journey into the media world
been?
Very challenging and very educative I must say. It
all started when I was in the first year of my
studies. I was exposed to so many things. One of
my lecturers Mrs. Ajibola used to advise us on
what we could do for ourselves when we were still
in school. She told us about her daughter, how
she started her own show on radio with zero
naira. This inspired me a lot. I said to myself “Deji
you can do something good.” That was how
everything started for me.
For the benefit of those who don't know what
you are into, kindly tell us what you do?
I am a publisher. A blogger. I have an online
magazine- Four Corner Magazine.
What other things do you do besides being a
publisher?
Like I said early, I am still a student. I am a writer,
a movie producer and radio presenter. I also have
a movie academy where I groom talent.
What's your take on the present state of the
Nigeria's media industry, do you think it is
doing well enough, any affecting factors?
Yes. I think we are doing well. However, we still
need to be objective in this job. The society
deserves objective information.
Are you working on any other project apart
from the one you have told us, that you can
exclusively reveal to Metro News?
Yes. At present, I am working on a project- a TV
series that will be aired all over Africa. I use this
medium to invite individuals to sponsor this
project.
Finally, where do you see yourself 5-10 years
from now?
With God on my side I hope to see myself as one
of the biggest house hold names in the media
business in Nigeria and Africa.