You Should Meet The Vibrant, Colourful Cast Of Accelerate TV’s “The Shade Corner”

2017 is looking great thus far for young Nigerian entertainers, content producers, broadcasters and fans, especially consumers of digital content on the internet. February then seems like perfect time for one of the country’s fastest growing and most respected social interactive and web platforms, Accelerate TV to launch its new YouTube show called The Shade Corner.

The weekly episodes feature five bold, bright, outspoken and opinionated young professionals having open discussions and throwing ‘shade’ on everything under the Nigerian sun – from fashion misfits, to music mistakes, celebrity misdeeds, urban culture, dirty politics and everything else that millennials passionately talk about in their free time. The no-holds barred, humour-filled show pokes fun at the ridiculous, analyzes the trending topics and for good measure they sometimes throw light on some of those important matters.

Here are the members of the cast:

Akah Nnani
Akah is a fast rising actor, TV host/presenter and blogger, with a degree in Mass Communication from Covenant University. He officially got into the Nigerian Entertainment industry in 2014 and has acted alongside veteran actors like Gloria Young, Sola Fosudo and Tunji Sotimirin. Akah is known for his great sense of humour and quick wit.

Makida Moka
Makida is an Egyptian-born Nigerian actress and model. She featured in the movie,Code of Silence where she played the powerful role of a victim of rape. In 2009, she won the inaugural ‘Face of Sleek Nigeria’ which shot her into the modeling industry as a model. As an industry insider, Makida’s sharp-tongued commentary on celebrity lifestyle will surely keep the audience glued to the screen.

Adebayo Oke-Lawal
Bayo is a well-known Nigerian designer behind the menswear fashion brand, Orange Culture. His designs, which have been featured in various magazines and online publications such as Vouge, Genevieve Magazine, TW, FAB Magazine and many more, as he is considered to be one of a kind and kow to have an edge as one who understands his craft. Bayo who has dressed celebrities like Tiwa Savage, Mo’Cheddah, and Ice Prince amongst others is a straight shooter, who says it as it is, without holding back.

Camille Shaiyen
Fondly referred to as ‘King Cam’ by The Shade Corner cast members, Camille is a graduate of the American University of Paris. The French speaking melanin beauty mainly deals with creative direction and brand management for fashion brands. She is naughty and interesting in her words and ways, never shying away from dishing dirt on all the weirdness that goes on amongst Nigerian millennials, especially on social.

Noble Ezeala
Noble is a lawyer and also a blogger for Style HQ. He studied at the University of Maryland and has worked with brands like Grey Velvet and others. Noble is a lovable teddybear who makes the funniest, caption-worthy facial expressions and may be considered the meme-god of The Shade Corner. He probably says more with his face than his mouth. Definitely one to watch.

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