Thisday Society Editor, Lanre Alfred, Set To Launch Book

SAN FRANCISCO, April 07, (THEWILL) – Lanre Alfred, the Group Society Editor of Thisday Newspaper, is set to launch his book titled, “High Life: Amazing Lifestyles of Nigeria’s Rich and Famous”, on Wednesday, 24th April 2013 at the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos.

The literary effort intends to fill a void amidst the deluge of news and literature markedly representative of contemporary industry Titans and Celebrity Journalism. The first of its kind in the Nigerian media space, this book, a product of many years of research and journalistic odyssey spanning over a decade, seeks to record the most incisive and fascinating happenstances and personages, highflying corporate entities and celebrity culture.

It is billed to serve as a remarkable archive of the faces and brains behind Corporate Nigeria’s most brilliant and extraordinary business forays, as well as the amazing, yet, didactic lifestyles of the crème of Nigeria’s high-society.

With a Foreword written by Ovation Magazine publisher, Chief Dele Momodu, the 300-page coffee table book is expected to hit bookshelves across the country and beyond immediately after the launch. The book’s release would be heralded with a grand launch with the full complement of the Nigerian media “High Life”, a trans-generational literary initiative would serve as a reference point for celebrity journalism enthusiasts, posterity and historians.