OboloMAN:
One person that Okoya [the creator] really hopes the dolls will have a positive impact on is his daughter, who, he explains, once wished she was white.

Nigerian entrepreneur, Taofik Okoya, has created
Nigerian dolls that are outselling the Barbie doll, the
UK Daily Mail is reporting. The paper said according to
Reuters, 9,000 units of the £4.50 (N1,280) dolls are sold per month, taking up 15 percent of Nigeria’s toy market.

According to the Daily Mail, Mr. Okoya decided to make the dolls after he set out to buy a black doll for his niece but could not find any.

The dolls, which are also sold online, have found buyers not only in Nigeria but in America, Brazil and Europe.

In an interview with Elle Magazine, Mr Okoya said
“My mission is to make the Queens of Africa a symbol of hope, trust, and confidence by promoting African history, culture, and fashion.

However, Mr. Okoya, who has been trying to market his dolls in American stores, has been told he can sell them only in specialist stores and not larger department stores but he remains undeterred.

An idea born by necessity is creating unlimited wealth and competiting with known market leaders...bravo!!!

Just Believe it, You will Achieve it!

This is awesome! The clothes the doll are wearing truly portrays the traditional attires in Nigeria! Can't wait to get one for my daugter

Creativity at its peak

Very excellent idea. I've always been against little black girls playing with white dolls, it makes me sick anytime I see it. Even my little niece prefers white dolls, (I blame her mum for that) I've been trying to wean her off it.

Black girls need to start playing with dolls which looks similar to them, this is a key element in their formative process.

The current insecurities of most black women today, can be traced back to the psychological damage they suffered as kids hence most grow up thinking being white is ideal.

Good for him.

Awesome. I love their outfits!

Good invention by a Yoruba guy

Nice

holluwai:
Hope he won't start making the bigger ones.

Keeping dis space for a particular comment.

Very nice. Nigerian boutique and fashion stores should stop using white mannequin also. Lets someone design African or black mannequin.

i like the fact the fact that hes promoting the African culture. very nice!!!!!!

Lovely!
This is real ingenuity

At least he is interfacing directly with his target market
not all these vague I need funding from government ideas

awwww.... one of the dolls is named Nneka... I used to think the name isnt that common o....

"Nigeria will and must be respected again ' - Buhari



I feel the change coming I can feel it in my soul, *singing*

Awww!
I Want One

How do a doll help Nigeria? Nigerians and mumunity

OboloMAN:
One person that Okoya [the creator] really hopes the dolls will have a positive impact on is his daughter, who, he explains, once wished she was white.

Nigerian entrepreneur, Taofik Okoya, has created
Nigerian dolls that are outselling the Barbie doll, the
UK Daily Mail is reporting. The paper said according to
Reuters, 9,000 units of the £4.50 (N1,280) dolls are sold per month, taking up 15 percent of Nigeria’s toy market.

According to the Daily Mail, Mr. Okoya decided to make the dolls after he set out to buy a black doll for his niece but could not find any.

The dolls, which are also sold online, have found buyers not only in Nigeria but in America, Brazil and Europe.

In an interview with Elle Magazine, Mr Okoya said
“My mission is to make the Queens of Africa a symbol of hope, trust, and confidence by promoting African history, culture, and fashion.

However, Mr. Okoya, who has been trying to market his dolls in American stores, has been told he can sell them only in specialist stores and not larger department stores but he remains undeterred.

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2931846/Nigerian-doll-created-man-couldn-t-black-toy-niece-popular-country-s-outselling-BARBIE.html

BUT STILL BASE ON WHITE MANS IDEAS AND CONCEPT!

Nice one! More grease to your elbows and love to all my Nigerian brother's and sisters!

I LOVE THIS!!!!!

searching4love:
RUBBISH

bad belle is allowed

OboloMAN:


Promoting our culture ... so funny the whites never made an African doll..

Why would they make an African doll?..they are not Africans and shouldn't do everything for us na...this is commendable, but its a shame for africans to wait this long to do it...
Bro thats no fault of the white man

You know?

OboloMAN:
One person that Okoya [the creator] really hopes the dolls will have a positive impact on is his daughter, who, he explains, once wished she was white.

Nigerian entrepreneur, Taofik Okoya, has created
Nigerian dolls that are outselling the Barbie doll, the
UK Daily Mail is reporting. The paper said according to
Reuters, 9,000 units of the £4.50 (N1,280) dolls are sold per month, taking up 15 percent of Nigeria’s toy market.

According to the Daily Mail, Mr. Okoya decided to make the dolls after he set out to buy a black doll for his niece but could not find any.

The dolls, which are also sold online, have found buyers not only in Nigeria but in America, Brazil and Europe.

In an interview with Elle Magazine, Mr Okoya said
“My mission is to make the Queens of Africa a symbol of hope, trust, and confidence by promoting African history, culture, and fashion.

However, Mr. Okoya, who has been trying to market his dolls in American stores, has been told he can sell them only in specialist stores and not larger department stores but he remains undeterred.

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2931846/Nigerian-doll-created-man-couldn-t-black-toy-niece-popular-country-s-outselling-BARBIE.html

this is creativity at work

searching4love:
RUBBISH

Enemy of progress