John's Story
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At the age of 16, John Oseni, a boy living with his parents in the south-west Nigerian city of Akure had a burning passion. It was a passion his parents could not understand, but that passion was about to make them a very happy family. Now 17, John's passion has catapulted him from his little Nigerian town to the world stage and the gilded halls of the United Arab Emirates, where he received a special award from one of the Emirate's rulers.  So what was this passion? how did it come about? and how is John now helping other young Nigerians to live their own dreams? listen to John's story on the Climb Podcast. Podcast Hosts: Jewel Atedou Bright & Khadidiatou Cisse Episode Editor & Narrator: Jewel Atedou Bright Music Credits: 🎵 Song: 'Sappheiros - Embrace' is under a creative commons license license. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxLKyBhC6igFhLEb0gxvQNg​ 🎶 Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://youtu.be/DzYp5uqixz0  🎶 BACKSOUND PIANO CINEMATIC || NO COPYRIGHT Music Provided by: Mokka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjcASuIe44E  Contact The Climb Podcast Team... Visit our Podcast page @channelstv.com Tweet at us @channelstv @AfricaAtLSE Follow us on Facebook @channelsforum @LSEAfricaInstitute Email us at [email protected] Thank you for Listening...
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