Meet the incredible superstars behind this year's edition of DevFest Lagos!



Isreal
Aluko
did Engineering

What's something people are usually surprised to learn about you?
'People are usually surprised to learn that I started out studying Geophysics, not Computer Science. My path into tech came from curiosity — automating small tasks, breaking things, and learning to fix them again. That background taught me to think analytically and find patterns, which I now apply daily as a software engineer.'
Listening to
Salt - Dai Verse
Daniel
Umoren
did QA

Aliyyah
Kalejaye
did Marketing

Florence
Ogunbore
did Product

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'Working out tbh or just sleeping 🫠'
Listening to
Can We Talk - Tevin Campbell
Moyomade
Adegbite
did Engineering

Treasure
Ajefu
did Content

What's a quote you live by?
'"whatever happens, happens". anything that is going to happen will happen, and if no amount of anxiety or unrest will change the outcome then i try not to worry about it.'
Listening to
From Now On - Hugh Jackman & The Greatest Showman Ensemble
Sebastine
Odeh
did Engineering

What's something people are usually surprised to learn about you?
'Being the first of four children'
Listening to
Lose My Mind - Don Toliver ft. Doja Cat
Faisal
Adams Omokugbo
did Content

What's a quote you live by?
'When I get anxious opening my laptop to code or start a new project, I read this quote aloud: The idea of an Imposter syndrome is great, it means you are doing something worthwile. Use it to motivate yourself. It's normal to fail, Fail several times till you get it. You will get it eventually and finally, You become what you believe.'
Listening to
Jailer - Asa
Durosinlohun
Uthman Olalekan
did Engineering

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'When i need a mental reset i go out to play squash'
Listening to
Shake It To The Max (FLY) [Remix] - MOLIY, Silent Addy, Skillibeng & Shenseea
Efe
Akhigbe
did Design

What's a quote you live by?
'A quote I live by is "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." — Philippians 4:13. It constantly reminds me that with faith and determination, nothing is impossible.'
Listening to
Who You Say I Am (Live) - Hillsong Worship
Emmanuel
Olubiyi
did Engineering

What's a quote you live by?
'Surviving is winning, keep going, it will make sense one day'
Listening to
Holy Forever (Live) - Jenn Johnson, CeCe Winans & Bethel Music
Faith
Onasanya
did Design

What's a quote you live by?
'"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better , do better "- Maya Angelou'
Listening to
Trend - Dell Mac
Khadijah
Abdulkabir
did Design

What's a quote you live by?
'Wa ma tawfiqi illa billah translates to "And verily my success is only by Allah"'
Listening to
Good Day - Maher Zain
Rebecca
Adegbesan
did Design

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'Shawama and Exotic'
Listening to
Glorious - David Archuleta & One Voice Children's Choir
TemiTope
Aiyegbusi
did Design

What's a quote you live by?
'Do Hard things, that is where growth lies'
Listening to
The Feast - Sunmisola Agbebi
Motunrayo
Sanni
did QA

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'Sleeping / Reading a book (fiction)'
Listening to
Oba - Adekunle Gold
Ijeoma
Odiaka
did Design

Tell us about your DevFest Lagos 2025 experience
'It was an interesting experience working with the Devfest team.'
Listening to
creature - half·alive
Malik
Temitope Usamot
did Content

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'Binge Watch a Movie Series or Go cycling'
Listening to
Many People - Adekunle Gold
Tolulope
Johnson
did Design

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'When I need a mental reset I take a very long walk'
Listening to
Odun Nlo Sopin - Mrs. D.A. Fasoyin
Timilehin
Omolana
did Engineering

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'I've got an instant vibe-shifter built right into my desk. My piano lives in a drawer, powered up 24/7. The second I need a mental reset, I just pull it out and tickle the ivories 'til my brain's back online! :)'
Listening to
Spirit (Live) - Dunsin Oyekan
Favour
Attah
did Content

Gabriel
Shoyombo
did Engineering

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'Movies or sleep'
Listening to
Yahweh Sabaoth - Nathaniel Bassey
Samuel
Abada
did Engineering

What's a quote you live by?
'if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss also gazes into you. Be careful not to blink'
Listening to
FUN - Rema
Okunoye
David
did Engineering

What's something people are usually surprised to learn about you?
'I'm an instrumentalist'
Listening to
Echo - Jason Walker
Oyeyemi
Ifeoluwa
did Engineering

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'When I need a mental reset, I get a bottle of wine, cake and a book.'
Listening to
Experience - Ludovico Einaudi, Daniel Hope & I Virtuosi Italiani
Oye
Sobowale
did Design

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'Reading'
Listening to
Serenade of Water - Men I Trust
Chukwuemeka
Chukwurah
did Organizing

What's something people are usually surprised to learn about you?
'I don’t like milk, and I’m not allergic to it'
Listening to
LOML - Savy Henry
Williams
Eni
did Design

What's a quote you live by?
'"There are cathedrals everywhere for those with eyes to see"'
Listening to
Woza - DJ Lag, Sir Trill & Sykes
Happiness
Omale
did Content

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'A comfort activity I do when I need a mental reset is to sleep first, then watch a movie, talk to a mentor or anyone close, basically just talking about everything and hopefully getting a solution after talking.'
Listening to
Nagode - Dunsin Oyekan & David Dam
Temitope
Asama
did Engineering

Tell us about your DevFest Lagos 2025 experience
'It has become a ritual now—gathering annually for the holy activity of building something crazy within a crazy timeline with crazy people who build crazy stuff. It’s magic and the people make it what it is. I love them all. I love it all.'
Listening to
Worth It - RAYE
Isaac
Bello
did Engineering

What's a quote you live by?
'What man is a man who does not make the world better?'
Listening to
Divinize - ROSALÍA
Oluwanifemi
Adeyemi
did Engineering

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'Hanging out with my girlfriend, cooking and watching a running show '
Listening to
Sins Of The Father - Daniel Caesar ft. Bon Iver
Oluwatobiju
Judah
did Engineering

What’s your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'Beach House music. Destroying my body at the gym. Cleaning, arranging & organising.'
Listening to
End Of The World - Searows
Maryann
Onuoha
did Organizing

What's a quote you live by?
'Life is a spoon, and I’m a fork.'
Listening to
The Life of a Showgirl - Taylor Swift ft. Sabrina Carpenter
Oluwaseyi
Francis Ayodele
did Organizing

What's your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'Swimming & Sleep'
Listening to
Many People - Adekunle Gold
Oluwaseyi
Ajadi
did Organizing

What's a quote you live by?
'What will be, will ( Que sera sera ). Wherever you are now, Is where you are meant to be. Trust God.'
Listening to
Highs & Lows - Hillsong Young & Free, Aodhán King
Mileke
Kolawole
did Organizing
Precious
Omonzejele
did Organizing

What's a quote you live by?
'You can just do things. You may suffer oo, but yeah, you can just do things. 🫵🏼'
Listening to
F82 BMW M4 Stock Exhaust Sound - NW Auto
Olushola
Oladeji
did Organizing

What's a quote you live by?
'The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man - George Bernard Shaw'
Listening to
Winners Side - Eugy Official
Funke
Olasupo
did Organizing

What's a quote you live by?
'A quote I live by is : “ There is nothing small about Funke”.'
Listening to
Anchor of My Strength - Paul Cleverlee & Gerald Bishung
Gbolahan
Alli
did Organizing

What's a quote you live by?
'You can do great things from small spaces.'
Davis
Omokaro
did Organizing

What's a quote you live by?
'Life is a movie, pick your own role, climb your own ladder or you dig your own hole'
Listening to
The Search - NF
Femi
Taiwo
did Organizing

What’s your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'Lots of Sleep'
Listening to
Aileyipada - Sunmisola Agbebi
Funmilayo
Kanmodi
did Organizing

What’s your comfort activity when you need a mental reset?
'I play games '
Listening to
Alhamdulillah - Tml Vibez
Olamide
Kehinde
did Organizing

What's a quote you live by?
'If ever you're in doubt, always do the KIND thing.'
Biyi-Ayetoso
Tomisin
did Content

What's a quote you live by?
'I’m building a life that reflects my ambition, not my fears and every day, I choose to create, grow, and show up louder than yesterday.'
Listening to
E Ti Tobi to Jesu - EmmaOMG
Sodiq
Akinjobi
did Product
