Rakiya Okoro is a media entrepreneur, editor, PR professional and interior designer based in Abuja, Nigeria.
Across her ventures, the thread is people: how their stories are told, how they experience spaces and how communities can better support them.
She leads editorial direction across fashion, culture, lifestyle and entrepreneurship, bringing a considered perspective to the people, ideas and businesses shaping contemporary African life.
As Managing Director of GO Lifestyle Media, she also leads GO Lifestyle PR, the company’s public relations and communications arm. It helps brands shape their messaging, build visibility and connect with their audiences through strategic storytelling, media relations and curated experiences.
“Content alone doesn’t build brands. Positioning does.”
In the interview she explains how GO Lifestyle grew from a lifestyle publication into an integrated media and communications company.
Read the article ↗A space for content creation, collaboration and curated gatherings. She took an empty building and designed it room by room, with aesthetic corners for photo and video shoots, podcasts, intimate events and brand campaigns.
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Community. Conversation. Connection.
A platform that brings people together through conversation, community and shared experiences. A space for depth and intentional connection.
October and November, straight from her camera roll: “a whirlwind of creating, directing, stressing, laughing, praying, celebrating.”
Through Arora Design Studio she extends her creative practice into interior design, creating spaces that balance style, function and the needs of the people who use them.
Transforming spaces into places that feel intentional, functional, and beautiful.Lady George, on Instagram
raw site ⟶ finished room
Handed over
More open conversations about motherhood. Stronger support systems for mothers.
Mind & Mother Africa is an organisation focused on postpartum depression and maternal mental health awareness, and the advocacy closest to her heart.
Rakiya Okoro, professionally known as Lady George, is a media entrepreneur, editor, PR professional and interior designer based in Abuja, Nigeria. Her work spans publishing, brand communications, curated experiences and maternal mental health advocacy.
She is the Managing Director of GO Lifestyle Media and Editor-in-Chief of GO Lifestyle Magazine, where she leads editorial direction across fashion, culture, lifestyle and entrepreneurship. Through the magazine, she brings a considered perspective to the people, ideas and businesses shaping contemporary African life.
Under GO Lifestyle Media, she also leads GO Lifestyle PR, the company’s public relations and communications arm, helping brands shape their messaging, build visibility and connect with their audiences through strategic storytelling, media relations and curated experiences.
She leads GO Lifestyle House, a space for content creation, collaboration and curated gatherings, and hosts Table No. 6, a platform that brings people together through conversation, community and shared experiences.
Through Arora Design Studio, Rakiya extends her creative practice into interior design, creating spaces that balance style, function and the needs of the people who use them.
She is the founder of Mind & Mother Africa, an organisation focused on postpartum depression and maternal mental health awareness. Her advocacy encourages more open conversations about motherhood and stronger support systems for mothers.
Across her ventures, Rakiya’s work is connected by an interest in people: how their stories are told, how they experience spaces and how communities can better support them.
What are we making together?
