00:00In Lagos, a city of over 20 million, love can get lost in the relentless hassle.
00:06While Valentine's Day brings hearts and roses, musician Bianca Clayroxu Okorocha wants to change the perception,
00:16urging that tokens of affection shouldn't be limited to just one day.
00:20I'm a musician and we just thought that it was a special and nice thing to do for people.
00:27Especially in this time and climate where things are, everything's kind of like a bit difficult
00:32and all you hear on the news is like sad news and bad news.
00:35So we've thought that, okay, we'll do something to uplift people and put smiles on their faces.
00:40Taking music offstage, Bianca serenade surprised commuters with love songs
00:45while handing them single stem roses, turning shock into smiles one street corner at a time.
00:52People think that Valentine is only about romantic gestures,
00:56only boyfriend and girlfriend, husband and wife.
00:59But Valentine is really just about sharing love, sharing love to the less privileged,
01:04to people around you, just going out and sharing love.
01:07Valentine is about love.
01:08The musician and her partner surprised men too with roses
01:11and Olufemi Oyeyemi, a recipient, said the gesture made him feel special and blessed.
01:18Wow, I feel special. I feel blessed.
01:22And I really appreciate you guys sharing, them sharing the love.
01:26I top up with their couple and wow, it's awesome. It's good.
01:30Bianca and her partner's initiative did not just bring music and flowers to the streets of Lagos,
01:36but brought along hugs and smiles and great feelings that define Valentine's Day.
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