Hello! Union Bank wants to break the Youth market

By Niyi Tabiti

Back in the days, Union Bank pay off "Big, Strong,Reliable" was very exciting to the ears.The adverts was shown regularly on television with the logo of a horse.Union bank was always on the top five best banks in Nigeria.

  

However, Gistmaster findings show that Union bank management forgot to consolidate on the achievement of the

Peak ‘Reach for Millions’ Promo: 16 Millionaires created! 44 Millionaires still to go who will be next?

L -R: Sales Director, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Mr. Adewale Arikawe; 1million Naira Winner of the Peak Reach for Millions Promo, Aniamalu Nnamdi Fabian; and Managing Director, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Mr. Rahul Colaco at the Peak Reach for Millions Promo Prize Presentation in Enugu on Saturday, August 28, 2015.

Sales Manager Lagos, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Mr. Macpherson Oniyamah, 1million Naira Winner of the Peak Reach for Millions Promo, Mr. Gregory Okpara and Senior Brand Manager Peak, Mrs. Omolara Banjoko, at the Peak Reach for Millions Promo Prize Presentation in Lagos on Saturday 22nd of August 2015

L -R: Junior Brand Manager Peak, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Mr. Adetunji Quadri, 1million Naira Winner of the Peak Reach for Millions Promo, Raji Muideen Taiwo, Senior Brand Manager Peak, Mrs. Omolara Banjoko and Client Service Manager Oracle Experience Limited, Mrs.  Idongesit Ezekiel, at the Peak Reach for Millions Promo Prize Presentation in Lagos on Saturday 29thof August 2015

Lagos, Nigeria, Saturday, August 29, 2015. Peak ‘Reach for Millions’ promo is rapidly gaining momentum as 16 consumers from different states across the country and Abuja have won a million naira each in less than three weeks. Some of the winners include hairdressers, students, custom officer and construction workers among others.

According to the company, the lucky consumers of Peak were presented with their prizes at a location nearest to their homes and will redeem their cash in selected First Bank branches through First Monie, the financial partner of the promo.

Comfort Anthony, an Abuja based hairdresser and student won the first one million naira of the 60 million naira promo. She intends to expand her hairdressing business with the money among other plans.

Winners of a million naira in the promo so far are Minchi Dandoka from Abuja, Mohammad Shayau from Kebbi State, Jefrey Kor from Benue, Franca Chire, Custom officer from Jos, Ndubuisi  Dibio from Enugu, Sheu Abdulahi from Abuja, Danjuma Garba from Yola, and Okpara Gregory, a trader and student from Lagos.

Others are Ikaroha Samuel from Kano, Raji Muideen Taiwo from Lagos State, Atsacha Ishaku, a student from Maiduguri, Mrs Amaka Nweke from Enugu, Chris Ikoh from Kano, Aniamalu Nnamdi Fabian from Enugu and Ugochukwu Okafor also from Enugu.

One of the winners, Franca Chire, a Custom officer in Jos expressed happiness with thanks to Peak for the rear ‘gift’ given to her.
“Oh goodness, thanks so much peak for putting smiles into my face.  I am over joyous. I’m really excited. The lord has done me well.” Franca stated with happiness.

Another winner, Ndubuisi Dibio, a petty trader and an electrical building technician who resides in Awgu Local Government area of Enugu State disclosed he heard about the promo on a television program.

Ndubuisi claimed he had to buy two cartons of Peak brand in order to win and that his effort was not in vain after he was declared one of the winners of a million naira.

“So I bought about two cartons of peak milk. I am very happy, I give thanks to God. I will use the money to improve on my business and also for further studies.”

“Well I was hoping to win and prayed to God to make me one of the lucky winners in the promo. I participated to win and not to lose, I thank God for making me one of the winners of this unique promo.”  Ndubuisi stated after collecting his cash prize of a million naira.

Meanwhile, consolation prizes of N1,000, N5,000, N10,000 and N15,000 among others  prizes have also been doled out in different categories to other participants of the promo across the country.

Peak ‘Reach for Millions’ promo is part of 60th anniversary celebration of the Peak brand in Nigeria. The promo is targeted to reward consumers for 60 years of loyalty and patronage and also to build brand love with consumers who have been consistently consuming and are willing to consume more of Peak.

Speaking during the cheque presentation in Enugu, Mr. Rahul Colaco, Managing Director, FrieslandCampina WAMCO told the audience that the Peak ‘Reach for Millions’ promo is designed to transform 60 consumers into instant millionaires.
He said, “This promo is aimed at rewarding loyal customers who have decided to identify with the brand. This promo is just another channel for us to say a big thank you to consumers who have stood with brand for the past 60 years.  To this end I say congratulations to all winners and participants of this rare promo.”

He further stated that the response and participation so far is indicative of the positive acceptance of the promo by consumers across the country and urged other consumers who are yet to partake to take advantage of the promo which he claimed will be most rewarding and gratifying.
He stated that all consumers need to do is to buy any Peak milk range except the Peak 123 baby product and look for a unique bar code starting with ‘BN’ on it and text the code to 55331.”

FrieslandCampina WAMCO, makers of the Peak brand have set aside 60 million naira for 60 lucky consumers in 60 days. 16 million naira has been won while 44 million naira is still up for grab. The promo ends in September, 2015.
For more information, consumers can check: www.facebook.com/Peakmilk, www.peakmilk.com.ng  and www.youtube.com/PeakMilkNG or simply text PEAK to 55331

When Omotola's daughter told Gistmaster she wanted to be a model, she was not Joking,she is now a knorr ambassador

When Meraiah, the beautiful daughter of actress,Omotola Ekehinde told Gistmaster some years ago that she wanted to be a model, she was not joking. Now, it is a reality. Omosexy and her daughter have just been made brand ambassadors for Knorr.

Omotola, who is delighted that she got a good deal from the makers of knorr, published photos from

Photo:Brandy the iconic style queen Nubian look

Brandy is always branded!American born singer and actress,Brandy look like iconic style queen with this Nubian look. She is one of my all time best of the best.Now if anyone has a question on how a woman can keep looking young without plastic surgery, Brandy is in a good position.
-Niyi Tabiti

CONTRACT STAFF PROTEST IN PROMASIDOR NIGERIA

Keith Richards MD Promisidor

Contract staff working with Promasidor in Nigeria yesterday protested what they described as delay in payment of their salaries.
 As a result of the protest, the management of Promasidor invited policemen to forestall a break down of law and order, which might lead to damages of the company properties. 
  Gistmaster gathered that two companies hire contract staff who work mostly in the production department for promasidor.One is known as Global Manpower while the other is called Sustainability.
  Those employed by Global Manpower have been paid their May salaries on the 23 May but those employed through Sustainability are yet to be paid. Sources hinted that the recent development is giving room to suspicions about politics in Promasidor, especially between the management of Sustainability and Global Manpower in a bid to out do one another in the business of staff sourcing.Sustainability is allegedly owned by

MUCH ADO ABOUT 30 MILLION NAIRA

I originally thought it was the latest Nollywood title a la facebook babes
or possibly the public's response to news of another government official
stealing from the nation's coffers, so when I clicked on the Hashtag
#Ifihad30million during 'faf' time I was pretty much surprised at the
responses I was reading. I mean people buying Palm oil factories, proposing
to the girl of their dreams and then the funniest of them all- sacking
their landlords?
To think that people had time for this was besides the point as it is
twitter after all and every whim on there is sufficiently entertained. But
then it got me thinking too. Even with inflation, sky-high prices and
billions having replaced millions as the SI unit by which embezzling is
measured, the general conception is 30 million is still enough to transform
one's life.
Don't get me wrong, 30 million is still a large amount even to me and I
really could do with that sort of money right now, not because I need a new
car to replace my old faithful, or because my wardrobe looks like I stepped
out of an 80's movie and also not considering that the missus has been
looking at that ridiculously large ring for a little too long. But because
with 30 million in my kitty, there are a lot personal projects that can now
take off and get the kind of financial investment they rightfully deserve.
But at the same time, some things are still no-go areas even with that
hefty sum. I am still not buying a Hublot watch anytime soon no matter how
many times Jay Z name checks them. A Banana island address is still way out
of my league for now unless we are talking rent which would probably take
the lion's share of the 30 milly. No Ferraris, No Porsches, No Aston
Martins but we can talk Baby Boys, IV techs, Camrys. I can buy shares now
but nobody is inviting me to come and chair the board of a blue chip
company anytime soon.
The point is as hefty as 30 million naira is, relatively to some things,
it's awfully miniscule and if proper thought and planning doesn't go into
how it is used, it can go as fast as it came. We all have heard stories of
famous people even 'yahoo yahoo' boys who got more than this amount and
today don't have two coins to rub together. And God forbid our stories take
that route. But In as much as it is good to dream about what I'd do with 30
million, I also have to be practical about my limitations even with that
amount , find ways of sustaining it whilst diversifying ,my streams of
income.
On a lighter note, I'd probably bring out the bubbly, slot in Olu
Maintain's 'Yahooze' and toast my entry to the good life
Join the conversation #ifIhad30millionNaira

A FASHION ACCESSORY OR THE NEW NATIONAL FLAG? SWANKY NEW BARCODES FLOOD THE CITY OF LAGOS

Is it the latest fashion or the new national flag? These were some of
the questions on the lips of curious Lagosians yesterday, who woke up to
the sight of optical Smartphone readable codes better known as barcodes
in different areas of the metropolis. The imposing signs appeared
everywhere, from shopping malls to school buildings, from billboards to
T-shirts, everyone appeared to be rocking a barcode! The barcodes had a
mysteriously simple message written below; ‘Scan me for a new attitude’.
According to eyewitnesses who scanned the barcode, they were confronted
with yet another mysterious message in neon green. It read, ‘DON’T BLEND
IN: BE UNIQUE, FIND OUT HOW ON 05: 04: 12’.
Feelers reaching us say that this mysterious new message is coming from
telecoms giant Etisalat who are planning to unveil yet another
innovative package for Nigerians on April 5. The company remains mum
about the issue, but there is clearly a lot of buzz at their numerous
offices and headquarters situated around Lagos.

KOKOMOBILE BY DBANJ-STRAIGHT FROM CHINA?

Nigerians! I just saw the photo of D'banj and his Koko mobile phone. Thanks to Biodun Caston- Dada, the man behind Acada magazine. To me, this is a good one for a great musician like D'banj and the  Mo'Hit crew. 
 Don't ask me when Tuface is coming out with his own product. Trust Tu baba, the father of many, he would rather prefer baby hampers or baby food not mobile phone like Dbanj. You will see something like Tuface Baby Food!
Naija sha! Instead of congratulating Dbanj the kokomaster on the 'birth' of the kokomobile, they said the phone is a low quality phone produced in China.In case you want to buy, it is just N9000 (Naira). Personally, I am waiting for Koko Blackberry!
-By Niyi Tabiti
Gistmaster.com

“X-FELLAZ” WINS MALTA GUINNESS STREET DANCE AFRICA SEASON III

High expectation and anticipation, the deer feel for water after savouring a delicious meal, to quench its thirst, was exactly the type one could use to describe the mood that pervaded at the final of the Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa Championship.
 Prior to the finals, ‘WATCH IT’, ‘MARKSMEN’, ‘SONS OF LIBERTY’ and ‘SOULJA GUYS’ got eliminated while ‘X-FELLAZ’, ‘FLAMES INSPIRED’, ‘LEGACY’, and ‘EYES6ONE’ made it to the final.
 

A distinctive feature of this year’s MGSDA was that all eight crews drawn from the four regions were put in a booth camp where they were groomed by professional dance trainers as well as given different tasks and challenges to perform as the competition progressed.

The National Final was formatted in such a way that two rounds were organized for all four dance crews. The first round saw dance crews performing with music entertainers, while the second round saw the dance crews performing their regular routines. The scores from both rounds were added up to determine the Champion of the MGSDA III, who must have amassed more points than others.

The stage was set for the long awaited finals as the trio judges of FRANK, KAFFY and the Chief judge WALE RUBBER were ushered in by the MC impresario, Deji Falope, who wished to further bolster the judges decisions, and went on to introduce   “MAY 7” a Nigerian UK based female dancer and dance instructor who happened to be the only female dancer in a dance group of twenty. 

The Final showdown kicked off with “EYE6ONE” performing with “MO CHEDDAH”, using the sound track “KOMA ROLL” as they thrilled the audience, exuding energy that synchronized very well with their expression. However, their performance was faulted on the ground of poor ‘popping’ that was seen to be too draggy, which showed some technical flaws. “Generally it was a good performance even though there were some rough edges” May 7 said.

Next to perform on stage after “EYE6ONE was “FLAMES INSPIRED” performing with “DJ ZEEZ” with the popular hit track “FOKA SIBE”. It was a mind blowing performance as the introduction of “DJ ZEEZ” on stage was too apt and thrilling, the audience could not but scream with a great deal of ecstasy. “You guys are very fast and smart because you paid attention to the co-ordination of the synergy between the dance and the music” Kaffy said. The performance of “FLAMES INSPIRED” could be felt by all as they succeeded in using “DJ ZEEZ” to the sheer satisfaction of the judges as their performance was described by the judges as awesome, brilliant and adjudged to be simply flawless.

The bar was obviously raised during the performance of “FLAMES INSPIRED” but whether this could be surpassed was the question in the minds of the audience as “X-FELLAZ” stormed the stage to perform with “KLEVER JAY” a.k.a “KONI KONI MASTER” as they performed to his popular hit track “IGBORO TI DARU”.

They however did not disappoint their fans as they succeeded in raising the bar even higher than expected. This they did by displaying a high level of technical dexterity,   coupled with a well formed pyramid from the stage floor to the roof of the venue, it was indeed awesome. After they performed, May 7 was forced to say that she was speechless and that she was blown away by their performance.

 “LEGACY” was last to perform in the first round as they performed with the “ ROOF TOP MC’S” thrilling with the popular “LAGIMO” track amongst others  which saw their performance having too much in just one piece. It was in this same light that Kaffy harped on saying “I feel the transition you created did not really jell for us to see the life in your performance.

The second round commenced with “EYE6ONE” performing. They performed to the best of their ability as opined by one of the judges but were faulted on flat beginning that went through till the end of their performance. “Never toil with the soul of the music because it is the vessel your dance rides on”. This was the comment Kaffy made by telling “EYE6ONE” that they had dangerous stunts but the music was not carrying that kind of performance they exhibited.

A Major contender of the MGSDA III diadem, “FLAMES INSPIRED” came on stage again to surpass their previous performance and this they did using the basket ball as their major crump as they dunked and slammed the judges of their feet with exceeding mind wowing performance.

“X-FELLAZ” had the last chance to create an impression on the minds of the judges that they deserve to be crowned champions of the MGDSA III as they came on stage for the last time to perform. They performed with precision, straight to the point and entertained in all aspects. It was a great performance laced with zeal of wanting to win. After they finished, Wale said “this is a street dance performance”.

Lastly for the second round performance “LEGACY”, who were very daring in all aspects, raised the bar in their performance by challenging themselves one more time.They were so systematic in the way they finished each move that led  them straight to the next one without actually faulting it. This, FRANK could not contain but to say “UNA TOO GBASKY”.

After the crews were done with their last performances and were awaiting the results, the MGSDA Season II Champions, “STREETHOOD” came and presented before the crowd an exit performance, while the judges were busy with the task of determining who the winner would be.

At the end of the exit performance by “STREETHOOD”, the Chief Judge of the MGSDA Season III, WALE RUBBER presented the result of this years’ MGDSA III Winner to Deji Falope.

After a heart thumping wait for the results, “ X-FELLAZ” two times runner up of the Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa Competition emerged champions of this years’ competition  while “FLAMES INSPIRED”, “LEGACY”, and “ EYE6ONE” came behind in that order.

To this end, “X-FELLAZ” as Dance Champions of Nigeria will be representing Nigeria in the Pan Africa Dance final that will be coming up in Ghana later in the year.

The grand finale was a spectacle to behold as lots of creativity, thrills and fun fare were exhibited by the crews who put up extreme ‘Top of the World’ performance which made the Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa III Competition an event full of fun and goodness for every one.

 Visit www.mgstreetdanceafrica.com or www.facebook.com Malta Guinness-Top of the World Goodness for more information and updates.

Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa III ……. It’s 3much!

 

MALTA GUINNESS ANNOUNCES THE TAKE OFF OF MALTA GUINNESS STREET DANCE AFRICA SEASON 3 IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

 By Niyi Tabiti
 
 Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa season 3 was formally announced to the media this afternoon at PROTEA Hotel, GRA,Ikeja, Lagos. Speaking today (Friday 9 April 2010) on the innovations and achievements of the Street Dance contest so far, Adenike Adebola Marketing manager of Malta Guinness hinted the press that this particular edition would be loaded with new things that would make it more exciting to the audience and lovers of Malta Guinness.
 Adebola noted that Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa has made so much impact in the area youth development in Africa, and Nigeria in particular. That is one of the reasons people look up to it every year.
She also stated that unlike previous editions where the judges had the final say, this edition would also have the viewers having a say in who wins. she disclosed that viewers would vote and the whole process would be audited by a reputable firm."Every vote count", said Adebola.
  The brand Support Manager for Malta Guinness, Mr. Onibonoje also told the reporters that Guinness is discovering Nigeria's best talent to represent the country anywhere in the world.He also added that the whole process would be shown on television.It's a reality show with a difference in Nigeria.
 Ibrahim, one of the dancers in the first edition of the street dance was also present and he moderated the media session.

ZAIN NIGERIA PRESENT PRIZES TO WINNERS OF WAKE UP MILLIONAIRE

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Zain Nigeria yesterday in Lagos presented prizes to some of the winners of the ongoing SMS interactive programme, Wake Up A Millionaire.The event was witnessed by the media, family and friends of the winners and several others.
Photo 1:(L-R) Director, Commercial Planning & Decision Support, Zain Nigeria, Godfrey Efeurhobo; one of the winners of N2,000,000.00 prize, Oluwaseun Okunola; and Director, Legal Services, Zain Nigeria, Ibirobo Adekola, during the presentation of prizes to some of the winners of Zain’s Wake Up A Millionaire, an SMS Interactive programme, in Lagos.

Photo 2:L-R) Head, Products & Services, Zain Nigeria, Izu Maduneme; Director, Commercial Planning & Decision Support, Zain Nigeria, Godfrey Efeurhobo (L) and Chief Executive Officer, TC-QA Associates, a renowned systems, processes and applications auditing firm, Wale Akingbade, during the presentation of prizes to some of the winners of Zain’s Wake Up A Millionaire, an SMS Interactive programme, in Lagos

Photo 3:Director, Commercial Planning & Decision Support, Zain Nigeria, Godfrey Efeurhobo (L) and Chief Executive Officer, TC-QA Associates, a renowned systems, processes and applications auditing firm, Wale Akingbade, during the presentation of prizes to some of the winners of Zain’s Wake Up A Millionaire, an SMS Interactive programme, in Lagos

MTN SPONSORS NIGERIA MUSIC FESTIVAL

In its unique and characteristic way, MTN Nigeria is introducing innovative features into Nigerian music as it takes up the sponsorship of the inaugural edition of the Nigerian Music Festival (NMF), a show organized by Ruyi Communications Ltd.
The MTN Nigerian Music Festival will feature performances from both old and contemporary stars across diverse genres - R & B, Hip Hop, Rap, Fuji, Juju, Afro beat, High life, Ikwokirikwo and Reggae. Premised on a unique content and concept, featuring hit tunes from 1960 to date, the festival promises to be very exciting and entertaining as it seeks to celebrate musical excellence of the past decades in Nigeria in a refreshingly distinct way.
Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, Mr Bola Akingbade said "MTN strongly believes in enriching the lives of its subscribers by living their passion and bringing them activities that will continually put smiles on their faces. We desire that our subscribers be proud to be part of the MTN family that is known for its innovation in its products and services and always taking the lead ahead of others."
The Chief Executive Officer of Ruyi Communications Ltd, Mr Soni Irabor, who is the brain behind the festival, maintained that music is "a language spoken by a talented few, but understood and enjoyed by all." Commenting on the rich quality of Nigerian music, he said, "It is against this backdrop that we seek to celebrate this aspect of the country’s heritage for the enjoyment of the young and old."
This is the first time the Nigerian music scene will be witnessing a blend of over 25 contemporary Nigerian artistes including old school acts. All of these combined promises to liven up the musical festival scheduled for October 2009.
Great music legends like Sir Victor Uwaifo, Christy Essien-Igbokwe, Victor Olaiya, Shina Peters, K1, as well as Wande Coal, DJ Zeez, Tuface, Bracket, Faze, Nigga Raw, Muma Gee, Ara ,Felix Udo, Mariyam, Duncan Mighty, Weird MC, Yemi Sax, Sound Sultan, Timaya, among others will add fun and glamour to the music festival.
"The show is expected to be a massive, open air concert-like event. There is no doubt that MTN Nigeria, in its traditional way of promoting such initiatives, will leave no stone unturned in giving the audience a massive, glitzy and memorable musical festival," Irabor said.