WHEN STORM360/KILIMAJARO SHUT DOWN LAGOS WITH RICK ROSS, NAETO C AND OTHERS

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The Storm 360/Kilimanjaro, Lagos Shutdown Concert, which held on Monday, 27th December, 2010 at the prestigious Expo Center of Eko Hotel will be remembered as the standout show amongst the multitude of events that took place over the festive season.

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The concert, which was expertly anchored by the Beat 99.9 FM’s Olisa Adibua, featured American rapper Rick Ross, as the leading artiste of the show. Also on the team of performers were some of Nigeria’s own finest musicians – Whiz Kid, Ice Prince, Dr SID, Sasha, YQ, Naeto C, MI. Together with the talented DJ Neptune, all the artistes thrilled the audience with hit after hit, while Olisa skillfully knitted each part of the concert into a perfect script. As Rick Ross finally stepped on stage, the expectant crowd went wild – even the VIP guests refused to be left out – screaming along the lyrics as he performed his hit tracks, ‘One Nation Under God’ and ‘BMF’.

For all who attended the show, one thing was obvious – Lagos shut down!

FACEBOOK WON'T SHUT DOWN ON MARCH 15

 By Niyi Tabiti

Following the massive success recorded by  Facebook, the world's number one social networking site, some people are indeed jealous. They have rolled out their machinery of discord and false news, insisting that Mark Zukerberg is going to shut down facebook by March 15 2011. Those creating the false rumour that Facebook would shut down in March 15, aimed at de-marketing the company due to its huge success and the proposed public offer (IPO). 

This rumour reminds one of when people some imbecile said the world would end in the year 2000.

Zukerberg is one of the world's richest billionaires.

 He translated his computer programming ingenuity to vast wealth by connecting people, government and businesses around the world through an exciting social network that might see him worth $14 Billion (Dollars) soon.

UDUAGHAN WINS DELTA GOVERNORSHIP SEAT AGAIN

Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the ousted Governor of Delta State is back at his seat. The politician who was sacked by a election appeal court was declared the winner the winner of the Delta State gubernatorial re-run election. The resident commissioner for INEC in Delta State, Dr. Gabriel Ada announced him winner yesterday evening. after declaring that he got more votes, far ahead of his other contenders.
 While Uduaghan polled 275,253, his closest rival, Chief Great Ogboru of Democratic Peoples Party  got  138,244 . In fact one of the contenders, Ovie Omo- Agege only got 7,481 of the votes.

GUINNESS PIONEERS NEW INTERACTIVE FOOTBALL & ENTERTAINMENT PLATFORM OF MOBILE PHONES

This week Guinness Foreign Extra Stout, the leading dark beer in Nigeria, announced that it had launched a new innovation for mobile phone users across Nigeria called the Guinness VIP program. Tapping into the digital revolution and a market of over 80million unique mobile phone users, Guinness VIP is Nigeria’s first fully mobile phone-based community of beer drinkers.  Guinness VIP is fully accessible from any WAP enabled mobile phone and provides the user with access to the latest football news, infotainment, chat forums, football trivia, instant messaging and much, much more.

Guinness who are also both the broadcast sponsor of the Barclays English Premier League and the Nigerian Super-Eagles have combined all of these elements to provide football lovers with a really unique opportunity to get the inside track on all the latest news of teams, players and clubs as well as the opportunity to win exclusive prizes and competitions. One of the new features of the GVIP community platform is to allow free membership access, save standard network internet data charges and allows friends and fans communicate with one another for free via the GVIP messenger as long as both are on the platform. This will also allow members to chat and debate about everything that’s going on in the world of football and give their opinion to other GVIP members as well as the opportunity to chat to players.

To join consumers simply SMS the word YES followed by the individuals date of birth (Yes, dd/mm/yy) to 1759. Activation text costs N10, and thereafter the service is free. Alternatively go to http//.m.guinnessvip.com and follow the prompts to register on WAP enabled phones

Ruairi Twomey, Marketing & Innovation Director, Guinness Nigeria Plc, commented “ This is a real marketing departure in Nigeria and is yet another example of how our approach to marketing across the country is rapidly changing so we can better reward our drinkers in ways we wouldn’t even  have conceived of not so long ago. Guinness has always ensured that drinkers get more from our beer than any other and the GVIP program continues that tradition. ”

“The Guinness brand has a really strong reputation in Nigeria for ground-breaking, innovative marketing and this definitely brings us back into that realm. Nigerians haven’t seen anything yet. This is Guinness doing what it does best – rewarding Guinness drinkers using cutting edge technology ” said Guinness Marketing Manager Adenike Adebola.

Guinness VIP launched on November 24^th 2010 and  this application will work on all WAP enabled phones and Guinness have ensured that those with non WAP enabled phones do not miss out – Guinness is providing an SMS based version of the service for these phones.

Guinness VIP is described by the company as “the new cool in football” and brings a total football experience to Guinness drinkers in an exciting and engaging way directly from the convenience of their mobile phone.

XQWIZIT USHERS STRUT RUNWAY AT AURA

In an atmosphere of pomp and celebration, Xqwizit Ushers recently brought together  fans, friends and clients to an unforgettable Monday night party where ushering, fashion and entertainment held sway under a roof.

The event that took place on Monday December 27^th, 2010 by 10pm, started with a red carpet where Xqwizit Ushers’ and guests had a field day was dubbed “XQWIZIT NITE AT AURA”.

The event proper started with an outfit display by Xqwizit Ushers. The ushers strut the runway in different attires that revealed their versatility on the ushering job; from Air hostess uniform to Edo traditional attire through Chinese’s attires and sailor’s uniform, the ushers were simply exquisite.

The compere, Michael the grand commander soon came up to welcome the guests , he also took the guests through the second display of the night where the ushers were adorned in different costumes like the Egyptian, Indian, cheer leader, fairy, Sailor, and referee costume. However the runway display was not only for members of Xqwizit Ushers as guests were also invited to come show their stuff on the runway but that was not the high point of the run way display; the runway display got to a culminant point when Joke Adegun the CEO of Xqwizit Ushers herself walked the runway.

'Michael the grand commander' soon called the host of the day, Ms. Joke Adegun to come up say something; blushing, she came up to thank guests for making it down to the event, she also urged the guests to enjoy the night. Joke Adegun had in an earlier interview disclosed that the aim of the night is to create awareness of our services, showcase our ushers and the different types of outfits we have’. Her speech then gave way to the party proper as guests danced all night till dawn.

A roll call of some of the hi profile events they have handled in recent times is the British American Tobacco team building seminar, Catholic Women’s Organisation annual rose ball, LASAA AGM, TECHNO OIL Christmas party and GTB Christmas party. The imprint of their ushering expertise was also registered at the encomium white gig this month in Lagos.

MUSIC MEETS FASHION AT 'GAGA FOR FASHION' OMOTOLA, TONTO DIKEH, LAIDE BAKARE LEAD RUN WAY

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What better way would you define an excellent fashion show than an event where top celebrities alongside established models strut the runway.  This was the case at the “Gaga for Fashion” fashion show and runway display where top celebrities and A ‘list actresses like Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Tonto Dikeh, Laide Bakare and some star “models” strut the runway.

Acknowledging God as the hand behind all good things, the 'GAGA FOR FASHION SHOW' started with a prayer by Mrs Soneye and the national anthem soon followed suit.

The two anchors for the night Missi and Oreka were really at their best and from their attires the show itself needs no introduction as a fashion show.  The anchors soon invited Barrister (Dr) Afolabi, the chairman of Aishat Ajoke foundation to the stage to give a welcome address; the Barrister gave a moving address on the reason for the event and the Aishat Ajoke foundation.

The show thereafter kicked off properly with the first set of collections on the runway called “Aunty give me cake” and it was a sign of good things to come from the designers. This was followed by the first performance of the night from Lax, who rendered some hip hop tracks which brought the crowd to their feet.  Another set of models were ushered in again on the runway for another set of collections called “Bimpe in wonderland” through which beautiful actress, Tonto Dikeh led other models to transport the audience to wonderland.

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Coming after displays by “Bimpe in wonderland” was Godwon who came on stage and left everyone dazzled with his body movement and moves. His performances heralded the next collections called “crazy casuals” and the men were not left out with male models coming up with magnificent designs that were worth having in your wardrobes.



And if all the performances by the previous singers were fascinating, then the performance of the main act of the night, Banky W was hyper-fascinating as the crowd was unstoppable as the ladies’ man took to stage. Banky W did not disappoint them with tracks like you wan “Thief my kele”, “Capable”, the crowd couldn’t help but ask for more so much that one would think he’s in a musical show.

Then we have the evening casuals and collections being show cased. Paul Play was also in the house and his performance was proof of why people love him. And then came the moment everybody has been waiting for; the celebrities on the runway where we had Laide Bakare, Righteous man and the star of the runway Omotola who nearly stole the show away from the designers.

The conveners of the fashion show, Funke and Mariam Afolabi came on stage to give their votes of thanks and that brought the evening to an end and indeed it was a night when fashion and music came to town together.

The fashion show was well attended by eminent personalities like Ambassador Olusola, Barrister (Dr) Afolabi (MON), Agatha Amata, Foluke Daramola and many others.

LADIES COME LETS TALK WITH LISA FOLAWIYO, FUNMI OMOTOWOJU, BUKKY GEORGE AND OMOTOLA

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The  first edition of The Leading Ladies female mentorship summit will take place God's Willing on Sunday 16th January 2011 at the Knot Centre Yaba. The event is primarily capacity building and motivational seminar for women aged 16-35.

Confirmed speakers for the event are: Funmi Omitowoju, Former COO UBA Prestige, Bukky George, MD CEO HealthPlus Pharmacy and CasaBella International Limited, Lisa Folawiyo, Creative Head Jewel By Lisa and Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, Internationally acclaimed actress and activist.



The core objective of the summit is to equip young women with useful leadership qualities, professional skills and tools, through direct mentorship sessions from the aforementioned that point them positively towards the path of achieving their life-long goals and aspirations of becoming successful entrepreneurs and business women.

So ladies, come lets talk! You can email :

leadingladiesng@gmail.com