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  • Winners emerge in Chinese language contest

    Winners have emerged in the Chinese Bridge Proficiency Competition organised by Confucius Institute, a Chinese language body at the University of Lagos (UNILAG). The contest was sponsored by a mobile phone giant, Huawei.

    Gbemisola Fadeyibi came tops, clinching the gold medal and N500,000 cash. Daniel Ehiagwina got the silver medal.

    Sixteen students from 16 schools across the country participated in the contest, which ended last Friday.

    Gbemisola also received certificate of participation and a letter to represent Nigeria at the international edition of the competition in China.

    Daniel was also given a certificate of participation, a Huawei smart phone, and a return ticket to be part of the international audience at the world challenge.

    Speaking on the relevance of Chinese language, Dr Anthony Okeregbe, a senior lecturer at the Department of Philosophy and Deputy Director of Confucius Institute, said the Federal Government had initially designed the competition for public schools, but added that the contest was extended to participants from both public and private schools to achieve the body’s objective.

    He said the massive turnout at the event was a proof that interest in Chinese language among students was growing, adding that the competition was being held in primary, secondary and tertiary schools.

    Okeregbe said: “This will encourage every youth to take opportunity in learning Chinese, because China is where the world is heading to.”

    Gbemisola said the feat would motivate her to win the world challenge.

  • Skye Bank rewards more promo winners

    Skye Bank rewards more promo winners

    Skye Bank Plc. has produced yet another set of millionaires at the 11th edition of the ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire’ reward scheme.

    This time, Mr. Daniel Edem of Adeniran Ogunsanya Branch in Lagos emerged a millionaire at the bank’s Reach for the Skye Millionaire promo held at the popular Oba Main Market in the historical city of Akure, Ondo State.

    Edem who was contacted via voice call was full of praises for Skye Bank and its Management. He was not in any way surprised as according to him “I am happy that eventually my loyalty to Skye Bank paid off handsomely. This is because I have been faithful to Skye Bank for over 20 years , I keep all my accounts with them and in no time have they disappointed me and to crown it , they are rewarding me with  the sum of N1 million, common, it can only be Skye Bank!” he enthused.

    For those who do not know what it takes to become what some prefer to call ‘an emergency millionaire’, the bank’s Group Head, Retail Banking, Nkolika Okoli had this to say “There is still a chance for our people in Akure to win this ‘awoof’ because another set of millionaires  will soon emerge  next month at the 12th edition.

  • Skye Bank rewards promo winners

    Skye Bank rewards promo winners

    Skye Bank Plc has produced new set of millionaires at the 11th edition of the ‘Reach for the Skye Millionaire’ re-ward scheme.

    Daniel Edem of Adeniran Ogunsanya Branch in Lagos emerged a millionaire at the bank’s Reach for the Skye Millionaire promo held at the Oba Main Market in the historical city of Akure, Ondo State.

    Edem, who was contacted via voice call was full of praises for Skye Bank and its Management. He was not in any way surprised as according to him “ I am happy that eventually my loyalty to Skye Bank paid off handsomely. This is because I have been faithful to Skye Bank for over 20 years , I keep all my accounts with them and in no time have they disappointed me and to crown it , they are rewarding me with  the sum of N1 million. Common, it can only be Skye Bank,” he enthused.

    The bank’s Group Head, Retail Banking, Nkolika Okoli said: “There is still a chance for our people in Akure to win this ‘awoof’ because another set of millionaires will soon emerge  next month at the 12th edition.

    To join the lucky millionaire club, all you need to do is open a Skye Save plus or Skye Ease savings Account and make a minimum deposit of two thousand naira into the account. If you already have a Skye Save Plus or Skye Ease account, with additional deposit of N2, 000 minimum you stand a chance of becoming our next millionaire.”

  • Winners emerge in Ogun police tournament

    I tele Police Division has emerged winner of the inaugural Ota Area Command football championship.

    The finals  held penultimate Sunday at the Honda Manufacturing Company football pitch amid torrential rain.

    The Itele minions of law lifted the trophy by beating Ado Odo Division 2-1.

    Corporal Moses Jegede and Sergeant Gbadebo Adewale scored the two goals for Team Itele while Corporal Oluseye Sunday scored the only goal for Ado Odo team.

    Onipanu Division emerged third after defeating their Sango-Ota counterparts by 2-1.

    The championship which started about four weeks ago was organized by Ayson Promotions, while trophies were donated by a community leader, Chief Fakayode Faluade.

    Teams from 11 divisional headquarters and the area command took part in the championship.

    A minute silence was observed in honour of the former Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) of Ado Odo Division, Mr Bolade Agboola, who slumped to death a few weeks ago during preparations for a crucial match involving his team.

    The brains behind Aysom Promotions, Chief Muftau Abolade, said the motive for partnering the area command on the project “was to appreciate policemen for ensuring the protection of lives and property in our society.”

    The Area Commander, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, an Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) said:”This championship is the first of its kind in Ogun State and I am happy that the Commissioner of Police(CP) Abdulmajid Ali has endorsed it.”

  • WINNERS EMERGE FOR ‘SOUNDS OF LAGOS’

    WINNERS of the first edition of the Screenplay writing competition organised by the department of Mass Communication, Lagos State Polytechnic and Creative Village Productions, USA, a media firm owned by Olanrewaju Olakanlu, have emerged.

    The competition which requested that the students write a 15-minute television documentary screenplay on the Sounds of Lagos, had Eke Victor, as first, winning a 10-inch android tab; while the first runner up, Michael Orodare got a 10-inch android tab and an opportunity to feature in Nollywood Thespian, Jaiye Kuti’s upcoming movie Oro Mi (a true life story). Akindele Rebecca and Sunday Odeleye, who emerged second and third runner-up respectively, got prizes.

    The Director of Creative Village Productions, Olanrewaju Olakanlu, while speaking during the award presentation ceremony held at the Engineering Lecture Theatre Hall of LASPOTECH, revealed that he decided to host the competition to give back to the Polytechnic that has made great impact in his life.

    Speaking on the topic for the competition, he noted that no one has done any project on the daily sounds that characterise the city of Lagos; thanking the students for participating in the competition.

    The Special Guest, Princess Adetope Kosoko, a former Registrar of the Polytechnic, in her keynote address, thanked the initiator of the competition for introducing the competition.

  • Nigeria President Cup fails to pay winners

    Cheques of the prize monies of the winners of last year’s Nigeria President Cup, Plateau State have bounced forcing the country’s sports ministry to try to intervene in the scandal, it has been specially gathered.

    Plateau State won the first edition of the national grassroots competition in honour of the country’s President, which was Goodluck Jonathan last year.

    Plateau were promised a cash prize of five million Naira (about $25,000) with other top-placed teams also promised various cash prizes.

    Former sports minister, Tammy Danagogo, former Director-General of the now scraped National Sports Commission (NSC), Al Hassan Yakmut, as well as several World Cup stars like Austin ‘Jay Jay’, Nwankwo Kanu, Taribo West, Peter Rufai, Tijjani Babangida and Garba Lawal were involved in last year’s inaugural competition.

    An official informed: “The sports ministry are trying to intervene in the non-payment of prize monies scandal from last year’s President’s Cup. It called a meeting this week in Abuja with some of those involved in the competition to find the way forward.”

  • More winners emerge in Astymin ‘Get Alert’ promo

    More winners emerge in Astymin ‘Get Alert’ promo

    As more winners emerge in the Astymin “Get Alert Promo”, many Nigerians, including winners of the promo, have continued to praise Astymin brand for its efforts to empower Nigerians.

    The promo, which commenced at the beginning of last month was aimed at rewarding Nigerians for their loyalty and support. It was also part of the celebrations of its 15 years of doing business in Nigeria.

    Many of the winners believe that Astymin has positively touched their lives in terms of health, even as they said its amino-acid and multivitamins are essential ingredients that nourish their bodies.

    One of the winners, Inuolaji Bukola Ajara said she and members of her family have been taking Astymin after it was recommended to them by a medical doctor. Since then, she said, Astymin has become a regular daily multivitamin supplement for her entire household.

    Apparently excited by the reward, another winner, Pastor Esther Fekumo from Igbalu area of Ikorodu, Lagos State said she has been taking Astymin since over a year ago.

    According to her, Astymin has high quality of amino acid-enriched multivitamin that boosts the body immune system and enhances general well-being of her family.

    Another winner, Mr Isaac Ewuba Edafe from Benin-City, corroborated Bukola’s and Fekumo’s assertion, saying that apart from the ongoing promo which is an additional reward to its customers, Astymin has remained an excellent multivitamin supplement for his family.

    “Astymin is what I buy for my entire family because it is very good. It is totally different from other multivitamins in the market. When you take it, you will immediately feel its nourishing effect on your bod ysystem. This promo is just like an additional bonus for me because I and my family are already enjoying the benefits of Astymin on our health,” he said.

    Every day, winners receive N100, 000 in the Astymin “Get Alert Promo” since its commencement last month. It is described as an engaging brand experience that will deliver both health and financial value to Nigerians. It is the brand’s way of rewarding consumers to have good health and money in their pockets.

  • Winners emerge at Beeta playwright competition

    Winners emerge at Beeta playwright competition

    As part of the commitment to bring stage play to the centre-stage, promoting of Nigerian theatre and recognising the importance of telling Nigerian stories, winners have emerged at the recently concluded Beeta playwright completion which took place at Terra Kulture, Victoria Island, Lagos.

    The overall winner Paul Ugbede, won one million Naira. And the first runner-up, Orok Nikita, won five hundred thousand naira and third place winner, Olayiwola Awakan won two hundred and fifty thousand naira.

    The competition is an initiative of Beeta Universal Arts Foundation, founded by Nollywood actress and theatre producer Bikiya Graham-Douglas.

    Speaking on criteria considered in selecting winners of the competition, Graham-Douglas said, “what we really wanted was to have organic Nigerian stories from the youth. So it was a competition that was open to Nigerians between the ages of 18 and 45 and they had to write a Nigerian story. We gave them technical specification that is; how many characters they could have, the length of the play and we even judge people based on their grammar because if you are going to be a playwright, you need to write properly.

    “We also had a panel of judges with the chairman Professor Ahmed Yerima, Shaibu Husseni, Ibiso Graham-Douglas, Kemi Lala Akindoju and Kenneth Uphopho who is the director of the Lagos Theatre Festival. We had representatives from not just the end of the production but the process of the production – from the plays to the rehearsals – so we had everyone represented on our panel and the judges had to read every single play that entered into this competition.

    “I wasn’t really part of the judging process because I had to be fair, I just stayed clear and allowed them to do their job in the capable hands of my judges and I can’t thank God enough for the people I have because they remain committed.”

    Graham-Douglas however stated that the competition goes beyond just the prizes won but a certain percentage will be used to help the winners produce their own plays.

    “It goes a long way they won this price money and a percentage of this price money will be used towards producing their own plays. We are going to produce the winner’s play and with the finalists we are going to take them on a school tour to go and speak to children. We are going to see how the plays from these competitions can get into the curriculum in Nigeria.”

    Expressing gratitude, Ugbede who emerged overall winner, said, “I want to thank God for this because I list expected it, but I believe this is a reward for hard work and a reminder of better things to come. I also believe that Beeta playwright competition is going to be a bigger platform for younger playwrights who are looking for opportunities like this.”

  • Chamber reveals award winners

    The Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has announced winners of the 2016 Excellence Awards.

    Its President, Mr. Tony Ejinkeonye, said the chamber represents the interests of the Organised Private Sector (OPS).

    He said the award was born out of the need to institute a sustainable and enduring award process with established and clearly defined criteria and metrics which shall equitably apply to all organisations in any category under consideration at any point in time.

    Ejinkeonye added that the award, which was designed to recognise the achievements of winners, was also meant to promote and encourage other organisations to emulate their resilience and ability to succeed.

    He said the choice of winners and the metrics used in their selection were not determined by the Chamber, but by a team of professional business intelligence report experts and consultants.

    The ACCI president further stated that the award was an avenue to express the support of ACCI to the Federal Government’s efforts in diversifying Nigeria’s economic base and shift attention away from crude oil.

    The awards were in the following categories: Investor of the Year, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Company of the Year, Most Innovative Business Idea, Outstanding Company (Commerce) and Outstanding Company (Industry).

  • Winners emerge in Three Crowns competition

    Winners emerge in Three Crowns competition

    Three Crowns Milk, Nigeria’s leading low cholesterol milk brand from the stables of Friesland Campina WAMCO, has recently rewarded its esteemed consumers who participated in the just concluded Three Crowns ‘Cook Like Mine’ competition held last month.

    The grand finale of the Three Crowns ‘Cook Like Mine’ competition witnessed the five shortlisted participants preparing two meals, the original recipe they had entered the competition with and a surprise recipe selected by the judges. Also, the audiences were treated to a cooking masterclass by celebrity chefs, Tolu Erogbogbo (Chef Eros), and Uzo Orimalade, who prepared a delicious chicken potpie and gave several tips on making the perfect meal using Three Crowns milk as well as some vital kitchen hacks.

     After several hours of cooking, Onome Uriemu from Lagos State emerged the winner of the Three Crowns milk Cook Like Mine Season 1, rewarded with a side-by-side double door refrigerator and lots of Three Crowns milk. The first runner up – Faith Igberase, from Sagamu, Ogun State – was rewarded with a chest freezer, the second runner up – Gloria Ogbonnaya from Kaduna State – won a washing machine, while the fourth and fifth runners up were also rewarded with a microwave oven each.

    Speaking at the grand finale of the ‘Cook Like Mine’ competition, the Senior Brand Manager, Three Crowns milk, Mrs. Maureen Ifada, expressed the company’s sincere gratitude to the numerous consumers who participated in the competition, stating that this platform has helped showcase to Nigerians that there is so much more that can be done with milk.

    “We are extremely happy with the responses we received throughout the five weeks period of the competition, thousands of entries were sent in during the first phase (online competition) and it took quite a task getting the judges to shortlist the top five finalists who have exhibited a high standard of professionalism through their presentation, creativity and passion today,” she said.

    Ifada revealed that the grand prize winner of this maiden edition – Miss Onome Uriemu – has the bragging right for one year as she would be providing Three Crowns milk lovers with more of her amazing and healthy recipes which would be available on the brand’s various social media platforms and the videos would also be uploaded on their YouTube Channel.

    She further urged consumers to keep using Three Crowns low cholesterol milk as it is the healthy choice for the family to stay strong and fit all year round.

    Also speaking at the event, one of the panel of judges, Tolu Erogbogbo, popularly known as Chef Eros, commended the organisers of the ‘Cook Like Mine’ competition for a fantastic job in coming up with this unique platform to uncover real talents across the country. “At the end of the competition, all the contestants have tried their best with some of them excelling tremendously and bringing their raw talents to bare, it has really been a remarkable journey,” he said.