Renowned for reenacting the sphinx myth in the Nigerian beer market, Gulder beer, a premium brew from the stable of Nigerian Breweries Plc (NB Plc) is set for another trail blazing experience in a few days to come; precisely on August 24. The event which is expected to attract global attention to Nigeria is slated to hold in South East Nigeria according to an insider at Nigerian Breweries Plc. The source who preferred to remain anonymous said the latest move by Gulder is inspired by its quest to always stay innovative and maintain its tradition of pioneering ‘firsts’ in the beer…
Author: Pride Team
Foremost African financial institution; Guaranty Trust Bank plc has been awarded a triple International Organization for Standardization certification: ISO/IEC 27001- for Information Security, ISO 20000 – for IT Service Management and ISO 22301 – for Business Continuity Management along with PAS 99:2012 Integrated Management System certification by the British Standard Institute (BSI). The British Standard Institute (BSI) certification recognizes companies that have implemented systems and structures that ensure their operations are in line with international best practices. With more than 70,000 certified clients and more full-time assessors than any other certification body worldwide, the BSI Group is one of the largest…
Star actor, Obinna Nwafor, popularly known as Saint Obi a few weeks ago buried his mother, Mrs. Millicent Nwafor in grand style. The Imo State born actor threw a carnival-like event at his hometown, Ogwa in Imo State with friends and well wishes trooping out in their numbers to condole with him. Late Mrs Millicent Nwafor was Aged 77 and had Saint Obi as her only son. Born Obinna Nwafor but famously addressed as Saint Obi. He is a Nigerian actor, producer and director. Saint Obi is best known for his roles in Candle Light, Sakobi, Goodbye Tomorrow, Heart of Gold, Festival…
Yesterday, Tuesday, August 18 the Shell Hall was filled to capacity with dignitaries from all works of life, all beaming in smiles and the ambience was super cool. The event of the day was Book Launching by former Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola’s books launch. The former head honcho of Nigeria’s most populated city launched three books, The Great Leap; In Bold Print and The Lagos Blow Down. Former chairman of Guaranty Trust Bank, Mr. Fola Adeola, who was chairman of the occasion, described those who came for the launch as brave. Also present at the book launch were…
I nodded, arranging my features carefully so she wouldn’t see how worried I was. What was Abel thinking showing up at my house? And how had he found me? I had no idea he was still in the country! ‘He was a colleague…at work.’ I replied standing and dusting my dress. ‘You never mentioned a white man as a colleague,’ she said, eyeing me. ‘It never came up,’ I snapped, brushing past her to avoid her probing. As I stepped into living room, I felt a wave of nausea hit me. My party was turning out to be more than…
Social media has taken a new turn. Just as we have VIP spots in bars and lounges, so does the social media circle have separate spots for our stars who are simply making use of it to the fullest. The new cool is having the blue tick beside your profile which indicates that your account has been verified. Still on Social media, it is safe to say that Nigerian celebrities are heavy users of social media; some practically live there. A few days back Nigerian singer Davido became the first African celebrity on Instagram to reach the 1million fan landmark. On…
True Software, the company behind the popular Truecaller and Truedialler apps, has just launched a new application called Truemessenger. As you might expect from the name, this is a messenger application that hopes to do for SMS what Truecaller does for calls. The Truemessenger app was launched on the Play Store today August 17, 2015. The Truemessenger is a free mobile app that aims to make SMS smarter and contain less spam. How it achieves this is by verifying the identity of those who send you SMS messages, allowing you to mark specific senders as a spammer in the contact list. This will…
As the buzz sizzles for the November 1 to 7 week of fun in Lagos trending as the COSON Week, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) is joining forces with one of Nigeria’s most forward looking public relations firms, Black House Media (BHM) led by NET publisher, Mr. Ayeni Adekunle Samuel to make the COSON Week unforgettable. For several weeks, the internet has been agog that Lagos will be on ‘fire’ from November 1 to 7 as the COSON Week explodes with seven mega entertainment events in seven different enchanting venues in the city during seven magical days with each of the seven events having its own unique…
Billionaire Ifeanyi Ubah is putting his billions on football without looking back. The Nnewi born front man of Capital oil and Gas industries is not letting any stone unturned with his FC Ifeanyi Ubah football club. As part of the numerous steps aimed at developing grassroots football in Nigeria, the President of FC Ifeanyi Ubah and Patron of Nationwide League One, Dr. Ifeanyi Ubah led the management of Nationwide League One (NLO) and FC Ifeanyi Ubah (FCIU) to London for exploratory discussions with West Ham United Football Club. This has come as a boost and welcome development to the Nationwide…
Bet some of her fans don’t know, but On Monday, August 24, 2015 about a week from now, actress, Funke Akindele will be 39 years old and the Ikorodu, Lagos State born thespian is already planning the things she wants to do on the occasion of her 39th birthday. Funke took to her Instagram handle to make her plans known to her teeming fans, particularly those in the UK. She wrote: “I’m super excited to “parry” with my Wonderful fans! LONDON!MANCHESTER! BIRMINGHAM! ABERDEEN! Are you ready! Let’s #turnup!! On Aug 28th, 29th, 30th and 4th of Sept!”Put together by Cokobar, the celebrations have…