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It was a night of frills and thrills at Remi Fani-Kayode, G.R.A , Ikeja, Lagos residence of billionaire oil mogul behind GCA Energy, Greg Uanseru as he rolled out the carpet to celebrate the golden jubilee birthday of one of his adorable wives, Emma Uanseru.

The well-attended event, which was packaged by Flower Plus Events, attracted eminent personalities like Senator Daisy Danjuma, Chairman/CEO of Skymit Limited, Tayo Ayeni; Prof. Patrick Utomi, Funmi Ajila-Ladipo, Editor of Thisday Style, Ruth Osime; Honourable Abiodun Tobun, Ovation Magazine Editor, Mike Effiong; Otunba Bimbo Ashiru and many others.
Guests were given utmost royalty treatment; they were all treated to the choicest brands of champagne; from Ace of spade, Don-Perignon, Crystal and Cognac to Moet & Chandon. Asides the assorted liquor, beer and fruit juices, the guests were also treated to delicious finger foods and dessert that sufficiently wet their palates and sated them.
At the background, a soulful medley of old and contemporary music from Sharp band and DJ Fresh wafted from well-appointed woofers causing the guests to sway, shuffle and waltz as much as the music moved them and transported them to euphoric cusps. Dr. Sid and Olu maintain also gave a spectacular performance.
The event which was anchored by a popular comedian, Ajele, reached its peak as the stunning birthday girl walked majestically along side her beau to the cake stand to cut the well designed cake as others joined in a flurry of photographs.
After the cutting of the cake, Mrs. Pamela Sodipo gave her tributes to the delight of all present. Thereafter, it was dance! dance! dance! all through the night.

+ 7 Win N1M Each, 14 Win Smartphones At Mega Games Promo

Seven Nigerians became One million naira richer as they won top prizes at the recent Mega Games Promo.  The promo, organized by a technology company, Technotrend Platform Nig. Limited, under the platform of Airtel Nigeria Network, presented the seven million naira cheque to six Nigerians and an Arabian, Rafaqat Ali.

They are Rosemark, Mike Chikodo Okoro, Emmanuel Egbo, Ikade Michael Dan, Okoli Stella Yemisi and Adebayo Oyeyipo.  Fourteen persons from different parts of the country were also present with their prize gifts of Smart Phones at the presentation ceremony was held at the Lagos Resource Center, Victoria Island, Lagos and had the presence of officials of Nigeria Lottery Regulatory Communication NLRC, Mr Jude Ughwujabo and Consumer Protection Council CPC, Madam Suzie Onwuka.

Mr. Doyin Adeshina, Managing Director of Technotrend Platform Nigeria Limited stated that mega games promo which started barely three months ago has rewarded players with a total of twenty-two million naira , the top prize being a million naira. He added that the trivia game draws are done daily after five Questions are answered via the Airtel SMS platform attracting just N20 per day which must accrue to six thousand points qualifying the player for a daily draw. A million naira cash prize and ten smartphones are won every week. One of the beneficiaries of the N1m cash, Rosemark, a hairdresser, said she was surprised and initially didn’t believe she could win when she was called and received text. She thanks organisers of the Mega Games Promo for matching their words with Action.

Mike Chikodo Okoro, a retail phone seller said that a friend urged him to play the game. “I am so happy today as Mega Games Promo has made my day. I was planning to travel to the east but I received a call and had to postpone the trip. This money means so much as I hope to use it to settle some medical bills because I had an accident last year and has been treating my leg. The fund will be used to boost my business. Just keep on playing the game, forget about the one million. Just keep on playing it,” he said. Stella Yemisi Okolie, who came from Akure, was full of smiles and said, “I lost hope I thought it was not for real. Mega Games Promo has made my day as this fund came handy during the yuletide season. I am overwhelmed,” says Yemisi Okolie as she sang to the admiration of all present.

The National Lottery Regulatory Commission, Mr Jude Ughwujabo, commended the organisers, Technotrend Platform Nigeria Limited for the milestones and noted that the commission regulates promotions both from the end of regulators and even those of you that participated and won.  He added, “We make sure you get your prizes. We commend Technotrend and we hope they will come with new ideas next time for the Promotions.’  Suzzie Onwuka of Consumer Protection Council urged the participants to have faith in the process, as they can see the delivery of the organizers on their promise. “The council is out to protect the people. If there is anyone unsatisfied with the promo, reach out to us at CPC and we take it from there,” she says.

Technotrend Platforms Nigeria Limited (TPNL), a technology company that offers wholesales wireless (Mobile) access services to telecom subscribers through the mobile networks recently presented cash prizes of N1 million and smartphones each to lucky subscribers, who participated and won its on-going Mega Games Promo, which is principally designed to better the lives of Nigerians. The offer is available to Airtel subscribers only.

In the past few months, the firm has handsomely rewarded its customers with cash prizes worth over N12 million; ranging from N1m daily prizes and smartphones via the mega game’s promo, which is anchored on a point-based system where customers accumulate points to increase their chances of winning by performing any network-based mobile activity.

 

For General Theophilus Yakubu Danjuma (rtd), life can be said to be, ultimately, eventful. On the day of his birth, 81 years ago, if a soothsayer had told his parents that their son would grow up to be a beacon of light that would illuminate the pathways of many in and around their humble Takum community and even beyond, they would have told him to go ply his trade elsewhere. Considering their material circumstances, greatness for their son was only a wish, like every other parent, they would have prayed for their son. From their grave, it is obvious that they will surely be pleased with their Yakubu. As always, fate usually has its way in the affairs of mankind and TY, as he is fondly called by his peers and admirers, could not have wished for more than he is able to achieve in this fiercely competitive world. After a most glorious career in the military, and on retirement as Chief of Army Staff, TY proved, by his versatility that yielded and is still yielding immense result, that his record as a combatant was hugely earned. Today, he is idolised as one of the best the Nigerian military ever produced, a consummate politician and a dependable godfather who served as Minister of Defence in the President Olusegun Obasanjo’s administration, multi-billionaire businessman and world acclaimed philanthropist. His chain of business connections is as imposing as his personality. From shipping, banking, agriculture, telecommunication to oil, the Danjuma mystique leaves in its trail a flurry of activity that awes the imagination. With his wealth which he once personally describe as immeasurable, he is touching lives in a way only he can. From the pedestal of his TY Danjuma Foundation which seeks to alleviate poverty in communities by providing basic amenities, education for children and young adults while also providing free medical care for indigent people, he is proving to the outside world that philanthropy runs in his DNA. Danjuma was born in Takum, Taraba State (formally Gongola), Nigeria to Kuru Danjuma and Rufkatu Asibi. He started his education at St Bartholomew’s Primary School in Wusasa Zaria and moved on to the Benue Provincial Secondary School in Katsina-Ala where he was the captain of the school cricket 1st XI team. He received his Higher School Certificate in 1958. On leaving high school, Danjuma’s first choice of a career was not, ironically, the military. He enrolled at the Nigerian College of Arts Science and Technology in Zaria (Ahmadu Bello University) to study History on a Northern Nigeria Scholarship. Maybe, he had in mind to be a teacher or a diplomat. However, again, fate, that unseen hand in the affairs of men, had other plans for the young Danjuma as he had to leave the university to enrol in the Nigerian Army. Yet, he still achieved his aim of being a diplomat when in 1970, he attended the International Court Martial in Trinidad and Tobago as Nigeria’s representative, where he was appointed president of the tribunal in a case brought against members of a failed coup attempt in Trinidad and Tobago. Through the activities of his foundation, schools are built and scholarships awarded to the indigent thus fulfilling his other aspiration of being an educationist.

While in office as senior military officer, he spearheaded efforts to curb the politicisation of the military, and was a firm supporter of democracy and the Rule of Law. His opposition to President Obasanjo’s attempts in 2006 to engineer a way that would have enabled himself and state governors to serve more than two consecutive terms, earned him the enmity of his lifelong comrade-in-arms. But it didn’t bother him as he believed in the greater good to be achieved for Nigeria when men, especially leaders, begin to appreciate the indispensability of the qualities of integrity and firm attachment to the common good. Danjuma served as Chairman of the Victims’ Support Fund Committee, supporting the victims of terror. Prophetically, as if he was talking to the present administration, he warned the government of Goodluck Jonathan that the battle to win the insurgency war had already taken too long. As he ages gracefully, TY is generously oiling the wheel of his most enduring legacy to humanity by deploying his enormous wealth to projects and services that are aimed at putting lasting smiles on the face of the less privileged in the society. The TY Danjuma Foundation is partnering with Non-Governmental Organisations, NGOs, throughout Nigeria, and with the support and co-operation of 36 state governors. A grateful nation, in appreciation of his meritorious service to fatherland bestowed on him the second highest honour in the country, the Grand Commander of the Order on the Niger (GCON). By now, he himself must have lost count of chieftaincy titles, as well as honorary degrees from universities intent on saying thank you to him for a job well done. Happy birthday.

To scale its Energy Investments.

December 11, 2018 – Cairo, Egypt: As a further demonstration of the African Export-Import Bank’s (“Afrexim”) mandate to facilitate the growth of intra-Africa trade and support the development of African businesses, Afrexim today, signed financing facilities totalling US$600 million with the Heirs Holdings Group, a pan-African proprietary investment holding company. Heirs Holdings has significant investments across Africa, in the financial services, resources, real estate and hospitality and power sectors. The facilities will further support the Group’s power, oil and gas strategy, as it positions itself as an African leader in integrated natural resources. The signing ceremony took place at the Afrexim Intra-Africa Trade Conference taking place in Cairo, Egypt.

The proceeds of the facilities will assist the Heirs Holdings Group vision of creating a dynamic resource based division, focused on ensuring value creation occurs on the African continent and that value chains are developed, that directly benefit the broader African economy and consumer.

Commenting at the ceremony, Dr. Benedict Oramah, President of Afrexim who signed on behalf of the Bank, stated that the investment by Heirs Holdings would play a key role in addressing some of the fundamental challenges that have affected the power and energy sectors in Africa. He stated that “A world class energy sector is fundamental to the sustainable growth of businesses in Africa. If we do not deal with these basic matters, growth of trade and exports will always be limited”.

Mr. Tony Elumelu, the Chairman of Heirs Holdings, commented that “We are delighted to be partnering with Afrexim. The Bank continues to play a critical role in the economic and social development of the continent. Together, we illustrate that Africa can create world class institutions, which are capable of successfully making the long-term investments necessary for Africa’s economic transformation and catalyse the enabling environment that will unleash Africa’s potential”.