Entertainment

Sights and Sounds of Glo’s Classy ‘Twenty and Unlimited’ Celebration

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11 months ago

January 21, 2024

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By Eric Elezuo

The name Globacom as a brand has continued to provoke class, acceptance, philanthropy, availability and affordability. These, it has continued to provide for humanity in the last 20 years.

Consequently, the purely Nigerian brand, rolled out the drums Saturday night to celebrate landmark achievements that have changed the telecommunications horizon across board.

Held at the Eko Hotel, and anchored by Tee A and Moet Abebe, the green event was graced by first class personalities including the Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, and Chairman, Ovation Media Group, Aare Dele Momodu.

Also present were notable individuals in the entertainment industry. Among them were Ghanaian Actress, Juliet Ibrahim, Actor Bolanle Ninalowo, Comedian Brother Shaggy, Actress Ini Edo, and Fashion Designer, Mai Atafo.

In her welcome address, the Executive Vice Chairman of Glo, Bella Disu, hailed the successes that have trailed the brand in the last 20 years, and appreciated Nigerians for their support towards what Glo has become, and still to become.

She welcomed all and sundry, and promised that the night will live up to its billing; a tradition Glo has been known for over the years. Recall that the brand recently hosted ‘An Evening with Glo’.

“We promised Nigerians the best in telecommunications, and we have done just that. At 20, we have a lot to be proud of. Our slogan, ‘Glo with pride definitely encapsulate our journey,” she said in parts.

The night of razzmatazz featured high octane performances from A-list artists including wave making Kizz Daniel, Chike and Wande Coal.

Also spicing up the evening were competitions such s singing, beauty pageantry, best dressed (male and female) among others. These were followed by presentation of cash gifts to winners.

Among the winners were Ifoghale Ashaka, who won the Mr Glo contest. The runners up were Hakeem Obayomi and
Olalekan Agbaje as the first and second runners up respectively.

In the female category, Okafor Gift emerged winner while Akinseye Favour and
Faith Chika Obi came second and third respectively.

In its continuous show of magnanimity and philanthropy, Glo gave out N2.5m each to 85 awardees just as Zina victor as named the best dressed male on the night.

In the singing competition, Chukwudi Okorie and Otesanya Adetayo emerged winners for the male and female categories respectively.

In 20 years, Glo has shown itself as the telecoms brand of choice, sustaining the candor that launched it into the market in August, 2023. It has on a daily basis dished out goodies after goodies to complement its credential as the master of per second billing as well as grand Master of data.

In its line up of ambassadors are an array of personalities across industries, especially entertainment, and it is not an understatement to say not a few Nigerians have been beneficiaries of the Glo largesse, and the kind heart of its Founder and Chairman, Dr. Mike Adenuga Jr. GCON.

Entertainment

Okoroji Promises Unforgettable COSON Week

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1 week ago

December 12, 2024

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Former President of PMAN and now, Chairman of COSON, Chief Tony Okoroji, has declared that the COSON Week scheduled to take place between May 25 and May 31, 2025 will be truly unforgettable.

Chief Okoroji made the declaration in his address to the just concluded Annual General Meeting of Nigeria’s No 1 copyright collective management organization, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), at which the 2024 royalty distribution of a whopping =N=465.5 million was approved.

These are the very words of the well-known master planner and producer of remarkable events: “one of the many important decisions taken by the COSON Board at its meeting of November 6 was the approval for the hosting of a master-blaster edition of the iconic “COSON WEEK” in May 2025.

The Board also directed that every step should be taken immediately to begin the mobilization of all “mobilizables” to ensure that COSON WEEK 2025 is, in every way, unforgettable”.

Continuing, Chief Tony Okoroji, the creator of the famous Nigerian Music Awards that played host to Presidents, Governors, Ministers, Ambassadors and stars from around the world, said, “COSON Week is the flagship week of our great society, during which we roll out wall-to-wall high-profile events to entertain, to inform, to communicate, to educate and to project an unassailable brand.

COSON week 2025 will bring joy to many. We will deploy the events of COSON Week 2025 to tell Nigerians that despite the difficulties we face, all is not lost. We will use COSON Week 2025 to propagate the importance of creativity and entertainment to the economic and socio-political well-being of Nigeria”.

Chief Okoroji went on to say: “We are now at the planning stage of COSON Week 2025. We intend to mobilize all “mobilizables” as ordered by the Board. As we enter the new year, we will begin to unfold the different events, the venues and their specific attractions. One thing I can assure you is that COSON Week 2025 will be truly unforgettable. Please, fasten your seat belts!”.

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Pop Singer Davido Congratulates Ghana’s President-elect, Mahama

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2 weeks ago

December 9, 2024

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Famous musician, Davido, has congratulated John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), on winning the December 7 elections.

In a post shared with his millions of followers on X, Davido, whose real name is David Adedeji Adeleke, celebrated the news with a simple yet joyful post.

Mahama, who was president of Ghana between July 2012 and January 2017 has also been congratulated by his main opposition Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia

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In a concession speech delivered on Sunday, Mr Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) candidate, stated that internal data from his party indicates that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has secured victory in both the presidential and parliamentary polls.

“Let me say that the data from our own internal collation of the election results indicate that former President John Dramani Mahama has won the presidential election decisively,” Bawumia said.

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Jay-Z Tops Forbes’ Greatest Rappers of All Time List

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2 weeks ago

December 5, 2024

Eric

Forbes has named American rapper, Sean Carter aka Jay-Z, as the greatest rapper of all time.

The publication recently released its 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, celebrating the best in the hip-hop world.

Jay-Z topped the list, followed by Kendrick Lamar, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, and Tupac at numbers 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively.

Drake, Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Nas, and Eminem complete the top 10.

Also on the list are Andre 300 (11), The Notorious B.I.G (12), Missy Elliott (13), Chuck D (14), A$AP Rocky (15), Lil’ Kim (16), Tyler, the Creator (17), Snoop Dogg (18), Ghostface Killah (19) and Common (20).

Popular names in hip-hop like 50 Cent, Ice Cube, Juice WRLD, Lauryn Hill, Dr. Dre, Queen Latifah, Busta Rhymes, Future, Childish Gambino, Bad Bunny, Pusha T, Cardi B and Young Thug, rank at number 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 40, 46, 48 and 49, respectively.