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  • Nominees, Legends arrive in Accra for Aiteco CAF Awards

    The capital of Ghana, Accra is abuzz and bracing up for unarguably the biggest football gathering of the new year, Aiteo CAF Awards 2017.

    The Awards Gala that will see the decoration of players, officials and administrators for their achievement in 2017 is scheduled for Thursday, 4 January 2018 at the Accra International Conference Centre.

    Stakeholders of the game are looking forward to the event as nominees and legends flock the Ghanaian capital for the much awaited event.

    From Abedi Pele, winner of the maiden edition in 1992 through to Riyad Mahrez, crowned in 2016, the winners who represent various generations will be given prominence at the ceremony designed to celebrate the key players of African football.

    Others are Nigerian trio, Emmanuel Amuneke, Nwankwo Kanu and Victor Ikpeba, Cameroonian and four-time winner, Samuel Eto’o Fils and compatriot Patrick Mboma, Ivorian Yaya Toure, a four-time winner and countryman Didier Drogba and El Hadji Diouf of Senegal.

    The rest are Mustapha Hadji of Morocco, Malian Frederic Kanoute, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Gabon and Togolese Emmanuel Adebayor.

    Also, the women are not left out as previous Queens of African football are also penciled for the biggest assemblage of football stakeholders.

    The list of invitees is not only limited to previous winners, but also to other players and officials whose contribution towards the progress of African football cannot be overlooked.

    Meanwhile, Egyptian Mohamed Salah, Gabon’s Aubameyang and Sadio Mane of Senegal are the contenders for the prestigious African Player of the Year whilst the trio of Asisat Oshoala (Nigeria), Chrestina Kgatlana (South Africa) and Gabrielle Aboudi Onguene (Cameroon) battle it out for the Women’s Player of the Year.

    Ahead of the event, CAF President Ahmad will address a press conference on Wednesday, 3 January 2017 at the Accra International Conference Centre.

    Cafonline

  • Trump to announce awards for ‘most dishonest, corrupt media’

    U.S. President Donald Trump said he would announce awards for “most dishonest and corrupt” media outlets.

    “I will be announcing THE MOST DISHONEST & CORRUPT MEDIA AWARDS OF THE YEAR on Monday at 5:00 o’clock [22:00 GMT].

    “Subjects will cover Dishonesty & Bad Reporting in various categories from the Fake News Media. Stay tuned!” Trump wrote on his Twitter page on Wednesday.

    Trump has many times accused leading U.S. media of spreading fake news targeting him during the election campaign as well as after he became the 45th president.

     

  • I don’t focus on winning awards- Ycee

    I don’t focus on winning awards- Ycee

    Self -proclaimed Omo Alhaji, Ycee is one wave-making rapper who has made a name for himself in a short while. Losing the prestigious Headies Next Rated Award to Mr Eazi in December 2016 was one of the downsides of his blossoming music career.

    However, the acclaimed rapper has said winning awards is not his motivation.

    Hear him:”I am here to do music and that’s my primary calling. Awards and other recognitions are just like icing on the cake. Inasmuch as my fans love what I’m doing and I’m able to keep them satisfied, then I’m good. However, not getting the award is a form of motivation for me. It is not like I am not good enough but I always strive to get better, and I will continue doing that. Don’t also forget that I won the Rookie of the Year award at the same Headies two years ago, so I guess one cannot win it all. I can assure my fans that the best is yet to come from me. I have a lot of great things in stock and they would be unveiled at the right time.”

     

  • ‘I am the most awarded female rapper in history’- Nicki Minaj brags

    Onika Tanya Maraj, better known as Nicki Minaj, is a female rapper and business mogul who has made a mark in the global music stage. The sexy rapper recently took to her Instagram page saying she is the most awarded female rapper in history.The Anaconda sensation said she has clinched more than 189 awards making her surpass Missy Elliot who apparently has earned 189 awards.

    According to her:”Attention!! I love God,’ Minaj wrote on Instagram Saturday (June 24). ‘According to Universal Records, this year alone, my album catalogue sold 325K worldwide and The Pinkprint is now at 4 Million worldwide!! Since January, I’ve received 11 billboard entries, and yesterday with that ASCAP award, I became the most awarded female rapper in history!!”

    Minaj also said she surpassed Aretha Franklin for the most Hot 100 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 charts by a female recording artiste.

    Hear her:”They don’t want you to post your achievements & accomplishments. It makes them uncomfortable. But you must! [Because] everyday, [people] broadcast your failures. They shout them to the mountain tops. So never EVER stop posting your accomplishments.”

     

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  • Wizkid grabs 7 nominations at the Billboard Music Awards

    Nigerian pop star, Wizkid has been nominated for 7 awards at the upcoming 2017 Billboard Music Awards to hold on 21st of May.

    The nominations are for collaboration with Drake & Kyla on “One Dance”.

    The categories include Top Hot 100 Song, Top Selling Song, Top Radio Song, Top Streaming Song, Top Collaboration, Top R&B Song and Top R&B Collaboration.

  • Fidelity Bank wins 8 awards with its ‘Tough Job’ Campaign at LAIF

    …awards received by CEO, Nnamdi Okonkwo

    The Chief Executive Officer, CEO of top Nigerian lender, Fidelity Bank, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo was last week presented with the 8 awards won by the Bank’s ‘Tough Job’ campaign at the recently concluded 2016 Lagos Advertising and Ideas Festival (LAIF).

    Tough Job won Silver for Radio, another Silver for Film, a Bronze for Best Use of Production Design & Art Illustration whilst the Bank’s logo unveil took home a Bronze in the Radio category.

    Fidelity Bank’s (Our Word) campaign won Bronze in Radio under the Investment & Other Financials products category whilst ‘Tough Job’ picked bronze each for “Best Use of Film Editing” and Film prize, under the Bank & Investment category.

    Speaking in Lagos, when the awards were presented to him at the Bank’s corporate Head Office, Mr. Nnamdi Okonkwo who dedicated the feat to the Bank’s esteemed customers said “to be recognized at LAIF validates the hard work that we have put into the development and execution of our new corporate identity”.

    According to Okonkwo, the new identity reinforces its overall transformation and also strengthens its focus on the youth segment and overall service excellence. He pointed out that the lender has not only raised the bar in the area of customer service delivery but also remains focused on attaining its renewed vision of becoming a vibrant and millennial brand. “We are highly delighted to share this success with our agency, 7even Interactive, who led the creative effort and worked with us throughout the rebranding process,” he said.

    Produced in Nigeria, the campaign’s multi-dimensional application has been trending on the social media and other platforms. The ‘Tough Job’ campaign brings to the forefront the arduous responsibilities the Bank owes its teeming customers. It underscore’s Fidelity Bank’s preparedness to run through ‘brick walls’ in the pursuit of positive and long lasting solutions to the banking and financial needs of the people.

    Also speaking, the Chief Operations Officer, 7even Interactive, Mr. Taiwo Agboola said, “We appreciate the opportunity you’ve given us to show our creativity. We are delighted to continue to push boundaries, working with the Fidelity brand”.

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that the award winning ‘Tough Job’ Campaign was shortlisted at the last African Cristal Festivals Awards held in Marrakech, Morocco. However, it is significant because Fidelity is the first Nigerian Bank to have its work shortlisted for this award.

     

     

  • Access Bank wins big at EMEA Finance Banking Awards

    Access Bank wins big at EMEA Finance Banking Awards

    …wins Triple Honours at EMEA Finance Banking Awards

    Foremost African financial institution, Access Bank Plc. has emerged as Nigeria’s biggest winner at the 2016 EMEA Finance Banking Awards by leading financial publication EMEA Finance Magazine.

    Access Bank won in 3 categories awarded to financial institutions in the Pan-African Region: the ‘CEO of the Year’, awarded to Access Bank’s Group Managing Director and CEO, Herbert Wigwe; ‘Best Bank in Nigeria’ and ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’.

    Receiving the award on behalf of the Bank at the annual African Banking Awards Dinner in London, United Kingdom, Wigwe thanked the staff of Access Bank, acknowledging their support in achieving the goal of not only becoming one of the Top 3 banks in Nigeria, but also for participating in the firm’s CSR activities that have touched the lives of thousands of Nigerians.

    Wigwe said, “We are delighted to receive these prestigious awards. It is a testimonial to the hard work we have done in line with our five-year strategy to become the world’s most respected African Bank.’’

    “2016 has been a remarkable year for the Bank as we continue to receive both regional and international acclaim. We have reaffirmed our status as innovative industry pioneers equipped to help our customers take tomorrow today,” Wigwe stated.

    Commenting on Access Bank’s impressive streak, EMEA Finance CEO Christopher Moore said: “A repeat winner of our Best Bank in Nigeria award, Access Bank has become a Nigerian powerhouse, and one of the premier financial institutions in the country. Generating steep increases in revenues and profit growth over the past several years is no small feat, particularly with strong negative macroeconomic headwinds.”

    The hat-trick comes after two recent big wins at the Business Day Awards where the Bank was named ‘Bank of the Year’ and Access Bank’s Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Herbert Wigwe was also crowned ‘Bank CEO of the Year’.

    “We are delighted to recognise Wigwe as our CEO of the Year in our African Banking Awards 2016 awards package,” Moore said. “Leadership requires ambition, and Wigwe possesses this quality and much more. His years of dedication and commitment to the development of Access Bank have helped it to attract over 8 million customers, to complete complex and strategically important financings, and to create an international presence,” he added.

    EMEA Finance is a leading bi-monthly global industry publication that reports on the major financial events and happenings initiated and influenced by the international financial industry active in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

    Wigwe led Access Bank’s efforts to incorporate sustainability across all aspects of the bank’s activities. In doing so, he also moved the entire sector forward, and now all of Nigeria’s banks, including the Central Bank of Nigeria, have adopted what is known as the Nigerian Sustainable Banking Principles.