Month: August 2016

Lagos Fashion Awards: Organizers To Unveil Nominees Soon

Organisers of the Lagos Fashion Awards 2016 have said it would soon announce nominees for the ceremony. In a stamen made available to Aproko247, Royhills Fashion House said it appreciates the “general public, sponsors, partners and most especially the social media community for a successful nominee submission phase which ended on August 31, 2016.” It…

Obesere Grabs New Deal

The Asakasa Fuji crooner, Abass Akande Qudus Obesere, fondly called paramount king of music, PK1ST, by his admirers, has landed a three-year distribution deal with an international distribution company called Blue Pie Productions. The firm is one of the world leading distributing and publishing companies in the world, representing over 4000 artistes and over 350…

Lagos Assembly Starts Live-streaming Of Plenary Sessions

The Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced live-streaming of its plenary sessions. The record breaking feat commenced on Monday, August 29, 2016 when members of the House resumed plenary after a month recess. The Majority Leader of the House, Sanai Agunbiade, who announced the commencement of the live streaming exercise at plenary sitting of…

Ojude Oba Festival Committee Lauds Goldberg On Support For Culture

The 2016 Ojude Oba Festival Committee has lauded Goldberg Lager Beer for its commitment and unflinching support towards preserving cultural values and traditional institutions. Otunba Olabode Osinusi, Chairman of the Festival Planning Committee stated this last Monday at the World Press Conference held at the Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona Golden Jubilee Centre in Ijebu Ode,…

Harnessing Traditional Source Markets to Foster Tourism Growth in Nigeria

Olukayode Kolawole Nigeria is blessed with rich natural resources. These resources have, no doubt, contributed meaningfully to the economic growth and development of the country. While some of these resources have been reproduced into things of greater value, such as gold and PMS, DPK, AGO and LPFO products, others are being preserved as tourism attractions…