OBJ, 30,000 participants took part @ Social Media Week Lagos

Olusegun Obasanjo, former president of Nigeria

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The former president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, also known as OBJ, was among the participants at the just concluded Social Media Week (SMW 2013) which held in Lagos.

The week-long event also attracted over 30,000 participants with over 1,000 events.

DigitalSENSEBusiness News investigations revealed that from Doc Searles joining the Social Media Week flock in Washington D.C. recently, the former Nigerian President, also had the privilege to participate in the event in Lagos.

Even as Warby Parker’s Neil Blumenthal was part of the show in New York City (NYC) and Danish Minister for Economic Affairs and the Interior, Margrethe Vestager, graced the event too.

Our sources said that they saw leaders and innovators shaping the conversation.

“SMW13 was one of our most inspirational yet,” declared our source.

Also, our source pointed out that as they reflect back on all that SMW13 was, it was inspiring.

“We want to continually improve with each edition of SMW, making it better for you each time,” our source said.

He, therefore urged participants to who want to win one of the six (6) Nokia Purity Monster Headphones or a Nokia Lumia phone, then complete SMW13 survey here.

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WizKid hosts Star Music debut in Lagos

Sensational award-wining WizKid, over the week, played host to the official launch of Star Music in Lagos, reports BlackHouse Media Newsletter made available to DigitalSENSE Business News.

The event attended by celeb guests, top marketing executives, especially in brand communications also have 2face Idibia, the Marketing Director Nigerian Breweries, Walter Drenth also had Uaboi Agbebaku, Tony Agenmonmen, Edem Vindah all of Nigerian Breweries.

Equally in attendance include Ayo Animashaun, Toni Kan, Ruggedman, Colette Otusheso of MTVBase, and Kunle Bakare of Encomium.

Also on the guest list were Abisoye Fagade, Mr. RAW, Efe Omorogbe, Segun Demuren of EME, Tola Odunsi (Storm360), Kola Oyeyemi of MTN, Brymo, Dammy Krane, Olamide, Weird MC, Mode9, Mai Atafo, Tosyn Bucknor, Gbenga Adeyinka, Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi to name a few.

Star Music, says its available on several mobile operating systems, but not limited to Android, Java, Blackberry, iPhone, iPAD and Google Play; as well as on a dedicated mobisite. 


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Airtel Tanzania enthrones new leadership

New leadership on Friday, March 1, 2013 resumed at the Airtel Tanzania office led by the Sunil Colaso as the new Managing Director, taking over from Sam Elangalloor.

DigitalSENSE Business News reprots that the chief executive officer, Airtel Africa Anglophone Region, Jayant Khosla, said Tanzania is a key market for the Bharti family.

“Our ambitious long term plans will be realized through great leadership as well as best-in-class execution.  I am therefore pleased to see Sunil Colaso coming in to take this business to the next level of success,” Khosla said.

Describing Sunil as an excellent individual that brings along deep and broad experience in driving growth across Africa, Khosla said his dynamism, passion, energy and focus made him the right person to meet the expectations of millions of discerning consumers in Tanzania.

Colaso, he said, would be responsible for strengthening Airtel Tanzania’s leadership in both network availability and quality, with mandate to further strengthen data and value added service provision in line with global benchmarks and ensuring that Airtel Money becomes the preferred M-Commerce platform in the country.

He further said that Mr. Colaso, holds an MBA in Marketing from the University of Mumbai, has over 22 years of experience in marketing, distribution and sales. Prior to this appointment, he has been the Director for Marketing and Distribution across 17 countries in Africa. Before joining Airtel Africa, Sunil acted as Managing Director for Warid in Uganda.

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Lagos sentences 32 Ladipo traders to jail

Commander of the taskforce, Hakeem

The Lagos State Special Offences Court which sat in Alausa over the weekend sentenced some 32 suspected hoodlums arrested last Wednesday by the Lagos State Task Force on Environment Special Unit at the popular Ladipo Auto Spare Parts Market in Mushin-Lagos, reports CKN Nigeria.

According to the report available to DigitalSENSE Business News, some of the suspects who pleaded guilty were sentenced to 60 days imprisonment without any option of fine.

While the court reportedly granted bail to 10 suspected “Bakassi Boys” arrested in the market last Monday.

The state principal counsel, Babatunde Sunmonu, was quoted while confirmed this to correspondent that the 10 suspected “Bakassi Boys” who pleaded not guilty were granted bail with the sum of N50,000 each with two sureties each of whom must not be a civil servant in the state.

Sunmonu also explained that each of the sureties must be able to provide evidence of tax payment for 12 years and must have landed properties in Lagos.

 

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SAMSUNG 3-DAY IT RETAIL FAIR HOLDS @ IKEJA CITY MALL

Chima Ezenwanne, product manager, Samsung West Africa

Samsung Electronics West Africa on Thursday, February 28, 2013 opened a three-day Information Technology (IT) Retail Fair at the Ikeja City Mall, Alausa in Lagos State.

Speaking on the fair, the Head IT, Samsung Electronics West Africa, Ms. Folasade Oyelayo, informed DigitalSENSE Business News that the aim of the fair was to show consumers that Samsung has a fantastic range of IT products.

“People have long associated the brand with innovative mobile phones. It’s very funny that whenever Samsung is mentioned, the first thing that comes to peoples mind is the Galaxy range of smart phones. 

The Samsung brand is synonymous to innovative products. Our cutting edge technology spans across all our product range,” she said.

Oyelayo also said that at Samsung, they believe that Nigerians deserve to enjoy the same innovation from Samsung in the IT space.

She pointed out that Samsung IT division caters for IT products like printers, monitors, laptops or note pc’s and all-in-one PCs.

According to her, Samsung hosted the fair with compliment of experience centre with full product display, stressing that consumers have the opportunity to experience the IT products first hand and directed to accredited brand shops where they could make purchases with 24 months warranty.

She explained that the fair, was part of Samsung’s consumer education campaign, ran for three days in Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt respectively.

She expressed confident that all they have to do was to introduce consumers to the brand products, adding that like every other innovative product range from Samsung, marks the beginning of a long term relationship.

Visitors to the Retail fair stand, she said, sets apart from experiencing the Samsung IT products, were given Samsung souvenirs while the children amongst them were treated to a variety of games.

She quoted one of the enthusiastic consumers, as saying that Samsung has really come a long way.

“I must confess that I used to think that they were only good in mobile phones and TV’s. This is an eye opener. I like the sleek look of the laptops and the idea of the all-in-one PC. The fact that you can sync all the devices through the all share cast function is also something innovative, I really am looking forward to owning one of my own,” the customer said.

DigitalSENSE Business News saw officials of Samsung at hand to educate consumers on the special features of Samsung IT products, including the product manager, Mr. Chima Ezenwanne, who explained various products to visitors to the fair, among others.

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Awoniyi says ICT Makes Governance Easier in Nigeria

The Kogi State Deputy Governor, Yomi Awoniyi, has attributed his ability to successfully manage the state affairs through Information and communication Technology (ICT), while Gov. Idris Wada was away on medical treatment abroad.
According to his press secretary, Mr Michael Abu, in a press statement accessible to DigitalSENSE Business News, noted that the introduction of Information and Communication Technology made the task of governance easier for him while Wada was away.

He also said he was always in touch with the governor to receive directions that helped place the state on sound pedestal in administration; he also added that the process of Information and Communication Technology made governance less challenging for him.

Deputy Governor Awoniyi described the reception accorded to the governor on his return by the people after surviving a motor accident last year as wonderful and remarkable.

He also said that though the governor had a broken leg in the accident, but has a sound mind which helped greatly in the governance of the state.

He appealed to the people of the state to join hands with the governor in his transformation agenda, just as he commended the passion with which Wada pursued the rice programme initiative in the state.
"The impact of the programme had attracted the attention of the Federal Government to the State," hee said.

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