Eva Wine Nigeria Launches 'Search For Miss Eva'

 Nigeria’s No. 1 premium non-alcoholic wine drink, Eva Wine has announced the launch of the “Search for Miss Eva” contest, a 5-week Online competition to choose a new brand ambassador for Eva Wine.

For five weeks, Eva Wine Nigeria is deploying an exciting online activation which will engage young ladies across Nigeria in a reality-type talent competition with intense activities to test their eligibility for the coveted role.

The excitement starts right from the call for entries. Ladies between the ages of 25 to 35 across Nigeria are required to record a short video celebrating creatively with a bottle of Eva Wine and vibing to the campaign theme song #happymisseva.

Contestants with the best entries will be shortlisted based on the panel’s verdict and the social media engagement they generate. They will advance to the Eva Wine Nigeria portal: evawinenigeria.com for the next round which is the online contest. In this round, shortlisted candidates will be tested for their intelligence, charisma, etiquette, exposure, fitness and other qualities.

Social media users and Nigerians all over the world will also have the opportunity to engage and vote for their favourite contestants via all official handles of the brand; @evawinenigeria on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.

According to the agency managing the Eva Wine Campaign, Etu Odi Communications, the ideal Miss Eva must be someone whose profile and personality resonate with the premium qualities of the Eva Wine brand which is known globally for its class, heritage, and beautifully unique packaging and sparkling taste.

“Nigerian women are among the most colourful and beautiful in the world and it is only natural that our Miss Eva comes from one of them. We expect that she is not only an exceptionally colourful personality but also one who is very intelligent, cultured and confident. Because Eva wine is an international brand, our Miss Eva must be a well-educated and exposed young lady who can hold conversations and public debates about a variety of themes.

“Eva wine is made from 100% natural ingredients and offers consumers the healthiest route to self-indulge. Therefore, our ideal brand ambassador, by her carriage and habits, must drip fitness and a healthy lifestyle,” said the Director, Olumide Campbell.

The Search for Miss Eva is a hybrid competition which will be held on social media and other online channels but will also be broadcast to other traditional media channels: TV and Radio.

Two celebrity influencers; BBNaija Star, Anita Natasha Akide, popularly known as Tacha and Nollywood star and AMVCA 2022 Best Actor, Deyemi Okanlawon, have been appointed alongside other influencers to lead the search for Nigeria’s next big brand.

When asked why Eva Wine Nigeria decided not to engage a top celebrity as its brand ambassador, the Country Manager for Eva Group, Mr. Temitope Akanji Sanni, said that one of the driving forces of the brand is the desire to support the Nigerian youth through the media and entertainment industry.

 He explained further, “So, we are not just looking for a ready-made star, we rather want to make a regular, everyday lady a star. Let that average Nigerian woman who is smart, witty and beautiful be allowed to become a celebrity as well.

“Another way to look at this is that the role practically offers her a path to grow her career with a well-paid job representing our brand for 1 year, as well as the goodies and job benefits it affords her, like international travel opportunities, representing the brand in corporate functions, hosting parties and fun occasions, international exposure; mingling with the A-list celebrities in and outside the country etc...

“The opportunities are simply enormous and our ultimate fulfilment would be when on that stage at the Grand finale, a truly convivial lady with exceptional personalities and brains emerges as our Miss Eva.”

The Grand Finale of the competition – a live show to unveil the New Face of Eva Wine – will be held on Sunday, 7th of August, 2022 in the 5-star Marriot Hotels Ikeja. It promises to be an evening of glitz, glamour and quality entertainment with the handsome and amiable host Deyemi Okanlawon.

Eva Wine was introduced into Nigeria in 1989 by Ekulo Ltd. the largest wine distributor by volume in Nigeria. Over the last three decades, Eva Wine has become a household name in Nigeria and a generic name for non–alcoholic wines in the country.

The brand has since evolved with great equity, authority and approval in Nigeria.

McEnies Global CEO, Omolaraeni Olaosebikan, Tasks PR Practitioners On Self-Reputation Management

Omolaraeni Olaosebikan

 

 

 

The Group Chief Executive Officer of McEnies Global Communications, Ms Omolaraeni Olaosebikan, a foremost Public Relations expert has enjoined practitioners particularly young and upcoming PR personnel to pay special attention to managing their reputation along side their official responsibility of nurturing the reputation of their clients. 

The owner of the upwardly wholly company with vast expertise and competency in integrated marketing communications services directed the appeal to young professionals on self-reputation management who are often accused of treating clients with levity and with total disregard for professional ethics.

She made this assertion on Tuesday while reacting to some questionable behaviors identified amongst people in the formal image laundering business during a monthly media briefing in her office with some selected senior journalists.
   
Whilst she agreed that some organizations are experiencing low patronage on account of soiled reputation and lack of competence. She added that the situation can be salvaged by practitioners through sincere display of integrity and commitment to the practice.

Speaking Olaosebikan said:

"There is urgent need for the application of core professional standards of integrity in service delivery and this would undoubtedly make professionals to be more relevant in our ever-dynamic and unpredictable socio-economic environment. Virtues such as trust, honesty, humility and commitment to transparency should be upheld while transacting business with the clients.

According to her, "Practitioners within the space of marketing communications, event planning or management, advertising, public relations etc must also be able to constantly network to learn from others, as knowledge is key to success in the profession. Practitioners need to improve on their skills and knowledge through periodic training.

"You will all agree with me that our personal knowledge is the bedrock of anything we want to achieve in life and we must be intentional about it. The knowledge entails that we must have a deep understanding of the market where we operate because our business thrives and operates in circles, which follow socio-economic and political trends. Practitioners must have clear understanding of what the client want. Knowledge of what is available in the market at all times including the ones handled by colleagues or other participators within our highly competitive space and this is very crucial”.

Olaosebikan also spoke on, ‘Strategies for timely closure of transactions’, she lamented that all over the world the perception that PR practitioners have trust issue is rampant because some people collect funds from clients and fail to utilize the funds for the purpose meant for.

"At McEnies Global Communications we do our best to erase many of these negative perceptions and restore public confidence in the profession and our clients are always satisfied with our service delivery and that is integrity which is our core value that can never be compromised" she said.

However, she further stated that, professionals can change the perception through the way they present themselves to the clients and by extension public, in the course of running the business and execution of tasks so as to meet the increasing demands and satisfaction of the clients.

Unity Bank Announces Agric, Fashion Entrepreneurs, Others as Winners of N10m Corpreneurship Challenge Grant

 

Nigerian lender, Unity Bank Plc has doled out a N10 million business grant to 30 corps members who emerged the winners of the eighth edition of its flagship Entrepreneurship Development Initiative, known as Corpreneurship Challenge.

The winners emerged after a business pitch that took place across 10 states – Rivers, Delta, Sokoto, Edo, Abuja, Akwa-Ibom, Osun, Kano, Bayelsa and Enugu recently.

At the Rivers State NYSC Orientation camp at Nonwa Gbam Tai, the winners included Moses Obianuju Gloria, a fashion entrepreneur whose business plan won N500, 000 grant for a fabric production company; Emmanuel Godwin Adole, a budding commercial rice farmer who won N300, 000 grant; and Okotie Racheal Dokubere who took home N200, 000 grant to support her fashion production outfit specialising in office and outdoor outfits for women.

In Delta State, where the Corpreneurship Challenge also debuted in this edition, Adegoke Blessing Hezekiah, a fish farmer emerged as the overall winner to claim the N500,000 grant, while Egbelelo Lucky Etanami, a fashion entrepreneur and Tob Tamaraumien Ruth, emerged the first and second runner up to claim N300,000 and N200,000 prizes respectively.

Other winners from other states were also drawn from contestants whose business plans included fish production, poultry farming, fashion, soap and cake making, printing, piggery and beverage making.

To emerge as the winners, their business plans were assessed on originality, marketability, future employability potential of the product and knowledge of the business.

Speaking during the finale in Delta State, the Group Head, Retail, E-Business and SME Banking, Unity Bank Plc, Mr. Olufunwa Akinmade, said the competition has gradually become Nigeria’s premium business plan contest for emerging entrepreneurs.

“When we started the initiative in 2019, we had set out to inspire a new generation of entrepreneurs in Nigeria. So far, the initiative has resonated with the target audience and there is no gainsaying the fact, that this will continue to have a huge impact on job creation across the country.

Represented by Mr. Abu Igemohia Mohammed, the Regional Manager, Edo/Delta Region, Akinmade reiterated, “As we have maintained, the grants are not a loan and we want the money to be directed towards the profitable ventures which have been selected. We continue to encourage the winners to continue to learn the rudimentary lessons necessary to build a successful business. We emphasize that the budding entrepreneurs who take part in this initiative constantly think about the challenges they will face and put the same energy they all have displayed in preparing for this contest in their businesses as they face their post-service year ahead.”

He said the Bank will sustain the programme in order to achieve a record impact on entrepreneurship support and job creation.

The Corpreneurship Challenge, which has earned the Bank national recognition for its impact on youth empowerment and job creation, has continued to elicit growing interest among the corps members, attracting over 2000 applicants and participation in every edition.  

In partnership with the NYSC Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development, SAED, the initiative prominently features a business pitch presentation that provides the participants with the opportunity to present their business plans and stand a chance to win up to N500, 000 cash in the business grant.  

So far, Unity Bank has invested over N100 million in the initiative which has now produced 88 winners since it was launched.

‘Off Air with Gbemi & Toolz’, other Exciting Shows this July on GOtv

 

 

Entertainment is getting to another level for GOtv subscribers this July. Are you a lover of hot gist and intriguing drama, here’s a reason for you to stay connected to your GOtv. In its typical style, the home of affordable quality entertainment is adding spice for customers with more local content starting from July 4th.

 

Top on the list is the addition of the popular gist programme ‘Off Air with Gbemi & Toolz’, launched in 2019. The show has enjoyed wide followership on YouTube and audio podcast. This programme is an informal talk show about trending topics on entertainment, dating, relationships, marriage, lifestyle, fashion and sex. The chemistry between the hosts makes them perfect gist partners and fun to be with for all gist lovers. The show premieres on Friday, July 8 at 9:30pm and is available to GOtv Supa subscribers on Africa Magic Urban (Channel 6).  

 

Also on the list is a new drama titled “Two Dry Girls”. This is a story of two best friends, who from their university days, desire what the other person has. Ovie admires Calista's body size while Calista admires the love between Ovie and her boyfriend. How will these two cope with each other? Catch up with the drama as it premieres on Monday, July 4 on Africa Magic Urban (Channel 6), at 8pm.

 

GOtv is also taking family discussions to more women in their homes with the introduction of “Wives Round Table” showing on Africa Magic Urban (Channel 6). The programme is also one for young ladies, as it features wives sharing their first-hand experience on family matters. Wives Round Table, with Amaka Chibuzo Obi, premieres on Thursday, July 7, at 8:30 am.

IBEDC Decries Spate of Vandalism within its Franchise

The Management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) Plc has decried the spate of vandalism within its network, and said the activities of vandals is beginning to cripple power distribution to its esteemed customers. 

A statement signed by the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Company, Engr. John Ayodele said on the 29th of June, at night, unknown civilians and armed men cladded in Police and Civil Defense uniforms, carted away IBEDC 33kV underground cables at Mokola Round-about in Ibadan, Oyo State. 

“The stolen cables feed Agodi Injection Substation, where Government House, the State Secretariat, Agodi and majority of Bodija area and thousands of other urban customers are serviced.

This means the economic power and livelihood of these people have been grossly disrupted, as we are incapacitated by the stolen cables to meet the supply demand. And this is just one of the various instances of the nefarious activities of vandals within our franchise” Engr. Ayodele said IBEDC losses over Fifty Million Naira every month to vandals through stolen cables, damaged transformers, and other network infrastructure. He also appealed to IBEDC customers to jealously guard electrical installations within their environments to avoid being plunged into unexpected darkness, as the company cannot afford to replace any vandalized installations for now. 

“We implore all residents and Customers to report any act suspected to be vandalism to the nearest Police Station, Civil Defence and the Department of State Service. IBEDC does not operate late nights and all activities that occur after 8pm should be suspected and reported accordingly”, he said.

Grace Nation: Chris Okafor Humanity Foundation Empowers Couple with .2M to Pay Dowry

For any human being to leave on earth it is by the mercy of the Almighty God, why because curses make lifes impossible to succeed or make life difficult except one deploy Prayers to over come curses

This introduction make part of the teaching today at the First Sunday Glorious Service (July) of Grace Nation international aka Liberation city at the International Headquarter of the Church in Ojodu berger lagos Nigeria.

Global Prophet and Senior Pastor Grace Nation worldwide Dr Chris Okafor who teach on the Topic “No More Tears” Explained that it is possible for someone to escape death, if the curses upon such persons is reversed or Cancelled

The Generational Prophet of God as he is fondly called stated further that, curses which come either as an hereditary of Generational brings tears, sudden death, sorrow, he said those point mentioned are all the product of curses, he said Prayers is one of the major factors to be deployed to cancelled or battle curses.

Dr Okafor emphasized that anywhere there is sudden death there is curse in such environment

You must continue to pray without ceasing, because no.matter how any one pray for you, on your own you too must continue to pray and work it out for manifestation to come because prayers brings Heaven to Earth, therefore no more Tears

The Realm of the Prophetic took much of the section at the first sunday of the month service, God used his oracle Dr Chris Okafor in a new and Mighty dimension, the kingdom of darkness got more than they can imagine, as Gods Oracle losses Pregnancy that was overdue ties by the strongman, many family altars were destroy as many lawful captives were set free, also over 84 Miracle babies were given to Expectants mothers

Meanwhile Chris Okafor humanity foundation brings succour to a couple who have been living together without the bride price, the groom was located few weeks ago after they have been praying for the Fruit of the womb, the man of God locate them, pray for them and discovered the man has not pay the bride price which was the bane for there childlessness,

To the development the Generational Prophet of God through his humanity foundation supported the couple with 200,000 to pay their pride price.

In there reaction the couple thank the man of God for bailing them out, they described him as God sent saviour to there life, they said if other Men of God can emulates him with good gesture like the one he did for them, the church will remain the last hope for the helpless like them, they couples remarked.

How Women's Participation Can Bridge Digital Gender Divide -Olusegun Adeniyi

 

 

With growing concern over the participation of women in the tech industry, it has become imperative to establish a roadmap that will help draft more women into the sector. Speaking recently at the 2022 edition of SheCan Conference in Lagos, the Chief Digital Officer of Wema Bank Plc, Mr Olusegun Adeniyi identified various areas where women can take part in the growing digital economy to stem the current female underrepresentation in the sector.

Chief Finance Officer, Wema Bank Plc, Mr. Tunde Mabawonku; Head, Training and Development, Wema Bank Plc, Oluwaferanmi Owolabi;; Managing Director/CEO, Wema Bank Plc, Mr. Ademola Adebise; Chief Human Resources Officer, Wema Bank, Mrs Lolade Ogungbenro; and the Executive Director, Lagos Directorate, Wema Bank Plc, Mr. Wole Ajimisinmi; at the Launch of the Weme Purple Academy Leadership school in Lagos

 

Speaking on the subject, "She can do more in technology," Mr Adeniyi said more women's participation would address the imbalance and gender diversity in the digital space and create greater prosperity in the world.

 

He established opportunities for women in the digital sector to include cloud computing, green economy, sales, product development, content production and writing. Other opportunities, according to him, are marketing, e-commerce, product development, and digital healthcare services, among others.

 

Quoting the World Economic Forum's 2018 report on the "Future of Jobs", he said we could create globally about 150 million new technological jobs in the next five years but lamented that women were grossly underrepresented in the digital sector in developing countries.

 

"The International Telecommunications Union "Digital Gender Divide survey" reports that women using the internet are 12 percent fewer than men and are four times less likely to use digital technology," he said.

 

Noting that more traditional jobs would become technological jobs soon, he advised women to embrace science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to play well in the digital sector.

 

Adeniyi also called for the eradication of the stereotype that only men can play in the sector and stressed the need for women to be encouraged and supported to close the digital gender divide.

 

More importantly, he canvassed for a paradigm shift among women to use technology and for them to gain criteria thinking skills, interactive, leadership, self-awareness and other skills that would immune them from machine replacement.

 

Wema Bank's partnership over the past few years has resulted in the empowerment of over 5,000 women across various locations in Nigeria. The bank, through its Sara By Wema proposition, has led the frontier for women's empowerment through initiatives like Shecan Nigeria, while also providing financial support through loans, business advisory, discounted health plans and networking opportunities.