D’banj, Teju Babyface, Ay, Omawumi & Others Join Alibaba For A First Of Its Kind January 1 Concert

Ever wondered what would happen if a comedy heavyweight like Alibaba could launch your new year in style? What would happen if more than 15 of Nigeria’s foremost music artists came together with the crème de la crème of the Nigerian comedy scene under one roof for one fabulous evening of top class entertainment? You can now find out with the introduction of the Alibaba January 1st Concert.
On January 1st, 2015 at Eko Hotel’s Eko Convention Centre, Lagos from 4pm, Nigerian comedy royalty such as Okey Bakassi, AY, Helen Paul, Lepacious Bose, Seyi Law, Owen Gee, Gbenga Adeyinka, Basorge Tariah, Teju Babyface, Tee-A, Funny Bone, Bovi, Akpororo, Yaw and Koffi will meet with frontline music stars including Oritsefemi, Yemi Alade, Omawumi, D’banj and his DKM crew, Timaya, Harrysong, Jaywon, May D, Black Magic, Sound Sultan and Tunde Ednut for one evening of electrifying entertainment.

Attend John Obidi’s Social Media For Business Bootcamp

In partnership with HootSuite, Enterprise Creative (Producers of Social Media Week Lagos), FFB Events and SMILE 4G Internet, we’re presenting a 1-day workshop where you will learn from the ground up, how to:

o    Use Social Media tools to position yourself as an authority in your craft and create a larger than life impression on your prospects

o    Attract paying customers right from Day 1

o    Easily navigate the terrains of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Google Plus

o    Effectively use 3rd party automation tools to manage multiple social media channels

7 PR Tips To Help You Properly Promote Your Event

If you’re organizing an event, going PR-less dramatically reduces the visibility of that event significantly. Therefore, it’s very important to integrate PR into your event marketing plan. If you can’t do it yourself, hire a professional PR team for a consultation or a campaign that will increase visibility. Below are some Event PR tips to help you out

Spinlet Karaoke Night With BlackMagic!

If you're a BlackMagic fan, you're gonna love this! Shaunz Bar's karaoke night will be featuring Nigerian music act, Blackmagic, and it's sponsored by Spinlet.

Come and enjoy a festive evening of fun and singing, with great drinks and exciting raffle prizes.

It's happening on Wednesday October 29, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 10:00.

Venue: Shaunz Bar, Murphy's Plaza, 27, Sanusi Fafunwa, Victoria Island 

It's FREE!  But you do have to register to attend HERE 

#TEDxBodija: IDEAS HIDDEN FROM SIGHT.

TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages.

Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world.

One of such events is the TEDx Bodija, coming up on the 18^th October, with the theme:

                                               IDEAS HIDDEN FROM SIGHT.

 According to TED, No matter how developed the world is, a community’s development will not depends on the global trend but on the exposure of the community members to global ideas.

Speakers are: 

Come And Enjoy "Yoruba Romannce" This Weeked

 

From the Producers of  “The Wives“ and the Artistic Director of the British Council’s Lagos Theatre Festival comes another wonderful production of the play called  YORUBA ROMANCE every Sunday in October  at Terra Kulture.

YORUBA ROMANCE stars notable actors such as Odenike, Patrick Diabuah, Omololu Shodiya and Ijeoma Aniebo and is directed by the AMVCA nominated Actor and Director Kenneth Uphopho.

It's the stageplay that has everyone buzzing for an encore! You don't want to miss this weekend's showing of YORUBA ROMANCE.

Time: 3pm & 6pm
Date: 12th, 19th, 26th October 2014
Venue: Terra Kulture, Plot 1376 Tiamiyu Savage Street off Ahmadu Bello Way, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Tickets: N3000 & N5000 VIP

For ticket bookings, call 08096360700 or 0818 813 2198

Nikki Laoye Launches #BuyACane Project For Visually Impaired Persons

Award winning Christian singer and Humanitarian, Nikki Laoye has kicked off a fundraising campaign tagged "The #BuyACane Project", aimed at raising funds to purchase white guide canes, used as mobility aids for visually impaired persons.

The project is an ongoing initiative under her Angel 4 Life Foundation; and since 2012, has been in support of the International White Cane Day which holds on the 15th Of October, every year.

This is a special day celebrated across the globe to support and encourage the achievements of visually impaired persons.

This year's edition is at hand with the theme "Keeping the Blind Moving" and will hold at Excellence Hotel in Ogba, organised by Nigeria Association of the Blind (Lagos Chapter) .

#SMW Lagos 2015 Venue and Theme Announced! Event Submissions Open!

The 2015 theme for Social Media Week Lagos 2015 has been announced! And it’s “Upwardly Mobile: The Rise of A Connected Africa.” 

The SMW Lagos 2015 theme will definitely facilitate deeply insightful discussions on the impact of mobile technology all over Africa and what that connection, means for global economy.

SMW Lagos 2015 will be held at Landmark Center; a newly built, state of the art event space in Victoria Island, Lagos.

As usual, the format of the week-long conference will be a mixture of keynotes, panels, workshops, and networking events/mixers that explore a wide range of topics including business, entertainment, education, technology and politics.

Event Submissions for #SMW15 are OPEN! Visit the SMW Lagos 2015 website HERE to and get more information about the conference, and to submit your event ideas.

Afropolitan Vibes Features Rex Williams, Praiz, Gaise and Simi This October!

October is a very exciting month for Afropolitan Vibes, as it marks the move to its main stage at Freedom Park. This month is also Felabration month and as a Felabration partner, Afropolitan Vibes will be celebrating Fela (and Thomas Sankara) during the show.

Joining BANTU in this momentous month are: Highlife Maestro ETUBOM REX WILLIAMS, R&B-Soul singer PRAIZ, Yoruba rapper GAISE, Songstress SIMI & musical virtuosos EKO BRASS BAND.

Venue is Freedom Park, Date is Friday 17^th October and Time is 7pm. It’s free too! 

EVENT:Nigeria Digital Marketing Summit 2014!

Theme: Nigeria Digital Marketing in the 21st Century.

Date: October 1st 2014

Venue: University of Lagos, Main Auditorium, Akoka Lagos

Time: 9am

Entry is Free!

EVENT: #BeautifulBrows Launch In Lagos!

Good news everyone!!! #beautifulbrows is launching officially in Lagos!

Beautiful Brows is a Specialist UK Cosmetic Company who manufacture and retail bespoke, high quality eyebrow essentials. 

The official launch this weekend will be hosted by Cool FM OAP Kaylah Oniwo and Uti Nwachukwu. Everyone who is anyone in the fashion industry is expected to be there. The theme for the event is, #IAmBeautiful. 

The event is free too!

Venue: Silverbird galleria
date: 14th September
time: 4pm

Free sampling starts by 10am!