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RSG Backs Teens Beauty Pageant …As Rollins Club Promises N1 million To Winner
The Rivers State Government has pledged its partnership with Rollins Recreation and Resource Club to ensure the success of the forth-coming Miss Royalty Teens Beauty pageant which comes up in April this year.
The Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Joeba West who said this during the unveiling of the Miss Royalty Teens Beauty Pageant in Port Harcourt, organsied by Rollins Recreation and Resource Club said the government will always work with organisations whose objectives is to create opportunities for youths in the state.
She said that the forth-coming pageant will create opportunity for teenage girls to discover their inate potentials that will be useful for them and the society in future.
The Commissioner urged the Foundation not to relent, but to strive to fish them out as the future would be better for it.
President of the Port Harcourt Chamber of Commerce, Industries Mines and Agriculture (PHCCIMA) Engr. Emeka Unachukwu said that the event is another mile stone in the effort to discover talents in the state.
Engr. Unachukwu said that the Chamber is happy to be associated with the programme as so many young artistes have been produced.
The Chief Executive Officer of Rollins Recreation and Resource Club Mrs RoI. Emiko Akaruese said that the pageant which holds April 20, will feature teenage girls between the ages of 13 and 17 years from different parts of the country.
Mrs Akaruese said that, the event aims at empowering young teenagers through the one-off scholarship scheme, while giving them opportunity to grow and develop positive self image, cultivate their talents and public speaking abilities.
“The programme will help facilitate self-confidence, provide a platform and gather experience. Life-long memories and building life long friendship, while promoting the spirit of good sports woman/sportsmanship”, she said.
According to her, winner of the pageant will go home with one-off scholarship award of one million naira first runners-up five hundred thousand, while the third place winner will get three hundred thousand.
She said that, the contestants will be scored on personal interviews speech, poise, talent evening gown and stage questions.
“The girls will go through pageantry/educational seminars stage deportment training, question and answer technique, personal grooming, etiquette, speech seminar, total image management etc., she said.
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’
