Adeola Victor

South  African Airways  Nigeria Hosted a six  member group  on a 5 day Familiarization trip to its’ motherland South Africa specifically to Johannesburg and Cape Town, with the aim of allowing them to see firsthand exactly what goes on and gives a genuine feeling of the places they can recommend to their customers and themselves. I arrived exactly at 5pm for the check-in as advised by SAA representative Mr Olujimi Ayodabo, the Sales Executive for SAA. Some members of the group arrived early not taking any chances of Lagos traffic. I felt really special after an easy check-in at 8:30pm at the SAA Lagos to Johannesburg bound flight for 10:20pm. Getting through the custom officials was a little tiring due to the long queue on the Economy Departure lawn. Mr OluJimi led the group to the SAA Gabfol Lounge to relax using the avenue to introduce members of the group to each other before boarding. With a VIP treat, we had time to cool off, charge our mobile gargets, had some snacks and drink

SAA Host Clients on a FAM Trip to South Africa 23 Aug, 2013 By Adeola Olanrewaju Every year South African Airways Nigeria organises a Familiarization trip to South Africa for clients to   look at the region and major hotels in a single trip. This enables them to see firsthand exactly what goes on and gives a genuine feeling of the places they can recommend to their customers and themselves. This time the SAA Nigeria FAM Group took a trip to Johannesburg and Cape Town. Joburg is currently the most visited city in African. Known to be the power house of Africa’s economy, boasting of high figures total number of international visitors of 2,544,013 and generating the sum of $2.7 billion. Also, we visited Cape Town. A city very popular to tourists which has a relaxed atmosphere and offers visitors a wide range of activities such as water sports, including diving, surfing and sailing, angling, wine-tasting, shopping, scenic drives, mountaineering, hiking, bird and whale-watch

NFF suspends four clubs following 79-0, 67-0 results The Nigeria Football Federation has placed indefinite suspensions on four clubs after two scandalous results of 79-0 and 67-0 in a promotion play-off. In promotion play-offs into the Nigeria Nationwide League, the lowest tier of Nigeria’s domestic league, on Monday, Plateau United Feeders beat Akurba FC 79-0, while Police Machine FC demolished Babayaro FC 67-0. The incredible results forced the NFF to suspend the teams. All the teams were involved in promotion play-offs in which the winners would qualify to play in Nigeria Nationwide League Division 3. Before this, Ghanaian clubs had the record of such scandalous goals but they didn’t score more than 25 goals.  Chairman of the NFF organising committee, Mike Umeh, who is also NFF First Vice President, said he was alarmed when informed and promptly directed that the four teams at the centre of the scandal be grounded, pending further sanctions on all involved. “It is una

Oluchi brings Next Top Model to Africa 8 July, 2013   Nigeria born international supermodel will be hosting Africa Next Top Model among the Top Model franchise in over 35 countries and 3 continents. Only 12 top contenders from all over African will be given a ticket of a lifetime dream to the big stage of modeling through African Next Top Model. Oluchi will be touring the North, East, West and South Africa’s big cities in search of raw talents qualified to be among the first Africa’s Top Model. As part of support to the success of the Africa’s Next Top model in Africa’s Fashion industry, SA Tourism will be sponsoring Oluchi and her crew all over Africa searching for the Top 12 contenders and 8weeks of learning process to become a top model which will be shooting in Africa’s fashion capital Johannesburg and Cape Town. The Supermodel will take the search in West Africa cities to Accra and Lagos 20 th and 23 rd respectively. 

Delta Air Lines Acquires 49 Per Cent Stake in Virgin Atlantic and Marks the Date with New Codeshare  24 June 2013 Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic Airways today detailed a codeshare agreement across 108 routes* that offers customers seamless connections to 66 destinations across North America and the U.K.  Today’s codeshare announcement coincides with Delta acquiring a 49 per cent stake in Sir Richard Branson’s airline - marking the next step towards a full joint venture between the two carriers. Virgin Atlantic will place its code on 91 Delta routes, including both trans-Atlantic and domestic U.S. routes. Delta will place its code on 17 Virgin Atlantic routes, including the recently launched Little Red domestic U.K. services connecting London to Manchester, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. The agreement includes the following customer benefits: Virgin Atlantic customers will now enjoy a vast network of connecting North American destinations while Delta customers will

South African Airways is one of the first six airlines in the world to achieve IATA Environmental Assessment Johannesburg, 09 June 2013. South African Airways (SAA) has become one of the first airlines in Africa and one of six in the world to achieve IATA (International Air Transport Association) Environmental Assessment Stage 1 status. The achievement comes after IATA embarked on the IATA Environmental Assessment (IEnvA), a two-year initiative to develop and establish an environmental standard and environmental management system for over 240 IATA member airlines. The aim of the two-year initiative is to create a minimum and recommended standard for airlines in areas such as general recycling, on-board recycling, efficient flight and airport operations, limiting and reducing carbon emissions, general energy efficiency as well as environmentally conscious procurement procedures. "We are very proud of being one of six global airlines to achieve IEnVA S

Bobby Brown Sentenced to 55 Days in Jail for DUI Los Angeles City Attorney Spokesperson Frank Mateljan tells E! News that the singer was sentenced to 55 days in jail after pleading no contest today to driving under the influence and to driving on a suspended license (the license is suspended due to a prior conviction for driving under the influence.)   But that's not all. Bobby Brown pleads not guilty to latest round of DUI charges In addition to his jail time, Brown was placed on 48 months of summary probation, ordered to pay a $500 fine plus penalty assessment, complete the an 18-month alcohol program and comply with standard DUI conditions for his first charge. Read More on :  http://uk.eonline.com/news/392380/bobby-brown-sentenced-to-55-days-in-jail-for-dui

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (UPI) --  A U.S.-born Nigerian alleged to have stolen $44 million from U.S. banks in a fraud scheme has been captured after four years on the loose, the FBI says. The capture of Tobechukwu Enyinna Onwuhara was confirmed Monday by the FBI when the agency placed the word "captured" over his photograph on the agency's "Most Wanted" website, Nigeria's Leadership Newspapers reported. The FBI did not say how and when Onwuhara, 33, was captured. Onwuhara was born in Houston and sent to live with his father in Nigeria, whom the FBI said was a "notorious" scammer. Read more:  http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/02/25/FBI-Most-Wanted-scam-suspect-caught/UPI-36491361813676/#ixzz2M34r8Or4

Welcome to Linda Ikeji's Blog: Students and soldiers clash at Nasarawa State Univ... : Students of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, this morning clashed with soldiers after they protested over not having water for many days ...

One of Nigerian foremost Gospel Artist Lanre Teriba also known as Atorise, was shot at the leg in Pretoria, South Africa on Friday. News gathered that he was in South Africa to preform at a valentine show tagged  ‘Praise Night concert in South Africa’. He was travelling with another musical artist Dele Taiwo. He was disposed of some of his belongings like blackberry Porch, golden wristwatch, Ipad and some cash after been shot at the leg. Atorise performed at  at West End Theater, G2 Entrance, Pretoria Show Ground, Pretoria West, on Friday, February 15; but trouble started, as we gathered, when some assailants attacked Atorise shortly after the show ended. Although the singer is said to have recovered after been treated in a nearby hospital in Pertoria.   

AFI’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Joburg to unlock the city’s fashion potential From 7-9 March, African Fashion International (AFI), in partnership with Mercedes-Benz, will host the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Joburg (MBFWJ) at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown Cultural Precinct with two other shows on off-site venues to be confirmed. This will reinforce Johannesburg as a world-class African city that serves as the global market’s gateway into the continent. AFI seeks to further echo fashion as big business with a host of potential in South Africa by attrracting the city’s talented and successful designers. The line-up of designers this season, which includes the likes of David Tlale, Thula Sindi, Suzaan Heyns and Fabiani, is testament to AFI’s commitment to excellence in presenting the best in creative innovation and commercial success. In cementing Joburg’s role as a fashion capital, AFI is excited by its partnership with the City of Joburg. “Partnering with AFI to host the

Sensational list of artists from 12 countries announced for 2013 Cape Town International Jazz Festival Three-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, New York Times best-selling poet and critically acclaimed actress Jill Scott (USA) joins the bill for this year’s annual Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) as one of the headline acts. Scott, who had to withdraw from the festival last year due to filming commitments, joins nearly 40 other world-class acts from 12 countries for a line-up of diverse live-music from traditional jazz to funk, pop, soul and more. This year’s stellar event takes place in Cape Town on Friday 5 th and Saturday 6 th April at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). Speaking in Johannesburg, Rashid Lombard, Festival Director and espAfrika CEO said: “Jazz and popular music luminaries from every continent will be represented at this year’s event in keeping with the CTIJF’s ever-growing standing as one of the world’s ma