Entertainment/Arts/Culture
Airtel Unveils Reward for Subscriber with New Smartphone
Airtel Nigeria has launched a new platform that rewards new customers, who insert Airtel SIM in a newly purchased smartphone, for the first time.
Godfrey Efeurhobo, Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, said on Wednesday that the platform tagged: Red Data Plan, was to deepen internet penetration as well as bridge the digital divide across the country.
According to Efeurhobo, the plan doubles the value of data bundles purchased for a 3-month period, upon latching on the network for the first time.
“For instance, a customer who inserts his/her Airtel SIM in a newly purchased smartphone and opts for a 3GB data plan will instantly be rewarded with 6GB data plan.
“Customers are required to send ‘Get’ as an SMS to 141 to activate the Airtel Red Data plan, ” he said.
He said one of the ambitions of the agenda was to promote digital inclusion and create opportunities that would help more Nigerians to dial into the digital universe.
Efeurhobo said the plan would serve as a springboard to help more subscribers’ access mobile broadband regardless of their location and income status. (NAN)
Nigerian music superstar, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, is set to perform at the BlastFest and the Trillville summer festivals in the United States.
The Grammy-winning singer made the announcement in a post on his Instagram page.
Wizkid is slated to headline the BlastFest in Seattle on July 18 alongside DJ Mustard, Shensheea, Tyla and Pheelz.
The ‘Piece of My Heart’ crooner added that he will also perform at Trillville, also known as Tribeville Festival Deluxe,in Minneapolis on July 24.
Wizkid had earlier hinted to his teeming fans that he has several major US festival appearances scheduled for the summer and fall of 2026, especially those that celebrate global black music and culture.
The announcement has got fans buzzing across social media platforms, with many dubbing the season as “Starboy Month”.
Afrobeats sensation, Ahmed Ololade, aka Asake, is set to embark on a world tour ‘In God We Trust’, a global music roll with scheduled performances across venues in Europe and North America.
The singer made the announcement on his official social media platforms, where he unveiled performance dates and some of the world’s biggest music venues.
According to the ‘Lungu Boy’ crooner, the tour will begin with a gig at Afro Nation Portugal before moving to North America in August with performances in Chicago, Toronto, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles.
He added that the tour will later continue in Europe with scheduled performances in Paris, London and other cities, with South African Amapiano artiste, Uncle Waffles, joining him on selected North American tour dates.
The tour follows the release of his fourth studio album, “M$NEY”, which dropped on May 1, marking his first project under his own label Giran Republic after leaving YBNL Nation.
The performances will feature songs from “M$NEY” alongside tracks from his previous albums, including Mr Money WithThe Vibe, Work of Art and Lungu Boy.
Asake gained prominence in 2022 after signing with Olamide’s YBNL Nation and releasing the hit single ‘Omo Ope’ and his debut EP ‘Ololade’.
His hit song ‘Amapiano’ was nominated for Best African Music Performance category at the 2024 Grammy Award, despite being sung mainly in Yoruba.
He has performed across Europe, the United Kingdom and North America since rising to prominence, with performances at the iconic London’s O2 Arena.
Nollywood star, Uche Ogbodo, has finally spoken up on her marriage to Bobby Maris, confirming that it has been dissolved.
The actress via her Instagram page addressed the controversy surrounding the union, stating that she has not committed a sin by ending the marriage.
Uche also tagged her husband ‘princesses, stressing that she is tired of being in the marriage.
”For person to tire for marriage now nah taboo because nah woman! Must it always be man must taya? My tayad is tayad! I’m tired of the princess wey dey marry me.
What is wrong with that? To be happy as a woman in marriage is by connection in this country! I no do again nah sin? Make nobody push me to the wall because I be rubber.
8 years of my life is not enough yet? Maybe I should give it 20 years or maybe 6feet under before the crown of thorns can fit me well”, she wrote.
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