The event was well attended by notable female leaders and entrepreneurs across the country in recognition of their outstanding performances in their various industries and to serving as milestones to women folks.
In attendance and also one of the awardees is Bodex F. Hungbo, SPMIIM, a proud Nigerian adult of Egun descent in Badagry, Lagos State.
With a strong persona and reputable feats, its no doubt she merited the award “BRAND INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR 2022” Bodex is a Nigerian Digital Media practitioner, Digital strategist, PR consultant, Brand Expert, Event expert, Tier-A Blogger/Influencer, one of the top female Cobblers in Nigeria.
For the last 15years, Bodex has been at the forefront of using Traditional/Digital entrepreneurship to create value, engage youths and deliver communication objectives for partner organizations.
With notable feats while working across various sectors such as Marketing, Media, Broadcasting, Administration and Management with prior stints at MTN, NAPIMS-NNPC, Global Oil & Gas, Silverbird Group, CityPeople Magazine, Lagos Television (LTV) and others.
In recent times, she has become a reputable brand Influencer/Blogger and Social Media Strategist with enormous influence in Nigeria.
This has listed her as one of the most sought-after media personnel and PR Consultants for executing the development, training, activation and promotion of various brands and individuals across the nation and recently, attained the level of the Senior Professional Member status from the Institute of Information Management Africa.
Bodex is the chairperson Bodex Group International which comprises of Bodex Media, Bodex beauty house, Bodex Logistics, House of bodex, Bodex Footwear, and the lead consultant at Volt Media Advisory.
She has successfully organized the most sought after media movement called Bodex Social Media Hangout – a unique and credible media talk- shop that is designed to create consistent awareness and engagement on the need for social media good and while curating practical solutions through the engagement of professionals making positive impact across platforms and also, break the bridge between the media and stakeholders for coexistence.
She is the founder, Bodex Exceptional Women Initiative Africa (BEWIAFRICA), a unique initiative that carters for women in men’s dominated field amongst others.
When asked how she felt being honored as the “BRAND INFLUENCER OF THE YEAR 2022” she replied, “I am deeply honored and humbled to be an example to all and sundry as to what we can achieve as people.
When I started all I ventured into, I have never thought of getting awards though, this isn’t my first award as representatives always pick awards on my behalf because I am a shy person but, this touched me differently because it’s my first time climbing the stage, facing lots of amazing audiences to pick my award myself and made a speech”.
She added, “whatever you are doing, do it well for your own peace of mind, be prayerful, be passionate and be human because, you never can tell who is watching or what not.
It will all make sense one day with the help of God in your businesses and we will all be ACHIEVERS” In conclusion, she thanks the MD CityPeople Female Achievers awards, Dr Seye Kehinde for thoroughly going through her work and felt it’s high time she is awarded for all she has done and still doing.
We wish Bodex all the best and pray for more of this to come.
Nelly Agwu is an educationist, a journalist, a Blogger, graduate of History. Very dynamic and a realist. A mouthpiece of the oppressed. Easy going and a Philanthropist.
BBNAIJA Season 6 winner, Hazel Oyeye Onou popularly known as ‘Whitemoney’ has vowed to sue the organizers and sponsors for refusing to fulfil their promises. The reality TV show organizers and sponsors is being sued for defaulting in its contractual agreement over the prize he won.
The Enugu-born businessman, who won a 2-bedroom flat during the show, swore to sue the sponsors with BBNaija’s organizers for failure to hand over keys to his house.
Courtesy of Revolution Plus and Scanfrost, the Enugu-born businessman was supposed to receive a classic two-bedroom flat furnished with the best of home appliances.
The singer announced his plans during a question and answer session with fans on his Insta story after a concerned fan had suggested to Whitemoney that he should ensure the real estate company property posted video of his house presentation online for all to see.
The fan wrote: “Make Revolution Plus Property post the video of your House Presentation, dat’s all. U won it.”
Reacting, the singer noted soon enough, he would slam all the parties involved with a lawsuit.
“We taking them and the organizers plus the whole brand to court SOON that’s on God”, said Whitemoney.
The police in Durban have confirmed rapper Kiernon ‘AKA’ Forbes was shot dead in a drive-by shooting on Florida Road on Friday night.
Another person believed to be AKA’s bodyguard, was also wounded, while another unidentified person, who is understood to be a close friend of AKA, has been shot dead.
It is understood that AKA was standing outside the Wish Restaurant when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting.
Two unknown cars are believed to have opened fire on the rapper.
Several police sources confirmed that the rapper AKA had been shot dead.
The shooting happened just before 10pm.
Police had cordoned off the area.
According to reports, stunned patrons at a nearby restaurant said AKA had been standing outside Wish when he was gunned down.
Garrith Jamieson, a spokesperson for ALS Paramedics said Florida Road has been closed off after the shooting incident Florida Road where two people have been confirmed deceased.
Jamieson said amongst the deceased was a “famous rapper”.
The identity of the second person shot dead is unknown at this stage, but he is understood to be a close friend of AKA.
According to social media posts, AKA was due to perform at a Durban night club, YUGO, where he was expected to perform as part of his birthday celebrations.
His close friend Da Les, took to social media to express shock.
One can recall that years ago, a popular reggae artiste Lucky Dube was shot dead during a robbery in his house.
Nigerian Singer Peter Okoye of the Psquare music group, has slammed Seun Kuti, the son of legendary musician Fela Kuti, that the latter has no music career and all he does is brag about his family background.”
Okoye said this in a series of tweets he shared via his Twitter account on Wednesday.
The duo has been engaging in an online fight after Kuti said that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party Peter Obi is an opportunist.
Okoye took to his Twitter handle to slam Kuti, saying, “ You had no music career in the first place… All you do is brag about your family background. That’s only what you talk about. What av u been able to achieve or influence in Nigeria? Total nothing.
“ PSQUARE is not the problem of Nigeria. Everyone is playing their part, you too play yours. Everyone have their callings. You sing about the ills of the society country, we sing about other things. That’s your calling, and you don’t expect everyone to sing like you.”
