Iyanya Makes Surprise Appearance As MTN Football Scholars Tour Kicks Off In Uni Abuja

Students of the University of Abuja got a pleasant surprise when Kukere crooner, Iyanya made a surprise performance to flag off the kick off of the 2015 edition of MTN Football Scholars 2015 edition. This year’s edition will see the Football Scholars travelling to select Universities across the country to engage the Universities’ school team.

The participating schools this year will be University of Abuja, Enugu State University of Technology (ESUT), Federal University of Technology,Akure and the University of Lagos

For the spectators present at the opening match held at the University of Abuja, it was a rare opportunity to engage with the Iyanya as the MTN Ambassador took the appreciative audience through a repertoire of some of his hit songs.

The tour kicked off on a disappointing note for the Ambassadors as they lost by three goals to one.

It wasn't all football as the spectators went home with lots of freebies ranging from smartphones and branded T-shirts won from a raffle draw at the game.

Also present at the event was Nigerian former Nigerian International, Emmanuel Amuneke who also doubles as coach of Nigerian’s U-17 team. 

Commending the initiative, Emmanuel Emenike who was in attendance said that MTN’s efforts in developing footballing talent in the country is well appreciated and thanked them for bringing the initiative to life.

"The effort of MTN in creating this program is a welcome development and well appreciated.” He said. Also speaking during the event was Joe Erico, Coach of the MTN Scholar’s team.

According to him, the experience of schooling and horning their football skills abroad would help the young footballers in their aspirations.

The MTN Football Scholars initiative is a youth oriented program of MTN Nigeria aimed at providing credible platform for young boys between the ages of 14-17 years to excel and become top flight footballers. 

Now in its fifth season, the MTN Football Scholars initiative is now one of Nigeria’s foremost talent development/education platform.

This year, 23 beneficiaries of the scholarship scheme will participate in the tour across the select universities. The grand finale of the event will be held at the University of Lagos, Unilag on August 5.

18 Contestants Battle For MTN Project Fame 8.0 Academy Slots

It’s time for serious business as 18 contestants battle for a slot in the MTN Project Fame 8.0 academy at the Opening Gala show coming up this Saturday, August 1, 2015 in Lagos, Nigeria.

A lot has happened since the aspiring contestants emerged from theauditions in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan and Ghana.

The opening gala thus promises to be a fitting climax before the contestants make their way into the academy.

If you have been following the telecast then you probably caught some of the entertaining moments as the wannabe Superstars attempted to impress the judges with their vocal skills.

Now it ismake or mar time for the shortlisted 18 contestants who will perform before a teeming live studio audienceand judges, who have to pick the very best of the contestants. The lucky qualifiers from the opening will make their way into the famous MTN Project Fame Academy to vie for an opportunity to become this year’s winner of the competition.

The overall winner of the competition will walk away with a grand prize of N5m, a brand new SUV and a recording deal worth millions of Naira. The 1st runner up will get a saloon car and N3m. The 2nd runner up will be awarded a brand new saloon car along with N1m while the 3rd runner up will receive a cash prize of N1m. 

It would be recalled that the MTN Project Fame has made immense contribution to the Nigerian music industry with the likes of Iyanya, Praiz, Chidinma amongst others that are success stories of this platform. They are currently making waves in the industry.

Perhaps, you have missed the entertaining moments then you have an opportunity to follow the show by simply subscribing to the MTN Project Fame Data Bundle. The Project Fame Data Bundle is available for daily and weekly subscription. For the daily Project Fame bundle plan of 50mbwhich costs N50,subscribers will send in the code PFD to the number 131, while the weeklyplan of 100MB which costs N100 will require subscribers to send the code PFW to 131.

Subscribers can also connect through theMTN Project Fame Caller Ring Back Tune (CRBT) funnies. The CRBT is basically a compilation of some of the funniest audios from MTN Project Fameavailable for subscription via SMS. 

So which of these aspiring contestants will make it to the MTN Project Fame Academy?The answer will be revealed on Saturday, August 1, 2015.

Afro Juju Master, Sir Shina Peters Becomes MTN Ambassador

 

The Afro juju legend has joined the major leagues as he recently got appointed as a brand ambassador for MTN Nigeria.
The deal is said to bring him millions of naira. the excited musician confirmed that he’s a new ambassador for MTN Nigeria. His face has been printed out on MTN’s promotional materials which includes flyers, billboards in Ibadan.


The 56 year old said “Yes, my brother, I have joined the big family in MTN, Nigeria’s biggest telecommunications network. It’s a great moment for me, my career and my fans. I appreciate the decision of MTN to get me on board and I have promised to add value to the brand, join hands with other young talents already on board and see how we can continue to grow the family and its teeming  subscribers”