Marriott Debuts in Nigeria

 

Marriott - the luxury brand in hotel management, will make its debut in  sub-Saharan Africa next month - October 2016, according its public relations manager with the grand opening of Renaissance Lagos Ikeja Hotel located at the Ikeja GRA, Lagos State.

As the first of the Marriott brand in sub-Africa, it will be an embodiment of luxury, high taste and class.

In a rare feat, it also boasts of eight conference rooms of different capacities ranging from 10 to 500 comfortable seats, apart from the 155 tastefully furnished rooms of varying classes on nine floors. It will have an all day dining restaurant, specialty steakhouse and outdoor terrace, spa, pool deck and events place among others.

With the addition of the luxury brand, the face of tourism in Nigeria is bound to leap to another level.

HURT WITHIN MOVIE TRAILER

The much awaited first trailer of Hurt Within Movie, is out and you can watch it right now. A thrilling love story filled with revenge, betrayal and hope.

Featuring:

| Yemi Blaq | Matilda Obaseki | Hoomsuk | Inemesit Pius | Mickey Odey Jnr | Eunice Atama | MaryAnne Udoh | David Omale | 

Click here to watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWO0wmApzXQ

MY WISH......MY PRAYER

I will love to wish you a happy Independence celebration and a sincere congratulation to all Nigerians for the courage to remain together through thick and thin as a united people.

As a nation, we may not be where we ought to be as regards nation building, security, infrastructural development, employment / job creation, education etc but we must be thankful because we are no longer stuck in the past.

In the past few years, there have been several strides in the development of our great country Nigeria; the future is brighter and beckoning on us as a people to “Arise.......Nigeria's Call Obey”

PANIC AT THE WHITE HOUSE AS A MAN JUMPED OVER THE FENCE

A man caused panic in the White House when he jumped over the fence and landed inside the premises, AFP reports.

The intruder, identified as Omar Gonzalez, reportedly made it into the building before he was stopped. Thankfully, President Barack Obama and his family were not in the residence as they had supposedly departed minutes earlier for Camp David, the presidential weekend retreat.

SOUTH AFRICA POSTPONES NEW VISA REGULATIONS

South African’s Home Affairs department has announced the postponement of the planned implementation of the requirement for children under the age of 18 to present an unabridged birth certificate when applying for visas.

The Minister of Home Affairs, Malusi Gigaba, who disclosed this in a mediap parley, also added that the written permission required for children travelling with a parent has also been postponed till June next year.

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TO PROBE EGYPT AIR FOR DEHUMANISING NIGERIAN STUDENT AND TEARING HIS PASSPORT

CHAIRMAN House Committee on Diaspora, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa  has vowed to get to the roots of how a  17- year- old Nigerian medical  student based in Ukraine, Master  Joshua Kunle Abdulazeez was  wrongfully deported and dehumanised by the Egyptian authorities last August.

Apparently disturbed by the young man’s narrative of how he was traumatized, starved for four days, his Nigerian passport torn to shreds in last Saturday’s Vanguard, Dabiri-Erewa vowed that "we will invite all the parties involved to the House to explain why a 17 year old boy should go through such a trauma for no fault of his."

CONCERN OVER BIKINI REMARKS BY THAI JUNTA CHIEF

British tourists Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found dead on the Thai island of Koh Tao (AFP Photo/)  

Bangkok (AFP) - Britain on Thursday raised concerns after Thailand's junta leader suggested tourists in bikinis could be more vulnerable to attack, as DNA tests failed to yield a breakthrough in the hunt for the killers of two British holidaymakers.

The battered bodies of David Miller, 24 and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were found on the southern resort island of Koh Tao on Monday. Distraught relatives of Witheridge broke down in tears and hugged each other ahead of a police briefing in Bangkok on Thursday, as the investigation continued to draw a blank.

SHONDA RHIMES BLASTS NEW YORK TIMES CRITIC WHO CALLED HER AN "ANGRY BLACK WOMAN"

Don't mess with Shonda Rhimes! The Grey's Anatomy and Scandal creator, who premiered her latest ABC series How to Get Away With Murder on Thursday, fired back at a New York Times critic who called her an "angry black woman" via Twitter on Friday, Sept. 19.

PILOTS AT AIR FRANCE STRIKE

 

Pilots at flag-carrier Air France have walked out at the start of a week-long strike.The carrier will be running less than half of its flights during the coming days, as pilots protest against a transfer of jobs by the airline to a low-cost carrier (Transavia). Air France is urging passengers around the world to change or postpone travel. 

SOUTH AFRICAN NEW POLICY ON CHILD TRAVELLERS

Effective 1st October 2014, South Africa will implement new Immigration rules that concern all passengers below 18 years of age, travelling into/out of/transit in South Africa. In order to minimize inconvenience to these passengers, the carrier at the first board point is requested to proceed with document checks for these passengers. The new immigration rules will require all passengers, below 18 years of age, and travelling into/out of/transit in South Africa to: