MTN POWER OF TEN MAKES FINAL STOP IN LAGOS, IBADAN

Artistes Chidinma, Goldie, 9ice, Mike, WizKid, Olamide, KSB, D’Prince, Sir Shina Peters and Ayuba were star performers at the MTN’s power of 10 Concert held in Lagos (Harbor Point) and Ibadan (Jogor Centre)

The Power of 10 performance train started in Makurdi on September 9, and has since been to cities like Enugu, Calabar, Abuja, Ilorin, Owerri, Benin and Port Harcourt.

The Power of 10 Party is a music celebration of MTN’s achievements and giant strides in the telecommunication sector as well as its impact on millions of Nigerians.

In a decade, MTN has firmly established itself as a pioneer within the industry and has also been able to effectively touch the lives of Nigerians through sports (Nigerian Premier League), entertainment (Project Fame, Who Wants to be a Millionaire) and Education (MTN Foundation).

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BENIN, OWERRI STAND STILL FOR MTN POWER OF 10 CONCERT!

Dr Sid, Ikechukwu, Waconzy, Dr Sid, Chidinma, Mike, Raskimono, 9ice, Free Windz and Flavor were star performers in Benin and Owerri last weekend.

All thanks to MTN Power of 10 concerts!

The Power of 10 performance train started in Makurdi on September 9, and has since been to cities like Enugu, Calabar, Abuja, Ilorin and Port Harcourt.

Cultural Centre Benin and Aladinma Shopping Complex Owerri played host to the artistes, as fans came out in thousands to see some of their favorite acts sing to them all night long. Seyi Law was the host for the night!

The train moves to its final destination- Ibadan (Friday October 7, 2011) and Lagos (October 14, 2011) next week!

Watch this spot.

PICTURES COMING UP>>>

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MTN@10: THE ALBUM CALLS FOR ENTRIES

It's official! MTN is looking for Thank You songs from Nigerians, that’ll express the company’s appreciation to the people of Nigeria for the partnership and growth of the last 10 years. Perhaps you can do it? How would you say it in a song?

It can be in any genre, it could be in English or pidgin or in any Nigerian language – all it needs to be is tuneful and catchy, and it must convey the immense gratitude that MTN feels for ten amazing years of partnership and growth! 10 songs will be selected from all the entries by the public and a panel of experts. The successful songs will be included in a special 10th year anniversary album to be released soon.

As if having your song heard all over Nigeria isn’t much of a promise, MTN Nigeria has also announced it will be giving away a total of 5 million naira to singers and musicians whose works make it to the official MTN@10 anniversary album.

It’s been an amazing 10 years of unimaginable change since MTN began services in Nigeria in 2001. Also, as part of plans to directly communicate with subscribers, MTN has vamped up her activities on social media platforms – Twitter and Facebook – hotspots to interact with consumers.

If you have got what it takes, here is a quick step on how to get started:

Step 1 - Write a "Thank You" song on behalf of MTN to Nigerians.
Step 2 – Upload the lyrics or go ahead and record an amateur video (60secs) of yourself singing it or an mp3 file of your song (Don’t worry about it being perfect, we will perfect it).
Step 3 - Upload it on www.facebook.com/MTNLoaded or upload it on your Facebook page and share the link with us

And stand a chance to win the following:

10 Songs that make it to the final stage will win N500,000 eachand will feature in the MTN @ 10 Music Album
Other consolation prizes for 10 follow up winners will be 1 BlackBerry each.

Entry submission ends on the 28th of July, 2011. You can also follow MTN on twitter: www.twitter.com/MTNNG

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MTV BASE MEETS WITH MTN: WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET?

After a successful first season, that featured the likes of SA President Jacob Zuma, ex-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Hip Hop Mogul Nas (to name a few), the critically acclaimed MEETS is back, this time partnering with Africa’s leading mobile operator, MTN! MTV Base MEETS…With MTN is a multimedia campaign and youth empowerment platform for the young people of Africa to engage with global icons.

As part of the initiative, African youth are given the power to ask decision-makers and world leaders the big questions! Influencers who have graced the hot seat of “Meets” on the last season include Tony Blair, Nelson Mandela, Morgan Tsvangirai, Wyclef Jean and South African President Jacob Zuma.

In each episode of MTV base MEETS…With MTN, the youth of Africa will get to engage face-to-face with influencers and leaders of Africa and ask them thought-provoking questions powerful enough to inform the entire nation.
MTV Base MEETS…With MTN is creating leaders tomorrow by inspiring the youth of today!

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MTV Base meets...MTN

Yesterday, MTN announced the beginning of a bold new marketing partnership with MTV Base, the pan-African music and youth entertainment platform.

Building on our long tradition of youth empowerment, we are sponsoring a pan-African initiative called MTV Base Meets.....with MTN. The groundbreaking Africa wide multimedia campaign is designed to inspire African youth by connecting them with some of the world's most influential personalities, including political, business and cultural leaders.

The initiative? A media launch yesterday in La

gos, Nigeria, hosted by Bola Akingbade, chief Marketing and Strategy Officer, MTN Nigeria and Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, MTN Networks Africa. The pair will be joined by some of the continent's coolest and most opinionated young minds.

At the heart of the MTV Base Meets....with MTN campaign is a factual series that seeks to move Africa's young minds from the periphery of important debates in business and politics, and allows them to put probing questions to powerful, inspirational and even controversial personalities. Among the eminent people set to feature in the series are two African heads of state and a senior and often controversial politician.

TOUCHING THE YOUTHS

A diverse panel of young people representing different youth interests will be assembled from across the African continent, with participants coming from Cameroon, Liberia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, South Africa and Uganda, among others. Young and well-informed, the panelists will quiz the influencers on a range of complex subjects. Topics will range from HIV/AIDS, global warming, education, poverty, corruption to entrepreneurship. Their no-holds-barred approach is sure to make for exciting television viewing!

Filming has started on MTV Base Meets...With MTN and the series will premiere across Africa on MTV Base and other terrestrial TV Channels from 18 July 2011, and run for 8 weeks. A dedicated MTV Base Meets...with MTN Website and mobisite is accessible at www.mtvmeets.com ot http://mtvmeets.mobi

Consumers will be incentivised to participate in the campaign with a money-can't buy prize consisting of a trip for two to watch Manchester United in the UK, along with some other cool techno-savvy goodies.

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