Lightup Concepts

Background information on Lightup Concepts Lightup Concepts is about putting creativity into ankara or fabric thereby making a statement in   our social style. Lightup Concepts include ankara accessories and other bed fittings such as ankara bags and clutches, bracelets and necklaces, ankara carrier bags and notepads (used as souvenirs for social events), throw pillows, bed sheets and pillow cases, curtains, etc. Our  Products & Services Products  – Lightup Concepts uses the ankara /fabric and local materials to design products such as bags, clutches, bracelets, necklaces (beads), carrier bags, notepads(souvenirs),  Hand Fan, Hair Accessories, Fabric Bangles,  throw pillows, bed sheets, pillow cases and curtains, hair bows and so much more. Other products and services include jewellry, bead making, fashion design.

The former Aviation Minister said this in a new post he shared on his Facebook wall. It reads "On 29th July 2016, CNN reported that "the Nigerian government is preparing troops for a crackdown in the Niger Delta if peace talks fail". This is sad and ominous. As United States Senator Ted Cruz once said "the light of truth is stronger than the terror of darkness". It follows that the biggest mistake that the Buhari administtation can possibly make is to attempt to "crack down" on the Niger Delta and kill innocent civilians. 

Two Nigerian siblings, 11 and 10 are pictured crying after their mother died in the Mediterranean on their way to Europe. The two children were among 150 migrants rescued from their overcrowded rubber boat off the coast of Libya while trying to cross the Mediterranean ocean into Italy by a Spanish NGO’s boat.  More photos after the cut...

Mark Loxley General Manager Southern Sun Ikoyi; Nick Zaranyika; Ezinne Anyanwu & Dr. Tagbo Azubike Leading business hotel  Southern Sun Ikoyi  boosted relations within its community by recently providing business and leisure seekers with a wonderful experience as it hosted its quarterly corporate VIP cocktail event on Thursday 21 st  July, 2016. The elegant affair received exclusive coverage and red carpet interviews from leading lifestyle station Ebonylife TV and was well attended by a variety of guests which included investors, diplomats, embassy representatives, industry personnel, local and international corporate representatives and leading entrepreneurs, all treated, to delicious canapes and fine wine. Mark Loxley , General Manager Southern Sun Ikoyi welcomed guests to the exclusive affair, thanking them for their continued patronage of the hotel. Mark Loxley conveyed that the hotel’s quarterly cocktail event is indeed aimed at providing continued support...

Mrs Folorunso Alakija, 66, presented her books to former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida at the IBB University Minna, Niger State on Thursday, July 28. Nigeria's richest woman also commissioned the Modupe and Folorunso Alakija Lecture theatre at the University.

The teenage son of former NFL player and Miami Dolphins linebacker has been charged with murdering his parents at their home in Houston, Texas. The 16-year-old was charged as a juvenile andis being questioned by investigators in connection with the deaths of Antonio and Dawn Armstrong, NBC reports.       Armstrong, 42,  who spent a season as a linebacker with the Miami Dolphins, and his wife Dawn were both shot in the early hours of  Friday  morning. Ms Armstrong died at the scene, while her husband was later pronounced dead at the city’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, having suffered a gunshot wound to his head.

Sokoto State Government said it has discovered no fewer than 12,915 ghost workers whose names were added into the payroll of the 23 Local Governments Areas of the state. The State Commissioner for Local Governments and Community Development, Alhaji Mannir Dan-Iya, disclosed this at a media briefing in Sokoto. "The Ministry, through the Monitoring Department and other stakeholders has concluded a local government junior staff verification of about 58,143 workers, comprising of scheduled and unscheduled staff. "The verification exercise has yielded a fruitful result, whereby about 12, 915 staff,comprising of seat-at-home and ghost workers were fished out of the local governments staff payrolls.