PearsAnnouncesWinnersof‘BabyoftheYear’Competition
Unilever Nigeria Plc., makers of the Pears Baby range, has announced the winner and two runners-up in the Pears ‘Baby of the Year’ competition at the finale held on Thursday, 22 August, 2019. The three babies were selected from over 1,400 entries received across the country. Themed ‘ Cuteness Overload’, interested parents participated in the contest by sharing creative pictures of their children – none older than three years old - with a range of Pears products. Entries were also subjected to online voting with shortlisted candidates proceeding to the next round of the competition.
During the finale held at Radisson hotel, Ikeja, Actor, Dakore Egbuson-Akande and Nigerian singer, Timi Dakolo, presided as judges.
The winning families received prizes at the event, with the 2019 ‘Baby of the Year,’ Kamgharida Harvey Udokogu receiving N1million, while the first and second runners-up, Afolayan Armstrong Irekristi and Obenta Fiyinfolouwa Alicia were rewarded with N500,000 and N250,000 respectively. Delivering her welcome address, Mrs Bunmi Adeniba, Marketing Director, Unilever Ghana Nigeria, emphasised that Pears has been in the market for over 50 years, and has consistently fulfilled its promise of providing pure, mild and gentle products for mothers and their babies.
“The journey of the Pears ‘Baby of the Year’ competition started months ago with over 1,400 babies, and we are very grateful to all the family and friends who have been with us since the beginning. Thank you for sharing the warmth and joy of your babies with us all through this competition,” she said. Over the years, Pears has continued to conscientiously produce baby care products that keep the baby’s skin nourished and healthy.
Residents of Idiagbon community in Ogba area of Lagos State now have access to free and clean potable water courtesy of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Dominion Sanctuary, ACME, Region 19, Lagos.
Leadership of the church led by Pastor Brown Oyitso had on Thursday donated a functional modern borehole to the rustic community, which has long lacked adequate clean water.
This came on the heels of similar donation to Agidingbi community by the church last December.
Addressing the elated Idiagbon community who thronged venue of the commissioning, Pastor Oyitso who also doubles as Special Assistant to the General Overseer on Missions, noted that the borehole has the potential of nourishing the entire community by providing access to clean drinking water.
“We thank God that with this fully functioning borehole, the Idiagbon community can now access potable water. We need to mention that water is life. Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is the giver of living water”, he said.
Flanked by his wife, Pastor Helen and other elders including Head of Department (CSR), Deaconess Abayomi Adeleye; Pastor in Charge, Dominion Sanctuary, Bayo Omojola and Minister in Charge, (CSR), Pastor Olugbenga Ogunmoyela, he said the gesture was informed by the directive of the General Overseer, Pastor E.A Adeboye who asked churches to impact positively on communities where they operate.
“Our General Overseer, Pastor E.AAdeboye gave us this humane assignment of carrying out Christian Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in the neighbourhood where our parishes are located.
“He enjoined us to work towards the upgrading of our local environments, the upliftment of the living standards of the marginalised society, provide healthcare facilities for people who cannot afford them, build classroom blocks and upgrade existing substandard ones in our church communities, provide potable drinking water for communities that lack healthy drinking water, feed the poor in our churches and so on”, he remarked.
He enjoined the community to imbibe maintenance culture and guard the borehole jealously to avoid going back to the days of water scarcity.
Assuring the Church of safety of the borehole with constant maintenance, Baale of the community, Chief George Abayomi Osoba prayed God to meet members of the church in their hours