Ace broadcaster, Michael Bush to head 1 GAME BoT

Seasoned broadcaster and administrator Michael Bush has formally joined the 1 GAME: Football without Violence campaign and will head its Board of Trustees, the organization announced on Sunday.

The 40 year-old journalist has been partially involved with the campaign right from inception, playing an advisory role in the non-profit organization. He now takes up a more challenging role in an initiat...ive that is less than two years old.

Born on September 13, 1971 in his home town, Ituk Mbang, Uruan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Bush moved to Cameroon with his parents at the age of three and spent the majority of his childhood in the central African country where he had both his primary and secondary education. He holds a B.A. degree in Foreign Languages and has been in broadcasting for the past 20 years. Since 2003 he has worked as Chief Executive Officer of Worldwin Media, owners of Bush House Nigeria.

Bush is expected to play an essential role on the Board of Trustees of the 1 GAME: Football without Violence campaign including organizing and coordinating the board's activities, such as by setting its annual agenda as well as reviewing and evaluating the performance of the board.

The 1 GAME campaign has an objective to combat violence and fanaticism in football as well as promote peaceful co-existence among supporters involved in football followership through advocacy and education.

CELEBRITY BIRTHDAY: DJ DOLLIE POPMAN AND UDUAK ARK ASUQUO

Today (23^rdMarch) is the birthday of top Disc Jockey, Dollie Popman. Popman has been a force to reckon with in the entertainment industry for a long while now. He has controlled the wheels at AKBC Radio for years but currently works with the Director of Protocol to the Governor of Akwa Ibom State.

He is the official Deejay of the 9,300 now 9,999 choristers (for Akwa Ibom State Government Carol Night). He studied at the University of Calabar and is happily married with kids.

Also, Uduak Asuquo better known as ‘Ark’ is celebrating his birthday today. In his early 30s, the Uruan born musician is the CEO of ServeNigeria and Hilton Records. He studied Electrical/Electronics at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

The son of former SUBEB boss Asuquo Ekpenyong,  Ark is currently working in an oil firm in Port Harcourt and is one of the best artistes to come out of Akwa Ibom.

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