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  • Vertiv Acquires BMarko Structures to Expand Capacity for Manufactured and Converged Infrastructure Solutions

    Vertiv Acquires BMarko Structures to Expand Capacity for Manufactured and Converged Infrastructure Solutions

    …Acquisition strengthens in-house structural fabrication, engineering control, and customisation capabilities

    Vertiv (NYSE: VRT), a global leader in critical digital infrastructure, today announced the acquisition of BMarko Structures LLC(“BMarko”), a U.S.-based provider of custom-engineered structural fabrication.

    As AI data centre deployments accelerate, the infrastructure layer is under growing pressure to deliver faster and at scale. This acquisition vertically integrates a critical structural fabrication specialisation into Vertiv’s Infrastructure Solutions business in North America, which is expected to strengthen supply capability, rapidly expand engineering and manufacturing capacity, and enhance Vertiv’s ability to deliver scalable manufactured, prefabricated, and converged infrastructure with greater speed, control, customisation, and executional discipline.

    BMarko has demonstrated its differentiated structural fabrication capabilities, engineering depth, and ability to support highly customised infrastructure requirements, during prior, long-term project experience with Vertiv. Bringing this capability in-house is expected to strengthen execution, improve material and process control, and enhance Vertiv’s ability to support customers as infrastructure requirements continue to evolve.

    “AI is reshaping infrastructure requirements, with customers placing greater demands on time-to-capacity, flexibility, and efficiency across the infrastructure layer,” said Gio Albertazzi, CEO of Vertiv. “This acquisition strengthens Vertiv’s ability to help customers move faster, with better systems-level performance and control, as infrastructure demands continue to grow in complexity.” 

    Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Williamston, South Carolina, BMarko specialises in high-quality, custom-engineered builds, including steel and wood frames that align well with AI factory and data centre requirements. BMarko recently expanded its engineering and fabrication facility to approximately 560,000 square feet. This facility is located in proximity to Vertiv’s Infrastructure Solutions manufacturing operations in the region.

  • Experience Unpredictable Smackdown Friday On GOtv

    Experience Unpredictable Smackdown Friday On GOtv

    An unpredictable SmackDown night awaits WWE fans, as the superstars take to the ring this Friday. The “Original Tribal Chief”,  “The Viper” and a mystery opponent are set to feature in this episode.  Join the ringside from wherever you are, as GOtv will broadcast the action live from Columbia, South Carolina, on WWE Network GOtv ch 68, at 12:45 am on Saturday.   

    Below is a glimpse into the biggest segments of this Friday Night SmackDown: 

    Carmelo Hayes Vs Andrade VII: This episode will feature the ending of an epic series between Carmelo Hayes and Andrade. Both will slug it out in match seven of their series, with the winner earning a shot at WWE United States Champion LA Knight. Hayes and Andrade have been going at it for months, trying to destroy each other to determine who’s the best competitor. The series is tied 3-3.  Now, with a championship opportunity on the line, it’s a perfect climax. Who will advance to face LA Knight? 

    Los Garzas (Angel & Berto) vs Mystery Opponent:   The team of Angel and Berto demanded a shot at the WWE Tag Team Championship. In response, they’ve been handed a match against a mystery duo. A win over this opponent will take them a step closer to a match for the titles. Who are the mystery duo and can Los Garzas secure the win? Get all the answers live on GOtv. 

    Randy Orton and Roman Reigns: “The Original Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns, and “The Viper” Randy Orton, will feature on this episode of SmackDown. Details of their appearance are sketchy, setting the tone for a big surprise.  

    For these and more, tune in to WWE Network GOtv ch 68, at 12:45 am on Saturday to enjoy the action. Stay connected to your GOtv to enjoy Smackdown and other WWE action live by downloading the MyGOtv app or dial *288# to reconnect/upgrade your package.

  • Exclusive Chat with Chef Millie Peartree at the GTCO Food and Drink Festival

    Exclusive Chat with Chef Millie Peartree at the GTCO Food and Drink Festival

    Chef Millie Peartree, known as the “Queen of Repurpose”, is a Bronx-based, world-renowned chef, taste-maker, and restaurateur who has spent the last decade perfecting her craft. It wasn’t until she entered her first baking contest that she realized her baking (and now culinary) talent would evolve into a successful and innovative culinary enterprise. Millie has a knack for creating unconventional tasting menus and experiential activations using well-known products not often considered cooking ingredients. With the ability to cook for many consumers, her talents lend themselves well to on-site activation demos, tastings, sampling, and branding opportunities. She has worked with some of the nation and world’s most widely recognized brands and celebrities, including MLB, Rolex, PepsiCo, Jay-Z & Beyonce, MTV, Delta Airlines, NY Mets, Alicia Keys, Dole, Band-aid and many more.

    She was one of the facilitators of the Masterclass at the 2023 GTCO Food and Drink Fair in Lagos, Nigeria. Our team had a chat with her, please find below excerpt-

    NW: How did you start this business?

    CMP: I started my culinary career. It was shortly after my mom passed away. And it was more transitional to continue to create memories that my mom made with me and that I did with my little brothers and sisters. So from there, it just skyrocketed. And I feel like it’s a blessing to be able to do what you love. So I’m really excited that I can continue my journey through cooking.

    NW: What made you actually choose soul food as your area of expertise and not any other type of cuisine?

    CMP: Well, I chose the area of soul food because- number one, it is part of my culture, my heritage, and what I grew up eating. But most importantly, I wanted to continue to create those happy memories through food and pretty much in remembrance of my mom. So it just only felt natural. So I cook and serve the food that I know. And with that, I bring her in spirit every time I make one of her dishes.

    NW: What was your most Creative challenge thus far?

    CMP: The creative towels are one of my most creative challenges, or one of my hardest obstacles, per se, or I created an event for a rapper named Young Jeezy. And we were at the venue, and the stove didn’t work. So instantly, I had to use someone’s stove in an apartment. Luckily, it was in a building where people live. And you know, you have to work on instinct sometimes, when you’re hired to do a service, you know, you have to show up and get the job done. Like nobody really cares what doesn’t go on. They just know that they want their job done. That was one of those situations where I had to be the most instinctive and it worked out for the best.

    Listening to the audience with rapt attention

    NW: As a first-time visitor to Nigeria, what inspired you to try Nigerian okra in your recipe, as you showed us during the Masterclass?

    CMP: Well, I grew up eating okra. So the first time I actually had fried okra was at a gas station in Beaufort, South Carolina, I was going to visit my aunt. And in the States, we have gas station favourites and street food. And in New York, our gas station favourites, I like hot dogs. And that was the first time I actually had it. But my mom made it all the time, she made a southern version of okra and tomatoes, which is more sautéed with just peppers and onions, and we ate it over rice. So it was only natural for me to take another recipe and recreate it into something that I wanted to again and remember it’s of the recipe so my mom made in my household growing up. I have not had the Nigerian okra Soup. However, I’m going to try it before I leave.

    NW: What Nigerian delicacy have you tasted since you arrived that you have never tasted before?

    CMP: Well, one of the things I had here so far that I’ve never had before I’ve had the snails, which was a delicacy like we call it and it was very good. And it had a good ocean taste to it. So you knew it was fresh like wherever the purveyor wasn’t they got these snails from it tastes like the seas I knew it was fresh. It was absolutely delicious. This is my first time in Nigeria on the continent is Africa as a whole my first time here.

  • NDLEA made no request to buy sniffer dogs in 2023 budget

    NDLEA made no request to buy sniffer dogs in 2023 budget

    The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, says it has no request to buy sniffer dogs in its 2023 budget proposal as insinuated in some reports, adding that its position on the cost of specialized dogs was in response to a question by the Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, Hon. Francis Ottah Agbo, on the need for sniffer dogs at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.


    The anti-narcotics agency in a statement on Saturday said its Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), CON, OFR had on Thursday 3rd November while defending its 2023 budget before the House of Representatives Committee on Drugs and Narcotics explained in response to Hon. Agbo’s comment, that the total package of getting a specialized dog including its training costs an average of $15,000 – $20,000. These are dogs that are able to detect up to 70 different types of drugs and substances. This is indeed open source information that can be verified online by anyone interested in knowing the facts about this kind of dogs.

    Indeed, the full package of some specialized dogs especially those used for special protection, detection and law enforcement in other jurisdictions cost as much as $30,000; $50,000; $80,000 and more depending on the type of skills and duties such would be trained to perform. In fact, Harrison K-9, an Aiken, South Carolina, US-based company sells for as much as $230,000. This is because acquiring specialized dogs goes beyond the cost of purchase but a total package that includes both the training of the dogs and their handlers as in a team over a period of months.

    It is on record that Gen. Marwa however stated in his response to Hon. Agbo’s comment that in addition to the fact that the Agency has and uses sniffer dogs provided by the German government, it has acquired new scanners for use at the nation’s airports. All of these have been largely responsible for the daily arrests and seizures made by officers and men of the Agency.

    “We remain grateful to the German government, which has not only provided the sniffer dogs currently being used by the Agency and has even added more this year but is also building a sniffer dog academy for the use of NDLEA and others in the sub-region. This is why the Agency has not and did not make any request for the specialized dogs in its current budget proposal before the National Assembly”

    This explanation is therefore provided to contextualize the statement credited to Gen. Marwa and clear all insinuations on the possibility of such a request for sniffer dogs in the Agency’s 2023 budget proposal.

  • Justin Bieber and Hailey are smitten as they picnic in park after second wedding

    Justin Bieber and Hailey are smitten as they picnic in park after second wedding

    Justin Bieber and Hailey had a romantic picnic at the park after their second wedding.

    The newlyweds were the picture of true happiness when they were seen leaving the leafy area with blankets and plenty of leftover food, in Beverly Hills, California on Thursday.

    Hailey couldn’t tear her eyes away from her beloved husband as they walked through the park together, close to each other’s sides.

    The smitten couple have been completely inseparable from each other since they tied the knot in an extravagant second wedding, in South Carolina on Monday.

    Model Hailey swapped her three white wedding dresses for a black vest top and pinstriped trousers.

    Justin brightened up their walk with his yellow T-shirt featuring a smiley face emoji on the front.

    He proved to be every inch the doting husband as he carried the furry blankets and food from their picnic while Hailey only carried her water bottle and phone.

    The singer also enjoyed a skateboarding down the paths before he tried his hand at a unicycle. The Justin and Hailey love story goes way back to when they first fell in love in 2009. They were married officially in a New York courtroom last September.