Silverbird Galleria Shutdown: Is The Common Sense Crusader In a Fix?

Silverbird Galleria Shutdown: Common sense crusader and a senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ben Murray Bruce is in the news again. But this time it seems the common sense he advocates for has departed his domain temporarily.

Punch reports that, The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria on Thursday morning sealed the Lagos and Abuja premises of Silverbird Galleria belonging to Senator Ben Murray Bruce.

The Galleria currently houses the studio of the Radio and Television stations of the senator as well as his other business interests.

Conspicuously written on the fence of the building as well as other strategic locations was an enforcement notice by AMCON which says, “Possession taken by court order 26/06/16.”

According to a report sourced from www.theeagleonline.com.ng the companies were sealed over an N11 billion loan taken from Union Bank by the Silverbird Group.

Founded by Murray-Bruce, The Silverbird Group is a Nigerian multinational real estate, media and entertainment company headquartered in Lagos.

The company was established in 1980 by Murray-Bruce and has gone on to be one of the most popular entertainment companies in Nigeria and beyond.

The company is the official organizer of the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria and Mr. Nigeria.

Siverbird Productions is a division of the company that organizes the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant, which began as Miss Universe Nigeria in 1983, but was later renamed to its present name.

This division is also responsible in the organization of the Mr. Nigeria pageant.

The Silverbird Cinema is one of the biggest cinemas in West Africa, with over 50 screens in branches across Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya.

The first cinema was opened in May 2004 at the Silverbird Galleria in Victoria Island, Lagos.Massive commercial success has given rise to the opening of additional multiplexes in different locations across Nigeria.

At the moment, Silverbird has cinemas in the following cities in Nigeria: Abuja, Lagos, Uyo, Warri and Port Harcourt.This division of the company is responsible for all film distribution activities.

The Silverbird Mall is located in Victoria Island, Lagos.It consists of the popular Silverbird Galleria. The Siverbird Communications comprises the company’s radio station, Rhythm 93.7 FM, and Silverbird Television.

Rhythm 93.7 FM Lagos was established in 1997, while Silverbird Television commenced transmission in Lagos in 2003.