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[caption id="attachment_2195" align="alignleft" width="361" caption="Nike Ogunlesi"] [/caption] Style is not stagnant.it is what you make out of it that matters.Nike Ogunlesi, the beautiful and ever stylish founder of Ruff 'n' Tumble told gistmaster.com and others at a press conference held at her GRA Ikeja, Lagos office recently. "You can re-write your own rules as fashion is concerned" Ogunlesi said with confidence. Mrs. Ogunlesi made the statement while announcing that her children clothing company has just introduced the Naijaboyz collection. According to her ,for about 10 years, ruff 'n' Tumble has been at the pinnacle of high quality children clothings and they just know what the kids want. Contrary to speculations, Ogunlesi told us that the wears are affordable.They are hip and made with 100 per cent cotton. Prices start from N1,950.We also have the ethnic collection.These are clothes made from adire and ankara.W...

[caption id="attachment_2190" align="alignleft" width="500" caption="Ugonna Maduekwe"] [/caption] Following gistmaster.com story on the alleged assault and battery of a young lady at  the opening of a hangout in Victoria Island, Lagos, by Ugonna Madueke, son of Nigeria's former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Alison Maduekwe and step son to Nigeria's current Petroleum minister, Mrs. Diezani Alison- Maduekwe, close pals have called in to insist on his innocence. According to those who spoke with gistmaster.com , Ugonna did not assault the said lady at the club. Yes, there were issues raised because the lady was trying to get into the space occupied by Ugonna and friends but it was not as bad as was pained. In a phone call on Friday 19 November 2010, one of Ugonna friends told gistmaster.com that the "the lady probably has ulterior motives and when she could not achieve it she decided to be rude and its unfortunate that she fabricated...

[caption id="attachment_2185" align="alignleft" width="380" caption="late Mrs. Maryam Babangida"] [/caption] Barely a year after former milirary ruler, General Ibrahim Babamosi Babangida (IBB) lost his wife,Dr. Mrs. Maryam Babangida to cancer in far away United States of America, he is bereved again. gistmaster.com gathered that the aged mother of late mrs Babangida- Hajiya Asabe Mohammed King, recently passed away.Loads of condolence messages is already flooding Minna residence of the former ruler, who has declared his intentions to be Nigerian's next President cme 2011. General Babangida was Nigeria's military ruler between August 1985 and August 1993.He annuled the popular June 12 election.He retired after several protests from civil societies,labour unions and international community. - Report by Folake Alu/ gistmaster.com

[caption id="attachment_2687" align="alignleft" width="296" caption="Abimbola Junaid"] [/caption] UK based business and personal development  coach, Abimbola Junaid has been  honoured by a group known as Inter-religious and International Federation for World Peace, as a worthy peace Ambassador. The Ikorodu, Lagos state born lady was presented with the certificate at a well attended ceremony in Lagos some weeks ago. Junaid has been in the forefront of campaign for good governance in Nigeria. She founded the Arise Nigeria Women organisation as part ways to provote activie women participation in elections and activities that will Nigeria's image and its citizenry. According to the award organisers, Junaid's was given the award based on her invaluable contributions to good governance in Nigeria. The organizers said her commitment to uplifting core moral values in Nigeria and sense of duty without looking for pecuniary gains made her a worthy ...

[caption id="attachment_2172" align="alignleft" width="480" caption="Ugonna Ojo Madueke"] [/caption] Days after Ufoma, a Nigerian model and actress raised public attention to what she called public assault by aides of Hon. Kuforiji, the Speaker of the Lagos House of Assembly- the step son of the current minister of Petrolueum is already in the middle of a controversy also bothering on assault and injury. Ugonna, step son of Nigeria's current minister of Petroleum, Mrs. Diezani Alison- Maduekwe. Ugonna's father is former Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral Alison Maduekwe.The young man  is still in the books of men of the Bar Beach police station, Victoria Island.They want him to explain reasons behind his unpalatable actions last weekend. The heavily built University of Maryland (USA) graduate was said to have brutalize a young lady at the opening of opening of Volar by Vutton in VI on Saturday 13 November 2010. The misunderstanding between Ugo...

[caption id="attachment_2152" align="alignleft" width="202" caption="From Ruff n Tumble Trendsetter collection"] [/caption] [caption id="attachment_2153" align="alignright" width="203" caption="From Ruff n Tumble Trendsetter collection"] [/caption] A new wave of change has hit the children’s fashion industry with the introduction of NaijaBoysZ®a new brand by Ruff ‘n’ Tumble®. The new brand was revealed to journalists during a press conference at the company’s [caption id="attachment_2154" align="alignleft" width="320" caption="From Ruff n Tumble Trendsetter collection"] [/caption] corporate Headquarters recently. According to Mrs Adenike Ogunlesi MD, Ruff ‘n’Tumble,‘NaijaBoysZ® caters to the unique fashion sense of today’s young adults, celebrating the colourful iconoclastic fashion sense of Nigeria’s emerging youth. [caption id="attachment_2155" align=...

Fellow Fabulous Fashionable Fellas, It is just a couple of hours  to the one stop classy fashion, beauty and lifestyle exhibition of the year; MY STYLE FACTORY and as we promised it is going to be a gathering of the Style faithful. The excitement is palpable and the roll call of our exhibitors is simply intimidating! DATE -21ST NOV  VENUE - CORAL HALL 21B , IDOWU MARTINS V/I , LAGOS  TIME - 12PM PROMPT  ADMISSION - FREE!!!!! FLOW BAR CONCEPTS BUSY WEAR SHOE SPEED BEAUTIFUL 233 NYARADZZI AFRICAN@LONDON MARIAM ILAKA REPUBLIC OF FOREIGNER (ROF) Xclamations! by tomi rotimi FLAWLESS STYLE Sacred lashes - Laarachi Purple Pepper Clothing RETROSPECT-Vintage Fashion LaBennis Busy wear- - Fever London by Rukkies Pegyz Place 10- laviva hair DLune Simeogieme ; Excellence fabrics City Bliss Patrick Ayanski Wellwoman   AMEDE  

By Niyi Tabiti Omotola has denied wanting to become the Nigerian version of Beyonce, though she adores her and has a large portrait of the American diva in her office and another one in her 'heart' [caption id="attachment_2147" align="alignleft" width="305" caption="Omotola"] [/caption] Omotola would not want to be seen as the JLO of Africa or Halle Berry replica but she cuts the picture of a real diva. Some think she is arrogant but her flamboyant lifestyle could be a reason why some are just envious.After making her impact in Nollywood, Nigeria's vast movie industry (The biggest in Africa) the actress is pursuing a vigorous career in music.Now that is no news, after all, her recent album launch was a glamorous event that brought together celebrities from within and outside the country. The gist here is that the sexy mother of four seems to waxing stronger. She is giving it all her all despite critics here and there that she is just ...

[caption id="attachment_2140" align="alignleft" width="480" caption="Nigeria Idol hosts-Misi, Anis"] [/caption] As Nigerian Idol makes to start airing on Sunday November 21, 2010 Speculations as to whether the grand prize has been increased reached high points this week with the introduction of two additional sponsors- Pepsi and Royal Exchange Apart from fast rising telecommunications giant Etisalat, sources say that with the introduction of Pepsi and Royal Exchange, the team at Nigerian Idol has increased the winner’s take home by 5 million Naira. ‘Yes, the grand prize has increased with the introduction of our new sponsors, but we will have to direct you to our PR team” Communication’s Manager Adaora Mbelu said when contacted last week. A spokesperson at BlackHouse Media, publicists for the show corroborates Mbelu; even explaining further “Of course, there are new sponsors on the project and Pepsi Cola is one of them. And yes the grand prize is...

[caption id="attachment_2133" align="alignleft" width="480" caption="Chude Jideonwo, Gbenga Ogunbode of TIEC, Isabella Ogunseye, Adebola Williams and Dapo of Oloja.com"] [/caption] Fresh from Benin City, where it engaged with over 1000 young people in conjunction with the University of Benin-based CFI, the organisers of The Future Awards moved on for the international phase of its annual Town Hall meetings. The South African Town Hall Meeting held at Club Hush on Friday November 5 and was organised in partnership with Storm 360, which held a reception for Storm artistes who had swept nominations and awards at the Channel O Awards. “We thought it was a fine opportunity to keep the Nigeria flag alive by participating in the activities of The Future Awards this season,” said Kenneth Oliko, Communication Coordinator for the awards. That train quickly moved to the United Kingdom. On Wednesday, 10 November at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Eas...

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