PRINCESS ABISOLA TEJUOSHO WEDS OLALEKAN OLAYINKA AKANBI

Royal wedding- The city of Abeokuta in Ogun State 'wore' a colourful look recently as the family of his royal highness, Oba Adedapo Tejuosho the Osile of Egbaland gave out their daughter Abisola to handsome Olalekan Akanbi. Click here to read more and see more photos from the event

The Business Side Of Fashion presents Fund Your Future 2011

ABOUT THE BUSINESS SIDE OF FASHION
Business Side of Fashion is an annual symposium that has proven to be thebiggest intellectual gathering of the fashion industry in Nigeria, bringingtogether established and up coming fashion designers, fashion students andpeople aspiring to be in fashion and related businesses to a forum were topnotch professionals and successful international and local designers within theindustry educate them about the business side of fashion.
In this year's edition, we are putting together a stake holder's forum todiscuss the growth of the industry through access to growth of the industrythrough access to adequate capital and business resources.

THECOMPETITION

This year's business side of fashionpre-event competition is targeted to identify fashion industry practitionerswho have - or can be - prepared to access The Bank of Industry Garment&textile funds.

In this year's edition, we areputting together a stake holder's forum to discuss the growth of the industrythrough access to growth of the industry through access to adequate capital andbusiness resources.

THE CATEGORIES

-Generation Next: These are business owners/businesses whohave been in the industry for 3 years or less and/or have funding requirementsof less than N5million.
-Next Level: These are business owners/businesses who havebeen in the industry for 3 years or more and/or have funding requirements ofmore than N5million.
Please see the respective entry fees in the "entry fees" sectionbelow.

BENEFITS TO PARTICIPANTS

• Mentorship opportunities with top Industry players
• Personal assessment& feedback of your business by top consultants for every one that registers
• Free training for shortlisted participants
• Free access/entry to the Business side of fashion grand event in October
• Press coverage/features of the shortlisted participants businesses

GRAND BENEFITS

• The top 3 participants in each category would receive 6months free business consulting services with Nextzon.
• Their business would be featured and celebrated at the grand event.
• Their business would be featured and celebrated at the grand event.

MODE OF ENTRY

• Pay registration fee to En-reach Limited, UBA Bank - 01820030007654
• Send teller details to Tokunboh on 08038014453
• Login to this website http://www.businesssideoffashion.com and register with your teller number to fill the entry questionnaire
• Note: registration opens on 1st August 2011 and closes 31st August 2011
• A detailed assessment form and submission deadline would be sent to you.
• Shortlisted candidates in each of the 3 zones (Lagos, Port-Harcourt, Abuja) would be invited for detailed interviews.

ENTRY FEES

• To participate in the Generation Next category (see criteria above): N5, 000
• To participate in the Next level category (see criteria above): N10, 000
• For more information contact: Lara-08033195297, Tokunboh-08038014453, Tale-07030023333

ALEXANDER & McCATHY INTERNATIONAL Unveils Pearl Weddings

 
Alexander & McCathy international is a holistic Event management and Coordination company. It is UK certified and started full operations in January 2011. It has its registered office In Lagos Nigeria. The elegant, professional, & stylish Barrister Anu Adewunmi Aloba runs the company alongside her esteemed and highly skilled professional staff. The tastefully designed & classy office is located @ 1, brown road, Soluyi estate off chevron, Gbagada Lagos Nigeria. Our Vision is to be a world class brand and to be 1^st name on the of the lips of every potential client. Our mission is to transform lives. We guard judiciously our core values of professionalism, qualitative service delivery and integrity.
   Alexander & McCathy international is a two tier company. It is made up of the Alexander & McCathy Lifestyle- the Event planning and coordination arm. It is into Events planning, Events styling, and Professional Ushers for Social & Corporate Events and other value added services. We also hold periodic seminars and workshops to empower and educate ladies and women in various areas of their endeavors.
   The Alexander & McCathy academy is the second arm of the company and solely into transforming lives. It nurtures, it grooms and educates budding entrepreneurs on various areas they are willing to purse in life.
    The Academy trains on Event planning, Event styling, Finishing school and Entrepreneurial courses. On these areas we have the desired expertise to instill knowledge to these willing minds. Since its existence trained countless entrepreneurs doing well in all their various fields.
      The Alexander n McCathy lifestyle has its new baby that it seeks to unveil. The concept is a bridal campaign that would start in September 2011 – March 2012. It is a wed without stress package for soon to be couples.
   The idea behind this package is for us at Alexander & McCathy Lifestyle to be fully involved in the concept and planning of an event we take on and to stand out as a brand name amongst every potential client.
    The bridal campaign would be tagged “PEARL WEDDINGS”.

• The Pearl Weddings Affordable
• The Pearl Weddings Luxury

    The Pearl Weddings Affordable is for the bride working with a little budget and yet still intends to achieve a classy wedding.
The package is valued at 500K and it would include the following
1. Wedding décor                                                               

• full sway for the hall or tent
• backdrop
• walkway
• couples table + chair gazebo
• chair covers for 200 chairs
• lights
• cake table
• light table
• vases – for 10 tables
• sashes
• flowing candles

2. Wedding cake                                     

• Fondant icing
• Nice simple enhancements

3. Photography + video                            
4. Make up for bridal train                         
5. Ushers   (4)                                               
6. Music                                                          
7. Wedding invites@100 for 200 guests  
8. Small chops for 100 people
9. Our complimentary gift                         

• Bridal massage
• Nails
• Facial
• Specially crafted beaded jewelry

Pearl Weddings luxury
  This is for brides who desires to spend more but won’t want to go through the stress of negotiating & meeting vendors. This package is the for the bride with an eye for the best and pricier items.
This package is valued at 850K and it includes
1. Wedding décor                                      

• Chair covers + sashes for 400 chairs+ tables
• Bride chair + full gazebo
• Full sway draping
• Full lighting
• Full walkway
• Cake table/light table
• Vases- 30 centerpieces
• Tealight candle
• Flower for the high table
• Floating decorations from the ceilings

2. Wedding cake                  

• 5 tier elaborate cake
• Flamboyantly designed with fondant icing

3. Photography and videography                    
4. Music                                                                
5. Security      4 guys                                            
6. Make up for bride/ mum/ train                     
7. Signature small chops@200                                 
8. Bespoke cocktails @200                                        
9. Music                                                                       
10. Wedding invites@50                               
11. Our for bride and groom
12. Programs                                                                 
13. Dessert   @100                                                       
14. Ushers   5
    The couple gets a bridal pearl wedding gift box valued at $100 and an ultimate spa experience and a bridal shower.
  However our Exclusive package is 1.8M and its available only on request to bride lookg for that very special day.
    Alexander & mcCathy Lifestyle will also be responsible alongside its ushers responsible for the on-site coordination of the wedding. Ensuring vendors are on time and ensuring a stress free wedding day.
    However, the pearl wedding is based on our terms & conditions as the couple could also request other services to be added to this package based on fees negotiated & agreed upon by both parties.
    We hope that this bridal campaign would help change the orientation of couples as to whether they need the services of a planner or not. As each wedding would be planned and coordinated on its merits.
    What makes the package special & unique is that it would be delivered with utmost professionalism and close attention to details and we would be with the couple from inception to the end.
    This bridal campaign is supported by Glam ‘n’ essence magazine.
   Details can be found on:
www.morsipr.com
www.bebeakinboade.blogspot.com
www.bunmiodunowo.wordpress.com
www.maestromedia.blogspot.com


For more details, please call: 01-8212410, 08023462267 or ping: 216CF2EA
Address: 1 Brown road, Soluyi Estate, Gbagada.
City people magazine , TW magazine, Wedding Planner
Join our fan page on www.facebook.com/Alexander&McCathyinternational
Follow us on twitter @AlexanderMcCath
alexandermccathy@gmail.com

UPDATES:ELITE MODEL LOOK 2011 set to ROLL

As events gradually come to a halt in the screening of models for this year's Elite Model Look . Tickets will soon be made available for those interested in attending this glamorous event . 

TICKET DETAILS ARE AS FOLLOWS

PLATINUM VIP TICKETS: N50,000
Front row seating
Black Carpet Photoshoot
Pre Show dinner( September 2nd)
Photos with models and designers
Backstage tour
Complimentary Champagne
Vip passes for After party
Goodie Bags

VIP TICKETS: N25,000
2nd Row Seating.
Complimentary Champagne
Goodie bags

General TICKETS: N10,000
General seating during the show

Republic of Foreigner presents- The ROF Pop-Up Shop

About Republic Of Foreigner:Founded in 2010, Republic of Foreigner is a Nigerian apparel brand established with the aim of bringing out the spirit of freedom in all the ladies out there!

Sisters, Carmen and Selina Sutherland, are the creative forces behind Republic Of Foreigner. Their designs are inspired by folklore, Afrobeat culture, vintage relics, and exude a mutual love of film, art, and design. Operating from their hometown of Lagos, Nigeria, this bohemian inspired fashion duo produce eclectic designs for the modern hippie.

Visit www.intherof.com for more information.

REPUBLIC OF FOREIGNER debuts Resort 2012 Collection.

Republic of Foreigner debuts its Resort 2012 Collection entitled Echizen. The designers use exquisite colours, patterns, and textures to compose creative connections between modern views of romanticism and the natural world.
The result is refreshingly soft, feminine, and whimsical – with sharply tailored jumpsuits and confidence-assured dresses, alongside playful tops, shorts, and trousers.

About The Collection:
The Echizen Collection is a dynamic fusion of chic Bohemianism and the natural world. The name of the collection was literally inspired by a beautiful yet invasive species of jellyfish called Echizen found in the Pacific Ocean.
The collection represents a mix of gauche and glamor—staying true to the designers’ tradition of mixing their easy boho-inspired aesthetic with contemporary African and world culture. Ideas for the collection were derived from vintage photographs of Italian Gondoliers in boater hats, and characters observed in films such as The Chicken Ranch (1970s), West World (1973), Dune (1984), and Giacomo Pucini’s opera, La Bohème.

 Coupled with these influences, movement, shape, and colour all play a big role in the collection, as do graphic prints, textures, and trimming—all working together to celebrate women, beauty, simplicity, aggression, everyday life, and change.  

LookbookCredits:
Photography: Folarin Shasanya
Model: Monishade Gbobaniyi
Styling & Art Direction: The R.O.F Team
Make-Up: Seun for Blush Beauty
Graphic Design: Spark Creative

NEWS; Tote by Bola Obileye

The TÓTÉ.. love affair with African print fabrics , can only be described as “Always and Forever”..Ankara has been a symbol of african fashion and pride for over 50 years and we dear say “it will be around for much longer”..Viva Ankara! Viva TÓTÉ!!!

WABARA'S WIFE SURVIVES BRAIN CANCER

 Felicia Wabara, wife  of Nigeria's former Senate president, Chief Adolphus Wabara, recently survived a brain cancer that almost took her life away. 

  Felicia disclosed this recently at the Living Faith Church, New York durning a thanksgiving session.

 Mrs. Wabara was admitted to the Presbyterian Church in New York August 2010. At that time she could not talk and walk normally.According to the couple it was an harrowing experience. No one thought she was going to survive it. The cancer survivor says she is very grateful to GOD as the recent test shows she does not have the traces of the brain cancer any more.

 Her husband recounted what she went through in the hand of brain cancer. Wabara said he loves Felicia so much and  would be her husband till the end.He advised younger couples to be steadfast and love each other mom because that is the bedrock of every good marriage.

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We are not fighting Pastor Adeboye-Pa Akindayomi's Children

 

ANITA QUANSAH AUTUM /WINTER COLLECTION 2011

The long awaited collection by Anita Quansah London for A/W 2011 is finally here. The latest AQL collection is actually based on two subjects relating to the film "Avatar" and also borders around works by Valentim Quaresma- an artist and designer, known for his use of industrial materials in his work.

According to the creative designer and current award winner of Fashion Finest's Accessory designer of the year - Anita Horsfall..." I wanted to create a collection that has an earthy feel to it, but looks industrial at the same time, hence the use of semi precious stones and beads fused with hardware such as bolts, safety pins and washers, things used every day by human but used in an unconventional way to create show stopping statement pieces"......

Just like the film Avatar, the collection is in close relationship and interaction between culture and civilization. Hence highlighting the focus of the collection which is primarily on the recycled components making the pieces edgier yet feminine at the same time, fusing them with bright hues.

The AW 2011 collection has been created with love and will be available to buy soon on the new AQL e-store and available stockist.

To arrange to preview the collection you can contact Morsi PR

Also you can checkout their new website on www.anitaquansahlondon.com

More pictures after the cut 

JENNIFER LOPEZ SAYS SHE TRIED TO MAKE HER MARRIAGE WORK

Top singer and actress Jennifer Lopez has finally spoken on how she tried to save her marriage to Marc Anthony from breaking until they finally had to go their seperate ways.

In her first interview after the break up, the mother of twin – Max and Emme the product of the marriage to singer Marc Anthony granted Vanity Fair magazine, she explained how she worked so hard to preserve the marriage. In her words, "That (marriage) was my biggest dream, and I really worked hard at it. We both did. Sometimes it doesn't work – and that's sad. But I remain an eternal optimist about love. I believe in love".

 She further adds "It's not that I didn't love myself before. Sometimes we don't realise that we are compromising ourselves. To understand that a person is not good for you, or that that person is not treating you in the right way, or that he is not doing the right thing for himself – if I stay, then I am not doing the right thing for me. I love myself enough to walk away from that now."

Jennifer also admits that her career may have been the weak point of the marriage but says he has not giving up on finding a lasting love.

Jennifer Lopez had been with Ben Affleck, then P Diddy before finally settling down with Marc Anthony who we thought was her finally bus stop. They were married for seven years!

WE ARE NOT FIGHTING ADEBOYE- REDEEMED CHRISTIAN OF CHURCH OF GOD FOUNDER's CHILDREN DENIES RIFT WITH ADEBOYE

 The children of the late founder of Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pa Josiah Akindayomi have condemned the recent attack on the personality of the General Overseer of the Church, Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye by a family member.
  The family member, according to what gistmaster gathered, is one Mr. Abiodun Olukojo, a grandson of the late founder. Olukojo had alleged that the family was dissatisfied with Adeboye's style of leadership, insisting that the man whom many love to call Daddy G.O did not allow the family of the late founder access to adequate funds and information on the church administration.
  Pastor Titi Adewale, the fourth child of Pa Akindayomi however issued a statement yesterday where she said that Abiodun Olukojo has no power to issue a statement on behalf of the family. Adewale, who is a pastor in RCCG, New York disclosed that the family is satisfied with Adeboye's leadership of the church.

  The children of the founder of Redeemed Christian Church of God are - 

Pastor (Mrs) Olufunmilayo   Olukowajo, Pastor Mrs
 

Olubunmi Deborah Akindele, Pastor John Kolade Akindayomi, Pastor Titi Adewale  and Pastor  Ifeoluwa Akindayomi.
Below is the statement issued by Pa Akindayomi's daughter, Pastor Titi Adewale

Firstly, we would like to publicly state that Abiodun Olukowajo is not appointed
to represent or speak on behalf of the family. Hence, all the statements against
Daddy G.O and RCCG are entirely null and void

Here is the true opinion of the Akindayomi family:

1.   We are very satisfied with the running of RCCG since the death of Late Rev.
Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi 30 years ago.


2.   Regarding payments, the Akindayomi Family has received substantial
financial support from RCCG in the last 30years – with children and grand
children and great grand children as beneficiaries


3.   RCCG has grown from 40 parishes to an applaudable 20,000+ parishes
across the globe with the primary interest to win souls as articulated in the
mission of the church


4.   The legacy of the Late Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi …(It is the
responsibility of the children to reflect the legacies of the father in their
conducts.) Galatians 6:4-says “Let every man prove his own work, and then
shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another”. Moreover, Late Rev.
Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi mentioned during his lifetime didn’t want any
ceremonies heralding him because his main goal was to always put Jesus at
the fore-front. Hence, not even after his demise.


5.   Regarding transparency, we believe that the running of the church is left to
the discretion of whoever God has appointed as the General Overseer of His
Church. We trust Daddy G.O and we know that whatever decision he makes is
as led by God. Hence, we do not need to have an idea of RCCG accounts or
any decision making processes regarding any building work, major or even
minor project. The Akindayomi family doesn’t feel any disrespect because the
church doesn’t report to us.


6.   The vision of late Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi has been adequately
preserved and even taken further by Daddy G.O.whatever improvements that
have been made by Daddy G.O have been for the furtherance of the gospel of
Jesus Christ and we are satisfied with that. Hence, we do not need a
permanent representative of the family in the governing council to act as a
police or signatory to any document.


7.   There is absolutely no need for a family picture of the surviving members of
late Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi to be included in any publication of
RCCG. This is God’s church, not a business venture.


8.   The Akindayomi family does not require any disclosure to be made in
regards to purchases of buildings, transportations and salaries of decision
makers. We also do not demand that this information be made public to the
worldwide membership annually. The Akindayomi family is not requesting a full
disclosure of the private assets of the decision makers at the RCCG. It is none
of our business.


9.   Daddy G.O is the General Overseer of the RCCG and it is entirely
appropriate and responsible for his name to be clearly and easily located on
any RCCG material/resource.  This is an attribute of a good leader and it is
entirely his decision wherever he would like his name located.

            
10.  The Akindayomi’s family is satisfied with the spiritual direction of RCCG
under Daddy G.O’s leadership. We trust his beliefs and we can bank on his
integrity as a man that seeks to please God always. We believe in the
advancements, so we do not demand that RCCG reverts back to its original
position. “The Church is marching on”...We continually pray that God’s grace
and anointing be increased upon his life so he can continue the good work in
advancing the kingdom of God.


11.   Contrary to Abiodun Olukowajo’s opinion, the Akindayomi’s family knows
that God led late Rev. Josiah Olufemi Akindayomi to appoint Pastor Adeboye
after him to be the General Overseer of RCCG for life. Thus, he has the divine
right as directed by God to choose his successor after him too. We do not
believe, and as a matter of fact, it is not in the original word God gave Papa to
elect the General Overseer by ballot or election. We trust, believe and in
submission to the authority God has set over us and not democracy.