TOP SOCIALITE,OKOYA AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP TO 40 STUDENTS

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By Niyi Tabiti

Top socialite and industrialist, Chief Rasaq Akanni Okoya and his wife, Folashade have awarded schorlaships to 40 less priviledged students in tetiary institutions in Lagos State.

Folashade Okoya said the schorlaship scheme is part of her husband's vision to empower youth through education.She noted that her husband, who is the Chairman of Eleganza Group of Companies,RAO Property and other business concerns has been a great supporter of the educational sector through his philantropic gestures. He has been helping a lot of indigent students, he has also donated books and given support to various schools in the past.The students would get N100,000 each.

Before now,the Okoya's are known to host some of the most flamboyant parties in town. Only few people in Nigerian can out do the Okoyas when it come to hosting parties.

Click here to see Rasaq Okoya's wedding to Sade Okoya and how he celebrated his 68th birthday.

Biola Okoya-the fashionista

Lanre and Sophia Okoya's wedding-The carnival, the photos the gist

More gist from Okoya and Sade's wedding inside their palatial estate

NEWS OF THE DAY:3 TOPLESS PROTESTERS ARRESTED IN SWITZERLAND

Three female protesters who went topless in Switzerland were today arrested.The three ladies who are from Ukraine said they were protesting on behalf of poor people around the world. They were arrested by Swiss Police at the entrance of the congress centre of  the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Just wondering how the policemen managed to hold the protesters!

LORD OF AJASA OUT WITH NEW VIDEO

Lord Of Ajasa releases video for ID Cabasa-produced track - ANywhere I Dey Go.

LORD OF AJASA drops the video for his new single titled ANYWHERE I DEY
GO Produced By ID Cabasa, Directed By Ayoola 'Awizzles' Opere.

DESTINYPIZ RETURNS FROM THE UK WITH A BANG

DestinyPiz hit the entertainment scene at 19 when she began appearing
in Nollywood movies in Nigeria.  Finding an interest in writing and
poetry, she went on during her university days to feauture in several
social shows and gigs and also performed alongside others as part of a
congregational choir at her local parish.

She continued to develop her skillset and recorded a handfull of songs
during her time in Nigeria whilst studying and following expatriating
to the UK in the early part of the new millenium, she settled down and
began to put more of an interest into her entertainment projects.

A warm, affable, down to earth and beautifully west african damsel,
DestinyPiz is most recognised for her stage presence, vibrance,
vivacious and engaging stage presence and endearing; touching vocals.

Her message ' My music is about love, life and experiences, I don't
just love to sing, I love to bring my acting skills into play when I
present my music videos and I am happy that I have had such tremendous
response. Most of all, I am determined to be the voice of the African
woman, to inspire and to encourage women all over the world to rise
above all odds and always achieve'.

Now strictly moving into the live performance arena and finalising her
debut album, DestinyPiz is definitely a formidable and reckonable
contender on the Afropop scene, her style is original, her voice as
she croons out her ballards with a rich mix of soul, pop, r and b,
jazz and Afrocalypso is unique and alluring.

She has recorded ten singles and is gearing up to release three more
since her debut 'African King' in Autumn 2010 and she recently
released her video to her Afropop sensational rythmic ballard 'Yawa'
featuring JoeL in Summer 2011. Link for the video is attached below

ACCESS BANK SACKS 1,500 INTERCONTINENTAL BANK STAFF

Niyi Tabiti
Several branches of Intercontinental Bank that have been tagged 'not performing' has been shut down by Access Bank, the new owners of the bank just as over one thousand staff of the same bank  lost their jobs. Gistmaster gathered some of the braches of Intercontinental Bank shut down by Access Bank includes the one at Ikeja, Ibafo and Akute.Austin Edoja, the
corporate affairs manger of Access Bank confirmed the new development.
Already, close to two thousand staff of Intercontinental bank has been sacked. However, we gathered that this just the first batch. Sources told gistmaster that Access Bank also plan to sack thousands of others soon.
Intercontinental Bank was hit by massive low patronage after the Central Bank of Nigeria indicted the erstwhile Managing Director of the Bank, Erastus Akingbola and other directors of fraudulent practices.

NOLLYWOOD PRODUCER,TCHIDI CHIKERE SAYS DEBT STORY IS ALL LIES

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Ace and celebrated multiple award winning movie director, writer, producer and actor has responded to those peddling the story currently circulating on the internet that he is in a 5 million naira debt as low life failures looking to achieve cheap publicity using his name.

“ I would usually not even respond to such hogwash, but let me just say this, the story is false, baseless and the worst is I don’t even know where it is coming from! In this business of show biz, you sometimes hear things about yourself that make you wonder if there are two of you,  some things I hear and I wonder if I have been cloned while I slept, and  another Tchidi Chikere operating and doing things somewhere else.

It all goes to show how the internet is being misused and it is very unfortunate. The cyberspace is free and you can write anything, any witch hunt piece against anybody you don’t like his face etc and post it on the internet and people will read it and believe it. You can write that the President was drunk in your crib last night and post it on the internet under some fictitious pen name or blog and the gullible world of today will believe you.

Every Tom, Dick or Harry is a blogger these days. No one calls you, no one makes the effort to hear your take on tales about you, yet when they write, they quote you!  My lawyers have been looking for the gentleman/or people who started that very libelous story but they can’t find him. I charge the people peddling that story to be bold and come forward and my lawyers will slam a very huge libel suit against them in a court of law.  We have laws in this country and you just don’t rub mud on innocent names and think you can get away with it for long. If we don’t catch you, karma will catch you.  I’ve worked my life out to be who I am today and balderdash like this will not discredit me in the eyes of rational minded folks. For those who believe anything they read on the internet, I really don’t care.”

Asked that there can be no smoke without fire, he responds, “These days, smoke comes without fire o. There is the smoke making machine that we use to produce smoke in movies, that machine can make all the smoke in this world without fire!” He laughed.

“But on a more serious note, Do you know I used to read stuff I did in the united States of America long ago on the internet? And at the time these things were written,  I didn’t even have a visa to the USA! I hadn’t even been to the USA then!  Hello? Did somebody say there can be no smoke without fire? The only fire in the story is yes I went to Malaga last year and made two movies. That is all. Every other story is lies upon lies. Some people just want their name mentioned alongside that of Tchidi Chikere to achieve publicity, Hello, I worked to be Tchidi Chikere, folks should work too!  I’m here. I walk freely. I come and go as I like. I keep my hands clean.

If I’m owing somebody 5 million naira being CD making funds as the story was written, let the people bring EFCC and arrest me, why can’t they do that?” (LAUGHS)  “Let me also clear the air once and for all on this Nathaniel Agaga or Engineer Agaga, who is defrauding people on the internet claiming to be my personal assistant  and uses a facebook profile that bears my name, claiming to be me! I don’t know him and anybody who is dumb enough to pay money or deal with just a name you see on the internet is doing so at his or her own risk.  His details are with the right authorities and very soon we will catch him. There is no single public figure that is not being impersonated these days. People should beware.”

Asked what he is currently up to, he told us he is on location in the east filming with Ali Huhu and Ngozi Ezeonu in a new flick titled Palace Pleasu

ACCESS BANK SACKS INTERCONTINENTAL BANK STAFF,SHUT DOWN BRANCHES

By Niyi Tabiti
Several branches of Intercontinental Bank that have been tagged 'not performing' has been shut down by Access Bank, the new owners of the bank just as over one thousand staff of the same bank  lost their jobs. Gistmaster gathered some of the braches of Intercontinental Bank shut down by Access Bank includes the one at Ikeja, Ibafo and Akute.Austin Edoja, the

NIGERIAN FIRST LADIES:WHO'S GOT THE MOST STUNNING LOOK?

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By Niyi Tabiti

When it comes to Fashuon, most Nigerian women are always in their best. Durning the first and second tenure of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo's administration, Onari Duke was adjudged the most beautiful of all the first ladies.

The effortless elegance of Mrs. Onari Duke made her the favorite of many fashion followers.

In Our special edition that is coming up soon, Gistmaster.com would be taking a look at the new first ladies and how they they have been promoting the dress African culture. What more?We are also going to take a look at who is truly the Most Beautiful First lady. We are also going to take a look at various projects they are doing to alleviate the lives of the less priviledged.It would be published as part of our special lifetyle package.

Click here to read Inside Patience Jonathan's Fashion Cabinet

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GET ON BOARD MOBILE MONEY POWERED BY MTN

 As the New Year unfolds, Nigeria’s leading Telecommunication network,
MTN is partnering with GTBank to deliver a more convenient means of
money transaction between family, loved ones and business partners
across the country.
In partnership with GTBank, the newly introduced service “Mobile
Money” is a secure, convenient and affordable way of sending money
using an MTN mobile phone.
With this new exciting service powered by MTN, you can:
1)      Send and receive money across the country with your phone.
2)      Recharge your phone by purchasing airtime.
3)      Pay bills e.t.c.
Mobile Money is a fast and convenient way of sending money when in an
emergency or when paying bills, we have been able to create this new
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network as well as Non-users
MTN Users can dial *500# and follow the instructions to activate
MobileMoney service.
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You can also visit www.facebook.com/MTNLoaded or www.twitter.com/MTNNG
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SUPREME COURT SACKS FIVE STATE GOVERNORS IN NIGERIA

 

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Abuja - Nigeria's Supreme Court on Friday sacked five ruling party state governors for over-staying their positions in a move that has added to confusion in a nation reeling under security woes.

The ruling, which overturns a decision by a lower court, affects governors from President Goodluck Jonathan's ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP) who took office in May 2007.

Five governors won re-run elections a year after their initial victories in the 2007 polls were annulled because of irregularities.

A high court ruled in January last year that they had to start a fresh term, but supreme court Judge Walter Onnoghen said on Friday that their tenure started the day they were first sworn into office.

“To allow the governors seeking tenure elongation will allow a culture of impunity in the system,” he said.

Affected states are Adamawa, Bayelsa, Cross River, Kogi and Sokoto.

Governorship elections are to be held in four of the affected states next month, while a new governor was elected in Kogi state in a December vote, although he has yet to be sworn in.

“No person can remain in office more than the four years provided for by the constitution,” said the ruling by the country's top court.

Jonathan is grappling with a surge in attacks by the Islamist Boko Haram sect and mounting social discontent.

The PDP controls around two-thirds of Nigeria's 36 states and the nation's capital Abuja. - Sapa-AFP

AMARA, KANU NWANKWO'S WIFE MARKS 25TH BIRTHDAY, GRADUATION PARTY

Amara the beautiful wife of Nigeria born , International footballer celebrated her 25th birthday anniversary recently. She also had her graduation party.Important guests from far and near came to celebrate with Kanu and his wife. Here are some of the photos from the event.