Tosyn Bucknor Hosted Steve Babaeko,Lamide Akintobi and others at her lifestyle event, Brunch with Tosyn

Top media personality, Tosyn Bucknor hosted friends, creative  
enthusiasts and fans at her lifestyle event, Brunch with Tosyn.

The highly interactive event which was initiated by Tosyn to connect  
fans with some of their most loved personalities while creating an  
opportunity to network and make impact, had Marketing Communications  
expert, Steve Babaeko as guest where he shared tips with guests on  
‘How To Grow Your Personal Brand’.

At the event, guests had the opportunity to network with one another  
and also exchange knowledge in a warm and fun-filled atmosphere. The  
highlight of the event was the speed-mingling session after which the  
most interactive guests were presented gifts by the amiable host.

Guest speaker, Steve Babaeko while sharing tips on ‘How To Grow Your  
Personal Brand’ took guests through his journey from broadcasting in  
NTA Kano to his relocation to Lagos as a Copywriter and his  
transformation to the most sought after Creative Director and CEO of  
Nigeria’s leading brand agency, X3m Ideas. He also fielded questions  
from the guests, ranging from (egs of the questions pls)

Speaking on the idea behind the monthly brunch event, Tosyn Bucknor  
said her love for being around people and watching people connect, as  
well as a love for food led to Brunch With Tosyn.

Notable faces spotted at the event include singer Jodie Odiete and  
Ebony Life TV host, Lamide Akintobi who said, ‘the atmosphere was  
really warm  and inspiring, I am excitedly looking forward to the  
fourth edition of Brunch With Tosyn”.

This edition of Brunch with Tosyn was proudly supported by 360 Nobs,  
Bella Naija, Exquisite Magazine, OloriSupergal, Onobello and TBDC. The  
guests got goody bags with House of Tara and SPEECHgirl Tees products.

Sly Ojigbede of Classic FM is dead

Sly Ojigbede a popular OAP with Classic FM is dead.The shocking news of the OAP death broke over the weekend.

  The cause of Ojibede's death has not been officially communicated by Classic FM or the family of the late on air presenter.Just this weekend,Nigerians and nollywood film lovers got the bad news that actor Peter Bruno died.
 
Nigerians have started praying for the family and friends that the late Sylvester Ojigbede left behind.Some of them have been posting messages on social media.

Tayo Shonekan:Why I Left Engineering for Clothes Designing-Punch

I love this interview on Tayo Shonekan published in the Punch and thought i should share. Tayo Shonekan is a stylist, designer and Chief Executive Officer of AIMAS, a fashion label. She talks about why she decided to focus on designing

Q: Why did you make the switch from styling to designing?

A: I have always done the two side by side; one did not precede the other. Now, I do less of styling and more of designing because I am trying to build my brand. I no longer style as often as I used to.

Q: How did you delve into designing?

A: As a newly-wed expecting my first baby in the United Kingdom, I was home and not working. I wondered what I could do, but I had always been interested in fashion, even though it was not my course of study at the university. I studied manufacturing engineering. I started by designing T-shirts and it became a success.

Q: Why did you move back to Nigeria?

A: Every city has its advantages and disadvantages. People always think the grass is greener on the other side. If you are young, single and want to explore life, you might want to live there. But when you get married and start having children, it is preferable to relocate home. Over there, childcare services are expensive but here in Nigeria, you can have your family around while you manipulate your time. Also, there are more opportunities in Nigeria, even though it is tough. Because the UK and other countries are more developed, start-ups find it difficult to flourish.

Q: What does it require to be a designer?

A: Fashion is not an easy industry. A lot of people just wake up and think they can do fashion. People try it and fall by the way side. Only people who have the passion and talent survive.

Q: Your designs are a fusion of African and western styles…

A: We started by making T-shirts and we added a bit of ankara to it which made it different from what every other person was doing at that time. But for our ready-to-wear line, we do not use ankara. We create our own prints and it has African aesthetics. That is the aesthetics behind the brand. It is modern, fresh, contemporary and we still want people to know that it has an African flair and content to it.

Q: Do your designs convey any particular message?

A: My designs try to show the beauty of the African continent and at the same time pass the message that you do not really have to dress in a traditional mode to show you are African. Anyone in the world can wear our pieces regardless of where they come from.

Q: But people still consider you to be more of a stylist than a designer…

A: That is quite true, because we do not take part in any of the major fashion

Mayweather Vs Pacquiao: One Man,one fight,The 35 Billion Naira story

By the time we were sleeping in Nigeria, two people were in the boxing ring in America, fighting what is today the most expensive fight in the world. Mayweather Floyd and Pacquiao threw punches here and there to the excitement of sport lovers.

 By the time, some of us woke up, the gist was all over the place. One small boy in America got close to 36 Billion Naira just fighting one battle!Chai! He got $180 million naira (US Dollars). Government need to do something about harnessing the boxing talents of those area boys who harass people in Lagos.
   I need to start boxing too.  
-Niyi Tabiti 

Breaking News: Kate Middleton Gives Birth to Baby Girl

Kate Middleton just gave birth to a baby girl. Kate, a member of the British royal family by marriage is the Duchess of Cambridge. She is married to Prince William the grandson of the Queen of England.The baby weighs 8lb 30z.
 The name of the latest royal baby in England is yet to be announced.

Gistmaster People,Places & Time:Ali Baba Weds Ex-Beauty Queen,Patricia Leon 1998

 

By Niyi Tabiti

  Notable comedian and entrepreneur, Ali Baba was love-struck in 1998. He was the man Patricia Leon, a corporate executive with Multichoice Nigeria wanted to spend the rest of her life with.

Many thought the relationship was a joke but Ali Baba was ready to prove his seriousness to the whole world. He finally did on November 24, 1998 when he got married to Patricia inside the Trenchard Hall, University of Ibadan, Oyo state.

   

  The couple met through

Steph Nora Okere reveals why her marriage to Lanre Falana crashed

Nollywood actress, Steph Nora Okere reveals why her marriage to Lanre Falana crashed. Gistmaster gathered in an interview she granted showtime people in Vanguard Newspaper 

I was never married but I was involved in a marriage process which got truncated along the line. Marriage begins with  paying the woman’s dowry,