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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.

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

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 

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.

  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

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, 

This is good news.The major oil marketers have suspended their strike.For days now, Nigerians have had it so rough getting fuel from filling stations.  Here is how Punch reported the story Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria on Friday reached an agreement with the National Association of Road Transport Owners to suspend their strike, according to an official. MOMAN Executive Secretary, Mr Femi Olawore, made this known while speaking with newsmen on the ongoing impasse with the government over outstanding fuel subsidy

    President Jonathan Goodluck has less than a month to rule Nigeria. Mohammadu Buhari will formally take over after the May 29 inauguration in Abuja.I don't know if Forbes  see this coming to past,but i can humbly predict that the country will definitely produce a new set of billionaires.  The new government will bring on

Kehinde Bankole shot into limelight as one of the trio picked as Face of Lux. Others are Sylvia Udeogu and Olaogun Olaide. They were given the job when Unilever Nigeria Plc; makers of Lux soap didn’t renew the contract it had with Nollywood actress, Genevieve Nnaji as product ambassador.      Kehinde was born in 1981, she studied Mass Communications at the University of Lagos. She is still single at the time of the profile update. Kehinde got a role in Super Story, a TV drama series created and produced by Wale Adenuga of Ikebe Super fame. After the Lux endorsement deal was

By Niyi Tabiti  Terry Waya, Nigerian born businessman and socialite proved his worth when his 40 th birthday attracted 5 governors, senators and businessmen to the UK. Sources also hinted that some pretty girls also made it to the party from Nigeria courtesy of their rich boyfriends.  Chief Lucky Igbinedion the governor of Edo state had a party for Terry Waya, at his private UK residence a day before. Terry Waya’s party would go down in history as one of the most talked about in Nigeria. It reportedly cost whopping 100,000 pounds sterling to stage. The birthday party took place on June 19, 2001 at the Le Meridien Hotel, Picadilly, West End, London.   The 5 governors who attended the

  Mike Igbinedion has been convicted following corruption charges levelled against him by the Nigerian anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC). He is the younger brother to convicted former governor of Edo state, Lucky Igbonedion. They are both sons of a Nigerian billionaire,Sir Gabriel Igbinedion.   According to Igbinedion family website, Micheal Igbinedion, a socialite and businessman studied Political Science and Law at Howard University,USA and Warwick University in UK, respectively. He is married.  Gistmaster gathered that Mr.Micheal Igbinedion was convicted  after several adjournment in a law court in Nigeria.

By Niyi Tabiti Uche Pedro, the delectable online entrepreneur behind popular Bellanaija website is in celebration mood as her twins arrived on April 9 2015. Uche was so excited that she broke the news herself.It was earlier speculated that she delivered some months back.     Exclusive news sources told www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com that Uche delivered in America.Unknown to many people,Uche has been in the United States for sometime in anticipation of her twins.Bode played the dotting dad role very well.He was all over her.     People who read her blog and the breaking news has

I remember some years ago, i told myself that i just wanted to be a blogger and nothing else.I want to generate valuable,original and up to date content on lifestyle. It was such a fantastic experience uploading stories and photos on the blogger platform since 2007. I use wordpress very well now, but someone told me to harness the power of my first love,Yes blogger...Lets see how it goes.Henceforth, feel free to see latest and authentic information from this blog on Nigeria,events,people,entertainment,general interest stories and of course,load of free stuff that will make you happy.

 Believe it to not, Mercy Johnson is about to release her new single with notable producer, Don Jazzy.Some news are just so unbelievable that you have to wash eyes again and ask yourself if you are reading or still dreaming.A news portal,

  One of the the leading traditional rulers in Yorubaland, Oba Sikiru Adetona the Awujale of Ijebuland disappointed Mr President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday. Awujale refused to amke any comment that would suggest support for GEJ re-election bid. Rather the traditional ruler said he is an institution and a father to all.He has told his people to vote for the right people with the right manifesto not corrupt and incompetent leaders.   Oba Adetona became the traditional ruler of the ancient town in 1960 at the age of 26. He is a first cousin to one of Africa's richest men listed on Forbes, Otunba Mike Adenuga.