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RED CARPET QUEEN 2011

Last year, Gistmaster published a story on the most talked about red carpet personality in Nigeria.Eku Edewor the amazing studio 53 Extra presenter made the top position from our findings. Yes, she is a presenter but she became more attracted to everyone on the red carpet fabulous lane that her name get mentioned in almost all red carpets event in Nigeria in 2010.Not even all the big actresses could match her popularity on the red carpet in 2010. Now, in 2011 we already have a line up of some Nigeria's top female presenters,actresses such as Genevieve Nnaji,Omotola Jolade Ekehinde, Stephanie Okereke , Ini Edo, Uche Jombo, Susan Peters and others are already on our list. www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com will unveil the full list very soon.  

REPORTER'S DIARY:GOOGLE NIGERIA WORKSHOP IN LAGOS

[caption id="attachment_4941" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Juliet Ehimuan of Google Nigeria"] [/caption] By Niyi Tabiti/Gistmaster.com When i got an email inviting me for the workshop organized by Google in Nigeria. I was anxiously looking forward  to powerful presentations from staff of the online company. I knew Larry Page and Sergey Binn, the two founders of Google must have a productive team working in what I call a multi billion dollars online empire! I looked at myself in the mirror and said "Niyi Tabiti, one day you are going to build an online empire like this too!Dreams, dreams,dreams....lol I attended the two day special session workshop at Civic Centre, Lagos for webmasters and reporters. of course I had a pre- knowledge of some of these things but it was great being there because it served as a refresher course. Facilitators at the event did well. Eve Andersson was my favourite! From what gistmaster.com gathered, Goog

IBORI EXTRADITED TO LONDON

By Gistmaster.com Former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori have finally been extradited to the UK to stand trial on corruption charges. Ibori was arrested in Dubai in the  United Arab Emirate. He was also charged to court while Nigeria's anti-graft agency- Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) worked on his extradition to Britain in conjunction  with the Metropolitan Police. Nigeria don't have extradition treaty with UAE but the UK does. Ibori has arrived UK, according to report by Next. Ibori's wife, Theresa, his lawyer,his sister and a lady friend had earlier been convicted in the UK based on charges of money laundering.

LANDLADY DRAGS NATURAL MEDICINE DOCTOR,PAUL OJEIH TO COURT

By Niyi Tabiti Dr.Paul Ojeih a popular natural medicine practitioner and founder of  Iris Medical Foundation, is at the receiving end of his landlady at the moment. He is at the verge of being ejected from the duplex, he uses as his office on Kayode Street, Ogba, Lagos. He is occupying two duplexes but one of it is about to be taken. Gistmater.com gathered that the owner of the house, one Alhaja S.A Fowowe Agoro have already dragged the herbal medicine doctor to the Ikeja Magisterial district of Lagos State, seeking possession of the property and arrears of unpaid rents. The suit against Ojeih by Barrister Olabode Waheed Balogun of L.O Kotun Chambers on behalf of Alhaja Folawewe- Agoro is marked as MIK/1703/11 Gistmaster.om gathered that the Plaintiff is claiming possession of the premises and Six Hundred Thousand Naira (N600,000) as arrears of rent for the period of 1 May 2010- 31 January 2011 and profit at the rate of N67,000 (Sixty Seven Thousand Naira) per month from 1 February 201

YAHOO! SAYS CONTRACT WITH NIGERIAN STANDING TRIAL OVER $2MILLION ALLEGED FRAUD ENDED LAST YEAR

[caption id="attachment_4354" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Dominic Essien"] [/caption] By Niyi Tabiti Internet giant, Yahoo! said that her contract with a Nigerian, Mr. Dominic Essien ended last year  without renewal. The statement, which was sent to Gistmaster.com by Yahoo advertising unit followed a story published by gistmaster.com on the investigation and arraignment of Mr. Essien by the Economic and financial Crime Commission (EFCC) over a $2million (US Dollars) alleged fraud by management of MTN, a leading telecommunication company operating in Nigeria. Essien is the chief Executive officer of SEED Media. In the said letter written by Ben Starkie, the Chief Executive of  EMEA Communications, Yahoo! advertising unit, the organization stated  “Dominic Essien’s relationship with Yahoo! came to an end last year. Currently we (Yahoo!) work directly with advertisers and agencies in Nigeria”. Starkie further told gistmaster.com that

QUERIES OVER DELE MOMODU's PRESENCE AT ATIKU DAUGHTER's WEDDING

[caption id="attachment_2486" align="alignright" width="373" caption="Bilikisu Atiku Abubakar"] [/caption] Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar recently pulled politicians and moneybags from different parts of the world  to the wedding of his beautiful daughter, Bilikisu Atiku Abubakar to  Adamu Modibo. Bilikisu according to information pieced together by gistmaster.com works with one of the leading telecommunications company in Nigeria, Globacom. She studied in Switzerland before proceeding to Brunel University. Her husband is a lawyer, investment banker and the Chief Executive of Sigma Pensions Limited, Abuja. The wedding was a congregation of some of  top ally of the former Vice President of Nigeria. The likes of Senator Ben Obi, Otunba Johnson Oyewole Fasawe, General Ibrahim Babangida. The Presidential aspirant on the platform of Labour party, Chief Dele Momodu was also at the event. [caption id="attachment_2498" align="alignr

FROM CAPETOWN SOUTH AFRICA, DAREY 'ART ALADE' RETURNS WITH ANOTHER WONDROUS VIDEO- 'NO STARS'

With amazing vocal talents and unusual hard work, Darey Art Alade sure knows how to bring good music to the table. And with matchless and interpretative videos, he not only drives home his point, but also wins the hearts of Fans and Critics inside and outside Nigeria . So it is no surprise that his new video ‘No stars’ is winning critical acclaim while the fans are doling out unanimous thumbs up. ‘No stars’ is a brilliant video’ Solomon Shonaiya, COO of Soul Muzik says. ‘it is a sequel to his hit single ‘Not the girl’. The video should continue from where ‘Not the girl stopped, and that is what we have done’ No Stars is the fourth track on Darey’s album ‘Un.DAREY.ted’. The cut comes immediately after the hit single ‘Not the girl’. Darey explains ‘I had always had it on mind for ‘No stars’ to follow ‘Not the girl’, when the songs were being written which is why it comes immediately after ‘Not the girl’ on the album, I t just captures the whole picture of Darey after break up. If ‘Not th