STELLA TOO HAS "CHOP UP!"

By Niyi Tabiti

Chief Reporter

Stella Damasus, model, actress and widow of late Jaiye Aboderin always give us a reason to applaud her looks anytime she step out at events.Here, Stella walk majestically into the party of Eyimofe Atake,the erudite lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) who turned 50 about two weeks ago.The event took place at the home of the Atakes in Lekki.Expectedly,Dorothy, his beautiful wife was a perfect hostess.

Stella has also tried all 'triable' means to look trimmer but nothing seems to work.Unlike Genevieve who tried the slim thing and got it right,though many of her fans are complaining that she is now too thin.Anyway, Stella remains a champion anyday when it comes to head turners at event.Weight loss or weight gain, Stella is 'deliciously sexy"anyday.Stella is beautiful and she flaunt it!

On the side, Sammy Okposo,the gospel artiste who shot into limelight by producing sound tracks for top hit Nollywood movies has vehemently denied ever dating Stella.In an interview published in City People this week,he declared that he only dated Kate Henshaw and not Stella.Well, fans are still waiting for RMD,Lanre Nzeribe and others to file their own counter reports.

SHOW THEM!

By Niyi Tabiti

Chief Reporter

This beautiful babe show off her well designed ankara fabric at the TOS Benson's burial in Lagos,last week.

Show them, abeg...!

MORE PICTURES FROM TOS BENSON'S BURIAL

These are some of the pictures from the burial of late Otunba TOS Benson in Ikorodu last week.Most of TOS Benson's children are celebrities in the own right.The list is endless but some of them include Tiwa Benson,the milliner,Bimbo Cardoso, Soga Benson and several others.

FASHION ICONS STORM TOS BENSON'S BURIAL IN IKORODU

By Niyi Tabiti

Chief Reporter

Last week, Ankara, as usual dominated the burial of late elder stateman,Otunba TOS Benson in Ikorodu Town,Lagos.We captured it here for your delight.Nowadays, the rich and the poor wear the same fabric of ankara yet something differentiates them.Did i hear you say carriage,glowing skin...?

2FACE IDIBIA KICKS OFF MTN XTRACOOL TOUR...DONATES TO CHARITY

MTN Xtra Cool Musical Tour with 2Face andFriends of six states finally kicked off in Benin City,Edo State on Saturday 1 March 2008,precisely at University of Benin Sports Complex.There was gift presentations at a charity home known as Good Samaritan Motherless Home at Uselu. MTN donated all the food items ranging from bags of rice,clothes, shoes, vegetable oils, beverages etc. 2Face made the presentation on behalf of MTN. The music star was emotionally touched at the home that he donated a cheque of N100, 000. He was supported by the CEO of Dojoes, Mr. Femi Ogundipe with another N100,000. The tour will get to Ibadan, Enugu, Lagos, Kaduna and Abuja.
www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com will definately serve you more from the tour.

Pix 1 -Shows 2face Idibia thrilling on the stage
Pix 2- 2face in a group photograph with children of the charity home.

OFUNNEKA IS NOW A REAL TOWN GIRL!

Ofunneka Molukwu, the Nigerian girl who featured at the last Big Brother Africa seems to be holding tightly to stardom, unlike Bayo Okoh her predecessor who vanished from limelight shortly after the show. He only managed to do endorsement for a telecom company and a few things here and there.
Now, everywhere you go in the town, you will never miss the smiling face of Ofunneka.She is really networking so that her celebrity status will not diminish. There is no high and mighty event in town hat is complete without her these days. I bet,MNET is trying to project the girl well for 'mighty' endorsements by getting her to be in the right clique. Day or night, Ofunneka is always on the move.www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com has spoted her several times.
Ofus mama,keep moving and keep rocking,its your time!

REPORTER’S DIARY: OLUCHI IS STILL THE MODEL TO BEAT

By Niyi Tabiti
Chief Reporter

Due to what I consider popular demand, I will now be spicing up www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com, Nigeria’s daily celebrity reports and photo online with what I call a reporter’s diary. Apart from posting latest photos and reports, I will be giving you memoirs in the cause of news gathering.
I will kick off with Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi.I really did not get close to the model whose claim to fame was winning the first MNET Face of Africa contest. She also grabbed a mouth watering model contract with a top agency in the United States of America.Today; she is regarded as Nigeria’s most successful model. I missed that edition but I was at the screening of the following year at Proflex Gym opposite 1004 the following year.
In 2005, I decided to put up a show in Lagos. I decided to use my goodwill with some of the musicians and a lot of them turned up. We had the likes of Ruggedman, Kaffi (the dancer), Gbenga Adeyinka the first, Asha and others. The anchor man of the night was a top model who could not find his way so I had to go and pick him. He was waiting for me a restaurant near Lord Club in Maryland, Lagos.When I got there I met him and a tall, dark-skinned lady. On a closer look, I got to know that she is Oluchi Onweagba.There was no glitz to show that she is indeed a model. She was modestly dressed.
Few minutes we hopped into Oluchi’s Toyota Camry and we drove to the venue of the event.
Trust me not to miss the opportunity to interview her. She was evading every question I was putting to her. She complained that the Nigerian press had been writing rubbish about her. “They wrote I was on drugs and all that”
“Well, goof is not peculiar to any country. The Press goof all over the world. Its good to always put the record straight as a celebrity or get a publicist to help out” I defended.
We chatted for sometime and she told me that she was giving marriage serious considerations.Immediately, the headline flashed through my brain “Top model, Oluchi set to wed”.Thank God,Oluch did not dissapoint.She got married few months after that encounter. She got married to Italian born fashion designer,Luca Orlandi.
When we got to the event she begged that she does not want any attraction as she may not be able to handle the situation. She dodged yet some people still recognized her as the same Oluchi who is doing Nigeria proud in America.
Few hours later, she left for an important appointment. She also requested I followed her in her car so that she would find her way out.
I wouldn’t say whether or not,Oluchi is a fantastic driver but I remember when Bisi Sowemimo another wonderful Nigerian model was given her glittering Toyota XLI car some years ago.It was part of her prize as the winner of the Fashion TV Model contest put together by Legendary Gold Limited.
She was almost frustrated by Lagos commercial bus drivers. While driving with her on Third Mainland one day, almost all the drivers were driving rough. They were also abusing her “Asewo,comot for road who give you motor?”
In turn she barked at them “Shut up! Yeye driver!”
That is Lagos for you.

Photo-Oluchi making a grand entry into This Day Award in Lagos, recently.She is still the Nigerian model to beat or what do you think?