WHO DID YOU FOOL?

Today is very interesting because we crack up lot of things for the fun of the fools day.So,who have you fooled so far? Share your experience with others.I phoned an actress that she should come and open the door of her apartment because i was right at her door step.She screamed "Ye!Niyi,what are you doing in my house so early...!" She laughed and said "Did anybody tell you anything?" "Yes, is he still there?"I answered. We both laughed and at that point i got the drift that the actress (she sabi runs no be small) might be cooling off with a 'customer' in her bedroom.Suddenly, I screamed "April Fool!" She laughed but i knew she was disappointed in herself.
More later.Please, gist me...who did you fool?

TONI PAYNE HAS A SUPRISE PACKAGE FOR YOU!

Soon www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com would be giving out suprise packages to readers from far and near every week courtesy Toni Payne.Its simple,just answer our questions and the 'Gongo Aso' package will be delivered to you.

Watch out!

SEGUN ADEOYE EMERGES WINNER, YOUNG JOURNALIST OF THE YEAR

On Thursday 27th March 2008, Segun Adeoye of Tell Magazine emerged as the young Journalist for the year 2007. This was made known at the award presentation ceremony of the 2nd Young Journalist Awards held at the Conference hall, LTV ground, Agindingbi, Ikeja, Lagos .
Segun Adeoye, who topped the scoring sheet from the results received from the panel of judges, carted home the star prize of a brand new Laptop computer and an award plaque. The stories that won him the award are attached.
Speaking at the award presentation, Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin, Sunday Editor of The Nation Newspaper and Chair of the Award presentation ceremony said “the Young Journalist Awards is to encourage young journalists to take their job more seriously.”
Mr. Deji Elumoye, NUJ Lagos council Vice Chairman stood in for the council Chairman as Guest of honour. Other special guests at the ceremony included Ms. Joke Kujenya, Mr. Chido Onumah, Mr. Lanre Arogundade amongst a host of other journalists. According to Mr. Kingsley Obom-Egbulem, a member of the panel of judges, “the reports by the entrants were really very challenging and of very high standard”.
Other prizes awarded at the ceremony included a multi-purpose Ericsson phone, presented to Toyosi Ogunseye of News star Newspaper; 1st runner up and a digital camera to Rafiu Ajakaye of Daily Independent Newspaper; 2nd runner up as well as consolation prizes to other nominees.
The Young Journalist Awards is an initiative of Media Career Services (MCS), a media training and research organization devoted to promoting excellence in media practice in Nigeria .
The 2nd Young Journalist Awards was supported by Posterity Media Nigeria, Journalist Against AIDS, JAAIDS, Nigeria , International Press Centre, IPC, and an anonymous donor.
Media Career Services, which has over the years organized several trainings for the development of journalists in the country, is the publisher of STOP PRESS; the career moulding newsletter for journalists in Nigeria , amongst other journalism career enhancing publications.

ABUJA YOUTH GO WILD AT MTN/2FACE SHOW

It was a pot pouri of fun for over ten thousand youths and adult fun seekers penultimate Saturday at the Millennium Gardens in the nation’s capital city of Abuja, when Africa’s mega telecom brand MTN combined with Nigeria’s mega music star 2Face Idibia to round off the six cities musical jamboree themed: MTN Xtra Cool Tour with 2Face and Friends which started March 1st in Benin.
The mega concert which featured one of American R&B music sensation
Marques Houston, had scintillating performances from both upcoming Abuja based artistes and top rated music divas among whom were Marvelous Benji, Zulezoo, Free Style, Sound Sultan, W4, Rock Steady, Ragga Remmy, Hypertek Dancers, Rough, Rugged and Raw, Blacktribe, Da Natives, and toast of the moment 9ICE among others.
The youths, numbering over 10, 000 were treated to high value fun characteristic of MTN Xtra Cool brand, a product designed for the youth segment in the Nigerian telecommunication market. The lucky ones among the youths, who stormed the nation’s capital from within and outside Abuja municipal, went away with lots of free MTN branded freebies, Blackberry, Philips brand of MP3/DVD player etc.
The show, that started at 6pm, was climaxed with a thrilling vibration from the celebrated star 2Face who dazzled his fans with a live band. The MOBO and MTV base Best African Artiste of the year, was in his element, singing his heart out. He mesmerized the crowd with his trade in stock, gyrating to the pleasure of the overwhelming crowd.
The security men at the show which included men of the Nigeria police, Army men and the Voltron Security men, a notable private security outfit, had a hectic time controlling the surging crowd, that lined up to the main road.
To signal the close of the show, the organizers set the sky on fire with colourful fire crackers that brightens and beautified the sky at every moment it went off in the air. The show officially ended at about 2am.
Meanwhile, the entire crew on the tour made up of MTN officials, Dojoes Management officials, 2Face and the officials of his music outfit Hypertek, and a cross section of the entertainment journalists visited Abuja Children Home the largest orphanage home in Abuja. The visit, which was part of the programme plan for the execution of the six cities tour project, was at the instance of MTN. It was led by 2Face who was accompanied by his musical friend Dare Art-Alade.
The African queen crooner, who was taken on tour of the orphanage home by the administrator of the home Mallam Sulaiman Umar Abubakar, donated on behalf of MTN several bags of rice and other food items, and later made a personal donation of an undisclosed sum to the orphanage. This gesture has been replicated at every other orphanage visited in all the other cities where the MTN Xtra Cool Tour with 2Face and Friends visited.
Speaking at the orphanage home Mr. Ayokunle Adesina MTN Xtra Cool brand manager, explained that the brand xtra cool is just living to its brand promise of “Total Fun. And we are not limiting the fun to the privileged members of the society who would find it convenient to attend the Xtra Cool concert; we are also taking the fun to the less privileged member of the larger society.

That is why we choose to take one of the artiste that both the Nigerian youths and adult group ever so much loved, to six majour cities within the six geo political zones. We have been to Benin, Ibadan, Lagos, Enugu, Kaduna and now Abuja. And in all these cities, we always remember the less privileged. We take 2Face and other artistes on the tour to visit at least one motherless babies home where the less privileged will be privileged to see live their music idol.

The children have never had it so good at any of the orphanages we visited. Apart from donating food items, 2face always mingled with them, take picture with them and above all, he sings for them. We are using the tour to preach message of love, joy and total fun, the MTN way”, the ebullient Xtra cool brand manager enthused.

WHO IS MBGN 2008?

Story and photo by Niyi Tabiti

Chief Reporter

The question that is seriously begging for answer on the lips of most people is 'Where is Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2008 coming from?'

http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ is still gathering information here and there and very soon,we would unveil Adaeze Igwe,the 2008 MBGN queen.

Gist merchant told us that the girl was actually based in Enugu but she school in Abuja,the Federal Capital Territory.

http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ can tell you authoritatively that Adaeze had done some modelling jobs in the past.She also model for Delta Soap.Stephanie Oforka, the first runner up is also a Delta Soap model.

What more? we gathered that this is not Adaeze's first attempt at becoming a queen.She contested at the last Miss University Nigeria contest in Lagos.She did not make the last ten.Now,she is the queen of all queens in Nigeria because of her new status as Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria.

More on her later!

ALIKO DANGOTE,OTEDOLA SET TO CONQUER NIGERIA MEDIA INDUSTRY

Niyi Tabiti

Chief Reporter

Alhaji Aliko Dangote,the fellow popularly refered to as Nigeria's richest man is all set to take his winning streak into the media industry.He is not alone in the project.We gathered that Dangote and his friend, Femi Otedola (otherwise known as Ote-dollar) and another billionaire, who is a politician are planning to launch a new media company in Nigeria.Already,they have acquired a place and several automobiles for the work.www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com also gathered that they have been recruiting some of the best hands from different media houses into their newspaper project.Femi Otedola is the Chairman of Zenon Oil while the politician on board is said to be an engineer and a serving public office holder.The politician is a likeable personality and he has his hands in many pies too.

PHOTOS FROM MOST BEAUTIFUL GIRL IN NIGERIA CONTEST

Photos by Niyi Tabiti
Chief Reporter

Former President of Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN) Mrs. Folorunsho Alakija stepping into the venue.She a socialite with a difference.She does everything in moderate.
pix 2-Latova,Guy Murray Bruce of Silverbird Group and Mr.Babatunde Funsho Williams.