ASHEVILLE LAUNCHES KILONSHELE IN LAGOS..SAYS ITS SOLUTION TO E-COMMERCE IN NIGERIA + LIZZY ENAHORO ON STYLE ME 3

Thanks for your feed back.In Lagos,Nigeria Asheville services Limited has unveiled Kilonshele.com to bring a solution to e-commerce in Nigeria.We were invited to the launch this morning.Please check gistmaster.com to see more details and photos from event.You can also get to see details of Lizzy Enahoro transition from what the organisers of the show call 'Mum-anger to Manager'

WHO BECOMES NEXT NOLLYWOOD STYLE QUEEN? STYLE WRITERS,FASHION ICONS OTHERS GO TO THE POLL AGAIN!-MAI,TARA OTHERS PARTNER GISTMASTER.COM

The 2009 fashion award for the best dressed Nollywood diva is ready to fly as Gistmaster.com the organizers of the annual award has announced.Gistmaster.com is a premium online celebrity news and photo agency. It started as a blog (www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com)
The winner was Nollywood diva and fashion sophisticate, Miss Rita Dominic. She was the centre of attraction as she was treated to a lavish reception at A-list hangout, Swe Bar in Lagos, shortly after she was declared winner. As if on cue, the corporate organizations have also acknowledged Rita’s style prowess. She is now the face of the stylish Nokia N97 brand also a GLO ambassador.
Rita Dominic was adjudged the best dressed Nollywood actress following massive reactions and a poll conducted by Gistmaster.com. According to the facilitators of the poll, Nigerians from different parts of the world tapped into the global opportunities of the internet to vote for their favorite stars and at the end, Rita Dominic came tops with the highest vote, followed closely by Genevieve Nnaji.We got thousands of comments,
text messages and phone calls from lovers of the movie
industry.


Already names like Genevieve Nnaji,Mercy Johnson,Ebube Nwangbo,Rita Dominic,Stephanie Okereke,Kate Henshaw and Stella Damasus,Bisi Ibidapo-Obe,Omoni Oboli and others have appeared on this year's list.
Latest information indicates that this year's edition would also include the best dressed actor in Nigeria.So it would be a two in one presentation.Ramsey Nouah,Jim Iyke,Kunle Afolayan and others would slug it out in the male category.
This year, top fashion icons,journalists and photographers are expected to make the presentation a wonderous outing for the winner.Mai Atafo, a bespoke celebrity fashion artist has confirmed his readiness to be part of this year's event.
Mai is behind the head head turning clothes of ex Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria,Omowunmi Akinnifesi,Munachi Abii another ex-MBGN,Tv personality,Cyntia Okpala and the clothes worn by Kemi Adetiba to Hip Hop World Award amongst other celebrities.Here, we share with you some good designs of Mai.Tara Fela Durotoye is joing the list of our patrotic patrners this year.
Tara changed the 'rhythm' of make up business in Nigeria, just like Ali Baba who brought 'life' into comedy business in Nigeria.There is a coming saying (especially amongst brides to be) that if Tara has did not handle your Make-Up, then you have not arrived.Today,She has invested so much into youth empowernment and helped a lot of young people foun a voice for their passion in the make up business.She own.s the Orekelewa line.She has been greatly inspired by her Husband,Fela(see their picture)
As for last year's own Swe Bar, the classy hangout for top celebrities, top make up artist, Orekelewa, a leading make up product owned by Tara Fela Durotoye and SHARE by Tosyn Bucknor are also co-sponsors of the event. A top model in the United States of America also sent us beautiful clothes as part of goodies meant for the winner.
“We were overwhelmed by the massive reactions we
receive from Nigerians from all over the world. You need to
se their interesting comments to value their approach to
glamour and movie industry”
“Dressing is not how much it cost you to buy your Tommy Hilfiger, Prada or any label but wearing the right thing at the right time. We have taken photos of most of the
best red carpet events in Nigeria and found out that in the process of imitating Hollywood stars, our celebrities often
make some obvious mistakes” Niyi Tabiti said.
Apart from the votes, we took a step ahead by consulting with about 40

journalists and celebrities and at the end;
Rita also emerged as the first. On and off screen, Rita continues to be a pacesetter in her well turned out fabric.

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COURT SENTENCES PDP TOP SHOT,CHIEF BODE GEORGE TO JAIL

A prominent member of Nigeria's ruling party (PDP), Chief Bode George has been sentenced to jail by a Nigerian court today. Click here to see fuller details and photo.

EXCITEMENT IN THE AIR AS BRAINSTONE,CINDER LAUNCH STYLE ME SEASON 3 IN NIGERIA

Happy Monday to you! The new week started yesterday but as you know everyday is our day...not when Nigerians are bringing new things and creating more challenges in the fashion, movie and tourism industry.We are rolling out a lot of things that would definitely excite you this week. Guess what Brainstone, the parent company of social media site,Bella Naija is working with Cinder Company to bring you the Season Three of Style Me, that highly rated show that brings out the best in everyone. Please click on our style page in gistmaster.com for fuller details and the profile of the presenters.

Hey, have you read the story of the man we love to call Ravishing Ramsey?(the actor who goes by the name Ramsey Nouah).Don't wait, it is there at the click of a button.click gistmaster.com .It is on our news page. Then, we also talked about alluring Laura! Yes, Laura Ikeji is coming out with her hit single "Scoin Scoin".According to her, 'Scoin scoin' means "Craze".Laura story is the lead on our Entertainment News section.

Don't let forget that vacancy is available for the position of Operations officer,trainee photographers and reporters in gistmaster.com

See you later!!!! Male or Female, what matters is your brain.

REPORTER's DIARY: HERE COMES YOUR SHOW HOST,SEUN MADUKA

Story and photo by Niyi Tabiti

Smartly built, eloquent and beautiful are some of the qualities that defines Seun Maduka.Based in the United States, Seun is the presenter of United States of Nigeria, an exciting programme that showcase what Nigerians are doing in the United States.The programme is produced by Ayo Shonaiya.

She is in Nigeria to do some work for her management company, R70. My camera was very excited because every pose from Seun turned out well.She also took part in a Video shoot today.Seun, who has taken part in two movies (one a nollywood movie shot on locations in Washington DC and another one a Hollywood movie shot in Los Angeles,Califonia) is looking foward to a wonderful career in acting and presentation.

Look forward to her interview soon on gistmaster.com

THE ALL GIRLS NITE OUT IS BACK!

Smooth Promotions, the brains behind Hiphopworld Magazine, Hiphopworld Awards and Hip on TV is at it again.
At a time when everyone thought the organizers will be resting on their Oars after the completion of yet another successful edition of their annual “Hiphopworld Awards”, the Organizers last week made it public that an all girl show “Girl’s Nite out” is the next project on their calender.
Already an all female team has been put in place. “Every single thing will be done by Girls including designing the stage, video and sound production, producing and directing of the show, security, just name anything” A member of the team who pleaded anonymity disclosed last week
Girls Nite out, a forum for discovering female talents as well as celebrating womanhood is targeted at making a statement that “what a man can do, a woman can do better”
“All we are planning to do is to showcase the professional capability of women in fields that have overtime been male dominated. We are out to give female up and coming talents the chance to be discovered as well as treat the brothers to a night of Fun” Joke Jaiyesimi Head honcho of the project says
Girls Nite out made its first appearance ten years ago and two female artistes “Sasha” and “Azeezat” were discovered at the event, before it was suspended in 2002. Through the March 1999- Dec 2002, Girl’s Nite was hosted by Dianne Oputa, Celebrated actress and OAP Funlola Aofiyebi and Broadcaster Tosin Ajayi.
Late DJ loc shy who passed away in January 2008
Other grounded people that were involved in the event include Yeni Kuti, Stella Damasus, Wunmi Obe, Tosin Ajayi, Onyeka Onwenu, Bouqui, Latoya Aduke, Ara and Bimbo Oloyede
And now ten years after, with a new team in place, it looks like the show is ready to take a new shape. “Expect the usual stuffs that used to be there way back, but in a refined way” Jaiyesimi says.
A date and Venue is yet to be announced, but “It will hold very soon, my team and I are putting things in place already” Joke Jaiyesimi said on a final note.

REPORTER'S DIARY:ONE MAN,ONE ROOM,TWO WIVES AND FOUR CHILDREN

By Niyi Tabiti

First, let us congratulate Hajia Bola Shagaya and ex-beauty queen,Helen Prest-Ajayi on their 50^th birthday anniversaries. Bola Shagaya is regarded as one of the richest women in Nigeria and she has business interests in oil, photography, banking and other areas. She is also one of the directors of Unity Bank Plc. Helen Ajayi on the other hand, won the Miss Nigeria beauty contest about thirty years ago and she still has the figure of someone who can still go on the runway and win the crown again and again.

Now, back to my diary. Well, I discovered that most of the things we call comedy in Nigeria movies are serious issues that must be tackled. They are real!

Iya Funke, my friend lives opposite the house of a man who has a room, two wives and fours children. I didn’t believe her until one evening when the two wives started fighting over who ate the bread on the table. People tried to settle the misunderstanding. I was shocked when the first wife started abusing her husband and the second wife, saying that she has been the one feeding the family for sometime.

The man is a commercial motorcyclist by profession (Okada rider) while the first wife is a petty trader, the second wife is a full time house wife. I was shocked to the marrows of my body when I learnt that the guy actually has two wives in one room. I even thought he had three children until I discovered that they are four children.I only see things like these in Nollywood movies until I saw it live!!!

“What manner of man is this”, I asked myself rhetorically. On my way home, I kept asking myself different questions, most of which I have not found an answer till date. Does this kind of thing still happen in this age and time? How do they have sex when the children are also there in the room? When he is having sex with the first wife under the watchful eyes of the second wife, what is her reaction?(At least,there would be no way they would be having sex that the other person won't know)

How will the man meet up with his responsibilities of taking care of the children with the meager sum he makes from his commercial motorcycle? What kind of children would come out of that kind of marriage? Is the man not ashamed at all? (I even saw him recently)…why are the two women so blind in love (or lust) that made the two women agree to stay in the one room with him?i mean..what manner of a man is this!