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Wednesday, August 11, 2010

EXCITEMENT AS LAGBAJA ROCKS MTN PROJECT FAME

On Saturday, contemporary highlife artiste, Lagbaja rocked the house at Ultima Studios where Project Fame is produced. The masked one performed his hit songs ‘Nothing for You’ and Gele Skentele.

The highly innovative musician did his thing on stage after the remaining 14 contestants performed some of his popular numbers and other songs by different artistes within the same genre. Apart from performing on stage, Lagbaja was a celebrity judge who appraised and criticized the performances of the contestants.

Most of the contestants did a good job in their performances. It could be easily seen that Lagbaja was a source of influence to many of the contestants. One of the contestants Shehu even dressed like him in his usual masked attire.

After the contestants performed their songs, Lagbaja picked up his saxophone and performed much to the delight of the audience. Lagbaja broke through the music industry in 1993 with his self-titled debut album Lagbaja. Following the success of the album he has gone on to release seven other albums with each album being a step forward from his last work. With a career spanning 17 years, Lagbaja has won several awards-local and international- and has remained relevant.

It’s because of his contribution to the growth of music in Nigeria that the producers of Project Fame decided to allow contestants perform his songs and also make him a guest judge. Lagbaja is not the first artiste to get this honour this season as Asa and Samini have also graced this year’s Project Fame with their presence. One can only guess which celerity will make an appearance next week.

Voting is currently going on and you can vote for your favourite contestant by texting his number to 305 from an MTN line. Each text costs N50. Last weekend Modele and Samuel were kicked off from the show after being a part of the contestants with the lowest public votes and after failing to be saved by the judges, the faculty and their fellow contestants.

From Monday to Friday you can watch the contestants as they live their life in the Performance Academy in 30 minute episodes.

TEJU BABYFACE CHARM LATE NIGHT TV VIEWERS

Teju Oyinlakin popularly known as Teju Baby Face is bringing back life, excitement, humor and first class content to late night TV.

The Teju Baby Face show which he describes as “a divine call from God” comes at a time when colleagues Tee A and Alibaba are on the verge of launching their own independent TV shows. And the fans are the beneficiaries as these gentlemen bring back life to late night TV

With Teju thrilling us with a parade of first class guests like KSA, T.W.O, Dele Momodu, Asa, 2face, Pat Utomi, the David Letterman type show is gradually becoming the favorite of TV viewers in Nigeria.

With a fresh new twist to a genre popularized by comic idols David Letterman, Ellen DeGeneres and Johnny Carson, Oyelakin effortlessly mixes humor with life style and personality as he gets up-close and rib- cracking personal with celebrity guest in no-holds barred battle of wits.

A child of necessity, TBFS debuted on May 4, 2010 as an engaging talk show with a difference, and immediately got pundits and critics talking. A Comedytainment, TBFS provides fun and entertainment to TV viewers across the country and beyond.

“We are breaking new grounds; nobody has done this before in our industry, as far as I know. On the show, we bring in some serious issues and present them in a comic way to make people conscious of such issues, as well as entertain them too” Teju who has worked as a stand up comedian for over a decade says

Born Ace Comedian Teju Oyelakin but popularly known as Teju BabyFace has had his hands on a lot of Entertainment materials spanning through acting to modeling, comedy and most recently a talk show. A graduate of the University of Lagos, Mr. Oyelakin has over the years redefined his brand, and giving fans and critics bit and pieces of what he has to offer.

Photo 2:Teju Babyface and Mrs. Abimbola Fashola, wife of Lagos State Governor.

LADYBRILLE COMMENDS TOP 5 NIGERIAN OWNED PR FIRMS < Who Get it Right!>

Ladybrille®Nigeria is Nigeria’s pioneer and first ever fashion industry magazine connecting Nigeria’s fashion professionals worldwide recently presented their Top 5 Nigerian PR agencies . Guess who made the list? Morsi of course. Thanks guys for all the marked up effort. Also Thank You Ladybrille for recognizing our effort.

Here is the link to the post
http://www.ladybrillenigeria.com/2010/08/special-thanks-to-our-top-5-nigerian-owned-pr-firms-who-get-it-right.html

DR. SID, D’PRINCE SIZZLE AS NIGERIANS RAISE MONEY FOR HOSPITALS

DR. SID, D’PRINCE SIZZLE AS NIGERIANS RAISE MONEY FOR HOSPITALS

Hospitals for Humanity (HFH), the not-for-profit organization dedicated to
providing qualitative healthcare to patients in developing countries
around the globe who would otherwise not have access to such services,
held its fund raising dinner at the Grand Ballroom of Eko Hotel and
Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos on Sunday August 8, 2010.

It was a formal evening, with a formal dinner complemented by a red carpet
and a Deejay. The event was also compered by ace comedian AY. After
opening prayers, guests were invited to take a tour of the venue to see
the art work and jewelry on display, provided by xxxxxxxx. The items were
auctioned to raise funds for the work of the foundation, and many guests
wasted no time making bids.

The founder of the project, Segun Ajayi, led the audience through a slide
show on the journey so far. He spoke on the challenges faced in this
assignment, making sure to credit friends who have shown commitment to the
cause by paying their own air tickets to Nigeria and other parts of the
globe as volunteers for the project. He also called on the entire
59-member volunteer team to stand up to a clapping ovation.

The high point of the night was the entrance of Dr Sid and D’Prince of
Mo’Hits. They got the entire crowd on their feet.

Speaking on what next after the dinner, the founder - Ajayi said “This was
held to appreciate those who have volunteered their time and money to see
that there is a better life for others, we have also used this medium to
garner finance support to aid the furtherance of the project. Our monthly
visit to Haiti will continue until the country is stabilised, we will
continue to venture into new areas as God gives us the grace to and by his
will, the world would be a better place.”

SEARCH BEGINS FOR FACE OF SELERA

MISS MEG KAKA - FACE OF SELERA 2008

The Face of Selara is a beauty pageant aimed at finding an intelligent, confident, creative and well spoken young lady to represent Selara Faces Beauty and Style Company. It is also a charity event to raise funds for orphanages.

Do you think you have what it takes to be the next Face of Selara? You stand the chance of winning a
-A car
-A return ticket to Dubai and Ghana plus hotel accommodation
-A bill board contract in Lagos and Abuja including Selara Faces make up and skin care.”

Forms and registration closes in September.
The event is scheduled to hold on November, 20th, 2010 at the ThisDay dome in Abuja.

If you think you fit the bill, visit http://www.selarafaces.com for more details and to apply.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

"NO JONATHAN,NO SEX"- WOMEN IN DIASPORA THREATENS

By Niyi Tabiti
Some women under the auspices of African Women in Disapora have added another interesting dimension to the next political election. According to the group, if incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria fails to contest the election or he did not get elected then Nigerian women would go on strike.
Gistmaster gathered that the group are not taking the whole thing as a joke because they are ready to enforce it.One of the leaders of the group, Patricia Oreremi Badejo,said they will support Jonathan because he is more sensitive to gender issues. He also has good programs that would alleviate poverty.Failure to give Jonathan a chance, Badejo said, would lead to them calling on all Housewives,girlfriends, sex workers and so on to embark on Sex strike.
If this threat is carried out, i bet some men would die of sex starvation.How many can stand ordinary three days without doing somethings???