Tuesday, January 11, 2011

DATA OKORODUDU's HUSBAND BURIED

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It was a celebration of life mixed with strong emotional grill of "We would miss you Jeye" on Tuesday 11 January 2011 in Lagos as Jeye Okorodudu, husband of top Lagos designer, Data Okorodudu was buried in Lagos. Data runs JD7, one of Nigeria's most sought after designers.

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Gistmaster.com gathered that leading Nollywood actresses such as  Genevieve Nnaji, Rita Dominic and Ini Edo are some of those who usually adorn the designs of JD7 by Data Okorodudu.

As part of Jeye Okorodudu's painful final departure, a memorial service was held for him at the Church of Assumption in Falomo, Ikoyi.He was later buried at the Vault Private cemetary, Ikoyi. Genevieve Nnaji, Betty Irabor and other top Nigerians were at the service to support other friends and family members of the daparted.

Jeye died of Cancer in December 2010. He studied economics at the University of Lagos. He was passed through the Chief Executive Management programme of the Lagos Business School. He was the CEO of Adata Group. He had business interest raging from oil and Gas,telecommunication to Banking. He was one of the directors of NNB International Bank. Jeye was also actively committed to the Lagos Energy project before his demise.

- Story: Niyi Tabiti

POWER OF STYLE: ONO BELLO UNVEILS ONLINE STYLE MAGAZINE AND PR COMPANY

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By Niyi Tabiti

Today is a special date. It is 11-1-11!!! Ono Bello, one of Nigeria's fast rising stylist invited us to the formal presentation  of her PR company- PR UNO and her new  fashion blog- www.onobello.com . Ono must have been waiting for this day. UNO is an italian word meaning number 1.

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The presentation took place at Lanre Dasilva Ajayi's  Couture palace at Dolphin Estate extension in Ikoyi, Lagos. Ono told gistmaster.com that she is in business to step up the game. The former ThisDay style writer disclosed that she will continue to introduce her powerful head turning formula into the style industry.

Aside working as the PR and Style Director for Lanre Da Silva Ajayi couture, Ono was also the stylist behind Elite Model Nigeria search put together by Elizabeth Elohor. She has also worked with some companies and personalities.

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Monday, January 10, 2011

MORSI PR NOMINATED in THE NIGERIAN EVENT AWARDS


Hurray!!! We @ Morsi , have been nominated in the category of in the 'young achiever of the year' category of 'The Nigerian Event Awards'.

Votes can be cast here
http://www.go2gurl.com/tnea/vote.php?category=28

OR

Simply Click on "The Nigerian Event Awards" icon the the left side column of the blog.

DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM EXPECTS BABY NUMBER 4

By Gistmaster
David Beckham the flamboyant soccer star known all over the world for his prodigy on the field is indeed a god scorer!Now if you think that he has done it again for a club or natinal team, then you are far from the gist. gistmaster gathered that the international star and his wife, Victoria of the spice girl fame are expecting their fourth baby together!
 The news has been confirmed by Jo Milloy, their spokesperson. The couple already have three boys together. No one knows the sex of the baby yet but some think Victoria might be praying for a baby girl this time.Someone to inherit her multimillion dollar style wardrobe or what do u think?
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IS GENEVIVE NNAJI PREGNANT? CHECK NEWS OF THE PEOPLE MAGAZINE THIS WEEK

  This is the cover of news of the people magazine published in Lagos Nigeria this week. One of the major stories talked about how GTBANK (GTB) took over property belonging to billionaire businessman,Wale Babalakin over his indebtedness to the bank. Babalakin who is also a senior advocate of Nigeria has several business interest including MM2 (Murtala Muhammed Airport 2),oil and gas and construction.
 One of the story that would interest many people is the story of pregnancy rumour trailing star actress, Genevieve Nnaji. In recent times, there have been speculations that she was dating D'banj (Well, gistmaster have refused to believe this rumour)
The magazine also did a story on the 23 wives, 52 children that surfaced at the burial of fuji icon Alhaji Sikiru Ayinde Barrister. Remember Cynthia Andrew, the Lagos socialite who was once married to one of the sons of Alafin of Oyo,Oba Lamidi Adeyemi? The latest gist emanating from News of the People states that fraud within her Love Foundation have been uncovered.
 The paper also said that Odunowo defeated Governor Gbenga Daniel in the Ogun East senatorial primary insisting that Daniel organized a fake primary election.
 Drug Baron, Bosun Olaku is also said to have bounced back.

NIGERIAN-AMERICAN TOP STYLIST SAYS STYLE CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS

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Ayo Fashola is used to  'eyes'  traffic anytime she steps out. She is charming to say the least . Anytime she steps out, she is the mobile advert of her business.A graduate of Public Relations from the University of Texas at Arlington, Ayo operates her own Style consulting firm, specializing in the area of personal style and wardrobe management and image development. having worked with top personalities including Ludacriss in his clothing line, Ayo has a wealth of experience that would be of great benefit to her clients.

Ayo is in Nigeria at the moment trying to help women build confidence into their style. she told gistmaster.com that the power of style is unquantifiable because it can move mountains. Now if you need a wardrobe manager that would bring the right touch and even help shop for it, then click www.ayofashola.com

About Ayo Fashola

Image therapist, wardrobe specialist and personal brand strategist are just a few of the strengths and talents, Ayo Fashola, principal style consultant of Ayo Fashola Lifestyle Consulting, has in her arsenal. Highly in tune with emerging trends, she delivers a vi-brant, intuitive and sophisticated approach to assist her clients, ranging from photographers and artists to top level executives en-hance their professional and personal charisma, but also in gaining a competitive edge in their respective fields, while attracting indus-try attention.

With vast experience in public relations, marketing, fashion, and beauty, and with a list of Fortune 500 client/experiences to include YUM! Brands, JP Morgan Chase, Providian Financial, Fidelity, Sprint (formely Nextel), Estée Lauder, Color Me Beautiful, and luxury retailer Barneys New York, Ayo gathered first-hand knowledge of the special desires, wants, unique challenges, and needs of today’s image and style conscious consumer.

Ayo says, “Branding yourself through your personal style is not only for Rockstars and celebrities. The average person has got to stand out from his or her competitors in a positive way in an image-conscious society and hard-work alone will not help and it does not matter how talented you are. If you are not packaged in a way that engages and connects with others, it is just not going to work.”

Ayo Fashola Lifestyle Consulting became as a way to help wom-en weed through the complexities in their wardrobe. Ayo Fashola Lifestyle Consulting Is dedicated to empowering women through their personal style.

“The subject of image and personal style has never been taken seri-ously.” Ayo says. “We’ve been conditioned to believe that caring about the way we look is vain, self-indulgent, and shallow, and in the grand scheme of things, unimportant. But image is integral and relevant within the grand scheme. It is a serious matter, because it affects how we live, the way we feel about ourselves in the world, and how we choose to interact with others. What could be more serious than that?”

Ayo holds a B.A. in Communications with a concentration in pub-lic relations and an added specialty in business marketing from the University of Texas. Ayo has appeared in top Dallas Socialite pub-lications as Papercity, F!DLuxe, Dallas Modern Luxury, The Dal-las Weekly, and Dallas Weekly’s The Journal as well as TV style segments on TX21 News and Metro Channel 8. Ayo also volun-teers as an image consultant and model for Attitude and Attire, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing confidence and self-esteem in women.

Check out her contact details via www.ayofashola.com

OMAWUNMI RELEASES NEW SINGLE TO CHECK SEXUAL ABUSE

By Niyi Tabiti

To many, Omawunmi is funny and electrifying just as she is talented. W at gistmaster.com have watched her the West Africa Idol girl performed and we just love it. The latest gist is that she has released a new hot single from her coming album. It is entitled 'if you want me'

The song follows her award winning debut album, Wonder Woman.

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Omawunmi's new single, gistmaster.com gathered is emotionally provoking with lines resonating on the life of a sexually abused child.Omawunmi's latest work complements her work as an Ambassador for Project Alert, an advocacy group dealing with sexual abuse and reproductive health. The track was produced by newly wedded producer, Cobhams Asuquo. Now if you want to know the latest music the whole world is downloading, now you know!!!

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