REPORT SAYS RIBADU IS WORTH 26 MILLION NAIRA...WAITING FOR ATIKU

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By gistmaster.com

Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Malam Nuhu Ribadu has a total asset and liquid cash worth of N 26 million while leaving office in 2007. Ribadu who is now a presidential aspirant on the platform of Action Congress of Nigeria. 234Next claimed this was contained the asset declaration form of the former anti- corruption czar.

According to the document, Ribadu has an Honda CRV and Honda Accord car, 120 cows,a residential quarter in Yola worth N5 million with furniture worth N200,000.At that time, he had $8,000 dollars in his account from his allowances at time.

Many people believe that Ribadu has done. Despite coming from an elitist background and rising to high position in the Nigerian Police Force, he has been able to maintain a descent lifestyle. The type our friends in Greece would call 'spartan' living

The 26 million asset of Ribadu is what young girls would blow up on shopping and traveling round the world. As one blogger humourously pointed out, "This is the kind of money the likes of Cecilia Ibru would use for breakfast!" lol

On a more serious note, a lot of people are waiting for former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to declare his asset. It would possibly be off the limit of the calculator or what do you think?

OLUMIDE OSOBA:FROM SOCIAL COMMANDER TO POLITICAL LEADER?

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By Folake Alu/Gistmaster.com

When it comes to partying, Olumide Osoba is always in the mood. Most times, he leads a battalion of silverspoons to upscale night clubs where people respect him so much. Well, Olumide is not stingy just like his father, Aremo Olusegun Osoba the former governor of Ogun State. Bouncers and others recognize his sense humility and philanthropy so they treat him special.

The young man knows the philosophy of social life every well that he can write a book on the best place to rock in Lagos.The book should be co-authored by Obaaro Ibru!lol

Aside running this and that from his Dad's Ikoyi home, the young man is also business minded. He had a limousine rental company. We don't know what happened to the business but gistmaster.com gathered that he also run other businesses with some of his close friends.

Right now, it is celebration galore for Olumide Osoba. He just won the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) primaries for the House of Representatives. The young man wants to represent Odeda/Abeokuta North/Obafemi Owode Federal Constituency of Ogun State. It was a keenly contested primaries and he faced the likes of Lekan Abiola, one of the sons of Late MKO and Alhaja Kudirat Abiola.

MISI MISSING IN ACTION?

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It’s been four weeks since the show started proper, and if there is
one question most viewers want to know, it is- Why has Misi been
relegated to coordinating just backstage interviews?
Up until December 2010, Yemisi Fajimolu was an OAP at a Lagos based
radio station, and many of her followers on radio were looking forward
to seeing her on the Nigerian Idol stage.
But when the Nigerian Idol top 50 phase first aired on December 17,
2010, it was to a reserved Misi announcing that “For five weeks, I
will be interviewing the contestants backstage. Every week, eight will
leave and two will stay”
It remains uncertain if the decision was from the Idols team or from
Misi, but going by her tweet on Monday January 10, 2011 “I love the
entire Nigerian Idol contestants, seeing them go is not funny at all.
They work hard, and when you see all the work they put in, you can
only root for them”, it appears that Miss Fajimolu has built a tie
with the contestants these past weeks.
Misi’s association with Nigerian Idol started on September 21, 2010
when she was announced host at a world press conference held in Lagos.
But the licensees of Idols in Nigeria introduced a co-host Anis
Halloway during the Enugu auditions in October.
“Misi has a soft spot for the contestants, and it’s just normal for
her to be close to them. Most of them will easily talk to her and tell
her their fears” Adaora Mbelu Communications Manager at Optima Media
Group says
Just before contestants leave for the big stage, Misi speaks to them
and tries to ease them of the stress while Anis introduces them on
stage. It is not clear when or if she will be returning to the stage
as earlier promised by the organizers, but there are speculations that
they are saving her for the final phase.
Sponsored by Etisalat in association with Royal Exchange and Pepsi,
Nigerian Idol airs on 20 broadcast stations in Nigeria, UK and USA.
Transmission details are available on www.nigerianidol.com
Idols has been produced in different continents of the world like
Poland, America, Greece and Turkey.

INDIAN POLICE ARREST NIGERIAN IN POSSESION OF DRUGS

A Nigerian was yesterday arrested for Drug peddling in Delhi, India. The Nigerian, Nwandike Ugo Ben after a branch team found the drugs in his possession.We gathered that Nwandike had been living inllegally in the country for about 17 years before his arrest. His one year visa had expired but he loves India or what do ya think?lol

Photo:Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan

NTA GETS NEW CHAIRMAN
 Meanwhile, President Goodluck Jonathan have also approved the appointment of Mr. Patrick Ogbu as the new Chairman of Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).
   

COURT REMOVES NWODO AS PDP CHAIRMAN

We gathered that an Abuja High Court has removed the National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party,Chief Okwesilieze Nwodo. An Enugu High Court said he should stop parading himself as the Chairman of PDP. This is coming less than 24 hours to the PDP primaries.
The court says he should not only restrain from parading himself as Chairman of PDP, his fat salary and other benefits should also be stopped pending the determination of the suit.
 Meanwhile, we gathered that Nwodo has already raised legal forces that would enable him get throw the court pronouncement into the dust bin of history.

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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