FOUR DESIGNERS DISPLAY CREATIVITY AT ALLURE MAGAZINE EVENT

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Four designers showcased their works at the Women on Wellness Seminar organized by Allure magazine produced by Vanguard Newspapers on Saturday 2 July 2011 in Lagos.

It is presented here as captured by Gistmaster.com

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The Four designers are Larry Kay Ojomo of Mon Ami Couture,Ngozi Onyeakwu of Vivis Design, House of Jonah led by Mrs. Joan Okorodudu and Imol Design led by Adeyinka Jonah. The Guests, which included Mrs. Abimbola Fashola, wife of Lagos State Governor and her Ondo State counterpart, Mrs. Olufunke Mimiko,Mrs. Abah Folawiyo, Mrs. Yetunde Onileere, Mrs. Sarah Sosan, Mr. Larry Agotshe  and wife, Senator Florence Ita- Giwa,Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa and several others applauded the designers for their creativity.

- Report and photos by Niyi Tabiti

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MGBN PRESENTER,MITCHEL DEDE SIGNING IN?

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She is not signing the wedding register yet, we only saw her signing her name into a register at a function.

That was what gistmaster.com captured recently at a function in Victoria Island.

'Photographing' someone like Mitchel Dede on the red carpet makes your camera happy! She knows the ABC of swaying her body to make work easier for the photographer.

Mitchel arrived this event with a companion,Anette Cole. At first the bouncers wanted to be funny but it didn't take 10 ten seconds before they knocked the bouncers out of the way with their British accent.

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Mitchel is making good money from her MC jobs. She's got work and more work coming her way. She is one of the presenters of a TV game show for a top brand and recently, Mitchel anchored the just concluded Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria.

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FORMER LAGOS DEPUTY GOVERNOR, SARAH SOSAN GROOVES

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By Niyi Tabiti/Gistmaster.com

Despite the huge political fallout that saw her packing her bags from Government house, Mrs. Sarah Sosan the former Deputy Governor of Lagos state still proves that she is got swagger!

Unlike those who would have relapsed into their shell, Sosan still show up at social functions in her jovial style and beautiful attire. Gistmaster.com captured her at a function organized by Vanguard Newspapers on Saturday 2 July 2011. She came in with a friend and they enjoyed themselves.

After rocking the red carpet with her well tailored attire,gistmaster.com noticed the top female politician went inside to exchange pleasantries with Abimbola,wife of Governor Raji Babatunde Fashola and other high profile women such as Hajia Abah Folawiyo and Erelu Kuti of Lagos, Erelu Abiola Dosunmu.

Mrs. Fashola, however, left few minutes after Sosan's arrival to attend another function.

Sarah Sosan was Governor Fashola's deputy during his first term but the party leaders insisted that Sosan must not run with Fashola for second term. She was dropped and replaced with Joke Adefulire, another female politician in the state from Alimosho. Adefulire was at that time a commissioner for women affairs.

Many thought that the decision would caused disaffection but not a few were surprised when Sosan graced the swearing in ceremony of Fashola and Adefulire on May 29 this year.

Born in 1956,Sosan's father was a top notch politician in the Badagry division of the state and her mother is from the popular Onikoyi family of Lagos.

GOVERNOR ABIOLA AJIMOBI SAYS HE IS WORTH N2.5 BILLION

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By gistmaster.com

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State have declared that his worth as at the time of resuming office is N2.5 Billion Naira (About 1.5 million US Dollars). Ajimobi puts the value of his asset at N2.2 billion Naira while his entire cash balance stood at  N292, 432,107

Dr. Festus Adedayo, the senior special assiatnt to the governor on Public Communication made this known in a statement. Adedayo disclosed that this would be the first time that the Governor of Oyo State would declare his assets.

Ajimobi's worth , Gistmaster.com, gathered is contained in the Assets Declaration Form for Public Officers at the Registry of the State High Court, Ibadan before Justice Ladiran Akintola, on May 27.

Ajimobi'a asset includes

mansion in Ibadan worth N250 million,

another building also in Ibadan worth N150 million,

He puts the value of another building owned by him in Lagos to be worth N300 million in Lagos, as well as a detached house worth N300 million in Abuja.

In the Assets Declaration form, he listed that he had a flat purchased through mortgage financing worth £450,000 in the UK,

another worth £1, 950,000, purchased through mortgage and another house worth $1,500,000 in the United States of America.

The governor also declared that he owned 131 acres of farm land in a village at Ido Local Government worth N150 million, two Lagos-based companies, Grandex Nigeria Limited, worth N200 million and Network Petroleum Nigeria Limited, worth N260 million.

Ajimobi also stated that the total worth of all his vehicles was N94.25 million and household furniture, which include generating sets and electronics, to be worth N25 million.

In the form, Governor Ajimobi also declared that his wife, Florence, owns a house in Ibadan worth N15 million and another in Lagos worth N250 million.

To see what the worth of Governor Kayode Fayemi and his Deputy as declared by them, click here

RED HOT AND SEXY NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS,STEPHANIE OKEREKE ROCKS WITH CFC

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Communication for Change recently celebrated leading acts in the Nigerian creative industry. The event which was the premiere of a new five-part documentary film series, featuring some of the best acts of Nigerian visual and performing arts in music and film sectors, was held in June 29 at the Silverbird Cinemas.

The series titled, RedHOT, serves as an exciting feature on selected veterans as well as an expose on the very bright, established and authoritatively budding talents in the country.

Filmed over a two-year period, the documentary is a description of the life and work of 17 amazing Nigerian artists, discovering their inspiration.

Renowned Nollywood actor and director, Stephanie Okereke was, along with other creative veteran painter and printmaker  Bruce Onobrakpeya, painter Kainebi Osahenye, mixed media artist and scholar Nnenna Okore, top flight musician and photographer TY Bello, engaging dance groups such as Crown Troupe and the Society for the Performing Arts of Nigeria (SPAN), some exponents of the traditional Yoruba Oriki Oration, comedy entertainer Julius Agwu, as well as music producer, Cobehams Asuquo, veteran flutist Tee Mac, the talented female drummer Ara, and celebrated Nollywood directors Tunde Kelani, Izu Ojukwu, honoured

CFC, a Nigerian non-profit development communications organization, is committed to producing stories about developmental issues from an African view point. For 13 years, CFC has produced human interest films, radio programmes, print and on-line publications which highlight the developmental challenges facing Africa, with a focus on showcasing the amazing resilience, creativity, and positive energy of Nigerians. CFC has also produced films on innovative development projects, community leaders, youths, aside radio and television dramas which explain issues surrounding HIV & AIDS, safe motherhood, democracy and good governance, environment etc.

The documentary done with support from the US charity, Ford Foundation, is a tribute to Nigerian's finest creative talents, showcasing the depth and breadth of our ingenuity.

-Gistmaster.com

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DANGOTE REDUCES PRICE OF CEMENT

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Africa's richest man, Mr. Aliko Dangote has crashed the price of cement. According to what gistmaster.com gathered, cement would now be distributed at the price of N1,350.

The end users are expected to buy it for not more than N1,500. Less than two months ago, people were buying cement between N2,300 and N2,400 (Naira) in the market.

It would be recalled that the price of cement became unbearable to end users until months back when President Goodluck Jonathan Invited the four major companies in the cement industry in to a meeting. The Nigerian president told them to look ways to reduce the price of cement.

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REUBEN ABATI TAKES OVER IMA IBORO JOB AS PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESMAN

There are indications that Nigeria president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan  have sacked his spokesman, Mr. Ima Iboro from his position as senior special adviser on media and publicity.

Gistmaster.com gathered that the man who took over from where Iboro stopped as presidential spokesperson is Dr. Reuben Abati, the long serving  Chairman of Guardian Newspapers Editorial Board.

Ima Iboro worked with President Jonathan as spokesperson when he was the Vice President. He got promoted and served in the same capacity as soon as his principal became the President last year.