CORRUPTION TRIAL:ALAO AKALA IN COURT, REPRESENTED BY 20 LAWYERS

Former Governor of Oyo State, Otunba Christopher Alao- Akala was arraigned before an Oyo State High Court, Ibadan, today.
Alao-Akala was arrested last week over allegations that he  embezzled public funds that was put in his care when he served as governor of Oyo State.
 The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission who brought the corruption charges against the Ogbomosho born politician said he embezzled the sum of about 11 Billion Naira (The current exchange rate of dollars to Naira is N154 to $1 USD)
Gistmaster gathered that Alao- Akala was not the only one facing the charges. A serving member of the National Assembly, Senator Hosea Ayoola Agboola and a businessman, Mr. Olufemi Babalola were also charged along with Akala who was popularly known as 'Oyato' Governor while in office.
  Senator Agboola was a former Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftancy affairs in Otunba Alao- Akala's last administration. The EFCC said he has questions to answer as far as award of contracts without budget provision is concerned.
 They were also accused of concealing the genuine ownership of two prime properties in London.
  The three accused persons pleaded not guilty and the lawyer for the EFCC, Mr. Godwin Obla asked the court to fix a date for the commencement of their trial. But Chief Bola Ayorinde (SAN) said he had already filed a bail application for Alao- Akala and the two other accused persons.
 The judge then adjourned the case till tomorrow so that the EFCC counsel can file his own response.He also said the should be remanded in the custody of the State Security Service.
Gistmaster gathered that former governor of Oyo State, Alao- Akala and the two other accused persons have 20 lawyers representing them, three of who hold the title of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (The equal rank to the Queens Counsel in the English Bar)
-Niyi Tabiti

MERCY AIGBE GETS A MULTIMILLION NAIRA GRA HOUSE AS GIFT FROM HUSBAND

Top Yoruba actress, Mercy Aigbe is very happy at the moment . Gist merchants told Encomium magazine's Shade Wesley Metibogun that Larry Gentry the millionaire husband of the actress has just given her a magnificent 4 bedroom bungalow inside GRA,Ikeja.
The new house according to what Gistmaster gathered is worth several millions of Naira, going by architecture and furnishing of the building.

ASK NIYI:I NEED A SUGAR MUMMY

Hello Mr.Niyi,

 I am a regular reader of gistmaster. Please help me with contacts of a sugar mummy. I need her to assist me pay my school fees and i will also pay her back in kind.
Thanks,
L (real name withheld)
08168851126
Gistmaster response:Thanks L,what we do here is far from helping people get sugar mummy.I think you should look deep inside yourself and see what you can to make money legitimately rather than engaging older women in marathon s.... for money. Try barbing part time, ushering part time or loan a small capital from a friend or uncle to start a small buying and selling business on the side. 
Cheers,
Niyi

ASK NIYI:MERCY JOHNSON'S HONEYMOON PICTURES

  I usually get loads of emails from readers, now it would be easy for readers to get answers to most of their questions on the entertainment, lifestyle, tourism, events, weddings etc here. Letters that won't be published are those that the sender request to be treated as private.

PHOTOS FROM FINATRUST MICRO FINANCE BANK 2ND ANNIVERSARY PRAYER SESSION

Abisoye Fagade of Sodium Brands Solution, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of Trinity House and Deji Popoola the ceo of Fina Trust Microfinance Bank

Mr. Afolabi Oke, Executive director Global Swift, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of Trinity House and Mr. Deji Popoola of Fina Trust micro Finance Bank

Deji Popoola of Fina Trust Micro Finance Bank, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo and Mr. Feyi Akinbile, human resources practitioner

Tolu Omoniyi MD Bobo Clothing, Pastor Ituah and Mr. Deji Popoola

Pastor Ighodalo and Mr. Deji Popoola

Pastor Ituah Ighodalo, Mrs. Yemi Oladunni of Eco Bank and Mr.Popoola

As part of plans to celebrate the second anniversary of Finatrust MFB, Pastor Ituah Ighodalo of Trinty House joined members of staff and customers of the micro finance bank, for an early morning thanksgiving service held of the bank's head office in Ikeja, Lagos.

-gistmaster

REASONS GHANAIAN ACTRESS JACKIE APPIAH HAVE BEEN OFF THE SCENE + HER PREGNANCY TALE

 Jackie Appiah, a top actress in Ghana has denied the latest gist about her in  town that she is pregnant.
 She told city people magazine that the reasons why her fans have not been seeing her at most entertainment events was due to her long trip to United States of America and Turkey.
Here is what she told City People
" For God's sake , how can i do such a thing?

NOLLYWOOD ACTRESS OF THE MOMENT:SUSAN PETERS WINS AFRO HOLLYWOOD AWARD

For Susan Peters, a Nigeria actress and fashionista, everything seems to be looking up more than ever before. At the moment, she is one of the most celebrated actresses in the Nigeria. Few months after she bought her glittering Range Rover Sports car, she was also chosen for the first time to be a judge at the Most Beautiful Girl In Nigeria beauty Pageant. Now she already has a basket full of awards. Just last month, she won an award in the United States of America. City people magazine even had a talk of the town after award party for her in Lagos. Trust Susan, she was dressed to 'thrill'. Now she just won another one. She won the Best Actress English Language at Afro Hollywood Awards.

Congrats girl!

-Niyi Tabiti