LATEST NEWS:NFF SACKS COACH SAMSON SIASIA

Samson Siasia the Coach of Nigeria's senior team, Super Eagles, has been sacked. Obviously,Siasia was sacked as a result of the super eagles' team inability to qualify for the African Cup of Nations. This is the first time Nigeria will not be going for the African cup of nations since 1986.
The President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Aminu Maigari, gistmaster gathered was in support of Siasia's sack.
 Siasia took over from Austin Eguavon, another ex-international who was also sacked from the senior team based on below expectation performance.
 

MARYAM BABANGIDA's NIECE,MAUREEN OKOGWU IKOKWU ROCKING THE HOT SPOT AT MTN FASHION WEEK

 Maureen Okogwu-Ikokwu, the beautiful niece of  Nigerian former first lady,late Mrs. Maryam Babangida, is rocking the hot spot at the MTN Lagos Fashion and Design Week. Maureen flew into the country from her base in Switzerland to be part of the first edition of the octane fashion week being sponsored by MTN. Her label,

LATEST NEWS:GENEVIEVE, STEPAHANIE OKEREKE,OSITA IHEME, YOBO OTHERS GET NATIONAL HONOURS FROM NIGERIA GOVERNMENT

 Top entertainers such as Genevieve Nnaji,Stephanie Okereke, Osita Iheme of Aki and Paw Paw fame, Olu Jacobs and Kanayo O Kanaya made it to the national honour list this year. The federal government has considered them for the award of MFR (Member of the Federal Republic).
  The captain of the Nigeria's national football team, Joseph Yobo (the proud husband

POLICE ARREST KILLERS OF POPULAR EDO MUSICIAN

 The killers of Bayo Ade, the Benin city, Edo State based musician who was murdered some months back have been arrested. According to information, the culprits were arrested after thorough investigation by officers of from the Edo State Police command.
  The commisioner of Police in Edo State, Mr. David Omojola who made this known at a press conference yesterday also paraded six other kidnappers and 11 armed robbery suspects.
  The police boss said, Bayo Ade's killers include a 68 year old man who is the armorer for the suspected criminals. The musician was one of the most popular musicians in Benin, the edo state capital. He was kidnapped on his way to perform at the birthday of Esama of Benin, High Chief Gabriel Igbinedion.He was later found dead.
They were arrested after they kidnapped a lady simply known as Patricia.
They collected N1.2 million from her family, she was released but they kept on threatening her. They got recharge cards from her worth N17,000. The police later traced and arrested them.

LATEST NEWS:PHOTOS FROM MTN LAGOS FASHION AND DESIGN WEEK

Mrs. Abimbola Fashola,first lady of Lagos State led other important guests to the MTN Lagos Fashion and Design Week.Immediately she arrived, she was taken round the exhibition ground where scores of talented African designers from different countries displayed their work.Gistmaster noticed that

BREAKING NEWS:DBANJ, KELLY HANDSOME SETTLES RIFT OUT OF COURT

BARRING any unforeseen circumstance, the alleged copyright infringement case Afro hip hop superstar, D’banj was planning to institute against fellow artiste, Kelechi Obinna Orji aka Kelly Hansome, may have been settled out of the court room.

 The star’s media company, Media Image Managers that broke the news of the now settled rift last week, in another statement, confirmed the latest development.

 Mo’ Hits (D’banj’s record company) had alleged that the D’banj’s song, I’m Feeling Good, was leaked in the process of recording and it finally found its way into Kelly Hansome’s hands that quickly did a ‘remix’.

 The statement read: “Do take notice that Mo'Hits Records Limited is the lawful owner of rights to the recorded material (I’m Feeling Good) being touted by one Kelechi Obinna Orji a.k.a. Kelly Hansome or persons acting for him. Mo'Hits Records Limited has not granted the said rights to Mr. Hansome or to anyone else. Mr. Hansome's possession and offering of the material at issue is unauthorized, unjustified, inexcusable and downright illegal; the subject of current civil and criminal proceedings.”

Mo’ Hits had advised everyone not to “publish, offer, play, copy, post or howsoever treat with the said material if or when it is offered to you.”

 But on Monday October 24, the matter was resolved at the Garki Police Command Headquarters of the Nigeria Police Force, Abuja when Kelly Hansome was brought in and taken into custody. He was granted bail to the sum of eight hundred thousand naira (N800, 000.00) He admitted among other things to wilful infringement of the intellectual property rights (copyright) of Mo'Hits Records Limited.

 He consequently signed an undertaking and apology to Mo'Hits Records at about 4p.m. in the presence of several police officers including Chief Superintendent Victor Erivwode, (the Divisional Police Officer). Kelly Hansome undertook to refrain from further use of Mo'Hits Records Limited's material, released or unreleased, and offered profuse apologies to Mo'Hits Records Limited. He also appeared to be convincingly remorseful to everyone at the Station.

 Mo’ Hits and Kelly Hansome’s lawyers as well as D’banj’s trusted adviser, Seun Abisagbola aka Bankuli, were present at the Police Station.

A copy of the undertaking was also made available to Gistmaster

NIGERIAN WINS DEPORTATION CASE IN IRELAND

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan

Reprieve seems to have the way of a Nigerian who was deported in February from the republic of Ireland. According to a recent High Court judgement,his case was unfairly treated.
 As at the time  of the deportation, GISTMASTER gathered, the Irish wife of the Nigerian was already pregnant with their daughter.
  Justice Gerald Hogan said that the decision of the minister of Justice to deport the Nigerian amounted to forcible permanent separation between husband and the family.

The Nigerian arrived Ireland in 2009, his application for asylum and subsidiary protection was rejected in October 2010.He was arrested in January 2011 and deported in February 2011.
  The man is likely to re-apply for Ireland so that he can be united with his wife and daughter who was born months after he was deported.