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By Niyi Tabiti Bharti Airtel, the international telecom company that bought controlling shares in Zain Nigeria has announced its readiness to be part of MTV music Awards,popularly known as MAMA as the main sponsor. Last week in Lagos, it was a full house at Bar Royale as top officials of the company and top executives of MTV BASE in Nigeria led by Alex Okosi converged for the media launch of the event in Nigeria. The two companies announced that the event would be taking place in Lagos Nigeria at the expo Hall of Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island Lagos this December. Sources told gistmaster.com that the Bharti Airtel the title sponsors of MAMA are excited that they would also be using the event as one of the platforms to announce its arrival in Nigeria.There were speculations that the award was earlier planned to hold in South Africa but since Airtel is not in South Africa they reasoned that it would be a wasted effort to sponsor it in that country. So Lagos is just perfect. T

[caption id="attachment_2647" align="alignleft" width="302" caption="EVE"] [/caption] MTV and Airtel today revealed that contemporary rap icon T-Pain is to visit Nigeria to perform at the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel (MAMA).  South African house trio Big Nuz and four-time MAMA winner D’Banj (Nigeria) will also perform at the show, which takes place at the Eko Expo Hall, Lagos on 11 December 2010. The MTV Africa Music Awards with Airtel will be hosted by US hip-hop artist and actress Eve while guest presenters will include Dama Do Bling (Mozambique), Liquideep (South Africa), Nneka (Nigeria/USA), Nigerian striker Daniel Amokachi, supermodel Oluchi and film star Genevieve Nnaji. The news was announced today at a press conference at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos, Nigeria by Alex Okosi, Senior Vice President & Managing Director, MTV Networks Africa, in the presence of Mr Opeyemi Bamidele, The Lagos State Commissioner for Informati

[caption id="attachment_4696" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Ifeoma Williams"] [/caption] By Niyi Tabiti Ifeoma Williams the beautiful, daring socialite and fashion icon behind Fruition Image have landed a plum job with international music channel, MTV Networks. Before now, she has played the  role many called- ‘utility player’  on the side in the MTV operations in Nigeria but gistmaster.com gathered that she would be playing a major role from now. gistmaster.com sources disclosed that the role Ifeoma is expected to play now will be more of Nigeria's head of operations for MTV. For sometime, Ifeoma has been groomed for the task ahead by the Vice President in  charge of Africa, Alex Okosi. gistmaster noticed that we hardly see them apart at every function that has to do with MTV Base. Though sources could not confirm the take home and terms for the beautiful damsel, industry watchers believe it would be  in seven 7 digits. A graduate o