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Story & Photo by Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter Mohammed, the first son of ex-military President of Nigeria, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (rtd), dazzle a lot of his admirers, as he led his team to victory at the Lagos Polo Tournament this evening (3 February 2008) El-Amin 1, the polo team owned by Mohammed beat Kaduna Xenon team by 16-6 points. Other members of Mohammed’s team are Hamisu Buba, Bello Buba and IbrahimMohammed.Members of Kaduna Xenon are Ibrahim Abba, Suleman Abubakar,Richard Eric Pohl and Baba Kyari The son of Nigeria’s ex-president did his best in defending most of the hits that would have turned into goals for Kaduna Xenon. He also scored some goals but the man who deerves 'Man of the match' title is Hamisu Buba.He was the 'hit man' for the Babangida team. Mohammed spends a fortune taking care of the ponies. Most of them are imported from countries such as Argentina,Senegal and Brazil. This year, Mohammed storms the Polo tournament with three team...

Story by Niyi Tabiti Photo-Elendureports.com Donald Duke, the ex-governor of Cross River State is really enjoying himself. While most of his mates durning the regime of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, are facing problems of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), Donald loves to drive around town. Unlike others in his class who would not go out without a large retinue of security personnel, Duke was alone. He is very discreet about it. I saw him driving himself the other day. He came to Silverbird Galleria around 9 P.M.As he was trying to enter through the back gate, the security men tried to stop him but immediately one of them recognized him,they almost fall over themselves as they allowed him. He did not spend up to ten minutes before he left the place. Duke who was adjudged the most handsome state governor durning the administration of President Olusegun Obasanjo brought a lot of developmental projects to his state. In particular, Cross River became a tourist haven....

Story-Niyi Tabiti Moyo Ogunlewe's photo-Niyi Tabiti Adeseye Ogunlewe's photo-nairaland.com Chief Adeseye Ogunlewe, Nigeria’s former Minister of Works may no longer be in government but he remains the minister of ‘enjoyment’ in town. We saw the ex-minister the other day at one of the A-list clubs in Victoria Island. He came alone in his jeep but left with ‘something’ special. One of those who had encountered him on one or two occasions told gistmaster that Ogunlewe likes enjoying himself no doubt but he is full of humility. "Whenever he comes around,you don't to see him showing everybody that he was once a high ranking minister in this country.It seems the man is trying to fade away all the political hassles he had gone through in the past from his mind" Moyo, the ex-minister’s son is also a chip of the old bloc. The University of Lagos student, club very well and all the big names in school respect him. He won the most 'Influential Student Awar...

Entrepreneurs in Nigeria with great ideas will soon be provided a platform to give it expression as the United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc in association with MTN Nigeria brings the widely successful business television show, Dragons Den to Nigerian television viewers. Dragons Den is one of the hottest television reality formats in the global television market. Developed by Sony Pictures, the show has been a hit around the world, including UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Thanks to UBA and MTN, Dragons Den Nigeria will be produced in Africa for the first time in the history of show. The idea behind the show is to give aspiring entrepreneurs, known as “Pitchers” the opportunity to present their business ideas to a panel of five “Dragons”, i.e. successful entrepreneurs and investors. The Pitchers must make their pitch to the Dragons and tell them how much money they need to meet their goals and how much equity (ownership) they are willing to give up in return. Each Dragon brings N10 ...

Story & Photo by Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter Top Nigerians from far and near gathered this afternoon (2 February 2008) at the Lagos Polo ground on Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, for the take off of this year’s edition of Lagos Polo Tournament. Polo is fondly called the game of kings. This is on account of the large amounts of money required for the upkeep of ponies, the registration and connections among members. Polo leaves a gap between the rich and the super rich. It is not for the faint hearted.The person must also have a sound health history. Aside the mandatory sum of N500, 000 (About $4,200) for membership registration, we gathered that the membership committee would go through the profile of the prospective members and also carry out investigations to ensure that the person is of good character. The first game in the tournament kicked off between Lagos Luna Milk and Ibadan Lead City University team at 2 P.M. Those who played on the part of Luna Milk are Akintayo Sotomi, Usman Ahmed, S...

Story & photo by Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter The garage of hip hop duo, Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly known as Psquare has received a 'mighty' boost with the latest addition of Hummer (H2) Jeep. Already, they have a collection of some of the finest cars and jeeps. http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ exclusively learnt that they have paid for the jeep and it would just take a few more days before the wonder jeep is delivered to their Omole Estate (Phase 1) home in Ikeja, Lagos. The jeep is painted red and they hope to paint the city of Lagos red with it. According to Jude ‘engee’Okoye, their elder brother and manager, Psquare decided to spoil themselves a little bit with the Hummer (H2) jeep. This is because they worked tirelessly last year. "The jeep is a way of congratulating themselves for their numerous achievements on the music scene last year",he said. Right now, Psquare ranks amongst the highest selling hip hop musicians in the country. They are also well ...

I welcome you to February, the month of love. I would just advise that whatever you do, let it be done with love. So many people think that Valentine is all about sex, sex and sex.Someone needs to have a re-think here. Last year, i followed a friend to his girlfriend's place in Unilag.I saw this babe crying...sorry,she was actually weeping.We later learnt that she was ashamed that her man failed to turn up after bragging to her friends.Please,if you know your man is not stable,please,run away from the room. I don’t have a Val yet but I am confident that I would not be left out of the whole show. Personally, I would love to visit an Italian restaurant in the afternoon and a live band setting in the evening. Where and how do you intend to celebrate it? What is your idea of a great Val outing?Do you think sex should be the peak of the day's celebration? Whatever you think,Valentine is 13 days away from now and a lot of guys have started saving.