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Some years ago,I was at the launch of Freedom Jail,a book written by Ayo Opadokun, a former NADECO chieftain. One of the special guests was the late Pa Abraham Adesanya (1922-2008), a lawyer,politician and activist who contributed to the achievement of Nigeria's return to democracy. I will never forget the story Pa Adesanya told everyone at the event. He told us the story of a man who left Kano or Kaduna and was heading to Lagos. After travelling several miles, he got to Ilor in, he asked "Are we not in Lagos yet?", they told him...we will soon get there, when he got to

A local refuse collector captured from the lense of my Canon in 2014.He was very excited and proud of his work.-Photo:Niyi Tabiti A friend once told me why she like posting photos on Facebook.She said when her laptop crashed and she lost her phone, the only place she could get her old pictures was on Facebook.The samething with blogger.   I snapped this roadside vendor of TV remote control in Ikeja,Lagos.  You get to see most of your works such as articles and photos from way back because unlike your laptop, blogspot can not crash without adequate notice to users. So i am going to keep some of them here too for posterity.My canon camera is fantastic!Easy capture,good images, especially if you know how to handle the settings.  The resolution has been reduced.You can steal images but respect yourself,lol...credit!  I captured this newspaper vendor at Ogba in Lagos. Photo of the talking drummer baba onilu i captured inside Liberty Stadium,Ibadan Oyo State in 2014

Lagos state civil servants will now eat their cake and have it.Female civil servants that are pregnant are now entitled to six months maternity with their full salary.Initially,it was three months.

By Niyi Tabiti It is no secret that Nollywood actresses, Monalisa Chinda and Rita Dominic were not on talking terms for sometime.Nollywood insiders told Gistmaster that the animosity between the two stars raged for years.We heard they have since settled the misunderstand, though many still don't know the true cause of the quarrel. Its been long since we saw them as

Mercy Johnson is having her baby shower.Congratulations to one of Africa's most popular actresses.Married to Prince Odi Okojie at Christ Embassy,Ikeja, this will be the celebrity couples second baby.Baby Nollywood is on the way!

By Niyi Tabiti Senator Florence Ita Giwa's daughter,Koko wedding to Chimaobi  Obioha yesterday did not fall short of expectations.It was a glamourous evening with several members of the Nigerian billionaire class, high profile politicians and top socialites in attendance. Aliko Dangote, the man behind Dangote Group led the avalanche of businessmen that attended the function.Bola Shagaya, a billionaire and close friend of Nigeria's former lady,

Exclusive Photos! Joke Silva, Liz Benson, Tonye Cole, Kingsley Kuku, Mai Atafo, Ibinabo Fiberesima, AY, Uti Nwachukwu, others step out to celebrate Monalisa Chinda at 40 Multiple award-winning actress and Founder of the Arise Monalisa Foundation, Monalisa Chinda, marked her 40th birthday with friends and colleagues at a private birthday dinner on Saturday, 13 September 2014. The terrific evening of fine wine, jazz and unlimited joy held at the upscale Villa Medici in Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria and also witnessed appointment of Monalisa Chinda as