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By Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter Popular musician, Abolore Akande popularly known as 9ice was in a fix this afternoon as an ATM card belonging to him was seized at GTBank located in Ibadan, Oyo State (Nigeria), today (29 August 2008) According to an impeccable source, the musician was trying to withdraw some money at the Bodija branch of the bank when the incident occurred few hours ago. He reportedly came in company of four other guys to the point of withdrawal. He actually came for a photo shoot at a studio known as PIXEL when he decided to withdraw some money at the nearest bank. “I think he entered wrong password three times and the machine doubted him. That was why the card was seized” disclosed the source Sources hinted www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com that he later approached bank officials so that they can help in retrieving the card. We gathered that the musician is in Ibadan right now for an event tagged “24 hours with 9ice”.

The United States International University ,Nairobi,Kenya had a colourful award night not too long ago.According to info gathered by http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ Nigerian students in the institution show off their glamourous traits and 'balanced' it with their wondrous dance steps.Eventually, they carted home awards in the Best Dancer and Most Social categories. DJ Ifeco and Preye, tow Nigerian upcoming music stars also performed to the delight of everyone present. In a correspondence with http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ , Bilquees Odewale, a Nigerian and Representative of the school of Business Studies at the Student Representative Council, this is the second edition of the annual award night and the theme is Glamour, Style and Intellect.

Story & photos by Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter " Yeah, check me out.I am still there", Nollywood star, Emeka Ani seems to be saying as http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ took the first photo on this page at a social function the other day. Ani who is famous ( not notorious) for his bad man role in Nigerian movies show off in the second photo that he is old but not odd as far as 'women affairs' is concerned.The babe in the photo is a friend of the ever 'boobling' dancer, Miss Cossy Orjiakor . So, when next you see the 'bearded' actor, please differ from calling him Pa Emeka Ani... He is still very young a heart. In fact, he just married a much younger lady. Whether or not he would equal or surpass the record of Pa Fatai Rolling (babies) Dollars, when he get to his age is what we don't know.

By Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter The music career of one of Stephanie Okereke , one of Nigeria's most celebrated movie stars seem to be hold for now. The sexy actress told www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com sometime ago that sh was all out to give her talent in music the real boost by releasing a single. When www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com asked the star after a party sometime ago, she confessed that she was hanging out with the duo of Dayo Adeneye (D-ONE) and Kenny (Keke) Ogungbe of Primetime Entertainment because they were helping her to be a real music star . Efforts to get the reaction on the current state of things proved abortive as at press time.Once we link up with the two parties, you will be the first to know. Following massive successes recorded by their American counterparts in Hollywood , Nigerian movie stars have also dabbled into the world of music.There are strong indications that most of them have not made any outstanding record as a performing artiste. Genevieve Nnaji

Unilever Nigeria Plc on Wednesday, August 27th 2008 at a well attended media launch in Lagos, unveiled a new campaign for one of its flagship brands, OMO Multiactive detergent powder. The new campaign is targeted at ensuring mothers' most important laundry needs are met with ease. The message is simple; one 1kg pack of Omo washes more that 2,500 socks. This campaign, according the brand owners, has been verified by an independent laboratory. According to the Marketing Director, Unilever Nigeria Plc, Richard Ponsford, the brand which is noted for its quality, is no doubt one of the most consistent in the market. This he explained underlies the idea behind the new campaign which is designed to further bring improvement to the brand. He noted that “though stains are inevitable in our strive for success in life, Omo detergent powder is readily available to remove hard stains” The OMO brand has been able to prove over the years that leadership is about quality, and this can be seen in

By Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter Most of us learnt long time ago that there are three different kind of people on earth. Those who wonder why things happen, those who imagine things happen and those who make things happen ! Of course, you have to belong to the last group. Make things happen. Don't go to that party just to look at people dacing (It is not a cinema ). You've got to rock, rock. In case, you don't know the rocking formular you can ask our dear entertainer per excellence, Derele Edun of Soundcity .The guy seems to be screaming (of ecstasy?). Hmm.. Derele!

By Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter Take it or leave it, it pays to look simple like the irresistible Pastor (Mrs.) Ifeayin Adefarasin of House on the Rock Church . You don't have to show off that you are indeed the pancake queen or wear so much ornament that would make you look like a masquerade before you are recognised as the most elegant at that social gathering. Simplicity talks. What you wear does not determine how much you are worth.Keep everything to the minimal and you will be astounded how much respect you will get.

By Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter If you like wear a lace fabric worth $10 million dollar or a wristwatch that is well worth the price of America Airforce One , if you aint in the right mood for the party don't party. Your dressing is not complete without that smile! Take it or leave, some people attend functions just to cause commotion .They are just looking for someone who will mistakenly step on their toes and they get loose! Get on the party train and be positive.Show love and rock as if you taught King Sunny Ade those 'wicked' dancing steps. To steal the show, plant a smile on your face.It makes you look more beautiful .

By Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter Confidence is what you need when you step into that party just like our dear Senator Ganiyu Olanrewaju Solomon in this photo . Don't just breeze at a jet speed or wear a shoe with terrible heels (The kind that make so much noise like a trailer horn). Some people try to gain attention at parties especially dinner by coming late, yet trying to gain attention with their supposed ‘ American wonder’ high heel shoes.Yeah! You will get noticed with a terrible look of course!

STEAL GLANCES: That you are hot is determined by the number of people who steal glances at you whenever you party with others. Now, don't just believe you are the hottest until you steal glances at others too. Check out their style and see if you are not over dressed! Secondly, make sure that your phone is fully charged because everyone would come accross as being friendly and trust, they would want to have your number! "Sorry, my phone is down" would give the wrong signal that you are a bad planner. In Lagos parties, almost everyone want to out shine one another. Mind you, some people can tell the prices of everything you are wearing from A-Z. Like callywaffygirl would say, DG is different from D&G!

CHANGE THE TEMPO- Whenever you step into that party and almost everyone around get envious of what you are wearing or they could not just take their eyes off because of your heavenly beauty or well endowned body...just lick it! Trust me, their brain will log out immediately! When next you step into that party, change the tempo and be a pacesetter!

Top business executives, government functionaries, media practitioners and other stakeholders in corporate world are gearing up for the much talked about Corporate Nigeria Stakeholders' Forum. The event is scheduled to between 10th and 11th September 2008 at Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, Lagos,Nigeria. Time is 9 a.m-5p.m Theme:Creating conducive enviroment for buisness growth through government policies The event is being together by Nigerian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and Hearlink Ventures Limited. The Honourable Minister for Commerce and Industry, Engineer Charles Ugwuh is expected to chair the meeting. Captains of Industry would deliever papers at the event. Partcipation forms can be downloaded through www.heartlinkgroup.com or call Kemi Otegbade on 234 (0) 08056547122,07027610781 email:info@heartlinkgroup.com or reach Abiodun Awogbemi of NACCIMA email:naccima30@yahoo.co.uk website: www.naccima.com phone: 234(0)22230033,01-7612099 War

Story & photo by Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter Nollywood star actor Ramsey Adetokunbo Nouah is one man who likes to rock and he rocks real good. Almost every night, Ramsey takes his so much cherished talent of night crawling to the hilt, visiting various hangouts in different parts of Ikoyi and Victoria Island in the process. http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ radar spotted him on Sunday 17 August 2008 at Swe Bar inside City Mall, Lagos Island. He did some beautiful numbers and almost all the people present hailed the actor as a fantastic singer. On Tuesday 19 August 2008, Ramsey, in company of some hot chics (I mean Hawwtt!) also stormed ‘Number 10’ the popular hangout in Victoria Island owned by soccer star, Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha.From there they moved over to Reloaded, another hangout (formerly 11:45) in Ikoyi, Lagos.They laft around midnight...to another hot spot I guess.At Reloaded, the Dangerous Twins star played so much that one wouldn't have thought he was the same st

By Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter Contrary to wide spread reports that Nollywood actress, Ini Edo would be having a talk of the town wedding with boyfriend, Phillip Ehiagwina in Nigeria, high wired sources have disclosed that there is nothing of such plans on their cards for now. The star actress and her US based lover have been rumored to be planning a show stopping white wedding for September 2008.Informed sources close to the two love birds said they may have plans but surely, nothing like that is going to happen in September as speculated in the media. One of them said, “Forget whatever you hear or read elsewhere, Ini and Phillip are not planning any wondrous wedding show in September”. The source was however, silent on the purported traditional do between both families at the end of this month. On the other hand, the source told http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ that the Akwa Ibom state born actress is totally different from the wrong identity that a lot of her detractors are sp

Story & photo by Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter Less than four months after www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com broke the news that model cum Nollywood actress, Chika Ike Ebireri opened Trej Classic , a one in town restaurant in Akowonjo area of Lagos State, Nigeria, she has decided to crown it with a night club and pool bar. The chic , (ably supported by her husband who is a brand manager in one of Nigeria's leading banks ) is sure that the club would definately become the meeting point for big boys and babes within and outside the vicinity. The actress confirmed this to www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com recently. She also took us round the new club which is situated on the same building with her restaurant. The University of Lagos undergraduate said the increasing demand for a befitting hangout with state of the art facilities within Dopemu, Akowonjo and Egbeda axis of Lagos State and her passion for the business made her invest money and time into it. “Most people within

I want to say a big thank you to all and sundry who made sure that my wedding to TEE was a grand success in Lagos, Nigeria. Those who couldn't attend sent their love and we quite appreciated it.Suprisingly, a lot of people that I have never seen but who enjoyed what GISTMASTER had been doing sent us gift.I felt on on top of the world.I thank GOD for everything. I remain grateful to Mr.Charles Oputa a.k.a Charly Boy .I must confess, he dazzled me and i must thank him so much. I must thank Mrs. Kemi Otegbade of Heartlink ,Colonel Ahmadu,Mr. A.S Ogunyinka,Gbenga Adeyinka the first, the entertainer we love to call 'Comedian of the Federal Republic',George u are the man, Laide, Oge, Jennifer ( You missed the event but your prayers represented you) , I thank the ever charming Bellanaija (Thank you for...), Folu ,thank you so much, I thank all those who sent me congratulatory notes on the blog...Iyaeto of Britain,Mrs. Omowunmi Sodunke,Bobby Taylor ... also thank my friend

Studio 868-the new bubbling arena in Victoria-Island, Lagos-Nigeria came alive again yesterday (Sunday 10 August 2008) as Nigeria International( an international TV syndicate based in the UK) put together a celebrity party.Top comedians, journalists and fashionistas were at the event.Michelle Dede and Jeddi, a comedian anchored the event and they did us proud. Seyi Law, another comedian at the event proved he would go places in a matter of time. Ooh!My one week commences from today. I hope you're aware that Rev. Chris Okotie got married Stephanie Henshaw in Lagos, last weekend. Halima, daughter of man fondly called the richest man in Nigeria, Alhaji Aliko Dangote will also be getting married on 16th August in Kano.

As part of effort geared toward satisfying our numerous readers and friends, GISTMASTER has opened its photobank for business.What this means is that you can now buy fashion, event and celebrity photos for your media organisation or for personal uses straight from the gistmaster. We can give you on CD or email it directly to you after payment must have been made. All terms and conditions apply.You can also engage us from anywhere in the world to cover any event for you.e-mail: niyitabiti@yahoo.com or call 234 (0)8038641828 The price is so low,you will think we are doing charity .Try us now because now is now !

Heartlink provides professional recruitment services all over Nigeria. Those who own businesses in Nigeria but leave abroad can also testify to their success story of Heartlink in the field. One can't afford to leave business in the hands of some so called friends and family members who ended up messing the whole thing up. Engage professionals to do it for you!Contact Heartlink Ventures Ltd, Nigeria's leading events, Public Relations and Human Resources company. Address-51 Jubril Martins Street, off Olufemi Street, Surulere, Lagos-Nigeria. E-mail:heartlinkng@yahoo.co.uk info@heartlinkgroup.com Website: www.heartlinkgroup.com Phone: 08056547122,07027610781

Story & photos by Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter The crowd pulling effect of top model, blogger and publisher of FM&B (Fashion, Modelling & Beauty) magazine, Miss Linda Ikeji came to the fore last weekend as she staged the fourth edition of her style night. The event took place at Ruby Hall, Golden Gates Restaurant, Ikoyi, Lagos.Celebrities such as Tessy Oliseh,Rita Dominic, Ronke Apampa,Michelle Dede, Bobby Eke,Chude Jideonwo and Emilia Asim-Ita etc. Photos 1 & 2-Models Photo 3-Linda Ikeji and Julietta Haggerman of Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria peagent team. Photo 4-Miss Lacasera,Itohan Igbinova and a top official of the company producing La Casera drink.

Its good to be here. First, let me tell you that I am proud that Nigerians all over the world are passionate about their nation. In those days T-shirt with the inscription- ‘ I Love Chicago’ or ‘I am a Londoner’ was so much in vogue. We were not proud of our own thing. The reverse is now the case. Today, you see Nigerians abroad having something like ‘ I be Ibo boy’ , ‘ Lagos for real’ -boldly written on their shirts. Those in naija also have different collections.I believe America is great because Americans belief in it.The T-shirt stuff is just one of the over million ways that we can project naija to the rest of the world as a force to be reckoned with. Those T-shirts don't come cheap. A friend has a showroon somewhere on Sanusi Fafunwa Street,Victoria-Island, Lagos. She stocks high quality T-shirt with marvelous inscription. That aside. Gistmaster would be going on a one week partial break starting from Monday 11 August 2008 . Yours truly is engaged to married to someone th

Heartlink provides professional recruitment services all over Nigeria. Those who own businesses in Nigeria but leave abroad can also testify to their success story of Heartlink in the field. One can't afford to leave business in the hands of some so called friends and family members who ended up messing the whole thing up. Engage professionals to do it for you! Contact Heartlink Ventures Ltd, Nigeria's leading events, Public Relations and Human Resources company. Address -51 Jubril Martins Street, off Olufemi Street, Surulere, Lagos-Nigeria. E-mail :heartlinkng@yahoo.co.uk info@heartlinkgroup.com Website: www.heartlinkgroup.com Phone: 08056547122,07027610781

Dear Readers , We are more than grateful for your votes on the best dressed actress. At first, we had a long list but we had to drop some names for obvious reasons. Through votes, we shortlisted the names to three.The names are Omotola Jolade-Ekehinde,Rita Dominic and Genevieve Nnaji . Aside the votes so far gathered from readers of http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ , I also went out of my way to get journalists,advertising executives and celebrities to vote on the contest. The target was 40 Nigerian celebrities and 40 Nigerian journalists , who cover brands and advertising, entertainment, fashion and style. I assured all that voted that their votes would not be revealed individually, rather it would be a collective one. I went through the submissions of the various voters and I have been collating the result with the help of some of my friends. Those that have so far voted included Mr. Ayo Shonaiya, a producer who is resident in the UK, Mr. Steve Babaeko a top advertising executive

By Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter This babe infront and friend (or is she her sister) tried all they could to evade paparazzi last night 3 August 2008) in Lagos but they were not so lucky.Information gathered by http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ indicates that she is Yeside, one of the daughters of Chief Lai Mohammed. She owns MyQ, a boutique in Victoria-Island.The other babe is from Belo-Osagie's family. Why these two georgous babes tried to dribble press photographers baffles all.Afterall, they knew they were coming to a press event!

Story & photo by Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter In Nigeria, fashion writers are also doing their best to fall into the league of those they report.Gone are the days when you see reporters hanging out in one corner or looking shabbily. These days Fashion & style writers are so confident that they can do what celebrities do on red carpet...even better! www.niyitabiti.com captured Azuka Ogujuiba , a member of THISDAY Newspapers style team and someone (I presumed) is her collegue last night right on the red carpet of Kunle Afolayan's Irapada movie premiere ( Sunday 3 August 2008) at Agip Hall, Muson Centre, Lagos. They later headed for City People Fashion & Style Awards , which was also taking place at Shell Hall located inside the same building.

Biola Okoya use to be one of the most talked about big girls in Nigeria until she fizzled out of social scene for sometime. Now, it look as if the flamboyant daughter of billionaire business mogul, Alhaji Rasaq Akanni Okoya is back on the scene! When it comes to partying, Biola was in the top league of those who organise the most sassy and flamboyant parties in town (The kind that you see even top brass socialites begging for invitation) All that have reduced and you can only catch her at few parties these days. http://www.niyitabiti.com/ sighted her last night ( 3 August 2008) stepping into the venue of the City People Fashion and Style Awards at MUSON Centre, Onikan.She came with Nma Bakassi, Chief Mrs. Florence Ita-Giwa. My camera could not resist taking those gold rings she wore on her feet!Here, it is captured and arrowed by http://www.niyitabiti.com/ Once married to childhood love ( Akinwande Johnson ) , Biola is the fifth child of her father and second child of her mum. Party

Story & photo by Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter Nma Bakassi, Senator Florence Ita Giwa was steps out last night (3 August 2008) with her beautiful daughter at City People Fashion & Style Award in Lagos,Nigeria. The event took place at the Shell Hall, MUSON Centre,Lagos. One thing you can't take away from the highly connected politician is her charming aura and elegance whenever she steps into a social arena.Those who are in close contact with the woman would agree that she likes helping young people.She is also a photographer's delight with her pose! In all, Ita Giwa mos people love Ita Giwa because she can mingle with even the smallest person that comes accross her.

Faced with abject economic poverty, Nadia Buari, the protagonist of Stone Face, a Jet Set Entertainment production had two options. Sell her body in exchange for a few crisp Naira notes or continue to suffer economic discomfort. But that is not all, to add to her stress, her beauty and intelligence attract more trouble than she is equipped to cope with. Thus she finds herself on collision course with the Vice President’s daughter inadvertently because her boyfriend has developed a yet undefined romantic interest in her. According to Kemi Otegbade, Heartlink Events Boss, Nadia Buari’s reaction to unwarranted hatred is capable of psychologically liberating individuals who in offices, market places, and other business environments find themselves fighting a battle of survival and self preservation. Back to the issue of Nadia, she is eager to avoid “under skirt woman resources marketing” and is so down to earth, she decides to borrow money rather than steal and excel through hard work.

By Niyi Tabiti Chief Reporter Following the massive success recorded at the Brandarise Youth empowerment seminar in Calabar,Cross River State on 30 June 2008, Charles O’Tudor,Principal Consultant of Adstrat BMC, a top PR and brand Oxygenation company in Nigeria is set to take do again in Lagos, the heart beat of the nation. Already, O'Tudor has gathered an assemblage of top business executives and inspirational speakers for the Lagos edition. Information so far gathered by http://www.niyitabiti.com/ shows that the event has already been slated for 22 August 2008 at the 5,000 seater University of Lagos auditorium in Akoka. Themed "Personal Branding For Self-Actualization”, the calaber edition took place at the Cultural centre and it recorded a huge turn out.According O'Tudor,Brandarise was necessitated by the need to equip the youths on how they can best exploit their God-given talent through personal branding principles to achieve a successful and fulfilled life. While

Dear readers, You will obeserve that yours truly have not made any post in the past few days.I have been working round the clock to make sure that we take the blog to the next level. Those who believe in us...I mean great people that one would not believe reads the blog in the first place have been sending e-mails on ways to achieve the goal set by gistmaster and we have been putting it into use. Right now, the www.niyitabiti.com is up and it has been linked with www.gistmaster.com .The two websites have also been linked to www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com Watch out for juicy stories, event photos and who is doing what in Nigeria and other countries around the world.Please don't forget you have the opportunity to advertise with us! Thank you.