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She is bubbling for international recognition.Maheeda, a native of Auchi, Edo State told gistmaster that she is set to become the next big thing in the Nigerian music industry. However,she needs the support she can get from inside and outside the industry to the place of her dream. Maheeda,who told us she is running things with ID Cabasa and other notable names in the entertainment industry, says she would reveal more on her career later. Can she do it?Lets watch!!!

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Ayo Animashaun, the ceo of Hip HopWorld Magazine and Hip on TV reveal new and exciting package for the 2009 edition of Hip Hop World Award in Lagos this afternoon.You can see details of why the award train is moving to Abuja this year and the award categories.Please click on www.gistmaster.com

Virgin Nigeria is pleased to announce its support for Nigerian culture and tourism as Official Carrier for the annual Argungu International Fishing and Cultural Festival holding in March 2009. The partnership was announced at a press conference at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja , where the festival website was also officially launched. Speaking at the briefing, Virgin Nigeria’s Head of Corporate Communications, Nkiru Olumide-Ojo, explained the airline’s continued support. “Virgin Nigeria is an airline that is genuinely committed to building Nigeria , and to developing various sectors that will drive the Nigerian economy – and that explains our interest in this festival. Above all, we are known as a world class airline from the heart of Africa, and this is what we are about, displaying the best of Nigeria to a global audience. This is the third time we are partnering with this project, and we are glad to be on board one more time.” The Argungu Festival, which began in 1934, is poss...

Pls click on http://www.gistmaster.com/ to find photos and details of the networking event sponsored by Ecobank last Wednesday at Eko Hotel and Suites. Thank You!

I am very grateful to those who intervened concerning yesterday’s issue between Linda and I If you think I over reacted, I am deeply sorry. Trust me; I am not that kind of person. Those who know will tell you that I love enjoying myself and having a good laugh everyday! I play so much (sometimes I wondered what Tee saw in me) because I don’t get bothered about things. Linda called me last night, she apologized and we settled. I have loads of love for her too. Those who work in the media understand what I am talking about here. Everyday, after a story is published, you get loads of emails, comments, phone calls. Sometimes, they would even call their lawyers to harass you. A lot of people praise you for filing your stories and photos right on time. I HAVE NEVER WRITTEN ABOUT ALL THAT. My reaction yesterday was just an exceptional case. On a lighter mood, when you write good stories about some celebs, they would pretend they never saw it. Even when some journalists tell them, they ...

I was attending a conference in Lagos , when some people drew my attention to a story written and published on Linda Ikeji’s blog concerning a recent story we published on gistmaster.com .In the story, a young man by name Dele Fasan claimed to be dating Omowunmi Akinnifesi. The fellow also told us that they have marriage plans. In her first sentence, Linda wrote “It's kinda sad when people see you with a guy, and the next thing you read in the press is that you're dating him” I am taking time to reply because Linda sort of indicted the Nigerian press as a whole with the sentence, directly or indirectly calling us fiction writers. As a friend and associate for years, I thought Linda should have put a call through or send text message to ask me what actually happened. On his part, Chude Jideonwo, Bellanaija, Omowunmi, Mai and several others have reached me personally on this. Well, maybe Linda was writing from her own personal experience in the hands of the media. So...

Thanks for checking on our website www.gistmaster.com We are working round the clock to do more….! Thanks for being there. You can check www.gistmaster.com for newly uploaded photos.Ohhh!Dont let me forget to tell you that readers have been commenting on our poll concerning when they prefer having sex. So far, 65.5 per cent voted for Night,10.0 per cent of respondents love to have it in the afternoon while 25.0 per cent voted for morning as the best time to 'do' it. on the other side, loads of people have also started voting for their musician of the year. You can check it out. For now, its between D'banj and 9ice.

Queen Onokala popularly known as kween is the latest celebrity mother in town. Gistmaster gathered that the artiste was delivered of a bouncing baby boy in a London hospital on Saturday 31 January 2009. The light complexioned jebele jebele crooner gave birth at about 7 in the morning and the father of the baby is no other person than her fiancé, Dotun Omotoye. Speaking from her London base, kween describe the birth of the new baby an exciting experience to her. Commenting on her speculations on her marriage earlier scheduled for February 2009, kween debunked rumours that her marriage plans has crashed. "Yes my marriage was earlier scheduled for February but it is a common knowledge that one can not travel with an infant unless he or she is about 2 months old” “When I return back to Nigeria , hopefully in April I will let everyone know my new plans for the wedding. Also I am looking forward to bouncing back in my career and already my album KWEEN DON COME has ...

The 2 nd Young Designer’s Creative Competition / Award will be held on the 7 March 2009 at the new Federal Palace Hotel , Victoria Island with the first Lady of Lagos State, Mrs Abimbola Fashola as the Special guest of honour. She also attended the inaugural edition. The YDCC started in 2006 and was first held in May at the Civic Centre in the presence of the former first Lady of Lagos State, Mrs. Oluremi Tinubu. It was Founded by Ade Bakare due to constant demand by young designers who wanted to work with him. He also opened a shop in Victoria Island in 2005 to cope with his clients orders, though still based in London , England . The YDCC is a way for him to bring his expertise to the Nigerian fashion industry and also to empower new talent. Bakare lectures on fashion in England where he trained. He is also involved in fashion workshops and trade fairs The 1 st event was very successful and attracted almost 500 entries from all over Nigeria . Ten finalists...

Dan Akinlolu is a Nigerian born South African base writer and producer; a one time prize winning writer with South African Writers’ Circle (SAWC) and Australia’s BLM. He has contributed and published in literary journals both within and outside Africa including the University of Michigan State’s - The Offbeat (USA), Bruce Cook’s - Author 2008 & 2009 publication (USA) and BLM’s E-zine ( Australia ); he was the only African commissioned to participate in a fiction anthology, "The Quest: Alliance" with Aim Higher Books, USA. Dan resides in South Africa where he works for M-Net /MultiChoice Africa, as writer and content editor and he also produces music video/TV projects with his partners on weekends. He has just completed his new novel and a collection of short story for his literary agent , Helen Osbourne. He told GISTMASTER that he is ready to go all the way in the quest to fufil his vision.At the moment, he is involved in the DAVIDIC pro...

Nigerians in different part of the world continue to do the nation proud with their talents. One of such persons blazing the trail is Shola Benson, a Nigerian entrepreneur in the footwear industry, based in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Shola Benson, who can best be described as a creative streak, started out back home in Nigeria, up North in Zaria where he first obtained a Certificate in Footwear Manufacturing at Federal College of Chemical and Leather Technology, Zaria. Still itching to take his passion to the zenith, Shola went to the United Kingdom where he obtained an advanced National Diploma in Footwear Technology at the renowned Cordwinners College now known as University London College of Fashion. With over two decades of experience in the manufacturing, design and marketing of footwear, Doctor of shoes, as he is popularly known, has been actively involved in designing and marketing footwear products hence developing his international alliances in the global footwear market, mo...