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LAGOS, NIGERIA — Award winning Nollywood Actress Stephanie Okereke is delighted to announce the launch of her brand new website www.stephanieokereke.NET to showcase her work, her brand and her new image. The new website provides the media and Stephanie’s fans with a place to read, see and hear anything new about Stephanie, from Stephanie including videos; brand new editorial images; a blog; a press page; links to her favorite sites, wallpapers and buddy icons for downloads, a store to buy all things Stephanie and a fan of the month page. Fans can also connect to Stephanie on her Twitter and Facebook pages through the website.  Visitors to stephanieokereke.NET will find the aesthetic a lot more colorful, contemporary and user friendly. The special feature on the site is the Fan of the Month Page. Stephanie’s goal is to inspire her fans to participate in her Change the World Campaign. To participate, fans must send their name, city, phone, e-mail address and a 500 words essay on how

By Niyi Tabiti News Editor Last year, Mutiu Leshi a Nigerian based in the United States of America and friends round to get people to donate materials such as pencils,books, erasers etc.It was later forwarded to Gistmaster in Nigeria for onward donation to some schools in Lagos. We took it to public schools in Meiran area of Lagos State. This year (2009), Mutiu personally came to town an we took what he brought this time to a school in Ojodu Abiodun area of Ogun State. It was distributed to the kids and the teachers thanked him for his kind gesures,Afteral there are lots of people out there who have completely forgotten about home.We also have a many millionaires who the resources to donate classrooms and computers, yet they prefer to use their money to do parties. You can view the website of www.africa-outreach.org to learn more

By Niyi Tabiti/ gistmaster.com News Editor When it comes to the business of movie, international film maker, actor and producer, Kunle Afolayan knows it like the back of his palms. It is no surprise, having worked with a bank and known to be creative, Afolayan would not have been anything less. Recently, Kunle invited the Nigerian business community to the preview of his latest movie ‘Fingurine’ at Genesis Cinema located at The Palms, Lekki. Stars in the movie includes Ramsey Nouah,Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi,Tosin Sido,Omoni Oboli and Muraina Oyelami. The event had representatives from various PR companies; advertising companies and conglomerates.Afolayan disclosed that the purpose of the premiere for business executives is to show them practical opportunities of showcasing their products through ‘subtle’ advertising and other means in movies. There are various scenes in the movie; brands can be used to depict certain places. He thanked GSK makers of Lucozade Boost, MicCom Golf Hotels and

Story and photos by Niyi Tabiti News Editor The Vice President of World Bank,Mrs.Oby Ezekwezili, last weekend, met with winners of this year's Future Award at Civic Centre in Lagos. Most of the winners were present and the former minister of Education popularly known as 'Madam Due Process' durning the Olusegun Obasanjo Administration took time to mentor the winners on how to be the true drivers of their generation. Everyone felt at home with Mrs.Ezekwezili because of her great sense of humour. Hey! forget it if you think that Madam Due Process knows nothing about designers,Television...she seems to be vast in what is going on in the country, even on the social scene.She tells Cobhams Asuquo "My husband like your music.His name is Pastor..." To another person,she said "My Son loves to dance.If you have a website then let me know"...... Madam is funnier than most of our comedians! Future Award is an annual youth award ceremony organised by Redstrat,o

By Niyi Tabiti News Editor/ gistmaster.com The first lady of Ondo State, Mrs.Mimiko and other important personalities graced the occasion of ‘Wakati Eda’, a Yoruba movie produced by cross over actress and producer, Foluke Daramola-Sobowale in Lagos. The banquet hall of Sheraton Hotel and Towers, Ikeja, was packed full of movie enthusiasts, producers, movie practitioners and well wishers. Bonsue fuji creator, Adewale Ayuba a.k.a Mr.Johnson also thrilled the guests. The special guest of Honour, Mrs. Mimiko was full of praises for the talented actress. She disclosed that when the actress came calling on Governor Olusegun Mimiko (her husband) and herself, they were moved by the story line and what they considered positive changes the movie would make in the lives of the people when finally released. It was excitement all the way as the trio of the Femi Branch, Saheed Balogun and Stella Damasus- Nzeribe anchored the event. The short pre view of the mov ie as the title implies, emphasize th

Suenu Hall, located right inside ADRAO International School on Ahmadu Bello way,Victoria Island, Lagos is totally repackaged. A visit by www.niyitabiti.bloggspot.com confirms it.Apart from paintings of the and fittings of industrial cooling facilities, the place has become the toast of event managers who want to give satisfaction to their clients. Suenu Hall (Adrao International School) is very close to Silverbird Galleria and Nigeria Television Authority premises in Victoria Island. You need to be there. More details later. Feel free to check www.adraointernationalschools.com/suenuhall

By Niyi Tabiti Ogochukwu Anita Okuno is a 5’7' inch light skinned beauty. She coined her stage name nita p from her name Anita and the p from Patrick her father’s name.She is the 4th child from a family of nine. Anita was born about 25 years ago and she studied Business Administration at the Lagos state university, aside running her own fashion boutique Xynosure. The up and coming music star is from is from ikwale ikuami local government in Delta State. Her new single ‘chewing love’ feature Timaya was produced by Jiggy Jek and mixed and mastered by foster zeeno of zane pro studio.She is in Dubai, shopping for the upcoming video in Nigeria.The cinematography would be handled by by Wudi Awa and makeup by Lolar Shon . She gets her inspiration from the cool breeze at the beach, where she loves to write. ‘Chewing Love’ is a dance hall song and promises to be a street and club banger. According to her, the chorus is so simple and the beats so danceable. She aspire to be the greatest fe

Dear readers, We want to thank you all for being there for us since we started this celebrity media brand.We know there are thousands of those who started with us .Today,they can confidently say they are part of the revolution of the new media that is sweeping across Africa and indeed Nigeria through our regular reports and photos. A lot of companies have also identified with us through adverts and placing of special reports. We have our own style and we injected it into the online celebrity news in Nigeria. We also conducted a poll through readers, journalists and entertainment observers last year, eventually,Rita Dominic emerged first and there was a party for her at SWE Bar...thanks to those that made that a reality.Congratulations to Rita, she is now one of the Glo Ambassadors. In many ways, we have changed the perspective that online media has no place in Nigeria.Today, many people have seen what we have done and they are encourage to start something too. We want to do mor

Today, Broken Manacles Entertainment, announced the forthcoming premiere of their multiple award winning movie called: The TENANT™. The movie which was also written, produced, and directed by Jude Idada and Lucky Ejim, two Nigerian emigrants in Canada was shot at various locations in Canada and Nigeria with Dare ‘BabaDee’ Fasasi as co-director. Faced with the onerous challenge of breaking into Hollywood, the duo of Lucky Ejim, and Jude Idada founded the film production company called Broken Manacles Entertainment Inc. The movie has already won international accolades that include: Audience Choice Award, Best Feature Film–(Hollywood Black Film Festival2009), Beverly Hills, California; Best Feature Film – (Moving Image Film festival2008), Toronto Canada. The movie billed to premiere in Lagos sometime in October, 2009 at the cinemas tells the tale of the average African emigrant in search of a better future for himself and his family: Obinna, a Nigerian refugee in Canada, faces deportatio

The modelling industry is in mourning over the passing of the first Black Model ever -Naomi Sims who passed away on the 1st of August 2009 after losing the battle against Breast Cancer. Born on March 30, 1948, in Oxford, Mississippi, Naomi paved way for many black models today in the fashion industry. Sims was considered the "first black supermodel" for appearing on the cover of Ladies Home Journal in November 1968, a time when African-American models were few and far between. She subsequently modeled for designers like Halston, Fernando Sánchez, Teal Traina, and Giorgio di Sant'Angelo. She also appeared on many other magazine covers, and two images-- a 1969 cover of LIFE and a 1967 New York Times fashion magazine over--are on display in the Metropolitan Museum's "The Model As Muse" exhibit. After five years, Sims retired from modeling and started a multimillion-dollar wig-making business that specialized in designs for black women. Sims also penned at least

In its unique and characteristic way, MTN Nigeria is introducing innovative features into Nigerian music as it takes up the sponsorship of the inaugural edition of the Nigerian Music Festival (NMF), a show organized by Ruyi Communications Ltd. The MTN Nigerian Music Festival will feature performances from both old and contemporary stars across diverse genres - R & B, Hip Hop, Rap, Fuji, Juju, Afro beat, High life, Ikwokirikwo and Reggae. Premised on a unique content and concept, featuring hit tunes from 1960 to date, the festival promises to be very exciting and entertaining as it seeks to celebrate musical excellence of the past decades in Nigeria in a refreshingly distinct way. Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, Mr Bola Akingbade said "MTN strongly believes in enriching the lives of its subscribers by living their passion and bringing them activities that will continually put smiles on their faces. We desire that our subscribers be proud to be part of the MTN family th

You wouldn't want to miss this date for something else.Keep the date...it is Arthurs Guinness day! Details soon.

Sex is so sweet but dangerous when it is done with the wrong person.That was excatly the case as two staffers of a major telecom company in Nigeria were caught in the web of sex controversy recently.The people involved are alledgely married to different partners but alledge yet having sexual relationships for time now.Recently, news peddlers told http://www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com/ that they both decided to take their love nest to a foreign country. Just like the case of Anita Hogan, the Nollywood actress, they both decided to take pictures naked.Some of the photos were e-mailed to us but we decided to post just two so that we won't 'corrupt'your eyes. We further gathered that they later misplaced the memory card and it got into the wrong hands. Someone whispered that it got into the hands of a family member who immediately wired it to some press people. At the moment, we gathered that the two people have allegedly been sacked. Efforts to get the head of corporate affairs

By Niyi Tabiti Bola Akinboade, a senior fashion writer with City People magazine group was hosted to a lavish birthday ceremony at Club Papas on Friday 7 August 2009.The man behind club papas at K's Place,Victoria-Island,Lagos,Mr.Frank Okamigbo informs www.niyitabiti.blogspot.com that the birthday in honour of Bola is part of ways of saying thank you to the writer who has contributed her own meaningful bit to style reporting in Nigeria.As expected, the party was well attended and the dance floor was not empty till 5:30 this morning (Saturday 8 August 2009)