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By Niyi Tabiti Back in the days, Union Bank pay off "Big, Strong,Reliable" was very exciting to the ears.The adverts was shown regularly on television with the logo of a horse.Union bank was always on the top five best banks in Nigeria.    However, Gistmaster findings show that Union bank management forgot to consolidate on the achievement of the

L -R: Sales Director, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Mr. Adewale Arikawe; 1million Naira Winner of the Peak Reach for Millions Promo, Aniamalu Nnamdi Fabian; and Managing Director, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Mr. Rahul Colaco at the Peak Reach for Millions Promo Prize Presentation in Enugu on Saturday, August 28, 2015. Sales Manager Lagos, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Mr. Macpherson Oniyamah, 1million Naira Winner of the Peak Reach for Millions Promo, Mr. Gregory Okpara and Senior Brand Manager Peak, Mrs. Omolara Banjoko, at the Peak Reach for Millions Promo Prize Presentation in Lagos on Saturday 22nd of August 2015 L -R: Junior Brand Manager Peak, FrieslandCampina WAMCO Nigeria Plc, Mr. Adetunji Quadri, 1million Naira Winner of the Peak Reach for Millions Promo, Raji Muideen Taiwo, Senior Brand Manager Peak, Mrs. Omolara Banjoko and Client Service Manager Oracle Experience Limited, Mrs.  Idongesit Ezekiel, at the Peak Reach for Millions Promo Prize...

When Meraiah, the beautiful daughter of actress,Omotola Ekehinde told Gistmaster some years ago that she wanted to be a model, she was not joking. Now, it is a reality. Omosexy and her daughter have just been made brand ambassadors for Knorr. Omotola, who is delighted that she got a good deal from the makers of knorr, published photos from

Brandy is always branded!American born singer and actress,Brandy look like iconic style queen with this Nubian look. She is one of my all time best of the best.Now if anyone has a question on how a woman can keep looking young without plastic surgery, Brandy is in a good position. -Niyi Tabiti

Keith Richards MD Promisidor Contract staff working with Promasidor in Nigeria yesterday protested what they described as delay in payment of their salaries.   As a result of the protest, the management of Promasidor invited policemen to forestall a break down of law and order, which might lead to damages of the company properties.    Gistmaster gathered that two companies hire contract staff who work mostly in the production department for promasidor.One is known as Global Manpower while the other is called Sustainability.   Those employed by Global Manpower have been paid their May salaries on the 23 May but those employed through Sustainability are yet to be paid. Sources hinted that the recent development is giving room to suspicions about politics in Promasidor, especially between the management of Sustainability and Global Manpower in a bid to out do one another in the business of staff sourcing.Sustainability is allegedly owned by

I originally thought it was the latest Nollywood title a la facebook babes or possibly the public's response to news of another government official stealing from the nation's coffers, so when I clicked on the Hashtag #Ifihad30million during 'faf' time I was pretty much surprised at the responses I was reading. I mean people buying Palm oil factories, proposing to the girl of their dreams and then the funniest of them all- sacking their landlords? To think that people had time for this was besides the point as it is twitter after all and every whim on there is sufficiently entertained. But then it got me thinking too. Even with inflation, sky-high prices and billions having replaced millions as the SI unit by which embezzling is measured, the general conception is 30 million is still enough to transform one's life. Don't get me wrong, 30 million is still a large amount even to me and I really could do with that sort of money right now, not because I n...

Is it the latest fashion or the new national flag? These were some of the questions on the lips of curious Lagosians yesterday, who woke up to the sight of optical Smartphone readable codes better known as barcodes in different areas of the metropolis. The imposing signs appeared everywhere, from shopping malls to school buildings, from billboards to T-shirts, everyone appeared to be rocking a barcode! The barcodes had a mysteriously simple message written below; ‘Scan me for a new attitude’. According to eyewitnesses who scanned the barcode, they were confronted with yet another mysterious message in neon green. It read, ‘DON’T BLEND IN: BE UNIQUE, FIND OUT HOW ON 05: 04: 12’. Feelers reaching us say that this mysterious new message is coming from telecoms giant Etisalat who are planning to unveil yet another innovative package for Nigerians on April 5. The company remains mum about the issue, but there is clearly a lot of buzz at their numerous offices and headquarters situated ...

Nigerians! I just saw the photo of D'banj and his Koko mobile phone. Thanks to Biodun Caston- Dada, the man behind Acada magazine. To me, this is a good one for a great musician like D'banj and the  Mo'Hit crew .    Don't ask me when Tuface is coming out with his own product. Trust Tu baba, the father of many, he would rather prefer baby hampers or baby food not mobile phone like Dbanj. You will see something like Tuface Baby Food! Naija sha! Instead of congratulating Dbanj the kokomaster on the 'birth' of the kokomobile, they said the phone is a low quality phone produced in China.In case you want to buy, it is just N9000 (Naira) . Personally, I am waiting for Koko Blackberry! - By Niyi Tabiti Gistmaster.com

High expectation and anticipation, the deer feel for water after savouring a delicious meal, to quench its thirst, was exactly the type one could use to describe the mood that pervaded at the final of the Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa Championship.   Prior to the finals, ‘WATCH IT’, ‘MARKSMEN’, ‘SONS OF LIBERTY’ and ‘SOULJA GUYS’ got eliminated while ‘X-FELLAZ’, ‘FLAMES INSPIRED’, ‘LEGACY’, and ‘EYES6ONE’ made it to the final.   A distinctive feature of this year’s MGSDA was that all eight crews drawn from the four regions were put in a booth camp where they were groomed by professional dance trainers as well as given different tasks and challenges to perform as the competition progressed. The National Final was formatted in such a way that two rounds were organized for all four dance crews. The first round saw dance crews performing with music entertainers, while the second round saw the dance crews performing their regular routines. The scores from both rounds were...

  By Niyi Tabiti    Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa season 3 was formally announced to the media this afternoon at PROTEA Hotel , GRA,Ikeja, Lagos. Speaking today (Friday 9 April 2010) on the innovations and achievements of the Street Dance contest so far, Adenike Adebola Marketing manager of Malta Guinness hinted the press that this particular edition would be loaded with new things that would make it more exciting to the audience and lovers of Malta Guinness.   Adebola noted that Malta Guinness Street Dance Africa has made so much impact in the area youth development in Africa, and Nigeria in particular. That is one of the reasons people look up to it every year. She also stated that unlike previous editions where the judges had the final say, this edition would also have the viewers having a say in who wins. she disclosed that viewers would vote and the whole process would be audited by a reputable firm."Every vote count", said Adebola.   The brand ...

gistmaster Zain Nigeria yesterday in Lagos presented prizes to some of the winners of the ongoing SMS interactive programme, Wake Up A Millionaire.The event was witnessed by the media, family and friends of the winners and several others. Photo 1:(L-R) Director, Commercial Planning & Decision Support, Zain Nigeria , Godfrey Efeurhobo; one of the winners of N2,000,000.00 prize, Oluwaseun Okunola; and Director, Legal Services, Zain Nigeria, Ibirobo Adekola, during the presentation of prizes to some of the winners of Zain’s Wake Up A Millionaire, an SMS Interactive programme, in Lagos. Photo 2:L-R) Head, Products & Services, Zain Nigeria, Izu Maduneme; Director, Commercial Planning & Decision Support, Zain Nigeria, Godfrey Efeurhobo (L) and Chief Executive Officer, TC-QA Associates, a renowned systems, processes and applications auditing firm, Wale Akingbade, during the presentation of prizes to some of the winners of Zain’s Wake Up A Millionaire, an SMS Interactive ...

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...