Living Single + Rhythm Unplugged and Zain Dynamix Youths Award

Hi people, hope y'all are having an incredible time. I'm having a swell time shacking up with friends on the Island. My older sis has this flat on the Island that I usually take over by this time of the year, 'cos she likes to spend her Christmas abroad. Been here since Wednesday, kinda stopped working from the office. My guys come over here to talk to me about work and stuff and my mum has been calling my phone non stop, come home she says, come home and do what? Island sweet pass Surulere, leave me alone abeg...lol

So here's what I want us to talk about today. Is it OK for a single girl to LIVE ALONE? Is there anything wrong with it? Especially when your parents live in the same city? Some people have been encouraging me to rent my own flat and move out of my parents house. I've totally refused and I'm adamant about it...I want to go from my father's house to my husband's house, living alone is not something that I've ever considered, I doubt if I'll ever do it but there are lots of girls doing it. Is there anything wrong with it?
Pls share your thoughts.

Also, I got an email from someone asking how much it will cost for her to put stuff on my blog...HOW MUCH??? Ok here it is, I don't charge a dime. This is a social utility site and not a money making venture. I do this 'cos I enjoy it, it's not my day job lol, so if there's anything you want to share with other readers of this blog, just email it to me...I'll upload it with all pleasure and no charge to you...

Ok, check out pictures from the recently held Rhythm Unplugged show. I promised a few friends that I was going to go with them to this show, but when it came time to go....well, I have to do something about my lack of interest in going to social events...even weddings, and birthdays, and ...oh, I'm such a sad person...lol

Enough writing, enjoy the pix...
Thanks to purefoto.com

Ali Baba and Julius Agwu

Wildchild and BasketMouth

Who's this?

Julius

Djinee and MI

Banky W

Naeto C

Comedian Jedi

Kaffy and her girls?

Tuface and Sound Sultan

PSquare

Face

Wande Coal and Dbanj

Ikechukwu

Dbanj and Kaffy

That's it. Looked like it was a great show...

From that to another event that took place last weekend. The Zain Dynamix Awards

Enjoy...

The Kokomaster himself.

From that to something a little sad...I don't want to believe it but the story making the rounds now have it that Janet and JD have called it quits.

Read the story below...

Janet Jackson has split up with her long-term record producer boyfriend Jermaine Dupri, according to tabloid reports.
The couple has been an item for four years, and was only recently rumored to be planning to marry and start a family together.
However the National Enquirer claims Jackson and Dupri began battling over the failure of her recent tour, which he managed, and which ended with a string of canceled concerts because of illness and reports of poor ticket sales.
And sources tell the tabloid the 36-year-old has moved out of the superstar’s Los Angeles home, and they have agreed to spend time apart. The insider says, “Janet and Jermaine finally hit a wall. They were fighting over his management of her career. In the end, she decided to make a break.”
Representatives for the two have yet to comment on the reports.

Hopefully it's not true...

MTV Man of the Year

Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. is no longer just your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper. In fact, considering the way he’s been carrying around a guitar lately, you could be forgiven for wondering if he event wants to be a rapper anymore. But the fact remains that for 12 long months, no one dominated hip-hop like Wayne did. No one sold more records, generated more headlines or appeared on as many tracks. No one flooded the market with as much product, and — in a genre loaded with compelling characters — no one was as mercurial, controversial, hilarious and, well, bizarre as Weezy was.

I concur.

Tuface's new album

His new album is now in stores, go grab your own copy

Photo of the day

Madonna...without make-up

Not bad...only now I believe she's 50...lol

Thought of the day

To wish you were someone else is to waste the person you are.

Waiting for your opinion on LIVING SINGLE...

See y'all in a bit.

Have a ball!

COBRAA Award 08 + The National Hair Stylists Competition/Expert Touch Award

The Future Awards nomination ball took place yesterday and I wasn't there...and I have absolutely no excuse. I'd been looking forward to it all week, but when it came time to dress up and go...well, what can I say? I wasn't there, but I'm sure the event went very well and I'll definitely get you pictures as soon as it's ready...

Speaking of awards, there are so many of them happening right now in Naija, one of them is the Consumer Brand Awards, which held a few weeks back at Eko Hotel in Lagos. Here are the winners.

Airline of the Year

Virgin Nigeria

Antiseptics

Dettol

Automobile

Toyota

Bank of the Year

Oceanic

Detergent

Omo

Electronics

LG

Energy Drink

Lucozade boost

Fast food

Sweet Sensation

Fixed Wireless

Visafone

Food drink of the Year

Milo

Food seasoning

Maggi

Fruit drink

Chivita

Insurance

NICON

Lager

Gulder

Malt drink

Malta Guinness

Milk

Dano

Mobile Handset

Nokia

Mobile Network

MTN

Motor Bike

Suzuki

Noodles of the Year

Indomie

Soft drink

Coca Cola

Stout

Guinness

Toilet Soap

Joy

Toothpaste

Close-up

Congrats to all the winners....

And here are pictures from the National Hair Stylist Competition/Expert Touch Award organised by Recare Cosmetics, makers of Natures Gentle Touch Haircare range. The event took place last weekend.

Enjoy...

That's it.

And now I'd like to introduce you all to Elise Charles

Get acquinted...

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Olabisi Walter CEO

http://www.elisecharles.com/ is a clean and uncluttered user interface backed by a friendly and knowledgeable consultant team whose goal is to provide unparalleled service to help relieve some of the stress involved in special event planning.
"We're excited to offer personalized consultation services and a wide selection of special occasion products to our customers as they celebrate milestones and we are making it a focus in our efforts to help make Memorable Events" says Olabisi Waller, CEO of Elise Charles.
For further information or comments, please contact:Olabisi Waller CEO/Consultant Elise Charles olabisi@elisecharles.comhttp://www.elisecharles.com/

Joke of the day...

lol

See y'all soon

Mwah!

Naija Entertianment News + Dynamix Awards Pix

Hi everyone. So here I bring you Naija Entertainment news like I haven't done in a bit. Plenty of it...Just to make up for my absense last week. Hope you enyoy it.

Oh by the way, the Future Awards Nomination party is today at Swe Bar, Onikan. See y'all there. I always say I'll go to events but I never show up, God please make me go for this one...it's really important. I don't know why I find it difficult to go to events but I was at Frank Osodi's Unveiling of the Face of West African Fashion Week last Sunday at the Silverbird Galleria. I'll get you pictures from that show later, for now enjoy this.

Mode Men Magazine Men of the Year Award Winners

Most Stylish Man

Eyimofe Atake

Comedian of the Year

AY

Musician of the Year

M.I

Woman of the Year

Mo Abudu

Man of the Year

Tony Elumelu

Actor of the Year

Mike Ezuronye

Luxury Brand

Polo/Wise Men Apparel (A tie)

Governor of the Year

Gov. Raji Fashola (Lagos)

Radio Personality

Yaw (Wazobia FM)

TV Personality

Kenny and D1

Sports Personality

Samson Siasia

Politician of the Year

Adams Oshimole

Business Man of the Year

Mike Adenuga

Designer of the Year

Exclamation

Young Enterpreneur

Igho Salomi (Televares)

Model of the Year

Otu-Ekong Ukpana

Lifetime Achievement Awards

Newton Jibuno (Environmentalist)

Wole Soyinka
Congrats to all the winners.

$1m raised for Majek fashek's film project - Seun Apara (Encomium)
There seems to be no going back on the shooting of the Majek Fashek film entitled 'The Rainmaker'. Charles Novia's November Productions is behind the project and out of the two million budgetted, half of it has been raised and the remaining part should be ready by the first quarter of next year. Meanwhile contrary to reports that Majek was planning to sue Charles over the said movie, we learnt it was only a mere disagreement which has since been resolved.

Segun Obe drops new single - Seun Apara
One of Nigeria's hottest vocalist Segun Obe recently released another single entitled 'No time' from his forthcoming album. The new single features raggae act Rhymzo. He will be shooting the second part of 'Plenty Celebration' the last single he released featuring 9ice. So look out for that.

Enebeli Elebuwa Attacked - Stella Dimoko Korkus

Read the very sad thing that happened to one of Nigeria's veteran actors...

According to Elebuwa, 62, “ What you are looking at (removing his dark spectacles to reveal a battered left eye), happened in the evening of Friday, November 28, 2008, at the Mobil Filling Station, Aguda, Surulere, Lagos.”Explaining further, Elebuwa, now weeping and writhing in pains said: “ We were on a moving queue when this young man came from nowhere and wanted to jump the queue with his car, but other law abiding motorists protested but the man refused. That was when I alighted from my car and was trying to plead with him to follow due process. But to my consternation, he started cursing and shouting my full name and told me to get out of his sight. When I tried again to calm him down, he started abusing me and boasted that my being an actor does not mean he cannot deal with me and nothing would happen. I later got closer and asked him, if I was not old enough to be his father. I had not finished saying this when he brought out a sharp object and stabbed me in the eye at a close range and I immediately passed out.”Elebuwa, further disclosed that when this happened, an angry mob that had already gathered descended on Dike, and were about lynching him, when some policemen came and whisked him away to Aguda Police Station, Surulere.At the station an officer who pleaded for anonymity confirmed the incident to Daily Sun and disclosed that Dike was detained for three days, before being released on bail. He referred the reporter to the Lagos police spokesman, Frank Mba who pleaded for time to get information on the incident.Elebuwa, also called on well-meaning Nigerians to immediately come to his aid, adding that his doctor had advised him to travel abroad for further treatment, but he could not afford the cost.“I’m totally helpless now and cannot even work due to my condition, and have spent so much on the eye. Well-meaning Nigerians should come to my aid, I do not want to go blind,” he pleaded.

If you have access to him, please help in any way you can.

Dora Akunyili beefs up security following brother's kidnap - Azuh Arinze (Encomium)

NAFDAC DG, Prof Dora Akunyili has taken her security more seriously following the kidnap of her younger brother, Francis Edemobi, in Enugu. The obnoxious incident happened on Monday Dec 1st, 2008 and was alledgedly carried out by four gun men and edemobi didn't regain his freedom until days later when some police men working on a tip off rescued him from the Ebeano Tunnel. The kidnappers had earlier asked for a ransome of N30million and later N50million, which they never got.

Yakubi Aiyegbeni expecting first baby - Stella Dimoko (Encomium)

Inside sources say Yakubu's new wife, Lami, is expecting the couples first child. Congrats to them.

ANNIE UNWANNA MACAULAY POPS ANOTHER BABY FOR TUFACE - Stella Dimoko Korkus

At last the good news is here!..annie was birthed of tufaces daughter in the wee hours of wednesday december 10,2008. The birth was via caesearen section in a californian hospital.

Wishing Annie and Tuface the very best.

Lola Omotayo returns home with son - Seun Apara

Lola Omotayo returned to the country recently with her son Cameron. The baby who looks like his father, Peter Okoye, was whole heartedly received by Peter and his sibblings.
Wishing Mother and son all the best.

Why I left Rhythm 93.7 for Inspiration FM - Kemistry

Inspiration FM seems to be the radio station where some of our favorite radio personalities have moved to. Kemisty, formally with Rhythm 93.7 is one of them and here's what she had to say about it...

"I was with Rhythm for four years but left in September for IFM, because Inspiration FM gave me an offer I could not refuse. My show is called 'The Afternoon Cafe' it starts from 11am to 4pm"

So check her out.

I also hear my favorite radio personality, Shola Thompson, has moved to the new radio station...thank God he's back on the Radio. You can also catch former Cool FM's Dan Foster there in the mornings.

Okey Bakassi gets baby boy - Azuh Arinze (Encomium)

Talented comedian and special assistant to Governor Ikedi Ohakim () on entertainment, Okey Bakassi is now a father of three. His wife, Ezinne, gave birth to a beautiful baby boy weeks back. Before the arrival of the tot, Okey had two daughters, Jada and Nicole.

Emeka Enyiocha's registry wedding is on Dec 20th - Azuh Arinze

Actor and producer, Emeka Enyiocha has fixed his registry wedding for Sat. Dec 20, 08, exactly fifty days after his traditional wedding in Abia State. Emeka and his wife, Stella, will have their registry at the Ikoyi Marriage Registry in Lagos and a reception at Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Ikeja.

Denrele Edun on Blast

My dear friend Denrele Edun is on the cover of the current issue of blast magazine...check it out!

New Exquisite Magazine

Beautiful Louise Priddy is on the cover of the current issue of Tewa Ogunsanya's Exquisite Magazine.

Check out some pix from the Dynamix Youths Awards (Powered by ZAIN) that took place last weekend. Will get you more pix later...

For now enjoy this...

Denrele

Sauce Kid

That's it for now.

Cholera in Zimbabwe

How many of you know what's going on in Zimbabwe currently?

Read the story below

The death toll from cholera in Zimbabwe has soared to 978, with 18,413 suspected cases reported across the southern African country, UN figures showed Monday.

The country's capital Harare is the worst-hit district, with 208 deaths and 8,454 suspected cases, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said.
Beitbridge, which border South Africa, was also badly affected.

Some 91 people in the border town have been killed by the disease, while 3,546 are suspected to be suffering from it.

The latest toll came even as the United States and Britain were expected to lobby the UN Security Council to turn up the heat on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe.

But Harare has vowed to thwart western efforts to put Zimbabwe on the Security Council agenda, saying it was not a threat to international security.

Such a sad situation. God help them...

Thought of the day

Never look down on anybody unless you're trying to help them up.

I'm done.

Laters and kisses!

Someone please que the convict music

Journalist are now being arrested left right and centre and there is nothing left to do other than host a show down with the government till they relent and stop showing the media fraternity the ‘Middle finger’Till then here are some pictures of popular radio personality and radio airwaves queen Caroline Mutoko with co-presenters, Larry Asego and Jalango. They were arrested with 80 other