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Category: Saturday Magazine

  • Liz’s top 10

    Liz’s top 10

    Nollywood actress and producer, Liz Anjorin, reveals her top ten favourites to Kehinde Falode

    Favourite shoes designer

    Italian shoes

     

    Favourite bag designer

    Gucci & Christian

    Louboutin

     

    Favourite perfume

    Hugo & Gucci Rush

     

    Favourite hairdo

    Ghana weave-on

     

    Favourite artiste

    Salawa Abeni,

    Yinka Ayefele,

    Tope Alabi

    & J-won

     

    Favourite wrist watch

    Piaget, Rolex,

    Gucci & Prada

     

    Favourite pet

    Puppy

     

    Favourite fashion designer

    Princess Aishat

    of Eternally Zoe

     

    Favourite food

    Swallow with efo riro, snails, ogunfe and egunsi

     

    Favourite drink

    Fresh juice

  • Yinka Taiga buries mum

    Yinka Taiga buries mum

    These are not the best of times for Yinka Taiga. She recently lost her mother, Madam Olofunmilayo Ogunleye, who until her death was noted for her closeness and deep camaraderie with her daughter.

    The late woman was said to have been under the watchful eye of a physician who had attended to her health for some time, but he could do little to alter the course of her destiny as she finally succumbed to the cold hands of death. Determined to bid her late mother the best farewell, Olorogun Moses Taiga gave the late woman a befitting burial in Iperu-Remo, Ogun State, penultimate Friday.

    From the class and quality of the casket to her last resting place, the late Ogunleye surely departed in a graceful way. The ceremony did not only attract the creme-de-la-creme of Nigeria’s high society, major players in Nigeria’s business community also trooped out to commiserate with one of their own. Her international friends also flew in to pay condolences and register their support.

  • Akanni Okoya clocks 74

    Akanni Okoya clocks 74

    Friends, family members and well wishers gathered at the expansive compound of Alhaji Rasaq Akanni Okoya penultimate Friday for thanksgiving and prayer for the man of means who added another year. It was the day the Chairman of Eleganza Group of Companies and landlord of Oluwa Ni Sola Estate in Ajah, Lagos, turned 74.

    As usual, he had his annual birthday celebration on that day and a special prayer was organised for him at the Oluwa Ni Sola Estate mosque, followed by a reception in one of the halls in the architectural masterpiece.

    His youngest wife and special ally, Folasade, was everywhere to ensure that there were no lapses of any kind. Choice drinks and exotic wines were freely served with sumptuous meals at the occasion. A live band was also on hand to entertain guests.

  • Ondo Speaker under the weather

    Ondo Speaker under the weather

    Watchers of social and political events in Ondo State are worried about the well being of the Speaker of Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon Samuel Adesina. For some time now, Adesina’s presence in the House is said to have been quite irregular; a development that has left many wondering what the problem is.

    While no member of the Assembly appears willing to shed light on the issue, the rumour mill is awash with speculation that the Speaker is battling with an undisclosed ailment that has taken him on and off the scene. His illness is said to have taken him to a few hospitals in and outside Akure.

    He was said to have pleaded with his health managers to ensure that he got well last December in order to be able to preside over the presentation of the state’s 2014 Appropriation Bill, but his physicians could not achieve the target and Adesina could not witness the presentation. Governor Olusegun Mimiko had to be received by the Deputy Speaker, Dare Emiola, and only eight other members of the Assembly during the presentation of the 2014.

  • Oba Adetona hale and hearty

    Oba Adetona hale and hearty

    Contrary to earlier reports, there was no sign of illness in the Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Adetona, when Celeb Watch met him on the occasion of Otunba Subomi Balogun’s Annual Prayers of Thanksgiving penultimate Tuesday. Looking hale, hearty and cheerful at the event which took place at the Otunba Tuwase Court, Oba Adetona was seen sharing lively banters with the host.

    The Kabiyesi, who sat beside former Ogun State Governor, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, was very active throughout the programme. All the high chiefs present at the event took turns to pay homage to the paramount ruler of Ijebuland, who in turn cheerfully extended royal wishes to them. Even the visually impaired would see that the Kabiyesi was in high spirits.

    There were rumours about a month ago to the effect that Oba Adetona had been under the weather for some time. The rumour mongers even speculated that he had been a guest at a popular hospital on Victoria Island, Lagos, and that his latest trip out of the country was inspired by an urgent need for medical attention.

  • Elegant and exclusive

    Elegant and exclusive

    A COOL new look! That is exactly what you should be looking for to rebrand your look this year. When you have a special event or date, then it is important to make sure it fits. There are so many choices, but it is better to pick the design that will be most appropriate for the event and your mood.

    This would definitely help to co-ordinate your total outlook with other elements of this special day. To stand out, it is better to opt for something that is the exclusive. For a design that speaks class, it is better to make use of matching accessories that would make you carve a niche as well as complement your outlook.

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  • Omosede Igbinedion, Ayiri Emami still an item

    Omosede Igbinedion, Ayiri Emami still an item

    Contrary to the gist from the rumour mill that things have fallen apart between Omosede Igbinedion, the daughter of the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion and her very close friend, Ayiri Emami, investigations have revealed that both of them remain yet an item. Close friends and associates of the duo told Celeb Watch that not only are they still friendly, they still maintain some closeness which could not be placed within the frame of mere friendship.

    While neither of them has admitted involvement in an intimate relationship, inside sources insist that they are romantically bound together. Ayiri Emami, a former militant endowed with riches, is already married with lovely kids. Omosede had opted out of her marriage with Prince Alvon Akenzua, a direct descendant of the royal Akenzua family in Benin. While the crown prince appears to have put the relationship behind him, Omosede has only found solace on social media platforms, particularly her Facebook account, where she has continued to express her feelings.

    Emami, in a recent interview granted a soft sell journal, had said that his relationship with Omosede was a private issue and that his ‘friendship’ with her had not drawn any disapproval from the Esama as was being rumoured.

  • Soul-E marries again

    Soul-E marries again

    A silver lining seems to have appeared behind the cloud that has hovered around popular one-hit soul singer, Emmanuel Okoshe, a.k.a. Soul E. In a quiet ceremony devoid of newsmen, Soul E took another shot at marriage with his Abuja-based banker girlfriend, Petula Delinda, in Delta State on January 2.

    Years after he bid her troubled marriage with ex-banker, pastor and singer, Queen Ure, goodbye, Soul E finally retraced his steps to his long-dated lover. Those who know the couple very well said the new bride, Delinda, had been Soul E’s close friend long before he embraced the limelight. Their friendship was said to have dated back to the days when Soul E was struggling to make ends meet. While it was not certain whether their friendship as at then had some emotional attachment, their closeness was said to have been so much that anyone would be pardoned to read intimacy into it.

    However, stardom on the part of Soul E brought a wide gap between them, and before one could say Jack, Queen Ure, who is more advanced in years than Soul E, walked down the aisle with the soul singer. The two redefined public display of affection as they made public show of their obsession for each other at the slightest opportunity. They later left their former church, Chris Okotie’s Household of God, to found their own church with Soul E as the senior pastor.

    The events that followed were series of in-fighting between the lovebirds. They eventually went their separate ways. Soul E chose to lie low after the separation while Queen Ure embraced secular music. For Soul E, it is a new chapter.

  • Tunde Lemo set to bow out

    Tunde Lemo set to bow out

    If reports from the corridors of Central Bank are anything to go by, the Deputy Governor of the Nigeria’s apex bank, Tunde Lemo, will bow out of the bank he has served for a decade a few days from now. News of Lemo’s imminent exit emerged about five months to the expiration of the tenure of the Governor of Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

    The Ogun State-born Head of Operations at the apex bank, who was appointed the Deputy Governor on January 1, 2004, is due to quit on January 15. He is said to be the oldest member of the current board of the CBN.

    It will be recalled that Lemo was reported to be nursing a political ambition in 2011 and that it was a matter of time that he would turn in his resignation letter to pursue his ambition. His alleged governorship ambition on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party was even rumoured to have received the blessings of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. Reports said he had a change of mind when it became obvious that the PDP had already anointed another candidate in the person of Gen. Tunji Olurin (rtd).

    Prior to his appointment as the Deputy Governor of CBN, Lemo was the MD/CEO of Wema Bank, which was then ranked as one of the 10 most profitable commercial banks in Nigeria, between 2000 and 2003. With 2015 around the corner, it is not clear if Lemo will be exhuming his buried political ambition.

  • Marriage on the card for Alakija’s son

    Marriage on the card for Alakija’s son

    Barring any last-minute change in plans, the family of one of Africa’s richest women, Folorunso Alakija, will be shaking the Nigerian social scene with an A-list soiree any moment from now. This is because another wedding bell is ringing for the family. Their son, Rotimi Alakija’s relationship with Kike Fajemirokun, is about the most talked about romance on Victoria Island, Lagos and far away London where the duo have been stepping out at A-class events.

    One of such events was a shopping evening recently hosted by Kola Karim to celebrate polo with leading Argentine polo player, Nacho Figueras, who is rated as one of world’s top 100 polo players and nicknamed the David Beckham of Polo.

    Tales about their affection have been told at social circles in London and Lagos. Like Siamese twins, Rotimi and Kike have been so wrapped to each other to leave just enough space for breathing. The lovebirds were said to have met in the United Kingdom, while Kike attended University of Lancaster and Rotimi schooled at the University of the West of England, Bristol, where he bagged his first degree in Marketing before proceeding to the University of Surrey for his Master’s degree in Communications and International Marketing.

    An Executive Director at Famfa Oil Limited, owned by his parents, Rotimi is also a director at Dayspring Property Limited, an upscale real estate company based in Lagos. His passion for polo, rugby and car racing is public knowledge.