THE head honcho of Westoil Petroleum Services Limited, Bidemi Fahm, has acquired for himself a private jet. The jet which is said to be a Cessna 172 gulped a whooping amount of N49,200,000 ($307,500). Despite that, the garage of the socialite parades different wonders on-wheel, sources said he loves living large.
Fahm, who shies away from publicity, has been junketing around the world with his new ‘toy’. The businessman has been involved in the oil trading business since 1999.
EVELYN Okere, the brain behind St. Eve magazine will be hosting West African biggest fashion show in Lagos. The event billed for December 13 and 14 will hold at the prestigious Eko Hotel and suites. The two-day fashion show with theme: Fashion in the Savannah, will be showcasing top international designers, from Ghana, Kenya, Sweden and London. It will showcase the best of fashion and in a way take fashion in the region to another level of limelight.
It’s first of its kind as the management of St. Eve magazine gathers Africa and the rest of the world for a big West African Fashion Show in Eko Hotel, Lagos. St. Eve Magazine is one of the foremost health, beauty and fashion magazines making waves in the fashion industry in Nigeria today.
A special highlight of the show will be the presence of “wild animals on the runway” as fashion designers, fashion lovers; movie and music industry celebrities, socialites and various corporate personalities savour the glitz of the night.
OGHOGHO Asemota’s pleasant personality survived one of its greatest tests when her decade-old marriage to Prince Ayo Adedoyin crumbled like a pack of cards a couple of years ago. Rather than expose the gloomy side of her to the world, she took a sabbatical from the social scene to rue her loss. And while the ugly incident became the main issue on the lips of many in the social firmament, she came out of it stronger.
The third daughter of Chief Sunny Asemota and wife, Ireti, who clocked 40 in a grand style last month, has continued to make impressive outing with her Aralia by Nature, a landscape and plant-scape design company.
NEXT Movie star, TV reality show boss, Sola Fajobi, has stepped up his game once again as the creative entrepreneur with a new mega distribution platform to boost the Nigerian entertainment industry. The new venture called eForce Entertainment Company, which is housed in his former night club, located in the heart of Ogba, Ikeja, is expected to provide easy access to entertainment and creative works such as Audio CD, DVD, Nollywood movies in DVD, Decoders, Tickets to events, books.
His major goal of setting up the outfit is to create the best distribution system that will check the excesses of pirates, deliver quality content to people at their touch-points at the best rate and thereby gradually reduce the motivation for pirates.
SOME years ago when controversial lawyer Fred Ajudua built his all-marble Victoria Garden City (VGC) home, so many people marvellod at his display of wealth and style. Then the house which was put at about N300 million was the cynosure of all eyes because it was styled after an Arabian building. But today, the story has changed. The dome house has become a shadow of its former self. Apart from the fading paints on the wall, weeds have taken over the building completely.
THE wedding ceremony between Miss Oluwatosin Damilola Olorunleke and Folarin ‘Wande Aragbaiye took place at The Cathedral of Saint Barnabas, Sabo-Oke, Ilorin. The reception was held at Folusho Hall and Royal Fame Garden, Kulende Estate Junction, Sango Road, Ilorin .TAIWO ABIODUN was there
TINSEL star, Matilda Obaseki, has jetted out of the country in preparation for the coming of her second child. The heavily pregnant Matilda was spotted in Los Angeles with her 2-year-old son.
Matilda tied the knots with her beau, Arnold Mozia, in September 2013 after she announced her engagement in early 2012 and welcomed a baby boy in September 2012.
THE wedding ceremony between Ogechi Nnkoleyin and Nnamdi Ndemenze will not be forgotten in a hurry for those who attended the classic wedding.
Solemnisation of the union was held at the Catholic Church of Presentation GRA Ikaja, after which the wedding train moved to Excel Event Centre Oregun, where guests were treated to a sumptuous reception. Olusegun Rapheal captures it all
IBADAN-based popular hotel, De Castle Inn, owned by Brigadier General Raji Alagbe Rasaki, (retd) is up for grabs. Sources revealed that the hospitality haven located on Queen Elizabeth II Road, in Agodi, now bears a bold “For Sale” inscription. The former military administrator’s reason, we gathered, is not unconnected to the fact that the hotel is experiencing low patronage unlike when it first started.
DESPITE the rumour making the rounds that all may not be well in the home front of successful banker, Yetunde Kakulu, the graduate of University of Ilorin has continued to soar high professionally.
Kakulu has been appointed as the Managing Director of Keystone Bank’s subsidiary in Uganda. Until the appointment, she was a Divisional Head in the bank’s Northern Division.
Her foray into banking has spanned over 20 years, garnering experience variously as operations manager and business manager with some of the leading banks in Nigeria before being head-hunted by Keystone Bank to be part of the change management team.