The Nation Newspaper

Category: Glamour

  • R. Kelly avoids question over daughter’s transgender

    R. KELLY avoided a question about his daughter’s recent decision to ‘come out’ as transgender when asked about the news during an interview.

    Kelly’s youngest daughter Jaya, 13, made the announcement on Facebook.com earlier this month, revealing she is now going by the name Jay Kelly after identifying as a male since the age of six.

    The singer was asked directly about his child’s decision by a DJ at a radio station in Chicago, Illinois but failed to give a straight answer.

    When the WGCI-FM journalist broached the subject, he replied, “You don’t really wanna open it (the talk) up by saying my daughter is becoming my son, because if that were true… don’t even give the blogs that kind of credit. You know what I’m saying? Real talk.

    “As far as that’s concerned, always believe what you see… with your own eyes that is. Always believe what you see. That’s the best way to go about this business. I’ve heard a lot of things about a lot of people, and it was never true.”

    Kelly has two other children with his ex-wife Andrea.

  • Familusi Babajide expands fashion empire

    CELEBRATED fashion mogul, Familusi Akin Babajide, who has previously brought us the most anticipated FAB Night Out, FAB Magazine, and FAB Radio has unveiled his latest venture in the fashion industry.

    Located at the brand new FAB headquarters in GRA Ikeja, Lagos, the boutique is a brand new addition to an already buzzing and vibrant shopping scene on Mainland Lagos.

    The boutique was opened to shoppers at a star-studded launch party and had the grand unveiling of FABoSphere and other exciting new ventures into the world of lifestyle.

  • Courteney Cox is engaged

    COURTENEY Cox is engaged to boyfriend Johnny McDaid, the duo revealed on Twitter. The “Cougar Town” actress and Snow Patrol rocker both respectively tweeted on June 26: “I’m engaged to him!” and “I’m engaged to her!”

    The “Friends” alum and McDaid, 37, were first spotted in December 2013 as they attended Jennifer Aniston’s holiday party in L.A. In April, the couple’s pal Ed Sheeran spilled the beans that they had moved in together.

    Courteney was previously married to actor David Arquette. The two got married in 1999, but separated in 2010. After two years of separation, Courteney filed for divorce which was finalized in 2013.

  • Madonna’s daughter graduates from high school

    LOURDE Leons, Madonna’s daughter graduated from high school on June 25.    The 17-year-old designer looked all grown up in a chic yellow sundress as she arrived for her big day at Lincoln Center in New York City. The teen then donned a white cap and gown as she received her diploma from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York City

    Despite feeling “slightly saddened” as she looked back on her four years in high school, Madge’s daughter’s education isn’t done she is going to college.

    Lourdes, who goes by Lola, has enrolled as a freshman at the University of Michigan, Madonna’s alma mater. The “Like a Prayer” singer’s daughter, with ex Carlos Leon, registered in the university’s directory as a student in the undergraduate music, theatre, and dance program, in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in musical theatre.

  • Titi Abubakar returns

    HAJIA Amina Titi Abubakar, wife of the former vice president, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has remained only a blip on the social radar for some time now, but the Ilesa-Osun State-born socialite is gradually returning to social reckoning. She recently played host at one of her sons’ wedding in Dubai, and ever since she seemed to have taken her place in the social circuit.

    She was among the guests that graced the 25th coronation anniversary of Osile of Oke-Ona, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso.

    When her husband was the number two man in the country, she was very visible and shone like a glittering enamel in the sun.

  • Petite fashion

    Petite fashion

    PETITE women can rock any style, but the key thing is to pick a fashion tune and work your wardrobe. The most important thing for petite women to do is to construct an image for her.  And, while everyone assumes that petite means tiny, dainty and delicate, a lady can actually be a large petite or even a huge petite. Before shopping for clothes, a petite woman should decide what she wants her image to be.

     

    Fashion tips that help

    •Understand how to create the illusion of height.

    •Discover which prints and patterns will work for your small frame.

    •Know how to use colour and match it to your skin and hair tone.

    •Learn how to balance your body shape by understanding your body symmetry.

    •Find out the easy way to effortlessly accessorise.

    •Know how to avoid clothes that foreshorten your body.

    •No wide-leg pants.

    •Don’t dismiss jumpsuits as a trend only for the column shaped woman.

     

    Style trick

    Pair your jumpsuit with killer heels. This will make you appear taller.

    •Necklaces and earrings draw attention up to the face. A long statement necklace, with bright hues, really draws the eye up.

    According to a fashion consultant, heavy petite women need a medium-sized handbag. “A small purse makes larger bodies look huge. Sometimes a structured handbag will help a heavy woman look pulled-together”, said the consultant.

  • Yes Magazine holds annual lecture series

    Yes Magazine holds annual lecture series

    The 3rd Annual Lecture Series/Cocktail Party of Yes Magazine took place recently at the Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos. Dignitaries who graced the occasion included the Secretary to the Ogun State Government,  Taiwo Adeoluwa; former Lagos State Commissioner for Environment, Muiz Banire; Sir Steve Omojafor; Ras Kimono; Wunmi Obe ;Prince Ifeanyi Dike; Emeka Opara, Director at Airtel,  and others.

     

     

  • Emmy Kosgei rocks baby bump

    EMMY Kosgei, Kenyan gospel artiste and wife of senior pastor of Revival Assembly, Apostle Anselm Madubuko, is expectant. The couple were spotted at the 3rd anniversary of YES International Magazine in Lagos. Emmy looked radiant as she rocked her baby bump. The pastor of the Revival Assembly Church, Apostle Madubuko, lost his first wife of over two decades and the mother of his three children, Connie, July 2012 and remarried a year after to the Kenyan gospel artiste.

    Emmy, an A-list musician in her country, is a recipient of her Head of State’s Commendation Award. Reputed for her hit number  Ololo, her father, Jackson, is a bishop, while her mother, Rose, is into business. Educated at Utalli College, Nairobi where she read Food Production, she is the owner of The Hope Academy for the less privileged and Emmy K, a fashion house. Dark and lovely, she started singing in the youth choir, but exploded to national prominence with her popular albums like Katau Banda, Kaswech and Taunet.

  • Anselm Tabansi berths Fahrenheit Maison

    THAT Anselm Tabansi’s Fahrenheit Hospitality Group is popular in the hospitality business is no news. Well, the gist is that the brain behind Svengali Designs has his hands in a new pie. The new edifice located on the Island, we gathered, is dubbed Fahrenheit Maison. Tabansi, a lawyer-turned interior designer, is a force to reckon with in the hospitality business and many fun-lovers have high expectations of the new edifice.

  • Sylvia Nduka finalises marriage plans

    Sylvia Nduka finalises marriage plans

    THESE are the best of times for Sylvia Nduka. When she won the 2011 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, there was such uproar that we were not sure if she would make it through her tenure. Despite all controversy, the former beauty queen remains undaunted.

    Well, it is not news that the leggy beauty queen is engaged, though the identity of her man is still shrouded in secrecy. The CEO of Sylvia’s Hair Gallery, we gathered, is making plans for the wedding.

    The wedding is billed for the later part of the year. The bride to be was spotted in Houston, Texas, a few weeks ago. Sources disclosed was there to make preparations for her nuptials.