The Nation Newspaper

Category: Glamour

  • Tunji Olugbodi hits golden age

    Tunji Olugbodi hits golden age

    OLATUNJI Olugbodi, the Group CEO of Verdant Zeal Marketing Communication, attains the golden age on March 25, 2014. His birthday coincides with the annual innovation lecture series of his company, Verdant Zeal, at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island on March 25, 2014.

    To celebrate the milestone, a shindig is slated for the Haven in GRA, Ikeja on March 29, 2014. His amiable wife, Olabiyi, is leaving no stone unturned to celebrate TJ in a very unique way. Robbins Egg blue and Champagne gold are the colours for the spectacular event. Olugbodi, a fellow of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria (APCON), is no doubt a success story. He recently extended his business tentacles beyond Nigeria by establishing Verdant Zeal in both Ghana and The Gambia through majority shareholding.

  • 25 years after, Deola Sagoe rebrands

    25 years after, Deola Sagoe rebrands

    AFTER 25 years of designing, haute couture fashion designer, Deola Sagoe, has dropped her ex-husband’s name from her business, and will be re-branding simply as Deola for the brand’s 25th year in the fashion industry. The mother of three, who studied at the University of Miami and University of Lagos with a Masters in Finance and Management, began designing in 1989 adopting the trade name, O’dua Originals, and has gained international for her lively and colourful designs.

    Deola Sagoe was married to Kofi Sagoe before the couple got separated a few years ago due to irreconcilable differences. Though many said the re-branding may not be unconnected with the lost hope of reconciling with her estranged hubby, who has since remarried. The Ondo State-born designer believes that re-branding to simply Deola makes the brand more personal.

    Last year, Teni Sagoe, one of the daughters of the renowned designer, took over the running of her mother’s fashion business.

    Twenty two-year-old Teni co-owns a label called CLAN with her siblings, Aba and Tiwa, and now caters for Deola Sagoe’s clients. Deola Sagoe designs bespoke tailoring while CLAN does couture.

  • Patrick Omeje makes waves with The Bomb

    Patrick Omeje makes waves with The Bomb

    PATRICK Omeje East, famously known as Olu Patoo, is currently making waves with his recently opened multi-million naira bar-lounge at Surulere, Lagos. The bar, called The Bomb, has been receiving massive patronage since it was opened last month. Since celebrities in the mainland see it as an alternative fun spot.

    Olu Patoo, an America returnee, was inspired by what he saw abroad and decided to replicate it upon his return to the country. The idea paid off, and with the success he achieved, he has spread his tentacles across the country.

  • K1 gives out daughters in marriage

    K1 gives out daughters in marriage

    King of Fuji Music, Wasiu Ayinde, popularly known as K1, recently gave out three of his daughters in marriage at his Ijebu-Ode palatial home. The three-day event attracted many personalities from politics, business, music and the make-believe industries. Idayat got married to Quawiy Yusuf Bisimilahi, Ameenat to Waheed Lawal while Sekinat married Fuad Adeyemo. Among distinguished personalities that graced the wedding were the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Raji Fashola; Ogun State Governor, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun; Osun State Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; Sen. Ganiyu Solomon; Cardinal James Odunmbaku and a host of others.

  • Late Abuga’s wife loses property to in-laws

    Late Abuga’s wife loses property to in-laws

    BIOLA Olatunji, the wife of the late socialite, Lukman Alade Olatunji, aka Toto Abuga, who was dragged to court by her mother-in-law, Madam Kehinde Olatunji, has lost the battle over her late husband’s property. Four years after the demise of the socialite and a prolonged legal tussle between Biola and her mother-in-law over a three-storey marble building, one of the numerous properties the socialite left behind, the court has ordered her to vacate the property. Abuga was assassinated on the 8th of June, 2008. With a good number of choice properties and automobiles to his name home and abroad, he is survived by aged parents, siblings, three children, his wife, Biola, nee Oredehin, and divorced mother of his son, Monisola.

    The late Abuga was an amiable socialite and toast of musicians. He was said to be generous to a fault and always conspicuous at social events. Biola, who now lives in Magodo, was also a woman of means before she married the late Abuga.

  • Greg Mbadiwe still steals shows

    Greg Mbadiwe still steals shows

    GREG Mbadiwe, one of the ‘legends’ of the night life and ex Nigeria’s ambassador to Congo, still rocks and steals shows.

    The apostle of the botched six-year tenure during the regime of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo is a not-to-be-missed player in the night game of leisure.

    Mbadiwe, who is the son of late politican, Dr. Ozumba Mbadiwe, usually announces his arrival in his antique automobiles.

    Stylish in all ramifications, he was spotted recently at the grand opening of the latest Bazaar restaurant.

  • Nena’s top 10

    Nena’s top 10

    Celebrity milliner, Nena Kalu Ogba, founded Nena Kal Hunter Designs in 2002. Her striking, whimsical designs have adorned the heads of many celebrities, Royal Ascot beauties and other discerning women around the globe. Nena also produces other fashion items and home decor accessories. She tells Adetutu Audu her favourite things.

    Favourite shoes designer

    Nicholas Kirkwood (I love his use of colour and shape in all his designs)

     

    Favourite fashion designer

    Deola Sagoe (Even though I’ve never purchased any of her items, she has great imagination)

     

    Favourite perfume

    Fragile by Jean Paul Gaultier…A fabulous scent ! Every time I wear it, men run after me like bees chasing honey….wonder what the chemist put in it.

     

    Favourite wrist watch designer

    DKNY (I love the bling on some of their ladies watches)

     

    Favourite jewelry

    Roberto Cavalli’s Tiger Head Necklace.

     

    Favourite makeup kit

    Iman (They are the only brand on earth that produces powder close

    to matching my skin tone).

     

    Favourite holiday spot

    London (I know every nook and corner, so I don’t have to worry about getting lost.)

     

    Favourite car

    To tell you the truth, I couldn’t care less about cars….I just don’t want to sweat in the heat, smell of exhaust or worry about it breaking down on the road, and I’m fine….Oh, and absolutely No Dents.

     

    Favourite designer bag

    Judith Lieber (I love that she makes clutch bags in every shape possible….chickens, apples, fish, dolphins, cup cakes and everything in the world you can imagine, and then she covers them with well cut crystals. Her bags are stunning!)

     

    Favourite book

    I don’t like reading unless it’s an irresistible story or when I’m practicing in my room to become a CNN news reader, lol. I prefer to design, sing, cook, play the piano or just day dream.

  • Anita Iseghohi’s double celebration

    Anita Iseghohi’s double celebration

    THE former most beautiful Girl in Nigeria and CEO of motherhood retail chain The Baby Store,Anita Iseghoghi is in her best moments. The mother of three will be 30 on March 19. Not only this,it will be 10 year that she won the MGBN. In celebrating the milestone, the better half of the former Managing director, Transcorp Plc, will host friends and family to a dinner party in a yet to be disclose location.

    Anita at the end of her reign as Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria in 2004, quit the klieg light only to resurface with her prince -charming down the aisle in a nuptial bliss walking.

    The graduate of University of Phoenix, Arizona, is one of those rare beauties, that child-bearing seems to have agreed with, as she still manages to keep her shape.

  • Bassey’s top 10

    Bassey’s top 10

    Blessing Bassey, M-NET Face of Africa model, tells Adetutu Audu her favourite things

    Favourite fashion designer

    Coco Chanel,

    Jewel by Lisa

     

    Favourite shoe designer

    Zara

     

    Favourite perfume

    Roberto Cavalli

     

    Favourite jewelry

    Ear-ring

     

    Favourite holiday spot

    South Africa

     

    Favourite make-up

    Mac

     

    Favourite car

    Murrano Jeep

     

    Favourite handbag

    Louis Vuitton

     

    Favourite wrist watch

    Rolex

     

    Favourite food

    Chicken and chips

  • Cecil G grooms son to take over business

    Cecil G grooms son to take over business

    SOCIALITE and ace fashion designer, Sesan Ogulana aka Cecil G may have been trailing the path of the likes of foremost banker, Otunba Subomi Balogun of First City Monument Bank who groomed his son, Ladi to take over the banking business from him after laying the foundation for the business and billionaire businessman, Otunba Mike Adenuga Jnr, who also made his children executive directors in his various business interests.

    The younger Ogunlana, Kayode is a graduate of Sociology from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State which incidentally is the Alma mater of his father.

    Like his dad, fashion designing for Kayode is also a gift. But his father had great influence on him, having been showing interest in the family business since his school days.

    The younger Ogunlana started designing tops for his course mates and after graduation; he decided to toll the path of his father.

    Already Kayode’s label CG is the extension of his dad’s Cecil G label which has been in existence for over two decades now.

    While his father continues to cater for the clients he had grown with over the years, CG is targeted at the upwardly mobile fashionistas.