welcome to ebony-Ville's blog: May 2014

Friday, 30 May 2014

Jay Z is jealous of Beyonce's close relationship with her bodyguard Julius

According to recent reports, Jay Z is jealous of Beyonce's close relationship with her bodyguard Julius(a divorcee with a kid) ,and thinks she's having an affair with him.He is the same bodyguard who tried to protect Jay Z in the elevator attack.He is so close to her that, his hands are always on her most of the time..According to Star Magazine

Adebayo Jones Celebrates 50th Birthday & 30 Years Of Being A Fashion Designer

Adebayo Jones over the weekend celebrated his 50^th birthday and 30 years of high-octane fashion. The event held in London..

More pictures after the cut

The book tour continues – Chude Jideonwo takes ‘Are We The Turning Point Generation’ to Taruwa, CC Hub, Abuja and London

Following the launch of Chude Jideonwo’s book ‘Are We The Turning Point Generation’ on May 25, 2014 at the Federal Palace Hotel, Chude Jideonwo continues his book tour from May 27 to June 6, 2014 beginning with the Taruwa Pre-Festival Edition.

The Pre-Festival Edition preceding the Taruwa Festival slated for 4-7 June 2014 will feature a book reading by Chude Jideonwo from his new book which is a collection of essays written by the renowned entrepreneur and young leader which captures the evolution of youth-led ideas in managing Africa’s leadership and social development challenges.

He did it in 2012, 2013, and now, he’s ready to rock 2014.

The impressive and talented Comedian; IGOS returns in grand style and continues to uphold its promise to give you the time of your life, with the 3rd edition of the brilliantly successful IGOS Live comedy series. The show, which is themed ‘Man of the Year’, will hold on Sunday 8th of June 2014 at the Muson center, Onikan, Lagos by 5pm.

The multiple award-winning Igos is an on-air personality with 95.1 Wazobia FM who has produced concerts such as ‘Igos - D’Prince of Wazobia Live’ and ‘Palava Injection with Igos and Lolo 1’ and has to his credit impressive performances such as Nite of a Thousand Laffs, Alibaba Live, Standup Nigeria, Cool FM Praise Jam, AY Live, Made in Warri, Rhythm Unplugged, as well as Basketmouth’s Lords of the Rib.

Produced by Grandball Entertainment, IGOS Live 3 will feature some of the finest names in Nigerian comedy includingAkpororo, Seyi Law, Basorge Tariah Jnr., Gandoki, Ceenator, Okey Bakassi, Jedi, Funnybone, Bash De Don, Lafup, Ogbolor, MC Shaggy and Lolo 1. The show also promises some of the most dazzling performances from Nigeria’s biggest musical acts including 9ice, Phyno, Wizboyy, Oritsefemi, Humble Smith, Sean Tizzle, Yemi Alade, Don Topman, Jmartins, Eminiic, Jaywon, Solidstar, Sammie Okposo & DJ TL Smooth and will be hosted by veteran broadcaster, Freeze.

Tickets for IGOS Live 3 are available at all Sweet Sensation outlets in Lagos, Genesis Deluxe Cinemas at The Palms Lekki, Bruno Salon Ikeja Mall, Ozone Cinemas Yaba, US Polo Surulere and Ikeja, or www.ariiyatickets.com , quickteller.com and www.tooxclusive.com

Ticket: 5000 (regular), 10,000 (VIP), 500,000 (table of 8)

Kindly enjoy and share the hilarious Skit Video via this link here: http://bit.ly/igoslive2014

Friday, 23 May 2014

Pictures From The Selection Of Arik Air Raffle Winners For Brazil Promo Today

Arik Air raffle winners for brazil promo were selected today,

Arik draw for Brazil 2014
1. L-R: Vice President, Flight Operation, Arik Air, Capt Ado Sanusi,
Arik Air
Ambassador, Ice Prince, Senior Vice President, Commercial, Arik Air, Mr.
Siva
Ramachadran and Director, Consumer Protection, Nigeria Civil Aviation
Authority
(NCAA), Mr. Adamu Abdullahi, during Arik Air Brazil 2014 promo draw, held
at Arik
Corporate Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos. 22/05/2014.

2. L-R: Director, Consumer Protection, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority
(NCAA), Mr. Adamu Abdullahi, Vice President, Flight Operation, Arik Air,
Capt Ado
Sanusi and Arik Air Ambassador, Ice Prince, during Arik Air Brazil 2014
promo draw,
held at Arik Corporate Headquarters, Ikeja, Lagos. 22/05/2014.

Pictures|Juliet Ibrahim Bags Award In Ghana

Ghanaian actress Juliet Ibrahim got awarded for her outstanding contribution to the African movie industry and her philanthrophic efforts at the International Project Management,Trade,Investment and Industrial Conference (IPMATIIC) 2014 which held in Ghana.

Who rocked IT better? Kim Kardashian & Eva Longoria

Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria, 39,and ‘Kim Kardashian’ showing off both gorgeous back while attending the Global Gift Gala during the 2014 Cannes Film Festival on Friday (May 16) in Cannes, France.

Ciara and her boo Future welcomed a baby boy,Monday 19th May.

The baby is Ciara's first child, and Future's fourth.Congrats to them

Monday, 12 May 2014

AFRICA FASHION WEEK NIGERIA-HEARLDING A NEW ERA IN NIGERIAN FASHION

Ronke Ademiluyi, Founder of AFWL & AFWN

Abiola Okoya Africa Fashion Week’s Good Will Ambassador and Partner

On Saturday 17^th and Sunday 18^th May, 2014, the city of Lagos will witness the biggest fashion festival yet to occur within the Nigerian clime. Spread into two days and happening in two separate venues, Africa Fashion Week Nigeria will indeed be an African fashion celebration, coming in continental dimensions and depths of professional panache and finesse, fit only for a world class fashion event.

Africa Fashion week Nigeria will feature over 50, fashion designers, showcasing in two days of absolute fashion glitz and glamour. Saturday 17^th May will break the event with the best of Nigeria’s up and coming designers who have been sponsored to showcase.

The event is the primary objective of Africa Fashion Week Nigeria, which is to create a platform that will give much needed visibility and exposure to the best of emerging creative talents in the Nigerian fashion industry. This is to enable them to be discovered and to network with high net worth individuals in order to form clientele quality and develop strong revenue base that will convert their fashion creativity into economic sustainability.

The event will feature catwalk shows, exhibitions, celebrity runways, stunning models, A-list contemporary music, combining runway with classy entertainment in a night of fashion blitz such as has never been witnessed in Lagos before. There will be strong African background, enhanced by poetic renditions by seasoned orators of the Nigerian theatre. It will be a night best witnessed than narrated.

Sunday 18^th May event will be at Eko Hotels, Adetokunbo Ademola Street, Victoria Island Lagos. The Sunday event will be the mother of all fashion events, featuring the cream of African and Nigerian fashion brands from both home and in the Diaspora, such as JOHN KAVEKE from Kenya, LOPEZ from Angola, POLIKEM from Ghana, QUEENE From New York USA and our Darling Nigerian Fashion A-Listers, such as EJIRO AMOS TAFIRI, ZIZI CARDOW, and HOUSE OF MARIE, just to mention a few

The high point of the event will be a grand out coming by Hajia Abba Folawiyo, the doyenne of Nigerian fashion, in an inspiring show, for the current and future generations.

Among our grand patrons, who also form our guest list, include the best that Nigerian society has to offer in the personalities of Chief Molade Okoya Thomas, Sen. Daisy Danjuma, Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa and Chief Oprah Benson among others.

DORO BUCCI BOSS.CONGRATS TO HIM

ACADA MAGAZINE ISSUE 80....Dropping This week

Loads of juicy stories inside this edition, don't miss it!!!

Sunday, 11 May 2014

Yomi Casual's House Warming Party

Omoniyi Makun known as Yomi Casual, and the younger brother of Popular Comedian AY, got himself a four bedroom duplex in Lekki some weeks back and had a small house warming party on Sunday May 4th, In attendance, His big Brother AY, IK ogbonna, Bryan, Gbenro Ajibade, Chris of gulder ultimate search, among others. more photos

Princess Abba Folawiyo and Fashion are inseparable. Her creative concepts flow in a vision like manner that she finds easy to interpret perfectly. The quality of her breathtaking and innovative designs are enough to fetch her the crown of queen of fashion designs. Her knowledge of fabrics combinations, colours, cutting and sewing were not acquired in any classroom, they were naturally inborn. Princess Abah had already set up Labanella Creations as a fashion house before she attended the London Fashion School just to acquire a certificate.

Her passion and commitment to fashion is such that she designs from her heart, rather than from her head, and so she puts in a lot of loving effort into every design at Labanella, making sure that what she makes for people are what she would wear herself.

She founded Labanella creations in 1978, and in 1981, it was formally incorporated as a limited liability company. The outfit, one of the foremost and most successful in the country, became a pace setter and has participated in fashion shows, in some of the world’s major fashion centres such as London, Paris and New York. In 1986, the company staged shows in many West African countries in a project known as “Labanella goes Eco-west”. Back in 1963, Princess Abba had emerged as the best designer at VC-10, award in Ghana. Presently she is the matron of fashion designers association of West Africa (FADEWA) and the Matron of Honour of Fashion Designers Association of Nigeria (FADAN)

Over the years, Labanella fashion house had pioneered several trends. According to her “ I used to make corporate clothes, but when I realized that Nigerian women are on the plump side, I reviewed my position. I do not subscribe to the trend women squeeze into fitted clothes.” Her desire to make clothes that suit the figures of her clients largely influenced Labanella’s inclination to Kaftans, Culottes and Jilabias.

The contributions of Princess Zainab Abba Folawiyo cannot be easily chronicled. Describing her as a quintessential pace setter in fashion designing who deserves wide acclaim on the African Continent would not be enough for a woman who lives, breathes and talks fashion. She has left indelible footprints for thousands of current and potential players in the industry to follow.

Perhaps someday, and in her lifetime, she would be given due recognition, especially by the government of Nigeria. Perhaps one day, her art and contributions would become a course of study in Nigerian and African institutions of higher learning. When that day comes, Princess Abba Folawiyo would have received some of what is due her, for her immense input into the making of a new order in fashion designing.

On May 18^th during the Africa Fashion Week Nigeria at the Eko Hotels, Princess Abba Folawiyo’s creations will be on the runway as a source of inspiration to millions of Nigerian fashion followers, including designers, connoisseurs, students and dealers. In this interview, the doyen of Nigerian Fashion reveals why she supports Africa Fashion Week Nigeria.

AFRICA FASHIONWEEK PRE LAUNCH PARTY - 10TH MAY 2014

Photo: As part of the celebrations and lead up to Africa’s biggest fashion week we would like to cordially invite you to AFWN pre launch party taking place on the 10th May.

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We trust that we would see you there. if you have any queries with regards to the party please Call ONOME or EVELYN 08022226836/08023463039

As part of the celebrations and lead up to Africa’s biggest fashion week we would like to cordially invite you to AFWN pre launch party taking place on the 10th May.

No 89 Agoro Odiyan St Off Adeola Odekun VI

We trust that we would see you there. if you have any queries with regards to the party please Call ONOME or EVELYN 08022226836/08023463039

Kim Kardashian&sisters also joins #BringBackOurGirls campaign

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Tuesday, 6 May 2014

Gabrielle Union Covers Vegas Magazine, Talks Rebuilding After Hitting Rock Bottom, Family Life, Career & More

she’s covering Vegas Magazine’s May/June 2014 issue, it’s the feature interview that steals the show. Inside, she dishes on everything from the negative woman she used to be, to the point of her career where she thought she had lost everything, and how her mom’s divorce affected her life.

Below are a few things we learned from the feature:

She’s always felt like an outsider

My dad told me, ‘You gotta be bigger and badder and better than the next woman, just to be considered even.’ I felt like I had to become a chameleon [in high school]. Even as a popular girl, I was always looking through the window and very afraid of being exposed. I just wanted to assimilate and fit in.

Around 2005, she felt as though she had hit rock bottom

But as Union was making her way in Hollywood, winning parts in movies such as Bring It On and Ten Things I Hate About You, her self-described “slick mouth” and penchant for “bagging on others” were earning her few friends in the business. Her outspokenness damaged her reputation, which was further compromised by a perfect Tinseltown storm. In 2005, her first marriage, to NFL star Chris Howard, began its descent into divorce; her network series Night Stalker was canceled; her agent’s phone was no longer ringing off the hook; and she felt she had hit rock bottom.] “I felt destroyed,” she says. “I literally went under the bed with my dog and just stayed there.”

As Nigeria hosts the 25th World Economic Forum on Africa, on 7 – 9 May, 2014 Y! Africa has partnered with the Global Shapers Hub in Abuja to present a special issue. The special issue focuses on SHAPE Africa, which holds on 5 – 6 May in Abuja, just before the Forum.

The magazine is covered by three Global Shapers from #TeamNigeria. LalaAkindoju is an actor producer and member of the Lagos Hub, EbukaObi-Uchendu is presenter of Rubbin’ Minds and also of the Lagos Hub and Japheth Omojuwa is a blogger, lecturer and member of the Abuja Hub. The cover is shot by TCD Photography.

We are delighted to announce that JUMIA, Nigeria’s Largest Online retailer with over 20,000 Fashion Items in Store has recently expanded its reach promoting more African Fashion through a partnership with Africa Fashion Week Nigeria (AFWN).

Jumia Nigeria is the one stop shop for fashion in Nigeria, giving as much visibility to Nigerian designers to showcase their products online and reach their target audience all over Nigeria. The partnership with Africa Fashion Week Nigeria also allows both parties to engage more fashion on the continent and discover New Talents in the Industry.

Prior to the launch in Nigeria, Africa Fashion Week already planned successful events in the UK and other European countries. Jumia Nigeria will be partnering with the inaugural edition of the AFWN, showcasing collections from upcoming fashion designers in Nigeria and other parts of the world. Some of the designers at the Fashion Week are Isi Atagamen, Jedidah, Long Feet Boutique and many more.

Jumia, through empowering Nigerian designers recently launched it’s Proudly Nigerian store called ‘By Naija’, Co-CEO Jumia Nigeria Jeremy Doutte stated “We are always proud to reckon with Nigerian Fashion, following our success with ‘By-Naija’ We look forward to encouraging more creativity in Nigeria with the African Fashion Week partnership coming up in Nigeria’

Kimora Lee Simmons gets a yacht as a Birthday Gift

She got a yacht as a birthday gift from Tim Leissner.

Omg! My new baby!! I'm so excited+so blessed! #LikeWhoa! #HappyBirthdayToMe!!

...More pix

Most respected senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and accomplished legal practitioner, Sen Daisy Danjuma, has been approached to be the Grand Patron of the first edition Africa Fashion Week Nigeria in recognition of her support for innovation and creativity and economic empowerment of youth and women. The first edition of Africa Fashion Week Nigeria will be taking place on the 18^th May 2014 at Eko Hotels in Lagos.

The beautiful and supportive wife of General T.Y. Danjuma, Senator Daisy is an alumnus of the Lagos Business School, a member of the International Bar Association (IBA), The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) and the international Federation of Female Lawyers (FIDA).

A law graduate of Ahmadu Bello University with over 35 years post call experience as a Nigerian Lawyer, Senator Daisy began her career as a state counsel in the Lagos State Ministry of Justice (Department of Public Prosecutions). She has worked as legal counsel to the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria, Company Secretary to the Nigerian Television Authority NTA, among many other organizations spanning as far as the financial sector.

In 2003, she was elected as a Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and has served on numerous committees, most notably as chairman of the ECOWAS Parliament’s Women and Children’s Rights Committee and as senate committee chairman on Women Affairs and Youth Development. She is also the executive vice chairman of South Atlantic Petroleum (SAPETRO) Limited.

Presidential media chat will hold Today May 4th.

Presidential media chat will hold May 4th...President Jonathan and some handpicked journalists.

According to a press statement by presidential Spokesperson, Reuben Abati, the Presidential chat will start by 7pm and will be aired live on the network services of the NTA, the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria and the Voice of Nigeria.

"During the program me, President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan will respond to questions from a panel of journalists and media executives on current national issues and developments. Members of the public who have particular issues they will like President Jonathan to address are also invited to send their questions via twitter to @mediachatng1. President Jonathan will respond to the most significant questions received before or during the programme..