OUT AND ABOUT AT THE LIT VGMA 2018 IN ACCRA, GHANA

Selly Galley 

 

King of Style KKD

Beauty Queens

Ghana's own Supermodel Vicah Michaels 

Ladies in Red

It was as lit as it should get. The organisers of the annual "Vodafone Ghana Music Award 2018" (VGMA18) like they normally do, did put together another great package that had the happening crowd in Ghana all present and looking smashing on the red carpet at the upscale venue, Accra International Conference Center.  It's an annual gathering that those on the entertainment scene always look forward to yearly, so they came out in torrents like it was expected, looking all shades of lit and gorgeous, the award is normally referred to as Ghana's biggest music night and it actually lived up to expectations.

Our dear own queen of music from Nigeria, her royal gorgeousness in all ways wonderful and great, that's talking about "Tiwa Savage" was the 'queen belle' of the award night, the bombshell got all the right attention for looking like 'a million stars all shining at once' in their most incredible glory, she made us proud with her badass swag on the night that Nigeria's own Davido the incredible, continued on his incredible winning streak, when he won another award "Africa's best" that is 'BEST AFRICAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2018', adding to his already brimming/bloated shelves of award trophies and plaques and what have you. From last year to this year, the goodness has continued as awards upon awards just dey fall on him like an unrestrained waterfall. Tiwa was actually nominated in the same categoty with Davido, Wizkid, Olamide, Cassper Nyonvest, Toofan, and Nasty C.

One of the other highlights of the night, Saturday, April 14, 2018 was when the late Ghanaian dance hall queen was declared as the Artiste of the Year posthumously. Ebony Reign whose real names are Priscilla Opoku Kwarteng had died in February in a ghastly motor crash that killed her and 2 of the other occupants of the car she was in. This year would have been an incredible awesome year for her had she lived to see the night, which would have crowned her effort. She actually won 3 awards in all on the night, Artiste of the year, Album of the Year-Bonified and Afro Pop Song of the Year.

The other big winners of the night were Sarkodie who won 2 individual awards and 2 more with others, last year's Artiste of the year-Joe Mettle, a gospel artiste for that matter won 2 awards this year, in the gospel categories. One of Ghana's biggest artiste and most probably the richest and most fervently followed Shatta Wale got one award on the night.

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OUT AND ABOUT ON THE RED CARPET & AT THE FROW AT THE ARISE FASHION WEEK 2018 IN LAGOS- DAY 1

Abisola Kolapo Daisi

Eku Edewor

Tania 

Dr Idia Aisien

Tarmar Awobotu

We are all so glad that Arise Fashion Week is back and with some bang too. After a couple of years in coma, the super well connected Prince Nduka Obaigbena applied the resurrection power and brought what used to be Africa's premier fashion week back to life and we were all so happy and hope that it would stay. And curiously it took place over the Easter period! Which is known to celebrate or commemorate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Supreme Lord, what a coincidence!

So we were there all through the days and we have a few pictures of the red carpet style and the front row, also referred to as the "FROW" for your viewing pleasure. It was 3 classic days of fun, fashion, entertainment and excitement and as was expected, the fashionistas poured in at the venue, in torrents. It was obvious that they had been waiting for so long for Arise to come back to knock off the pretenders from their shadow thrones.

As expected Arise was loud with a purpose, with the headliner being none other than one of the world's most iconic super model, in the person of the Inimitable and incomparable, Naomi Campbell. The British tigress who has ruled the world of modeling for so many years now is still an absolute delight to watch strutting her stuff majestically on the runway with plenty of Oomph and she showed all what it is like to be the queen of the runway. She was well supported by our dear own tigress Oluchi and the gorgeous Ojy Okpe.

This year's event was at a much smaller venue than we have been used to, that is the Continental Hotel, Victoria Island Lagos, unlike the former venue the Federal Palace Hotel ground, which used to allow for so much space to manouevre. Apart from time management which scored very very low (imagine that on the 1st day the show didn't start till 4 to 5 hours later and therefore dragged till midnight), every other thing as expected was top notch all the way. That's what good money can make happen.

There were some usual suspects that we normally expected and would have love to see who were absent, likes of Deola Sagoe, Lisa Folawiyo, but all in all, those that showcased gave wonderful accounts of themselves. We must commend the likes of Tiffany Amber, LDA, Kimono Kollection, Mai Atafo, House of Irawo, Funke Adepoju, Odion Mimonet, Dzyn Abuja, What to Wear (Tinie Tempah), Ozwald Boateng, Kola Kudus, MOofa, Taryor Gabriels and a few others for a good job well done and for having their A-game on.

Lanre Da Silva Ajayi was the belle of the first day. She showed that she has matured tremendously and is absolutely one of our best designers in Nigeria. Oluchi, Ojy and Naomi all wore LDA outfits with outstanding confidence.

Tiffany Amber, the brand owned by Folake Coker undoubtedly put together one of the best showcase of the event. Her attention to detail on all levels made her near 10 minutes the best time at the fashion week. From the collection even to the music choice, it was near perfection, with Naomi killing the final showcase in her outfit.

Kimono Kollection for men, absolutely did it for us, he brought about a refreshing new take on many of our usual suspects. Adding new vibes here and there that made great sense. We absolutely love his full collection.

New brand in town, House of Irawo owned by top fashionista Abby Ikomi and her first daughter Dola, showed with their very first official showcase that this is a brand to watch for the future. Their 15 piece gorgeous collection made up of some ingenious hooded laces in cuts that were just fresh and outstanding, gladdened the heart in no small measures and put all on notice about future that's already here now.  

Also we must commend Mai Atafo, for the drama he has learnt to always bring on board during his showcases. It's obvious that the creative director of the brand understands the ethos of branding and media communications, so he always applies that understanding to his showcase. What he did with this particular collection was to evoke the good sense of tribal fervour as he brought out a refreshingly new take on the Ibo's Isi Agwu, identifying something people (especially the Ibo) should be proud of, which got everyone applauding.

All in all the 3 days was mad fun. But organisation wise? There's still much room for improvement, especially time factor wise.

We truly understand what it would normally take to organise a show of this caliber and we appreciate them amd commend them for trying to do a good job.


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STARS RAIN DOWN AT MO ABUDU'S "THE ROYAL HIBISCUS HOTEL PREMIERE"

Mo Abudu

Aliko Dangote, Mo Abudu & Femi Otedola

DJ Cuppy

Toni Tones

Lead actor- Zainab Balogun

Toyin Lawani

The venue of this particular premiere in the series of films/movies by Mo Abudu was the "Civic Centre Victoria Island Lagos, not the VinveConve Centre of Eko Hotel, where her last film premiered. This wasn't a massive budget film like the "The Wedding Party 2-Destination Dubai, her best bestseller up till date which is still breaking records all over town. But this had a sizeable budget too!

Mo is gradually turning out to be the lady with the Midas touch, who seem to just know how to pick a blockbuster, all films picked or endorsed by her have become big money spinners and record breaker, maybe this one also that has the beautifully refined actress, Zainab Balogun as the lead character, supported by the consumate acting skills of award winning veterans likes of Jide Kosoko, Rachel Oniga and other good actors would most likely tread the same awesome path as a money spinner, like others.

If the premiere is a signpost of what's to come, then the "The Royal Hibiscus Hotel" seem to have landed very well, like a private jet, or on First Class in steroid driven mode with super people in its belly. Imagine the likes of Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola, 2 of Nigeria's richest people, one the certified "Richest in Africa'', the other one, one of the top 10 richest in Nigeria. And supported by many other A-listers.

Truly and truly, the stars rained, poured down in torrents, like an unstoppable avalanche at the venue and added colour to the beautiful event.

Long before this premiere, the titbits and snippet shown had already conditioned many movie watchers or cinema goers that it's one movie they must go to watch. Those who attended this premiere were not disappointed at all by what they saw. Good story, great acting, great actors, great production, all the elements were intact and the fans would most definitely go out in torrents to go watch. What this actually means is that, Mo Abudu would at least have 2 films that would contest for many categories of awards this year, the only snag in their wheel of progress is sure to be the fantastic production by Omoni Oboli, called "Women on Strike- the revolution", a movie that was excellent from the start to the end.

Back to the Royal Hibiscus Hotel'' premiere, the theme apparently was "Valentine Red" and many adhered strictly to the theme or colour code, while many didn't and maybe gave their own interpretations of the day's colour code. Omawumi looked gorgeous in black sequin dress and pant, her red was sandals and pumpkin slice bag, Waje looked scrumptiously fetching in her black pant and top ensemble with a touch of red being her bag, the weight loss has done her excellently. Dakore Akande, Toyin Abraham, Zainab Balogun for us were three of the "best dressed/most stylish at the premiere though, another very stylish person at the premiere was Ozinna Anumudu who didn't wear red. Zina is the gorgeous daughter of Nkiru Anumudu, whose lovely cherry fascinator, was a sight to behold, her collection have always stood out and this one is likely to be another top International brand.

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OUT AND ABOUT AT THE PREMIERE OF NEW SERIES "EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN"

Ashionye M. Raccah

Bolinto

The red carpet at the premiere of this new series "Everything in between" was fun and lovely.  It had the awesomely hilarious Denrele Edun in his element, wearing his yellow high heeled shoes with much aplomb. There was also the multi-talented Ashionye Michelle Raccah whi we had not seen for quite a bit in her all gold outfit looking like a gorgeous peacock. Ever gorgeous Michelle Dede was there too and so were many others.

We were at the event to cover everything for your viewing pleasure.

Pictures were captured by Elzia Vibe Studio.

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THE DAZZLING COLOURS AT THE AMAA 2017

Eriata Ese Blessing

SOMKHELE

STUPENDOUSLY GORGEOUS MO ABUDU

EZE CHINEDU "AKI" IKEDIEZE

The annual AMAA Awards, one of the biggest entertainment awards in Africa, specially dedicated to the movie industry took place at the weekend Saturday, July 15, 2017 to be more precise, at the expansive hall of the Eko Hotel to dazzling lights.

The stars and celebrities as expected came in torrents, having their best feet forward in Celebration of AMAA 2017. We totally enjoy that many of the attendees at least nowadays always make the effort to look beautiful, stunning and totally on point. Kudos to the stylists and company for their good jobs well done.

We were on the red carpet at this year's event to capture a few of these stars for your viewing pleasure. Many looked super stunning and we just must commend them.

Nigeria's own lady of television, the incredible Mosunmola "Mo" Abudu dazzled all in her gorgeous outfit as expected. One f the other highlights in terms of her style was BBN 2017 fake housemate, Eriata Ese Blessing, in that simple but supremely gorgeous all black outfit. Forever handsome Ramsey Nouah was dapper in his Blue jacket on black pant ensemble.

Check them out.

Pictures were supplied by Elzia Vibe Studio.

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BET AWARDS 2017 RED CARPET ROLL CALL. ALL THE SEXY, TRASHY & GORGEOUS DETAILS

The major highlight of these year's edition is that our own Wiz, the one and only Star Boy, Wizkid won another award again! 

This is the consecutive year for the young man as per winning a BET and especially in a year that has been exhilarating in everyway. It's been one good news after the other for the Nigerian. All the collaborations are all gradually yielding fruits and more awards might be coming in. 

As much as the award show is the focus, the other part many always look forward to is the style/fashion part. And the stars like they are known to do went overboard to make impressions they had wanted to pass across. 

Check out those that caught our attention. 

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WHEN YAW'S APERE (BASKETS) CAUGHT MANY GORGEOUS & COLOURFUL PEOPLE

Kate Henshaw

Like a blizzard in a good tempest they descended on the venue, looking hot hot. The young, the not so young, the slightly old and the gentlemen and ladies that made up the audience, they came having their best foot forward, looking totally on point, very many event appropriately​ dressed.

What did they come to do? None other than to be a part of the very exciting world of that Inimitable OAP and comedian, whose repertoire seems endless and unending. Dude be funny, let's not lie at all, that is his royal funniest, Yaw yaw yaw yaw yaw...........

So this year's theme or title was APERE, which translates directly to "Basket",and he must have thrown the basket to the right and good part, for it came back full and overflowing, but he wasn't alone for this year's show, his sidekick, henchman, man friday, was none other than the super talented singer and songwriter​ by name Sound Sultan.

Both were undeniably funny and entertaining and we can bet, some bones would most definitely have been cracked, by the hilariousness of everything. If the crowd we saw was a judge to whether the show was a success, then Yaw most definitely must have laughed home, not smiled well.

We were around to cover the gorgeous and stylish red carpet for your serving delight and it is here in blazing colours. Saw the wonderful wife of the Minister for Power, works and Housing, the very  a kind-hearted Dame Abimbola Fashola, .......was that Kate Henshaw looking smashing as always?

Check out the hot pictures.

Photo Credit goes to Elvia Vibe Studio.

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DENCIA THE ALIEN​ goddess!

DENCIA 

She has her ways about always getting the attention wherever she goes, the Cameroonian bombshell also has never been nominated on the "best dressed or most stylish" list ever before, but even at that, you can only ignore her at your own peril.

She's a brand and she knows it well and therefore loves and revels in all the attention she gets, whether good or bad; in fact she rides on the attention, galloping on it like a prized mare.

Check her out here on the red carpet in her not too descriptive black and yellow outfit selling her wares! Selling her wares? Yes! Herself.

The beauty products boss intrigues us. Seen here on the red carpet at the Billboard Music Awards 2017 in Nevada.