STEPHANIE & IDAHOSA'S WEDDING IN PARIS PART 2

We won’t say much in this part 2; part 1 gave a good enough account of what went down at the wedding in Paris, France. We would only echo what 2 of those at wedding said about the whole thing.

A GUEST Said and we quote verbatim-  Kaaaai, Stephanie's wedding was sooooo blissfulll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 GUESTS -2 who apparently was overly impressed by every little thing that went down, from the white wedding, to the reception and later the after party that went on till the early morning of the next day. Had this to say- I believe the wedding should enter into the Guinness Book of records- the person didn’t explain why she said so, maybe it was the sheer display of opulence or because of how romantic the whole setting was: she just said, it was glorious, it was beautiful, it was long (not in a negative way at all), Wedding, reception, after party that ran till 3.30 am. And the fireworks display cannot be easily described. It would be difficult for any in Nollywood to match for a longtime.

We have decided to bring to you all, the 2nd installment of our post on the wedding (i.e. more pictures)  ENJOY!

SUSAN PETERS, EMEM ISONG, MONALISA CHINDA & LILIAN BACH

STEPHANIE & NZUBE

CLEOPATRA ANUNOBI & FRIENDS

LITTLE DAPPER DUO

 MORE EXCITING PIXS AFTER THE BREAK

NKIRU ANUMUDU LOSES MOM

Top Nigerian Fashionista- Nkiru Anumudu, who is an executive director at her husband's Globe Motors Ltd has been in a very sober mood of recent. The reason we hear is because she lost her adorable mom to death. The aged mom was 81 years old as at the time she passed on to the great beyond, after a brief illness.

According to what we have heard, the burial is set for Anambra State in a few days time, that's about 9 days time- May 3, 2012. All things being equal Anambra State would play host to many of the friends of her 3 surviving kids- Obi Adimora- who is the eldest of the late woman's kids, Nkiru Anumudu whose is the 2nd born and Nona Adimora who is the last surviving child of the late Mrs. Adimora, heard she lost 3 of her kids while they were still very young.

However, from the little snippets we have heard. If Obi, her only son who was said to have being very close to their late mom, would have his way it might turn out to be a very quiet burial and funeral ceremony in Nanka, Anambra state come May 3, 2012.

May the late Mrs. Adimora rest in peace!!!!!

AMAKA & YOMI BENSON'S WHITE WEDDING IN LONDON

We had told you all about the Igba Nkwu Nwanyi (Igbo Traditional Wedding) a few weeks back. And we had said the white wedding was upcoming and was going to hold in London. Yes it finally happened and it was on April 14, 2012.

Here is the update on the wedding. The white wedding between the gorgeously beautiful Amaka, the daughter of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, who was the ACN Candidate at the last election in his home state of Imo State and Yomi Benson, one of the sons of the late Otunba T.O.S Benson. We heard the white wedding was at a Church in Central London, while the reception was at the Four Seasons Mayfair, Marylebone, London very close to Wellington Arch, Buckingham Palace & St. James Park.

Heard the wedding was a very classy 'Naija Style ' wedding, you know our weddings are always very glamorous, with loads and loads of family members, friends and admirers in attendance all gaily dressed, trying at most to outdo each other, in a subtle battle of who looks best or stands out the best.

All the wedding pictures were taken by David Pullum Photography. Here is the wedding in living colours.

YOMI & AMAKA BEFORE THE PRIEST

 NB: plenty more pictures after the break.

FINALLY THE DEED IS DONE- AS STEPHANIE WEDS IDAHOSA IN PARIS

The wedding was said to have been on the card since 2010, when Stephanie's adorable hunk was said to have proposed to her. But the main deal finally happened at the weekend- April 21, 2012 in far away, Paris, France.

 Undoubtedly, the choice of Paris, known to all to be the most romantic of capitals had many reasons, firstly it would reduce the attendant uninvited media scrutiny to the barest minimum, secondly, it would stand-out the wedding as one of the weddings of the year: how many weddings in Nollywood as been done on this scale and outside the country for that matter. Now any of the prominent stars, who are still unmarried would now have to work harder and do more to top this wedding.  

The delightsome duo chose to do their wedding at a castle- called ‘the abbey’, which is like 45 minutes away from PARIS, in front of just a few hundreds of friends, family members and witnesses.

According to our source, the invited were not more than 200; there were many of the bride's colleagues from Nollywood- Genevieve Nnaji, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Susan Peters, Monalisa Chinda, Evang.Liz Benson, Paul Obazele, Greg & Debbie Odutayo, Lilian Bach, Emem Isong Ini Edo and many others.  Some of the other guests were the likes of the S.A to the President on Niger Delta- Kingsley Kuku, Prince Tonye Princewill and wife, the Honourable Minister for Aviation- Mrs. Stella Oduah Ogiemwonyi, the chairman of Osmoserve-Scott Tommey, Col. Mohammed Umar, Dame Toru Ofili, Group MD of UBA- Phillip Oduoza and many others.

 Top TV Anchor- Frank Edoho of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire was the MC at the wedding reception, and another MC had done the job inside the church. Mind you, the church and reception venue were in the same compound, as the castle was a massive place. It was a very romantic French wedding from what we heard, with the violin having prominence, and the couple and guests sang a few wedding hymns. Heard the bride’s dress was outstandingly gorgeous, while her beau looked every inch a hunk in his well fitted tuxedo. We heard the whole procession and proceedings brought tears of joy to every eye. After the exchange of marital vows, the couple and their guests moved on to another session of merrymaking at the reception, there was the cutting of the wedding cake, the newly married couple now had their first official dance together. It was after all the merrymaking that the couple went away for some time to prepare for the mother of all after party, still yet at the same castle.

The couple later came back at around 11PM, back to the same spot where the reception had held before, this time, the gorgeously beautiful bride wore another glorious outfit, which wowed all that came, she was led in by her very handsome husband and the fun began in earnest.

 So after the merriment, which was more of dance, dance, and more dance, the guests were led out to view an unbelievable display of fireworks, we heard the glorious fireworks display was in many stages and at the end of it all everyone was totally mesmerized. For a party that began at about 11pm, we heard the unbridled fun was on till after 3.30 AM of the next morning. According to one of the guests, who was a part of the whole event, it was fantastic wedding, which would be unrivalled for a longtime to come. Many of the guests who flew in from Nigeria were flown in on a chartered Arik Flight by the couple and we can bet that many were also provided free accommodation, so good money must have been spent to make the occasion one to remember.

 We at MM wish the couple, the best of marital bliss; we are eagerly expecting the sextuplet that would bless the marriage the more, Insha Allah.

IDAHOSA & STEPHANIE

HOW NOT TO BE A CELEB- MR JAMES ONANAFE IBORI

SIR JAMES .O IBORI

ABUJA MANSION

We need to ask a few questions oooo, would the now convicted criminal- Mr James Onanafe Ibori still retain his many Chieftaincy titles after he must have finished his jail term? We can bet that there would be a major party to celebrate his home coming, after going to the war-front and conquering, in 13 years time. Remember Chief Olabode George was celebrated on his release from Kiri-kiri not too long ago.

How come with the avalanche of evidences, supposedly arrayed against him by the EFCC, they couldn't convict him or even convince the court to convict him on even one single count.

Is the EFCC or is it the Nigerian Judicial system totally compromised? The same allegations of crimes, against the same man, is what another court outside Nigeria, has now convicted him of and now sentenced him to 13 years in Jail for. Meaning if proper justice would prevail, the billionaire former 2-times Governor of Delta state and the cousin to the sitting Governor would only be out of jail by age 62.

But like it obtains abroad, he might not spend up to that in jail, if found to have being of good behavior, and we can predict very well now, that there is the likelihood he would be paroled on time.

What are some of the allegations against our former highly formidable, power-broker, who at a point could have become the vice-president of Nigeria, had things worked according to plan.

He stole or embezzled- 50 whopping Million Pounds, money from which he was said to have funded a life of luxury befitting a king.

Bought a 2.2 Million Pounds house in Hampstead that he paid cash for in 2001- this is amongst many- there is the one at Regents Park, another in Dorset, then a 3.2 Million Pound Mansion in Johannesburg and a flat in St. John's Wood, he also bought a jet for 12.6 Million Pounds, there were fleets of the best brands of cars imaginable-Bentley Continental for about 120,000 pounds for one, several Maybachs- one at the cost of 407,000 Euros, armored Range-Rovers etc, he also had a monthly credit card bill topping 125,000 Pounds. It is been speculated that the total amount, though unconfirmed as at yet embezzled is more than 157 Million Pounds.

His earlier conviction for petty theft, while in the UK in the 80's came to rub him in a bad way. Ibori who had escaped conviction in Nigeria later fled to Dubai, where he thought the long hands of the law could not touch him, he was reportedly arrested while trying to buy a $20 Million dollars jet.

Whether this particular conviction would act as a deterrent to other thieves in Government we don't know yet. But as long as they can still confidently buy their way out of conviction, then we still have a long way to go.

ONE OF THE LAGOS PROPERTIES

PROPERTY ON ABBEY ROAD

INTRODUCING VONNE'S BLACK MAMBA COLLECTION 2012

Vonne is owned by the very delectable Yvonne Nwosu, one of Nigeria's young, exciting and highly creative design maven.

She showcased a collection that wowed many at the recent- Arise Magazine Fashion Week 2012. The whole collection was in Black. It takes a lot to have a full collection in one colour- BLACK. Truth be told her creativity and audacity must be commended. Like her or not, she came up with a collection, that was fearless, sexy and attention grabbing. The cut and finishing were on point; the clothes very wearable and they show maturity in terms of the designer’s growth.
In this showcase, we have Vonne's new look book, showcasing a collection tagged- BLACK MAMBA.

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LAGOS GETS READY FOR THE LAUNCH OF ELLA & GABBY

The Ella & Gabby woman emulates opulent beauty, inspired by over the top grandeur and prestige. She's effortless and understands the effect her presence has on her audience.
Fabrics collected around the world combined with fabrics from the African coast make the perfect union that becomes the Ella & Gabby woman. This collection is warm, glamorous and most importantly universal. Contrasting lace and African prints are a perfect symbol of how different worlds can work together in perfect harmony.

Our brand reflects our vision to celebrate the beauty, boldness, class and pride of a woman in the detailed and simplified art of sophistication and luxury. The collection holds impeccable customer appeal as their cuts, stitches and seams tell compelling stories of feminine elegance and freedom.

So come April 14, 2012 at the awesomely prestigious Oriental Hotel, along the Lekki-Epe expressway on the Island, the creme of the society, would view what many who have had a sneak peek, have tagged- 'uncompromisingly gorgeous elegance at its best'. The invites only event promises to wow all.

So expect to be utterly titillated.

A HEARTFELT THANK YOU TO ALL FROM KAREN IGHO

KAREN IGHO

After a glamour weekend outing at the ‘celebrity/fans studded meet party’ inhonour of Karen Igho’s Birthday at club scintilla, Lagos on Friday, April 6, 2012; Karen feels ecstatically blessed for thelove showered on her by family, friends and fans who trooped out in mass toattend the event.

In Karen’s words, ‘I feel so blessed and thankful to God for such overwhelming support,attention and goodwill from my fans and media friends. You have all being apart of my success from the beginning irrespective of what our differences might be and I respect you all. Thank you for making my party a BLAST!’While we are not unaware of the ‘dramatic’ stories peddled on some social platforms, we acknowledge as would be attested to by those that attended; that the party was much fun with unbelievable excitement as fans met, mingled and partied with their favourite celebrities. This is a rare opportunity for most and Karen is glad to give them that. Again, we owe much gratitude to all the blogs, news media partners and fans that tweeted, broadcast and publicize the party. For all who attended in person, it wouldn’t have being half the fun if you were not there; you made the event happen ‘BIG’! The glitz and glamour of the event contradicts the rumours been peddled around that robbers invaded the party. However, the report of the car stolen from the event venue car park is being resolved lawfully.

Also, the ‘Karenified’ urbanstreet-wear (t-shirts, tank tops) line, launched at the party is still on sale and available at reputable clothe shops across town. Remember, proceeds from the sales will still go mainly to fund charity causes. For direct order of the urban street-wear, you can call - 081 69657690 or Marco Martinez Polo Factory, No.6, Atan Rd. off Nathan Street,Ojuelegba, Surulere. Lagos. (080 7994 6884).

THE MAN & HIS CAKES- TOSAN JEMIDE GETS READY FOR THE ULTIMATE LUXURY

THE MAN & HIS CAKES

Tosan Jemide, the Nigerian born sugar craft Maestro and CEO of ‘Cakes by Tosan’ (CBT) is set to host a Mind blowing Cake exhibition tagged 'Ultimate Luxury'.

The event is scheduled to hold on the 28th& 29th, of April, 2012 at the Civic Centre, Victoria Island Lagos.

The exhibition which is designed to reinforce the premium brand's position and stamp it’s authority as the most creative cake outfit in Nigeria, will feature various sugar craft masterpieces. An exclusive viewing and Gala Night will hold on the 28th as a prelude to the public exhibition which holds  on the 29th.
The Gala night will witness the launching of 'Cakes by Tosan's corporate social responsibility initiative in partnership with LEAP Africa, as well as giving a sneak peek into upcoming business lines.

Some of the guests expected at the event include; the company’s existing and potential customers, captains of industry, top celebrities and stakeholders within the event management and the bakery industries

Cakes by Tosan is a market leader in the Nigerian bakery industry with product lines that include state of the art Sugar Craft cakes for the premium market and Budget Cakes. Over the last two years, the innovative and market savvy organization has reinvented itself culminating in the establishment TopCrust Bakery; a multi million naira bakery that is providing high quality bread for the teaming mass market. It has also created Cupcakes by Tosan and Celebrations by Tosan.

Africa Fashion Week London Partners with L'Oréal MIZANI to Bring the Best in Fashion and Beauty Together

TUMI SOYINKA

(April 2012) The best in hair and fashion will come together in Spitalfields Market 3^rd and 4^th August to celebrate the finest of Afro-inspired style. L'Oréal luxury hair range MIZANI has officially partnered with AFWL 2012 for London’s most prestigious fashion event of the summer. The range centers around premium hair care products specially formulated for Afro-Caribbean and mixed race women, and will be bringing beauty to our catwalk.

“We are incredibly pleased to be involved in such a fantastic event that the mission of placing fresh, innovative African inspired designers at the forefront. We believe beauty and innovation should be in balance, so our ethos is ideal for this partnership,” said Tumi Soyinka, MIZANI Product Manager.

MIZANI will be styling the hair for all models throughout the event. Africa Fashion Week London aims to make a statement in the fashion industry by providing a platform for emerging and seasoned designers to showcase their African inspired collections. The annual event debuted in 2011 and welcomed 4,700 visitors. Created by Ronke Ademiluyi CEO, AFWL aims to be the single, biggest African fashion event in the UK.

LORD HAVE MERCY! NIGERIA STANDS. TO ATTENTION AS MERCY CHINWO TAKES HOME THE GRAND PRIZE AT THE STAR STUDDED NIGERIAN IDOL SEASON 2 FINALE

ETISALAT CEO-STEVEN EVANS & CHAIRMAN ETISALAT-HAKEEM BELLO-OSAGIE PRESENTING CHEQUE TO MERCY CHINWO

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WIZKID

MERCY CHINWO

It was a night of glitz, glamour and history as Nigeria's biggest music reality show came to an extraordinary end with the emergence of the Port Harcourt born Mercy Chinwo as the new Nigerian Idol. On a night that was flavoured with beautiful music, superstars and high fashion, the hit show climaxed with the grandest exit on Nigerian television.

"It has been an amazing journey so far, said Rotimi Pedro, CEO of Optima Media Group, organisers of the hit show. "Season 2 has truly kept its promise of being bigger and better. We have brought together Nigeria's best young talents and we have transformed them into excellent musicians and performers in their own right, "he added.

The show kicked off with a heart-warming performance by the 10 evicted contestants from the Top 12 as they sang Black Eyed Peas ‘I got a feeling’. The first guest performer of the night was wonder boy Wizkid who set the tone for an electrifying finale with his song ‘Love my 
baby’.
Being the finale, it was time to take a look at the entire season as a highlight of emotional highs and lows as well as spontaneous moments from previous episodes was shown.

Fans of the show craving for yet another performance from the finalists got more than they bargained for, as Joe Blue and Mercy rendered Bobby Benson’s Taxi Driver in a duet. Theirs was such an exhilarating performance as they interpreted the song as a classic masterpiece. Mercy and Joe Blue definitely looked good together as a duet and a fictitious couple.

The Nigerian Idol season 1 winner Yeka Onka made a return to the show performing her own song ‘follow me’ revealing how far she has taken her music further since emerging winner of the show.

Mr Incredible, MI, added colour to the memorable night and got the audience everyone dancing as he sang ‘African Rapper’ in yet another wonderful performance on the Nigerian Idol stage.

Mercy nicknamed Fabulicious Mercy re-enacted her great performance of Fela’s ‘Zombie’ as she rendered the song again to the delight of the audience and a satisfied set of judges who wished her nothing but the very best as the world is waiting for her.

Joe Blue gave his fans a memorable performance as he re-enacted the awesome performance of Infinity’s ‘olorioko’ from several weeks back. Charly Boy had one final chance to pay homage to  His performance also went well with the judges also commending him for a great run on the show and wishing him the very best.

Then the moment everyone was waiting for finally arrived, as it was time to announce the Nigerian Idol. It was a moment of pure ecstasy for Mercy Chinwo when Etisalat Chairman Hakeem Bello-Osagie announced her as the new Nigerian Idol from the results collated from votes of Nigerians. As the new Nigerian Idol, she was presented with keys of her brand new SUV from Etisalat and a cash prize of 7.5 million Naira.

In her first words as the new Nigerian Idol, Mercy thanked God and her family for their support. She thereafter thanked the sponsors of the show for the platform. She also urged Nigerian youths to never give up on their dream.

Mercy Chinwo’s first song as the new Nigerian Idol was the Nigerian Idol winner’s song written by John Ekpai and produced by Kehinde Dacosta Lawrence and Joe Joel titled ‘The Moment’.

The Nigerian Idol season II recorded massive followership on TV and online as the show recorded 26 million hits on the official website. 40,000 followers were recorded on facebook and a transition from 2,000 followers to 6,100 followers in the last week of the show on the Nigerian Idol Twitter account.

With the outstanding success of the second season, fans would eagerly anticipate the third season of Nigeria’s biggest music reality show.

Nigerian Idol is proudly brought to you by Etisalat in association with Pepsi and Sony. It is supported by Kentucky Fried Chicken and Megalectrics (owners of Beat FM, Classic FM and Naija FM).

JOE BLUE

An Exclusive Google+ Experience – Celebrities and Others to Be Hosted At Google Hangout This Week

This week is set to be a week like no other as the jet set will be hosted to an exclusive Google+ experience in Lagos where members of the Google Nigeria team will share the bells and whistles of the transformative Google+.

 “Google is keen to give a small and select group of Nigerian celebrities, social influencers and content creators a unique and in-depth look at all Google+ has to offer, including integration with YouTube and Google Search, and help them become among the first to get fully on-board onto this new social platform.” Google has said in an official statement.

Selected Guests at the event would have an opportunity to learn about the great features of Google+ as well as an integrating the social content platform with youtube. They would also experience firsthand a Google+ “Hangout” which is a ‘magical’ way of connecting with select fans online.

The event would in addition offer guests ideas on exciting things they can do with their fans and how they can elevate the performance of their brand in Google Search.

With all these activities lined up, all is set for a tech event like no other which would hold on Thursday, April 12 at 10am at the GET Arena in Lagos. The interactive afternoon will be a high-wired event powered by innovative technology as guests will be able to interact through Google+ and other Google products in a fun, interactive way.

The event will be a unique techie experience for social media enthusiasts and for those who value what social media can do for their brands and content locally and internationally.

Google+ is a social content platform launched in 2011 with currently over 90 million active users, enabling people all over the world to connect around content of mutual interest.  

BRACKET YORIFY! HOUSTON,TEXAS, USA.

Just as the whole world was celebrating the Resurrection our Lord Jesus, the music duo known to all as Bracket were throwing the state of Houston, Texas into a fun frenzy as they performed to load ovation at a show that was marketed by Emaginethat Entertainment at the their All African Night.
The event venue was the Jet Blue Lounge, which is located at 11320, Beechnut street, Houston, Texas, 77072. The Duo who performed to a sold out crowd at the venue, were said to have arrived in Houston, Texas about 3 days before the show, which happened on April 7, 2012.

We heard the Yori Yori exponent had a blast at the show as they gave very good account of themselves, dropping one hit jam after the other, though they started performing very late at about 3AM, we heard many of their fans had been waiting patiently for them to perform from 10PM. The ladies who seem to have being far more than the guys were said to have gone crazy with excitement as the 2 cool guys performed.

Bracket; seem to have come into their own very well now. Unlike at the beginning when they used to open shows for the twin duo of P-Square. No wonder we hear, they are just buying 'motor machines' like they are toys.

Congratulations boys!!!!!!!!!!!!. This is another 1st from MM. eNJOY!!!!!!

OYO STATE FIRST DAUGHTER- ABISOLA ABIOLA AJIMOBI & HER SUPERSTAR CREW

Just like we said last night in our story about former Governor- Ibrahim Idris-who we said has taken wife Nos 13, when we said ‘when you are big, you are big’. We have had to repeat that common saying again, only a few hours after we first used it.

This time around we are using it in the case of the very delectable first daughter of the Executive Governor of Oyo State- Abisola Abiola Kola-Daisi. The gorgeous mother of one, who we reported in an earlier post about her plans to open a one of a kind shoe shop, which is tentatively called Florence H, at Musa Yar Adua street, Victoria Island is in the news again. She was seen in America rolling with one of her super star friends.

Long before coming back to Nigeria from the United States a few years back, she was known to have several friends amongst the superstars of Hollywood, who we heard they used to roll together having the best of fun and times, as there was enough bucks to play with then. That was before; her hardworking dad became the action Governor of Oyo state.

She seems to be reliving the good times as we speak, as shown in 2 pictures we came about on MediaTakeout.com, which was posted on the web today- April 10, 2012. She was seen driving with the equally delectable Lala Anthony. Lala is the gorgeous American star (TV Hostess/Business owner) who is married to Carmelo Anthony- a professional basketball player, who plies his trade with the New York Knicks.

There is the possibility Lala Anthony might even come to town for the opening of Florence H, if the kind of friendship we think is on between Bisola & Lala is anything to go by. And Hmmmmmmm, whose is that Yellow Birkin Bag???????

ABISOLA ON THE LEFT IN BLUE, LALA IS DRIVING

LUCKY NOS 13. FOR IBRAHIM IDRIS

There's a common saying in Nigeria that is always used when describing the well to do or the Super rich- Nigerians would say ‘when you are big, you are Big’ That seems to describe the gentleman former Governor of Kogi State. The multi-millionaire, some say now Billionaire who was a 2-time Governor of his state is said to have taken wife nos-13.

Why? We do not know, but the truth about it is that, as long as he can take care of all of them without any complaint, it's nobody's business. From our little understanding of the Quran- the believer can marry as many as 4 wives, if he would be able to love them all equally. Though we don't know how come the former Governor's wives have reached 13? We know for sure he is eminently qualified to take care of them all. The 78 years old former Governor's new wife is said to be 27 years old, that’s just mere 51 years age difference. Is she not so LUCKY?

With young men not readily around anymore, why not go for the best. The wedding was said to have happened on Friday, April 6, 2012.

Congratulations to the former governor.