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Soul E and Ure quote...on being banned from church by Pastor Chris Okotie, for getting married

Soul E "Nobody can tell me how to live my life. It's true pastor Chris was not in support of this union from start, but I don't think he has the key to my life. I don't give a damn about anybody that is not in support. Anybody that does not like me and my wife should go to blazes for all I care...they should go to the Lagoon and die"

Ure "Whatever you're doing and somebody is not in support of it, you just have to avoid the person. Pastor Chris has never been in support of our this union from day one. We were not banned, we willingly left the church"


D'banj has been nominated for one Mobo award (African artiste of the year)and four Channel 0 award (Best West African artiste, Best special effects, Video of the year). If you want to vote for him...send a text to 34622 0r visit http://www.channel0.za/.



Also P-square are back from their Liberia tour which saw them performing in many cities in Liberia.

There's a pageant called Miss Hot legs Nigeria...That's all I'm going to say about it...some names just...let' s move on...

Ashionye launches fragrance line
Female singer, Ashionye, is set to launch a fragrance line...that's so cool...like, really cool! The new line called ROMANCE, which was recently launched is strictly for women. So we can create fragrances here? Interesting!


Also I heard that Tara Durotoye, of House of Tara, is also set to launch her fragance line to celebrate her 10th year anniversary in business. The fragrance, which is called BE INSPIRED by Tara, wll be on the stands very soon, right beside her range of cosmetics called 'Orekelewa'...this means beautiful right?


Rumour has it that actress Victoria Inyama, who lives in the UK with her lawyer hubby is very sick, hair falling off etc and undergoing chemotherapy...na true?



Salawa Abeni says she's never been married to Kolington Ayinla...only had kids for him...news to me!

Y'all remember Idol WA? well we're about to witness another Idol called 'Nigerian Campus Idol'. The winner gets 500grand. Interested, call: Dami on 08023297202 or Kanbi on 08023002096 or check out their website at http://www.nigeriancampusidols.com/


Okorodudu women at...
According to gossip...I'm scared to relate this news...but...they say that Joan and Data, wives of the Okorodudu brothers are sorta fighting over the model competition...Nigeria's Next Super Model...which was created by Joan...I think! They say Data (CEO, JD7) first came up with the idea of a model search competition, but Joan is putting together NNSM... the only one we know about. But they say the two women will each host their modeling shows at different venues, same day...September 22nd. Data's competition is at the Civic Centre, while Joan's at the Muson Centre...it will be interesting...lets see who invites me first. lol

Pastor Chris Okotie's ex-wife of 16 years, Tina, has remarried. She married a South African in the US where she's been based since her divorce from the pastor three years ago. Y'all remember it was a childless marriage? Well Tina, who is her 40's is said not only to have gotten pregnant for her new husband but has also giving birth. Isn't God wonderful?



Did y'all know that top comedian, Klint de drunk, and 'The next movie star' winner, Portia Yamahan used to date? According to Klint, they dated for 4 years...until it was time to move on...



There were rumours last week that Eedris's marriage to Yetunde has crashed...well, he gave an interview recently saying all is well in his marriage...I believe him!



I heard that Grace Egbabge and her...friend, Lanre Nzeribe, are floating an NGO called 'From street to school...we'll see what it's all about!


Monisola Ademuluti, Miss Earth 2006, made history some weeks back by becoming the first beauty queen in the history of Nigeria, to hand over her crown, heavily pregnant. She also made history by being the first queen to hand over her crown to her immediate younger sister who won the same pageant, Miss Earth 2007. How do you two sisters win a pageant back to back? That's weird right? Especially being heavily pregnant...in the world of beauty pageantry...that's a no no...but this is Naija...where anything can happen!


Jim Iyke's foundation (for deformed children) will soon be launched in Ghana...it's slated for the end of September.

They say Ara is bringing Michael Jackson to Nigeria...hmmmmm...ok!



RUBBING MINDS GETS RELOADED!

On the 9th of September 2007, Nigeria ’s premier news TV Station, Channels Television and leading marketing communications firm for young people, RedSTRAT (organizers of “The Future…” Awards) will be presenting to the nation a brand new version of the quarterly event, Rubbing Minds.

In its second year now, Rubbing Minds prides itself as the only event of its kind in the country. Designed in the fine tradition of modern ‘town-hall’ meetings, it has quickly distinguished itself as the only avenue for young people from a vast cross-section to discuss issues around the social, economic and political, as well as to network and synergies.


Unlike other talk sessions that only manage to draw the attention of students or youths in advocacy, Rubbing Minds has achieved A-list status with its rare ability to pull a qualitative mix - from the corporate environment, business, fashion and style, music, comedy, the academia, the media, politics and advocacy. According to RedSTRAT’s Director of Operations, Adebola Williams, is to make it cool and hip for young people to discuss the issues that ultimately define them, as young people, and as Nigerians. We took up this challenge because of our impatience with the way young people in their 20s and early 30s are being engaged. The fact is, the more you keep presenting those kinds of sessions in a boring, clichéd monotone, the more you alienate a generation of young people who have been exposed to the modern savvy of international debate and politics.”


The first edition of the new Rubbing Minds will seek to counter-balance the expected frenzy that will accompany the 100 Days in Office celebrations across the country. Themed ‘First Impressions’, it will reflect what young people from across Nigeria think about the new president, the governors, and the steps they have taken in the 100 days since May 29. Expected to be as intellectually charged as always, the organizers have promised that the event will maintain its easy ambience and the delicious mix of wit, candor and irreverence that have earned the event its credibility and acceptability. "

Unlike other talk sessions that only manage to draw the attention of students or youths in advocacy, Rubbing Minds has achieved A-list status with its rare ability to pull a qualitative mix - from the corporate environment, business, fashion and style, music, comedy, the academia, the media, politics and advocacy. Rubbing Minds sees the elite of young people coming together to discuss of all subjects – Nigeria .

According to RedSTRAT’s Director of Operations, Adebola Williams, “the idea of Rubbing Minds is to make it cool and hip for young people to discuss the issues that ultimately define them, as young people, and as Nigerians. We took up this challenge because of our impatience with the way young people in their 20s and early 30s are being engaged. The fact is, the more you keep presenting those kinds of sessions in a boring, clichéd monotone, the more you alienate a generation of young people who have been exposed to the modern savvy of international debate and politics.”

The first edition of the new Rubbing Minds will seek to counter-balance the expected frenzy that will accompany the 100 Days in Office celebrations across the country. Themed ‘First Impressions’, it will reflect what young people from across Nigeria think about the new president, the governors, and the steps they have taken in the 100 days since May 29. Expected to be as intellectually charged as always, the organizers have promised that the event will maintain its easy ambience and the delicious mix of wit, candor and irreverence that have earned the event its credibility and acceptability.


The event is billed to hold at rave venue, Planet One, in Lagos , playing host to 250 selected young people, as well as three special guests to be revealed\n in a few days. Even better, this session will be broadcast live ( 4pm ) on the Channels Television network – with a scheduled repeat broadcast. This is certainly unprecedented!


Explaining the new partnership with Channels Television, Williams reveals it was the CEO, Mr. John Momoh “in that unobtrusive way that is his trademark, who, having encountered Rubbing Minds, decided it was to time to put it on a bigger, more accessible platform, so that Nigerians can effectively move beyond empty clichés and begin to really integrate the voice of young people into national issues and the way our country is run. Indeed, people like Mr. Momoh, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi, Mr. Tayo Aderinokun and others who have encountered the work that RedSTRAT does for young people and have decided to give it their full support prove themselves as authentic inspiration for the new Nigeria we keep talking about.” With the irresistible blend of Channels Television’s professionalism and unwavering commitment to detail, combined with RedSTRAT’s savvy and popularity amongst the youth population nationally, the excitement as we all count down to the reloaded version of Rubbing Minds on the 9 of September 2007 is almost breathless! "

The event is billed to hold at rave venue, Planet One, in Lagos , playing host to 250 selected young people, as well as three special guests to be revealed in a few days. Even better, this session will be broadcast live ( 4pm ) on the Channels Television network – with a scheduled repeat broadcast. This is certainly unprecedented!

Explaining the new partnership with Channels Television, Williams reveals it was the CEO, Mr. John Momoh “in that unobtrusive way that is his trademark, who, having encountered Rubbing Minds, decided it was to time to put it on a bigger, more accessible platform, so that Nigerians can effectively move beyond empty clichés and begin to really integrate the voice of young people into national issues and the way our country is run. Indeed, people like Mr. Momoh, Mrs. Oby Ezekwesili, Prof. Wole Soyinka, Chief Rasheed Gbadamosi, Mr. Tayo Aderinokun and others who have encountered the work that RedSTRAT does for young people and have decided to give it their full support prove themselves as authentic inspiration for the new Nigeria we keep talking about.”

With the irresistible blend of Channels Television’s professionalism and unwavering commitment to detail, combined with RedSTRAT’s savvy and popularity amongst the youth population nationally, the excitement as we all count down to the reloaded version of Rubbing Minds on the 9th of September 2007 is almost breathless!

Enquiries about the event can be made to redstrat@futurenigeria.com, and details can be gotten on http://www.thefuturenigeria.com/.

P.S: 40 seats are left open: if you wanna attend, please send a mail to http://uk.f516.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=chude@thefuturenigeria.com with your full name, age, and occupation.

Catwalk Wit Linda Pix

Y'all remember I told you I shot the first 2 episodes of my TV show? I need to shoot at least six more before it can start airing...money hard o!

Here are some pictures from the shoot...I paid alot of money to get this thing done...it almost didnt go well...bad set especially and I forgot my lines...we managed sha...enjoy!

The judges, Designers: Modela and Frank Osodi

Getting my mic fixed...he didn't touch anything...!

Trying to remember my lines...presenting is not easy at all o!

I really can't remember why I was laughing so hard...there was nothing funny about that day.

Who loves my dress?

The girl on the right, Ashley, won on the first episode

Hopefully, when we get sponsors, we'll create the best set in the world + I'll get paid to remember my lines...wink! Will be shooting the next two episodes in 2 weeks or there about.

Ok, that's all folks...oh, one more thing...y'all should help me get more traffic to my blog...imagine if all 500 hundred readers introduce one person to this blog...that's 1000 hits...that would be so great. Do it for me abeg o. Kisses and goodnight.