FNO 2012

FNO as it is called is short for ‘Fab Night Out’ and It’s organized by the same peeps who own one of the most beautiful, well put together magazine I have come across home and abroad – FAB Magazine.

Well, in its 3^rd season, FNO crew brought out some of Nigeria’s finest from the world of entertainment, fashion & lifestyle and of course business to the landmark Village, Oniru, Lagos, Nigeria, on Sunday, November 2nd, 2012 to witness the winners of the night.

The entrance had the black carpet where artiste and guests were interviewed and as soon they get into the hall, there were treated to cocktail by one of the sponsors Jack Daniels.

 The well mannered Usherettes from Zapphire Events were well dressed in shinny black dresses and i observed they attended to guests politely ushering them to their tables. 

Like almost every Award ceremony in Nigeria, the event started QUIET LATE but I’m kinda sure the organizers made up by giving guests a night to remember.

The Hall was really FAB and space was well used. The stage had a semblance of a run-way, making the venue look totally glam starting from the entrance.

Anyways, need I bore you with much talk; here is a list of the winners of the night (Nominees inclusive).

LIST OF WINNERS

 MODEL OF THE YEAR (FEMALE)
1. Ojy Okpe
2. Emmanuella Chika
3. Imade Ogbewi
4. Bunmi Ademokoya- Winner

MODEL OF THE YEAR (MALE)
1. Francis Nwodu (Chinko)- Winner
2. Bryan Okwara
3. Kingsley Ushie
4. Victor Kwen

 MOST STYLISH ARTIST (MALE)
1. Darey
2. D’Banj- Winner
3. Naeto C
4. WizKid
5. Ice Prince

MOST STYLISH ARTIST (FEMALE)
1. Asa
2. Mo’cheddah- Winner
3. Eva
4. Tiwa Savage
5. Sasha P

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR (WEST AFRICA)
1. Jewel By Lisa- Winner
2. Tiffany Amber
3.Christie Brown
4. Buki Akib
5. House of Nwocha

DESIGNER OF THE YEAR (SOUTH AFRICA)
1. David Tlale- Winner
2. Thula Sindi
3. Clinton Lotter
4. Gavin Rajah
5. Abigail Betz

FASHION BRAND OF THE YEAR

1. L’Espace
2. Mai Atafo- Winner
3. Kinabuti
4. David Wej
5. Jewel By Lisa

ONLINE PUBLICATION OF THE YEAR
1. Bella Naija- Winner
2. Passionistahub
3. Onobello
4. that1960chick
5. LindaIkeji

MOST STYLISH ACTOR (MALE)

1. Gideon Okeke
2. Ramsey Noah
3. Mike Ezeronye
4. Joseph Benjamin- Winner
5. Chris Attoh

MOST STYLISH ACTOR (FEMALE)
1. Genevieve Nnaji
2. Omotola Jalade
3. Rita Dominic- Winner
4. Beverley Naya
5. Nse Ikpe Etim

 TV PRESENTER OF THE YEAR
1. Yvonne ‘Vixen’ Ekwere
2. Eku Edewor/Dolapo Oni- Winner
3. Adams Ibrahim
4. Frank Edoho
5. Joseph Benjamin/Adaora Oleh

RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
1. Beat 99.9FM- Winner
2. Inspiration 92.3FM
3. Wazobia 95.1FM
4. Traffic Radio 96.1FM
5. Top Radio 90.9FM

ON AIR PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR
1. Tolu ‘Toolz’ Oniru
2. Wana Udobang
3. Steve ‘Yaw’ Onu- Winner
4. Tosyn Bucknor
5. Olisa Adibua

TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
1. Tinsel
2. Project Fame
3. Big Friday Show- Winner
4. Nigerian Idol
5. Ultimate Search

DJ OF THE YEAR

1. DJ Caise
2. DJ Humility- Winner
3. DJ Neptune
4. DJ Jimmy Jatt
5. Dj Exclusive

FASHION WRITER OF THE YEAR
1. Ono Bello
2. Fatima Garba- Winner
3. Ijeoma Ndekwu
4. Ezinne Chinkata 

5. Funmi Ibiyode

FASHION STYLIST OF THE YEAR
1. Crystal Deroche
2. Ebun Aboderin
3. Dimeji Alara- Winner
4. Bolaji Animashuan
5. Veronica Ebie

 HAIR STYLIST OF THE YEAR
1. Ugo Igbokwe
2. Rita Idehen
3. Debola Falana- Winner
4. Shola Laditi
5. Banke Meshida-Lawal

MAKE-UP ARTIST OF THE YEAR
1. Lola Maja- Winner
2. Seun Omisesa
3. David Onyedike
4. Banke Meshida
5. Jide Adedeji

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
1. Reze Bonna- Winner
2. Hakeem Salaam
3. Kelechi Amadi Obi
4. Yetunde Babaeko
5. Obi Somto

 SPECIAL AWARDS 

BUSINESS AWARD OF THE YEAR

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LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Akim Bello-Osagie

Ozwald Boateng

Dear wonderful Reader,

I am probably the laziest blogger (I guess it’s why you haven’t seen ads on here), so please pardon what I’m about to do.

“Me, Myself and I” went for Evaezi’s Unplugged at SWE Bar & Lounge in November, and for whatever reason (s) I refused to share the pictures and thoughts on the event. Do forgive me.

Below is what I wrote about the event and of course a few pictures I took. Enjoy.

Yours truly,

Lamii Opere

 

It was a beautiful night as peeps gathered to enjoy their night out courtesy Evaezi.  

For this event I kinda feel people came out that because Evaezi was unpredictable and if she promises fun, fun you’d get.

“Typical “, African time was observed but that was forgotten as soon as Evaezi stepped on the mic spotting a beautiful black dress. She stated the rule of the day which was absolute attention to stage business (everything happening on stage).

Well, it wasn’t long the other guest artistes came on to give us their piece: Dolapo, The Truth, Debby, Ese Peters, Mtrill…  

 I got a few pictures irrespective of the cameraman who kept blocking from the angle I seated. Ok, that’s not exactly a good excuse for nearly-bad pictures. Trust me, you’ll thank me for them *wink*

Let's check 'em out...

Evaezi

Evaezi

Ese Peters

Ese Peters

Efe Paul

Efe Paul

D'Truth

Dolapo

Debby

Debby

M'trill

Ruby Gyang

Aduke

PROFILE: DAMMY GEE

Standing 5’6, DAMMYGEE OLUWAGBEMIGA a graduate of Lagos State University with B.Sc in Radio and Television broadcast and Communication Technology is probably best known as a prolific producer, sound engineer, keyboardist/trumpeter and a Gospel artiste. 

This young multi-talented instrumentalist has produced songs for several artistes in the Nigerian music industry.

He came into the industry in the year 2001 and released his first single titled ‘MAMA’S LOVE’ and shortly after that, another promo track titled 

‘MA RONU MO’ released on air in the same year.

He later released his first album ‘I BELIEVE’ in the year 2003, a contemporary gospel album. The launch featured established gospel artistes such as Tope Alabi and Papa Tee.

His sophomore album was in 2007 titled ‘AIMASIKO’ and the launch did not lack superstars and this lead him gracing the same stage with award winning gospel group; Infinity - ‘Olori Oko’ and KORA Award winner in the gospel category; Folake Umosen of the Koso ba bire’ fame. Same year he shot three Music videos from the album.

Working as a Radio, Tv and advertising Producer, he has produced over (50) corporate jingles in the last few years. They  include jingles for  Zain (now Airtel) “wake up a Millionaire and free Night Call, Toyota Briscoe and Avencis, Dangote salt and Pasta, Nipost “End of season Promo”, Nigerite  “Floor Flex tile”, Fug Pensions, NDL end of the year Promo”, soundtrack of “ living under the law” a weekly T.V series on N.T.A network, wind of change TV series among others.

Recently, he has been working in the studio within the last few years with the aim of raising the bar of gospel music in the country. His latest effort ‘ATEWO’, featuring O black is a good blend of Dancehall gospel and Afro hip hop and has been receiving positive reviews from far and near. The video is set to be shot and released in the last quarter of this year.

Dammy Gee is happily Married and in his early thirties. 

Listen to ATEWO

 

Contact  Dammy Gee

Twitter: @dhammygee

Facebook: Dammy Gee Oluwagbemiga

E.Mail: Dammygee007@yahoo.com

JUST CHILL

I’m sure some of us would have heard the statement “Just Chill” and I’m very sure the time you heard it, it didn’t sound like the appropriate thing.

Anyways, that’s probably the last thing anyone who has lost something valuable such as his/her ATM Card would love to hear especially if you got a few Naira Notes in your Bank Account- Exactly what happened to me.

Days, Weeks and almost 1 month passed, no trace but I figure I prolly left it somewhere at home so the deal is I’ll look for it while I pay the Bank to get my money anytime I wanted to withdraw.

To cut the story short, I checked my room alas it was there so I thought the next thing to do was to get another one. 

So here I was at the Bank to withdraw and fill a form for another ATM Card but, the woman at the customer care says “have you searched for it well”? In my mind I’m like, excuse me, you didn’t just ask me that q. Well, as she crawled like snail –pardon my English- I thought, I can’t wait for this, I’ll deal with it another day besides I have a colleague waiting for me outside – I can’t miss the free ride back to the office.

The gist is I didn’t know God had orchestrated something hence the woman’s snail movement that got me worked up. Almost 2weeks after, I went to another branch to withdraw, also to see if I could block that one and get another ATM Card. The customer care woman was welcoming, so I sat, told her my story… she gave me 2 forms to fill which I did, unfortunately I didn’t remember my account number so I checked for it on my phone but to my greatest surprise, it wasn’t there. I asked her to help check and while she did, she asked me where I worked, I told her. Again, she goes  “does your name have Funmilayo in it? Meaning is my middle name Funmilayo… I said no. 

While I wondered what the question was for, I went back, head down to my phone… then I heard take-on looking up, right there, held up in her hand was my ATM Card. I sat there, frozen and too shocked to move but smiling. Of course what came to mind was how come and all that? She explained that it was brought in from another Bank where I confirmed I had gone to withdraw from the ATM. 

Talk about my steps being ordered, that’s exactly what it was. Imagine my joy that morning.

For me one key lesson I learnt is God is always working behind the scene even when it seems all is not well. I remember the woman at the other bank and the way she was ‘snailing’ mscheew – I didn’t know it was for my own good.

Trust me, I don’t want to sound preachy but I told God I was sorry, also I said a big thank You.

So sometimes when it seems all is not going too well, ‘JUST CHILL’.