Big Brother Africa (BBA) StarGame runner up Prezzo (real name Jackson Makini) was in Lagos, Nigeria on Wednesday, August 22, 2012. Jackson Makini's mission was not to promote his album nor was the Kenyan born artist in Lagos for a music show. He surprisingly flew into Nigeria (the previous night) to win back the…
First lady of Storm records, Sasha P is not stranger to us, the Nigerian hip-hop artist with real name Yetunde Alabi has been in the music industry since 2001. She released her first single in 2002 called “Work It” one that received an amazing reception in Nigeria. In the same year, she releaed another…
1. A dress that hugs your curves in all the right places and leaves you feeling like a million bucks. 2. Magic underwear. (Well, why do you think our grandmothers always looked so good?) 3. Birthday cake. Hey, kilojoules don’t count if you’re celebrating. 4. Falling in love, running a company, buying a home…Real life…
Ella and Gabby is a Nigerian fashion label headed by Creative Head, Ada Mgbudem. The label made their debut on April 14th, 2012 at the Ballroom of the Oriental hotel, Lagos, where they presented their Autumn/winter 2012 collection. Ella and Gabby celebrates beauty, boldness, class and pride of a woman in a detailed and…
Last week I had a drink with my pal Dipo, who’d just broken up with his girlfriend. What went wrong? Turns out she was a major trash talker about herself and her alleged pea-sized brain. ”She was always saying I’m an idiot….How do I get anything done?” Dipo said, cringing. I used to disagree. But…
As you may know, OnoBello.com is a platform that gives exposure and support to talented Nigerians and Africans, so when we got a press release on Cynthia Chisom Umezulike, we thought to ourselves that this will make a good read under our “Biography” section. A lot people may not know Cynthia Chisom Umezulike, however…
Dr Newton Jibunoh is perhaps Nigeria's most respected environmentalist, who has over 40 years of experience on the drastic effects of climate change and desert encroachment and in this time has been raising awareness all over the world. As a young fearlessman seeking adventure way back in 1966 upon completion of his degree education in…
We have been silently following Omotola Jalade Ekeinde’s red carpet appearances. She came to our radar, when she was spotted at the Nigeria Entertainment Awards in a lovely draped blue dress, from Movada Boutique on Awolowo Road. Blue highlights her caramel skin tone and gives her a beautiful glow. We love the swept back hair,…
Some years ago, I was told the story of an old man who suffered greatly at the hands of his wife when he got very sick and was bedridden. Unfortunately, the wife was an impatient woman who treated him harshly – she didn’t feed him well enough, change his beddings often, or take the time…
It’s always been said that you can never truly understand an emotion unless you have actually felt it yourself. It doesn’t matter how much you cry for your friend who lost a loved one, or how much pain you feel for them, you just can never really get it unless you’ve been in it. …