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THE NATION ON SUNDAY OCTOBER 9, 2011
Glamour
Social Vigold boss, Wura Adepoju, steps up the game
About Senator Obadara's new look
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HARMING power dresser and delectable fashionista, Wura Adepoju, popularly called Vigold, knows just the right time to step up her game. Once again, she has achieved it with perfection. Numbered amongst the top most fashionable women of our time, the dark-skinned Ekiti Stateborn socialite has risen to the very top of the fashion industry, a major feat by every standard considering the many icons in the industry. A few years ago, she floated a fashion school in Okota, and that move was indeed a breath of fresh air to all who had been begging to learn from the fashion guru. With a number of awards to her name, Vigold has steadily become a fixture on the social scene due to her inimitable sense of style. And to further meet with the demands of her fans and admirers, Adepoju has embarked on a new project that would hold true to her slogan that Vigold is for everyone. In a chat with SC, she revealed her latest venture, which had been kept under wraps for a while. A new outlet of the fashion house is to be opened at 5th Avenue, Festac Town this coming week. She went further to express that the new outlet was borne out of a need to bring her services closer to the reach of people.
Kunle Afolayan marks birthday in style
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OME October 10, Hajia Bola Shagaya, the respected businesswoman with interests in oil, photography materials and laboratories, banking and property, will be 52. Though plans to celebrate the milestone are not public yet, we hear friends and family members, business associates and peers are planning to celebrate with her on that day. Champagne would be popped and glasses clinked in honour of a woman who has made good on all fronts. The billionaire, who is very close to the corridors of power at 52, is beauty-personified .Her beauty flows from within and it is reflected in her manner as well. However, the personality of this charming woman is not all about beauty and glamour. She has a razor sharp intellect too. While most birthdays are observed in various ways, the mother of five boys and the owner of PRACTOIL will do things differently, as she would be displaying her philanthropic flair visiting people and children who need love most on that day.
S weeks roll into months, Senator Gbenga Obadara never disappoints. Neat and extremely conscious of his garbs, his style shines through always. Since he became the Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Gbenga Obadara has become a bona fide member of that class of gentlemen, who dictate the pace in civility and dress code. The latest style in the choicest of fabrics regularly decorates his frame, and with ramrod gait, he saunters majestically to the admiration of those who know a thing or two about the regalia of the A-listers. Today, he is one of the very few who top the best dressed list in the National Assembly. Despite his busy schedule, Obadara carries everything with a swagger only the cultivated are accustomed to. When he makes an entrance, no one needs to announce him before you look his way. He draws stares and nods from those who know the difference between dressed and well dressed. SC sighted him penultimate Saturday in IjebuOde, Ogun State at Senator Lekan Mustapa's party. Obadara was looking very good in his cream coloured native. We also ran into him at a wedding in Lagos looking spectacular in his all white caftan. He was a hot favourite at the party as everybody wanted to have a word with him.
Omolewa Ahmed turns new bride
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HE authentic personality of an individual is hardly known when he or she has not come in close contact with comfort or money. The mere sight of Kwara State First Lady, Omolewa Ahmed, these days will give graphic explanation to the notion above. For many who had the opportunity to cross Omolewa's path prior to her becoming Kwara State First Lady, she was then another wife of a prominent politician who preferred to operate from the sidelines and keep a low profile. She was what could be referred to as the epitome of humility, gentleness and meekness. She was extremely strict when it came to material adornments and splendid extravagance.
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Prior to her husband's upward surge on the political playing field, Omolewa was one lady who, accessories and ornaments were anathema to. On rare occasions, when it was utterly expedient for her to use them or else be labeled a pariah, she indulged in moderation. The story seems to be different today, as the same ornaments which were once an anathema to her is her latest emblem. Since the achievement of her new status, she has begun to embrace the sensational life of a celebrity and accessorizes to match her status. Presently, it is no longer a shocker to see Omolewa Ahmed dressed alluringly with liberal application of the jewelry she once shunned. How times change‌ or in this case, how people change.
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