WEEKEND LUV - THE 11 EDITION

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Here are my top 11 songs and videos of 2006.
Some of them were released prior to 2006 but their impact this year was just incredible!
Enjoy.....

Paul Play Dairo - Angel Of My Life


Clench - Mase Binu Simi


P-Square - Bizzy Body


Wierd MC - Ijoya


D'Banj - Why Me


Jazzman Olofin - Shake Somethin'


Ruff, Rugged & Raw - Wetin Dey


Modenine - Cry


Sauce Kid Ft Mike Okri - Omoge Wa Jo


Storm All Stars - Eko Ile


Dare Art Alade - Escalade


Oh by the way, some gist from the Akon/LL Cool J concert
- Akon's belt was stolen when he jumped into the crowd...lol....fortunately it was just a puma belt though the security still harrassed people while trying to find it.
- LL gave some ladies roses....they were esctatic
Overall, heard it was a good show

The UN CatWalk the World - Fashion For Food Show at the Golden Tulip in Accra was fab! It was on friday night (the 22nd of Dec)
- Damon Dash attended
- Ozwald, Deola and all the other designers did a fab job
- Over $75,000 was raised towards food provision initiatives.
- Kudos to Mensah and Obaro

Happy Birthday Dammie!
Her birthday was yesterday.....happy birthday sweetie! I'm sooo proud of u !
check out her work - www.dammieinc.com

Have a great holiday!
I'll have something special next week......
Have a blessed Christmas and New Year!
Thanks soooo much for all the support since I started in June/July.....I dont want to sound cheesy but its meant so much to me that you guys take time out to read, email, comment and tell your friends about www.bellanaija.com
Big thanks from me!
~Much Luv

T.Y

Photography has really exploded in Nigeria!
With all the new photo studios offering professional services and the wonderful photographers we all see on shutterchance, photography among Nigerians is no longer child’s play.
My favourite photographer is Toyin ‘T.Y’ Bello nee Sokefun
She is a multi-talented young lady who was part of the group, KUSH (remember, Angels and Lets Live Together?), she also studied economics at the University of Lagos.
T.Y is one of Nigeria’s foremost photographers and is part of the prestigious 'Depth of Field' Collective…

I luv her work plus she's so down-to-earth...

I also luv her bohemian style...uber fab!

Here is some of T.Y’s work and a Studio 53 feature on her.

**watch the vid, its worth it!**

Since we are on the photography tip, here are my fav photoblogs:
Etomi’s Photoblog - HERE
Labinjo’s Photoblog - HERE
Nubi’s Photoblog - HERE
Alakija’s Photoblog - HERE
Asiko’s Photoblog - HERE
Mista Skee’s Photoblog - HERE
Suby’s Photoblog – HERE
Atunbi’s Photoblog - HERE
Morenike’s Photoblog - HERE
Mask’s Photoblog - HERE
Tinuke's Photoblog - HERE
Foofie's Photoblog - HERE
Elsie's Photoblog - HERE
Naijabloke's Photoblog - HERE
Zaiprincesa's Photoblog - HERE

Onada's Photoblog - HERE

That's it folks!
Let us know what u think!

I luv photo 3 so much! I'm sure all u ladies can relate...

I luv T.Y's work and style - What do you think of her?

Photography as a profession- Thumbs up or Thumbs down?

BIKINI AFRIQUE

We have so many beaches in Africa but we hardly hear anything about beachwear and swimwear.
I personally LUV the beach.
When in Lagos, my saturdays are ideally spent speeding off some isolated beach in the middle of nowhere. If u havent done this yet, do not let this xmas go by without going to the beach (I am not talking about Lekki, Alpha or Bar beach lol, try something different)

Anyway, swimwear is actually big business in the fashion industry.
For now we do not have any Nigerian designers that focus on this niche but here are some African designers doing it big in swimwear and beachwear. ENJOY.

Tracy B Swimwear


Amanda Laird Cherry Swimwear


Black Coffee Swimwear


Colleen Eitzen Swimwear


JBS Swimwear


Stoned Cherrie Swimwear


Sun Goddess Swimwear


So, what do you think? Hot or Not?
Will it be a good idea for a Nigerian designer to start making swimwear?
Any fun beach stories? Let us know...

Have a great week!!!!!!
Nominate your fave blogger for the Nigerian Blogger Awards at T-Minx's blog
Ciao

WEEKEND LUV - THE LUXE EDITION

Model of the Week – Teiko Dornor – Plus-Size Model from Ghana based in the UK

Hey Everyone,
What’s going on? Hope ur week has been fun…
I am sooo envious of all of you have a long xmas holiday.
I only get the 25th, 26th and 1st off…imagine that!
Anyways, lots of fun stuff is happening over the next couple of weeks and I’ll definitely fill u in on it.
Its time for Weekend Luv – Bella Naija Style…

The Events
LL Cool J and Akon will be performing in Nigeria TODAY
They’ll both be performing at the Star Mega Jam 2006 at the Polo Club in Lagos.
On the 16th, they’ll be at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium in Benin. P-Square, D’Banj, Weird MC, Ruggedman, Mode 9, Star Quest winners KC Presh and D’Accord, African China, Muma Gee, Tony Tetula, Daddy Showkey, Tony Oneweek and Obesere will be there too…
Should be HOT! Hope the security is tight tho.

ThisDay Fashion Weekend II – This Weekend
Alek Wek, Yasmin Warsame and Oluchi have already arrived for the second edition of the ThisDay Fashion Weekend. A series of HOT fashion shows (Deola Sagoe, Anna Getanah, Xuly Bet, Tiffany Amber, Ere Hart, Ijeru Coker, Dakova) and glossy photoshoots will take place in Lagos this weekend. It is part of a series of events aimed at launching ThisDay Style into a glossy international fashion mag. FAB.

UN CatWalk the World - Fashion For Food Show in Ghana on Monday
The UN Fashion For Food event goes to Ghana this weekend. It’s going to be an absolutely fab show. Deola Sagoe, Ozwald Boateng and other illustrious African designers will be showing collections to raise awareness and funds for this important cause. The campaign is being organized under United Nations World Food Programme and Health PR by CatWALK The World’s International Committee spearheaded by co-founders Obaro Ibru (Chairman) and Matthew Mensah (CEO).

The News
Sophie Okonedo and Chiwetel Ejiofor who are both of Nigerian origin were nominated for Golden Globes.
Chiwetel actually received 2 noms for Kinky Boots and Tsunami - The Aftermath while Sophie was nominated for Tsunami- The Aftermath.
I wish them good luck!

The Hits
D’Banj – Tonosibe
Hot Song from D’Banj’s new album
Could this be the 2007’s Tongolo?
U need to buy this album…its one for your I-Pod and CD player!
Here is the vid for his new smash hit - Why Me
**Dammie, see Denrele is in the video! lol***


Amplifyd Ft Akon – Streetz
Yes…Amplifyd has released their new album.
Yes….They’ve got a hot song with Mr. 2 songs on the Billboard Top 10, Akon
What can I say, luv them or hate them….Amplifyd is HOT.
Their album is currently sold-out! But you can order a copy HERE

Akon – Smack That Ft Eminem
Two of the hottest songs of the moment worldwide, one man.
Aliaune Thiam aka Akon, the Senegal-born former convict is killin’ it with this track!
Hot!

If you haven’t seen Toni Payne’s NI Episode…Check it out HERE
She did a fab job!

*BTW, I’m trying a new music uploader…I think it keeps the songs online for longer..
It allows u download and also listen online so its kinda fab…hope it works out
If u have any issues let me know.

That’s it!
Have a great weekend…
U can always hola at bellanaija@gmail.com
For all those of u travelling this weekend…Safe Journey!
Stay Fabulous~

2FACE ALBUM LAUNCH

2Face Idibia launched his new album with a big bang a couple of days ago.

The event was sponsored by Guinness.
Check out the pics

Omotola


Weird MC and Kemistry


Rest of the guests











So what do you think?
Do you think this album will be as hot as the last?
On a side note, what do u think this dude is saying?