Kim Kardashian is Success Magazine’s February Cover Star

Like her or hate her, Kim Kardashian can move product. Announcing the cover girl of the Success Magazine for February earlier in the week, the reality star is highlighted as one of the biggest stars making cash off her brand and showing off her glamour to all her fans.“Every six months my mom and I set goals and visions for what we want to achieve,” say Kim Kardashian describing how she keeps motivated.

What do you think she is selling - Her success or greediness, The Kardsahians, Her Music, Her Perfumes A skanky sex tape, a faux marriage or a "reality" program does not equate to a billionaire status? Does Greed = Success?

African Model Samar Khoury brings the charm to ZEN MAGAZINE January 2012 cover

Every year, mistakes are made and lessons learned; 2011 is done & dusted  - Welcome to 2012!  A New Year is upon us - opportunities everywhere - across the world we have witnessed the emergence of African models from different ethnics & backgrounds and even though these models are separated by their different cultures, they each share a similar sense of want 'to be recognized internationally & appreciated'.

Been a model is serious business - just like a celebrity without fans, fashion would be pointless without the models who strut the runways -for this we believe every model is special. Samar Khoury is one special model
that caught our attention sometime last year and immediately we knew we had to work with this beautiful model. Samar was born in Democratic Republic of Congo to a Lebanese Father and a Congolese  mother. Samar got separated from her Mom during the conflict between Congo & Rwanda in the 90's and there isn't a day that goes by that she doesn't think of where her Mom could be.

She has experienced both the pain & difficultly growing up without her Mom but still stays positive that someday she would be reunited with her Mom 'tears'. She is passionate about modelling because it gives her the freedom to express her emotions. She is a huge fan of Nigerian, Angolan, Cape Verdean, & Congolese music. Samar shares her story with us this January and also gives us an insight into what all models truly want in life. We have loads of juicy details in this issue from our editorial interview with fashion designer Yemi Osunkoya the man behind the world renowned fashion brand Kosibah, to all focus on the new faces of African music 'L-TIDO, EFYA, DAVIDO, LHF, CAMP MULLA, & KWESTA', &  3 days in the desert for the Festival Au Desert in Mali - the perfect kind of start to any year!

 Costume Designer / Stylist --> Fée Uhssi

Make-up By -->  Yasmine Smatti

Photography by Eric Schneider (www.ericschneiderphotography.com)

EPIC! Ice Prince, Tiwa Savage and Chiddy Bang heats up the Sigma Emperor Magazine cover.

Sigma Emperor Magazine brings you the perfect holiday gift and companion as she releases another issue of the magazine days away from Christmas Day. This new issue is a feat that scores as the best urban feel a Nigerian magazine cover has got, worthy of comparison with any of Marc Ecko's Complex Magazine considering the attention to every detail by the editors and art director.

This issue tagged 'SKOOL OF D NU BREEDZ' has the three major proponents of the new movement, leading millions of young men and women with their talent and music. On the cover in a style now exclusive and almost trademark to the magazine are: rap poster boy with the biggest record in 2011, Ice-Prince,

frontrunning and most hardworking female singer of the year/Grammy nominee - Tiwa Savage and most lyrical sound Nigerian emcee based in the US, who has worked with biggest names in the global music industry and currently holds MTV’s rap record (longest freestyle ever) - Chidera or best known as Chiddy of the Chiddy bang duo.

Published by Emmanuel Nkansah, Jnr. with contributions from the best minds – Yinka Sanusi, Theodore
Nyingifa and Dro Ameh; personalities cutting across several fields were featured in the magazine with regulars like celebrity rides, gossip and fashion. Radio darlings - Toolz, Tosyn Bucknor, Omalicha and Don T, Interviews - DJDee Money, Vector, Terry the Rapman make this issue. With fillers like Insightful articles and 'gigometer' pictorial / event report worth every penny and bet to be an entertaining read.

Sigma Emperor would be available for purchase at Browns cafe, Protea Hotel (Ikoyi), Prime Chinese, RoadXIV, malls, entertainment centres, media hub, campuses and strategic sales points. Follow @Sigma_emp_mag for directions and addresses to places where you could pick a hardcopy. Digital and Softcopy would be available for sale on Tooxclusive.com, Questionmarkmag.com and several other digital platforms. 

WED Magazine unveils WED Expo competition, All expense paid getaway for 2 awaits winner

Nigeria's foremost wedding planning magazine and relationship guide, WED, has introduced a competition in the build up to the Largest ever Wedding Exhibition in the fashion capital of Nigeria, Lagos. The magazine which was launched in July this year has grown in leaps and bounds since its introduction into the Nigerian market.

The all gloss high end wedding magazine published by Akin Eso is set to carve another exclusive niche for itself and make a very bold statement by organizing an event that will attract the stakeholders in the wedding industry under one roof at the Lagos Wed Expo. The Expo has been slated for Saturday, 24th & Sunday, 25th March 2012, at THE HAVEN, a glamorous event centre located in the heart of the G.R.A, Ikeja, Lagos.

Those expected to attend this Expo are fashion houses, bridal accessory retailers, wedding planners, caterers,
beauty experts and makeup lines, photography outlets, cake makers, jewelers, journalists and the general public. Those expected at this event are enjoined to register for free at the website of WED Expo at www.wedexpo.com.ng.

The WED Expo will serve as an opportunity for the crème dela crème of the wedding industry to come together to listen to the needs of the participants attending the Expo with a view to helping them make the right choices as it concerns their wedding needs and also create opportunities for them to get these wedding needs at discounted rates.

There is a competition in place right now tagged, ‘’Register to win Campaign’’, where participants will get the chance to win several lavish prizes, top on the list is an all expense paid lovers getaway/vacation, a trip to Dubai or South Africa, sleek blackberry phones and many other prizes. For a chance to win these prizes and more, participants should visit www.wedexpo.com.ng to register and win.

The Expo will serve as a medium where newly engaged, singles, intending couples and other stakeholders in the wedding industry can learn all they need to know about weddings, receptions and more. If you are looking to get married within the next 3 years, then you can't afford to miss this event. Parents should also come represent their children looking to get married. Several wedding vendors will also be present to give great tips, ideas and insights about weddings to the attendees. The Expo will at the same time serve as a one-stop shop to answer questions and cover the little things that escape people’s attention.

There will also be a Runway show at the Expo which will showcase the hottest trends in exquisite bridal gowns, bridesmaid’s dresses, suits and tuxedos. Top notch designers in the industry will be showcasing their new collections. Many other vendors and resource persons will also be present to provide samples and hints concerning their lines of business.

There is absolutely no reason why brides, newly engaged, singles, intending couples, other stakeholders and the public shouldn’t attend the Lagos WED Expo slated for March 2012 because it will be a great way to start planning for the big day! Most importantly, who doesn’t like sampling wedding gowns and suits, cakes, ice cream, cup-cakes, appetizers and more?  Who knows you just might be the winner of the all expense paid wedding and honeymoon.

Top Makeup Artiste, Eni Balogun, launches new Magazine - Beauty Overdose Magaizne

The New Fashion and Beauty Magazine for the Young and Contemporary Woman. B.O.M is the brainchild of Award winning and New York certified makeup artist Eni Balogun. It is a publication which consists mainly on issues of beauty, health, hair, lifestyle, fashion, travel and entertainment. It’s a publication covering the most important things in the International scene and mostly the African beauty industry. B.O.M is every woman's luxury beauty guide and happens to be the only Health & Beauty magazine in the Nigerian market today.

B.O.M speaks to the new Nigerian woman - urban, always cosmopolitan; as downtown as she is uptown; cultured and multi-cultural and always on the edge of fashion, culture and entertainment. The magazine represents a new, original voice on the news stand, a voice that speaks to a generation of women, old and
young, from diverse cultures, upbringings and interests. It is an international & domestic home resource for all beauty professionals, beauty brands & companies, restaurant’s, hospitals and also to the general public. Serving establishments working in practically every industry cutting through from motion pictures to printing and publications, fashion, bridals, casuals, landscape beautification, stylists, advertising, entertainment, corporate, beauty parlours, health sectors, spas and more.

With featured articles on health & beauty of the industry’s upcoming beauty professional’s i.e. Hair stylists, makeup artists, health practitioners, cosmetic companies and manufacturers, B.O.M updates its readers on the most innovative beauty equipment's. It’s the most reliable source which delivers invaluable information and news on current product.

Beauty Overdoze offers a diverse range of articles that combine artistic and business skills, personal and financial growth, health, beauty and creative thinking, entertainment and events and the latest beauty information and products. With great opportunities designed for makeup & beauty professionals, beauty brands and consumers who share the passion for the love of everything glamorous and beautiful. From high fashion makeup, health topics and hair to high fashion clothing & accessories.

Another award for Lady GaGa

Another award for Lady GaGa


Lady GaGa day by day gets more recognition. Her career is a steep climb; she has more and more fans also. Billboard has declared her as rising star of the year.
The award for rising star Lady GaGa will receive in October. "Lady GaGa has managed an amazing breakthrough. It has a great album, fantastic they also fared well her singles Just Dance and Poker Face, which are amongst the ten most downloaded singles from the Internet," are explained in Billboard.

Another award for Lady GaGa


Bill Werden, one of the editors of the magazine, said: "Lady GaGa is one of those rare cases that are completely unique, but still reach the masses worldwide. Consolidated herself as one of the best authors of music, the whole world is waiting on how she will surprise next time".

Another award for Lady GaGa