Tuesday, March 30, 2010

SLUSHING WITH ELDEE in pictures....

SLU...SH!!!! SAT THE 27TH OF MARCH 2010, PLAY(ALWAYS A HOTSPOT) WAS THE VENUE AND ELDEE WAS THE REASON AND NOBZ IS OUR DUDE. IF YOU WERENT THERE..... eat your heart out.

ELDEE THE DON!


IJEOMA OKEAGU, NOBLE IGWE AND ULABI AGBA


CUTIES ON THE RED CARPET


LOVELY LADIES


SOPHIE TARFA(COOL FM OAP)


BUMNI, DOOSHIMA(KISS FM OAP)


LOVELIES


JESSE JAGS AND ICE PRINCE


ELVIS(PLAY RECORDS) AND ELDEE


ALHASSAN(SIDIBESPOKE COUTURE) AND GIRLFRIEND EMIKAY


ELDEE THRILLING


NKAMI ARMON(NOKIA)


ROCKERS ALERT


NOBLE AND KINGS OF COMEDY ALIBABA AND JULIUS AGWU


OVER EXCITED FAN!!!(LOL)


ELDEE AND WHIZKID


SLUSHING.....


ALIBABA, DENRELE AND MATILDA DUNCAN(RHYTHM FM OAP)


SLUSHING AND HAVING A BLAST


UTI(BBA)


SLUSHING....


SLUSHING.....


COOL TEES!!!




#CITYCRAWLER has predicted the rise of the Abuja Scene, so for those of you who missed Slu..sh this weekend you have an oppurtunity to party like its 1971! yay! seriously guys, this saturday abuja lights up in cool 70s colour as Delphino Ent host the hottest of the hottest to PULSE!!! Wigs are already selling fast and costumes are being ordered. city crawler proudly supports and will be there to capture the event, the costumes(Hits and Misses). Save the Date, its Saturday the 3rd!

kisses every1

Friday, March 26, 2010

No Need to skip town..... its on this weekend in ABUJA!

Some things will always remain a mystery, like where did the pyramids come from? Is there life outside of earth and why are Abuja guys so prone to bachelorhood? but this blog is not about any of that.

In approx 5 days. The first quarter of 2010 will come to an end and already my predictions are coming true (I love when im right). I told you that a time will come when you really wont need to rush out of Abuja when the weekend approaches because there will be enough happening here to keep you totally ‘bounced’.

And today is the start of the weekend……..So get ready!

First off is VERVE!
FOUNDER OF GLOBAL FASHION WEBSITE INTRODUCES VERVE TO ABUJA

Michele Obi founder of international fashion and beauty blog myfashionlife.com is introducing exclusive fashion event Verve! which offers customers one of a kind clothing and accessories from top designers including, Jimmy Choo, Versace, Luella, Anya Hindmarch and more. sale will be held between 11am – 7pm on Friday 26th March to Sunday 28th March 2010 held at:B-Natural30 Mediterranean StreetImani EstateMaitama,Abuja.


later Friday Night its on at EDEN VIP

‘VIP Membership Card Launch’

EDEN VIP and Moet & Chandon Champagne have come together to launch the exclusive VIP membership card. Be part of the lifestyle and celebrate the release of the card with guest DJ’s and celebrity guests. 100 cards will be given to the founding members and selected VIPs. Join us this night and celebrate the birth of the EDEN VIP lifestyle.
Friday 26th March 2010 from 10.30pm



ITS THE LAST SATURDAY Y'ALL, so do your bit in keeping your surroundings clean then you can start the day with the BIKER BOYZ STUNTS SHOW in front of CEDDI PLAZA from 1pm, im sure expecting heart pumping excitement and raw fun, i will be there.

the Verve sales continues thru to sunday......

but there is also the FUSION sALES


FUSION: A Fashion and Beauty Event
Date 27th March 2010
Venue Yar’Adua Center Abuja
Time 12 -7pm
This edition promises to be bigger and better than the first one with fashion and beauty staples for ladies, men and kids.
It features designs from: dzyN couture, Tai, House of Silk, Phunkafrique, House of Marie, Coco’ Couture and Urban Style.
Other participants include Kazelo, The Source,TM Lewin, Soulskin, Literati, Fully Charged, Ola accessories, Gemstones, Pillow talk, Sleek JamesLULLY, Fabrica, Mi Regalio, Jiddas pride and so much more!
There will also be FUSION salon for fast fixes run by Kazelo, a photostudio for instant mini photshoots run by Croft studios in association with Sleek and other services.
Lots to eat and drink by Cake Swirl, Suhjuiced etc
There will be a fantastic goodie bag for the first person to spend N50000 and above.
See you at the show!

Now For SATURDAY NIGHT which is higly anticipated, as a matter of fact, the Air is charged for these Two Events.....
SLu....sh and the highly anticipated Album launch of Jesse jags

Slush host Mr Eldee as he introduces his brand new album to the Abuja Scene


As for jesse, we all love his 'wetin dey' so lets see what other hits he has up his sleeves.
i am more interested in what happens during the event so ill be hitting you with all the juicy tipbits of what went down on friday and saturday.

if you are bored on sunday evening, drive by Soho Lounge, the Karaoke night is off the ******* and off course you can also catch a movie before the weekend is over and you get back to the Grind, just txt CINEMA to 33543 and all the info will be sent to you for only N50.

if you spot the city crawler, please please say hi, id love to meet you.....
kisses every 1

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

iTS About the BUJ!!!

Its about Abuja!

Y3s!

The city crawler magazine was unveiled last Saturday, but well enough of that, I need a break from editing articles, stories, pictures and even gossip. I have the best of the best of the best of the crop of writers but like I said, I’m taking a break from CC news magazine matters to blog,(one of my faV things to do).
I abandoned my blog a little. I’m sorry. It was not intentional, being editor of a magazine is nothing like I thought it would be, so much responsibility, it’s like having a new born,(enough of the mag oooh) this blog is about what’s been up and what will be on in a couple of days.

First up, you might not know Uchie the African Rockstar, but you should. He is talented, he is a fantastic singer and he is gorgeous. ok skip the gorgeous part cos he is now taken, his wedding held on the 20th of march in Abuja and it was well attended by the coolest of the coolest in the capital, the two love birds have been together forever and we are happy they made it, we wish them a happy happy life and many many healthy kids, not too many sha, we are in a recession.

THE HAPPY COUPLE


Line up for this weekend…..

Slu….ush Party in Abuja – Friday march 26th 2010 with Mr Eldee of ‘isityourmoney’ fame…

Jesse jags album launch – Saturday march 27th 2010


Abuja is agog, watch this space….....

Monday, March 15, 2010

In Abuja.... HOW TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE

I came to Abuja reluctantly but falling in love with it happened very fast. I Craved the Fast paced life of the ultimate Cosmopolitan city in Nigeria, Lagos, but life had other plans for me. Its hard not to love Abuja. its clean, it quiet, its safe and in here hides the proverbial golden fleece, because here, with hardwork, vision and determination you can achieve in a few short months what it takes others longer time to achieve. Ok, a bit farfetched; maybe luck, knowing the right people, getting a good contract can put you in the right path to Success whether financial, political or emotional.

I didn’t Get Lagos, but I got my dream job, working in PR, Advertising and Events……. This set the ball rolling and in 3 years I had set up my own PR/Events Firm, White Rabbit Concept Ng. Abuja was an emerging market and the need for a dynamic firm like that came at just the right time, if I do say so myself…… I enjoyed my job tremendously and worked with the most enthusiastic people the industry had to offer here in Abuja, Lagos and around the country. It was in the cause of running the Firm that I realize that there was another need in the life of people that live here. A Guide!

If there is one thing I know about the city, it’s that people migrated to Abj from all over and the underlying reason is to earn a living. This translates to, NO TIME. Bankers who close at 9pm,monday to Monday; NGO Workers who are constantly travelling, Civil Servant who leave the office straight home and students who are stashed away in Gwagwalada. Most importantly, the international community who crawling around without a guide is one of the scariest notions for them. You will be surprised at how ‘where to buy a birthday cake’ or ‘where to listen to a jazz band’ is a very important question in this city.

CITY CRAWLER was borne out of this need. I decided, well I have these information, why not put it out there to help people and make their life much easier. The Guide started as Facebook notes, then the CC Blog and soon to Start CC on Radio. But on Saturday the 13th of March, we unveiled the cover of the 1st issue of City Crawler News-Magazine, a 12 page, newspaper formatted magazine which we intend to publish weekly.

We appreciate the tremendous support we have received so far on the Blog and we promise all our readers first rate blazing read, strictly original. we intend to keep our audience fascinated and our advertisers happy.

CITYCRAWLER UNVEILING EVENT IN PICTURES......


LETS HEAR IT FOR CC......


eVENT HOST, mATILDA DUNCAN OF RHYTHM FM AND TIENG GANG OF KISS FM ABUJA


SHIFI AND SUNKY OF STYL+ WITH PUBLISHER


dEBOLA WILLIAMS OF FUTURE AWARDS AND GUESTS


SSG CROSS RIVER STATE AND SA TO GOV, INTER GOVT AFFAIRS CRS



REFRESHMENT FOR GUEST


A SERENADE BY SHIFI STYL+ AND LINDSEY


UNVEILING





THE new CITY CEAWLER NEWS-MAGAZINE will hits stands on the @6th of March 2010. All you want to know about Abuja, the City, The Business, The people. A mag that will tell you what has been going on in the past 7days and what to expect in the next.....
FOR aDVERTISERS - we will make your dream of visibility come true





more pictures http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=207376&id=650708905&comments

Thursday, March 4, 2010

FOR THE LADIES........ best places

(Another Ressurected Post)

'there is no right or wrong only opinion'. this is strictly the opinion of the city crawler, and FYI i did not get paid to do this so its unbaised, and i consider it a service to my blogdom.
ENJOY and i hope you find it helpful.

BEST PLACES FOR;
1.fix nails - styles- 411 plaza
2.get original brazilian weave; sydneys -omega center
3. fix hair: Efe At his salon
4. Braid hair: strands ot the market
5. get a goog hair cut: famaks or Barber shop
6: get good quality cosmetics: cyreene makeup lounge and perfect trust cosmetics
7. nice jeans: silky boutique
8. shoes: beautiful shoes
9. assesories: for gold- wuse market, for eclectic- eyza 08059162914
10. bodycare products- perfect trust
11. afterwork drinks- BC *with the girls - la dolce vita
12. ladies night out: let your hair down go crazy and not be disturbed or harrassed- Eden VIP or Play
13. ladies lunch- salamanda
14. bags and cluches- several places but try silky boutique
15. sew traditional- Dzyn, if u have plenty money atampa(i dont know how they always get it spot on)
16. buy fresh produce- market or farmers market @ maitama
17. lingerie- shop @ ceddi or lingerie&sex toys y'all need to check out sylpherotica at area 11
18. chocolate- dunes
19. perfume- Sweet scents ASG plaza,upstairs
20. gift for him- Mode element store
21. gyneacologist- Limi hospital
22. spa and beauty treatement- Serenity Spa or Bnatural
23. fashion magazine with wearable clothes and nice articles- INSTYLE
23. magazine for getting latest ankara atyles- city people fashion and style
24. most woman friendly gym- peniel apartment gym
25. most woman friendly club- hmmmmmm, btw Eden and Play
26. most woman friendly condom- popular opinion(gold circle condom,NAFDAC)
27. get nice dresses(all occasions)- 1001 ideas
28. office clothes- everyone says ashers but i just pick pieces around
29. cool flat shoes and slippers: walking faith
30. shop and lunch: grand square
31. sunday after church- hilton buffet(if you want)or suhjuiced
32. boring saturday- go swimming or bowling or play nitendo wii @ the dome
33. for your kids- wonderland, MAP or ceddi plaza
34. cool date- chez victor or vanilla resturant (quiet)
35. where not to go alone at night(esp if you are not a natural crawler)- area 11, zone 4, hilton and excellensio


P.S feel free to agree or disagree and also add your best places, the info will be helpful and will spice this up.

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Rise of the Abuja Scene........

(i wrote this a while ago but i just ressurected it to share with my blogerians)
ENJOY!

I am no writer and to be honest I have no right to write about what I write about, but I am a self acclaimed City Crawler and I have chosen the unique and beautiful city of Abuja to prowl, both day and night. I make it my busy body business to know exactly what is going down at every point in time in every sector. Ask me about Abuja, I know, because I am the City Crawler. Well as introductions go, this is my bit.

Lagos Lagos Lagos, no one is in competition with Lagos oh, it is a peculiar town and the people who live there are a peculiar people. There is a saying, that if u can survive in Lagos, you can survive anywhere, I agree. I can pick a true Lagos person out from a crowd, except for those ones that are naturally slowies (a word I came up with to describe, well slow people, dull people). Comparisons have been made several times, I wonder why, seeing that Lagos has almost 100years ahead of Abuja, as well as all the multinationals and opportunities available, a true cosmopolitan city .But Abuja is a fast developing hub. In the not so distant past only politicians, federal civil servants and university of Abuja students lived here. And mostly, not by choice but by necessity. Others came and went, contractors came got their papers signed and hurried back home. Land was cheap, transport was cheap, and living in Abuja was no biggie. Until suddenly, we started noticing holdups at traffic lights and that’s when it dawn that the people are coming......

There are many more reasons to visit the FCT and many more opportunities available than ever before. Whether u are taking a few days out or cozily settling in to building a life here, there is something to keep you happy LIVING in Abuja, as long as you want to and are open to possibilities. Nigerians have come from all over to settle here, they are migrating in droves because other major cities are already saturated and Abuja embraces every one as a true no man’s land, we are loving it. If u follow this blog you will see the evolution of Abuja from the eyes of the city crawler, I will make it my life purpose to bring the FCT to you, no matter the part of the country you are. The music scene, the fashion scene, recreation, hospitality, nightlife, politics, etc

My prediction is that Abuja city will become A major capital, not only of the country but also for everything else …….. this might seem a bit farfetched but it will feel very good seeing my prediction come to reality just like im sure Donald Duke of the CRS fame smiles to bed every night.

Move over Lagos......