Econmium, Prest Lunch and Dinner Cruise groove stars and celebrities on the high seas+Photos

Photos-(1)Photo-Tony Prest, CEO, Prest Lunch and Dinner Cruise
(2)some celebrities embarking via speed boat

Gbenga Adeyinka opened the show
The fun-filled and memorable boat cruise was declared opened by the most visible Comedian of the Federal Republic (CFR), Gbenga Adeyinka the first. Adeyinka thoroughly thrilled guests with exhilarating jokes and jibes, while the luxury boat was getting set to sail. And to the consternation of many, he quietly disembarked before the boat was let off the anchorage.

Fast rising comedians, Seyi law and Emeka Smith later filled the vacuum created by Adeyinka, who was obviously rushing to another high profile event.

Seyi and Smith really dazzled the high net worth gathering at intervals and they kept asking for more.


Photos-(1)Gbenga Adeyinka (2)R-L, Yours sincerely, Essence, rocking with other celebs

Nollywood Stars and celebrities everywhere
The historic boat groove jointly organized by Encomium magazines and Prest Lunch and Dinner Cruises, aimed at exploring the Lagos waterways was well attended by top entertainers, celebrities and the glitterati. In fact, Several Nollywood stars, top musicians and comedians that attended had unlimited fun and mixed freely with other dignitaries from all walks of life.


Actresses, Uche Jumbo and Rukky Sandra doing their thing

Leading the pack of Nollywood stars were the trio of Omotola Jalade – Ekeinde, Saint Obi and Uche Jombo. However, Saint Obi later disappeared into thin air, before the well-secured boat could set sail. A bird later squealed that the action hero star was probably scared of grooving on the high seas. Other Nollywood stars in the house were: Chico Ejiro and wife, Joy, Uche Iwuji, Kunle Afolayan, Ruky Sanda, Nike Peller and others.



Photo-Weird MC, Muma Gee thrilling the audience

Musicians light up the cruise
The still talk of the town boat cruise reached a crescendo when some leading musicians on board teamed up with the in house Prest Live Band and thrilled guests to no end with good music. Among those that performed were: Tunde and Wunmi Obe (TWO), Weird Mc, Sasha, Mumagee, Kenny Saint Brown, Essence and Zaaky Adzee.


Photo-T.W.O performing

The joint session was so sweet and tempting that most guests on board the luxury cruise had to abandon the comfort of their seats for the jam-packed dance floor to wriggle their waists. Virtually all the invited guests were on their feet throughout the over three hours that the razzmatazz filled outing lasted.


Sasha, Solomom Kolade Olotun Wunmi Obe

Kunle Bakare, Tony Prest, the good hosts
The organizers of the glamorous cruise Mr. Kunle Bakare, the dandy publisher of Encomium Magazines and Awards Company and unassuming Tony Prest, the honcho of Prest Lunch and Dinner Daily Cruises did wonderfully well as the chief hosts of the high octane gathering.

They were both on their feet exchanging pleasantries and banters with guests and at the same time attending to their needs, while the cruise lasted. They also ensured that choice foods from local to continental and assorted drinks and wines flowed endlessly at the cool and breezy evening of enjoyment.


Photo-Cutting of cake

The high point of the event was when they gathered stars and celebrities to cut the beautiful cake. This segment was coordinator by ace broadcaster Soni Irabor. In fact, to show that he is a professional, in the marine business, Mr. Prest, lowered a special security speedboat with siren, to protect and guard the cruising boat, while it was getting dark. For your information, heavily armed security personnel were also on board, in case of any “invasion”.

Both hosts, who were obviously overwhelmed with the large turn out of A- list guests, later went round the double - decker boat, thanking guests for coming.

Omotola JOlade with Tony prest and Julian Bassey & Ijeoma Ir.

Omotola Jalade, the latecomer
Sincerely, a special award should be given to delectable star actress Omotola Jalade – Ekeinde for coming very, very late to the event.

The mother of four, who was looking ravishingly beautiful in her knee length gown, breezed into the venue, when the boat had already left and waited patiently for it to return. She was immediately ushered on board, the moment the boat anchored, to the consternation of many. Though, she came late, but thoroughly enjoyed herself before leaving.

Another late cover was actor, comedian and singer Sheddi Baba. The Igala, Kogi State born entertainer who sauntered in with his latest “handbag” also missed every bit of the high seas groove. He was however, smuggled in when the luxury boat berthed.

kunle afolayan, tony prest, weird mc & solomon kolade olotu

The Prests and The Irabors

One boat, three venues
Being a double decker luxury boat, invited guests sat comfortably in three different venues. While most of the entertainers and dignitaries sat on the ground floor, the upwardly mobile and urbane guests sat very relaxed on the first floor, while most of the entertainment journalists on board settled for the windy balcony, from where they thoroughly enjoyed the cool evening breeze and captured the cruise vividly.

The well-organized sitting arrangement made it possible for the boat not to witness any form of human traffic that could easily lead to a stampede on board the memorable cruise.

The red carpet groove and celebrities
Prior to the main groove, which took place on the high seas, several stars and celebrities spent time posing on the red carpet with paparazzi clicking away.

Leading the pack of dignitaries that posed and got interviewed on the red carpet is Dr. Doyin Abiola, who looked chic and very casual in her alluring eveningwear. She had a good companion in the person of princess Teni Aofiyebi.

Dr. Doyin Abiola, Tony Prest, Teni Afeyeni

Elkanah Mowarin, the honcho of E.O.M Business Network and Nonye Osi of MITV thoroughly enjoyed themselves separately on the red carpet before taking it to the next level on the cruising boat.

Lest we forget, ‘Admiral’ Tony Prest was on board the Nire Prest Cruise with his amiable wife and adventurous son.


Azubuike Oshimili and Tunde Braimih