Entertainers unite to save OJB’s life ...Over N8m raised

 
This is cheering news for family members and teeming fans of ailing Nigerian musician and producer, OJB Jezreel. Some leading entertainers, mostly musicians are already donating huge sums of money to support the kidney transplant of the Pretete crooner, who is currently battling to stay alive.

African China drops two new singles

After about one-year hiatus, one of Nigeria’s foremost reggae stars, African China, has returned with two new singles entitled “Boko Haram” and “Gen Gen.” Aside currently burning the airwaves across the nation, the great works are also trending and being celebrated on various social media platforms.    Perturbed by the series of bombings, insecurity and other social misdemeanors in the nation, one of the songs, “Boko Haram,” according to the songbird was composed-in his usual way-to address the sect’s restlessness, and possibly draw attention of the government on the need to curb the ugly situation.

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Sound Sultan Unveils Yunggreyc

Nigeria’s versatile songwriter and singer, Sound Sultan, has unveiled YUNGGREYC, a female R&B Pop singer under his Naija Ninja record label.

YUNGGRAYC has officially released her debut single, Get Down. She featured international diva, Seyi Shay in the song.

According to Sound Sultan, “I promise you would fall in love with this song, I feel the Nigerian music industry needs more of this kind of lovely songs. Listen and you will understand my jibber.”

YUNGGRAYC is a 20 year old singer from Sapele, Delta State. Music pundits have described her as a talent to behold. She has worked and performed with the likes of  2Face Idibia, Vector, Dammy Krane, Burna Boy, Efa, Ice Prince and M.I on stages like Star Mega Jamz, Rhythm Unplugged and Star Trek.

MTN Project Fame Stars thrill Calabar fans

It was a weekend of excitement and one that will go down in history as one of the city’s finest nights. The products of Nigeria’s most enduring musical reality show were on hand on Friday June 21 at Calabar’s Cultural Centre for a one-night concert. One of the thrills of the event was the over 10000 youths that thronged into the edifice of the Kalabri’s passion for entertainment and culture for the concert.

FAMILY DRAMA! Man beats mother-in-law to coma …For putting tribal marks on his children

A Lagos based business man Mr. Ayo Adeneye has been arraigned in a Customary court for beating his 72-year old mother-in-law to coma.

The 47 year old who described himself as just a business man told the courtroom that he came back to meet his three children with marks on their bodies with their grandmother Mrs. Mary Alake claiming it was just for medicinal purposes.

Ayo Adeneye who recounted the events of Saturday March 16 to the court, told the court how he came back from work to surprisingly meet his children at their Ilupeju residence with huge tribal marks on the chest region of their bodies.

Organizers ready for Independence Hall of Fame Award

 
To further reward and recognize those that have contributed immensely towards Nigeria’s growth politically, socially, economically and otherwise, the organizers of the prestigious Independence Hall of Fame Award, has concluded plans to unveil the nominees soon.

This is coming after a wide consultations and deliberations between the organizers and its consultants on the project.

BREAKING NEWS! OJB Jezreel needs N15m to stay alive

 
Prolific music producer and artiste Babatunde Jezreel Okungbowa popularly known as OJB Jezreel, who has been down with kidney failure, according to a painful information reaching us needs about N15million for a kidney transplant in India, to stay alive.

“A donor has been found, he just needs the money for the operation,” disclosed an insider.
“He's been battling with this ailment for a while but only recently decided to reach out to well meaning Nigerians to help him raise the money needed for the treatment,” added the insider.

Funke Akindele becomes Qlichy.com brand ambassador

Fast growing online business networking platform, Qlichy.com has announced star actress, Funke Akindele as brand ambassador. She was presented to a section of the media on Saturday at a ceremony which held inside the premises of The Quadrant Company in Ikeja, Lagos. Her presentation came on the heels of a successful official launch in April and a town storm campaign in May by the brand.

World Music Day: COSON wants more respect for Musicians

As the world celebrates World Music Day this June 21, 2013, Nigerians have been told to set aside the day to respect talented Nigerian musicians and their counterparts worldwide by recognizing that music like every other valuable product in the world is sacred.

 According to the Chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria, Chief Tony Okoroji who is currently on international assignment, ‘everyone in Nigeria ought to come to terms with the fact that the music profession has become an important contributor to whatever respect Nigerians receive today across the world as our musicians continue to fly the flag of our nation high wherever they find themselves. Our country has to in turn ensure that the rights of our musicians are respected at home. It is our duty to make sure that the wanton abuse of the intellectual property of our creative geniuses in our country becomes a thing of the past and that our nation appropriately reaps the fruit of that ingenuity in continued investment and employment. Who knows from which family the next 2Face Idibia, Flavour or Banky W will come from?’

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P Square honours Michael Jackson in new video

Multi-talented duo of Peter and Paul Okoye, popularly known as P-Square, has officiially released a new single and video, Personally. The video is part of P-Square’s effort to honour the late Michael Jackson, a music icon who had immense influence on their music career. MJ, as Jackson was fondly called, died on 25 June, 2009.

Four years after MJ’s death, one of the most popular entertainers he mentored (P-Square) have dedicated their big budget music video of their new single to his memory. Shot in Lagos and co-directed by Jude Engees Okoye and Clarence Peters, Personally is another video that showcased the dexterity of P-Square as the master of their craft. It is a must watch video, not just for P-Square’s fans, but for every Michael Jackson’s follower.

According to P-Square, "this video is dedicated to our mentor, legendary pop icon, the late Michael Jackson, who still inspires us personally."

Victor Osuagwu sworn-in as Lagos Actors Guild Chairman

As the famous actor and comic star, Victor Osuagwu took an oath of office on Monday, June 17, as the new Chairman of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Lagos State Chapter, expectations were high from stakeholders in the industry alongside up and coming acts who believe in his ability to reposition the troubled guild. 

Six months in office: Ibinabo renders stewardship

“My plan is to revamp the guild and bring back love and peace to the guild. We have had enough of these fights. We need to build up our corporate image so that people will see us and identify with us. We need to have a programme for our veterans and see to their welfare. We need to look at the issue of insurance as well as several others things. I understand that my opponent did not take the defeat in good faith but with time, I know that he will come to terms and we will work together as a team. I keep telling them that nobody can fight God, I am not God but I am a child of God.”

MTN Project Fame All Stars Concerts to start on Friday

No doubt, history is being made as MTN Project Fame becomes the first music reality TV show in Nigeria to gather past stars for a mega concert. The concert is billed for Calabar this weekend, June 21, 2013, and next week in Lagos on Friday 28, June 2013. Tagged ‘All-Stars Concert’, it is expected to live up to the hypes and buzz already building up around the country.

Glo X-Factor judges, Onyeka, MI, Reggie berate music teacher for lack-lustre performance

 
Music Teacher, Darlington Timothy who brought four of his students to the last audition of Glo X Factor shown on television stations across Ghana and Nigeria as Episode Five over the weekend, got some music lessons from the judges who advised him to cut down on his theatrics and give the listeners the benefit of his beautiful voice.

Telly4 Africa serenades Zeb Ejiro on E-Stars TV

 

For his immense contributions towards the growth, sustenance and global recognition of Nollywood, one of its leading filmmakers, Zeb Ejiro, who is generally acknowledged as a force to reckon with in the industry will take the centre stage this third quarter of 2013, courtesy of Telly4 Africa.Viewers will be thrilled and titillated with the great works of Ejiro and also hear from him about his sojourn in Nollywood in a celebratory broadcast on E-Stars TV’s channel 122 on StarTimes Digital TV Platform.

Iyanya, Chidinma, Praiz, others lead MTN Project Fame’s All-Stars Concert

This month, MTN Project Fame West Africa is set to bring together an array of the reality show’s musical stars for a concert that has been entitled ‘All-Stars Concert’ as a testimonial of five years of nurturing hitherto ordinary youths into musical super-stars. The concert will hold on Friday 21 June 2013, in Calabar and in Lagos, on June 28. Performing at the concert are Iyanya, Praiz, Chidimma, Kesse, Nicholas, Tolu, Monica, Ayo, Oyinkansade, Musulyn, Adetoun, Christian, Yetunde ‘Omo-Ibadan’ and many others.

 The Project Fame All-Stars Concert, apart from being a delight to watch, will also be an eloquent testament to MTN’s pioneering capacity, as a leading light, in ferreting out hidden talent, grooming them and preparing them for the dizzying heights of fame.