Category: Entertainment

Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola Badmus aka Portable has been slammed with a lawsuit to the tune of N17 million over his failure to travel to the U.S. for a scheduled concert.

The lawsuit was instituted by Musibau Olawale Babalola, a US based music promoter and Chief Executive of Fathia Entertainment LLC.

According to Babalola, Portable entered into an agreement with the promotion company to perform in, at least, 10 cities in North America. Babalola also noted that both parties agreed that the promotion company would procure American visas and work permits for Portable and his crew members.

To this end, Babalola said he fulfilled his own part of the contractual agreement as he engaged the services of an American Attorney and paid the sum of $12,000 to execute the permits in consonance with US immigration laws. He said, further, that an additional $3,950 statutory fee for USCIS (US Citizenship and Immigration Services) work permit on behalf of Portable.

Babalola also alleged that the sums of $2,500, N3.4 million and N1 million were paid to Portable as his fees while he was expected to attend a visa interview at America Embassy in Nigeria.

The show promoter also alleged further that Portable was denied a travelling visa to proceed on the scheduled journey to the United States because of his unprofessional conduct at the interview session.

It was further gathered that after the visa denial, Babalola and Portable agreed that the singer will refund all the expenses incurred by the music promoter. Both parties agreed that Portable will refund N8 million to which the ‘Zazu Zeh’ singer pleaded to refund in five instalments.

Portable allegedly made the first instalment of N2 million and reneged on his promise to pay the balance.

According to Babalola, all entreaties to recover the balance from Portable have proved abortive, hence, the reason his company resorted to legal action.

After slamming Portable with a lawsuit and seeking a refund of $29,890 and N3.4 million, the singer’s lawyers denied owing Babalola’s firm the sum of $29,890, but admitted owing the sum of N8 million from which N2 million has been paid.

Nigerian Afro Fusion singer TMP Offisial is set to release a new single entitled ‘Jolly.’

The new single is coming off the singer’s upcoming EP ‘Astro Vibez 2.’

The talented artist has already made waves in the industry with his previous hit singles such as ‘Kizo’ featuring Bella Shmurda, ‘Oluwa’ featuring Mohbad, and ‘Move Your Body’ featuring Rexxie.

The track was mixed and mastered by the brilliant and creative Spiritmyx.

The EP “Astro Vibez 2” is a follow-up to TMP Offisial’s debut EP “Astro Vibez,” which was well received by fans and critics alike. The EP is set for release.

TMP Offisial is known for his unique sound and style, and ‘Jolly’ is a testament to the artist’s versatility and creativity in the music industry.

A popular show promoter Oluwayanmife Ajiboye aka Mife has expressed readiness to host African Fest in Northern Cyprus.

Mife, who is the co-owner of an event promotion company, Eventmyf (@eventmy on Instagram and on Snapchat), told reporters the essence is to unite Africans for summer.

While touching on his Industry Nite Show, The artiste said it kickstarted the manifestation of the entertainment industry over there.

Mife noted that the main aim is to build an industry in Cyprus as it exists effectively in other advanced countries like United Kingdom, United States of America and other countries.

According to him, the importance of industry nite cannot but be overemphasized because it nurtures raw talents in the populace.

“During this summer, we will host African Fest, with the main motive of uniting Africans.

“About show promotion business, my ‘Industry Nite’ show in North Cyprus kickstarted the manifestation of the entertainment industry over there.

“The main aim is to build an industry in Cyprus as it exists effectively in other advanced countries like United Kingdom, United States of America and other countries.

“The importance of industry nite cannot but be overemphasized because it nurtures raw talents in the populace,” he said.

Oluwasegun John Abolarin aka Exgee has hinted on his forthcoming musical project.

The Kenyan based singer revealed that he is currently working with East Africa’s finest  DJ Kalonje, Koffi Machete and Reckless, a member of the popular Eastern African Gengetone group, Ethics.

Although, no release date yet, Exgee claims that the new project will blow the minds of many music lovers across the world.

The Afro Pop/Afrobeats singer’s recent studio effort ‘Enough’ is currently receiving massage AirPlay on radio and tv in East Africa

“I’m pretty sure you’d have heard or seen my latest music video titled ‘Enough’ which was produced and mastered by MDHazz BeatOut.

‘Enough’ Visual was shot in Kenya by Ivan Odie, Video and audio are on every accessible  platform all around the globe.

Speaking on the global acceptance of Afro Beats genre, he said: “Yea I can proudly say Afrobeats has gotten to its peak globally and obviously the most recent popular genre too.”

Born Oluwasegun John Abolarin in Ikotun, Lagos, Exgee’s music career was greatly influenced by King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti and Plantashun Boiz.

“Growing up to the past raving musicians Styl Plus and Plantashun Boiz Era. My first inspiration was recording on a playback radio box with cassette  (called boombox or ghetto blaster) with immediate elder brother Armani which came out good and the musical feelings never left. My first recording studio experience was at Md Hazz beat Studio with my  Brother Flow  around 2011. I started putting lyrics together and I had my first personal recording sound in 2018 after the loss of his Dad Mr Anthony Abolarin. Since then, I have been inspired to put effort and more belief into my sound and music around the world.”

Being a fit, smart and fun mother has earned Mrs. Joy Obieze, Mrs. Ivbade Odigie and Mrs. Oluchukwu Rose Igwe an all-expenses-paid trip to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and one year’s supply of peak milk.

The women emerged winners recently in a keen contest that attracted over 300,000 entries, which were screened and narrowed down to the top six contestants, to select the Mum of the Year 2022.

The campaign, which started with a call for members of the public to nominate any mother or mother figure deserving of a much-needed vacation, an all-expenses-paid trip to Dubai, an amazing travel destination, has been on since 2016 with just one mum as the winner enjoying the trip.

However, as the milk brand clocked 30 years in 2018, more winners were recognized for the star prize, taking the number to three mothers, who were eligible to travel to Dubai with two family members.

At a colourful grand finale in Lagos anchored by Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, aka Kiekie, Chris Wulff-Caesar, marketing director, FrieslandCampina, sub-Saharan Africa cluster, said: “Motherhood can be a thankless job and even when mothers are appreciated, one can never repay them for all they do. This is the reason we created the Mum of the Year campaign, to show appreciation for mothers or mother figures and give them their well-deserved rest and pampering.”

MultiChoice Nigeria has announced the return of its March Movie Madness on Africa Magic Urban.

According to cable pay tv, the March Movie Madness will also be enjoyed by GOtv subscribers.

A statement issued by the Executive Head of Content & West Africa Channels at MultiChoice Nigeria, Busola Tejumola, disclosed that thirty movies will premiere on Africa Magic Urban (ch. 6), which is accessible to customers subscribed to the GOtv Supa package, throughout the month of March.   Tejumola, who described the campaign as a unique demonstration of the company’s status, noted that the movies to be aired will include originally produced or acquired new and classic Nollywood movies.

“Our customers are set for a unique entertainment experience throughout the month of March as we bring them thirty quality movies on Africa Magic Urban.

“The March Movie Madness offer will run alongside the Step Up offer which enables customers on lower packages to step up their recharge to enjoy higher the packages GOtv Max and GOtv Supa

“We want to encourage all our customers to take advantage of these offers and be rest assured that we will continue to come up with exciting offers to improve their viewing experience,” Tejumola stated.

Ayodeji ‘Wizkid’ Balogun has dashed the hopes of millions of fans looking forward to his highly anticipated tour, ‘More Love, Less Ego.’

The singer dashed the hopes when he announced the postponement of the scheduled music tour on Thursday, March 2. Wizkid, through his official Twitter account, announced that he was postponing his upcoming ‘More Love, Less Ego’ tour due to unforeseen logistical circumstances.

While Wizkid’s ‘More Love, Less Ego Tour’ tour was initially scheduled to kick off today, March 3, with a show at the Houston Toyota Centre, the announcement of the postponement came as a surprise to fans who were gearing up to see him perform across 18 cities in the U.S. and Canada.

Wizkid gave a terse announcement noting that the tour has since been moved to fall. However, the statement didn’t specifically indicate which month in fall, since the season  falls in September, October, and November.

However, Wizkid is set to make history with a performance at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium on July 29.

UK based Nigerian singer AY01 has affirmed that being versatile stands him out among his peers in the music industry.

He noted that his ability to record on any beat that catches his fancy makes it difficult for him to conclude on which genre of music he finds more comfortable.

“When it comes to genres I don’t really put myself in a box. Because if I like the beat I’ll record a song on it. But my voice does have old school Afrobeat/Fuji elements because these sounds are embedded in me,” he said.

AY01 also opened up on his latest single entitled ‘I Miss You’ saying, “Funny story about “I miss u” is I made it like 5 years ago but I was scared to drop that type of sound because I was just comfortable making what I think people want to hear. But now that I’ve dropped it people are really loving it and now I’m just motivated to give them more. I want this to be a lot of my new listeners’ entry point to AY01s new sound.”

On his assessment of Afrobeats, he said: “I don’t want to be that guy that says I don’t really listen to any music apart from old schools like Steve Montie, Tracy Chapman, and Fleetwood. So I would be the wrong guy to talk about the Afrobeats scene in the UK but internationally it’s crazy.

Ini Edo, one of Nigeria’s popular actresses, strongly believes the film industry will be unstoppable with the current tides.

In a recent interview with Glitz Africa, the actress noted that with current global streaming platforms that include Netflix, Prime Video, and Showmax, the Nigerian film industry, which is widely known and referred to as Nollywood, will be unstoppable.

“All we have needed as an industry has been distributing outlets, without them, we drove our films as far as we could. I think with these global platforms, Nollywood’s evolution will be unstoppable.”

Edo, who featured and co-produced a Netflix original show entitled ‘Shanty Town’ has been in the news since the release of the show on the streaming platform.

She also noted that she has remained on top of her career because she keeps reinventing herself, staying true to her craft and personality, and never compromising her belief or morals for no one.

More Nigerian entertainers are joining politics and officially seeking elective offices. And the newest is ‘The Johnson’ star, Olumide Oworu.

After representing Surulere constituency 1 for eight years at the Lagos state House of Assembly and seeking another term, Desmond Elliot is faced with a stiff competition.

While Elliot is vying under the All Progressive Congress, APC, Oworu is vying under the Labour Party, LP.

The incumbent lawmaker is faced with stiff competition from a fellow colleague and actor, Olumide Oworu, who became famous for his role as Tari Johnson in popular TV series, The Johnsons.

28-year-old Oworu has challenged 49-year-old Elliot at the polls as both actors campaign for the seat of Surulere constituency 1.

In his words, Oworu said, “it is with a sense of honour and duty that I announce my candidacy for membership of The Lagos State House of Assembly – Surulere Constituency 1 on the platform of The Labour Party. The youth of this generation in Nigeria are more politically aware than ever and are now striving to have our voices heard and take part in the government process of this great country. As someone with a passion for youth development, it is on this note that I tender myself in service to play my part in the actualization of an all inclusive government, where the young Nigerian intellectuals have a chance to make a change by being a part of the move for the creation of a new Nigeria. Thank you for your support.”

Meanwhile, Elliot has appealed to constituents to allow his good works and dividends of democracy continue as he seeks another term.