Category: Entertainment

Similar to previous episodes, five more talents have become unlucky as the blind audition for The Voice Nigeria season four continues.

 In episode four, coaches Waje, Naeto C, Niyola, and Praiz gained more talent while some hopeful talents ended their journeys in season four.

 Five talents that include Ekima Jamala, Prof Kelvin, Daniel Joshua, Eze Anselem, and Courtney Ogbe didn’t make it to the next round after failing to get any of the four coaches to turn for them.

 On the good side, Naeto C, Waje, Niyola, and Praiz got two more talents each joining their teams respectively.

 Produced by FAME Studios, The Voice Nigeria Season 4 kicked off with blind auditions that were hosted by Kate Henshaw and co-hosted by Zainab Balogun.

 Eight of the 13 talents that performed for a spot on episode four of the blind auditions were considered after giving stellar performances that had the coaches commending them.

 Some of the talents that left the coaches’ mouths ajar include 25-year-old Pere Jason, who rendered Beyonce’s ‘XO’. His voice got Niyola, Praiz, Waje, and Naeto C turning for him but the singer decided to pitch his tent with Team Niyola. Niyola also got Yunus Emmanuel after his rendition of Ric Hassani’s ‘Believe.’

 In the same vein, 22-year-old Henry Deekor Sidum’s sterling performance of John Legend’s ‘conversations in the dark’ earned him a spot on Team Praiz while 23-year-old Chioma Unogu’s rendition of Beyonce’s ‘Listen’ got her a spot on Team Praiz. Coach Waje also got two talents in Chika Nwosu and Martins Asogwa.

 For Coach Naeto C, 27-year-old Fatima Idakwo’s rendition of David Guetta and Sia’s ‘Titanium’ got him the first talent on the episode while Lotana Oleka’s rendition of CKay’s ‘Love Wantintin’ got him his second team member.

 Sponsored by FirstBank of Nigeria, The Voice Nigeria is a Reality TV show designed to discover and promote talented singers to actualise their dreams of becoming international stars; and this aligns with FirstBank’s commitment to providing a platform for nurturing and showcasing talents and driving social cohesion. According to FirstBank, the support for The Voice Nigeria is a demonstration of the bank’s commitment to contributing to the projected revenue of US$86m by 2021 from Nigeria’s music industry aimed at promoting a diversified economy in line with the Federal Government’s diversification policy.

While viewers and fans of the Big Brother franchise anticipated the eighth season of BBNaija, MultiChoice shocked Africa to stage a unique edition tagged Big Brother Titans.

 The BBTitans launched on Sunday, January 15 with 20 housemates comprising 10 Nigerians and 10 South Africans.

 The Nigerian housemates are BlaqBoi, Jenni O, Olivia, Yemi Craigx, Yvonne, Nana, JayPee, Ebubu, Marvin, and Kanaga Jr while South African housemates are Ipeleng, Yaya, Tsatsii, Lukay, Mmeli, Justin, Juicy Jay, Khosi, Thabang, and Nelisa.

 After the show kicked off, the housemates have been trying to find their balance in the house until Big Brother switched up the tempo in the house situated in South Africa.

 After a South African housemate emerged as Head of House for the first week and edition, the 20 housemates were made to nominate housemates for possible eviction on Sunday, January 22, 2023. In all, 15 housemates got on the nomination list but some housemates had more nominations than others.

 Leading the nomination list is Nigeria’s Nana from Kaduna with eight nominations. She’s followed by South African Justin with five nominations, Khosi, Olivia, and Yemi Craigx with four nominations each, and Tsatsiib, JayPee, Lukay, and Jenni O with two nominations each. BlaqBoi, Yaya, Kanaga Jr, Marvin, and Nelisa all got one nomination each. 

However, six housemates weren’t nominated for possible eviction and they include Ipeleng, Yvonne, Ebubu, Juicy Jay, Thabang, and Mmeli.

 As the show progresses, the housemates already got their first wager task and all is set for an interesting first week, which ends on Sunday, January 22. It is unsure what Big Brother’s decision will be at the end of the week but housemates now fully understand why the owner of the house warned them ahead in his welcome speech to prepare for challenging moments, and difficult decisions.

Film producer Kevwe Ogunje has said that the basis of his new movie entitled ‘To Freedom’ is to encourage people in abusive marriages to speak up before it’s too late.

 Speaking on domestic violence, Ogunje said, “It’s a topic all of us can actually relate to, be it emotional, traumatic, and others. We go through it but we just form. We need to start talking about it, talking about ways to confront it and ways to escape from it.”

 Continuing, he said, “There are many values attached to this movie including education and entertainment. We are saying there is a way out but you must talk to people and you will find solutions to difficult situations. The central theme is there is a way out.

 “There are many positive things to learn in this film, domestic violence is not good and sometimes don’t take matters into your own hands.

 “We are planning to start a community where different topics would be touched. The actors in the film will speak with people about these issues. The film is not for a particular set of people but it is a film in between the balance.”

  Ogunje’s new film, ‘To Freedom,’ is currently screening at various cinemas. The film is co-produced and written by TigerFireRose, and directed by Biodun Stephen.