The Nation Newspaper

Category: Entertainment

  • Akudo is 2013 Miss Nigeria

    Akudo is 2013 Miss Nigeria

    Ezinne Akudo on Saturday  beat 32 other contestants to clinch the covetous crown of  Miss Nigeria held  at the Intercontinental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos
    The 22 year old Law graduate of Abia State went home the star prize of a brand new car, a trip to California and N3m.
    Akudo will  represent Nigeria at the Miss World pageant scheduled of September in  Indonesia.
    After a series of competition, 10 beauties scaled through the Abuja zonal screening, and headed to Lagos for the final selection where she emerged.
  • Kcee joins other entertainers for London Crack Ya Ribs

    Kcee joins other entertainers for London Crack Ya Ribs

    JULIUS Agwu has announced that rave of the moment and the Limpopo master, Kcee will be joining other top rated entertainers. As already confirmed for this year’s Crack Ya Ribs show in London and Manchester, the London edition will take place at 02 Arena on August 23 while that of Manchester will take place at the Methodist Hall on August 25.

    Speaking on the latest addition, Julius said the move was fueled by his decision to satisfy London fans already yearning for Kcee’s Limpopo song. The deal was signed about 48 hours ago in Lagos between Kcee and Reel Laif Entertainment, the organizer of the show.

    Entertainers already confirmed for the show before now are Bovi, Senator, Funny Bone, Eddie Kadi, Dan D Humorous and Akpororo . Speaking on the event, Julius said “as I turned 40 this year, things ought to be done differently. As such, I decided to move Crack Ya Ribs to Indigo 02 re-branded, repackaged, reinvented, re-energized and renewed to bring back that flavor that made it a first class comedy show in the UK for the past seven years.”

    The Crack Ya Ribs by Julius Agwu has gained great popularity in Nigeria and London. Last year, the performances were a constellation of Nigerian and Ghanaian stars. The show held in New York for the first time at the Symphony Space Sharp Theater, Glasgow and Houston.

  • Prince Tillaman thrills Industry Nite

    Prince Tillaman thrills Industry Nite

    BURGEONING artiste, Prince Tillaman did the unexpected when he wowed the audience riding through to his Industry Nite appearance on his graceful new beast at the last edition of the monthly event.

    It was a music-filled night as Prince Tillaman, his band; DJ XGee, DJ Spinall and guests artistes Zyhno Spikes, Trigga, Vector, JJC, Tunde Ednut and others serenade the audience with their popular numbers.

    Also in attendance were Euphoric Dynasty CEO The General, DJ Xclusive, Morachi, Shank, Modenine, Nivvy G, General Pype, Jahborne, Uzi, Blink, DJ Kentalky, Mr 2K, several radio and TV OAPs amongst others.

  • OMOTOLA set to make US debut with Hit The Floor

    OMOTOLA set to make US debut with Hit The Floor

    ON Monday night July 9th by 9pm on VH1, Nollywood actress and Time Icon, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde will be featured live, alongside international artiste Akon in next week’s episode of Hit The Floor.

    The TV show is an American drama television series which follows Asha, a girl who joins the NBA cheerleading team- the Los Angeles Devil Girls, who seems unaware of the treacherous and tempting world that follows.

    It could be recalled that Omotola along with Hollywood star actress Halle Berry recently had a walk to support women. The duo had a walk with others as they joined forces to fight the cause.

    The pair was seen in Los Angeles, USA, where they embarked on a walk to campaign on the disease which is labeled as a silent killer. The event was staged at the Elf Revlon Run/Walk For Women. An organisation known for raising funds for women afflicted with cancer.

    The walk was also aimed at increasing the awareness, education, research and providing diagnostic treatment services on breast cancer and other related diseases.

  • Mercy Johnson plans for baby NUMBER 2

    Mercy Johnson plans for baby NUMBER 2

    IT was only in December 2012 when Mercy Johnson-Okogie gave birth to her child in faraway America and many celebrated with her when she subsequently returned to Nigeria a few months ago to stage a grand christening last April.

    But the Nollywood actress is showing no sign of slowing down just yet when she recently disclosed that she would have another baby when her first child and daughter, Purity is a year old. The beautiful actress made this known in a recent interview with Africa Magic.

    According to her, when asked if she has plans to have more babies in future, the talented actress replied thus: “yes of course, once Purity is one, labour room here I come.”

  • PHYNO:M.I, Mr Raw made me

    PHYNO:M.I, Mr Raw made me

    IT is safe to say that new hip-hop sensation, Phyno, is riding on the crest of fame, though not many are aware that the young talent got his first big break through respected music icons M.I and Mr. Raw.

    The rap artiste revealed this when he dropped by for a friendly shout out at Dream 92.5 FM Enugu with fellow artistes M.I and Mr. Raw hours before they performed at the 4th leg of the Star Music Trek concert, held at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium Enugu.

    Phyno who gave props to the two artistes for discovering his talent and giving him a platform to display it also noted that he was ready to give his fans what they’ve been eagerly clamouring for; great music.

    Anamachikwena, Man of the Year and Street Music in a short time have established him as a crowd favourite with many dubbing him as an extraordinary artiste to watch out for in the future.

  • MI sets X FACTOR contestants in gruelling task

    MI sets X FACTOR contestants in gruelling task

    BECOMING a music star is no easy feat as the contestants in the Boot Camp of X Factor, the singing reality TV show sponsored by Globacom, would attest as they are currently occupied with the task of satisfying the judges for a place in the next stage.

    This comes as part of measures to reduce the number of those moving into the next round by the judges.

    After scaling the tasks set by two of the judges, Onyeka Onwenu and Reggie Rockstone, the lucky contestants are battling to impress the third judge, rapper MI, who gave them the unenviable job of singing one of 5 songs he said he despised the most.

    While Onyeka asked them to sing one of five selected love songs to impress her, Rockstone gave the contestants only one hour to learn to sing and dance and come back to the stage to perform ‘song and dance’ at the same time. Those who impressed the two judges now face a bigger challenge of scaling the hurdle put in their way by MI.

    “It is self-belief, focus and drive that have brought me this far. There are five songs I absolutely hate. I despise the songs and I don’t want to hear them in my life,” he told the contestants. “Your task is to learn one of those songs and come and try not to irritate me. I will bury my head on my table. If I look up, it means you have got my attention, if I don’t, it means you have failed the task,” he concluded.

    As the contestants left the stage to begin the assignment, they wondered aloud, “how do we sing a song which MI despises in a way that he will like the song?”

  • I’ll have been a footballer if I were a boy—May7ven

    I’ll have been a footballer if I were a boy—May7ven

    BEING the daughter of one of Nigeria’s football greats, Chief Segun Odegbami doesn’t seem to have placed any serious burden on the shoulders of Yemisi Odegbami a.k.a May7ven as she has scored so many first in her burgeoning music career.

    But the multi talented artiste who has been captivating audiences with her music and her acrobatic dance displays for years has given a hint as to what she would have become were she to be a boy.

    The daughter of former Super Eagles captain told BBC Africa’s Sophie Ikenye in a recent interview that had she been a boy she would have ended up as a football player.

    The energetic performer who is also an actress, a model, an entrepreneur, a song writer and a producer also taught the BBC presenter some of her latest dance moves while the interview lasted.

  • Obesere dedicates album to Mike Adenuga

    Obesere dedicates album to Mike Adenuga

    ACE Fuji musician, Abass Akande Obesere, a.k.a PK 1st , is set to release an album solely dedicated to appreciating business mogul and chairman of telecoms giant, Globacom. The album which was presented to Mike Adenuga a couple of weeks ago will be formally launched according to the artiste after the Ramadan period under the auspices of Moshebolatan Records, owned by the Chairman of Music Association of Nigeria (M.A.N).

    This was disclosed at a press briefing on Thursday, where the artiste described Mike Adenuga as a rare gem, who obviously doesn’t know how positively he is affecting the lives of many Nigerian’s, directly and indirectly.

    “A man that has done tremendously well for the entertainment industry should be duly appreciated. It’s a simple case of ‘don’t judge a book by its cover’. It is important that you get close to someone before you have an idea of the person. He is a man of total humility; I have been hearing and seeing the good things he has been doing. I know that one of my colleagues, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, was recently endorsed by Mike Adenuga. So many artistes out there that who never believed that they could make anything for themselves have been touched one way or the other by this same man.”

    Commenting on the inspiration behind the album, he said: “With all he has done for artistes, I have not seen anyone do a song of gratitude to him, except King Sunny Ade, which was a long time ago. If he has done positive things for my colleagues, it means he has done for me too and it is only right that I appreciate him. I met Mike Adenuga at an award function where we were both awarded in different categories but his humility is what got to me.

    “I did not make this album with any ulterior motive in mind. I just did it to compliment an exemplary person,” Obesere explained.

  • Davido: I was not arrested for spending fake currency

    Davido: I was not arrested for spending fake currency

    THE management of rave of the moment, Davido has come out to state through his publicist that the artiste was not at any point arrested in Budapest, Hungary for spending fake currency.

    But on the other hand, Davido who is just about rounding up a tour of Europe was met with what is perhaps the worst case of unprofessionalism from a promoter in his career as a touring artiste when he landed in Budapest, Hungary on Friday June 21 for his Budapest stop.

    The promoter in this case is known as a certain Mr Frank of Black Diamond Entertainment. To the dismay of his management, the agreements made with Davido were not met despite written and verbal assurances.

    It was revealed that against their agreement, Davido and his management were given a one bedroom suite to house them during their stay in Budapest. The promoter it was reported had issues with the venue for the show. Up until the night of the performance, the venue had not been paid for and Davido’s management was informed that he might not be able to perform on the stage but it was finally sorted a few minutes to the show.

    Davido and his management did not receive any direct payments from the said promoter. Infact, the promoter is yet to pay up in full Davido’s performance fees as agreed. Davido and his management team catered to their every need while in Budapest from their personal funds it was further revealed.