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  • Bracket urges Psquare brothers to reconcile amid feud

    Bracket urges Psquare brothers to reconcile amid feud

    Popular music duo Obumneme Ali also known as Smashbracket, and Nwachukwu Ozioko known as Vastbracket, have urged the Okoye brothers, Peter, Paul and Jude to reconcile.

    Speaking on the Afrimma Podcast, Smashbracket advised the brothers not to allow anger to affect their relationship.

    “The thing is, there’s one saying, they say it in Igbo language. You know, what it means is that the anger of a brother doesn’t get to the bone. Do you understand? So no matter how angry you are, like you want to… It shouldn’t get to the bone”, he said.

    He also recalled how close they were to the Okoye family before the rift.

    “The thing is, you know why? Because we’ve been to, like, it’s not like they are not telling me. Every day, even before they had the first issue, we are in the house all the time. If you listen to Peter, listen to Paul, listen to Jude, you just, you’ll be so confused, you don’t even know where to come in. So you start, it’s like, okay, how can you guys solve it? Yeah.”

    Vastbracket stressed the importance of family unity and urged them not to listen to the public.

    “Forget about what people say. You are brothers. You know how you started this, you know, yeah, you are twins, the twins, and then your brother, you know, you lived in the same house for a long time. You know how you started, then why are you going to pay attention to people for Christ’s sake?” Vast added.

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    The music duo admitted that the fallout had gone too far and would take God’s intervention to bring them back together.

    “Both of them, all of them, they’ve crossed the line. They’ve crossed the line. All of them. You’re getting your brother locked up. There’s no more brotherhood. So it’s going to take the divine grace of God and the intervention of God for them to ever get back together. Exactly.”

    Vastbracket further appealed to the Okoye brothers to ‘swallow their pride’.

    “We’re una fans o. We are not happy the way things are going, honestly,” Vast said.

    “And unfortunately, the ones that even pain me the most are the people that don’t even know them from Adam, and they choose sight. Now they will say, Oh, Peter is this, Paul is this. And they don’t even know nothing. They don’t even know this. What you see on social media, that’s what you’re judging.” Smash concluded.

  • BRACKET HOLDS CANCER AWARENESS CONCERT

    AFTER being diagnosed with Lymphoma, a form of blood cancer in 2013 and surviving it through series of treatment, Ozioko Nwachukwu, popularly known as Vast of the duo group Bracket, is set to hold a cancer awareness concert tagged ‘Stand Up To Cancer’, on July 3, 2016 at the Landmark Event Centre, Oniru, Lagos.

    The concert presented by Bracket foundation in collaboration with Nairabet and Lakeshore Cancer, is putting together some of the top artistes in Nigeria with the aim of raising funds for cancer patients that cannot afford the treatment. Expected at the event are Flavor, Waje, Peter of Psquare, Selebobo, Tekno, Burnaboy,  Chidinma Ekile, Solidstar, Praiz, Phyno and Sound Sultan, among other artistes, who have been using their social platform to create awareness for the day.

    The duo of Vast and Smash of Bracket recently came back with a new jam titled, Shoe Size, produced by multi-talented triple MG singer cum producer Tekno.

  • Porsche replaces lock bracket

    Porsche replaces lock bracket

    As a precautionary measure, Porsche is replacing the lock bracket on the front lid of 4428 two-door sports cars worldwide. This is because for some vehicles of the 911 Carrera, Boxster and Cayman model series, it is not possible to guarantee that the bracket meets the specifications in the long term. However, to date there have not been any incidents (such as unintentional opening of the front lid).

    The problem was discovered during in-house quality checks and was immediately corrected. The owners of the precisely identified vehicles will be contacted directly by their responsible Porsche dealer.

  • I thought I won’t survive—Vast of Bracket

    I thought I won’t survive—Vast of Bracket

    ONE-HALF of the hip life duo, Bracket, whose real name is Nwachukwu Ozioko but is popularly known as Vast, has revealed that he almost lost hope of surviving his recent cancer ordeal. The now stocky artiste revealed that much when he returned home from the Platinum Medical Centre, Wellington in London last week.

    “I want to use this opportunity to thank the media for their support. They have been there ever since we made a debut on the scene and even now that we’ve been off the scene due to my illness, the media is still there for me and the group at large. My ordeal started last year but I had to perform at shows that were already paid for.

    “Even in January this year, I had to travel to Australia to perform at a show and I was very sick at the time. I was diagnosed of cancer here in Nigeria and the doctor who handled my case here advised I go abroad for treatment. So I left for London with high hopes but the experience was not palatable at all.

    “My first chemotherapy was really difficult because after the process, I lost a lot of blood and I had blood transfusion. I was supposed to go through six cycles of chemo but eventually went through eight cycles. I almost lost hope of survival knowing what I went through when I had my first chemo as the thought of going through eight cycles wasn’t really palatable news, but thank God I am here to tell the story,” he said.

    The group is said to be working on a new single that encapsulates the seven month ordeal that Vast went though in the UK.

    “It is good to be back; we are currently working on a new single that tells the story of my ordeal and our fans should expect the best when it is eventually released.” An elated Vast said, when he returned home.

  • Vast of ‘Bracket’ still receiving treatment

    Vast of ‘Bracket’ still receiving treatment

    NWANCHUKWU Ozioko, popularly known as Vast of the singing group, Bracket, is yet to return to the country as findings have revealed that he is still under supervision and also responding to treatment abroad.

    A chat with the artistes’ manager revealed the other half of the group, Obumneme Ali a.k.a Smash, has been travelling in and out of Nigeria to see how Vast is faring and according to him, Vast seem to be doing quite well and recovering.

    On when he is likely to return, he replied; “It is only the doctor that can confirm that. But he is doing fine and might likely return to the country by next month.”

    Vast was diagnosed with Lymphoma, a type of cancer of the blood sometime in February and has since been in one of the London hospital after suffering from serious body pains, headaches, nonstop coughing, loss of weight and weakness while in Paris for a show.

  • Vast of Bracket ‘cured’ of blood cancer

    Vast of Bracket ‘cured’ of blood cancer

    Nwachukwu Ozioko popularly known as Vast of the group Bracket has said that he is healthy and strong after news that he is down with blood cancer emerged. He noted on his twitter handle ‏@vast_bracket that he is back on his feet and will be coming to Nigeria in June to promote the group new video, temperature. “I am strong,healthy,and full of energy.I thank the lord for that and I also thank all my fans for being there…kisses”

    Bracket is made up of Obumneme Ali a.k.a.  Smash and Nwachukwu Ozioko a.k.a. Vast with hit tracks like Yori Yori, Ada Owerri, Muah Muah.