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  • Jury out on Oritsefemi’s Club Quilox incident

    It is no longer news that a few days ago, popular music act, Majemite Ekele, popularly known as Oritsefemi, was at the centre of a fracas at upscale Lagos night club, Club Quilox, which left the singer and a bouncer needing treatments for minor injuries.

    The gist now is that some leading names in the entertainment industry have waded into the verbal war between the fair-complexioned crooner and Club Quilox management over the altercation which happened last Friday at the VIP section of the club.

    A few days after the incident, Oritsefemi’s management team released a version of the story exonerating the singer and heaping all the blame on the bouncer as well as Quilox owner and CEO Shina Peller. A few hours later, the management of the popular night club fired back with their own statement in which they rubbished Oritsefemi’s version and laid the blame for the fist fight firmly at his doorsteps.

    They said that trouble began when Oritsefemi not only sat himself at a VIP table already booked by another customer but also tried to bring his friends to the same spot, leading the customer to call the bouncers to throw him out. The statement also claimed that the bouncer, who was bust open above the eyes, is insistent on pressing charges against the Double Wahala crooner.

    Although some of the celebrities who have chipped in their words on the incident blamed Quilox’s management for not handling things in a professional manner befitting such a hip establishment, most of them lambasted the artiste for his alleged unruly behaviour, even if it was in the face of provocation.

  • Quilox brawl: Oritse Femi apologises

    Quilox brawl: Oritse Femi apologises

    Hours after the management of Club Quilox reacted to the saga involving ‘Double Wahala’ crooner, Oritse Femi and a bouncer at the club recently, the artistes who appeared spotting for more trouble has made a public apology for his unruly action.

    “Hello my lovely fans,” he writes. “I know a lot of you have been waiting to hear from me directly. Let me start by saying I’m sorry for disappointing you all. I have never been involved in any altercation before now. I love peace and I would never hurt anyone knowingly. Things got out of hands and I reacted badly, it was a mistake, and I take the blame. I’m human and at that moment I acted unruly.

    “I want to thank you all for your support over the years and I understand if you are angry with me, I’m sorry. Please forgive me. Thank you to those that have reached out to me.

    “There is no ‘Oritsefemi’ without you my lovely fans.

    “This will never happen again. Lessons learnt.

    “I will continue to give you good music that I am known for not violence.”

    Earlier, “varying reports as to what went down have surfaced, until the management of the club released an official statement.

    Club Quilox had accusing the artiste of culpability in the brawl.

    According to the statement, the artiste was admitted into the club on the request of a patron who later called for his exit from the VIP area, when the artiste sought to add his guests including Sound Sultan, to the patrons table. Thus, he went violent when he was turned down, injuring a bouncer in the process.

    “Despite his position or the power he thinks he has as a celebrity, this is not an excuse for inflicting grave bodily harm on another human being,” the statement reads.

    In an earlier report, Oritse Femi had claimed that the brawl caused injury for both parties but more for him as he was reportedly beaten up by other bouncers.

    He claimed himself and the injured bouncer were rushed to the same hospital after the scuffle, adding that with the intervention of law enforcement officers, he was asked to pay the medical bill of the bouncer which he did, while the bouncer was asked to replace his gold necklace estimated at N8.5m, a payment which he said he was yet to receive.

  • November date for Oritsefemi’s Corporate Miscreant album

    November date for Oritsefemi’s Corporate Miscreant album

    As the year draws towards the end, self-acclaimed Musical Taliban OritseFemi has picked November 1, as the release date of his sixth studio album titled Miscreant Album.

    Songs like Gomina ft Rekado Banks, Give Thanks, Awu Ewa which had been released earlier are expected to make Corporate Miscreant.

    “There have been ups and downs on the project,” Oritsefemi said.

    “But we have fortified ourselves. We didn’t allow challenges to weigh us down. This is the right time to kick off. Corporate Miscreant means an abuse of responsibility. It has almost 20 songs. The songs are creative, meaningful and well delivered. I urge my fans to keep their fingers cross. Oritsefemi, M S N gangs and my team generally will never disappoint music buffs. We are still intact. Oritsefemi will continue to give to great songs.”

    Oritsefemi released his last album, Money Stops Nonsense (MSN) May 1, 2015.

    Albums he has dropped are Elewon, Wicked World, Unfadeable, Musical Taliban and MSN.

  •  Oritsefemi, Reminisce, CDQ, others thrill fans at Goal fest 2016

    It was all fun and explosive entertainment at the Cricket ground of the Tafawa Balewa Square on Saturday as it hosted this year’s Goal fest, a celebration of football that climaxed with the live viewing of the Champions League final clash between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

    Lagosians in their thousands thronged the cricket ground to enjoy live music from  Oritsefemi, Reminisce, CDQ, Olu Maintain, and Danfo Drivers just to mention a few.

    Besides live music display, the organizers ensured other side attractions like chess; ‘predict and win’ games alongside drinks and barbecue were available to keep the fans on their feet.

    The event was put together by Femi and the Gang popular known as the FATG in collaboration with Olsen Decker Entertainment, was supported by Trevo LLC, Surebet247, Minimie Chinchin and Etihad Airlines.

    The event climaxed with the large-screen showing of the UEFA Champions League final where Real Madrid were crowned champions of Europe for the 11th time after beating Atletico Madrid in a dramatic penalty shootout in Milan.

  • ORITSEFEMI, 9ICE TO THRILL AT GOALFEST CARNIVAL

    ORITSEFEMI, 9ice, Reminisce, CDQ, Olu Maintain, Pepenazi, Danfo Drivers and other music artist in the country are set to perform at the Goalfest Nigeria Champions League Fans Carnival billed for Tafawa Balewa Square today.

    Put together by Femi and the Gang, popular known as the FATG, in collaboration with Olsen Decker Entertainment, the event is tagged The Gathering of Champions.

    The show, according to the organizers, is to pour encomiums on the Nigeria League Organizers the LMC, Sports Federations and personalities behind the revolution of football and sports in general in our country Nigeria, and also to bring to a climatic end the UEFA Champions League finals between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid.

    According to Joseph Adamu, the principal officer for Olsen Decker Entertainment, “GoalFest is a unique celebration that merges the best in fashion, food, music, and of course football under one platform.” Adamu also appreciated Trevo LLC, Surebet247, Minimie Chinchi and Etihard Airlines for their supports of making the event a possibility.

    The event kicks off at midday and will feature a viewing of the UEFA Champions League final later that night.

  • Oritsefemi hosts fans

    ON Friday, October 16, Nigerian hip hop artiste, Oritsefemi Majemite Ekele, simply called Oritse Femi in music circles, hosted his fans, at club Eclipse beside the University of Lagos, Akoka in an autograph session.

    At his arrival, Oritse Femi was said to have been rescued by the security officials from the eager fans who were reported to have been waiting to take pictures with him.

    After the autograph session, the artiste was said to have given a spellbound performance; dishing out songs like Igbeyawo, Sukus, Redi Dance, Double Wahala, and Mercies of the Lord at the club.

    While addressing the media, he revealed that he will be on other clubs in Lagos to render songs in the album, MSN.

    “This location is very cogent for Oritse Femi. My fans appreciate me here. They love my music that is why Oritse Femi reciprocates with love. There are other clubs that have been playing our songs without giving us a dime. We will storm there soon. MSN Gang management team is working hard to continuously dish out good songs to music buffs,” the artiste said.

    Meanwhile, few days ago Oritse Femi shot a new video for his song Sukus featuring Harrysong. The video which was shot on Sunday, October 4 at Large House Studio, Maryland saw lots of artistes making cameo appearances.

    This is the second videos he would shoot this year. Penultimate week he released the video of his hit song, Igbeyawo.

  • Oritsefemi, Olamide on war path

    Oritsefemi, Olamide on war path

    Weeks after the release of the remix of Sebee, which had two of Nigeria’s best Hip-hop singers, Oritsefemi and Olamide, there appears to be some quiet discomfort between both artistes over a recent collaboration with fast-rising afro-pop singer, Sossi.

    Sossi who is signed to Bugatti records label featured Oritsefemi and Olamide in the remix of his popular single, Sebee, a track that has made him toast of many. It was learnt that problem started weeks after Sossi dropped the remix.

    Sossi and his management were said to have paid N1.5m to feature Olamide on the track while Oritsefemi allegedly paid N500, 000.

    This disparity in the fee was said to have angered Oritsefemi when he got wind of Olamide’s fee, which was more than what he got from the label. He’s believed to be angry with Sossi and his management over their decision to pay him lesser fee, since Olamide is perceived to be his junior in the music industry.

    Although voicing his discomfort on the matter, it was also gathered that there had been an animosity between both of them over Oritsefemi’s decision not to feature Olamide in his yet-to-be released album.

    A source who does not want his name mentioned disclosed that there was no need to create unnecessary feud among the two artistes because the label paid them what it felt they truly deserved. Efforts to reach Olamide on the phone proved abortive, as his manager, Alex did not pick his calls. On the other hand, Oritsefemi who was said to have just been discharged from the hospital would not want to be belaboured by the issue.

    When contacted, Sossi’s Manager, Michael, said he was not aware of the development and promised to look into it for clarifications. As at the time of this report, he is yet to get back on the raving issue.

  • Prince Akanbi wins role model honour in Canada

    A Nigerian and a contestant to the vacant Oluwo stool, Prince Adewale Akanbi, has bagged the Role Model and Achievers honour in the 2015 edition of the BLACK CANADIAN AWARD.

    Prince Akanbi was presented with the award at a colourful  ceremony that took place on Sunday at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, down town Toronto, Canada.

    Those honoured with the Role Models and Achievers at the Black Canadian Awards  are individuals whose deeds and lifestyles have been sources of inspiration and encouragement to others in the society.

    A great inventor and founder of the Black Canadian Awards, Paul Ade, at the event said: “These achievers are continuously committed to the advancement of our community and to making Canada a multicultural haven.”

    Other Nigerian nominees for different categories at the award include popular Nigerian singers; Yemi Alade, Davido and Oritsefemi in the entertainment category but they did not win.

    The Black Canadian Award is the highest honour for the Blacks in Canada.

  • Oritsefemi drops Sexy Lady video

    Oritsefemi drops Sexy Lady video

    A few days after signing a multimillion naira contract with the Abuja-based entertainment company, Avater, wave-making singer, Oritsefemi, has just released the visuals of his much-talked-about song, Sexy Lady, featuring Davido.

    The video, which was shot at Elegushi Beach, Lagos, was directed by Patrick Elis.

    According to Oritse Femi’s manager, Yusuf “Danku” Adepitan, fans have been longing to watch the video since it was shot by Patrick Elis, a notable music video director.

    “The reason we delayed the video is to give our best. Patrick Elis worked assiduously on the video. I am very optimistic that music buffs and Oritse Femi’s fans will love the video.  The preview with major musical channels had positive comments. The video is already enjoying air play on Soundcity and Hip TV,” he said.

  • Patoranking, Oritsefemi, others join Hennessy Artistry

    Patoranking, Oritsefemi, others join Hennessy Artistry

    AS the countdown to the 2014 edition of Hennessy Artistry begins, the organisers have announced  singing sensations, Patoranking, Oritsefemi, Reminisce and Shaydee, as the first four supporting acts.

      According to the management of Hennessy, the talented young stars will join the Hennessy Artistry 2014 headliners, 2Face and Wizkid, to tour different cities in Nigeria to party with fans.

    It is expected that Hennessy will reveal the rest of the artistes scheduled to be on the club tour in the coming weeks.

    As part of plans to make this year’s edition most memorable, Hennessy Artistry is taking the party to Ghana and South Africa for the first time ever. The first concert will hold in Ghana next month, while this year’s headliners will give South Africans the ultimate clubbing experience later in the year.

    “This year is going to be exceptional. I’m so excited to be on this year’s train and I can’t wait to party with Hennessy lovers this Artistry season,” Patoranking said.

    The Hennessy Artistry club tour kicks-off on Friday at Ibiza, Festac, Lagos, with Patoranking and Oritsefemi, while Reminisce, Patoranking and Shaydee thrilled thrill yesterday at D’ Place, Lekki, Lagos.

    2Face and Wizkid will release their first-ever collabo track for this year’s Artistry in a couple of weeks before they kick off activities to release the official video for the track.

    Plans are also being put together for the biggest Artistry finale ever witnessed in Nigeria.

    Starting off as a cocktail-mixing contest between renowned bartenders, Hennessy Artistry has since evolved into a music platform for experimental collaborations between multi-talented artistes.

    Some of the past Hennessy Artistry headliners include Dbanj, MI, Naeto C, Banky W, Eldee, Tiwa Savage, Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince, Nneka, Sir Shina Peters and Bez, among others.