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  • Temple Management gears up for ‘Sunny on Sunday’ concert

    IN honour of musical legend, King Sunny Ade, Temple Management Company will be staging a world-class concert tagged Sunny on Sunday.

    At the official unveil by the talent agency and event firm, the management of Temple Management Company revealed that the concert is scheduled for Sunday, December 11 at Federal Palace Hotel and Casino, Victoria Island, Lagos.

    The event was unveiled last Tuesday at Four Points by Sheraton Hotels. Present at the briefing, King Sunny Ade and Mr. Idris Olorunnimbe, CEO, Temple Management Company were flanked by two performing acts, Tiwa Savage and Darey. Also at the event was Terfa Tilley-Gyado, Director of  and Mark Redguard

    Sunny On Sunday, Olorunnimbe said, is set to feature a blend of some of the finest international and Nigerian artistes representing old and young. To give the event international coverage, MultiChoice Nigeria will be the official Broadcast partner.

    “For us at Temple Management Company, this is a national assignment that has been long over-due and we are glad to shoulder this responsibility. We want to assure fans of King Sunny Ade of a truly world-class concert. We are working with partners in South Africa and other parts of the world to deliver a befitting celebration of a legend,” he added.

    For his part, KSA promised that the grand concert will be one of his career highpoints that every music fan should look forward to.

    “This is more than just a birthday celebration for me. I am looking forward to giving one of the best performances of my life that will prove to people that I still have some music in me,” he enthused.

    King Sunny Ade who turned 70 on September 22, has been performing for over 50 years. The veteran musician who has been dubbed as the king of Juju Music has been nominated twice for the Grammy Awards.

  • NiMet predicts cloudy, sunny, weather conditions for Wednesday

    The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted partly cloudy weather conditions over the central states of the country on Wednesday morning.

    The predictions are contained in the Weather Outlook issued by NiMet’s Central Forecast Office (CFO) on Tuesday in Abuja.

    It stated that sunny and hazy conditions would prevail over the entire region during the afternoon and evening hours.

    The agency predicted that coastal areas in the country would also experience cloudy conditions in the morning, with prospects of localised rain showers over the eastern part of the region during afternoon and evening periods.

    It also predicted that inland areas would experience partly cloudy conditions during the forecast period.

    It added that states in the north would be dominated by dust within the forecast period, with an expected reduction in visibility ranging from two kilometers to three kilometers.

  • King Sunny Ade prepares new works

    King Sunny Ade prepares new works

    IN a manner that looks more of a prophecy, King Sunny Ade is set to launch into the Year 2013 with new works which predict a bountiful and rewarding year for everybody.

    According to the King himself; “the work which is titled ‘My Year’ is packaged to bless my fans particularly and Nigerians in general, encouraging them to hold on to the belief that 2013 is their year of blessings and rewards in their individual endeavours.”

    Coincidentally, the work is coming into the market along with the musical video of the 35th year crowning anniversary of KSA as the King of Music which took place in Ibadan few days ago.

    Clement Ige, Managing Director of Distinct Associates Ltd, disclosed that “My Year” is a mind-blowing three-tracker which complements the thrilling 35th year crowning anniversary video, assuring that fans of King Sunny Ade should expect the bumper package before Christmas.

    A sneak preview of “My Year” indicates another major hit from King Sunny Ade as he goes back into his musical archives for arresting lyrics, technically crafted into moving proverbs of songs and danceable beats that had been his trademark for years.

    Mr. Ademola Joshua, in charge of distribution of the three track compilation, said “My Year” is an essential musical work to stimulate those who are looking forward to 2013 as a rewarding year.

    Mr. Ademola also added: “In addition to this bumper offer, another set of scintillating musical packages in form of newly arranged live audio recordings of King Sunny Ade from the 70s have just been released to the market in response to the yearnings of millions of fans of the juju music maestro.

  • Sunny Neji returns with two singles

    Sunny Neji returns with two singles

    HIGHLIFE crooner, Sunny Neji, is back on the scene a year after releasing his widely accepted album, Timeless. The creative artiste is gearing up to release two singles, ‘Finally’ and ‘Sido’ in the coming weeks.

    He came into public consciousness in 1997 and immediately became a nation-wide success with the release of his hit track, ‘Mr Fantastik’. Many thought he would be another one-hit-wonder but he proved them wrong with other hits such as ‘Face me’, ‘Tolo Tolo’, ‘Ojoro’ and ‘Abosede’ and ‘Oruka’ which became a national wedding song of some sort at the time.

    Now back on the music scene with yet another song, ‘Finally’ which he has tipped to outshine his previous wedding and national anthem, ‘Oruka’, Neji says there is more to come from him.

    The singer spoke on his new singles. He said ”Sibo is a coinage that suggests ‘take it easy,’ let’s be friends that we ought to be. It means let us take it easy with each other; we are beginning not to appreciate each other as human beings again. The track ‘Finally’ is another wedding song people would love and appreciate. I believe this will surpass Oruka in all ramifications.