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  • Tania Omotayo sulks

    Tania Omotayo sulks

    ALL may not be well between Tania Omotayo, the celebrity girlfriend of music sensation, Wizkid.

    The wave-making music sensation may have parted ways with the half-caste lady fondly called Teller. Sources close to the two lovebirds squealed that Wizkid may have gone back to the waiting arms of his baby’s mother.

    But both lovebirds enjoyed the relationship while it lasted. Tania, a graduate of a university in the U.S., hugged stardom when she officially stepped out with Wizkid. She was at the Chris Brown concert in Lagos during the last Christmas holiday. At that point, he referred to her as “My homie T”. Since then, “homie T” has transitioned to his “Fine Fine Lady”, his Valentine and “the Miss”.

  • Zayo remixes Oritsefemi’s Mercy

    Zayo remixes Oritsefemi’s Mercy

    HE shared the stage with top artistes like Wizkid, Reminisce, Terry G, and Wande Coal at a concert in Oregun, last December, dazzling many with a performance that underscored his status as winner of the music reality show, Open House.

    Raheem Adeyemi a.k.a Zayo, a student of Mathematics at Tai Solarin University of Education, who became the first artiste to be signed by KOGA Entertainment, organisers of the reality show, is preparing himself for the stage, with the release of his first single, Mercy.

    The song is a remix of Oritsefemi’s song of the same title, and Zayo’s version, produced by Klem.

    On why he decided to start-off with Mercy, the afro-pop singer said it is to enable him garner enough attention, more so that Oritsefemi is one of his inspirations.

    “I am using Mercy to share my story, the story of small beginning and a rough one before KOGA found me. I heard the beat by DJ Klem and was inspired to write a song on how God’s mercies shone on me,” he said.

    According to Robert Jeyibo of KOGA Entertainment, “Zayo is a star of the future and we believe in his ability, hence the opportunity offered him. He did very well during the reality show, now that the world is watching; we believe he will do well. He has the talent and is fortunate to be working with KOGA Entertainment. Zayo is a star you should watch out for.”

  • Uti Nwachukwu flaunts lover

    Uti Nwachukwu flaunts lover

    PERHAPS, Uti Nwachukwu, a model, actor and presenter, may have now silenced his detractors who have labelled him as gay in view of his association with Eku Edewor.

    Since he confirmed his relationship with R&B singer, Seun Oni, otherwise known as Saeon, many of his fans are happy that he is truly a role model.

    He was quoted as saying recently that “It is true that Saeon and I are seeing each other and we are taking it one step at a time. I don’t know how it came to the knowledge of the public. Saeon likes her privacy, just like me too.” Though Saeon has not denied or confirmed the story, she said, “It is out there already. I don’t want to confirm or deny anything. I am only focused on my music. I’m releasing a song, which features Wizkid and that’s my only concern for now.”

    However, a source said they are not dating. According to him, “Uti is not dating Saeon. He is just trying to show off, so people will stop tagging him as gay. It is a perfect match with Saeon, because she, on the other hand, is trying to promote her music. Any publicity now, whether good or bad, will help her.”

  • WANDE COAL OPENS UP ON LOVE CHILD

    WANDE COAL OPENS UP ON LOVE CHILD

    HE is one of the leading artistes in the Nigerian music industry.

    With songs like Rotate and Kick, among many others, Wande Coal has earned a place in the nation’s entertainment industry.

    However, what many do not know about the dude is that he has a five-year-old child.

    Wande has revealed that indeed he has a son, though the public does not know about this.

    He said he was not keeping it a secret, as he is proud of the boy, but he only decided to keep that aspect of his life private.

    Wande, who was recently officially unveiled as a Globacom ambassador, will soon be travelling to South Africa to shoot a TV commercial for Glo.

    By this admission, he has joined the likes of MayD, Wizkid, Terry G, Timaya and many others as ‘baby daddies.’

  • KCee’s Pull Over retains first place on Naija Top 10 chart

    KCee’s Pull Over retains first place on Naija Top 10 chart

    EME signee and Wizkid’s official DJ, DJ Xclusive, will co-host this week’s MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 with MTV.

    Kcee has retained his No. 1 spot on the charts, with the hit track, Pull Over, while Wizkid is keeping up his rapid rise to No. 2 with Jaiye Jaiye.

    Olamide’s Turn Up also makes a steady progress to get to No. 3, while Sweet Like Shuga, the catchy collaboration between Flavour, Chidinma, Sound Sultan, Kcee and Professor for the Shuga TV series, skips another two places to hunker down at No. 4.

    Tiwa Savage moves up one place to No. 7 with Eminado after two weeks at No. 8.

    Skuki’s Silifa moves off the bottom slot rising two places to No. 8, while Mr 2Kay climbs to No. 7 with Bugugaga remix.

    Meanwhile, Burna Boy’s Yawa Dey is stuck fast at No. 5 and DJ Xclusive occupies the No. 9 slot for the second week running with Pangolo.

    This week’s chart sees just one new entry, Komole, by Sean Tizzle, which enters the chart at No. 10.

    Powered by Star Music, Naija Top 10 is put together by an elite panel of judges comprising Nigerian broadcasters, music specialists and tastemakers, working with MTV Base to pick winners in the week’s chart.

    On the panel are Onos Ovueraye (Bella Naija.com), DJ Humility (Rhythm FM), DJ Jimmy Jatt, DJ Xclusive (Cool FM), Big Time (Rhythm FM), DJ Caise (The Beat FM), Toolz (The Beat FM) and Osagie Alonge (Nigerian Entertainment Today).

  • Cameroonian singer seeks collabo with Wizkid, Davido

    Cameroonian singer seeks collabo with Wizkid, Davido

    HARRIET Nasang Ajone, a Germany-based Cameroonian singer, has expressed her desire to work with young Nigerian music stars.

    She listed Davido, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage as some of the artistes she would love to work with.

    In a chat with The Nation, she said, “I will love to do collaboration with Davido, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage. They are in my age bracket and if we work together, we will understand one another. I watch them live on YouTube. I follow everything on Twitter. Though I have not met them personally, from what I have read on the Internet, I think these are the set of people I can work with.

    “As a musician, I started with R and B, but I want to do Afrobeat this time. Back in Germany, Afrobeat is not known. When I give this to them, it is going to become something new. I decided to come down to Nigeria because I want to learn something new. I decided not to go to Cameroon because they can’t give me what I am looking for. Nigeria is known for Afrobeat and I can learn a lot from here.”

    “The way I dance informed my decision to switch to Afrobeat. I can’t dance the way I want to for R & B songs, but I can let loose and shake and dance to Afrobeat songs. I took to music because whenever I am sad, music is always the answer. There is nothing that makes me happy than music. I have got three tracks out there. What makes me different is my ability to dance. When I get on stage, it is not all about singing; it is also more about dancing.

    When asked if she knows anything about the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, she said, “He used his music to speak the truth without minding what the people in authority would do. This made me to love him. I have the same boldness too. If I don’t have that boldness, I won’t choose to come to Nigeria to do Afrobeat. This was what Fela was to me.”

    She, however, ruled out celebrity crush from her mission in Nigeria. According to her, “I am not here for romance. I am not thinking about that. I am focused and I can’t let anything like that come my way. I am not into a relationship yet, but even if the Mr. Right comes, I will tell him I am not ready now. I don’t have a celebrity crush.”

  • Terry G, Wizkid, others in One Night Stand

    Terry G, Wizkid, others in One Night Stand

    AS you are reading this, the organizers of One Night Stand, a concert-like party, are making frenetic efforts towards holding a successful show today.

    According to the organisers, it promises to be a night of quality live performances by the array of select acts.

    Radio presenter, Steve Onu, popularly known as Yaw, has been announced as the host of the event. He will be joining Terry G, Wizkid, Sean Tizzle, Wande Coal and a host of other crowd pullers at Koga Event Centre for this edition themed Raw and Wild.

    “Most often, the major events happen on the Island. What we have done with One Night Stand is to create a major party platform for mainland people. The huge following in the past months confirmed that it is an idea whose time has come,” Robert Jeyibo, a senior officer in Koga said.

    Winners of Koga Open-House finalists will also grace the stage and rub shoulders with leading figures in the industry.

    One Night Stand is a periodic party. Over the years, it has featured stellar acts from different genres of music, including Afro-beat, Juju, Fuji, Hip-hop and the likes.

    Stars such as Sir Shina Peters, Sound Sultan, Olamide, Kay Switch, Samklef, Skales, Dede Mabiaku, Eva and Ketchup have all graced the stage of One Night Stand.

  • Shina Peller causes stir with Quilox

    Shina Peller causes stir with Quilox

    COME December 20, Victoria Island will play home to what has been tipped the biggest nightclub in West Africa. Quilox, a brain child of Shina Abiola Peller, is a luxury club with dozens of customised VIP lounges that can be found nowhere else on the sub continent.

    The pictures of the bespoke invite, containing a bottle of Cristal Champagne, and platinum invitation for two has gone viral on the internet as socialites’, fun lovers and celebrities await the d-day.

    Peller, not known to do things in half measure, was said to have sourced the IV souvenir worth at least $3000 from three continents. The club is expected to open five days before Christmas with guests like 2face Idibia, D’banj, Wizkid, and many more A- listers.

    Shina Peller says the facility is ‘a dream come true’.

    Quilox, we gathered, will transform Nigeria’s elite nightlife with its impeccable design and finishing complemented with stunning and first-of-its-kind décor and lighting, world-class customer service and hospitality.

  • Kcee, Chindinma, Don Jazzy for MTN Chat Room

    Kcee, Chindinma, Don Jazzy for MTN Chat Room

    As a fall-out of its successful digital marketing of Nigerian artistes’ songs, MTN has hit another landmark, with overwhelming social media engagement, within the space of two weeks, with record tweets and interaction following its ongoing musical concert and tour, tagged MTN ‘Loud in Naija’.

    According to the MTN’s Events and Sponsorship Manager, Mr. Okundola Bamgboye, who spoke with reporters yesterday said popular artistes such as Wizkid, Banky W and Davido, amongst others, have been twit guests, on the ICT and Telecommunications Company’s Twitter handle chatting and engaging the network service provider’s Twitter followers.

    Bamgboye said public has been delighted knowing more about these artistes as they get answers to questions, especially those relating to the concert, their personal lives and issues surrounding the entertainment industry – most notably, Banky W., whose involvement with MTN has begun a widespread rumour, linking him to joining the league of MTN ambassadors and musical super-stars, soon.

    “Meanwhile, Kingsley Okonkwo, aka KCEE, who just recorded over a million download on MTN Callertunez, in less than two weeks, after the launch of his debut album, ‘Take Over’, will take over discussions, this week Wednesday, on the MTN Twitter handle, to further establish the digital revolution and charge led by Nigeria’s largest ICT company and elaborate more on the next concert, coming up in Abuja, this weekend. He will be preceded by the MTN Project Fame season 3 winner, Chidinma while Don Jazzy take turn on Thursday” he said.

    Bamgboye noted that over the years, MTN has been in the fore-front of delivering innovative services and organizing events that match the consumers’ desires.

    He went on that:” This is the reason why it is taking the ‘Loud in Naija’ musical concert to different cities, across the country, to give its subscribers a memorable experience, as the yuletide approaches.

    “It is imperative to ensure that the consumers’ passions and love for entertainment be put into consideration, this is why MTN has come up with a most unique musical concert, featuring Nigeria’s array of musical superstars”.

    He also established the fact that the company has never relented in its efforts to cause a massive revolution in entertainment and digital engagement.

     

  • Iyanya, Wizkid, others go Loud in Naija

    Iyanya, Wizkid, others go Loud in Naija

    ALL is set for Telecommunications Company, MTN, to storm four of Nigeria’s cities with its array of musical superstars and ambassadors in what has been rated the mother-of-all musical concert. Tagged Loud in Naija, the concert which kicked off November 8, in Ibadan is expected to run all through the month in Port Harcourt, Abuja and Lagos.

    Artistes lined up for the shows include Wizkid, KCee, Iyanya, Don Jazzy, Dr. Sid, Sound Sultan, Tiwa Savage, Praiz, Chidinma and other Project Fame’s graduates that include Oyinkansola and many more.

    Some of the artistes who will be performing at the concerts have expressed their desire to entertain their fans in all the four cities. Sound Sultan has expressed his readiness going by feelers. KCee who just released his album also spoke about his willingness to deliver a most memorable performance.

    Over the years, MTN it has worked with highly rated entertainers in the Nigerian music industry and those from the foreign scene but, this time, by lining up its Project Fame’s graduates like Oyinkansade, besides Chidinma and Praiz, with the well-established ambassadors, the company is proving it can indeed breed superstars that can compete on the bigger stage.