Entertainment
Entertainment Veterans Form Alliance
Concerned Veterans of the Nigerian Entertainment clan in a bid to combat the pressing challenges facing the industry have announced the birth of the Nigerian Entertainment Industry Alliance. The alliance it was gathered, would provide the needed powerful common voice for the entertainment industry in Nigeria and to properly position the industry within the political and economic spheres.
Meanwhile, to maintain the independence of the Alliance and to immunise it from the destructive tendencies of association politics, it has been resolved that regardless of whatever association any practitioner may belong to or whatever leadership positions any practitioner may hold, everyone will join the alliance not as a representative of any group or association but in individual capacity.
It was gathered that the desire to force a turn around in the status quo of the entertainment industry, was the reason some prominent players in the industry came together to form the alliance Those key drivers include the former President of the Association of Movie Producers, Mr. Madu Chikwendu, star actor and former interim President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Kanayo O. Kanayo, former President of Performing Musicians of Nigeria (PMAN), Chief Tony Okoroji and immediate past AGN President Ejike Asiegbu.
Others are Chairman of the Nigerian Association of Recording Industry Mr. Tolu Ejueyitchie, Star Singer and performer Sunny Nneji, President Association of Nollywood Core Producers, Mr. Alex O. Eyiengho, President, Music Label Owners Association, Mr. Joel Ajayi and a host of other artistes and entertainment business professionals who came together to form the alliance.
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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
R&B star, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has recounted the early-career challenges she faced, revealing that she was once booed out of the stage while performing at a school event.
Speaking in an interview with Newsmen, the Crazy Tings crooner shared that she wasn’t only booed but was also harassed with plastic bottles.
“I remember one time I was going to perform at my school as an up-and-coming singer and I thought I was going to receiving a standing ovation.
“But I got booed. They even threw plastic bottles at me,” she recalled.
Tems explained that despite the embarrassing incident and other such rejections, she remained determined to pursue a career in music.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Tems admitted that some of the initial rejections she faced could be due to her conviction to stick to her originality instead of doing covers or familiar sounds like most of her peers.
The Grammy-winning singer said looking back now, she is glad that she didn’t compromise her style despite the initial pressures.
Entertainment
Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
A close associate of late singer Mohbad, Primeboy, has appealed for the artiste’s burial nearly three years after his death.
According to him, Mohbad’s body remains in the mortuary since September 12, 2023, pending burial arrangements.
The Tide Entertainment reports that in a statement Primeboy urged the family, public, and government to permit the burial, stating, “It’s been almost three years since Mohbad left us. His body is still in the mortuary. I’m begging the family, I’m begging the public, I’m begging the government, please let’s bury our brother. He deserves a befitting burial.”
It would be recalled that Mohbad’s death sparked public outrage, protests, and investigations. Ongoing autopsy examinations, police inquiries, and legal proceedings have delayed burial arrangements amid family disagreements and public scrutiny.
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