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Monalisa Chinda Shuns Emem Isong
The friendship of Nollywood Mullato actress and top producer, Monalisa Chinda and that of co-Nollywood actress, Emem Isong, has gone sour.
The erstwhile friends are said not to be on talking terms over a business deal that smeared their well nurtured friendship.
Many did not believe that there was any issue between them until Chinda boycotted Isong’s Christmas party held at her Lekki, Lagos State home, days back.
Isong was also reported to have been absent from Chinda’s Dance For Life event, which took place at Oriental Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Available reports indicated that the duo, regarded as best of friends, were not just close friends, they have worked on quite number of movie projects together.
Further checks revealed that rift is not big deal but the ladies are only refusinq to apologise to each other for reconciliation.
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.
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.