Entertainment
St Valentine’s Day: PH Are You Ready?
Miss Earth 2009, Nkechi Okendu (3rd right) with Ibinabo Fiberesima and other contestants
So much love is already in
the air as residents of Port Harcourt City and its environs are leaving no stone unturned as they look forward to celebrating this year’s St Valentine in grand style come Sunday, February 14, the day is set aside to celebrate the true essence of Love all over the world which St Valentine’s day represents.
To ensure a successful, funfilled celebration, most families have mapped out strategies to pamper their loved ones with gifts, affection, eating and drinking at their various entertainment outfits within and outside the oil rich city.
Our investigations have shown that show biz personalities and operators of various entertainment outfits in the city have made serious preparation to give lovers, fun seekers, families and friends a swell time.
It was discovered that most of the popular outfits have been refurbished and well equipped with exotic drinks of all brands, mesmerising lightening systems and other state of the art facilities, ambience and enabling environment to give their customers maximum fun and relaxation.
The side attractions in most of the popular joints include professional dancers, artistes comedians and Disc Jockies ( DJs) who play both the old and new school songs to create an all round satisfaction for all classes of customers.
Among the popular joints, night clubs, Restaurants, eateries, ice cream stores and cinemas include: Chinese restaurant. Aba road, Jevenick place GRA, Kilimanjaro Aba road, Sammies, Mr Biggs etc, the cinema houses are Silver Bird, Genesis Deluxe and the film house cinemas, while the night clubs include Casablanca, Boomerang, Oxygen among other popular entertainment enclaves and hospitality out lets.
In an interview with some of the residents and operators of entertainment hangouts, it was found out that they are all excited and want to celebrate the valentine’s days in grand style.
According to the Group General Manager Night Clubs, Afrique Hotels Limited Port Harcourt, Prince Victor Ifeanyi Mini, Valentine is like any other day in the sense that every day is a celebration of life.
He however, noted that St. Valentine’s day is special because young couples, families friends and well wishers see the celebration as an opportunity to share love and affection as well as thank God for his mercies and blessings. He disclosed that in the spirit of this year’s Valentines, his night clubs located at various parts of the city now wear new looks as they have been refurbished to create a conducive environment for their numerous customers to relax, listen and dance to good music as well as wine and dine.
While maximum security has also been provided”. It is going to be fun all through the celebration without moment, he said.
Also speaking, a Port Harcourt based popular comedian, Mr Ubi Emmanuel, popularly known as Rugged Pastor, observed that Valentine day is a time we celebrate, appreciate our loved ones and he would be cracking jokes at a comedy show free of charge as a way of giving back to the society that has made him. “Just like I always do every festive period whether Christmas, Easter, Valentine or new year celebrations.
I always organise a show to make people happy, so this Valentine I am putting up something which is going to be free as usual, he said.
He disclosed that two events have been slated for the celebration, the first show is tagged” Valentine Friday Nite Bash” on February 12, at the Pentagon for soldiers who were forbidden to marry and for ministering to Christians who were persecuted under the Roman Empire during his imprisonment.
He was also said to have healed the daughter of his Jailer Asterius. It was stated that before his execution he wrote, “From your Val” as a farewell to her.A
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.