Entertainment
Poor Condition Of IDP Camps Worries 2 Face
Foremost Nigerian singer, Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2 Face or 2 Baba has revealed the pathetic conditions of the Internally Displaced Perons (IDP) camps in North Eastern part of Nigeria.
2 Face who took a three-day trip to the area recently, visited several camps in the region and noted that the lingering insurgence in the area which left thousands of people dead, millions injured and displaced from their homes with property worth billions of naira destroyed had nothing to do with religion as insulated but had to do with politics.
The veteran singer who addressed reporters in Maiduguri immediately after the visits said, “unless government and politicians step up their games by doing the needful in eradicating poverty among the masses, particularly youths and do justice to all manner of people, ending insurgence and other forms of violence currently happening in some parts of the North East and the country as a whole maybe difficult and unrealistic”.
The musician who spent three days in Borno State on his solidarity visit to IDP camps in Banki, a border community with Republic of Cameroon and other resettlement areas in Maiduguri, the state capital, said he met “saddened and pathetic conditions of IDPs in camps”.
He urged government, security agencies, media practitioners and other humanitarian agencies to scale up co-ordinated efforts in addressing the plights of IDPs and other victims of violence as well as nip terrorism in the bud, adding that he was in Maiduguri with support from UNHCR to use his music in contributing to alleviate the sufferings of our IDPs and other victims of insurgence.
“In my little way, I have come and seen the lives in camps and when I go back to Abuja, we are going to do a concert and donate the proceeds in alleviating sufferings of IDPs in the country”, he said.
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.
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