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PH Comedy Club Honours Late Fela Anikulapo Kuti In Style
The Port Harcourt Comedy Club is not strange to residents of the oil and gas rich city, especially fun seekers.
The club which brings comedians in Rivers State and their friends from all walks of life together on the first Wednesday of every month has no doubt taken comedy and entertainment in general to another level.
This month’s edition was exceptional because the club decided to honour late Nigeria’s music icon and social crusader, Fela Anikulapo Kuti.
Speaking with The Tide, ace comedian and organiser of the event, Angel Attah popularly known as Angel D Laff says every edition comes with a purpose.
According to him, “Every edition comes with what we call catchment. Two editions ago, we did a tribute night for Ras Kimono considering the value of his songs and contribution to the music industry.
“For this particular edition, we thought about a man who fought against injustice, who fought corruption, betrayal, lies and all that. A man who brought value and identity to the black people.
“We are talking about a man who made the black people believe in their cultural heritage. He fought dictatorship. You remember that Fela’s songs were at a time when the military was in power. Yet this man could raise his voice when people were afraid to even speak; and the things he said about Nigeria and some African nations are the exact things happening today.
“So we deem it fit, like we have the Felaboration in Lagos, this is the first time Fela will be celebrated outside the shrine in Lagos, Nigeria. This is the first time such an event took place in Port Harcourt. So we count ourselves lucky to be part of that history,” he stated.
He also said that the club offers opportunity for home based comedians to meet and interface with their counterparts from other parts of the country, including the big names in the entertainment industry.
On where he wants to see the club in future, the ace comedian said already, they have started selling franchise, with an existing presence in Onitsha, Anambra State and Bayelsa, while Owerri and Lagos would follow soon.
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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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