Entertainment
Garden City Savours Return Of Night Life
After a period of inactivity accessioned by upsurge of militant activities, nightlife is blossoming in Port Harcourt once again.
A number of clubs, pubs and joints are springing up here and there to make life better after a hard work during the day.
Speaking with The Weekend Tide, Thursday, Mr. Michael Oshari, a regular Clubber said he was excited that Garden City dweller were beginning to enjoy the beauty of night life, which had been moribund because of the activities of hoodlums.
Mr. Oshiri noted that one of the things that made Lagos different from other cities across the country was the preponderance of entertainment centres, and pointed out that night life in the nation’s former capital city made life a great fun.
The clubber said that a lot of people do not have the chance to relax and enjoy themselves during the day because of their kind of work,” so the night affords them the opportunity to do so.
He praised both the federal and state governments for their effort at restoring peace in the oil which Niger Delta region.
In Rumuodomaya area of Port Harcourt smaller joints a springing up on the semblance of clubs. At Omachi junction, a pub is gradually acquiring the status of a club.
A regular visitor to the pub, who spoke under the cloak of anonymity said that the joint usually transformed into club during weekends but noted it was less busy during the weekdays.
He said the joint owners raked in a lot of money during the weekends.
At First Transformer, also in Rumuodomaya, a popular joint, Villa Bar is gradually transforming into a club. The Weekend Tide entertainment gathered that the joint is people by youths.
According to Mr. Okotie Wamah, a customer to the pub, “the owner of the place are making good money. Even “Suya” sellers are also making quick returns.
Mr. Wamah said he was happy that hooliganism and cultism were beginning to decline in Port Harcourt city.
He stated that night life helped to boost the economy of the state as many traders made brisk businesses.
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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