Entertainment
PH Artistes, Others Mourn Christy Igbokwe
As Nigerians receive the shocking news of the death of foremost musician and Icon of African music industry, Christy Essien Igbokwe, a popular musician in Rivers State. Omo Omega has described her death as a big loss to the nation particularly the music industry.
Omega who stated this in a telephone interview with The Tide in Port Harcourt yesterday said that late Igbokwe as the first and only female president of the Performing Musician Association of Nigeria (PMAN) did a lot to uplift the music industry in Nigeria.
She was the president of PMAN when I was the Chairman of PMAN in Cote D’voire and we collaborated on many fronts to promote the nation’s music industry, Omega emphasised.
While condoling the entire people of Nigeria particularly the deceased’s family, Omega said late Christy Essien Igbokwe lived a humble and dedicated life worthy of emulation by the present generation of musicians in country.
The chairman of Silverbird Group, Ben Murrary Bruce described late Christy Igbokwe as an inspiration to millions of Nigerians adding that she was one of those that founded the PMAN as well as the founding fathers of modern music.
Christy Essien ‘is’ my personal friend and it is very fifficult for me to refer to her as was,” Bruce lamented.
Also, a statement signed by Tony Okoroji stated that Nigeria had lost a rare gem in the person of Igbokwe and described her as a female pop icon that was cherished and would be missed by Nigerians.
“Beyond her extraordinary multiple talents as a songwrister, singer, actress and comedian, Christy Essien Igbokwe was deeply devoted to the future of the Nigerian creative industry, committed herself to the emancipation of artistes in Nigeria and played an unequaled sole in the founding of PMAN” the statement added.
As a successful musician of over 36 years. Late Christy Essien Igbokwe alongside other musicians found the performing musicians Association of Nigeria in the early 1980s.
She also carved a niche for herself as an actress on the plateform of the TV drama programme popularly called masquerade where late Igbokwe acted the role of Apeno, the wife of the late Jegade Sokoya.
She was a Nollywood pioneer and acted in a number of movies and her career earned her many awards among which was the African Music Award.
She died at the age of 51 years
Isaac Nwankwo
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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