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How Sam Dede Unveiled CARNIRIV Sculpture
The unveiling of the CARNIRIV sculpture
at Aggrey Road last Monday by the Director General of Rivers State Tourism
Development Agency (RSTDA), Sam Dede marked the official opening ceremony of
CARNIRIV 2012. The ceremony which was scheduled to start by 8.00am could not
hold till about 1.45pm leaving the spectators, participants and the press
stranded for hours.
Speaking on the issue the veteran
Nollywood actor of the Isakaba Fame
noted that the road work from Lagos bus stop to the venue of the ceremony at
Aggrey road was to start by 8.00am and not the unveiling. He noted that the
unveiling of the statue marked the official kick off of the CARNIRIV 2012 and
apologised for the delay.
He noted that CARNIRIV had come to stay
as it could metamorphosed from a local celebration to an international
phenomenon through the administration of RT Hon Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, he
therefore urged all the sons and daughters of the state to see CARNIRIV as
their non celebration that binds us together as Rivers people and contribute to
its success.
The unveiling ceremony was witnessed by
a large good of spectators while the participants included cultural and
masquerade dancers. According to the Chairman of Area United Organisers of the
masquerade dance, Mr Ibiba Okujagwu, the masquerade is played yearly to usher
in the CARNIRIV Festival.
He said the masquerade is a sign of
unity of the Rivers people that binds us together as an entity and prayed that
we continue to live in peace and celebrate our cultural heritage.
It
would be recalled that the plague was unveiled formally by Group Captain
Earnest Adeleye, Military Governor of Rivers State in commemoration of the
official opening ceremony of Rivers Cultural Carnival (CARNIRIV) on October 28,
1988.
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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
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.
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Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
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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