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D’Banj Insults Fans
Despite the problems encountered before getting to the show venue, D’banj who recently put up a flopped show on the Island was said to have insulted his fans. His woeful performance aside, many of his fans, who stayed awake all night to see him perform at the concert and those watching the live stream of the event on NdaniTV, said D’banj’s worst blunder of the night was when he said: “The people wey pay me money na dis side dem dey” (those that paid me are on this side) while apologising to those at the VVIP section of the concert for below-par arrangement made for them.
At a point, he even asked those at the popular and VIP sections to apologise to those at the VVIP for the inconvenience they suffered. Fans at the popular section and VIP paid N5,000 and N20,000 respectively.
Many of his fans who felt insulted reacted sharply:
“Disgusting that he only keeps apologising to VVIP. The 5K ticket holders are the real fans and the ones promoting his music. Shame:’ said a fan tweeting from @Rebljade. “D’banj needs to stop acting the fool with this VVIP thing. So rude!” said @EniolaHundeyin . “And he had the nerve to ask the 5k & 20k people to aplogise to the VVIPs.
I say it, the concert was an allegory for Nigeria as a whole”, said Tala Sarumi tweeting from @AfroVII.
“Only in naija (Nigeria} you pay for something and still get insulted. Customer appreciation? Absolute zero,” said a fan tweeting from @kennagq “Call me a hater but D’banj is too big of an artist to be putting out mediocre shows like that!!
“This guy better not be planning to drop any album soon. People will refuse to even bootleg it,” said Tome Buluku tweeting from the handle @lamTome.
‘There’s def no koko concert next year sha. Not with this crap,” said Yemi 0 tweeting with the handle @mimio193
“D’Banj speaks like Igbo man from Iweka Road now,” said Onyeka Nwelue.
“@iamdbanj sold more VIP & VVIP tickets than the number of seats available .. we had to hustle for seats .. pathetic,” said Tokunbo Otitoju tweeting from the handle@fimiletoks
“In Koko Concert, Money can’t buy class. LOL. 1 M for table no mean you no go do endurance trek to and fro,” said @Shimoshi1.
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.