Entertainment
Ogbakiri Indigenes In Diaspora Return Home
Eleven years after the end of the communal crisis that engulfed Ogbakiri in Emohua Local government Area, the last batch of indigenes led by former Registrar, University of Port Harcourt Mr. Emmanuel Acheru, returned home last Saturday.
The paramount ruler, Eze Ferdinand S. Mekwa Eleni Ekenta in his address at the reception ceremony said that since the crisis ended in 2002, many indigenes have returned home and been reintegrated.
According to him, the community decided to receive the last batch of returnees with a warm embrace and great celebration. He enjoined all sons and daughters of the community to join hands to build a new Ogbakiri clan.
He said one of the greatest achievements his administration has recorded since he ascended the throne in 1997, is peaceful co-existence which has ushered in progress in the community.
Eze Ekenta lauded the state government for the various development programmes in the area, including the establishment of markets, schools, health centres and electricity while their roads are under construction.
He however called on the state government to establish companies in the community that would harness the abundant national resources such as sand and clay as this will provide job opportunities for the youths.
Eze Ekenta also urged the state government to reinstate the first class status of the Ekenta stool which had been recognised since 1967, stating that most of their contemporaries have been elevated.
Entertainment
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.
Entertainment
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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