Entertainment
Eateries Record Increased Patronage As Ramadan Fast Ends
Eateries and drinking joints within the National Theatre Complex, Iganmu, Lagos, are recording increased patronage following an end?to this year’s?Muslim Ramadan fast.
Operators of the eateries and?joints told newsmen in?Lagos that patronage reduced during the one month fast.
Mrs Eunice Alabi, who sells drinks in one of the kiosks provided by the Nigerian Breweries Plc, expressed delight at the increased patronage.
She said that business activities increased since July 8, as people turned out in large numbers to eat and drink to celebrate the Muslim Eid El Fitri.
“We started to witness increase in sales from Thursday, and it has been like that even after the Eid-el-Fitri celebration,” she said.
Mrs Seyi Balogun, who sells food and drinks, told Our source that the declaration of last Thursday and Friday as public holidays contributed to the increased patronage.
Balogun said that many people came to the complex to relax with their families and friends.
She hoped that the boom would continue.
A food seller, who preferred anonymity, said that she ran out of stock during the holidays due to increased sales.
“I was expecting an increase, but I was pleasantly surprised by the large turnout of customers,” he said.
A trader, who identified himself simply as Mr Akin, also expressed optimism that increased sales would continue.
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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