Entertainment
Rivers To Host BON Awards 2014
Rivers State, The
Treasure bas of Nigeria has won the hosting rights of the Best Nollywood (BON) awards slated for the bubbling and peaceful city of Port Harcourt on October 4, 2014.
The executive producer of the award Mr Seun Olokefeyi who disclosed this in a recent interview with the press, said Port Harcourt was chosen because of some obvious reasons. According to him, Port Harcourt is one of the most beautiful critics in Africa, the state has produced some of the best acts in Nollywood.
Mr Oloketuyi disclosed that the state governor, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has also provided an enabling environment for tourism and Nollywood. In another development, the state Governor stated that it was a great honour to have the prestigious award platform in Port Harcourt, a year after hosting the nominees dinner.
The event is expected to be the most glamorous Nollywood event of the year. BON since inception 6 years ago has risen to become one of the most prestigious and transparent award ceremonies for Nollywood practitioners.
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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PH Based Gospel Singer Set To Drop Hit Single
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