Entertainment

Davido Wins African Artiste Of The Year Award

Published

12 years ago

August 15, 2014

Davido has shown that he
is undisputedly the biggest artiste on the African continent by besting some of Afirca’s Brightest Stars as he carted away the Artiste of the year awards at the recently concluded African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA) held in July 26th 2014 at prestigious Eisemann Centre in Dallas.
Other winners include:
*Best DJ Africa 2014 – DJ           Black (Ghana)
*Best African DJ USA 2014           – DJ Josh (Kenya)
*Best Video of the year               2014 – Flavour (Nigeria)
*Best Male East Africa             2014 – Diamond (Tanzania)
*Best Male West Africa               2014- Davido (Nigeria)
*Best Female East Africa                2014 – Lady Jaydee
(Tanzania)
*Best Female West Africa          2014 – Tiwa Savage
(Nigeria)
*Best Male Central Africa         2014 – Fally Pupa (Congo)
*Best Female Central
Africa 2014 – Gasha           (Cameroon)
*Best Male Southern
Africa 2014 – Khuli Chana        (S’ Africa)
*Best African group 2014         – P-Square (Nigeria)
*Best Male Diaspora 2014         – Fuse ODG (Ghana)
*Best Female Diaspora            2014 – Les Nubians            (Cameroon)
*Best Female Southern              Africa 2014 – Zahara
(S’ Africa)
*Best Dancehall Artiste               2014 – Timaya (Nigeria)
*Best Dance in a video            2014 – Iyanya
(Lekwa Ukwu), Nigeria
*Best Gospel Artiste 2014          – Bahafi (Kenya)
*Best Traditional Artiste              2014 – Flavour (Nigeria)
*Best Newcomer 2014 –            Stanley Enow (Cameroon)
*Best Video Director 2014         – Ogopa Djs (Kenya)
*Music producer of the                year 2014 – DJ Oskido               (S’ Africa)
*Best Dance group 2014                 Imagineto (Nigeria)
*Best Rap Act 2014 –               Sarkodi (Ghana)
*Best collaboration 2014            – Mafikizolo ft Uhuru              (Khona) (S’ Africa)
*Song of the year 2014 –               Kcee (Nigeria)
*Artiste of the year 2014 –           Davido (Nigeria)
*Leadership in music              Award 2014 Tuface Idibia           (Nigeria)
*Legendary Award 2014              Yvonne Chaka Chaka
*Transformational leader          ship Award 2014 –
*Chief (Dr) Godswill               Akpabio (Executive
Governor of Akwa-Ibom State)-(Nigeria)
Nigeria topped the list of the Awardees with 12 awards while the event was co-hosted by Juliet Ibrahim and Basket mouth. A galaxy of African Stars stormed the city of Dallas to grace the biggest event for Africans in Diaspora.
There were stage performances and other side attractions which made the event a memorable one.

Entertainment

NGO hails Tinubu’s climate awareness tour

Published

2 days ago

March 9, 2026

The Tide

Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has commended President Bola Tinubu for inaugurating the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour, urging Nigerians and stakeholders to support the initiative nationwide.

Mr Ismail Bima, Chief Executive Officer of JEI, said in a statement in Gombe yesterday that the tour would significantly strengthen public understanding of climate change and encourage collective environmental responsibility.

Bima described the initiative as a clear affirmation of the Federal Government’s commitment to pursuing practical solution driven strategies that addressed climate challenges and safeguarded livelihoods, ecosystems, and national development efforts.

He noted that the programme would achieve its objectives if government institutions, private organisations, civil society groups, and citizens actively played their respective roles in promoting awareness, resilience, and sustainable practices.

According to him, the inauguration marks an important step toward building a nationwide movement capable of delivering measurable progress in Nigeria’s broader efforts to secure a climate resilient future for generations.

He said JEI fully aligned with the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour, noting that the initiative could inspire innovation, strengthen environmental education, and promote sustainable development across communities nationwide.

Bima also commended the Minister of Environment and urged federal, state, and local stakeholders to support the initiative, stressing that climate change impacts affected all citizens regardless of region or status.

He emphasised that growing climate pressures on agriculture, livelihoods, and ecosystems made the awareness tour timely, adding that stronger information sharing and partnerships were necessary to confront environmental risks nationwide.

He urged authorities to implement the initiative with sustained commitment, extend activities to grassroots communities, and collaborate with state and local governments to ensure wider participation and maximum impact nationwide effectively.

The Tide source reports that President Tinubu inaugurated the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour in Abuja on Tuesday to promote climate resilience and sustainable development nationwide initiatives.

Entertainment

They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts

Published

2 weeks ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

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

Published

2 weeks ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

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.