Entertainment
Reactions Trail Adenuga’s Pillar Of Entertainment Award
The Chairman of
Globacom Telecommunication Dr Mike Adenuga Jnr was recently honoured with the Entertainment Pillar of the Decade Award at the third anniversary celebration of Entertainment Publication, Entertainment Express and Sunday Express.
Some of the showbiz personalities in the country have described the award as well deserved as it is the highest conferred on individuals and corporate bodies. According to P-Square, Africa’s most popular singing duo, “Dr Mike Adenuga surely deserves the award as he has contributed immensely to the entertainment industry more than any other person in the African continent”.
According to the duo, “Dr Adenuga is a blessing to anyone who associates with him personally or business – wise, he is indeed a great pillar to many of us in the industry”.
Jude Abaga popularly called Mr Incredible (MI) said “Every great structure is sustained by pillars most times bearing the weight and keeping the structure in place: Adenuga has been that and more, this is why the award has not come to us as a surpise”.
For the “Na who I go ask” crooner, Omawu Mi Mgbele it is only ideal that honour should be given to whom it is due for. Such a great business man and philanthropist who have contributed so much to promoting the entertainment sector in particular and the Nigerian economy in general, it is only right to applaud the honour”.
Other hearty felicitations came from Ghana’s resourceful and highly talented actress Jackie Appiah who prayed for the continuous health and prosperity for the pillar of entertainment, Dr Mike Adenuga Jnr. While Van Vicker, another Ghanaian actor described the honour as another fitting tassel to Dr Adenuga’s heavily bejeweled cap and wished him many more fruitful years on earth.
According to Nigeria’s cultural icon, Sherifa Gunu, Dr Adenuga “is an intense and deep thinking business tycoon who is not afraid to take risks. Understanding the vital importance of African music which is the food of love, he stepped in and has been supporting us to keep our heads above waters. He is really God’s blessing to the African entertainment industry.
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.
Nancy Briggs
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