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Sammie Okposo Wins Best Gospel Award 2014
Nigerian multiple
award winning gospel singer and Globacom Ambassador, Sammie Okposo, has won this year’s Best of Africa category at the biggest South Africa Gospel Music Awards, SABC crown gospel music awards.
Okposo, the only Nigerian artiste nominated for the award was declared the winner on Sunday, November 23, 2014 in Durban, South Africa.
The award which is in its seventh year has been described as the most prestigious and credible gospel music award out of Africa held at ICC Arena Durban.
Other respected African gospel artistes in this category include Frank Chimpazi, Shongwe and Khuphuka, Saved Group and Seapour N. Speaking on his award, Sammie said, “everything about the award is a surprise because even the nomination came as a surprise”. He thanked God for the grace to be alive.
He said no man should rejoice in his own strength, “I never knew I was going to win because the other guys in the category are also well respected and talented. This is actually the second time i will be winning Best African Gospel artiste on South African Soil, the first was KORA, I am grateful”, he said.
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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.
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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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