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How Timaya Thrilled PH Residents At Legend’s Concert
Timaya
It was a memorable day
of music dance and fun on Sunday, May 8, 2016 at the Joseph Yobo Mini Stadium in Port Harcourt as Bayelsa State born dance hall super star Timaya and other artists thrilled Port Harcourt residents at the Legend’s Real Deal experience concert.
The show which saw people win gift prizes such as fridge and generators among others in various competitions, is the latest in the Legend Real Deal Experience tour that had made stops in Lagos and Onitsha with music stars Oritsefemi and Kcee headlining respectively.
The Port Harcourt show also featured a full-sized rotating bar, incredible on stage staunts and musical performance as Timaya ruled the stage.
Commenting on his energy filled performance, Timaya said, “I always love performing in Port Harcourt, it brings back so many memories and the crowd tonight was spectacular, they made feel at home.”
Also speaking, the Corporate Media and Public Relations Manager Nigerian Breweries Plc, Edem Vinda said, “The Real Deal Experiences with this stop in Port Harcourt has picked up its pace. We are so happy with the results and the positive feedback we have had on the Legend brand and the Real Experience as a whole having been to Lagos and Onitsha already. We can’t wait to see what our other locations have in store for us. We also want to say a big congratulations to all our winners.”
The Real Deal Experience is set to visit other major cities in Nigeria in the coming week.
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.