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Duncan Mighty Celebrates Birthday Amid Funfare
Duncan Wene Mighty Okechukwu aka Duncan Mighty is a popular Nigerian singer and music producer from Ikwerre in Rivers State. He celebrated his 33rd birthday on 28th October 2016. Duncdan’s debut album called “Koliwater” was released in 2008 and was a successful album. It featured hits such as Ijeoma and Scatter My Dada. By 2010, he released his Sophomore album called “Ahamefuna” (Legacy) which gave us hits such as Obianuju and Port Harcourt son.
The album brought him international recognition and sealed his place as one of the top Nigerian artists. Since then, Duncan has been a constant figure in the spotlight and on out playlists. In 2015, he settled down and got married to his wife Vivien. To celebrate his 33rd birthday, below are five classic hits from Duncan Mighty that will make you dance
1.Port Harcourt Son
If you were born and raised in Port Harcourt, this song was your anthem for a while. Also, if you weren’t raised there, it made you want to run over there just to enjoy all he spoke about in the song.
2. Baby Don’t Cry
This song make you emotional, but it’s beat will also have you dancing your sorrows away.
3. I Love You
You must know this song. It was a hit back then and anyone who loved to dance played it severally to bust moves and enjoy their lives. Plus it was a love song so you could relate to the lyrics as well.
4. Dance For Me
This song literally beckons you to get on the dance floor and dance! And how can you ignore its call when the beat is too hot to ignore. Anyone who is anyone danced to this, whether they admit it or not.
5. Obianuju
The song is one of Nigerian’s most played songs at weddings till today. It can be described as an ideal love song that will inspire you to dance for your spouse. Also, the lyrics are really good with him praising the woman. So the man can sing it to her as a love song.
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.