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Chiwetalu Agu Veers Into Music
Nollywood Icon, Chiwetalu Agu announced recently that he would be releasing a music album to be titled ‘Mr President ‘. This announcement came as a surprise because most of his fans who know him as a veteran Nollywood actor did not know he could also carry a tune.
The well loved Nollywood legend revealed that he was stepping into the music world with the release of his debut album, “Mr President”.
According to him, the album will also have five music videos made to reflect on the daily activities of average Nigerian and the current spate of hardship we are facing in the country.
“Nigerians are suffering, there is hunger in the land and someone who is in speaking position has to say it. The song is not about extolling, but has the other fun tracks that will make you dance, laugh and merry, it is an album for everyone”, he added.
Chiwetalu Agu hails from Amokwe in Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State. Born 5th March 1956 in Enugu, Enugu State. He has spent over 31 years in the entertainment industry with tutelage in NTA and the then Anambra State Television (ATV) Channel 50.
He had his primary and secondary education at Ogui Nike College of Immaculate Conception and Wisent College, West Germany respectively.
He joined this profession in 1981 when he came back to Nigeria. He had his own theatre group known as the “Inspirers”. Back then he acted in many NTA programmes like Ikoro, produced by Joe Onyekwere.
In 2002, he was honoured with the Best Actor Award in Nollywood, also the most popular actor in 2009 and in 2012, he was given the Nollywood Award for Best Actor in Indigenous Movie (Non English speaking language).
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.