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Nigerian Singer, Esther, Wins N250m Deal
19-year-old singer, Esther Benyeogo has recently won a massive management deal worth N250 million as well as a brand new car and N10 million cash.
The undergraduate of University of Benin a recent interview said, she discovered her love for singing at the age of 13 and had never stopped singing since then.
Obviously elated of winning such massive prize, Esther said, “I am so happy and give thanks to the Almighty God for making it possible for me to win this great prize at the competition”.
Esther was part of many contestants on the recently held God’s Children Great Talent Show Season 7. The reality show was organised by the City of David, Victoria Island, a Parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG).
The prize Esther won is one of the biggest prizes given by reality show organisers in Nigeria. Congratulations to her.
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.