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Timi Dakolo’s Tale Of Grass To Grace
Things were not always this good for Timi Dakolo and he has not forgotten his humble beginnings. The singer, who was recently in Port Harcourt for a show, visited the place he called home for about 15 years before the fame came along.
The house at No. 15 Apostolic Street, Mile 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt, is nothing like the luxury he now lives in since he achieved stardom. Posing for a photo with other people living in the building, Dakolo painted a vivid picture of his Grass to Grace tale.
He captioned the snap: “it wasn’t always like this… Once upon a time, it was the oversize shoe… so you would grow into it…, the no food this evening…, the mosquito war at Night, the go home you haven’t paid school fees, the just manage, food go dey when you come back from school, the constant dodging of the LandLord”.
“The No Christmas dress this year, the hustle to meet up WAEC fee before deadline, the sanitation fee…, the no worry my pickin E go better…, in all I had the most beautiful family… Awesome uncles and aunties… great cousins and friends”.
The house on my picture was home for like 15 years, Sha Sha we enjoyed No 15 Christ Apostolic Street, Mile 3 Diobu, Port Harcourt. The picture shows there is a God and he is interested in your matter”.
Timi Dakolo rose to stardom after emerging as the winner of the first West African Idol’s which took place in 2007. He is happily married with three kids and boasts of a home in the upper crust areas of Lagos State amongst other things.
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.