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Miss Kebbi, Ugochi Ihezue Wins MBGN 2017 …Beats 35 Contestants
Miss Ugochi Mitchel Ihezue representing Kebbi State has emerged the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (MBGN) 2017. She defeated 35 other contestants to clinch the coveted crown, emerging as the 30th MBGN.
She was crowned by the outgoing Queen Unoaku Anyadike winner of MBGN 2015 and was the reigning queen for two years as the pageant organisers, Silverbird Entertainment did not hold in 2016. Hopefully. The new queen will go for the forthcoming miss world pageant.
Miss Bayelsa, Rebecca Hampson won fourth runner- up, third runner up went to Miss Oyo, Emmanuella Yaboh, while Miss Plateau, Winfrey Okolo emerged second runner-up.
Other awards won by contestants include Miss Amity (Yobe) Ndali Eno, Miss Photogenic/ congeniality (Anambra) Maristella Okpala, Model of the year (Kebbi) Ugochi Ihezue and Best Costume (Sokoto) Stephanie. Agbasi, while the award for the best evening wear went to Miss Bayelsa, Rebecca Hampson.
Other awards won at the glamourous event are: MBGN (ECOWAS) Miss Oyo, Emmanuella Yaboh. MBGN (Tourism) Miss Plateau, Winfrey Okolo and MBGN (Universe) Miss Sokoto Stephanie Agbasi.
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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts
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.
Entertainment
Primeboy Pleads For Mohbad’s Burial
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.
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