Entertainment
Ice Prince, Seyi Law, Others Receive Peace Achievers Awards
Popular Hip Hop singer Ice Prince and veteran comedian, Seyi Law have been honoured with the Peace Achievers Awards organised by the Peace Ambassador Agency, an organisation that promotes national peace.
According to a recent report, the duo received the awards at the 6th anniversary of the annual Miss Peace Achievers Awards held on Sunday in Abuja. The Plateau State born artiste received Musician of the Year / Peace Builder award, while Seyi Law got the Comedian of the Year / Peace Builder award.
Other celebrities that were honoured are fast rising Nollywood actress, Regina Daniels and Singer Praise.
According to the project director of the organization, Mr Kingsely Amafibe, the artistes were recognized for contributions to the growth of the Nigerian entertainment industry which has empowered many youths thereby promoting peaceful co-existence.
He added that some of the recipients had also been involved in humanitarian gestures over the year which has promoted social peace and harmony which was in consonance with the objectives of the organization.
“These veterans have contributed a lot in building social harmony and peaceful co-existence in Nigeria using the entertainment industry. They entertain and bring happiness to Nigeria, which are crucial keys to peace inspite of tribal and religious differences.
In his remark, Ice Prince expressed delight that the award was an indication that the society was interested in what celebrities do. He therefore pledged his continuous commitment towards growing the entertainment industry: “I hope to strive to continue to put in my best both as a professional and a patriotic citizen of this great nation”, he said.
The 2017 edition of the prestigious awards cuts across over 20 categories with recipients picked from various fields of human endeavour. Other recipients of the Peace Achievers Award are: the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen. Tukur Burotai, who was honoured with the Award for Excellence in Peace Keeping and the minister of state for petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachukwu and Mr Kenneth Emejuru who was honoured with Young entrepreneur of the Year award.
The peace achievers award is a flagship initiative of the Peace Ambassador Agency. The organization promotes tolerance and peaceful co-existence by organizing beauty pageants, peace education targeted mainly at the youths, trains and empowers students of higher institutions and other youth communities irrespective of their religious and cultural backgrounds.
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.
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