Entertainment
FG Hails Omotola, Mo’ Abudu, Adichie On Awards
The Federal Government has congratulated Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Mo Abudu and Chimamanda Adichie for winning the Variety Magazine Award.
According to the magazine, these women are among the 50 women doing extraordinary things on the world stage.
In a statement released recently March 11, 2018, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed described the women as “Ironic women in creative industry”. He also congratulated Chimamanda Adichie for her novel ‘Americanah which was listed in the New York Times list of 15 remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write fiction in the 21st century.
The minister said that the already well adorned cap of Chimamanda Adichie had been further festooned. He noted that women were role models whose achievements would inspire a generation of young Nigerians to also do extra ordinary things.
“Of more importance is the fact that these women’s achievements have transcended gender nationality or race placing them on the profound class of global timeless achievers”, Lai Mohammed said.
He further stated that the great honour bestowed on the women would focus world attention on the nation’s burgeoning creative industry thus placing it on the right pedestral to take the world by storm.
Entertainment
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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