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Lumumba Hails Nigeria’s Cultural Renaissance
Kenyan activist and public speaker, Professor Patrick Lumumba has commended the Obijackson Foundation and its founder, Dr Ernest Azudialuobiejesi for promoting African cultural rennaissance through the annual Face Okiya cultural festival.
Lumumba who delivered a special lecture at this year’s event, said the foundation is making steady gains in the Okija, building capacity and rewriting the narrative of the community.
“Africa will not develop with bang”, he said. “It will develop village by village, town by town and state by state. It would not take politicians to achieve this, it will take men with ideas and Obijackson Foundation is doing exactly that and these ideas, I must say deserve a place in our university curriculum”.
Dr Lumumba said that the African continent looks to Nigeria for direction and inspiration. He noted that democracy in Africa will depends to a large extent, on how Nigeria manages its democracy. According to him, Africa will get it right the day Nigeria gets it right.
He also urged Africa to focus on the things that matter, the things that build and grow the continent and the things that impact the people.
Speaking on democracy and the political process in Africa, Professor Lumumba said “By February 2019, Nigerians will go to the polls to elect their leaders. And I must state that the day Nigeria gets it right, Africa gets it right.
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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.
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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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