Entertainment
Ace Comedian, St Aboki Decries Clique In Entertainment Industry
Popular Port Harcourt based comedian, St Aboki has identified clique as a major challenge affecting the entertainment industry in Nigeria.
Aboki who stated this during an exclusive interview with The Tide in Port Harcourt, state that the development was really making things difficult for the up and coming acts.
The easy going comedian said that he had been in the comedy business for about seven years, adding that one way to break even is to be creative because many comedians lack creative skills.
St Aboki further said that most up and coming comedians are not being reckoned with because of their inability to produce new materials that could catch people fancy.
According to him, “Clique is really affecting the industry. Certain people believe that you do not belong to a particular group of class or guys, especially those that have been there before you, you will not rise quickly.”
“Another challenge is creativity, some entertainers are not creative, the inability to create new materials that can make people laugh. Then another challenge is that some comedians pick other peoples jokes and use them in their show as if they originated them.”
He, however, commended the efforts of some prominent acts in the industry, such as Ayo Makun and Akpororo are doing shows and involving young talents in a bid to give them the needed exposure.
Agnes Onwuegbu
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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