Entertainment
Miss Taraba Beauty Tukura Emerges As Miss Nigeria 2019
Beauty Etsanyi Tukura, a lawyer, chartered arbitrator, model, and beauty entrepreneur from Taraba State has beaten 39 other contestants to win the 2019 Miss Nigeria beauty pageant.
The top finalists filed out for the grand finale which took place on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at the Eko Hotel Convention Center, Victoria Island, Lagos. Miss Tukura took over the crown from Chidinma Leilani Aaron who won the 2018 edition. 38 contestants made it to the grand finale from the original 40 who graced the boot camp. The contestants were later reduced to the top 2, from where Miss Tukura emerged.
The pageant was hosted by Ebuka Obi-Uchendu and actress Lala Akindoju while Nollywood star, Rita Dominic took judging duties. BBNaija’s Ike Onyema also made a surprise appearance. D’Banj performed thrilling guests with his sensational hits.
This isn’t Miss Tukura’s first time of participating in an event as she emerged winner of the Most Beautiful Girl Taraba state in 2015. Congratulations to her!
As the newly crowned Miss Nigeria 2019, the beautiful lady received a luxury apartment and a car after being crowned the 43rd Miss Nigeria.
The pageantry which was attended by Lagos state first lady Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu as well as other high profile dignitaries, had Nollywood diva Rita Dominic, former BBNaija housemate Ike Onyema, Lanre Da Silva Ajayi, and Africa’s leading beauty and makeup entrepreneur Tara Durotoye as its judges.
Tukura took over the crown from Chidimma Aaron, a model from Enugu state who won the beauty pageant in 2018.
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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