Entertainment
Egwu Ogba Festival Holds, August 6
The Umu Akoku family of Erema, Egi in the Ogba Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area has announced August 6th , 2020 as the date for this year’s Egwu Ogba Festival.
The announcement was made by the eldest member of the family Elder Andrew Nwaoma at the ancient Anamaoji Play Ground, Etema in the Ogba /Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area.
The ceremony witnessed low turnout because of the novel corona virus disease.
Elder Nwaoma who was represented at the occasion urged the people to celebrate the festival in peace.
He later told newsmen that this year’s celebration was low keyed because of the pandemic.
Elder Nwaoma said the Umu Akoku family of Erema has from time immemorial announce date for Egwu Ogba.
Also speaking, Chief Ikenna Obulor of Umu Akoku family Erema said all rules against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic was observed, adding that the festival brings peace and bumper harvest to Ogbaland.
Meanwhile, the Eze Egi of Ogbaland, HRM, Professor Anele Uzondu Wokoma said the celebration signaled the beginning of a new year for the Ogba nation.
According to the monarch, the festival represents the Feast of Passover for the Egi nation in particular and Ogba nation in general.
Eze Wokoma urged the people to celebrate in peace, while keeping all prescriptions towards checking virus pandemic.
Our correspondent reports that social distancing was observed while soap and running water was placed at the entrance to the play ground.
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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