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Behold, Past Grammy Award Winners Of Nigerian Origin

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5 years ago

March 19, 2021

Before the victory of Burna Boy and Wizkid in the just concluded 2021 edition of the annual Grammy award, other Nigerians have also won the prestigious global awards. They include:
Sade Adu:- The award winning singer cum song writer is the first artiste of Nigerian origin to win the prestigious award. She won her first Grammy in1986. Sade , through the course of her career, has four Grammy awards to her name, she got the last one in 2011.
Sikiru Adepoju:- The percussionist and recording artiste won his first Grammy in 1991 as part of Mickey Hart’s group planet drum. He bagged his second award with the same group in 2009 at the 51st annual Grammy award in Los Angeles.
Seal: Seal is popular for the 1994 song “Kiss From a rose” which earned him three Grammy awards in 1996. In 2011, the British Nigerian singer/songwriter bagged his fourth award.
Babatunde Olatunji:- Babatunde Olatunji was a talented Nigerian drummer, he was part of Mickey Hart’s planet drum project, the album won the Grammy award for Best music in 1991, the first year for which the award was given, he passed away sadly in 2003.
Lekan Babalola Lekan is a Nigerian Jazz percussionist and musician with two Grammy awards in his career. He won his first Grammy in 2006 to become Nigeria’s first Grammy award winner for his work on Ali Farka Toure’s in the Heart of the moon.
His second Grammy came in 2009 for his work on Cassandra Wilson’s 2018 album titled ‘Lovely’.
Chamillionaire: The rapper clinched a Grammy in 2007 for his song Ridding Under Best Rap.
Kelvin Olusola
The talented young man is a musician, beat boxer, cellist, rapper, record producer, singer and songwriter, best known as the beat boxer of vocal band pentatonix, he has three awards to hi name. He won back to back his 2015, 2016 and 2017.
Chimamanda Adichie:- The celebrated author was nominated in 2015 for featuring in Beyonce’s album, which won the album of the year category.
Those who have been nominated include, Sunny Ade, Sean Kuti and Femi Kuti.

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NGO hails Tinubu’s climate awareness tour

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2 weeks ago

March 9, 2026

The Tide

Jewel Environmental Initiative (JEI), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has commended President Bola Tinubu for inaugurating the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour, urging Nigerians and stakeholders to support the initiative nationwide.

Mr Ismail Bima, Chief Executive Officer of JEI, said in a statement in Gombe yesterday that the tour would significantly strengthen public understanding of climate change and encourage collective environmental responsibility.

Bima described the initiative as a clear affirmation of the Federal Government’s commitment to pursuing practical solution driven strategies that addressed climate challenges and safeguarded livelihoods, ecosystems, and national development efforts.

He noted that the programme would achieve its objectives if government institutions, private organisations, civil society groups, and citizens actively played their respective roles in promoting awareness, resilience, and sustainable practices.

According to him, the inauguration marks an important step toward building a nationwide movement capable of delivering measurable progress in Nigeria’s broader efforts to secure a climate resilient future for generations.

He said JEI fully aligned with the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour, noting that the initiative could inspire innovation, strengthen environmental education, and promote sustainable development across communities nationwide.

Bima also commended the Minister of Environment and urged federal, state, and local stakeholders to support the initiative, stressing that climate change impacts affected all citizens regardless of region or status.

He emphasised that growing climate pressures on agriculture, livelihoods, and ecosystems made the awareness tour timely, adding that stronger information sharing and partnerships were necessary to confront environmental risks nationwide.

He urged authorities to implement the initiative with sustained commitment, extend activities to grassroots communities, and collaborate with state and local governments to ensure wider participation and maximum impact nationwide effectively.

The Tide source reports that President Tinubu inaugurated the Renewed Hope Climate Change Awareness Tour in Abuja on Tuesday to promote climate resilience and sustainable development nationwide initiatives.

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They Booed, Threw Bottles At Me – Tems Recounts

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3 weeks ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

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

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3 weeks ago

February 27, 2026

The Tide

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.