Entertainment
Ex-PMAN President, Bolaji Rosiji Dies At 56
Mr Bolaji Rosiji died in Lagos last Sunday after a brief illness The former President of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), Bolaji Rosiji, died at the age of 56 years.
A veteran Nigerian musician, Oritz Wiliki, confirmed Mr Rosiji’s death in a telephone interview with Premium Times on Tuesday.
Mr Wiliki, who worked closely with the deceased when he was the PMAN President, expressed shock and sadness over his friend’s death.
He said: ‘It’s so sad that people who have worked so hard do not end up getting their wages, especially in our entertainment industry. May his soul rest in peace’’.
The Public Relations Officer of Gaurapad Charities, Olayemi Esan, would later confirm Mr Rosiji’s death in a statement.
The statement read: “With utmost sorrow, we announce the sad demise of our CEO, Mr Bolaji Rosiji, who died in Lagos, Sunday, December, 5,2021 after a brief illness.
“Until his death, Rosiji was the founder of Gaurapad Charities, founded in 2004, ex-PMAN president and the former secretary-general of the Nigeria Network of NGOs (NNNGO),”
Esan disclosed that the late entertainer and former monk died in Lagos on Sunday, December 5, 2021, after a brief illness.
Esan stated that Rosiji’s tireless efforts to make Gaurapad Company progress by leaps and bounds, as well as his attitude, guidance and effort were worthy of applause.
Rosiji’s regime identified the need to help youngsters become performing musicians and as such, he spearheaded the establishment of PMAN-owned music studios all over the country. He also fought piracy and negative lyrics and having done that turned his mind to a way of touching their lives and this led to the birth of Gaurapad Charities.
He made news headlines when he publicly resigned from his post and denounced his Harishkrishna monkhood on February 3, 2006, at his Apapa GRA residence in Lagos. A solo artiste and philanthropist, Rosiji was also famous for his single, ‘Heart of Gold’ released in 2010, which was inspired by the Micheal Jackson classic, ‘We are the World’’.
He is survived by his wife.
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.
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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