Entertainment
NTCD Calls For Mbanefo’s Removal
The Nigerian Tourism
Development Corporation (NTDC), a branch of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPTRE) has called on the federal government to sack the Director General of NTDC, Ms Sally Mbanefo for fraudulent practices and incompetence.
This was contained in a 12 page petition dated 22 October 2014 and addressed to the Federal Minister of Culture and Tourism High Chief Edem Duke. The workers lamented that Mbanefo had demonstrated some high level of incompetence in handling the job she was brought to improve upon and consequently, she has a very clear impression that she does not know what she was meant to do in that office.
According to the petition, some clear indications were the case of over eighty million naira, the DG claimed she spent for the development of a cave in Anambra State whereas no single trip of sand was dropped on that soil till date as well as another issue of spending over thirty five million naira for the training of the staff.
It was also stated that at the ITB Berlin, Nigeria did not participate as an exhibitor, at FITUR in Spain, the country did not participate, at the recently concluded Arabian travel market, Nigeria did not also participate. It noted that obviously the administration of Mbanefo means failure and disappointment for the development of the tourism sector.
The petition noted that a situation where the DG and cohorts use the name of the corporation to source for money and such money not used for the purpose it was meant for, is worrisome and unacceptable.
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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.
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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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