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Majek’s Ex-Wife Opens Up On Failed Marriage

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Rita Fashek is the ex-wife
of Famous reggae star, Majek Fashek. She recently opened up to punch on how his struggle with drugs and alcohol addiction destroyed their marriage.
“Jebose, I thought we would live together forever, but as we grew into different rhythms of life’s challenges I discovered that forever was not enough time to spend with him” she said.
“Majek and I met at a holiday job camp, we were both hired as interns and something in both of us stirred as we worked together as summer interns, soon after we met, we fell in love in great ancient Binin Kingdom, that was before he  became famous” she disclose.
“We were so much in love  that I became pregnant shortly after marriage and we had Randy, one year after Randy was born, we had another  child . I never thought I would divorce Majek. No one knows tomorrow. The future is uncertain. Only God knows the future … I love him, but I am no longer in love with him,” she further stated.
“I have remarried and I am moving on with my life.  Jebose, when things don’t go right, what do you do? I am tired of waiting  for Majek’ I have been  living  for years, alone lonely with my children, waiting for him to come home. I waited all these years, his brothers never cared, no member of his family  reached out to me.  I am not getting any younger. I decided to move on. Majek abandoned the children long” she said.
According to her, “I am no longer Majek’s wife. I love him.  But I am not in love with him Majek is a wonderful man.  I am  worried and concerned about him and his life these times. He has been on this drug dependency for over 15 years we have three children Randy is 30, Seun’s 24 and our last boy is 15 years.
“My children were denied the affection of a father, by his illness and addiction . I have been the sole provider  and single mother of our household in the past 15 years since he chose this lifestyle and walked away from us.
“I don’t know what went wrong with Majek, I may never know, he is deep into substance abuse. I discovered his dependency on drugs and alcohol after the birth of our second son, Seun. He would leave the house and return stonned, ultra happy and erratic.”
“The signs began to manifest that Majek was on drugs, I was scarred and did not want to believe. But everyday then , he continued to plunge into serious drugs and alcohol experimentation. They became normal recreation for him. This behavior wasn’t right so one morning, I checked him into one of the hospitals in New York.
This was 12 years ago. The hospital treated his addiction problems and he responded to treatment briefly. Days after he was released from the treatment facility in New York, he was back on track on substance abuse he reconnected with his neighbourhood friends and suppliers, he would leave home for days and return to our apartment, soaked in dirt and oozing of alcohol.”
She further explained that Majek sold his musical instruments for drugs or pawned some so as to get money to feed his desire for alcohol. Rita further revealed that one day, Majek came home and said,” Rita I am gone back home in Nigeria take care of my children”. He walked away and never came back until she came to Nigerians to help him get treatment.
Majek doesn’t have any money, I worked very hard to support my children and him that was what his addiction did to him and our family. He was seen every where in New York drunk, some times sleeping on the floor of subway, stations as he waited for the train home” she stated.
She stressed that “Before the illness, Majek was a wonderful man, his heart is a pot of platinum. He is a very kind and loving person, he was a great husband and lover he cared very much for the family. We felt his essence of fatherhood and husband whenever he was sober, he took care of me and treated me like a superstar.
Rita also noted that Majek was the best husband and women could ever dream of. He was the best husband to me, he was charming lover, but his alcoholism and drugs addiction denied us of his love, care and humanity. I have been staying alone for years with  our children, he abandoned us. This children are grown now.
I divorced Majek three months ago, I have to move on with my life, I am not getting any younger. I have remarried. My ex-husband is an alcoholic, I don’t know how to help him, only God can help Majek….”
….Culled from Punch.

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Why I Am Not Ready To Have Kids Yet-Burna Boy

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Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Damini Ogulu, aka Burna Boy, has opened up about why he is not ready to be a father yet.
According to the 32-year-old, he is not ready to have kids yet because he can not give them the attention they deserve.
Burna Boy disclosed this while responding to questions from newsmen, in a recent interview.
He explained that he would have children when he is settled or married.
“Why have not I had kids yet? Bro, because I don’t want to have kids yet,” he said.
“Have you seen my mum the way she loves me? Have you seen my dad the way he loves me?I know I can not give that to anyone right now with the life I’m living. So until I’m settled and I can be there for my children everyday, I’m not having no kid.
“I feel like my kids deserve better than I got. And I got both my mum and dad so you understand?”
On the allegations that he is impotent, Burna Boy said, “When I see the bants and the things people say about me not being able to have kids, I said this is unimportant. Let’s assume that it is true that I could not even have kids, you know that there’s something called IVF? But that is not even true,” he summed up.

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2Baba’s  20 Years Anniversary Of  ‘Face 2 Face’

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May 15, 2024, made it 20 years since Nigerian seminal superstar, 2Baba released his debut album, ‘Face 2 Face’.
Before 2Face Idibia (Now 2Baba) left the boy band Plantashun Boiz to chase a solo career, he was adjudged by many to be the band’s most talented member.
In fact, superstar rapper, Eedris Abdulkareem could not resist the urge to point this out in ‘Wackawikee MC,’ where he dissed former Remedies members, Tony Teitula and Eddy Montana as well as the Plantashun Boiz.
It was this huge expectation based on proven talent that preceded the release of 2Baba’s debut album, ‘Face 2 Face’ which was an emphatic statement of his ability and ambitions.
The Tide Entertainment reports that released under the iconic Nigerian music label, Kennis Music on 15th May 2004, ‘Face 2 Face’ would carry the zeitgeist of Nigerian pop music in the 2000s with heavy hip-hop and RnB influences.
For 2Face, the album was crafted to position him for commercial success justifying his decision to leave the Plantashun Boiz. ‘Face 2 Face’ would achieve this as it houses some of the biggest hit tracks that defined the 2000s and rocketed 2Baba as the face of Nigerian pop music.
‘Face 2 Face’ welcomes listeners to 2Baba’s world where he shares his many thoughts through mind- blowing lyrics, melodies, and compelling versatility.
“Today is the first day of the rest of my life,” he says in the hit song ‘Nfana Ibaga,’ where he delivers his statement of intent that will alter the direction of change in the Nigerian soundscape.
2Face had many things to share and he found exciting ways to communicate these thoughts. When he raps about love on the hit track ‘Ole’ he effortlessly molds melodies in unprecedented fashion.
2Baba is arguably Nigeria’s most gifted artist and his unbelievable ability shines in elevated lyricism, remarkable shapeshifting, and mind blowing delivery.
The acceptance of his fallibility offers food for thought on the lyrical masterclass ‘U No Holy Pass,’ where he cautions his critics who have a lot to say over his decision to leave Plantashun Boiz and the way he chooses to live his life. This record is one of those songs that reminds listeners that there is about nothing 2Baba can- not do as he effortlessly flows over the strings and drums of Rock music.
While the album carries significant hip-hop influences, it also has the palpable RnB music that shaped the American soundscape in the early 2000s.
On ‘Right Here’, 2Baba pours out his heart on a brilliant domestication of RnB and hip hop hybrid popular with Western RnB stars like Usher, Craig Davids and Joe.
The album’s biggest song is the classic guitar ballad, ‘African Queen’ which will break the commercial roof of Nigerian and African music. If there is any such thing as a perfect song, it will be ‘African Queen’ as the writing, delivery and production make for a perfect combination that is one of the most important records in the history of Nigerian mainstream pop music.
The success of 2Baba’s ‘African Queen’ transcended the shores of Africa as it was used in the 2006 Hollywood movie, ‘Phat Girls’ which was one of the earliest exportation of Nigerian mainstream pop music.
2Baba is known for being an artiste who constantly uses his music to speak on social justice and this is a trait that runs back 20 years ago.
On ‘police Skit,’ listeners get a commentary on the state of the Nigerian Police who are hardly distinguishable from armed robbers.
2Baba is one of Nigeria’s music’s most indefatigable hitmakers and he laid the blueprints for what is to come on the groovy party-starter ‘Keep on Rocking’ feat Natives & Lil Seal where he effortlessly switches language and flows.
‘Face 2 Face’ is a product of an era when artists craft wholesome albums with something for every listener and a concerted effort to carry a national outlook. Tracks like the gospel tune ‘Thank U Lord’ and ‘Odi Ya’ feat Black Face where he showcases his Benue roots point to this effort.
20 years after its release, ‘Face 2 Face’ is celebrated as a hall-of-fame Nigerian album that laid the blueprint for the hit projects in the Nigerian mainstream.
‘Face 2 Face’ showed listeners many sides of 2Baba – the singer, the rapper, the songwriter, the sage, the hitmaker, and ultimately, the pacesetter.

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Davido Reacts To Report Of Sacking His Lawyer

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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has debunked reports that he sacked his lawyer and longtime friend, Bobo Ajudua, over embezzlement.
The Tide Entertainment gathered that Davido recently sacked his long-term business partner and lawyer, Bobo Ajudua for embezzling $370,000.
However, reacting, the singer said, that was not the case.
He clarified that they are still friends even though they are no longer business partners.
”This was not the case at all! We are still very good friends! In business, things evolve and change all the time! Please, everyone disregard this narrative.”

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