Entertainment
Silverbird Group Shut Over Alleged Unpaid Debts
Nigerian media, entertainment
and real estate firm the Silverbird Group has been shut, its founder and owner confirmed, yesterday, amid reports it defaulted on $38 million in debts.
Silverbird Television and its sister radio station Rhythm 93.7 FM have been off air since early yesterday while its cinema galleries and shopping malls it operated in Lagos and Abuja were also closed.
The action was reportedly taken by the state-run Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), which deals in the recovery of bad debts.
Sources confirmed that possession of the group’s properties was taken following a court order.
Group companies defaulted on repayment of debts of 11 billion naira ($38 million, €34 million), the publication added.
Bola Salako, of the Silverbird Communications division, told AFP: “We have some issues which we are addressing. I can assure you that we will soon be back on air.”
Group Founder and Chairman, Ben Murray-Bruce, then wrote on his Facebook page and Twitter account: “I have been on an international flight and have only just landed.
“The situation is being resolved and things will be back to normal,” he added, saying that all companies face challenges.
“Tough times don’t last. But we, as tough people, outlast them,” he wrote.
Businesses in Nigeria have been hit hard by the global fall in oil prices since mid-2014, weakening the naira currency, causing foreign exchange shortages and sending inflation spiralling.
Ordinary Nigerians have been forced to tighten their belts, as the cost of living has soared. Murray-Bruce, a senator who represents the southern oil-rich state of Bayelsa in the national assembly, established the Silverbird Group in 1980.
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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.
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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