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Nigeria’s Super Model, Yemi Fawaz Dies At 64
Nigeria’s first super model, Yemi Fawaz has died at the age of 64. Fawaz who pioneered professional modeling in Nigeria died in US on Wednesday, the cause of death was not made public.
Her daughter, Majadelene Oluwatosin broke the news on Face book. “It is with great sadness that I am announcing the passing of my mother Deaconess Yemi Fawaz, we thank God for her well lived life and for her strong faith in the Lord Almighty, she wrote.
“Her home going arrangement will be announced soon. I ask that you keep our family in your prayers and I am grateful that she was able to touch you all in so many ways”, she stated.
Ms Fawaz became a model in the late 70s, she also established a modeling school and did a lot for the fashion industry in Nigeria. She left Nigeria in 1997 and did not return until 2016.
Fawaz was born in Nigeria to a Lebanese father and a Nigerian mother. For over 30 years, she had a successful career as a fashion and photographic model, beauty promoter/consultant, fashion designer Chief, and a restaurateur.
She opened the first modeling agency in Nigeria and in West Africa. Her modeling career suffered a bit when she was diagnosed with enlarged heart also known as congestive heart failure in 1999. Fawaz is survived by her 33 year old daughter.
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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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