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The Tide Felicitates With Senior Staff Members On Birthday
It was a happy coincidence when four senior staff members of Rivers State Newspaper Corporation (The Tide) celebrated their birthday on September 19.
Among the celebrants are The Tide acting editor, Mr. Amieyeifori Ibim, Business editor, Boye Salau, deputy political editor, Opaka Dokubo and the secretary of Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) Rivers State chapter, Ike Wigodo.
They all expressed happiness and thanked God for his grace and mercies towards them.
The editor Mr. Ibim said, “There is nothing wrong with celebrating birthdays, although mine was on a low key. It reminds you of the day you came to the world and how far you have gone.
“Certainly, when you look back you will always recall that God has been faithful to you and life is a gift, not just a gift, it is a unique and divine gift and the power behind it is God”.
He also added that birthday is a time to take stock of one’s life, see how one has failed and make amends where necessary.
Similarly, former chairman of NUJ Rivers State Council and deputy political editor(The Tide), Opaka Dokubo, expressed happiness to see yet another anniversary of his birth.
“Birthday is a day you keep at heart and that determines how much you think you are older, it is another day in the calendar, but it is a special day because that is the day you made your advent into this place called earth.
“For me, it is usually a day of reflection that is the way I marked it.
“I do not feel like I have attained anything, but I am grateful that God permitted me to be here and spared my life so far”.
Also, the chief of staff, Rivers State NUJ and Business editor, Boye Salau said, It was a day of joy to me that I had the honours and favours of almighty God to mark another year in my life.
“I must say that the outpouring of love from family, friends, well wishers, and professional colleagues made the day memorable”.
When asked if he had any regrets, he said, “there is no cause for regrets in my life because everyone has his own destiny, I give glory to God for everything”.
In the same vein, the NUJ secretary, Rivers chapter Mr. Ike Wigodo said, “I thank God for giving me the opportunity to add another year to my age, I give God the glory.
“I was impressed with the turn out of friends, well wishers and NUJ members who came to celebrate with me.
“My greatest joy is that I am alive today, and birthday is a special day in one’s life,” he said.
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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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