Entertainment
UBA Boosts Creative Industry With Assistant Madams
RedTV, the foremost lifestyle platform powered by United Bank for Africa (UBA has just launched its new and very much anticipated series “Assistant Madams”.
Creator of the hit series, the man’s club Red TV has been engaging and providing opportunities for talented youths in the creative industry in Africa since its inception.
The crème de la crème of Entertainment Industry gathered at the prestigious and newly opened Ebony life place in the bustling city of Lagos to watch the premiere of ‘Assistant Madams.’
The story revolves around the life of three aspiring female Lagos socialites and their journey to ‘big girl status.
Speaking at the event, the executive producer of RED TV, Bola Atta said “REDTV was birthed by United Bank for Africa to support the creative industry in Nigeria and also across the African continent. For about four years now, we have been creating employment through entertainment.
“The potential revenue that can be generated in the industry is often under estimated and it is only in recent times that more people have had courage to leave traditional professions and embrace the creatives. We want to encourage talented and creative professionals to pursue their dreams and confidently feel that they are contributing the economic growth”, she said.
In attendance at the event were Sola Sobowale, Juliet Ibrahim, Toke Makinwa, Uru Eke, Mo Abudu, Patrick Doyle etc.
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.
Nancy Briggs
