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Why Most Nollywood Actresses Abuse Alcohol, Drugs

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It is no longer news that over 80 per cent of Nollywood actresses smoke cigarettes, drink heavily, while  a great number use hard drugs, but what people have not really come to understand are the reasons behind such attitude. Varying from one person to another, there are different reasons why Nollywod actresses indulge in these vices.

After an intense investigation, The Tide entertainment arrived at some of the reasons why actresses do it. One of them is friendship or clique. For those actresses who joined the industry before they kicked off as heavy drinkers of alcohol, smokers and drug users, they simply flowed with the wind of the industry they found themselves. To master their environment, they start making friends with other actresses and hanging out with them. Eventually, they work themselves into the habitual atmosphere to really fit into such cliques.

Interpretation of movie roles: This is another area that has actually stood as a trap to lots of actresses in being professional about their careers. Actresses are faced with a situation whereby movie roles require drinking heavily, puffing cigars and the dramatisation of the use of hard drugs. Actresses who do not smoke in real life face the challenge of smoking to interprete such roles.

As gathered from reliable sources, once the  first job is well handled, debased movie roles will start flying to the door posts of these actresses and there is the tendency that they would continue proving their professionalism to the detriment of their former habits. A study on human behaviors  and the nature of the brain showcased that such a person would gradually get addicted to the nicotinic content of tobacco and will continuously have the brain urge to use it afterwards.

Another factor is loneliness. There are certain prices that top actresses have paid for stardom and one of them is loneliness. Once an artiste hits stardom, he or she tends to be withdrawn from people and start missing the kind of places, food, and friends they used to keep in the past. To overcome loneliness those who find themselves in big and posh apartments make the bottle their companion. They use this to brighten up their brain and accept their environment the way it is, rather than thinking and looking for friends who might be hard to find. Being so bored, such people become curious and  taste drugs to see now they will feel.

Heart break: Over 40 per cent of cases of tobacco usage among actresses are related to emotional problems and failures in relationships. A source revealed that such beautiful ladies who go inducted into the world of tobacco after a shattered relationship consider it as a way of getting solace and  comfort. Actresses in this category feel the drugs will make them feel better in their unhappy mood.

Some of the actresses see the habit as an adventure just to know how it feels to indulge in them. Our source informed that 20 per cent of the actresses who drink vodka and Hennessy from the bottle and  smoke tobacco, started with a sip to know the taste of alcohol and a drug to know the taste of tobacco. From the first choke and cough, they progress to excessive drinking and a gate way to other forms of drugs to get the same effect they got when they started.

While others are involved in the habit to ease-off, these actresses have the misconception that the use of drugs will make them have more sound sleep after the stress and pressures of movie locations. Among these actresses are Halima Abubakar, Rita Dominic and Tonto Dike who confessed recently that she had quit smoking and drinking.

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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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