Wednesday, 27 April 2016
New Music: Jesse Jagz – Reputation
Flavour scores Endorsement Deal with Life Beer
In 2014, Flavour landed
a huge deal with Guinness Nigeria where he signed a two-year contract.
Now, he has moved on to their major competitors, Nigerian Breweries to
sign a two-year ambassadorial deal for Life Beer.
The announcement was made via social media yesterday when Lead Promoter & CEO of Upfront Bookings, Paul O, broke the news while revealing the length of the singer’s contract.
New Video: Tiwa Savage feat. Dr. Sid – If I Start To Talk
It’s finally here!
After releasing a teaser clip yesterday, Mavin’s First Lady Tiwa Savage has dropped the visuals to her song “If I Start To Talk” which features her Mavin labelmate Dr. Sid.
Basketmouth, Boity & Thomas Gumede set to host the African Version of Hit Comedy Show “Ridiculousness”
“Ridiculousness: is an American comedy clip show that began airing on August 29, 2011. The American version is hosted by Rob Dyrdek and co-hosted by Sterling “Steelo” Brim and Chanel West Coast.
“Ridiculousness” shows various viral
videos from the Internet, usually involving failed do-it-yourself
attempts at stunts, to which Rob and his panelists add mock commentary.
The show has seven seasons and is a huge success so it is quite exciting that Africa is getting its own version.
“Ridiculousness Africa” will be hosted by South African actor and presenter Thomas Gumede as well as South African presenter Boity and Nigerian comedian Basketmouth.
Olisa Metuh’s Trial Adjourned till May 17th due to his Ill health
Justice Abang adjourned the case after Metuh’s lawyer, Dr. Onyechi Ikpeazu (SAN) urged the court to do so, saying his client is indisposed.
Recall that Metuh was reported to have
slumped in Abuja on Tuesday during Yobe and Borno states inauguration of
Caretaker Committees of the Party. Click here if you missed it
Speaking to journalists after the
proceedings, Metuh said that he decided to defy his physician’s advise
to rest a while so that the Court will not decide to revoke his bail.
“I am eager to defend myself in this
case. There a lot that people do not know about this case. We will
reveal everything in our defence,” he said.
Monday, 18 April 2016
Abisola Alawode: Perhaps It’s Time For Mavins to Try Something Different
Don Jazzy is a genius. Let me state that
clearly. His exploits in the Nigerian entertainment industry are second
to none. But some of the songs that he and his team at Mavin have been
churning out recently leave a lot to be desired.
One cannot blame the Mavins though.
Corny songs have a way of resonating with Nigerians. We dance to them in
clubs; we play them at our ceremonies even at sober events like
burials. The Mavins have probably realized this hence the predominant
style of music they put out. Having found success with Dorobucci, Don Jazzy
and his Mavin team probably decided that this was the path to follow.
Almost all the songs they put out after that had the same tempo.
This in itself is a good decision but at
the same time, Don Jazzy should have seen the handwriting on the wall
after the release of Jantamanta. I mean, this song was dead on arrival. The video did not help matters. Even the starring role of popular Nollywood actor Imeh ‘Ikon’ Bishop in the video of Oga Titus could not save the song from also crashing.
One might say the music style of the
Mavins is working judging by the social media attention the songs
mentioned above have gotten but I beg to differ.
The average Nigerian music lover wants
to hear more than the current crop of commercial sounds that are
constantly in our faces. There exists other genres of music our
musicians can explore. Most of them even have songs like this but the
fear of the ‘Nigerian market’ syndrome won’t let them release the songs.
These days, some are of the opinion that
the Mavins as a collective unit have lost their music appeal because of
the rate at which they put out cheesy songs. Some even claim that they
can predict the kind of song each artiste on the roster may put out.
This should not be the case.
One of the things that endeared Don
Jazzy to and the defunct Mo’ Hits crew to fans back in the day was the
fact that no one knew what they were up to music wise. There was always
excitement in the air whenever D’banj, Wande Coal, Dr Sid or even D’Prince announced a new song. That excitement has been lost today in the Mavins.
With the number of talented artistes Mavin records has on its roster, perhaps it is time for them to switch things up.
Ibadan Couple divorce after 10 Year Marriage due to “Sango Worship” & Infidelity
The President of the court, Ademola Odunade, held that the marriage had suffered irreconcilable differences.
Odunade awarded custody of the first child to the husband and the remaining two to the wife because they were are still small.
He said that the husband Rafiu would pay a monthly feeding allowance of N4,000 for the upkeep of each of the two children and be responsible for their education and other welfare.
Rafiu, had in his petition, urged the court to dissolve his marriage to his wife because she was adulterous and a worshipper of Sango contrary his Islamic belief.
My lord, since I got married to Monsurat in 2006, she had been disobedient to me in all ways, including moving around in the late hours of the night.Monsurat, who did not oppose the divorce claim, denied any act of adultery. Monsurat said.
What I found out was that she was involved in extra-marital affairs with her co-Sango worshippers.I kept thinking that she would change her ways, but I can no longer withstand the embarrassment and shame Monsurat has brought to bear on me.
I am a Muslim by faith and I told her that she must follow my religion, but she strongly resisted my instruction.
In addition to her disobedience, Monsurat kept threatening me with all sorts of fetish means through her concubines to kill me.
I have told her that if she cannot practice my faith, she was free to leave my home.
I want to have my children because if she has custody of them, Monsurat might instill those negative practices into them,” he explained.
Nurani knew all along that I am a traditional worshipper of Sango before marrying me and he cannot all of a sudden deny me access to my ancestral background.
It is true that I return home in the night and it is due to the night worships that we had to do on most occasions.
You know, I have to do the cooking for my fellow Sango worshippers.
In fact, Nurani had violently attacked an elderly man who supervises our worship, inflicting serious injuries on him in the process.
He cannot take good care of the children,”
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