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44 SHOWBIZ Artistes shine as Star launches Music Trek IT was all fun and excitement on Friday night, as top rated artistes stormed the Star music trek signon gig. The gig, which took place at the Federal Palace Hotel, Lagos, kicked off at about 8pm and lasted till late in the night. The event feature performances from the likes of Skales, Oritse Femi, Black Magic, Lil Kesh, Sound Sultan and General Pype. This was preceded by the unveiling of the names of cities the shows will touch, as well as headliners for this year’s edition of the trek. Speaking on this year’s trek, Corporate Affairs Adviser, NB Plc, Kufre Ekanem stated that the choice of acts was based on their dedication to their musical careers, an attitude the Star brand seeks to celebrate. Among those revealed to perform at the road show include pop icon, 2face Idibia, BET Awards winner, Davido, Wizkid, Chocolate City rapper, MI and Seyi Shay. Other artistes are, Timaya, Wande Coal, Burna Boy, Naeto C, Mr. Raw, Yemi Alade, Oritse Femi, Faze, Runtown, Cynthia Morgan, Banky W, Sean Oritse Femi’s smart move Dupe Ayinla-Olasunkanmi IT is no longer news that Double Wahala crooner, Oritse Femi made headlines few days back when he claimed that the mother of his child, Blessing Rawa, hacked his Instagram ID to make his private messages public. In what appears to be a new twist to the whole drama, the artiste has taken to his Instagram handle and that of Blessing to claim that the exchange of words is nothing but a means of attracting attention for his new album titled Money Stops Nonsense set for release next month. He wrote: “Fans dnt be 2 serious...dats aw we pull our stunt....lol ....main why dnt forget my album is dropping on de 1st of May .. MSN…Super classic album of de year...#dempackamchop...hahahaaa.” According to the artiste, Money Stops Nonsense has singles already released. Some of the tracks include; the remix of Double Wahala ft. D’Banj, Mercy, Story of my Life, Igbeyawo, Redi Dance, Sukus ft. Harrysong, Zangarewa ft. Skales, Money ft. Timaya and others. •MI, Corporate Affairs Adviser NB Plc Kufre Ekanem, Banky W, SoundSultan, Naeto C Tizzle, Pasuma, Sound Sultan and Black Magic. The DJs on board are DJXclusive, DJ Snoop Damaja, DJ Switch, Tony Blaze and DJ Big N. Hosts are Lafup, •Hilda Dokubo ALL was lively on Sunday at the Ajose Adeogun, Victoria Island outlet of Tantalizers Plc in Lagos when the quick-service restaurant hosted the 12 finalists of the fifth edition of the Nigerian Idol. Tantalizers, the official food partner in the on-going music reality show, threw the surprise event for the contestants to ease off stress after going through rigorous sessions in the previous rounds of the contest. The contestants were received by Gbenga Adeyinka and Do2dtun. The trek will kick off on Saturday, May 2, 2015 in Calabar, Cross Rivers State and will visit other cities like Abakaliki, Awka, Makurdi, By Wale Ajetunmobi the top management staff of the eatery. Customers were thrilled by the contestants’ short performances, making the premises to come alive in excitement. Tantalizers’ Deputy Managing Director, Mr. Gbolahan Labinjo, said the company decided to partner with the show because of its belief in assisting the youth to achieve their dreams. He said the partnership, which started two Sapele, Auchi, Ibadan and Lagos. Present at the sign-on gig were Banky W, Naeto C, Sound Sultan, MI, Mr Raw, Seyi Shay, Oritse Femi and other super stars. Hilda Dokubo bounces back in new movie, Stigma By Ovwe Medeme VETERAN Nollywood actress, Hilda Dokubo has returned to her first love, acting, on a new advocacy movie titled Stigma. The actress who has been away for quite a while revealed that she is presently working on more scripts as well as her own TV show. Speaking with The Nation at the screening of Stigma, a movie on stigmatization which took place at the Nigerian Film Corporation last Saturday, Dokubo said that her decision to star in the movie is because it is a cause she believes in. “People have done movies about how we can contact HIV AIDS, living with HIV AIDS but we have hardly done anything on what happens after people have contracted the virus and how people could deal with living with it. Stigmatisation is a killer. It just means rejection as a result of it. And when people reject the victims, it is the same as showing hate. When people show you hate, you can’t grow. Hate is negative energy. You can’t tap any kind of strength from rejection or from hate. But you can tap a lot of strength from love and that is what is special about this,” she said. Hilda plays the role of Ibiso who works as a local midwife. In the cause of her work, she contracts HIV which she passes on to her daughter, Vanessa (Jackie Appiah). While the mother dies of rejection, the daughter thrives in an atmosphere of love and acceptance. The movie, directed by Dagogo Diminas, also stars the likes of Emeka Ike, Ngozi Nwosu and Soibifaa Dokubo among others. Tantalizers hosts Nigerian Idol finalists years ago, has the objective to ensure the Nigerian Idol contestants and the organisers are nourished and revitalized in the course of the event. Labinjo said; “We partner with the Nigerian Idol organisers because we felt the need to keep the contestants, crew and other people involved in the project continuously revitalised and nourished during the exercise. Our continuous involvement in the project will take care of the challenge.” THE NATION TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2015 Fans react as Desmond Elliot pushes Huawei brand on Twitter By Joe Agbro Jr AFTER recently winning an election to represent Surulere Constituency at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Nollywood actor turned politician, Desmond Elliot, is using his starpower to push Huawei, an electronic brand. Taking the campaign to his Twitter handle, Elliot had asked his fans to form a sentence using ‘Huawei Mate 7’, one of the products of the phone company to stand a chance to win the phone. “It’s still on. Make a sentence with ‘Huawei Mate 7’. We have 1 winner already, one more to go! Best wishes guys,” he wrote in another tweet. As at Sunday evening, the tweet had already elicited lots of reactions from fans who creatively made use of ‘Huawei Mate 7’ in sentences. However, some of his fans wondered why he is still endorsing brands after winning the seat to represent his constituency as a lawmaker. ‘Oga, remember u r no more only N’wood celebrity r now a honourable,’ tweeted Adewale Ajose to the actor. ‘All dis Huawei hav 2 stop. Don’t go&start lobbying 4 dem in d hs.’ •Desmond Elliot The contestants were treated to exciting fun period during the twohour event, which afforded them an opportunity to meet their admirers for photograph and autograph. After their lunch, the contestants took turn to entertain members of the audience with songs and dance steps. The contestants were also presented with Tantalizers’ branded gift certificates, which they can use to buy food or gift items at any of the eatery’s outlets. •Oritse Femi •Deputy Managing Director of Tantalizers Plc, Mr. Gbolahan Labinjo (Middle) and other officials of the company with the Nigerian Idol Season 5 final 12 contestants during the “Day Out with Tantalizers” by the contestants o
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