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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