SUPERBASSNAIJA BLOG

Gospel singer, Aity Dennis, has dropped a new album entitled Not Alone , a 13 tracker dedicated to pastors and ministers of the gospel on Monday, July 1. The release which coincided with the International Ministers Conference holding in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom State capital features tracks like Final Thank You, Not Alone, Your Battle Belongs to The Lord, Stand in the Midst of Your Dreams and Oruko among others. Commenting on the new album, Aity said: “The CD is in appreciation of ministers of the gospel the world over who are laboring in The Lord’s vineyard. The idea is to minister to these ministers because he who waters also needs to be watered too.”

If not for the timely intervention of Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Raji Fashola, perhaps the popular Traffic 96.1FM, which monitors traffic across the ever-busy Lagos metropolis, would have lost its focus. Skoops gathered that barely three months after the establishment of the radio station, it became the beautiful bride of Lagosians and therefore every brand manager who knew his onions wanted to seize the moment by placing advertisement on the platform. A source disclosed: “The Traffic Radio became a huge success just a short while after it started broadcasting and brand managers began to eye it as a veritable platform to push their brands because its listener base ran into millions on a daily basis. It was sheer market economics at work! “A deluge of adverts bombarded the station and the climax was when business savvy brand managers brought cheques running into millions of naira, ready to buy off a large chunk of airtime. However, Governor Fashola got wind of the pla...

PRESIDENTS JONATHAN AND OBAMA While Nigerians are still fuming over the recent snub of the country by American president, Barrack Obama, during his recent three-nation-tour of Africa, the second time in a couple of years, it has emerged that the real reason the president of the most powerful country in the world snubbed Nigeria was not unconnected with the country’s stand on homosexuality and same sex marriage. According to a reliable source who spoke to Superbass on grounds of anonymity: “Forget the bullshit about corruption! Don’t we have corrupt politicians in South Africa or Tanzania or where ever he has visited? The real reason why Obama chose to snub Nigeria is because of Nigeria’s stand on homosexuality. Remember, Secretary Clinton had threatened sanctions against Nigeria during Obama’s first term after the homosexual community in Nigeria protested in Nigeria with a call for equal rights with straight couples. “Remember, the country had reacted by prescribing 14 year jail ter...

Godfather of Nigerian comedy, Ali Baba, has shared the secrets of his success story with TS Weekend , revealing how his wealthy dad rejected, abandoned and finally disowned him over his decision to pursue a career in comedy, a sharp contrast to his father’s plans for him. The comedian disclosed that his father wanted him to be a lawyer and would stop at nothing to make his son one but his passion for comedy put both of them on collusion course. Things finally got so bad that he had to run away from home to Lagos, to actualize his dream. And when Ali Baba finally hit Lagos, he sought and got sanctuary in an uncle’s home but was later kicked out from there. He recalls: “I came to Lagos to do comedy in 1999. Today, I am a billionaire and I have made people millionaires. It’s all about the passion. Once upon a time I chose to pursue a career in comedy, which was in contrast to my father’s dream for me. He wanted me to be a lawyer but I wanted to do comedy and I was passionate about it...

Ashimi Olawale popularly known as Brymo came on the music scene in 2007 when he dropped his debut album, Brymstone . The 27-year-old son of a carpenter father and petty trader mother grew up in Okokomaiko, a suburb of Lagos. His music career began in 2002 when he and a couple of friends formed a band they christened ‘Aliens’. However, they later broke up and Brymo kick-started his solo career, recording his first single in 2005. In 2010, he hooked up with Chocolate City and got a face following the success of Ice Prince’s Oleku . In this interview with TS Weekend , Brymo opens up on his childhood, music and current crisis with Chocolate City. Excerpts: How did you come into music? I started music when I was 14. But I think what happened was that my mum was and remains a big music fan so, I’d like to say that she is responsible for my keen interest in music. It all began in SS1 when I wrote my first song entitled, Future . At what time did you decide to embrace music? As I grew up, it...