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Actor, Joseph Benjamin and Monalisa Omorodion, will be on parade on Sunday, December 28, when Wole Oni’s  Audacious Bold & Crispy , a music concert dedicated to jazz aficionados takes centre stage at the prestigious Intercontinental Hotel. Commenting, the multi instrumentalist, music producer and CEO of WOMP, Wole Oni, described the event as one that would set new standards in jazz circles in the country: “It is going to be an evening of relaxation and premium jazz music; an evening for mature minds. It is basically a celebration of the Wole Oni brand and billed to perform are some of Nigeria’s best artistes. Lovers of good music in Nigeria cannot afford to miss this quintessential event which will close down Lagos on December 28.” And billed to thrill are Gallant Stallion, Onyeka Onwenu, Tosin Martins, Timi Dakolo, Gloria Ibru, Yinka Davies, Ara and Nosa Umaigba among a host of others. “Red Carpet kicks-off at 7pm and the show proper will run from 8pm to 10 pm. This...

All is set for the Christmas edition of  Julius Agwu’s Crack Ya Ribs , which holds on Christmas Day,  Thursday, December 25, at the Aztec Arcum, Stadium Road, Port Harcourt. Red carpet kicks-off at 5pm. Indeed it promises to be a day of fun and excitement. This much the comedian told tonyogagablog in a chat. “There are so many events happening this festive season but one event you cannot afford to miss is the Christmas edition of my comedy show,  Crack Ya Ribs , which holds at the Aztec Arcum, Stadium Road, Port Harcourt, on Christmas Day. “Ever since Governor Amaechi assumed office, peace has returned to Port Harcourt and that is the reason why every Christmas, we take Crack Ya Ribs back to its roots in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital; this is my own way of giving back to my roots.” On hand to provide music are likes of Burna Boy, Skales and Buckwild. For comedy it is Okey Bakassi, Funky 4, De Don, Moncals, Pencil and Romeo among a host of other...

                                                            Finally, the organisers of   Music Meets Runway (MMR), have unveiled artistes that will headline this year’s edition of the popular music and fashion show which holds on 23 December at Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Tagged   MMR African Edition, this year,   Music Meets Runway   is expanding its frontier across the continent by including participation of fashion and music stakeholders across the continent. According to a statement from the platform, Wizkid will lead a host of stars including Mpumi from South Africa, Sauti Sol from Kenya and Efya from Ghana. Other Nigerian stars are  Patoranking,...

AMBASSADOR LOIUS MNGUNI RECEIVING AN AWARD FROM MICHAEL PARISH THE AWARD ORGANISER All is set for the 2015 edition of Africa Film Development Awards (AFDA), which holds in Zanzibar in the second quarter of 2015. According to Michael Parish, the organiser of the awards which seeks to recognise and reward creativity across the continent, the 2015 edition will be bigger and better! “Plans have been wrapped up for a successful hosting of the 2015 edition of the awards in Zanzibar in July 2015. It promises to be an eventful and exciting show as top stakeholders in the movie industry across Africa will be in attendance; AFDA is a Pan African award which recognises and rewards excellence in the African motion picture industry.” The 2014 edition of AFDA was held in grand style during the 17th Zanzibar International Film Festival on June 22 at the historic 450 years Old fort amphi-theatre by the Indian Ocean in Zanzibar. According to Parish, “AFDA 2014 Zanzibar demonstrated another...

d. Publisher, actress and movie maker, Ani Ama­tosero is poised to heat up Nollywood with two brand new movies before the year runs out. Entitled  Warri Blood  and  December 24,  the actress told tonyogagablog   that both movies would be released simultaneously. “ Effixzy Magazine  has gone beyond publishing. We have delved into movie production and as I speak to you, we are set to release two movies into the Nigerian market simultaneously. The movies are  December 23  and  Warri Blood. “ Warri Blood  is also an eye opener. The objective is to let people know that the fact that you are from a poor background does not make you less human. Where you come from may not be your responsibility but you are responsible for where you are headed in life. “Most rich and famous people are from poor backgrounds. The movie is designed to encourage youths especially those that have low self esteem due to where they  find themselves,” Ani ...

Are you beautiful? Can you hold your own and strut your stuff in a music video? Are you a model? If your answer is yes then this one is for you. Fuji star, Muri Thuinder, has wrapped up plans to shoot the video of his latest track entitled There Is God from his latest album with the same title and he needs super duper models so if you think you have what it takes, then tag along and send your pictures to him at okhadesylvester@yahoo.com . Commenting, Sylvester Okhade, Muri Thunder's manager who also doubles as the CEO of Papa Sly Entertainment said: "As you very well know, Muri THunder is one of the fuji artistes making waves in the country and redefining fuji sound, We are shooting a super duper video and we are looking for the hottest models so if you feel you have what it takes, send us your hottest pictures and you could be among the lucky models that will be on the video. Goodluck."

Fuji star, Muri Thunder, has opened up on why fuji artistes don’t earn as much as their hip hop counterparts. Muri Thunder who only last week dropped a brand new album entitled There Is God declared that the reason was due to poor packaging on the part of majority of fuji musicians. “Fuji is grassroots and we can’t deny that but it has to be packaged and taken to the mainstream. See what the Americans did with hip hop for instance. We need to take fuji to the global mainstream starting from home. We are getting there but a lot still need to be done. “Once we can strike that balance I can assure you that corporate bodies will come scrambling to endorse us because fuji is dynamic; fuji has more substance compared to hip hop and is a strong tool for projecting our Nigerian heritage. “And that is the reason we try to do our things differently. My vision is to take fuji to the mainstream. That is why we are working with Papa Sly Entertainment. a case in point is my collaboration w...

Following the successful hosting of Sax Appeal 3, Mike Aremu, Nigeria’s international sax sensation, is set to take the platform to the next level as   Sax Appeal 4   berths in the city of Abuja, on Sunday, November 23. And billed to headline this year’s event alongside Mike Aremu is American female smooth jazz Latino saxophonist, Jessy J, including Kunle Ayo, Yinka Davis and Timi Dakolo. Jessy J, who made her debut five years ago has scored back-to-back hits ever since. Her highly anticipated self produced album entitled   Second Chances,   which debuted in 2013 features collaborations with Grammy award nominated keyboardist-producer Jeff Lorber, Grammy award-winning guitarist, Norman Brown, renowned bassist, Jimmy Haslip and legendary pianist, Joe Sample. Sax Appeal   is a Jazz concert aimed at reaching the hearts of music lovers around the world by providing quality live performances from talented artistes within Nigeria and from different parts...

Ex Mo’ Hits star and now Mavin Records sign on, Dr. Sid, has sensationally declared that at Mavin Records, his former label mates are not missing the Koko master, D’banj. Dr Sid made the declaration during a chat with   The Entertainer   in Lagos during the fourth edition of the Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition Round table, which was held at the Four Seasons by Sheraton, Lekki, Lagos, last week. “We are not missing Dbanj, no, not at all. He is doing so well and he has gone on to drop a couple of hits and the same goes for Mavin; we have dominated the last two years of Nigerian music no doubt so we are also doing so well,” the singer, who released a new album last December entitled   Siduction   told   The Entertainer. On his dad, the late Justice Esiri, a Nollywood veteran who succumbed to cancer a while ago, the singer had this to say: “I still miss him and I am very proud of him; he touched so many lives through his works. Where ever I go his name opens ...

Blackdrum TV, an experiential event company, has inked a multi-million naira deal with one of Nigeria’s biggest transport companies, Chisco Transport, a deal which would revolutionalise travelling experience for road travelers. Commenting, Emmanuel Odole, the CEO of Blackdrum 360, the parent company of Blackburn TV, described the deal as ground breaking: “This is groundbreaking! We have just launched a partnership with Chisco Transport christened Vehicle Entertainment Service (VES). We are poised to provide entertainment on all Chisco Transport busses travelling across the West African sub region. “As you very well know, Chisco Transport is one of the biggest transport platforms in the country and the entire West African sub-region and we are excited about this opportunity because now, passengers have an opportunity to be thoroughly entertained with premium and compelling content while travelling. “Before now it was sleeping all the way or just chatting and disturbing passenge...

The story of Stephen Akintayo shatters the myth that one needs millions of naira to start a business. Once upon a time he sold pure water and pop corn to make ends meet while studying in the university. Today he is an entrepreneur, a motivational speaker, a life coach and mentor and an ICT professional earning as much as N50, 000 per hour for speaking engagements! In a chat with tonyogagablog, Akintayo opened up on how he started his business while studying in the university with just a N1000 as a 300 Level student. “People who want to go into business say money is the problem and that is not true. Money has wings and it could fly. They can give you those millions you have been telling yourself would transform your business but beware, you could eventually get those millions and before you say Jackie Robinson, you could end up blowing it all and everything could go down the drain! I am talking from experience.” Recounting his journey into entrepreneurship, Akintayo says: “I st...

The Performing Musicians’ Employers’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN), has sent an SOS to President Goodluick Jonathan and Honourable, Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker, House of Representatives, calling for the immediate liberalization of collective administration in Nigeria. In two separate letters, PMAN disclosed that it has written series of letters to the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), and the Honourable Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke (SAN) on the issue but had received no response. In a chat with tonyogagablog, the Chairman, PMAN Care Taker Committee,   Kevin   Lucciano Gabriel, lamented that the monopoly was killing entertainment business in Nigeria:”The forced monopoly in the copyright administrative system in Nigeria is killing entertainment business even more than piracy. We have demanded for audience but PMAN has not received any response or action on its requests from the NCC. “In August 2010, a group of en...

Lovers of fuji music are in for a swell time as Marbles Field Hotel & Event Centre, in conjunction with Papa Sly Entertainment, presents Muri Thunder in an earth shaking concert on Friday, October 31, at Marbles Field Hotel & Events Centre. According to Sylvester Okhade, the CEO of Papa Sly Entertainment: “The show kicks off at 10 pm at Sehinde Calisto Cresent, Oshodi and guess what, gate fee is just N1000. We are calling on all lovers of good music to come out and have fun the Muri Thunder way. Security is guaranteed! See you there.” Penultimate week, Muri Thunder released a brand new album entitled There Is God to wide acclaim in fujidom. 

Fuji music star, Genius Muri Alabi Thunder, has dropped a brand new album entitled There Is God , a multi-track album featuring tracks like Idi Na, Oluaye Ko Le Kan, Na Only U Waka Come and To Ba Ni Kini Fuji Mi among others. Commenting, the singer’s manager, Sylvester Okhade of Papa Sly Entertainment said the album took over a year to produce and fans should watch out for a blast album! “All fans of fuji King, Muri Thunder, are in for a swell time. The fuji singer who has almost 30 albums to his credit has a brand new album to his credit entitled There Is God, featuring hit tracks never heard before. “The beautiful thing is that like his previous albums, there is a song for everybody on this album; it’s a must buy,” Okhade added stating that plans were in top gear for video shoots and songs on the album are also available online for download. Muru Thunder rose from the slums of Africa’s largest ghetto, Ajegunle in the 1990s and found fame and fortune as a record...

Ever since he declared his intention to run for governorship, it has not been the same for wife of rib cracker, Julius Agwu. Close pals say his declaration totally took his wife by surprise and she is yet to come to terms with it as she has received hundreds of calls since an interview her hubby granted went viral. “She is currently in the US with the kids and ever since that publication was made, her life has never been the same again. She has received thousands of calls from all over the world as people have been besieging her with phone calls. “The problem is she is finding it difficult dealing with it and people have been asking her if her husband’s intention is genuine or not just another joke. Some people even suggested that if she is willing, they will take her and Julius Agwu, to a native doctor who will do very potent medicine that will help him crush his opponents come 2015 and all this has greatly unsettled her. Currently she has stopped taking calls as she is total...

Chairman PMAN Caretaker Committee, Kevin Lucciano Gabriel, has jetted out to Dubai for the one year anniversary of his marriage to his wife and the couple with also visit London and Florence, Italy. “I have been working all year and it’s time to take a break. My wife and I are travelling out to Dubai for a well deserved break. From there we will hit London before hitting Florence, Italy. We will also use the opportunity to celebrate the first anniversary of our marriage. As you very well know we tied the knot August of last year.” On how marriage has transformed him, Kevin said: ”Its been a wonderful experience. My wife gives me so much joy; marriage is the greatest thing that ever happened to me and my wife is the greatest gift God has given me.” The pair tied the knot last year in a society wedding that attracted the crème de la crème of Nigerian society in the UK.

Limpopo star, Kcee, got the embarrassment of his life recently while on his American tour when cab drivers quizzed him on the fate of the Chibok girls who were kidnapped by Boko Haram in April. Kcee shared his experience during a press conference to unveil PMAN’s peace pet project tagged Lighting Up The Unity Flame, at PMAN office, Opebi, Lagos earlier in the week. “I was thoroughly embarrassed in the US a couple of days ago while I was on your. In New York, the airport cab driver who took me to my hotel from the airport as soon as he discovered I was Nigerian asked, ‘have they found those girls.’ I was so embarrassed I had nothing to say. Again it happened in Los Angeles when another cab man asked me the same question. Can you imagine a cab man saying that? It was very embarrassing and I realised that whether we like it or not, where ever we find ourselves in the world, we must defend the image of our country but we have to start from the very source of this problems.” Accord...

America based Nigerian hip hop sensation, De'boyed, has inked a deal with iroking online Radio and TV stations, courtesy of his monster hit singles, Let’s Celebrate and Chiyenre . Commenting, his Nigerian manager, Raymond Lasisi said: “ Let's Celebrate is currently enjoying huge radio station air play and is doing very well and is steadily climbing into most stations Top 10 count down. “The latest now is that we are now on Iroking radio and TV stations online. Our fans can visit Iroking online and watch and download the videos of both Let’s Celebrate and Chinyere ." Lasisi added that De’boyed’s reward scheme for his fans was still on and running: “Also, fans are still being rewarded with N25, 000 for those who can sing Let’s Celebrate back to back. Just call in during air play. Don't be left out; join other fans and make some cool weekend cash.” iroking online TV has over 1.7million monthly views. Let’s Celebrate video is also on YouTube and has received...

Soft porn actress, Afrocandy, is at it again. This time she is asking wannabe actors and actresses to part with N7000 as fee for auditions for her upcoming movie. In a statement she posted on facebook, Afrocandy stated: “Registration for my audition has Kicked-off staring from Today, July 14th to July 30th 2014, and here is the detailed information: You go to the bank, pay your registration fee of N7,000 and once I confirm payment, I will invite you for your audition with me personally. You must bring your teller when you are coming. Good luck Guys!’ Attempts to reach AGN president, Ibinabo Fiberessima for comments was not successful.

9ice’s ex, Tony Payne, is in a dilemma. Going by her recent posts on twitter, the mother and show biz personality is haunted by her failed marriage even as love beckons. ‘Asking God for answers, Please let me love this man as he deserves, please don't let him break my heart because I cannot bear it yet again,” Toni had posted recently. Earlier, expressing her deep fears she had posted: ‘When he says to you, baby I'm a good man, take me as I am. You know he is but you fight the feeling to be vulnerable to another.’ ‘Would you know if your heart is covered in a shield of ice? Every touch feels good, every kiss feels so divine but not enough to melt it.’ Toni got hooked to 9ice at the height of his career after they had a secret wedding in 2008. However, they later parted ways amid rumours of infidelity and irreconcilable differences.

Talking drummer, Ara, has sensationally declared that contrary to newspaper and online reports, she never predicted Kefee’s death.   “May Kefee’s soul rest in peace. I want to clear this issue once and for all. I never predicted Kefee’s death. All those reports are not true. I had a dream though and I called her up and told her what I saw in my dream. I told her to pray very hard and she said, ‘sister,   I don’t hear,   thank you’ and that was all. Before I knew it there were reports all over that I predicted Kefee’s death!” So, what did she tell Kefee? “I can’t talk about it; I don’t want to talk about it. Whether she took my advice or not I will never know but I never predicted her death; that’s all I can say.” However, Ara added: “I have a gift and every one in my family knows about it. People who are very close to me also know about it. If I call you and say I had a dream and I saw this and that, you had better do something about it....

City People Entertainment awardee, Daniel Kanayo Daniel aka DKD, has sensationally revealed that he enjoys  kissing actress, Tonto Dikeh. “I have done some romantic movies that I am very proud of. I have a very good connection with my female colleagues on set and that is because we agree on the scene before going on set," DKD as he is fondly called, who is fast carving a niche for himself as one of Nollywood's new lover boys told Nkechi Chima in a chat. According to him: “Earlier in my career, I had a misunderstanding with Tonto Dike but we later became friends after playing alongside her in over four movies. Honestly, Tonto Dikeh is one of the actresses I have body chemistry with when it comes to playing romantic roles. When we do, it’s so real people applauded us. But we were able to achieve these because we had a conversation and understanding before going on set.” DKD won the award for best Upcoming Actor at this year’s edition of City People Entertainme...

Rib cracker, Otaghware Otas Onodjayeke a.k.a. Otas Igosave, has embarked on a European tour that has taken him to a dozen European capitals which he is lighting up with his brand of comedy alongside Klint Da Drunk. In a telephone chat with   tonyogagablog, the indigene of Sapele, Delta State, opened up on the journey so far. “I give God all the glory. There’s no retirement age in comedy so I will never retire. It is not like music or football where you are limited; and that’s why you still find the likes of Steve Harvey in the trade. “Presently, I’m on a European tour doing what I enjoy doing best. The idea is to get close to my fans in this part of the world and we are targeting Africans especially Nigerians. It's not been easy though catching up with flights from one country to the other or hopping from one city to the other. It’s been a litany of long road trips and most times, short sleep time but trust me, it’s been fun because I am working with one of the best t...

Nigeria’s foremost gospel music producer, Wole Oni, is in the mood for celebration. Last week Friday, friends, fans and family thronged his office/studio in Surulere, Lagos, to celebrate with the music maker as he celebrated his latest awards namely a Lifetime Crystal Award and his appointment as a Youth UN Ambassador for Peace. “I’m excited today and grateful to God for his numerous blessings upon my life. Words cannot express my joy. We are here to celebrate my latest additions, my UN Youth Peace ambassadorship and my Crystal Lifetime Achievement Award, which I won penultimate Sunday. “I am most excited about the UN Youth Peace Ambassadorship because I have been looking for such a platform to preach the gospel of peace. Before now I have been involved in peace initiatives at the grass roots but this is a whole new ball game.” So how is he going to use his UN platform to promote peace? “One of the things I am going to work on now as a peace ambassador is to use my specialty t...

Hope is finally here as a major breakthrough in the decades’ old controversy rocking the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), was achieved recently when the PMAN Caretaker Committee, led by Kevin Lucciano Gabriel, got the endorsement of the Registrar of Trade Unions with a mandate to take over the affairs of the union and reunite it. A statement confirming the development signed by the Chairman of its Care Taker Committee, Kevin Lucciano Gabriel read thus: “The PMAN Caretaker Committee, in concert with the Registrar of Trade unions in Nigeria and the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity, wish to bring to public notice that the prolonged leadership battle that engulfed the activities of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN), has been laid to rest. This is coming on the heels of a joint meeting of all factional leaders, the Peace Initiative Committee and the Registrar of Trade Unions, held on Tuesday, October, 29, 2013.’ The statement urged...