SUPERBASSNAIJA BLOG

LAST weekend, the city of Benin City, Edo State, came to a standstill when it played host to the marriage of the Ooni of Ife to his new bride, Olori Wuraola Otiti. Indeed it was fun and excitement. The event was well attended by members of both families, including chiefs and high chiefs. Though the wedding was fixed for Sat­urday, March 12, to make sure that all plans went well, Ooni High Chiefs sent a delegation to Benin for the wedding and it was led by the scion of Ogunwusi King­dom, Prince Aderopo Ogunwu­si who is the father of the Ooni. However, one person who was conspicuously absent was the Ooni himself. Commenting on why he was absent at the wedding, a source said: “Tradition does not permit the Ooni to come for the wedding. It is a known fact that the Ooni cannot prostrate before anybody and cannot also beg; tradition forbids him to do that! Another thing is that he cannot see his father in the open; he must prostrate for him. These are among many reasons he was left out...

TEARS flowed freely in far a way Seychelles when Tuface’s close pal, Elfreda Zoe, was electrocuted at a public beach during a picnic with her family and friends on March 12. According to a source who spoke to Entertainer, tragedy struck when Elfreda fell while dancing with her daughter. “It was fun all the way and we were all celebrating. Elfreda was in high spirits and dancing with her daughter when suddenly she fell and landed on a live wire and was instantly electro­cuted! “It’s such a sad tale. One moment she was dancing and the next she was dead. But the consolation is that Elf­reda died doing what she loved doing best which was dancing,” the source added. Popularly known as Efrikoko, she featured in a video with Blackface and was friends to Tuface and his crew whom she met 10 years ago in Sey­chelles while Tuface was on tour of the Island nation. She was also a friend to Rugged­man, Timaya and OJB among a host of other artistes and visited Nigeria twice every year until h...

ON the outside, he presents a bold and confident miem. Lit­tle wonder during the dying days of the Jonathan admin­istration, he was everywhere talking and defending his boss. However, there is another side to Fani Kayode that people don’t know about, and guess what it is, it is his soft side. These came to light a while ago when he followed his wife, Precious, into the labour ward during the delivery of his only son. “Not many men are bold enough to go into the theatre with their wives on delivery day for obvious reasons. How­ever, Fani Kayode was in the labour ward with his wife. “Fani Kayode decided to go into the labour ward with his wife because of the close bond he wants to cultivate with his son. Remember, he has never had a son before so this was a very special mo­ment for Fani-Kayode. He had always prayed for a son and when it finally came it totally swept him off his feet. “He was right there and saw everything. It was a remarkable experience. What mothers go through durin...

 IKEBE man, Sunny Neji, is poised to make a spectacular return to the industry many years after he dropped his last album. Entertainer caught up with the singer and he opened up on his plans. Commenting, Sunny Neji said: “We are working on finally releas­ing my album. I have been saying this for the past two years and it’s long over due. We have not really been satisfied but it’s almost ready and we will be talking about it very soon. “So far we have so many songs so we might be breaking it into two or three albums. We also have two working titles but we can’t unveil that to you now. However, the album will reflect the cur­rent situation in the country. “You know we are all going through hard times and I’m going to be addressing that in one or two songs. I am also going to be doing a couple of collabos but I’m not revealing details yet.” So, when will the album drop? “Within the next three weeks,” he concluded.

THE last couple of years haven’t been very inspiring and exciting ones for the Koko Master D’banj no doubt. From the breakup of Mo Hits to his not very success­ful romance with Kanye West and the inability of the act to take his career to the next level, it really has not been very rosy for D’banj. However, whoever thinks that D’banj’s career is over should do a rethink as the Koko Master has returned to the industry with a bang! His latest offering, Emergency has become a fa­vourite of radio and club deejays and is currently on rotation on terrestrial TV stations including YouTube winning the act rave reviews lately. Released in February, the video has garnered half a million views and still counting on YouTube, and the Koko Master it would seem has finally woken up from his slumber. At Enter­tainer, here’s saying, welcome back to the club of hit makers, D’banj