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DABYNA SET TO LAUNCH THREE KINGS AND A LEGEND

. Denrele Edu will dazzle on the Green Carpet on Sunday, May 28, at Oriental Hotel, Lagos, when multiple award winning rocklife creator, Dabyna, launches his latest body of work, Three Kings in a Legend. Speaking, Dabyna said: “It is a world record making album launch comprising three different albums in three different genres, the first of its kind ever in music history. Rocklife is a new genre I created combining western rock music with West African highlife.”” Written, produced and performed live by Dabyna and mastered in Nashville, Tennessee, by Steve Corrao, Three Kings in a Legend consists a rock album, reggae album and a rocklife album. The event will also feature live performances from veterans like Olando Julius,Wale Ojo, Jazzman Olofin Others are Naytan, Adeh, Mz May, Diana Bada and Ypick, With Wale Ojo, Mz May and Diana Bada. “The Three Kings in a Legend albums are just a few out of my Diary of a King compilation of well over 500 timeless tunes. Songs from t...

THREAT TO LIFE: PASTOR PETITIONS IG

A pastor in Lagos, Prophet   Joseph Enoch Apata, General Overseer of Vineyard of Deliverance Ministries aka The Rock Church and Prince Olalekan Shekoni-Alo, a senior pastor at Vineyard of Deliverance Ministries have petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IG), I brahim Idris Kpotum , over a plot to assassinate them. Dated April 27 and signed by Deji Owolagba, Apata and Shekoni-Alo, through their lawyers, Sigma Solicitors, are alleging that plans have been perfected to assassinate them. According to the petition, on Sunday, April 23, Apata received a call from one Dayo who informed him of the plot. The petition stated that Dayo had earlier paid a visit to another suspect known as Kayode at his home where he saw Pastor Apata’s pictures after which Kayode confided in him that he was contracted to assassinate Apata after being offered huge sums of money as ransomed for Apata’s life. Kayode also told Dayo that they had been monitoring Apata’s movements in view of his assas...

KLINT DA DRUNK, OTHERS FOR MOG'S EXPENSIVE LAFTA

It promises to be fun and excitement when MOG aka Akpors holds the next edition of his show, Expensive Laughter, on June 25, at Brainfield Event Centre, Egbeda, Lagos. Speaking, the comedian said: “It is happening live here in Egbeda. You don’t have to go all the way to Ikoyi and VI to attend a quality show. Right here in Egbeda Lagos, it is happening live as I hold the next edition of my comedy show, Expensive Laughter.” Billed to perform are Klint Da Drunk, African China, Ajele, Makati, Danfo, Tripple U and De Don among a host of others.

THREE KINGS IN A LEGEND IS A WORLD RECORD BREAKING COMPILATION-DABYNA

On Sunday, May 28 th , all roads will lead to Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos, as rocklife creator, Dabyna, launches his three in one album entitled Three Kings in a Legend. In this chat with superbassnaija, the musician and graduate of Engineering opens up on what music buffs should expect. On  May 28  you are launching three albums in one. What should your fans expect? I will be launching three different albums in three different genres and creating a new world record as the first artiste in music history to achieve such a milestone. So my fans and music fans should expect nothing less than a spectacle of master showmanship in three different genres of music filled with breathe taking performances. What kind of music do you play and who are your influences? I am professionally a rock musician. However, I can play anything musical. My influences are endless but relating to rock music my main genre apart from Reggae and Rocklife ( a new genre I originated), I will ...

LAURA IKEJI NOW BRAND AMBASSADOR

Canadian based hair extension manufacturing company; BK Unique Hair Inc. has named fashion blogger, vlogger and fashionista, Laura Ikeji as one of its ambassadors in Nigeria. A statement from the platform stated that the move is in line with the company's commitment to expanding its business in Nigeria, and as one of the top hair extension providers in North America, BK Unique Hair abides by a strict production and quality assurance routine which helps to ensure longevity and durability of their products. Though Canadian based, the company has already opened stores in Lekki and Port Harcourt. Speaking on the recent appointment, Founder and President, BK Unique Hair Inc, Blessing Kenneth said: “As a brand pride ourselves on making customer's satisfaction top priority.  We focus on doing whatever we can to serve our clients and it is in this light that we have appointed Laura Ikeji as one...

BREAKING NEWS-FIRE RAZES TEE MAC’S HOME

These are definitely not happy times for flutist, Tee Mak Omatsola Iseli. Early Wednesday morning, his home, located in Isolo, Lagos, was gutted by fire while he was on a business trip in the nation’s capital, Abuja. According to the flutist, he was shocked when he received news Wednesday morning that his home had been reduced to ashes following a power surge after a power outage. “Trouble began after the lights were restored. There was a sudden power surge which resulted in a fire. It was so bad it burnt all my electronics, documents and files; it consumed my entire house. I am totally devastated! I lost property worth millions of naira. Even the roof was entirely burnt,” Tee Mak told Skoops in a telephone chat confirming the incidence.

FEMI LASODE SET TO RAISE THE BAR WITH STOLEN TREASURES

Ex PMAN president, movie maker and arts impresario, Femi Lasode, is back with a bang! As you read this story, he’s on location in Lekki, Lagos, shooting his next movie entitled Stolen Treasures. “This is a project that’s very close to my heart. I’ve been dreaming of this project forever. Stolen Treasures is all about creating awareness about Nigeria’s stolen artifacts abroad. We need to highlight the issue of the need to recover our artifacts. I am not the first to do it though; Chief Eddie Ugboma did it in his movie, The Mask. We want people to be aware that this is a very important issue. All our artifacts are in Paris and other museums around the world; what we are doing is creating awareness about our African heritage and the need to retrieve these artifacts,” an excited Lasode told The Entertainer. Written by Lasode, Stolen Treasures is an adventure story about a Briton who stumbles on the map of a treasure throve buried somewhere in Nigeria. Charmed by the lucre that lay w...

QUEEN URE CRIES OUT: I NEED A BOYFRIEND!

Are you a guy out there dying to date life coach and Popori singer, Queen Ure? Are you honest and caring? You just might be the lucky guy who steals her heart away. Ure has disclosed that she’s lonely and would love to have a real man in her life. In an exclusive chat with tonyogagablog, Ure, who released her debut album early last year shared her romantic dreams. Draped in a white see through top, a pair of figure-hugging black denims and heels to match, Ure cuts the image of a sophisticated and successful woman who knows her onions as she settled into a seat in a popular hotel located in Omole, Lagos, last week.  “No there’s nobody there right now,” retorts Ure, responding to questions on her love life, “at the moment I really don’t have a boyfriend but I’d like to have one,” she croons sexily as her features dissolve in a pleasant smile. So what are those qualities she’s looking out for? “One is that he has to be an honest person; most guys these days play games. May...

BABY J HAS COME TO TAKE OVER LAGOS.

  The princess of Edo Swagger has come to take over Lagos.  Born to a Benin prince in the ancient city, Princess ..... aka. Baby J grew up listening to, and loving music from a very tender age.  The well travelled singer has been singing and performing for many years now, culminating in the production of several compilation audio and video CDs including ... Now she has come to pitch her tent in Lagos, where she believes is the entertainment capital of Nigeria.  She says she has great admiration for celebrities like Omotola, Genevieve Tonto Dikeh and so on and wishes to one day collaborate with them in the future. 

IN AFRICA’S BIGGEST COPYRIGHT LAW SUIT EVER, COSON ‘BOMBS’ MTN WITH 16 BILLION NAIRA CLAIM

Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), the nation’s sole government approved collective management organization for musical works and sound recordings, steadfast in its recent promise of an unprecedented show down with copyright infringers and royalty defaulters in Nigeria, has filed a N16 Billion law suit at the Federal High Court in Lagos against telecommunications giant, MTN, for copyright infringement. This is the biggest copyright law suit ever in the continent of Africa with 18 separate claims endorsed on the writ supported by a 43 paragraph Statement of Claim filed by Lagos Intellectual property lawyer, Mr. Justin Ige of Creative Legal. In the suit No. FHC/L/CS/619/2016, COSON has asked the court for six different declarations of copyright infringement perpetrated by MTN in the MTN Friendship’, ‘Connect’ or ‘Walk In’ Centres across Nigeria; the MTN ‘Road Shows’ in Nigeria; the various MTN Music Concerts, Festivals, Award Shows, Product Activations and Corporate events; the MTN ...

MEETING DON JAZZY - A MIRACLE

Headies next rated award winner, Reekado Banks, has described his rise to fame and stardom as a miracle because his life took a dramatic turn for the better after he met Don Jazzy of Mavin Records. He made this known while promoting his new single entitled Oluwa Ni.  Going down memory lane, the Ondo State born musician said: “I have been singing since 2008 but I met Don Jazzy about five years. Meeting Don Jazzy was divine. He put out word on the internet that people should send in their demos so my brother submitted mine. To cut the long story short, out of 5,000 entries, I was the one he picked. That’s why I said it’s a miracle. Ever since I joined the Mavin crew, my life has changed for the better and I have been able to build a duplex for my parents. “Though I have not reached where I am going in life but it’s just right to thank God for everything that I have right now because I owe it all to God.” To date he has won awards including Rookie of The Year 2014, City People Most Pr...

PROPHET APATA MARKS 45th BIRTHDAY IN GRAND STYLE

- It was fun and excitement last week Sunday when Prophet Enoch Apata, the General Overseer of Vineyard Deliverance Ministries aka The Rock Church celebrated his 45th birthday at the church auditorium located in Ibeju, Lekki, Lagos. The high point of the celebration was when fast rising singer, Esosa Esoghai did a special number in honour of the pastor just before the cutting of the birthday cake. Commenting, the excited pastor said: "I am happy today at the awesome love showered upon me y members of Vineyars deliverance Ministries. I am happy that God has granted me another year on mother earth. It is a privilege and I cant stop thanking God for not allowing me to die like the man I trusted and loved the most in this world, my late father. "I believe in the people of God and how God can use them to win the world to himself. I had time of prayers with my people 3 days fasting and prayers to ask God to bless them and protect them from evil of 2017," the past...