The singer recently shot the music video for her hit single ‘I wish’. directed by Clarence Peters. The video explores Waje’s deep emotional core with themed scenes never been done before on Nigerian TV.
A few highlights to look out for? Waje the black bride with the funkiest chandeliers you ever saw. There is also Waje, all bare and vulnerable with nothing but her heart to cover her. The video for I wish drops Thursday 28th March, Waje’s album is due in the final week of April. See more photos after the cut...
If you missed Nigerian Idol show this past Saturday and Sunday, you missed two utterly engaging shows. Not only was the comeback queen with nine lives, aka Safeeyat, saved by the judges, the contestants gave the performances of their lives, and, Jesse Jagz was in the building. It was an off-the-charts weekend for the show, and though the elimination night was definitely a shocker with Safeeyat ousted in a shocking elimination, she was saved by Jeffrey Daniel, Yinka Davies and Femi Kuti, using up the one lifeline of the competition.
On Sunday, the best performances of the show yet occurred, including Abasiakan’s stunning take on ‘Invincible’ by Lemar, Debbie Rise’s sizzling performance of Tiwa Savage’s ‘Kele Kele Love’ and Moses’ jaw-dropping performance of ‘Peace’ by Asa.
The evening went to Jesse Jagz however, as the Jagz of all trades made his presence felt at Dream Studio, and knocked out a rip-roaring performance of his never-before-heard hit, ‘Desire’. Want to see and hear more? Visit www.youtube.com/NigerianIdol to see the latest episode of the show.
Blackface and 2face were best buds for many years. They formed a band in the 90's, churned out hits after hits, and were doing really well until 2004 when 2face went solo. Sad they didn't stay friends!
Yay! So happy for Naeto and Nicole Chikwe. The couple just welcomed a son. Nicole gave birth in a hospital in Washington DC, USA this evening (afternoon there). Mother and son are said to be doing great. Big congrats to them!
If everything goes according to plan, Wizkid will soon be returning to his former music label, EME Music Group, this is according to a reliable industry source. The source revealed to me exclusively that Wizkid and EME bosses have been going back and forth for the last couple of weeks through their lawyers trying to agree on new terms of them working together again.
"Wizkid leaving EME was just his way of pushing the bosses at the label to take him seriously and increase his earning percentage. When he joined EME he wasn't a star but then he became a mega star and was making a lot of money for the label and they still didn't increase his earning percentage so he took a walk. Now they are working on a new contract that will favour Wizkid." The source said
I hear in the new contract being drafted, EME will not take a dime from Wizkid's international deals. When they start working together again, remember you read it here first! :-)
Clean-cut visuals, crisp cinematography and pixel perfect locations are all tied to a simple story line in Emma Nyra‘s new video for “Everything I Do” featuring Iyanya
I wrote on this blog a few weeks back that Ice Prince and Yvonne Nelson are now dating and he went on Twitter to deny it, abi? Well, Yvonne posted this photo on her Instagram page this afternoon, exactly the same time Ice Prince posted another one of them together on his page, with the caption -Aboki........apparently John (Dumelo) is my boyfriend😄😄😄 he's gonna kill you....you don't wanna see his aboki side..
I see she's finally moved on from Iyanya. Yes, she dated Iyanya! That's fact! But she dated Ice first. They broke up, she moved on to Iyanya, broke up with Iyanya and now back with Ice. Good for them...they look cute together!
The card on the car clearly says 'wedding gift from Senator David Mark', but the senate president's senior adviser on media, Kola Ologbondiyan, has released a statement denyingit. Ologbondiya said:
Senator Mark did not visit Dubai for Tuface wedding rather he attended the 128th Inter parliamentary Union (IPU) conference currently holding in Quito, Ecuador. He was also not represented at Mr. Idibia's wedding. It is also instructive to state that the President of the Senate, Senator Mark, did not make a car donation of any kind to Tuface before departing Nigeria for Ecuador neither did he purchase nor send any car to Dubai as a wedding gift for the musician or his wife. Who made the donation on behalf of the President of the Senate?
It is therefore a puerile lie for anybody to state that Senator Mark bought a Ferrari car worth N47m for Tuface. The allegation is wicked, ridiculous and irresponsible.
Signed: Kola Ologbondiyan Special Adviser, Media & Publicity to the President of the Senate David Mark
The Chevy Corvette is worth about N7m and if the Senate president says he didn't buy it, then we should give him the benefit of doubt. I doubt a man of his caliber will buy a wedding gift and then publicly deny buying it. I'm sure 2face Idibia's team will address this when they get back from Dubai.
This is according to City People. Below is how they are reporting it:
"The two love birds who have been dating for almost 3 years now have decided to seal the relationship. Their introduction comes up next Sunday March 31 at Sandra's family home in Onitsha. This development will definitely not come as a surprise to most of their friends. This is because their romance has grown stronger by the day that Sandra has been a live-in-lover of the Chelsea midfielder in his UK home.
They met about three years ago during one of Mikel's visit to Nigeria and they've been together ever since. According to family sources, Mikel is so in love with Sandra that he has invested millions to settle her family, most especially the family's residence located at Ajao Estate, which had Mikel's financial blessing
Sandra Okagbue won Miss Delta Soap beauty pageant in 2010 and she's the daughter of the late Obi of Onitsha, Obi Ofala Okagbue.
Banky W had some free time on Sunday, away from home and work, and decided to spend it with fans on Twitter.
He got cozy with fans answering all questions and replying to all mentions as much as he could; mostly lauding him for a great work done on the still-selling R&BW album.
What caught my eye however was the part where a fan asked Banky W; “Do you ever get tired of hearing how handsome you are?”
I’m sure ‘@TheNubianQween was disappointed at Banky’s response. She’d be expecting something sweet, or just a ‘thank you’, but Banky W replied with; “I get tired of hearing how big my head is.”
I’ve heard folks say in the past that Banky wears a cap always because he’s got a big head. Come on guys!
Tonto Dikeh a few days back poured her heart out on Twitter, sharing a recent heartbreak she suffered .
I've been digging (yes, it's my business lol) and finally found out the
guy who broke the star's heart. His name is Caporahvenwah Okolie,
popularly known as Chief Capo (pictured above with Tonto).
Chief Capo is an international model, rapper, singer and the CEO of
G-Muzik Entertainment. He shuttles between his home in Atlanta and the
one here in Nigeria.
Capo and Tonto have been dating quietly off and on since 2010 after he
relocated to Nigeria that year to set up his music business. His mum is
South African and his dad is Igbo. See more after the cut..
Don't know for sure what led to their break up but insiders claim it had something to do with 'other women'
"2G (Capo) always has a lot of
attractive females around him because he's rich and very good looking and Tonto wasn't comfortable with it and
basically couldn't handle it anymore. They would fight all the time about it and
she also recently caught him with another woman which is what caused the
breakup. I know they are both heart broken and miss each other, and yes it is true he
did write and record the song Booski Lover for her." The insider told me
Like Tonto, the G-Music Entertainment boss also Tweeted about a recent
break up. Capo is currently in Atlanta cooling off since the break up
2013 is poised to go down as a year truly
filled with much excitement and fanfare as Remy Martin Fine
Champagne Cognac is set to return with a ensemble of top class acts and
an enviable new initiative tagged At The Club With Remy Martin Dance
Off.
Set within the cast of
its already established and popular monthly gig. At The Club With Remy
Martin Dance Off, is a new initiative that holds so much promise of not
just fun and excitement for participants and fans of the premium brand,
but also a wonderful One Hundred Thousand Naira cash prize to be won
during the event. Fun lovers who desire some extra challenge and
excitement in the house would get the chance to battle on stage with
each other every month starting this March.
A winner emerges every month
from now till December, and then a final showdown involving all
previous months’ winners would be held. The winner of the grand finale
come December 2013 walks
away with a Brand New Car among other benefits.
Come
Thursday, 28th March, 2013, all roads lead to The Place Lounge (by
Papas Entertainment), Lekki Phase 1, Lagos. The first 2013 monthly
signature series, which has been successfully hosted by the premium
brand since May 2012. Leading the lineup of acts is the ever eccentric
enigma Terry G; popular Ile Ijo crooner, May D; fast rising superstars
like Kokoma crooner, K9, Endia, Taleen, Ketchup, among others. On the
wheels of steel this year is the No.1 celebrity DJ in the city of Lagos,
DJ Baggio, and the energetic Shody on the hype. This event promises to
be a much talked about one for months to come.
In
his statement, Remy
Martin Senior Brand Manager, Thibault Robert disclosed that the premium
brand did feel a strong urge to diversify and also build on the success
this initiative enjoyed last year. “Like we’ve always intimated, this
is a cause the brand is fully committed to and as such we intend to keep
going the extra mile in keeping with our bid to keep delivering premium
and top class entertainment for all fun lovers here in Nigeria. The
Remy Martin Dance Off is one of such initiatives which we intend to
pioneer and run for a long time in order to continue rewarding our
consumers and fans’ undying loyalty,” he said.
The At The Club With Remy Martin monthly party is proudly supported by The Beat 99.9 FM and TRACE Urban TV.
When asked by Vanguard if the rumour that they bought a private jet was true, P-Square replied:
"There was nothing like that. I guess because it was included in our
list that whenever we are going for a specific show, the organsiers
must provide us with a private jet. We had a deal with a private jet
company which always hire their private jet to us whenever we are in
need of it. It’s like, we have a private jet at our disposal. I
remember, I once tweeted that a private jet has been included in our
list. That was how people started speculating that Psquare has bought a
private jet. But we always travel with the jet all the time.
Do they plan to buy a private jet someday?
To be honest with you, the way things are going, we are planning to
buy one. And it’s not because of the cost implication of hiring a
private jet, but the fact that we want to meet up with our concerts.
Blasts Channels TV Over My Oga At The Top “Enough Of Laughter, Let’s Get Serious”
Rapper Michael Stephens popularly called Ruggedman seems to have had enough of the viral My Oga At the Top comedy that started during Channels TV live interview with Nigerian Civil Defence Corps Lagos state Commandant, Obafaiye Shem.
Ruggedman vexed his anger on Twitter few hours ago…. He said it’s time to get serious and drop the ‘My Oga’ thing behind
See his tweets below
The @ Channels_TV were highly unprofessional n made it too obvious dey were out to ridicule d man.#Notcool Oga at d top is trending bt no ond has condemned d distasteful way d crew ridiculed a guest on a live TV show. The unruly way ur presenters handled the situation goes against modern journalism. As an artiste to you, I am highly disappointed at those presenters A lot of including myself have all had fun laughng at “oga at d top”but now let’s get serious
I don tweet my mind n i go still tweet more its either u luv me or u hate me in peace or war. E dnt change nuffin lol God bless.
More of his tweets below
But wait a minute, is Obafaiye Shem complaining? At least this gave him more popularity… He is now a star take it or leave it.
My Oga At The Top: Obafaiye Shem, Lagos State Civil Defence Corps Commandant Turns Comedian
Few days ago, the Commandant of the Lagos chapter of the Nigerian Civil Defence Corps cracked the funniest jokes of 2013 after he forgot the name of his boss and the organization’s website address.
During an interview on Channels TV’s breakfast show, Obafaiye Shem couldn’t mention his organisation’s website address.
Embarrassing, humiliating and downright shameful — the two-minute scenario Nigerians and the whole world watched on live TV when the Lagos State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) Obafaiye Shem could not mention the organizations official website.
Speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s breakfast programme, Sunrise Daily,Shem when asked what the website was simply said ‘www.nscdc.’
FYI the correct url to the NSCDC is ‘www.nscdc.gov.ng’.
Asked to mention the NSCDC’s web address, Mr Shem said “I cannot categorically tell you one now.” Probed further to name the organisation’s website, the commandant said the address is: www.nscdc.
A Channels Television’s reporter checked the web address and noticed that it was incorrect. Further search on the internet showed that the correct web address for the Civil Defence Corp iswww.nscdc.gov.ng
Watch the video below
My Oga At The Top Video
Below is a report from Sahara Reporter on it…
The creative humour of the young Nigerian is on rampage with the joke now interpreted with several images courtesy of Photoshop splashed all over Facebook, Twitter and BBM.
While we may be having a good laugh over my oga at the top at the moment, the reality behind this public show of shame surpasses the humour by far.
Before we even go any further, has anyone realised that many top politicians, CEOs, and men of the Armed Forces these days can’t grant interviews without the exercise turning into a media gaffe? However you choose to look at it, this problem is a national crisis, in my opinion, especially since even our president is guilty in this regard, anyone in doubt please watch the Amanpour interview again.
My concern though is what our definition Leadership has become in the Nigeria. Our definition is simple: My ‘Oga at the top’.
What we have adopted as a nation, intentionally or otherwise, is the ‘Great man theory’ of leadership. The theory states that the leader is the great man we all answer to and he can do no wrong. This theory is perhaps why our country is the way it is.
The ‘oga at the top’ is the one who calls the shots, no one else. Every decision is taken solely by him, delegation is a foreign word. Followership in Nigeria is thus described as an uncompromising resolve to be loyal to a leader in any circumstance, following blindly.
Indeed promotion in the Nigerian Civil Service is hugely dependent on your loyalty to ‘the oga at the top’ initiative does not really count. If a follower shows any hint of initiative, he may be considered ‘too wise’. From that day forward, the Oga at the top would likely label him an enemy who is after his job.
So when the Lagos State Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) cannot give the website of this organization correctly, don’t be surprised. Complacency is at work, the ‘great man’ doesn’t need to be at the top of his game, as he is now an oga at the top, even though he has an Oga at the top, who may likely not know the address himself, as we speak.
I personally believe that Leadership is communication, collaboration and continuity. However the leadership structure in the Nigerian setting lacks all three. If the leadership of the NSCDC take communication seriously, the web address would be at the commandant’s fingertips.
The Oga at the top mentality can even be found in religious circles. The religious leader is seen as an anointed man who is superior to others because of his anointing. It becomes a problem to address James by his first name, now he is Pastor James and if he has founded many parishes he is now Daddy.
This ‘man of God’ replaces God for several people and they take what he says wholeheartedly without embarking on a research on their own. This is why fake churches defraud members and fake prophets sleep with female members, if you are wondering what charm is at work, it is the Great-man theory of leadership.
“Our Pastor, the ‘Oga at the top’ said we should do it. What choice do we have?” they would say. You then wonder if these people consult their bibles at all, to check what they are being told.
The father at home is the ‘Oga at the top’ who is out to rule his family with a high-hand, punishing at will without taking time to explain what wrong the children did. He enjoys how he is feared by even his wife, confusing fear for respect, and in the end the children grow into dysfunctional adults eventually repeating the cycle which their parents began.
Please don’t get me wrong, leaders deserve a whole lot of respect, but leadership does not make one man superior over another. Leadership is collaboration and followers play a huge role in the success of any team.
In Nigeria, now is the time to redefine leadership, the ‘oga at the top’ great-man ideology needs to die fast for this nation to move forward.
Some of this ideology is rooted in our tradition with strange beliefs, for example, that ‘it is wrong to correct an elder’ or that; ‘old people don’t lie’. In certain contexts, this ideology applied can work well, but in practice Nigeria must move beyond this belief, a younger person can caution an older person with respect and yes old people do lie sometimes!
Leaders and potential leaders must have enough self-esteem to separate the position they occupy from who they are. A leader should be humble enough to admit ignorance, and where a follower bails the team out of a problem, a leader should give credit to that person.
Can you imagine what would have happened, had Obafaiye Shem simply said: “I can’t recall right now what the website is, but once you get on Google and search for us, you won’t miss it.”?
This ‘Oga at the top’ mentality must end fast!
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Mr Obafaiye Shem, the Commandant for Lagos State Chapter of The Nigerian Civil Defence Corps has been suspended.
Obafaiye Shem’s suspension came after his TV blunder on Channels Breakfast show that went viral.
In the interview, Obafaiye Shem couldn’t mention his organisation’s website name and the name of his boss.
He referred to his boss as my oga at the top hence the viral Oga at the top comedy.
According to sources, he hasn’t lost his job but his suspension might just be temporal.
If you missed out of the Oga at the top comedy, read it here
I am quite surprised to learn that the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) has suspended – Mr. Obafaiye Shem, the Lagos State Commandant of the NSCDC after his infamous interview at Channels TV.
By Jove, that is an overkill for someone who simply got a web address wrong and invoked the infamous “my oga at the top” phrase. So if a public servant fumbles during an interview regardless how innocuous the error is, he risks losing his job, while felons like Rasheed Maina are left to keep their job until Mr. President’s office is threatened by the national assembly. While, the “my oga at the top” interview, provides the nation a fun way to escape the daily pressures and frustrations associated with daily life in Nigeria, however, I do not think this is a major offense per se and Mr. Shem should not be treated as an offender.