Oseyiza Oogbodo Blog

A problem misunderstood is a problem that will never be solved. This is exactly the case of music piracy in Nigeria. People just scream ‘piracy’ and criticize pirates for their insensitivity without really understanding what piracy is all about. Most of the music industry stakeholders themselves don’t really understand it, and this further compounds the problem. But even as piracy continues to be shrouded by an aura of mystery that seems impenetrable, those that are really affected by it have taken time out to study it. It’s not everyone in the industry that’s affected by it, severely or otherwise. Several of the big artists and record labels also feel its heat, but because they are surviving in music through shows and endorsements, they are able to weather the storm and so don’t really feel they should go out of their way to tackle the menace, since it is even a hydra-headed monster that makes you wonder which of its heads to cut first. So it is the struggling artistes who are bearing...

Bobo u gotta luv me oh Eh eh eh hey Bobo u gotta luv me ehh Brand new swag brand new song Fresh an clean guys where you @ Where you @, where you @ Oh I’ve been waiting all this while For a guy who’s gonna treat me right In my life, in my life Oh boy please treat me right My heart is beating fast I can’t go anymore oh oh You know that am a diva Luv me and I’ll love you back It’s gonna be 50/50 If you wanna be with me You know that am a diva Love me and I’ll love you back Cuz am a super super super Super Girl AMA AMA super girl Bobo you gotta love me oohhh Super girl AMA AMA Super Girl Bobo you gotta love me Eh Eh Super Girl AMA AMA super girl Bobo you gotta love me oohhh Super girl AMA AMA Super Girl Bobo you gotta love me Eh Eh Knocking at your door Knock knock knock Bobo you need 2 open wide Am coming into your heart If you love me jeje I go love you tender If you hold me jeje I hold you tender If you touch me jeje I go touch you tender And if you kiss me jeje I go kiss you te...

Entertainer and entrepreneur, Dencia, who is more popular for her social media comments and skin cream business than her singing, has waded into the Xenophobia crises in South Africa and got blasted for it. But in true Dencia fashion, though, she gave it back as good as she got to the South African who put her down for daring to comment on the crises in SA. Trouble began when, Dencia, reacting to the unpalatable news out of Mandela’s country, said, “Late #NelsonMandela is somewhere weeping for our people. I can't believe my eyes. How do you fight against apartheid and end up with this, years later? If it's not Boko haram in Nigeria, it's Al-Shabaab somewhere in Kenya or Somalia and I can go on and on. What happened to just loving one another? What is my beloved continent, Mother Africa turning into? Where did parents go wrong with their kids? “Last week I told Nick Cooper who told me his friends where trying to move to SA that he might not believe it, but America as bad as ...

Ogungbo Lukman, otherwise known as Namkul, has hit the airwaves with a new single entitled Pyar, an Indian word that means love. Produced by Sunny Dee, Pyar is inspired by the love Namkul received while studying at the University of Mumbai, India. Namkul started his musical career in 2006 as a member of the now defunct Sraeli Sect. The group had a hit single entitled Galatian before each member moved on to pursue their solo careers. Namkul’s debut album, featuring artistes like Bukzy, Xcaper, Emeorla and Denny Zee was released in 2012. This was promptly followed by the video of Beach Party, one of the cuts in the album. The video of Beach Party was directed by Oluyinka Davids’ Ifocus Media.

Adesuwa Golden girl of Nigerian TV, Adesuwe Onyenokwe, added another feather to her cap recently with the successful hosting of the latest edition of her Today’s Woman Brunch Series.

P-Square Everything that has a beginning must have an ending.

Popular TV game show, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, held its children’s special edition recently, and two siblings, Nimi and Omiete Owanga, won N1m and and N500,000 respectively. Speaking afterwards, Paul Owanga, Nimi and Omiete’s father, told the story of how his children got to be on the highly acclaimed show. “My name is Paul Owanga. I am a public servant. I am the father of Omiete and Nimi Owanga who just won N500,000 and N1m respectively on WWTBAM. Honestly I feel so excited. I was with them in the sitting room when the children special was advertised. “Omiete took my phone while Nimi took her mother’s and they sent the texts almost immediately. For all of us as a family, we have been watching WWTBAM a little over six years. So they played at almost the same time. “When the questions came, they both answered, then we got the calls later that they have both been shortlisted and that if they qualify eventually, they would be invited to the studio. Lo and behold, they were called...

Chukwurah Last year, the major news about veteran actress Clarion Chukwurah was that she was locked in a battle for the presidency of the Actors Guild of Nigeria with Ibinabo Fiberesima.

Sodimu Nollywood has been in a state of frenzy since acclaimed producer-director-actor Kunle Afolayan cried out last week that pirates want to release bootleg copies of his latest movie, October 1 . 

Sifter Sifter is a Nigeria-born America-based music sensation. He left Nigeria for the United States of America to pursue his education but found out that music was his calling. OSEYIZA OOGBODO met him and he said that music is all he thinks of and that his passion for music is why he’s succeeding in it.

Success as an artist in the music industry worldwide is very difficult to attain. Thereby, for every popular artist, there are tens of thousands more who will never hit the limelight. An industry that has many sub-sectors: production, management, etc, those in the other sectors become successful far more easily than the artists themselves. So difficult is it for an artist to become a success that even if he, her has a sponsor to help him, her overcome the financial challenge which is the major challenge in the path of most artists, it is still no guarantee of success. Suffice it to say that artists who eventually taste the sweetness associated with success are those who are able to persevere, suffer humiliation, make the necessary sacrifices and possess the necessary patience in abundance. Most artists are never able to travel the long unpredictable road to the Promised Land. They bow out after investing much money and time and seeing no gains while suffering despair and deprivation to...

Listen Eh na na na na Eh na na O ni fe mi lokan O gbe oyun mi fun osu mesan O pon mi fun odun meta o O a mama mi O ni fe mi lokan O gbe oyun mi fun osu mesan O pon mi fun odun meta oh Mummy mi oh (4x) I will be there for you I love you forever Mummy mi oh (4x) I will do anything for you Mama, I will love you forever Mummy mi oh (4x) I will be there for you oh I love you forever Mummy mi oh (4x) I will do anything for you Mama, I will love you forever Eh na na na na Na na na na na Eh mama, o nife mi lokan O gbe oyun mi fun osu mesan O pon mi fun odun meta oh O a mama mi O ni fe mi lokan O gbe oyun mi fun osu mesan O pon mi fun odun meta oh Mama ki lo fe ra? I will buy you Ferrari Mama ki lo fe ra? I will buy you Bugatti Mama se ile lo fe? I go buy two for Ghana B’owo se n wo’le wa, I go buy you all need Mummy mi oh (4x) I will be there for you I will love you forever Mummy mi oh (4x) I will do anything for you Mama, I love you forever Mummy mi oh (4x) I will be there for...

Reminisce While some artists are finding it quite difficult to release albums, it seems some have mastered the art down to its finest details.

Rubunu Like every artist, she says she wants to make her impact felt in the music industry.

Noella Before now, many people outside of Ghana did not really know the name Wiyaala Noella.

Ikechukwu By now, it’s in the public domain that some music artists have gone for studies at the prestigious New York Film School.

Jagz If there’s one prayer virtually everyone prays on a consistent basis, it’s to be successful, not a failure.

The sophomore jinx is one of the entertainment industry’s biggest problems.

This year’s edition of the prestigious Nollywood & African Film Critics’ Awards continues to gather momentum by the day and it has been announced that the historic Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles will be the venue for this year’s edition which will be the fifth. NAFCA, which is recognized as Africa’s version of the Oscars, is expected to draw over two thousand people from around the world to attend its highly anticipated ceremony on September 21st. While last year’s NAFCA was held at another reputable theatre, Saban, in Beverly Hills, to a soldout audience, NFCA organizers say this year’s will surpass all previous editions in all ramifications. Some of last year’s winners included Chiwetel Ejiofor for best actor in a leading role for his exploits in Half Of A Yellow Sun. Best actress in a leading role went to Omotola Jalade Ekeinde for Last Flight To Abuja, best supporting actor to Ayo ‘AY’ Makun for Being Mrs Elliot and best supporting actress to Sonia Ibrahim for The Number One Fan....

Afolayan At a time it’s believed the Yorubas of Nigeria are against the Igbos, celebrated Yoruba filmmaker Kunle Afolayan has come out to stoke the fire further by making comments that many are saying are tribalistic.

Agholor Highly rated actress, Cynthia Agholor , tells OSEYIZA OOGBODO BLOG about her life as an actress and especially what acting has done for her.