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That King Sunny Ade is one of Nigeria’s to musicians is not in doubt. He has stood the test of time as he has been performing for over four decades and is still very relevant. His records are evergreen as well and he and Femi Kuti are the only Nigeria-based Nigerian musicians that have been nominated for the Grammy. Right now, a video trending online has footage of Russian soldiers singing along to a KSA song, no doubt because they like it and feel inspired by it. The video is also inspiring those who are watching it, and if you need some inspiration too, maybe you should just go and watch it.

Top actress, Uche Jombo, is getting set to finally join the list of the world’s mothers, and she’s very excited about it. Last week, she held her baby shower in Houston, Texas, USA where has she been living for the past year now with her husband, Kenny Rodriguez, who was also at the shower alongside other family and friends. Uche’s current pregnancy is not her first. She had a miscarriage last year and it is hoped that all will go well with this current pregnancy. Good luck, girl.

Journalist cum author, Sanmi Falobi, recently launched his latest book, Shadows Of Insight: A Collection Of Inspirational Notes, as part of the activities marking his 40th birthday. And speaking at the occasion on why he wrote still another book when it’s being said that Nigerians don’t read anymore, Falobi expressed the view that Nigerians are still reading and that when you give them first choice books, that’s when you would know they are still reading. “You cannot force people to read. People read what they need to, so whatever you write will appeal to a certain set of people who will want to read it, and they will be your market. The only problem with reading for Nigerians is just the economy. People toil to survive on a daily basis and before they’ll buy a book, they would want to take care of feeding, shelter and so on first. However, if you give them books they like free, you’ll see they’ll read them.” He also said that he wrote the book to inspire those who might be going thr...

The good times are certainly here for DJ Cuppy, the fast-rising female DJ whom is also daughter of the billionaire, Femi Otedola. In a documentary video she just released, Cuppy disclosed that the 2015 Oil Barons Charity took place recently in Dubai and she was the official DJ, making her the first African act to perform at the distinguished event. The event, held annually under the patronage of H.E Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, is the largest gala dinner for the oil and gas industry in the Middle East and attracts up to 2,000 eminent guests made up of key industry figures and high networth individuals. Keep on rising, girl.

Collaborating together is one of the methods music artists employ to make their brands popular. Known better by music industry people as collabo, it is, as its popular name suggests, when two or more artists record a song or songs together so that their combined presence on it can make the song more successful than if it was just one of them that recorded it. And the strategy actually works. When people hear that two big artists are working together on a song, they start looking out for the song, meaning the song already has an advantage to help it succeed even before its release. And when the song comes out, they go and get it, as they are eager to hear what it sounds like. Collabos that have really succeeded in the country include Street Credibility by 9ice and 2face, Efimile by YQ and Dagrin, Sexy Mama by Iyanya and Wizkid, Jawo Jawo by Goldie and Jaywon, Le Fenu So by Lord of Ajasa and 9ice and many others. One of the earliest collaborations in the country that really lived up to t...

Actor-director-producer and now politician, Desmond Elliot, has taken another step closer to representing Lagos as a lawmaker in the Lagos State House of Assembly by collecting his certificate of return as winner of the election for the lawmaker who will represent Surulere constituency in the House. Accompanied by his wife to receive the certificate, he was all smiles as he was presented with it and he took to Twitter afterwards to thank God. So when next you see Elliot, call him Honourable oh.

Asa is not the only artist struggling to remain really relevant. Just like her, Igbo dialect rapper, Phyno, who last year was so massive that his name was on everyone’s lips, is having a quiet 2015 thus far. Having released so many videos last year, it seems the music loving public is now tired of him after being overly much in their faces last year. And another problem is that rapping in Igbo, his breakthrough selling point, is no longer too viable for him, as anytime his voice on a record is heard now, people know it’s him immediately and some of them tune off as they expect him to start coming out in a different way now.

When Asa stormed the music industry years ago, playing her guitar and singing soulful songs, she became immensely successful because she was believed to be a rare talent. Consequently, her self-titled first album, which contained the smash hits, Fire On The Mountain and Mr Jailer, was hugely successful. Sadly, that Asa that was so revered back then is no longer in the minds of Nigerians the way she used to be, for the simple reason that she tried to make her music appeal overseas and music made by Nigerians to appeal to the western world most time don’t appeal to Nigerians in Nigeria. So, her second album Beautiful Imperfection, which contained Be My Man and Why Can’t We?, reasonable songs though they were, but made for the western world basically, didn’t resonate with Nigerians and her popularity in Nigeria began to wane thereby. Now out with a third album, Bed Of Stone, it’s obvious from the songs on it that Asa is desperately trying to reclaim her lost share of Nigeria’s market and ...

Last week, it was the late rapper, Dagrin, who was being remembered on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of his untimely end. This week, it’s film and TV production amazon, Amaka Igwe, who died on April 28th last year who’s being remembered on the first anniversary of her death this past week. And paying tribute to Igwe who lives on in death through her legacy, respected celebrity, Funlola Aofiyebi-Raimi, posted heartfelt comments online. ‘Wow! It’s been a year already? Time waits for no one. It’s also been 19 years since you kickstarted my professional acting career with the movie, Violated. It was not a major role but it was a special role that set the pace for everything else that has come my way by way of work since then, 1996). “Thank you for believing in me and my talent. Thanks for the mentorship, words of encouragement and scolding as at when required. You were a Director and Producer to me before becoming a Friend and a Mother. Even when we didn’t see, we exchanged messag...

The Nollywood and African Films Critics Awards, popularly known as African Oscar, is leaving no stone unturned to ensure this year’s edition will be out of this world. After its recent announcement that its ceremony this year will hold on September 12th at the historic Orpheum Theatre of Hollywood, California, USA, it has announced again that the recipients of its literary arts category this year are Professor Wole Soyinka, Dr Kole Odutola, Dr Fumi Hancock and Mrs Odile Koudou who are well known for their prolific body of work that includes poetry, memoirs, novels and plays. According to NAFCA’s organizers, the literary arts category is to recognize the finest achievements of African authors in several genres and individual contributions to creative writing; promote Africa’s most celebrated writers, publishers and thinkers to the world; and also connect the writers and their readers.

They say the rich also cry. Apply that proverb to A-list actress, Yvonne Nelson, and you can say, celebrities also cry. Nelson is one person whom a lot of probably want to be like and admire and a lot as well are envious of because she’s a successful celebrity living the jet set lifestyle, Paris today, London tomorrow, high society parties and all that. But while Nelson is perceived as having fun, there’s pain in her heart making her cry every day. And with the pain now too much for her to bear, she went online to let the world know that all is not well with her. “I miss falling in love,” she tweeted, “with that person who makes your heart skip. Seriously, I don't remember the last time I was truly in love.” And worried for her, her fans tried to comfort her, with some of them tweeting the following messages to cheer her up. “I love you Yvonne. Even if you’re not in love, just know I'm in love with you. #Smiles,” tweeted @feybetsy. “There is nothing wrong with it,” @ama_ampo...

Nike Oshinowo is not someone who needs much of an introduction. A former beauty queen, she’s been in the limelight for decades and she tells OSEYIZA OOGBODO BLOG about her latest venture, her TV show, Late Night With Nike Oshinowo. Congrats on the success of season one of your highly successful TV show, Late Night With Nike Oshinowo, and the takeoff of season two. How has the journey been so far? Would you say difficult or easy? You know, the funny thing is, every time I am congratulated on the success of season one, I still do a double take, because yes, we’re now in season two, I think we’ve done about five episodes of season two, and the journey so far has been quite remarkable. It hasn’t been as hard as I thought it would be. If I have to use the word, hard, I think it’ll have to be on my schedule, because obviously, I think everyone in Nigeria know that I run a lot of organizations, but when Late Night With Nike Oshinowo starts, when you’re filming, you can’t do anything else, be...