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The bursar of the Yaba College of Technology, Olu Ibirogba, who’s currently on suspension, has accused the school’s rector, Dr Kudirat Margaret Ladipo, of large scale fraud, economic and financial misappropriation. In a letter written by his lawyer, Frank Eke & Co, to the President, Muhammadu Buhari, and the Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Ibirogba said that pursuant to the provision of Section 38 of the Economic and Financial Crimes (Establishment) Act, 2004, he sees it as his duty to bring to the attention of the government the misappropriations. According to the letter, Ibirogba has sufficient information regarding the extent, audacity and temerity with impunity to which the alleged crimes have been perpetrated, to the extent that the rector has allegedly embezzled not less than N2bn in the last five years. Concludingly, the letter pleaded that “Your Excellency, we enjoin you most pleadingly to direct the appropriate anti-graft agency as well as the federal Ministry of ...

Funke Akindele warned against barrenness (Funke) The latest news trending about Funke Akindele is certainly not one that any woman will like to be linked to her, as most women only feel really complete when they have a child that comes out of their own womb. Though children can be adopted from orphanages, most people still prefer to have their own biological children. So when a piece of news credited to a prophet is making the rounds about her that she might not bear any child, it certainly won’t make Funke happy. According to the report, she has to pray very hard in order to have a child. Whether this revelation is malicious or genuine, one thing is indeed certain … Funke has to pray hard.

Aristokrat Records’ DJ Bally has announced the release of his afrotronic remix of Earned It by Canadian singer The Weekend. The talented DJ released a remix to Rihanna’s smash hit single, Four Five Seconds, earlier this year in March and it has been getting massive airplay on radio stations across the country. Bally has been carving a reputation for himself as a pioneer DJ of the genre he calls afrotronic, and as a producer too. He also dropped an unofficial single, Ali, featuring rappers Mojeed and Sute, to pay tribute the boxing legend on his birthday.

George Nathaniel is a multitalented Nigerian recording artist, musician and producer. He just released the video to his Ticket 2 Love hit single which featured Phyno and J Martins. Renowned for singing and producing soundtracks that have earned him local and international acclaim in several award-winning Nollywood movies, some of his great musical fait accompli for movies include tracks for Desperate Housegirls, Figurine, I'll Take My Chances, Apaye, Okon Goes To School, Weekend Getaway, Mrs Somebody and the list goes on. His vocal prowess has earned him collaborations with popular Nigerian artists such as Phyno, J Martins, Waje, Paul Play, Slam and several others. He has specifically worked on the mixing and mastering of various hit songs like Runtown's Gallardo, Waje's The Way You Love Me, and J Martins' first, second and third albums.

The nineties recorded an unprecedented global explosion of the boy band phenomenon. That memorable era enjoyed lush and robust music that had a rich blend of pop and R&B from such groups like Boys 2 Men, Jodeci, Shy, Silk, Musical Youths and a host of others in the international circuit. In Nigeria, Plantashun Boiz, Remedies and Styl-Plus held sway. By the mid-2000s however, groups started to disintegrate or disappear totally, giving way to a new hip-hop generation that favoured solo pursuits. Today as the world welcomes new music from such phenomenal bands like Boys 2 Men and Jodeci in the international scene, Nigeria is not left out as some of our local boy bands have been making overtures at their diehard fans with new music. Even though the Plantashun Boiz’ reunion experiment turned awry a few years back, the fans have not given up hope and are still dying to hear new materials from the iconic trios: Plantashun Boiz, Remedies and Styl-Plus. It is against this background that ...

Following on from the success and acclaim of his latest single, Bam Bam Bam featuring Reminisce, afro-fusion artist Jibola is proud to announce his brand new single, Molegoke, produced by Puffy Tee, along with its exciting new music video, directed by Squareball Adasa Cookey, who has also worked with Burna Boy, DJ Xclusive, Skuki, Kiss Daniel. Shot in Lagos, the Molegoke music video is an enjoyable visual interpretation of the very heart of Jibola’s Molegoke single, which is an inspirational ode to our desires to be successful, and to reach the top of the spectrum, in whatever we do. Laced over an infectious dancefloor groove, the affirming messages of ‘impossible is nothing’ and ‘I can get to the top’ come to the fore. Having previously worked with some of the biggest Nigerian artists including Sound Sultan, Ruggedman, Terry G, Sean Tizzle, Jaywon and of course Reminisce, Jibola has also just concluded a collaborative session with ace producer D’Tunes for his soon-to-be released song...

Introducing new British Nigerian singing sensation, Tianah B, real name Christianah Babalola, with her brand new single, Shakara, released in collaboration with afrobeats crooner Yemi Rush’s record label IDTR/Irawo. Shakara was produced by fast-rising beatmaker, Lexy Flow, and follows on from her last single, The Way featuring Nizzy. On the back of early success for The Way, the London-based singer, songwriter and musician takes things up a notch with Shakara which she wrote and composed herself. Backed by a robust bassline, lush drums, glorious melodies and horn arrangements, Shakara is an instant dancefloor filler and an infectious sing-along song which comes just in time for the summer.

Abbey Lincoln, celebrated DJ, music impresario and the Scion to late Chief Emmanuel Badejo Okusanya, one of the first indigenous owners of music companies in Nigeria, would be no stranger to anyone who clubbed and partied hard in the rocking 70s and 80s social circles. Only his family mostly called him by his real name Abiodun Okusanya. Complimenting the popular attires, cultures and music of that burgeoning era, he was as influential to entertainment as DJ Jimmy Jatt is to this era, dating back to the days when he held sway at top clubs around then like Beach Comba, Classic and more. With such luminary contemporaries as Segun Sonibare, John Chukwu, and Eddie Ugbona, his life revolved around entertainment, from his days in school at Fiditi Grammar School, through to his time at Molusi College, where he was the fastest mile runner in the whole of the then western region. He also participated in several sporting activities like javelin, long jump and high jump. His love for good music ...

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’Lade Adeyemi is a man of many parts. He’s a barrister, writer and entrepreneur. OSEYIZA OOGBODO BLOG met him to specifically discuss about his writing and his books and his disclosures on the issue of writing are definitely not to be taken lightly. Why do you write and publish books? Well, I believe one of the best ways to give information, and to add value to professionals and people generally, is by writing. I take pleasure in writing, though I didn’t start off taking pleasure in it, so I didn’t write when I was small, until I was out of the university, and I just picked the interest with my first book, Think Well Think Africa, and from that that first book till now, I’ve written and published about nine books, and I’ll keep writing because I believe it’s one of the ways to preserve knowledge, and to also add value to people around. How long does it take you to write a book? It takes about a year. I do a lot of research. What has really helped me in my research is based on my experi...