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Upcoming indigenous act, Seyi Adeneye, who goes by the stage name, Olus, has released his first song for the public's listening pleasure. After years of underground rap battles and rhyming competitions, Olus has burst onto the scene with a classic tune to celebrate the festive season. Translated to English, Odun Ti Dey means ‘The festivities have arrived’ and it features and is produced by Mallam T Bass. Olus shows his lyrical prowess as he delivers hard-hitting yet playful rhymes that key in to trends and phenomena for an average Nigerian celebrating this Christmas season, the overall tempo depicts taking the holiday slowly and enjoying it as each day passes. The video directed by Dmitri was shot across Victoria Island and Ikoyi and it depicts scenes from very popular and memorable locations around Lagos, especially the Zenith Bank roundabout in Victoria Island which gets decorated in the Christmas theme during the Yuletide period.

One of West Africa’s most successful movie stars, Juliet Ibrahim, has posted a tweet in which she attacked her fellow women. Baring her mind on the issue of why men cheat in relationships, she absolved such men of blame and laid all the blame instead on her fellow women. Her tweet, which says it all, is below. “Wondering why a man will cheat? Simplest answer among all others: because there’s always a woman out there willing to cheat with him #facts.” Do you women agree with her?

JJC is one entertainment personality that needs much introduction, having attained massive success in music both in and outside Nigeria. Having grown up in the UK and lived there most of his life, he’s back in Nigeria now, and he tells OSEYIZA OOGBODO BLOG how he’s faring in his new environment. You came into the Nigerian music industry knowing it’s fiercely competitive. What gave you the confidence to do so? It’s because I’m very different and my orientation in life is different. I grew up in the UK where I learnt a lot about music at a very young age. I got signed by Sony Music while I was 22. I was also writing songs for record companies. Every day, I had to write new songs. Which means I had to come up with concepts, new ideas and something people can relate to and impact their lives. I brought that part of me back into the Nigerian music industry. Majority of Nigerian music is based on dancing, and there’s not really a lot of message. That is where I stand out, because lots of my

When Iyanya posted a video online, of him dancing with some girls, he did so obviously with the intention of entertaining his fans so that they’ll remain loyal to him. Sadly for him, though, those same fans came at him instead, flaying him over the video which they feel is not worth their while. “What legacy are you leaving? What are the youths going to learn from you? Heartbreaking,” one of them commented. The ire of the fans was actually drawn by one of the girls whom they said needlessly exposed her bosom. And they made their opinions known about the brash nudity. “Please am I supposed to be interested in the dance or her boobs? Which one?” another one commented. “Please she should cover the upper region. It’s a private part also.” “It’s really pathetic. I can’t even wear my boxer shorts in front of my siblings, yet a lady who is supposed to be modest is not even wearing a bra in public,” was yet another comment. Clearly, this is one Iyanya post that didn’t strike the right chord wi

The news currently in town about popular rapper, Olamide, is not a really good one. According to widespread reports, he has been accused of copying the lyrical ideas of D’Banj, his senior colleague whom he’s worked with both in the studio and on stage. The accusation was made not by D’Banj, but D’Banj’s producer, Deevee, who even apologized to D’Banj for the disclosure, saying that he’s been keeping quiet about Olamide’s alleged copying of their own creative efforts for a very long time now, but he can no longer keep quiet about it and is ready to face any consequences of his disclosure. Through a series of tweets, he asked Olamide if he was losing the necessary inspiration to come up with song lyrics of his own and came right out to say that any time Olamide comes to their zone, they end up hearing him using their concepts in his songs. Needless to say, Deevee’s accusation is already leading to a lot of raised dust and divided opinions. Some are saying that he and his boss, Deevee, a

The current looks of ex-Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria, Omowunmi Akinnifesi, and promising singer, Emma Nyra, are definitely something to talk about, when you compare the two. Akinnifesi became known in the nation many years before Nyra when she won the MBGN crown in 2005. Nyra only became known in 2012 when Iyanya featured her on his smash hit, Ur Waist. Both of them became celebrities sporting slim physiques that are generally preferred by most people for the female gender over the plump ones. It’s therefore astounding to note that while Akinnifesi who hit the limelight ten years ago is still doing her best to maintain her initial shape, even after becoming a truly household name, Nyra, who is still struggling to really become known, is losing her shape. The two attended the Corporate Elite concert which held in Lagos last weekend and a look at their pictures from the event tells the tale better. Akinnifesi is almost the way she was ten years ago while Nyra is blowing up like a ballo

When in late 2014 beef suddenly broke out between established singer, Wizkid, and upcoming singer, Saeon, what people really wanted to know was why they were fighting. Though the apparent reason, as forwarded by Saeon was that she was at daggers drawn with Wiz because she paid him the whopping sum of N1.5m to feature him on her song, Boogie Down, and he refused to tweet the link to the song, even after she requested him to please do so. As expected, a lot of reactions trailed their beef, especially after Wiz came out to say that he doesn’t just tweet for anybody but his friends and that Saeon wasn’t his friend. Maybe because Wiz is so popular because a lot of people really do like him, he came out the better in his Saeon faceoff, with many people supporting him that he didn’t have to tweet the song, that it wasn’t part of his agreement with her that he must tweet it, and that he has every right to not tweet what he doesn’t want to. Heavyweight celebrities jumped behind Wiz and tore Sae