China, as he more fondly called by friends and fans, in a phone call, told this writer that although he was prepared for the news, he was actually surprised that, “My wife, who had gone for a mere ante-natal check up, was confined to bed by the doctor who insisted her time was due.”

When I arrived from Kaduna in a military uniform and immediately I started singing, people were happy and decided that I wouldn’t go back to the army.

He noted that “his works are felt in every nook and cranny of the world, Nigeria inclusive; and he has a large following in Nigeria, which is why we are planning to gather his fans and lovers of his music across Nigeria, so that we can celebrate him together”.

We need to show to the world that in this country copyright administration is a very important sector of the economy that will continue to yield good money for the nation

From this point, it was on to the launch of the TuFace Idibia Reach-Out Foundation , and Mr. John Ochigbo Elanu, co-ordinator of the Foundation, threw more light on the activities of the foundation, after which a beneficiary of the foundation Mr. Odey Adimanye, who has been confined to the use of a wheel-chair, after an auto accident a couple of years back lauded the foundation for taking care of his treatment thus far.