Former Made Men’s Music Group (MMMG) artiste, Bassey Okon Bassey, has finally opened up on why he parted ways with the Ubi Franklin led label. According to his interesting revelation in an exclusive chat with Showtime, Ubi Franklin made some promises to him which he never fulfilled, because of his non contractual relationship with the label, home to Selebobo, Tekno and others. Bassey disclosed that he had to move on with his music career all by himself since Ubi failed to fulfill the promises he made to him about helping his music career.

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed announced on Friday in Jos that the revived Zuma Film Festival will hold in Abuja in December.

Dancehall music exponent, Ketchup, may not be as popular as he once was when his hit singles, Show me your rozay and pam pam rocked the airwaves; but the reason behind his silence in the music industry has been a mystery to everyone. In an exclusive chat with Showtime, he explained that the Nigerian music industry, the loss of his dad, family commitments and medical surgery have all had a negative effect on his music career.

A group of entertainers under the aegis, Coalition of Nigeria Entertainers (CNE), have called on the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo to, with immediate effect, sack the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed for a statement credited to him wherein he was quoted as saying music videos and films producers will stop producing abroad or that films produced outside Nigeria may be banned.

Jabby Jay