Remembering Ogbonna Amadi: ‘One year after, the wound has not healed’
It was with a tone of melancholy but aura of reverence that Rev. Endy Amadi, younger
brother of departed Ogbonna Amadi relieved the life and times of the late Vanguard Entertainment Editor. Endi, who is President, 'Right To Live Organisation' and Project Manager, 'Rural Alert for Integrated Development Foundation', recounts that the loss remains as traumatic as it was a year ago. Pouring encomiums and eulogies on his late brother, the younger Amadi admits it’s been a year of pain and sorrow but with consolation in the Lord.
Why Don Jazzy and D’Banj separated
The recent announcement that Nigeria’s most celebrated entertainer Don Jazzy, chief executive of Mo’Hit records and his partner D’Banj, the number one musician on the label, have parted ways, has left most Nigerians still reeling in shock.
Onyeka speaks at 60
The elegant stallion, Onyeka Onwenu, during the week turned 60. But the red carpet was not rolled out. In this interview with Showtime Celebrity, the Imo State born daughter of the late politician D.K. Onwenu opens up on why people think she is controversial and more.
Poverty, ill-health killed Giringori Akabogu
The dwindling ranks of the original cast of the iconic sit-com of the 80s, New Masquerade, shrank further, yesterday, when James Iroha a.k.a Giringori Akabogu succumbed to the vice grip of ill-health and poverty.
Women give me special joy – K1 d Ultimate
King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal a. k. a K1 d Ultimate is a reporter’s delight anytime. In this interview with our Entertainment Editor, OGBONNA AMADI, he debunkes the insinuation that Fuji is music for touts and Agberos. He also opens up on his relationship with women pointing out that they give him special joy whenever they are around him. Excerpt:
How I survived as cart pusher in Alade market – 9ice
•Says he’s forgiven ex-wife Toni but… •Speaks on his double album
Call him whatever names you like, it does not remove the fact that music sensation, 9ICE, real names Abolore Akande stands a world apart from many of his contemporaries with his genre of music and bluesy delivery. With an album that every track is a little masterpiece and a reflection of his wealth of experience on the streets, 9ICE in this interview with Showtime Celebrity recalled how many things fell into place to create a double album that is powerfully raw and is fast creeping to have a chart-topping commercial success with an ambitious concert come March. Excerpt:
Music, no longer male affair — Yinka Davies
Her music is an eclectic mix of Jazz, soul and the drum. It defies definition. It encapsulates everything, the beat, the sound and the drum. It is a whole entity that cannot be divided as yet. Welcome to the sonorous world of Yinka Davies, one of the best female voices in Nigeria. Our guest on this week’s edition of Weekend Groove, Yinka takes us through a passage of time that defines her identity.
I fell in love with my hubby after he offered his jacket – Kween
This irrepressible diva who began her singing career in 1999 with the Zuma Rock Band in Sheraton Hotel in Abuja, went solo in November 2001 with the release of her first single ‘Oluronbi’ which featured Fuji Star Pasuma Wonder.
Daddy Showkey escapes assassins’ bullets
By Ogbonna Amadi Entertainment Editor For the third time in nine months, Ghetto soldier, Daddy Showkey escaped death by the whiskers when two persons suspected to be hired assassins shot him twice at close range before escaping on a motorcycle. The incident according to the musician, happened last Tuesday at at about 8.30pm. Narrating the […]
Timaya, plantain seller tells his story
True story he calls it but we call it intriguing. This is the story of a former plantain seller who held on to his dream to become a star in a profession he believed in.
Mike Okri reveals why Nigerian musicians can’t make it in US
Before he relocated to the United States of America more than a decade ago, Mike Okri was arguably one of the best singers ever produced in the country. No concert was complete without the Omoge man, as he was better known then. Today he returns, a different Mike. He returns with a brand-new gospel album. Excerpt:
