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Chidi Mokeme, Tobi Bakre nominated for 2023 EMY Africa Awards

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Chidi Mokeme and Tobi Bakre, the Nollywood actors, have been nominated for the ‘Actor of The Year’ category ahead of the 2023 EMY Africa Awards.

The nominees were unveiled during an event on Wednesday.

The two Nigerians will compete against Adjetey Annang, Bill Asamoah, and Anthony Woode, the Ghanaian actors in the category.

In the ‘Man of the Year – Music’ category, the Nigerian singer Camidoh will battle it out with Black Sherif, Stonebwoy, Kidi, and King Promise.

Other categories of the award ceremony are ‘Man of the Year, Sport’, ‘Discovery of the Year’, and ‘Designer of the Year’.

The annual award ceremony is organised by EMY Africa, the Ghanaian lifestyle magazine. It started as a Fathers’ Day celebration but has become an annual event ceremony to “honour men who have demonstrated values and are committed to societal progress”.

Speaking with journalists, Kojo Soboh, executive director of EMY Africa, said the award is designed to “celebrate achievements and to inspire greatness in the youths”.

He said the award is divided into parts including the public voting and the honourary category.

“The award has two major categories, the public voting categories and the honourary award categories,” he said.

“The honourary award winners are selected before the awards event by the faculty. The winners are notified of the awards and invited to accept them.

“The public voting awards are vetted by the faculty and presented back to the public to vote for final winners which are announced at the awards event.

“Other distinguished Nigerians will also receive what they have a location in various honorary categories.”

Soboh added that EMY Africa will host its first soirée in Lagos on August 13, 2023, ahead of the official event in October.

“So this is basically pre-award soirée. Celebrating the nominees, past winners and bringing together Nigeria in the lifestyle space, in the business sector, high achievers, innovators, guardians,” he said.

“Nigeria is known as one of the economic giants in Africa that is rich in talent pool and it is home for the continent’s larger for the better.

“These exceptional individuals have set an indelible impact on their industries representing Nigeria with pride and demonstrating the country’s vibrant talents.”

The soirée event will be held at the Mercedes Benz showroom, Victoria Island, Lagos

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Drama as Rema walks off stage at J Cole’s Dreamville Festival over sound issues

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Rema, the Nigerian singer, on Sunday, walked off the stage during his performance at the 2024 Dreamville Festival in North Carolina.

The two-day festival took place on April 6 and 7.

Rema performed on day 2 alongside music heavyweights including J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, Monica, and Muni Long.

During his performance of ‘Calm Down’, his hit track, the music star abruptly stopped the show due to sound issues.

A now-viral video captures Rema expressing his dissatisfaction with the sound quality, calling it “messed up” and stating it was hindering his performance.

He also called for equal treatment regarding sound quality for all artistes.

“Hold on, there are too many sound issues. it is messing up my whole performance I am seriously not feeling this sh*t at all,” he said

“It is too messed up. I am representing Africa, this is too messed up. If the sound cannot be perfect for every artiste that gets on this stage… Africa is in the house and you are messing sh*t up? I will walk out this stage bruh, fix it!”

Another clip shows Rema reiterating his concerns about the sound before leaving the stage.

“Too many sound issues my people, I love you goodnight,” he added.

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Moses Bliss holds traditional wedding in Ghana (Video)

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March 1, 2024 11:56 am

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Moses Bliss, the Nigerian gospel singer, and Marie Wiseborn, his wife, have held their traditional wedding in Ghana.

In now-viral videos, the couple performed their wedding rites before family members and friends.

The couple represented their different cultural backgrounds as they dressed in Ghanaian and Nigerian outfits during the ceremony.

The Wiseborn family also presented the couple with a plaque gift to appreciate the singer.

Some of the celebrities present at the ceremony include actress Juliet Ibrahim, Enioluwa Adeoluwa, the content creator, Layole Oyatogun, the OAP, and comedians Real Warri Pikin and Josh2Funny.

The couple also entertained the guests with choreographed dance steps.

In his vote of thanks, Moses described Marie as the “best bride in the whole of the universe”.

“Just before I give my vote of thanks. I want to correct an impression. When the MC was introducing my wife, he said this is the most beautiful bride in Africa. That is very wrong. She is the most beautiful bride in the whole of the universe. Just to put things in perspective,” he said.

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Controversy trails Flavour’s performance at RCCG pastor Siju’s party

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Controversy trails Flavour’s performance at RCCG pastor Siju’s party

Siju, a pastor and wife of the Idowu Iluyomade, a senior pastor at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), City of David, Lagos, has set tongues wagging on social media for inviting secular singer Flavour to perform at her birthday party.

Siju, who is also a lawyer, speaker and activist, turned 60 last week.

She then celebrated the occasion at the Eko Hotels in Victoria Island in a grand style on Sunday.

The colourful and glamorous birthday party was graced by some notable figures, monarchs and the crème de la crème of the entertainment industry.

The attendees included Tony Elumelu, Toke Makinwa, Ali Baba, and Kenny Saint Brown, as well as Rasaq and Shade Okoya, among others.

In viral videos, Flavour, who was one of the performing artistes, was seen entertaining the guests with hit songs from his music catalogue.

In one of the videos, the singer also serenaded the celebrant on stage while she danced along to his performance.

The footage, however, attracted heated controversy on social media. Several Nigerians on X questioned why a secular artiste like Flavour should be performing at the birthday party of a pastor.

“When you see 60th birthday celebration of PASTOR Siju Illuyomade, then you will know why some people are STILL running away from church!” a user wrote.

Another user added in a lengthy post: “RCCG Pastor Siju Iluyomade, the wife of the senior Pastor of one of the biggest RCCG Parish held her 60th birthday party this weekend and Flavour was the lead artist but no gospel musician”.

Here is what some users had to say:

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Bodex F. Hungbo, SPMIIM is a multiple award-winning Nigerian Digital Media Practitioner, Digital Strategist, PR consultant, Brand and Event Expert, Tv Presenter, Tier-A Blogger/Influencer, and a top cobbler in Nigeria.

She has widespread experiences across different professions and skills, which includes experiences in; Marketing, Media, Broadcasting, Brand and Event Management, Administration and Management with prior stints at MTN, NAPIMS-NNPC, GLOBAL FLEET OIL AND GAS, LTV, Silverbird and a host of others

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