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EXCLUSIVE Interview with KING of AJEGUNLE Music: Death of MOHBAD is seriously interwoven with a lot of stuffs alleged-DADDY FRESH, award-wining Nigerian Reggae star …Jealousy, Fear of Unknown, Initiation into Cultism are parts of the factors facing young musicians in the country, Nigerian govt has not supported the Music Industry *‘This tragedy would drastically increase in numbers, as most of our young artists are desperate to blow at the first instance of their album release. Many tend to soil their hands’ *‘Some go further to sell their souls to the Devil for fame and all the wealth in this life. Most of us are not there because we refused to indulge in such evil vices. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul in the end?’ *‘After over three decades in the nation’s music industry, I have seen the good, bad and ugly sides of the showbiz industry. This has helped me in making a wiser decision in life’ *‘I thank God for raising in me in Ajegunle. And I am happy to have caried my buddies along, today they are all great musicians’ *HIT songs include: ‘Falla Mi Go Dancehall, Rain is Falling, Kaka Fiki Faka; Welcome into Culture (Jyration), Elerugberure, Old Story; Bag of Love, Thank you Jehovah, Wetin I go Give you Papa; My Friend, Erora (Naija Leaders), Think About Tomorrow; I love Ya, Sumomi, others’ *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Investigative Editor
EXCLUSIVE Interview with KING of AJEGUNLE Music:
Death of MOHBAD is seriously interwoven with a lot of stuffs alleged-DADDY FRESH, award-wining Nigerian Reggae star
…Jealousy, Fear of Unknown, Initiation into Cultism are parts of...
NO HIDING PLACE: Nigeria’s multiple Grammy Award Winner, BURNA BOY, Foreign Music Agent sued in Trinidad & Tobago over Conspiracy to illegally stage concert …Cash money Brothers Promotions file charges in court *Lawsuit filed in the Port of Spain High Court, additionally names four local and U.S. based promoters and companies *“Any assertion that, in this instance, we contributed in any way to the planning and/or execution of last night’s event is simply untrue”-Jules Sobion of Caesar’s Army, Defendant “ We are demanding $25,000 in legal fees and US$7,000 for consultancy services for the concert”-Plaintiff *BY VIOLET ABRAHAM/SHOWBIZ Correspondent, Trinidad & Tobago/GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor
NO HIDING PLACE:
Nigeria’s multiple Grammy Award Winner, BURNA BOY, Foreign Music Agent sued in Trinidad & Tobago over Conspiracy to illegally stage concert
…Cash money Brothers Promotions file charges in court
*Lawsuit filed in the...
REVEALING: I am Happy My DNA Genealogy showed I am 43 percent Nigerian from West Africa-MEGHAN Markle, DUCHESS of SUSSEX on podcast … confirms she feels good about her root and confidence of black heritage identity *’Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation made unspecified donation to Save the Children orphanage in Nigeria as team deliver life-saving supplies to affected flood families’ *Thumbs down hurty-tone conversation: “I find it most embarrassing when you’re saying a sentence and the intonation goes up. That’s why I keep cowering and tiptoeing into a room. I don’t like it when black women are being stereotyped as angry” *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor
REVEALING:
I am Happy My DNA Genealogy showed I am 43 percent Nigerian from West Africa-MEGHAN Markle, DUCHESS of SUSSEX on podcast
… confirms she feels good about her root and confidence of black heritage identity
*’Prince Harry and...
BURNA BOY is a Fugitive, He is under criminal Investigation-Lagos State Police Command … Musician has no hiding place, must turn himself in, accused of ‘flirting’ with a married woman, police escorts fire gun at fun-loving Night Club customers *‘Force Headquarters ready to alert INTERPOL to tracks artist’s movement *“Burna Boy was in the VIP section of Club Cubana with three women when he spotted another ‘married woman’ in the company of her husband. The Grammy Award-winning artiste told Inspector Ibrahim, one of his police escorts to invite the ‘married woman’ to come join him. This gesture annoyed the lady’s husband, who lambasted Burna Boy, saying it was disrespectful for any man to make advances at a ‘married woman’. After some minutes, Burna Boy made advances towards the ‘married woman’ again, a development that infuriated her husband and his friends who had gathered at the club and the matter soon degenerated. During the heated moment, Inspector Ibrahim brought out his service pistol and released fire multiple times as the musician laughed aloud non-stop”-Eye Witness on scene *Nigeria’s Inspector General of Police condemns shooting involving the police escorts attached to Burna Boy, orders full scale round-the-clock probe *BY DAYO ADEBANJO/SHOWBIZ Correspondent, Lagos
BURNA BOY is a Fugitive, He is under criminal Investigation-Lagos State Police Command
… Musician has no hiding place, must turn himself in, accused of ‘flirting’ with a married woman, police escorts fire gun at fun-loving Night Club customers
*‘Force...
NIGERIANS IN THE DIASPORA MOURNING: Nigeria’s Cultural Ambassador of Hikosso music, Florence Trautman, ‘FLOXY BEE’ loses American Community Leader Husband …Showbiz manager hubby passed on late last month in New Jersey *Ever-smiling deceased was music promoter behind America’s successful world tour hits of Nigerian legends: late Chief Osita Osadebe, late Oliver de Coque, late Sunny Okosuns, late Majek Fashek, Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey, Sunny Ade and a host of others *“My husband was a great community leader officially recognized by the City of Newark. He has done so much to promote a lot of Nigerian music legends during their world tour over the years here in the United States. The memorial service will be taking place on May 21, 2022 at Third Presbyterian Church, 395 Ridge street, Newark, New Jersey. We are blessed with lovely children” *BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor
NIGERIANS IN THE DIASPORA MOURNING:
Nigeria’s Cultural Ambassador of Hikosso music, Florence Trautman, ‘FLOXY BEE’ loses American Community Leader Husband
…Showbiz manager hubby passed on late last month in New Jersey
*Ever-smiling deceased...
SOLD OUT SHOW: Nigeria Music Star, DAVIDO Electrifies 02 Arena London Concert, Appeared in a Large, transparent Air Suspended Screen Box …fly son Ifeanyi, former fiancée, Chef Chi, domestic staff in a private jet into United Kingdom to witness celebration, historic show titled ‘We Rise by Lifting Others’ *Performed evergreen hit songs from ‘Omo Baba Olowo’ album: ‘All of you,’ ‘Ekuro’, ‘Dami Duro’; played ‘Gobe’, ‘Aye’, ‘Tchelete (good life),’ ‘The Money’; verse from ‘Bahd Baddo Baddest’, ‘1 milli’, ‘Coolest Kid in Africa’, ‘Fans Mi and Like dat’ to the delight of fans *Featured other African, British musicians as full hall capacity fun-soaked crowd scream in excitement: “Ema dami duro yeah, Emi omo babalowo babalowo olowo, Ani wo fe dami duro dami duro duro; Ewo won won fe bami nawo bami nawo nawo” *DSF, a Nigerian Dee Jay opened the show for Davido, thrilling the fans with some of the best African music side-by-side a London based OAP Adeshope Olajide famous as ShopsyDoo *BY SHOLA ABAYOMI/ENTERTAINMENT Correspondent, London
SOLD OUT SHOW:
Nigeria Music Star, DAVIDO Electrifies 02 Arena London Concert, Appeared in a Large, transparent Air Suspended Screen Box
..fly son Ifeanyi, former fiancée, Chef Chi, domestic staff in a private jet into United Kingdom to witness...
Things FALL Apart: My Nigerian Wife, KORRA OBIDI Ruined My Life, Betrayed Me, Cheated on Me for Four Years, I am Filing for a DIVORCE for my Mental Health Sanity-Dr. JUSTIN DEAN …I am Heartbroken presently; I tried many times to talk to her, she would not listen, this is the hardest decision I had to make in my life *‘Anyone that knows me or watches me online knows that I’m a dedicated family man to both Korra and my children’ *‘This is honestly the hardest decision of my life, but necessary. I’m walking away from this marriage for my mental health and to be the best version of myself. I must set a healthy example for my children. I will always be there for my children’ *‘This has nothing to do with postpartum depression. I’ve been betrayed once again and she is unbothered, which pretty much summarizes our marriage. My apology to all the young men and women that believed we had a ‘perfect marriage’ *BY DAVID OLABODE/Marriage Counselling Correspondent, Michigan, USA & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Senior Investigative Editor
Things FALL Apart:
My Nigerian Wife, KORRA OBIDI Ruined My Life, Betrayed Me, Cheated on Me for Four Years, I am Filing for a DIVORCE for my Mental Health Sanity-Dr. JUSTIN DEAN
…I am Heartbroken presently; I tried many times to talk to...
Giving Back to the Society: Nigerian-American award-winning musician, DAVIDO disburses N250million cash to Orphanage homes to celebrate birthday…determine to empower orphans, lift less privilege out of poverty *Oversees disbursement daily, sets up a five-member committee on transparent process 29-year-old directs the masses on how to apply from Monday, November 29 to Thursday, December 2, 2021 *How to apply: Interested orphanage operators are to follow the link: https://linktr.ee/davidoorphanagedonations, Once the link opens, click on the ‘orphanage registration link’ option to proceed, A welcome message will surface. Click on the ‘continue’ option to read the rules of filling the form, on agreement with the rules, proceed to fill the form *BY SUBOMI OLAWALE/ENTERTIANMENT Correspondent, Abuja & GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICAN Foreign Editor
Giving Back to the Society:
Nigerian-American award-winning musician, DAVIDO disburses N250million cash to Orphanage homes to celebrate birthday…determine to empower orphans, lift less privilege out of poverty
*Oversees disbursement...
BREAKING NEWS: Nigeria’s KING of Comedy, ALI BABA Storms America for 2019 Independence Anniversary…Red Carpet event holds LIVE in Dallas October 4-5 at 7pm to 12midnight * Independence weekend groove stages at Swayz Ballroom, 9750 Walnut Street, Dallas 75243 * Cheap earlybird ticket now on sale at $30, VIP ticket $60, for VIP tables dial: +1469-335-3458 *Historic ceremony powered by Ateam, TK Dallas, Jude Ngene * Ali Baba promises fresh and new rib-cracking jokes to reflect major events in Nigeria BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU/AMERICA FOREIGN BUREAU CHIEF
BREAKING
NEWS:
Nigeria’s
KING of Comedy, ALI BABA Storms America for 2019 Independence
Anniversary…Red Carpet event holds LIVE in
Dallas October 4-5 at 7pm to 12midnight
*
Independence
weekend groove stages at...
PAINFUL: Inside last Moment of NIGERIA’S FIRST Super Model, YEMI FAWAZ in America…Her Battle, Pain with Colon Cancer at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital * American Cardiologist, Nephrologist discovered pioneer Nigerian model suffered hole in Heart and Kidney *Leads love international outreach to help less privilege *Challenged Advertising industries in Nigeria for ‘having sex with models’, paying them peanuts BY GEORGE ELIJAH OTUMU in New York
PAINFUL:
Inside last
Moment of NIGERIA’S FIRST Super Model, YEMI FAWAZ in America…Her
Battle, Pain with Colon Cancer at New York’s Lenox Hill Hospital
*
American Cardiologist, Nephrologist
discovered pioneer Nigerian...
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