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  • Pretty Mike, Falz steal show on 2019 red carpet

    Pretty Mike, Falz steal show on 2019 red carpet

    Headies 2019 may have come and gone, however many will not forget in hurry how some of your favourite celebrities dazzled on the red carpet.

     

    Pretty Mike’s unusual entrance

    By now everyone knows that Nigerian socialite and night club owner, Pretty Mike loves attention and he sure knows how to get. The tall socialite stepped into the Headies red carpet rocking an all-white ensemble that looks like a wedding gown.

     

    Falz came in like a king

    In a manner reminiscent of the triumphant entry of Jesus, Falz came in on a horse dressed in a white suit. The red carpet turned into a market square with everyone trying to catch a glimpse of the singer.

     

     

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  • Reminisce, Nancy Isime to host Headies 2019

    Reminisce, Nancy Isime to host Headies 2019

    The organizers of The Headies have announced the duo of Nancy Isime and Reminisce as the official hosts for the 2019 show.

    The announcement was made via their social media pages.

    The Headies award show is scheduled to hold October 19th, 2019.

    Born on 26th of January in Kaduna State, Remilekun Abdulkalid Safaru, known by his stage names Reminisce or ALAGA IBILE, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, and songwriter from Ajilete, Yewa South LGA in Ogun state. He studied purchasing and supply at Kwara State Polytechnic. He delivers his rap line in both English and Yoruba.
    Reminisce has released 4 studio albums, Book Of Rap Stories (2012) Alaga Ibile (2014) Baba Afusa (2015) And El-Hadji (2016). He has also garnered high profile features from top artistes across in the country, including Olamide, Phyno, MI Abaga, Naeto C, 2Baba, Davido, Wizkid, Tiwa Savage, 9ice and several others.

     

    Reminisce has won 2 Headies Awards; Best Collabo (Local Rapper featuring Olamide and Phyno 2015) Best Rap Album (El-Hadji 2018). He will be co hosting the 13th Headies with Nancy Isime.

    Nancy Isime was born in Edo State on December 17, 1991. She’s a model and media personality. In 2009 she won the Miss Valentine International beauty pageant, and began a career as an actress in the TV series Echoes in 2011. She has since appeared in several films. In 2016 she replaced Toke Makinwa as the presenter of Trending on HipTv, she has since carve a niche for herself as a top TV girl in the country. She will be co-hosting the 13th Headies with Reminisce.

     

     

  • Niniola laments over poor’ Headies’ performance

    Afro-pop singer, Niniola Apata has expressed her regret over her poor performance at the Headies award night held yesterday.

    The singer confessed that she had not practised with the band as she had just returned from a trip to Owerri.

    In a series of revelatory tweets, she gave reasons why her performance was below her expected standard.

     

    According to her:” “I honestly was not going to address this issue but I was very firmly convinced within me that I owed each and every one of you a detailed explanation on why I had a performance that was far below the usual expectation of my performances.

     

    “I had flown in from Owerri after a performance yesterday (the evening of the Headies), to grace the Award event that has served as a platform for us as entertainers and I unfortunately could not rehearse with the Band or even work on any performance set for the Show.

     

    “I am thankful to everyone that messaged and called to enquire about my performance at the Headies Awards. It shows a clear understanding of the typical nature of my stagecraft.

     

    “I promptly informed the organizers that I would not be performing as I am very particular about my Brand and the performance delivery I give to my friends and supporters that have helped my career to the point that it is today.”

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  • I really don’t understand why Nigerians want to win the Grammys- Ayo Animashaun

    I really don’t understand why Nigerians want to win the Grammys- Ayo Animashaun

    Ayo Animashaun is a household name in the Nigerian entertainment industry and has been instrumental to the growth of the industry through his products, Hip TV,the Headies and lot’s more .

    The showbiz entrepreneur recently affirmed that Nigerian artistes cannot win the Grammys. He said Grammys are not for us but for Americans.

    Animashaun, the CEO of Smooth Productions made this known in a chat with Tribune.

    According to him:”I really don’t understand why Nigerians want to win the Grammys. Grammys are not for us but for Americans. We should get that right. They put everybody in one world music category. We are not their focus. The Americans are their focus. It is not for us. Yes, we can win awards but they do not show us the way they run the award category during the show. I think we should make our own awards our own Grammy and I would say it any day that the Grammy is not for us. They have built something big for themselves. Let them come and win the Headies. How about that? Even if it is not the Headies, let them come and win AFRIMMA in Africa. Let them come and win awards in Nigeria or Africa. We don’t celebrate our own things. It’s just a shame. I have been to the Grammys many times and I don’t see many African artistes. They don’t particularly care because they recognise mainly, their industry. They don’t know you exist. You go there taking pictures with them and when you are taking pictures with them, the guy is already looking somewhere else.

     

    When asked about his expectations for this year’s Headies awards, Animashaun said he is looking forward to it just like any other person.

    Hear him:”I am looking forward to it like everybody else. We have done our part. About winning, everyone is not going to take home the plaque. There are 77 nominees in 25 categories. Even if everybody wins one, some people will probably win two or three. People should get used to the fact that some people are not just going to win. The language for music all over the world has changed. If you are nominated, you are pretty much a winner. So, people should be happy with nominations, like winning the awards. All over the world, they celebrate nominees; 12 times Grammy nominee, 12 times BET nominee. They don’t say I won anymore, what they say is that the award goes to, meaning that all of you deserve the award but in this case, it is going to so, so and so. They makes them feel good. So, we have 77 nominees. Those ones that are not going to win will abuse the Headies like they always do. It is going to happen and they are not going to be happy but it is understandable. They just want to have an excuse. Dem go say abeg leave am. Dem just give am. Ask anybody that has won the award in the last 10 years or 12 years, they would have something to say. Let them say that they knew they would win before they eventually won”.

     

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  • I am not nervous about hosting the ‘Headies’- Seyi Shay

    The Headies is undoubtedly one of the most revered entertainment awards In Nigeria. Ever since Seyi Shay and Bovi were unveiled as the hosts for this year, Seyi Shay has been getting commendations from her fans.

     

    On whether she is nervous to be co-hosting an event of such magnitude, she declared that she isn’t panicky.

     

    “I am not nervous about hosting The Headies . I look forward to the experience because headies is a big deal. I will be shooting the videos for the singles on Electronic Package, all six. Electric Package 2 and 3 will be out this year as well” she told Hip TV.

     

    When asked in an interview if she did a butt surgery, she said: “I did not get this big bum through injections or surgery. If I did not do surgery on my boobs, is it my backside I would then operate on?

     

    “I have been getting a lot of compliments since my backside added. I wanted to do a boob job but I changed my mind and the reason is that I realized that I could fit into almost anything especially sample sizes from designers. Someone advised me to be doing squats. Till now, I spend most of my time in the gym”.

     

     

     

    Shay was born and raised in Tottenham, London, England, to Nigerian parents. Her mother was from Northern Nigeria and her father is a native of Ife. She has two elder brothers and an older sister. She and her siblings were raised by their single mother. Shay grew up in a religious setting and felt like a single child during her adolescence. She started visiting Nigeria when she was two years old, and eventually attended the Command High School in Maryland, Lagos.

     

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  • Headies 2016: See full list of winners

    See who wins what at the 2016 Headies Award, which is currently taking place at the Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island, Lagos.

    BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

    1. EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
    2. PRAY FOR ME – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – WINNER
    3. LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
    4. ORENTE – ADEKUNLE GOLD
    5. SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO

    PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

    1. DJ COUBLON ‘GOOD TIME & RABA’
    2. PHEELS – ‘PICK UP & LAGOS BOYS’ – OLAMIDE
    3. LEGENDURY BEATS – ‘FINAL – BABA NLA’ WIZKID
    4. YOUNG JOHN – ‘MAMA’ – KISS DANIEL – WINNER
    5. MASTAKRAFT – ‘FADA FADA’, ‘CONNECT’ – PHYNO
    6. OSCAR HERMAN-ACKAH – ‘PRAY FOR ME’ – DAREY

    BEST MUSIC VIDEO

    1. EMERGENCY (D’BANJ) – UNLIMITED LA
    2. MARY (SEYI SHAY) – MEJI ALABI
    3. SOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) – CLARENCE PETERS – WINNER
    4. MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
    5. BAD – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. WIZKID – SESAN

    BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

    1. NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL – WINNER
    2. WANTED – WANDE COAL
    3. KLITORIS – BRYMO
    4. 4. NAKED – DAREY
    5. SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

    BEST R&B SINGLE

    1. LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
    2. MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
    3. SUPER WOMAN – WANDE COAL
    4. PRAY FOR ME – DAREY -WINNER
    5. ADUKE – TJAN
    6. SMILE – SHAYDEE

    BEST POP SINGLE
    A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)
    1. MAMA – KISS DANIEL
    2. FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
    3. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
    4. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
    5. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE – WINNER
    6. EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
    7. FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE
    8. MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

    BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE
    A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall single in the year under review (by single individual or group).
    1. NO KISSING’ – PATORANKING FT SARKODIE -WINNER
    2. BODY HOT – PRAIZ FT. JESSE JAGZ & STONE BWOY
    3. JAGA LOVE – JESSE JAGZ
    4. OLOWO – CYNTHIA MORGAN
    5. PAM PAM – KETCHUP
    6. TIMAYA – I LIKE THE WAY

    BEST RAP ALBUM

    1. EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
    2. POWERFUL – ILL BLISS – Winner
    3. STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
    4. LIL’ KESH – YAGI

    BEST COLLABO

    1. SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMI – WINNER
    2. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
    3. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
    4. WAIT – SOLIDSTAR FEAT. TIWA SAVAGE
    5. NO KISSING – PATORANKING FEAT. SARKODIE
    6. MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

    BEST RAP SINGLE

    1. EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE – WINNER
    2. ASAMALEKUN – REMINISCE
    3. JAGABAN – YCEE
    4. CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – ILL BLISS
    5. AGU JI NDI MEN – A-Q
    6. SHOW YOU SOMETHING – BOOGEY

    BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

    1. BRYMO – SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING
    2. DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY FOR ME
    3. SHAYDEE – SMILE – WINNER
    4. WANDE COAL – SUPER WOMAN
    5. RIC HASSANI – GENTLEMAN

    BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

    1. SIMI – LOVE DON’T CARE – WINNER
    2. SEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOW
    3. ARAMIDE FEAT. ADEKUNLE GOLD – LOVE ME
    4. OMAWUMI FEAT. ANGELIE KIDJO – PLAY NA PLAY

    NEXT RATED

    1. YCEE
    2. TEKNO
    3. EAZI – WINNER
    4. HUMBLESMITH
    5. ARAMIDE

    HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

    1. KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA – WINNER
    2. SEYI SHAY – SEYI OR SHAY
    3. LIL’ KESH – YAGI
    4. RUNTOWN – GHETTO UNIVERSITY

    LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

    1. ILL BLISS – CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI -WINNER
    2. REMINSCE – ASALAMALEKU
    3. YCEE – JAGABAN
    4. BOOGEY – SHOW YOU SOMETHING
    5. A-Q – AGU JI NDI MEN’
    6. MODENINE – NO MATTER WHAT

    BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

    1. OLAMIDE – WHO YOU EPP – WINNER
    2. AJEBUTTER FEAT. FALZ – BAD GANG
    3. KOKER – KO LE WERK
    4. YCEE – JAGABAN
    5. SMALL DOKTA – GBERA
    6. 2T BOYS – CUSTOMER DADA NI

    BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

    1. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
    2. SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO
    3. YOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZ – WINNER
    4. WAIT FOR ME – JOHNNY DRILLE
    5. GENTLEMAN – RIC HASSANI

    ALBUM OF THE YEAR

    1. STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
    2. NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL – WINNER
    3. WANTED – WANDE COAL
    4. SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

    ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

    Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

    1. WIZKID – WINNER
    2. TIWA SAVAGE
    3. FALZ
    4. YEMI ALADE
    5. OLAMIDE

    SONG OF THE YEAR

    1. FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
    2. OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
    3. PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
    4. REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.
    5. FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE – WINNER

    AFRICAN ARTISTE

    1. SAUTI SOL
    2. CASPER NYOVEST
    3. DJ MAPHORISA
    4. STONEBWOY
    5. SARKODIE

     

  • Tekno loses Headies 2016 ‘Next rated’ nomination

    Pana singer ,Tekno has been disqualified from his Headies award nomination. According to information gathered by Thenetng, his nomination was withdrawn because he failed to participate in the required obligations leading to the event.

    Emails pertaining to the event was sent to the singer’s management by the organizers, which includes photo-shoots, interviews and more. All other nominees were available except Tekno

    A Headies insider reveals that he was reached out to repeatedly, using personal contacts and official channels. They were told he would come, but he didn’t show up.

    A letter of his disqualification has been sent to him.

     

    LETTER CREDIT-THENETNG

    ‘Tekno has unfortunately not made himself available for any of the mandatory activities, hence the committee’s decision to effectively withdraw his nomination for this year’ Ayo Animashaun wrote in the letter .

    The 24 years old singer is yet to respond to the letter of his nomination withdrawal. The category is the only one he was nominated in.

    Recall that Tekno had expressed dissatisfaction with the nomination in an instagram post. He said:”Next rated after how many years! Let’s be honest pls’.

    It is obvious that Tekno isn’t interested in the award and judging process. He will be the first Nigerian artiste to be disqualified from the Headies even before the event holds.

     

     

     

     

  • #RiversRerun: We beheaded DPO, his driver, threw their heads in river – Suspect

    #RiversRerun: We beheaded DPO, his driver, threw their heads in river – Suspect

    …says their bodies were buried in a shallow grave

    Following the setting up of a police team to investigate the murder of a Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP Mohammed Alkali and his driver in the legislative rerun elections held in Rivers State on Saturday, December 10, a prime suspect, Chukwuemela Ekikeme has reportedly confessed to the crime.

    Recall that Alkali and his driver, Sergeant Peter Uchi, were gruesomely murdered in Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni Local government area of the state.

    Upon the occurrence of the sad event, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, had set up a team to investigate the circumstances surrounding the murder and the team arrested some of the suspects.‎

    One of the suspects, a 22-year-old man identified as Chukwuemela Ekikeme, was apprehended at about 6:00pm on Saturday.

    Ekiekeme, also known as Prince Okoroma, an indigene of Okposi village, near Omoku, had come out from the creek to visit his girlfriend when luck ran out on him, sahara Reporters revealed.

    Upon his arrest, he confessed to the beheading of the DSP.

    According to him, his (Alkali) head and driver’s body were thrown into a river while the white Mitsubishi pick-up van belonging to the police was parked deep in Uju Forest with the key stuck in the ignition.

    He led police operatives to where the deceased were buried in a shallow grave.

    The patrol vehicle has since been recovered.

    The suspect also confessed that he and nine members of his gang had seven AK-47 rifles, two pump action guns and that they ambushed the police team because they felt they were against their party.

    He listed other gang members as Kachi Nwokocha, who is their sponsor, Bright (Gang leader), Kelvin, Chukwuemela AKA Jungle Justice, John Ahiaikwo, Izu, Okechukwu, Ngozi and Christian.