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  • I used to believe my elder sister, Niniola was jealous of me

    I used to believe my elder sister, Niniola was jealous of me

    Popular Nigerian female singer, Teniola Apata, simply known as Teni, has revealed that she once belived that her elder sister and singer, Niniola, was jealous of her talent because of her harsh criticism of her voice.

    Teni while granting interview in an episode of the Tea With Tay podcast, recalled rehearsing with her sisters during her childhood.

    She said their eldest sister, Doyin told her that she had a melodic voice, but Niniola insisted that her voice was not “sweet.”

    She said the latter’s harsh criticism made her think she was jealous of her.

    Teni said, “My elder sister, the one that’s older than Nini [Niniola], Doyin, maybe she was deceiving because she didn’t want to hurt me; she used to tell me I have a melodic voice whenever I sing during my childhood. Nini, on the other hand, would tell me my voice isn’t sweet. So, I thought she was jealous of me.

    “She [Niniola] called me aside and told me not to let Doyin deceive me. She now said, ‘You sing from your stomach.’ So, everytime Nini sings, I would watch her sing. So, I also started singing from my stomach.

    “There was a time my school organised an event, I sang and the whole school stood up and was clapping for me. I said, ‘I’ve arrived.’ I went back home to tell Nini that I sang in school and everybody was clapping and she said I should sing what I sang. I sang it and Nini too clapped for me. I said, ‘Okay, we are up to something.’”

  • [Watch] Look at me, I don’t want to die – Teni

    [Watch] Look at me, I don’t want to die – Teni

    Nigerian music star, Teni revealed the reason behind her weight loss was that she doesn’t want to die.

    The singer disclosed that she lost 75 pounds of weight.

    In a video showing her weight loss journey on Sunday, the ‘Uyo meyo’ crooner said she feared for her health.

    Teni said she didn’t want to die.

    “I realised you only have one life. Me, I don’t want to die. If you need inspiration, look at me.

    “Impossible is nothing!! Happy new year 23.”

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  • Dan Foster’s words were rough but smoothened me- Niniola

    Dan Foster’s words were rough but smoothened me- Niniola

    Sonorous singer, Niniola Apata has opened up on how late Nigerian-American broadcaster, Dan Foster was one of those who inspired her to take music serious.

     

    The ‘Addicted’ crooner made this known during a recent episode of #WithChude where she reflected on her career trajectory.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that Foster, who passed away in June last year, was a former judge of the Idols (West Africa TV series).

    On how Foster’s constructive feedback alongside Dede Mabiaku, inspired her to flourish, she said: “When I heard about Dan Foster’s demise, it hurt me so much because I said I was going to look for him and hug him because his words were like sandpaper. They were rough but smoothened me,” she said.

    “Dede helped with my confidence and helped me realise and maintain that the voice is there. He said ‘You have it, don’t let anyone tell you don’t have it; all you can do is work on it, harness it’. I told myself after West African Idol that I was going to work on myself and be so good that no-one will be able to question my craft.”

    Asked about the importance of hard work, Niniola averred: “Hard work is very important, and it will never go in vain. Just be yourself, and the world will listen to you,” she added.

    Niniola recently won the female category of ‘Best Vocal Performance’ at the 14th edition of The Headies.

  • Why I have lot of X-rated lyrics in my songs-Niniola

    Why I have lot of X-rated lyrics in my songs-Niniola

    Crowned queen of house music by her fans, Niniola has over the years metamorphosed into a prolific singer and performer.

    Nini who has a love for deploying X-rated lyrics in some of her songs said that, the kind of liberation she has makes her tread that part. The ‘Addicted’ singer said, she cannot leave it to me to talk about women’s body.

    The award winning sexy songtress in an encounter with Showbiz writer, Joey Akan said:”It’s because of the liberation that I have. First of all, I am from a polygamous family and I’m Yoruba and there’s nothing like one person is more superior to the other. Everyone is equal. So that freedom to be who you want to be started from my family, my immediate family. And also, the fact that women talk a lot about so many things. And laugh about so many things, and I’m like you know what? I’m going to put it in my music. And then you want that shock value, that when people hear it, they’re like ‘ehn?’ Like I said earlier, it’s about the lyrics but not really. It’s about the melodies, how it hits you. So when I’m singing, you don’t get the lyrics first. You don’t. It’s the melody. So you can sing something, use the same lyrics or similar lyrics and it won’t hit home like mine, because I’m dropping it musically. Let me just say, the shine is more on the music than the lyrics. But then the lyrics come, and then you get that shock wave. So yeah, that’s the formula.

    How will it be an issue? It cannot be an issue. It cannot be an issue because it’s life. Why should I leave it to men to talk about women’s bodies and interactions? Let me tell it from another angle. Because you have people talking about these things. Why is it not acceptable for women to talk this way when in reality, we talk this way? So it’s a way of ‘that guy is singing ‘my body, your body’. And I’m telling you ‘it’s my body, I’d do however I want to.’ And because it’s dance music, dance music has a formula. It has to be catchy and interesting. There has to be something catchy about it so, yeah. If you want to listen to gospel music, you go to church”.

  • Timbaland remixes Niniola’s ‘Boda Sodiq’ [VIDEO]

    Timbaland remixes Niniola’s ‘Boda Sodiq’ [VIDEO]

    It is no longer news that Nigerian artistes are beginning to get international acclaim and recognition through their music.
    From Wizkid to Davido and Burna Boy, these Nigerian super stars have continued to shut down concerts even outside the shores of the country.
    On January 16, 2020, American producer, Timbaland released a video of him dancing to a remixed version of Niniola’s ‘Boda Sodiq.’

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B7YDVMPFWdu/

    ‘Boda Sodiq’ is a song released by Niniola a couple of month ago. The song has since made minimal impact in the Nigerian mainstream. However, that has not stopped Timbaland from remixing the song. This follows the consistency of Timbaland‘s viral beat videos over the past one year.
    TheNewsGuru recalls that this is not the first time a superstar producer has remixed Niniola‘s song.
    Niniola’s hit song ‘ Maradona’ was remixed by French producer, DJ Snake. It was titled, ‘Maradona Riddim.

  • Niniola taps Obesere for new ‘Omo Rapala’ video

    The song was released about two months ago and the video has been teased for a few days now.

    The title, no doubt, is associated to the Fuji icon brand, Alhaji Abass Akande Obesere, who has been bearing the nickname “Omo Rapala” over two decades ago. The name according to Obesere, now addressed as Agbaakin Abobagunwa of Yorubaland, connotes smartness.

    However, since the song hit the internet, many fans of Alh. Obesere started tagging the Fuji icon on Instagram on his official handle (@officialobesere) on Nimiola’s Instagram page asking him to share his view on the title.

    Niniola has released the video, and she did well to have featured the Fuji maestro, Obesere

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  • I am succeeding far more than when I was in Psquare— Mr P reveals

    Peter Okoye, Nigerian singer better known as Mr P, says he has no regret leaving the Psquare team.

    He noted that he is making more progress compared to when he was in Psquare, a group he was once in with his twin brother, Paul Okoye.

    Mr P made this known while speaking with Cool FM,

    “Being independent at the moment comes with a lot of impacts…I am opportuned to do a lot of things right now. Apart from being a musician, I am into real estate. I have launched my lottery platform. It is called zoom. It came out two months ago. Every month I give out two million naira to four individuals,” the singer said.

    The award-winning singer , who revealed that he has a clothing line also stated that being a solo artiste makes him more available for his family.

    “I can decide when not to travel or go do anything and enjoy my family time. Not the one that my kids would go on family holidays and I can’t go because when I am going, they’ll say we have a show. Now I can decide,” he said.

    “Am doing a lot for myself now and I have no regret about it.”

    Mr P also opened up about his collaboration with Afro-house songstress, Niniola.

    “One More Night is older than every other song I have released. I did this song back in PSquare… I more like an R and B person, but the second verse of the song has a bit more of the Fuji. So I said, Peter if you want to start out this, be you. Because leaving the group and doing the same thing is a no! I wanted to cave out myself even if it doesn’t work out,” he said.

    “At the moment, I have spent almost 20 years doing things for the people, now start doing it for yourself. So I had One More Night and said let me cool the situation down. So what I did was I removed the second verse and called Nini. And she did it. The song sounds all fresh in my ears again with a fantastic video, and amazing woman.”

     

  • How Maradona changed my life for good – Niniola

    Niniola Apata, a Nigerian singer has said her hit song, ‘Maradona’, changed her life to be who she is today.

    The songwriter revealed this in an interview on VJ Adam’s Off -The-Top reality TV show.

    The Ondo-born musician attributed her success to God’s intervention. According to her, she did not know anybody in the Nigerian music industry. All she did was searched for names of successful producer and pick one of them to produce her first song titled Ibadi.

    She said: “Preparation meets opportunity, To be honest. It just happened”,

    “It’s the grace of God but as they say, when hard work and preparation meets opportunity, it just happens. After Project Fame, I just wanted to prove myself. I knew I could sing but I just wanted more. I loved to dance and wanted to incorporate these two things.

    “I didn’t know anybody in the industry. So, I went online in search for the best producer in Nigeria. This was in 2013. Sarz’s name kept coming up. I reached out to him and he requested that I give him a hit song. I dropped “Ibadi” and that’s how it happened.

    “One song changed my life. I just did the song Maradona and knew that, like every other ones, it was good. But when we dropped it, it went boom. People and artistes from South Africa started reaching out to me.”

    Niniola rose to recognition in 2013 after finishing third runner-up on the sixth season of MTN’s Project Fame West Africa.

    Upon the release of her breakthrough debut single “Ibadi”, Niniola was nominated in the “Most Promising Act to Watch” category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

    Niniola who describes her style of music as “Afro-House”, a blend of afrobeat and house music is currently signed to Drumroll Records.

     

     

  • I want people to focus on my music, not my personal life- Niniola

    Niniola Apata, multiple award-winning Nigerian singer, says she wants people to focus on her music and not on her personal life.

    The 32-year-old singer, who is in the Afro-house music lane, made the disclosure in an interview on Off -The-Top reality show where the she recounted her emergence in the music industry.

     

    When asked why she doesn’t put her personal life in the spotlight, she said:” I am all about the music; I do not care about putting my life out there. It’s all about the business, making money”.

    Niniola who happens to be the elder sister of rave of the moment, Teni noted that she is proud of her exploits in the music industry.

    “I am very proud of her(Teni) because she is my baby. I deliberately didn’t push her into people’s faces because I wanted her to start her own narrative not pick up from her sister’s.

    On the secret of her success, she said: “Preparation meets opportunity,” Niniola said, when asked about her romance with the Afro-house genre. “To be honest. It just happened”, she added.

    “It’s the grace of God but as they say, when hard work and preparation meets opportunity, it just happens. After Project Fame, I just wanted to prove myself. I knew I could sing but I just wanted more. I loved to dance and wanted to incorporate these two things.

    “I didn’t know anybody in the industry. So, I went online in search for the best producer in Nigeria. This was in 2013. Sarz’s name kept coming up. I reached out to him and I requested that he gives me a hit song. I dropped “Ibadi” and that’s how it happened”.

     

     

  • Niniola buys JAMB forms for 30 students

    Popular Singer Niniola Apata has purchased the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms for 30 students.

    She said the gesture which is being carried out under her foundation “Adopt A Child’s Education,” was part of her giving back to the society

    Niniola, an elder sister to Singer Tenientertainer, launched “Adopt A Child’s Education” foundation in July 2018.

    She took to her Instagram page @officialniniola on to announce that her foundation and she have successfully gotten JAMB forms for 30 Students.

    She wrote; “I promise to do more and walk in my late Dad’s shoes…”

    Niniola said the foundation `is her own way of stepping into her late father’s shoes, a man who was known for his advocacy for standard education for every child’

    The singer and songwriter rose to stardom after finishing as third runner up in the sixth season of Project Fame West Africa and became more popular with her songs, “Ibadi” and “Maradonna.

    Niniola was also nominated for “Best New Act” in 2018 BET Awards.