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  • I would have been a chin-chin seller- Waje confesses

    I would have been a chin-chin seller- Waje confesses

    Whenever Waje thrills fans with her soulful voice, you would think an angel has descended the earth, but unknown to many, the multiple award-winning singer would have been a chin-chin seller.

    The Akure born songstress would have continued her chin-chin business If she had ignored her musical talent. She recently made this known in an interview.

    Hear her:“I don’t like cooking but I love to bake and I did that for a while with my friend Ijeoma Uzodima. We used to have this chin -chin company and we used to sell everything in our stock.

    “I remember that the magistrates in Onitsha at the time used to order from us and we used to sell it in a small can for about N600. We would cut 50kg chin -chin for three days and my back would be paining me. I probably would have continued with that if I was not a singer. Ijeoma who is my very good friend was actually the one who used to push me,” she said.

     

    The talented singer also stated how she felt when she earned N300,000 just for singing at an event for a few minutes.

    Hear her:”The day she was given N300,000, she wanted to go crazy. Waje said, “When I started my career, it was someone that drew my attention that I could make money from music. I remember the first time I sang in my school in UNN, I was wearing a red dress and I sang Whitney Houston’s ‘I will always love you.’ It was just my voice and there was no instrumental, the crowd went crazy.

    “I think after my performance, they gave me about N500. That was enough for a week in school. I remember the first time I earned N300,000, it was from Zain Mobile Telecomms. They had an end of the year party in Enugu and they asked me to come and perform. When I got the money, I went haywire. I am the first in my family, so the money really helped to stabilize a few things.”

     

    Waje was born in Akure, Ondo State in Nigeria then moved to Benin City, Edo State and was raised by her parents. She was the first child and the first daughter in her family. Her parents got divorced when she was young and had to overcome difficult situations

     

  • Soulful crooner, Aramide returns with ‘The Truth’

    Soulful crooner, Aramide returns with ‘The Truth’

    Afro-Soul singer, Aramide has collaborated with Ghanaian Afro-pop star, Adina, in a new song titled ‘Truth’.

    The song was recorded during her recently completed media tour in Ghana. ‘Truth’ is Aramide’s first duet and collaboration since the release of her debut album ‘Suitcase’.

    Produced by Richie Mensah, the song unveils Aramide’s enthralling voice and unique flavour, with a mix of her native language, Yoruba, paired with Adina’s equally distinctive vocals. Both artists elevate the song into a liberating plea about the importance of telling the truth no matter how difficult, because ‘the truth hits you hard’.

     

  • ‘I have sacrificed my sex life for my music career’-Adokiye

    Imo state born singer, Adokiye Kyrian created a media storm years back when she disclosed that she was a virgin. The architect turned singer who gets her male fans drooling as a result of her sensuality, said she has sacrificed her sex life for her blossoming music career. Adokiye whose new song, Jombolo is gradually making waves revealed in a recent chat with TheNewsGuru that she has sacrificed her sex life by staying away from sex or having anything to do with it.

    “I have sacrificed my first professional career as an architect for my music career. I have sacrificed my sex life also, by staying away from sex or having anything to do with sex” she began.

    When TheNewsGuru inquired about how she copes with sexual pressures as a sexy damsel, she simply replied: “Sometimes I get vexed, pressured and depressed, but when I think of how far I have come! My brother, I get a grip back and snap out. Off course as a grown woman, I feel some type of way, but I just snap out after a long thought”.

     

    The 27 years old virgin singer told TheNewsGuru why she abstained from sex throughout her adult life.

    Hear her:” It’s safe to call it a self -covenant. I just feel that there has to be a price for fame and fortune. The truth is, something must be sacrificed. You see a lot of successful men and women around being single, sometimes it’s not like they want to be that way, but it just happened to be the certain price they had to pay, to be that way and in the long run would look as if they have taken the wrong step”.

    The outspoken diva also vowed that she can let go of her virginity for the man who can buy her mother a private jet.

    Also, read http://thenewsguru.ng/nigerian-virgin-singer-celebrates-birthday-sexy-pictures/

     

  • 19 -year old -singer wins N10m in talent competition

    Nineteen-year-old vocalist, Miss Esther Benyeogo, has emerged champion of the God’s Children Great Talent Season 7, carting away N250m management deal, N10m cash and a brand new car.

     

    The GCGT Grand Finale held on Saturday at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. GCGT is a Christian talent competition that began in 2011 and is organized by the `City of David’, Victoria Island, a parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God.

     

    It is Africa’s Leading Youth Talent Competition featuring skills such as singing, dancing, musical instruments, spoken words, drama, writing and drawing.

     

    Benyeogo in excitement said that she was elated to have won the prize having competed against other contestants who also performed remarkably well at the competition.

     

    “I am so happy and give thanks to the almighty God for making it possible for me to win this great prize at the competition,” she said.

     

    The singer, who is an undergraduate of the University of Benin said that she discovered her love for singing at the age of 13 and had never stopped singing since then.

     

    Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, Head Pastor, City of David said that the aim of the competition was to recognise and celebrate talents in God’s children.

     

    “The competition serves as an avenue to expose and develop gifted children as well as provide a platform for them to shine forth the light of God,” he said.

     

    According to Iluyomade, one of the names of Satan is the `Prince of the power of the air “and our mandate as Christians is to establish the kingdom of God.

     

    “So, we are taking the airwaves back from Satan knowing that it is a veritable tool that God is going to use to establish his kingdom here on earth.

     

    “We are preparing children with great hindsight, great insight and awesome foresight to set on a mission to affect the space of the airwaves positively for God,” he said.

     

    The pastor said that all the children that performed were chosen vessels from God and were all rightful winners in their own capacity.

     

    Dr Herbert Wigwe, Founder,` How Foundation’ and one of the principal sponsors said that he was impressed with the quality of the talents that were displayed at the competition.

     

    “All the children are winners even though one eventually emerged as the overall best but with the quality of what was displayed showed that they are all winners,” he said.

     

    Wigwe advised children to find their passion in life and work hard to excel at it encouraging them to keep working on their skills and intellect.

     

    “You do not have to be a genius to excel in life. All you need to do is work hard; keep focused and keep praying and trusting God”.

     

    The second prize went to Master Anderson Peter, an eight-year-old saxophonist who won N3m while the third prize went to Master Nengi Jaja, a singer who won N1m.

  • ‘I miss my dad’ Simi laments on Father’s day

    Jamb question singer, Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye, professionally known and referred to as Simi, is all emotive right now as she has declared that she misses her dad. The sensational singer admonishes people who still have their dads alive, adding that they shouldn’t take them for granted.

    The singer took to Snapchat to wish her late dad a happy father’s day. According to her:” I miss my dad and I wish I could have given him one last hug. I wish that all the time, happy father’s day pops . If you have a dad, don’t ever take him for granted” she said.

    On January 9, 2014, Simi released two singles titled “Tiff” and “E No Go Funny”, with the former receiving massive airplay and accepted generally among music critics. The video for “Tiff” was released on August 30, 2015 and directed by Josh Clarke.The song went on to be nominated in the “Best Alternative Song” category at the 2015 edition of The Headies. In 2015, Simi won the “Most Promising Act to Watch” category at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. In an interview with Leadership Newspaper, Simi said she is working on her sophomore album scheduled to be released in 2016. Upon the release of a single titled “Jamb Question” which later featured Falz in the remix, Simi was listed as one of the artistes to watch out for in 2016 by NotJustOk.

     

     

     

  • Eldee slams Dammy Krane over arrest

    Eldee slams Dammy Krane over arrest

    Nigerian pop singer, Eldee has expressed his opinion over Dammy Krane’s arrest. Eldee took to his Instagram account on Sunday night, and seemingly referring to the stealing incident, said you won’t steal if the blood to steal is not in you.

    He puts it this way: ”You don’t become a thief because you stole, You steal because you are a thief.”

    The Amin crooner was arrested on Friday for theft and credit card fraud.TapJets, an American private jet service claimed responsibility for handing the singer over to the police.

     

     

  • My artiste friends were not there for me- Kelly Handsome laments

    My artiste friends were not there for me- Kelly Handsome laments

    Maga don pay singer, Kelly Handsome started his music career on a beautiful note with chart topping songs .You could predict he was going to take over any moment. Amazingly, he was entangled in myriad of controversies that affected his music career. He had a rift with his former record label, Kennis Music and also a beef with M.I. The music stopped for Kelly and the handsome pays stopped flowing.

    Kelly is back and better after learning from his previous mistakes. He recently released an EP titled 4play which is gradually becoming fans favourite.

    In a recent interview, he lamented that no one was there for him when his music career nosedived.

    “Nobody. Among the people I expected to be there for me, nobody was there. I mean artists I had as friends, nobody called me. Tubaba already said it is all man for himself. I had to deal with my situation myself. That’s it, but I respect everyone that supported and everyone that didn’t. You can only play a role in my life but never the lead” he said.

     

  • Clara Lionel Foundation: Rihanna visits school children in Malawi

    Clara Lionel Foundation: Rihanna visits school children in Malawi

    American singer, actress, Robyn Rihanna Fenty popularly called Rihanna visited a school in Lilongwe, Malawi on Thursday, Jan. 26th. The 28-year-old pop star toured the classrooms and met with the students during her charity trip on behalf of her Clara Lionel Foundation.

    She was also in the African country working as the ambassador for charities Global Citizen and the Global Partnership for Education.

    The Barbadian singer and songwriter founded CLF in 2012 in honour of her grandparents, Clara and Lionel Braithwaite.
    According to her, ‘working together, I know we can amplify our efforts and ensure that millions of children gain access to education globally’.
    Through a multi-year partnership, Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), international advocacy group Global Citizen and GPE campaign work together to make sure the world’s poorest children have a chance to better themselves.

  • Will Tekno’s reign continue in 2017?

    Augustine Miles Kelechi a.k.a Tekno reigned supreme last year releasing acclaimed hit songs like Pana, Wash,Diana and lot’s more. Though the artiste was disqualified from participating in The Headies after his earlier nomination, he compensated for that by winning some of the major awards at Soundcity MVP awards 2016 that took place on December 29 2016.

    Even Billboard magazine couldn’t resist his magic, the magazine wrote a glowing appraisal on him.

    According to their article:”Tekno already has a number of hits in Nigeria, and Columbia Records took note, throwing its weight behind this agile, elastic-voiced singer. Tekno’s “Pana,” which has already accumulated more than 13 million views on YouTube and inspired a minor version of a video challenge, is romantic and light on its feet with little more than a nagging guitar line and squirts of bass, everything pegged to a serpentine forward march. There’s clearly a demand in the mainstream for feathery dance cuts like this one: close your eyes and imagine a smart radio programmer cueing this up after Drake‘s “Too Good.”

     

    In a competitive music industry like ours, being talented is not enough. You have to combine your talent with humility, innovation and a good attitude. Will the Pana crooner be able to sustain his success? Tekno is enjoying this level of attention because he is blessed with hit songs. Will he still be relevant even without these hit songs?

    Tekno cannot go far if he rests on his oars and becomes too comfortable with his achievements. The likes of Wizkid and Olamide are still relevant because they keep reinventing their music whenever we think they have thrown in the towel.

    People screaming your name or your songs when you are on stage is not the true test of a great artiste. The true test of a great artiste is when your music reverberates beyond your stage performances.

  • I could have been a prostitute- Waje makes shocking revelation

    Nigerian songstress, Waje Iruobe who is undoubtedly one of the greatest vocalist Africa can boast of has come a long way in her journey to the top. Before the acclaim, awards and stardom, she had to deal with tormenting experiences that has made her become an inspiration to others today.

    Reminiscing over her dark past, Waje recently shared a passionate tale of how she could have ended up a prostitute, jumping from one bed to another with no hope for tomorrow.

    She took to her Instagram page to recount her life experience while sharing her #freedom story. #Freedomstory is a hashtag made by Freedom Foundation in a bid to transform lives in various communities.

    In the post, she shared a picture of what she could have been and what she eventually turned out to be.

    “I could have been that commercial sex worker with no hope for the future, living in the slum and wondering if the next STD I contract would end my life. But because of the opportunity given to me, I have become an award winning vocalist and songwriter and a voice for generations, leaving an indelible mark in the music industry and my country. This is #MyFreedomStory . Together we can transform more lives in our communities,” she revealed.