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Edo-born Artiste Wants High Patronage For Local Music

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4 years ago

July 15, 2020

Edo-born music artiste, Osato Vincent Ofona, has urged Nigerians to patronise local music, stressing that this will encourage players in the local music industry to do more.

Osato, who admitted that the patronage has increased when compared to past days, however said there was the need for more patronage of music made in local languages.

The local music artiste who made this known in an exclusive interview, said he had so far composed and produced several tracks in local language, expressing joy that they have been patronised in an encouraging manner.

“Today the narrative has changed, our people now patronize our local musical content more than it used to be. And in Edo State for instance, we are breaking through via our originality with our Esan, Afemai, Akoko-Edo, Benin.”

He continues, “I have successfully composed three musical albums of not less than five tracks. My first album has six tracks, the second has six also while the third album has five tracks, I’m working on another which in no distance time would be released.

“My music is being played by almost everyone who loves good things, not just by Benin or Edo people alone but by every Nigerians both home and abroad. I have performed outside Edo comfortably well in a relax mood. I have performed in the Eastern, Southern and Western parts of Nigeria. Before I began my own personal band, I had supported (backup) great musicians,m like Sister Naomi Ehigie, Dcn Permal Omoruyi and others. So I have come along way.”

Speaking on the COVID-19 pandemic, the fast-growing musician lamented that the pandemic forced him and other musicians and entertainers in the industry to stay at home thereby having nothing doing.

On his advice to some young Individuals who are still under apprenticeship in the music industry, Osato said though it might be tough but rough, there’s need for them to be focused.

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Junior Pope: Twist As Movie Producer Debunks Man’s Claim Of Being Captain Of Ill-fated Boat

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3 days ago

April 13, 2024

Editor

Movie producer, Stanley, has said the man in a viral video claiming to be the captain of the boat that claimed the lives of Junior Pope and four others, is a content creator and not the captain of the boat.

In the viral video, the man alleged that the late actor refused to rent a life jacket, saying he doesn’t have money.

He also alleged that the deceased actor and some others on the boat refused to appease the powers of the river, insisting that they were children of God.

He said he was able to come out alive because he could swim and that he was also able to save a lady who was on the boat.

However, Stanley said the man is a content creator and made the video to chase clout.

Read what he wrote below:

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Boat Mishap: ‘This Is My Story’ – Movie Producer, Adanma Luke, Breaks Silence [VIDEO]

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3 days ago

April 13, 2024

Editor

Adanma Luke, the producer of the movie Jnr Pope and four others were working on before they died in a boat mishap on April 10, has broken her silence.

In a video she posted on her Instagram page, Adanma said she was also supposed to be on the ill-fated boat. She captioned the video ;

‘’Why me? Life Jacket was free”

While speaking, she said she has not been quiet since the unfortunate incident.

Her words: ‘’I have been so traumatized, so cold. This whole thing still feels like a dream to me.

“I have not been able to make any statement since because we have been trying to recover the bodies.

“I have been providing fuel money to those that have been looking for the bodies. I provided caskets, ambulances to make sure the bodies were conveyed to their villages to the families that wanted it to be done.

“I have not been quiet. I have been doing things just so these people can rest.

“It is so sad this had to happen on my set. I blame myself because I would have been doing my thing in Lagos. I blame myself for coming to Asaba.

“I was supposed to be on that boat. My production manager was calling me to bring the memory card so they could start filming and I told him to come and collect it. He said ‘Mama, you know this place is far, just bring it for us’. I said why haven’t you people crossed? Why haven’t you people gone to work? He said they were waiting for Junior Pope to arrive.

“Before now, on the 9th, they went there on their own. Junior Pope came on his own. On this 10th, while I was getting ready to go drop the card with them, I was accompanied by my brother’s two children who were supposed to be with me on that boat together. On getting there, I saw Emeka. He was my DOP. He was just sitting. I was surprised because I didn’t see others.

“I asked him what is it? People surrounded him. He was quiet. I said Emeka, talk to me, what is it? why haven’t you crossed? Where is Ogolo? Where is everybody? has JP come? He was quiet.

Emeka now said ‘”JP Don go! Abigail don go! Friday don go! Precious don go! I still did not understand what he meant by that. I said Emeka what do you mean? Don go where? He said ‘’Them dey inside water!””

Adanma said she wanted to go into the water to search for them but was held back.

Watch the video she shared below…

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Jnr Pope: ‘That Guy No Suppose Knack Bell’ – Boat Captain Narrates His Own Side Of Story [VIDEO]

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3 days ago

April 13, 2024

Editor

A man who claims to be the captain of the boat which capsized and claimed the life of actor Junior Pope and four others has come out to share his own side of the story.

In a viral video, the man alleged that the late actor refused to rent a life jacket.

He said when Jnr Pope and others were advised to hire life jacket, he(Jnr Pope) said he doesn’t have money, and that his producer supposed to make provision for that.

He added that when they put a call across to the producer on the need for life jacket, she said anything river doesn’t appear on her script so there was no way should could make such provision.

The man also alleged that the deceased actor and some others on the boat refused to appease the powers of the river, insisting that they were children of God.

He said he was able to come out alive because he could swim and that he was also able to save a lady who was on the boat.

He added: “Forget about say today na Eke day or so, wetin happen say, that guy wey wear tattoo no suppose knack bell, he no suppose knack the bell inside river that day at all.”

Watch a video of him speaking below…