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Why I Refused To Perform At Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Concert – Portable

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4 months ago

May 26, 2023

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Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has revealed why he refused to perform at the president-elect, Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Concert in Abuja on Thursday.

Portable on Friday, in viral clips posted on social media, revealed that the Tinubu inauguration concert organisers offered him N5 million instead of N10m that was billed for his performance.

Sharing videos on his Instagram page, the Zazuu crooner said, “ZAzuu Them Dõn Rip Me oooh Na Me Sing Akoi TINUBU. Eja Loni Ibu. Give What Belongs To ZAZUU To ZAZUU.”

“Na me sing Akoi Tinubu o. No be Obi una dey vote for? Tinubu enters now those useless people went to perform there, no be me promote Tinubu?

“That was what they called my manager. Saying they want me to perform in Abuja. And I was paid 10 million, but na five million, go reach my hand. That was why I disagreed, tore the paper and deleted the number. You dey whine, Jesus? Na hin no make me perform for Abuja o.”

Many artists, including Wande Coal, KCee and others performed at the concert, which Tinubu and his vice, Kashim Shettima, also attended.

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BBNaija All Stars: Meet The Six Finalists

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23 hours ago

September 24, 2023

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Big Brother Naija All Stars edition has entered its ultimate week with six finalists set to have a go at the N120m grand prize.

The finalists for this season’s edition include: Ilebaye, Mercy, Cee C, Cross, Adekunle and Pere.

During the Sunday live eviction show, Venita, Soma and Angel were the housemates evicted to leave the show with its finalists from which the winner of the edition would emerge.

Recall the show started with 20 housemates and later saw 4 new housemates joining them.

The show will finally come to an end on October 1, 2023.

Show host, Ebuka, on Sunday night however announced that already voting has commenced immediately to determine the winner of mega N120 million mega prize.

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Venita, Soma, Angel Evicted From BBNaija All Stars

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23 hours ago

September 24, 2023

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Housemates Venita Akpofure, Soma and Angel have been evicted from the Big Brother Naija All Stars edition.

The show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu announced the eviction on Sunday.

Housemates up for possible eviction for the week were: Adekunle, Pere, Venita, Soma and Angel.

Pere and Adekunle managed to scale through as they joined CeeC, Mercy, Ilebaye and Cross who had already been confirmed as finalists for this year’s edition.

The grand finale is slated to take place on Sunday, 1st October, 2023.

The housemates are competing for the N120 million grand prize.

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Another Nollywood Actor Is Dead

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1 day ago

September 24, 2023

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Nollywood actor, singer-songwriter and filmmaker, Charles Granville, has passed away.

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According to a statement by the family, the ‘Tinsel’ actor died “after a protracted illness on Thursday the 21st of September, 2023.”

The statement signed by a family member, Iyenemri Somiari Granville, added that “funeral arrangements will be communicated in due course.”

Until his death, Granville chaired the Advisory Committee on Arts and Entertainment.

His filmography included ‘Last Flight To Abuja’, ‘Impossible Relationships’, ‘Dowry Man’ and a soon-to-be-released movie ‘Locked’.

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