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Friday, June 1, 2012

TERRY G SET TO BECOME A FATHER

Gabriel ‘Terry G’ Amanyi,

A new entrant, unconventional artiste, Gabriel ‘Terry G’ Amanyi, is getting ready to join the exclusive list of members in the celebrity single fathers’ club, which already has as members, Chocolate City rapper, Ice Prince; his label mate, Jesse Jags; P-Square’s Peter Okoye, Wizkid and Timaya whose girlfriend put to bed a baby girl on Monday, May 21^st. Except for the club’s former grand patron, Tuface Idibia, who has moved to higher grounds with his wedding to long time lover, Annie Macaulay, none of the other members is married.

According to reports, Terry G’s prospective baby mama is Benin, Edo State native, Mimi Omoregbe, who is reported to be heavily pregnant. The Akpako Master has since confirmed the story, lending credence to news reports that he and some of his friends formally met with the family of the young lady sometime last year. A producer and singer, Terry G is as famous for his artistry as he is for his controversial and unorthodox lifestyle including brazen romance with Indian hemp, which reportedly knocks him out that he misses performance engagements. He was signed on twice by Now Musik, the same management outfit that manages his kinsman, Tuface, and he was sacked on the two occasions because of his irregular lifestyle. Will fatherhood temper him?

Sunday, April 8, 2012

WIZKID, CHUDDY K, MI AND OTHERS PERFORM AS MERCY CHINWO WEARS NIGERIAN IDOL SEASON 2 CROWN

On October 9, 2011 Nigerian Idol season 2 began, and about two days less than six months, it produced a new music talent named Mercy Chinwo from Rivers state in Nigeria. Mercy beat Joseph Anthony Ekpo aka Joe Blue in the finals to go home with a cheque of 7.5 Million Nigerian Naira, a recording contract and a brand new hyundai SUV jeep worth 5.5 Million Naira. Joe Blue who came second will go home with 1.5 and Steve Onochie the third place winner went home with 1 Million Naira. A group of about five people consisting of two ladies and three guys were not happy with the way the second and third place winners were treated. One of them compared Nigerian Idol to Project Fame which is sponsored by MTN, and said that the first three in Project Fame Music Reality Show are rewarded generously. One quickly interupted and said yes you are right. They gave the first three cars in the last Project Fame. Yes Mercy deserves the victory but the one Million given to Joe from my own point of view is too small compared to the fantastic performance he put up and it`s like Nigerian Idol is designed in such a way that winner takes it all he said.In agreement, the five friends believe that what goes to the first and second runners-up is too small. Despite the observation of the five friends, the event went well and it recorded a huge sucess in terms of security, adminstration and orderliness. They studio was jam-packed with people and the artistes invited did not disappoint the audience. The top twelve contestants opened the floor with the Nigerian National Anthem and one after the other, the invited artistes began to mount the stage after being introduced by anchor of the occasion. The first invited artiste to perform on stage was Chuddy K, followed by W4, then MI and Wizkid. After all the ceremonies and entertainment, Mercy Chinwo was eventually declared the winner of Nigerian Idol season 2, on April 7, 2012. Picture above shows the top twelve L-R Diwari, Sly 1, Ibinabo, Nikky, Steve, Najite, Joe, Giami, Adum, Ayo, Chinedu and Mercy singing the Nigerian National Anthem at the event.