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Grammys 2023: Tems Wins Her First Grammy Award

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  Tems shines at the ongoing 2023 Grammy awards ceremony, winning her first award of the show with her collaboration with American rapper Future for ‘Wait For You’, also featuring Drake. The song won Best Melodic Rap Performance, beating ‘Die Hard’ by Kendrick Lamar amongst others. By winning her first-ever Grammy, Tems also became the first female Nigerian artist to become winner.

Lil Kesh is The Best Artiste Olamide has ever signed

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 Popular Nigerian musician and record label boss, Olamide, has been responsible for the successful launch of many artists' music careers.  One Twitter user, Olasile YBS, recently sparked a debate about which YBNL artist - present and past - was the best Olamide ever signed.  According to the tweep, Lil Kesh is the best YBNL artist.  Recall Lil Kesh joined the label in 2014 but left merely two years after under frosty conditions.   Also making this debate more interesting is the fact that YBNL has signed Adekunle Gold (who has since moved on), Fireboy DML and most recently Asake.  And all three singers have continued to enjoy immense success in their careers.  Check out the post below: 

Why I Left Music to Pursue Mass Communication - Korede Bello

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  Nigerian singer Korede Bello burst into the national consciousness in 2014 with the release of the globally successful hit song "Dorobucci". This song and the subsequent releases of other hits like "Godwin", "Romantic", and "Do Like That" made Korede Bello the man of that moment. But then during the peak of his career, Korede Bello decided to do what nobody expected, and return to school to go and pursue a degree in mass communication. Now, in a new interview with The New Telegraph, Korede Bello opens up about his decision to leave his music career at its peak to go and study mass communication, as well as how he has been able to cope with the mental health struggles that come with being in the entertainment industry. Here is what Korede Bello said. **Before reading on, please make sure to like and follow my Facebook page (Jide Okonjo) so you don't miss out on any new and interesting lists, articles, and stories that I post every single day...

I’m suffering in my marriage, Jasmine is my husband’s girlfriend not daughter” – Mr Ibu’s wife cries out for help

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 Stellamaris Okafor, wife of veteran Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, has cried out for help over fidelity issues with her husband and a lady identified as Jasmine, claiming to be his daughter. Recall that last year Jasmine had gone viral on TikTok parading Mr. Ibu as her father and making numerous videos with him. The actress’s wife sought out to an Instagram blog, where she opened up about her marriage’s struggles and Jasmine’s scheme to sell her husband’s home valued over N65 million. Stella claims that she has been suffering in her marriage because her husband has abandoned her and their children since last year to pursue al relationship with Jasmine. She said that the lady posing as Jasmine Okoafor is Chioma Florence Okekeagukwu, from Imo State, and has no relation to her husband, who is from Enugu State. According to the actor’s wife, Mr. Ibu suffers from dementia (memory loss), and Jasmine took advantage of her husband’s illness to achieve recognitio...