The fifth edition of of the Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) is around the corner and organizers, Callivision Network have revealed the nominees for the 2011 edition.
R&B singers Darey and J’odie have received the highest nods. Both acts were nominated in the ‘Video Of The Year‘ and ‘Best Use Of Costumes‘ categories. Darey who released his ‘Double Dare‘ album this year was also nominated in ‘Best Afro Pop Video‘, ‘Best R&B Video categories while the former West African Idol singer received two extra nods in the ‘Best Indigenous Concept‘ and ‘Best High Life Video‘ categories. Kennis Music’s Goldie and rapper Freestyle follow closely with three nominations while other acts like Omawumi, Sammie Okposo, Dipp, T.I.V and Tipsy have two nominations.
The awards show is scheduled to hold next month, November at the Expo Hall of the Eko Hotel and Suites.
Check below the full nominations list…
The last two and a half weeks have been quite entertaining for Nigerians who have followed the NDLEA/Baba Suwe drama. Without paying a dime to buy or rent his movies, we have enjoyed every bit of a comedy series that doesn’t look like its ending soon.
Let’s do a short recap: On Wednesday, October 12, 2011 Baba Suwe (real name Babatunde Omidina) was reported in several papers to have been arrested by the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on suspicion of possession of hard drugs believed to be Cocaine while attempting to depart Lagos for Paris on a 10pm scheduled Air France flight AF3051. He was immediately taken into custody and placed under ‘observation’ where the NDLEA said he ‘tested positive to Drug Ingestion’.
The news of Baba Suwe’s supposed ‘arrest’ spread like wild fire and even made its way to foreign online publications like BBC.com and Yahoo News. Trust social networks like Facebook and Twitter to have already made the news a trending topic. It wasn’t the first time a Nigerian actor would be detained over the suspicion of possession of hard drugs but Baba Suwe is practically known by everybody. The search for hard substances in his excrete soon became a global concern.
The NDLEA through their rep Ofoyeju Mitchell later on disclosed to the general public that they never arrested the actor but that he was only detained by their officials. ‘There is reasonable ground for suspicion and the actor is currently under observation’, Hamza Umar, NDLEA Airport commander disclosed. As of the sixth day in NDLEA custody, the actor had excreted three times but nothing was found.
The late rapper Obiajulu Kenneth Nwaozor popularly called MC Loph was buried today Friday, October 28, 2001 along with his sister Chinwe at his family’s compound in Ugwuaro, Anambra State. As reported some weeks ago the chubby singer was said to have been driving down to the East along the Benin/Ore road when, his automobile crashed early Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Loph was in the company of his sister and fiancée who was supposed to become his bride in a few days. His bride-to-be survived the accident while he and his only sibling died.
The singer is most popular for his hit rendition of a remix of Late Osita Osadebe’s ‘Osondi Owendi’.
I attended the Hip Hop World Awards for the first time on Saturday October 22. Ayo Animashaun and his team deserve a huge pat on the back for a job well done, especially as this year’s award held without any headline sponsor picking the bills.
If you have been part of the organisation of an event of that scale, you would appreciate what Ayo has been able to pull it off without a sponsor. In general terms, it was a worthy effort, but, as with all things, it had its highs and lows…here are my thoughts: Stage and Lighting Design:
The stage looked good but lacked functionality. It was cool to have the screamers placed within the stage area but that then became a problem as they took a large chunk of the size of the stage. It meant that performances became restricted and monotonous. It would have worked better, I believe, if the stage had been bigger.
Lighting was pretty poor. I have always wondered why a lot of Nigerian shows prefer dark stages. Why spotlight a singer that is performing with 6-8 dancers? Is the dance not part of the performance? What’s the use of stylized lighting when the audience cannot see what’s happening on stage properly? It didn’t look to me as if lighting was specifically designed for the show. It came off as if whoever was in charge of lighting just decided what to do as people came on stage. The Hosts eLDee looked comfortable, spoke confidently and got the job done without any unnecessary speech or action. He kept the show moving, which is a host’s primary duty. His one flaw on the night even looked as if it wasn’t his fault. On one of the occasions when the hosts had come out from back stage to say something, a documentary started playing on the screen behind them. Something obviously had gone wrong and the hosts were left standing uneasily all through the documentary. At a point 2Face went close to the stage and lit eLDee’s cigar, which would have been cool but for the fact that the documentary playing on the screen behind him was on ‘rape’. To smoke while an issue as serious as rape was being discussed looked insensitive. Rita Dominic sucked. She looked uncomfortable in the dresses, she was largely inaudible, and her carriage lacked confidence; which is surprising, seeing that Rita is an actress. I do not think that she made more than four appearances all through the show. At some point, it looked as if eLDee was running the show alone. This may be a blessing in disguise though, seeing that the few times she came on stage was so quickly forgettable that one wished she had remained backstage.
Those who attended the recently concluded sixth edition of The Headieswon’t be forgetting the memorable moments of the highly anticipated event which took place on Saturday, October 22, 2011.
From the Red Carpet Session to stunning performances by Omawumi, Sound Sultan and Shina Peters, it was surely a night of thrills and fun. Fans cheered as winners stepped on stage to pick up their awards.
View below pictures from the event…
Charged ... Titus Bramble leaving Middlesbrough Police station today
FOOTIE ace Titus Bramble has been charged with two counts of sexual assault and urinating in a public place.
The first sexual assault accusation relates to an alleged incident in a taxi while the second, made by a different woman, relates to an alleged offence in a nightclub, a source close to Bramble said.
The player was said to be stunned by the accusations.
The source added: "He's absolutely shocked that he's been charged."
The Sunderland defender, 30, is set to appear at Teesside Magistrates Court on November 10.
Police said today there would be no further action taken against the Premier League footballer over an allegation of possession of class A drug.
His lawyer Phil Smith, from London-based Tuckers Solicitors, said: "My client vehemently denies these charges and will be vigorously contesting them."
Cleveland Police said in a statement: "A 30-year-old man from Wynyard has been charged by police with two counts of sexual assault and urinating in a public place and will appear at Teesside Magistrates' Court on November 10.
"The man was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday September 28 on suspicion of sexual assault and possession of a Class A drug.
"He was re-arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on October 14 after a second allegation was made.
"He has been released with no further action on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug."
The star, who lives on the exclusive Wynyard Park estate near Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, was suspended from his team after the allegations against him surfaced, pending the outcome of a club investigation.
Bramble's career started at his home town club, Ipswich, before he moved to Newcastle United under Sir Bobby Robson for £6million.
He joined Wigan Athletic and then moved back to the North East with Sunderland last year.
The powerful but sometimes error-prone centre back was picked ten times for England's Under-21s.
The organisers have just released the full list of nominees for this year’s edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards; with the usual suspects getting multiple nods….
The sixth edition of the prominent awards sees Wizkid, Darey, D’banj and Duncan Mighty leading the pack with three nominations each, while Asa, Naeto C, Banky W, M.I, Don Jazzy, Ice Prince and Olamide also have receiving multiple nominations.
The event is to take place at The Sharp Theater, Symphony Space in New York on Sunday, September 4, 2011.
By Osagie Alonge
Popular stand-up comedian Tee-A is celebrating the 15th anniversary of his career and plans to do it big. As part of plans to commemorate the decade plus career, Tee-A will be kicking off his ‘TymeOut with Tee A’ live concert series on Sunday, October 2, 2011 at the Congress Hall of Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
Tee-A won’t be alone as he will be joined by some of Nigeria’s finest stand-up comedians such as Gbenga Adeyinka 1st, Holy Mallam, Omo Baba, Tunde Ednut, Headmaster as well as the show’s regulars Princess and MC Abbey.
Music stars set to perform at the concert include pop star Wizkid, rapper Naeto C, pop acts DJ Zeez, Mo’Cheddah, JJC and singer Djinee. DJ Neptune will also be on the turn tables.
‘This is the first in many to come. This is our independence gift to our friends in Abuja’, Tee-A talks about the forthcoming event which takes place a day after Nigeria’s Independence Day.
The event is put together by Tee-A’s First Class Entertainment in partnership with Transcorp Hilton Hotel.
The organisers have just released the full list of nominees for this year’s edition of the Nigeria Entertainment Awards; with the usual suspects getting multiple nods….