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Mayorkun's 'Geng EP' is a total three new versions, Nigerian, African and UK remix

Posted: 11 Apr 2020 12:30 AM PDT

On April 10, 2020, Nigerian singer released 'Geng EP.' The EP contains four tracks with three remixes. The last song is the original song that was released earlier in 2020.

The three new versions are a Nigerian remix, an African remix and a UK remix. The Nigerian remix features MI Abaga, Vector, YCee and Sinzu. The African version features Ghanaian rapper, Kwesi Arthur, South African singer, Ricky Rick, Rayvanny and Innoss B. The UK version features Ms Banks and drill rapper, Russ.



You might remember than in January 2020, the song dropped and resonated for its title and chant/response style. Then, Pulse Nigeria analyzed how the song might have activated Nigerian Hip-Hop in 2020.

Source: Pulse.ng

Joeboy's first single fin 2020 titled 'Call' is a must play

Posted: 11 Apr 2020 12:00 AM PDT


Date: April 10, 2020

Song Title: Call

Artist: Joeboy

Genre: Afro-pop, Afro&B

Producer: Dera

Album: TBA

Video Director:

Label: Banku/emPawa

Details/Takeaway: This is Joeboy's first single of 2020. When Pulse Nigeria spoke with Joeboy on April 8, 2020, he talked about releasing new singles and he specifically said his next video was going to shake things up.

Listen to the song below;

Ladipoe features Simi on new single, 'Know You' his very first sinle in 2020

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 11:30 PM PDT

This is LadiPoe's first single of 2020 and it comes after the fire freestyle he dropped some days ago and the Revival Sunday series.

Date: April 10, 2020

Song Title: Know You

Artist: LadiPoe featuring Simi

Genre: Dancehall

Producer: TBA

Album: TBA

Video Director: TBA

Label: Mavin

Details/Takeaway: This is LadiPoe's first single of 2020 and it comes after the fire freestyle he dropped some days ago and the Revival Sunday series. This song is built around intimacy and the topics of seduction and sensuality.

Play the song below;

Teni redeems herself with love poems in 'The Quarantine Playlist EP'' with DJ Neptune

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 11:00 PM PDT

The EP is centred around the distancing and strains of COVID-19-inspired quarantine and lockdown. The EP comes from the idea that Teni's character is stuck in a quarantine.

Artist: Teni and DJ Neptune

Album Title: The Quarantine Playlist EP

Genre: Afro-pop, Afro&B, R&B

Date of Release: April 10, 2020

Producers: P-Prime, DeraTheBoy, Tempoe

Length: 4 Tracks, 10:55 minutes

Features: 0


Details/Takeaway: The EP is centred around the distancing and strains of COVID-19-inspired quarantine and lockdown. The EP comes from the idea that Teni's character is stuck in a quarantine.

Bantu returns with new video for, 'Disrupt The Programme'

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 10:30 PM PDT

Disrupt The Programme' reeks of the urgency with which the song is constructed during a sensitive time in Nigeria.

Artist: Vector featuring Davido

Song Title: Comfort

Genre: Afrobeats, Pon Pon, Panegyric, Folk

Album: Vibes Before T.E.S.L.I.M

Date of release: November 14, 2019

Label: Hypertek

Producer: VStix

Video Director: TG Omori

Details/Takeaway: Three years after their critically acclaimed album, international tours and live collaborations that has seen them work with the likes of Burna Boy, Yemi Alade, Seun Kuti and many more, BANTU returns stronger than ever with "Disrupt The Programme" dropping April 10th 2020.

This one is an afro-funk song with themes or freedom, activism and awakening. BANTU tackles insurgency, kidnapping, corruption and vote rigging. 'Disrupt The Programme' reeks of the urgency with which the song is constructed during a sensitive time in Nigeria.

Watch the video below;

Watch 'Too Much, Not Enough', a short film produced by Friends Make

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 10:00 PM PDT

Short films strive to capture so much in so little time. It requires a keen attention for detailing only the things that matter.

Friends Make's debut project, a short film titled 'Too Much, Not Enough' is one piece of art that reaches for the stars with its ambition.

In 9 minutes, the short film delivers a captivating story of not just its animate subjects. The multi-layered shorts tells the tale of young love but doesn't end there. The cinematography sings an ode to the city of Abuja. The infusion of poetry instead of actual dialogue makes the film even more enthralling. It stars Adanna Adaka and Brumeh 'Brum3h' Oghenekaro.

Watch 'Too Much, Not Enough':

“You had a miscarriage because of your tiny waist”- Lady drags Princess Shyngle

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:30 AM PDT

An Instagram blogger has taken a swipe at popular actress, Princess Shyngle after the latter suffered a miscarriage.

The blogger, identified as Mrs aproko on Instagram, said Princess Shyngle had a miscarriage because her waist is too tiny to carry a child.

The Gambian actress who relocated to Ghana where she made a name for herself out of her few movies and tiny waist figure but has now moved to America, disclosed recently that she has suffered a miscarriage.


"In as much as the devil wants me to be angry with God right now, I won't. Because I know everything happens for a reason. I lost my baby. It's painful and my heart is tearing apart but I'm trying to cope with this," Princess stated.

Reacting to this, the blogger advised women to carry out surgeries on their bodies only after they must have given birth to their kids.

See her post Below;

All you need to know about upcoming film 'The Sessions' starring Efa Iwara, Omowunmi Dada

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 07:00 AM PDT

Contrary to general assumption, the Nollywood industry is not exactly asleep.

Understandably, production activities have taken a pause but filmmakers with movies in post production are devising ways to keep their work ongoing. One of such projects is the Judith Audu directed 'The Sessions'.


Graded stills from the upcoming film recently hit the internet and the images are a striking reminder of what fans can look forward to once the virus outbreak loses its omnipotence across the globe.

'The Sessions' 's story is just as fascinating as the beautiful graded images that just made the rounds. Based on true stories and written by the award-winning Uyouyou Adia, the movie highlights a varying number of themes in its tale of marital crisis.


According to one of its Executive Producers, Omowunmi Dada, the outbreak affected the feature film's original release but for now, the team is looking to meet demand by the last quarter of the year.

'The Sessions' stars Efa Iwara, Omowunmi Dada, Okey Uzoeshi, Judith Audu, Tunbosun Aiyedehin, Fred Amata, Ada Ameh and Tony Akposheri.

Morten Foght, Omowunmi Dada and Uyoyou Adia partner as executive producers.

Toke Makinwa advises women on proper hygiene in new video

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 06:30 AM PDT

Toke Makinwa wants anyone who cares to listen, to know that her vagina smells like pineapple and cranberry juice.

Makinwa in an Instagram live chat with her fans said it is totally wrong for any woman to have a vagina that smells.

''I feel like the vagina shouldn't have an odour. If your vagina smells...it has like a metallic smell which is kind of normal but I don't think that anybody's vagina should be smelling, it's not healthy.

"If your vagina smells, you should get that checked. Mine smells like pineapples because I drink a lot of pineapples and cranberry juice. And ladies just clean up properly," she said.


Even though she has received a lot of backlash for this statement on social media, we all know Makinwa isn't going to stop when it comes to sharing solicited and unsolicited statements on social media.

Born 3 November 1984, Makinwa is a Nigerian radio personality, television host, vlogger, lifestyle entrepreneur, and author.

She is known for hosting The Morning Drive on Rhythm 93.7 FM and for her YouTube vlog series Toke Moments. She released her book On Becoming in November 2016.

Halima Abubakar confesses 'controversial baby photo' was stolen says, "I posted the baby cos mine is still in ICU"

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 06:00 AM PDT

Halima Abubakar says the reason she initially didn't share a photo of her baby, was because he was born prematurely.

The actress recently welcomed a baby boy.

In a post shared via her Instagram page on Thursday, April 9, 2020, the actress said the reason she didn't share the original photo of her baby, was because he was born prematurely.

"He will be discharged tmr from icu.i didn't post cos he was premature. God saved him. I just had to post this. For the people who didn't see me, I have no close friends. I can't show you a fragile child, I risked this just to post," she wrote.


"@ruggedybaba update paddy mi. i Had to do this. Thank you. Be safe and stay safe. THE WORLD JUDGE WITHOUT KNOWING. I JUST HAD TO POST THIS AND HAVE A GOOD DAY✊🏼mummy m❤️


Abubakar's latest action is coming barely a few hours after an American mom, Ariel called her out for stealing her baby's photo.

The American in question, with the Instagram handle, @the_arielb shared photos of her baby While calling out the Nigerian actress.


Ariel went on to share screenshots of conversations between herself and Abubakar where she appealed to the actress to take down the photo of her baby from her Instagram page.

Abubakar announced the arrival of her baby on Monday, April 6.

Geng (Remix): Mayorkun to feature MI Abaga and Vector

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 05:30 AM PDT

On April 9, 2020, Nigerian singer and DMW artist, Mayorkun announced that he is set to release an EP filled with the original and three new remixes to his genre-bending single, 'Geng.'

The three new versions are a Nigerian remix, an African remix and a UK remix. The Nigerian remix features MI Abaga, Vector, YCee and Sinzu. The African version features Ghanaian rapper, Kwesi Arthur, South African singer, Ricky Rick, Rayvanny and Innoss B. The UK version features Ms Banks and American rapper, Russ.



You might remember than in January 2020, the song dropped and resonated for its title and chant/response style. Then, Nollywoodtimes Nigeria analyzed how the song might have activated Nigerian Hip-Hop in 2020.

Watch 'Geng' video below;

Halima Abubakar deletes controversial baby photo from her Instagram page

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 05:00 AM PDT

The actress took down the photo from her Instagram page on Thursday, April 9, 2020.

The actress is being accused of stealing a photo of another baby to pose as her baby on Instagram.

The photo which was shared on her Instagram page on Monday, April 6, 2020, by the actress following the arrival of her baby has been taken down.

Abubakar's latest action is coming barely a few hours after an American mom, Ariel called her out for stealing her baby's photo.

The American in question, with the Instagram handle, @the_arielb shared photos of her baby photos on Instagram which are similar to that of the photo Abubakar used in announcing the arrival of her baby.


Ariel went on to share screenshots of conversations between herself and Abubakar where she appealed to the actress to take down the photo of her baby from her Instagram page.

Abubakar announced the arrival of her baby on Monday, April 6, 2020.


It would be recalled that Abukakar announced in 2019 that she would soon be a mother.

She had shared a post via her Instagram page in November where she gave fans the hint about her pregnancy

Twitter is wilds out over Halima Abubakar's 'baby photo stealing' controversy

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 04:30 AM PDT

Twitter has been reacting over the reports that Halima Abubakar stole a photo of a baby to pose as that of her baby on Instagram.

The actress had shared a photo of her baby on Monday, April 6, 2020, via Instagram.

Things took a dramatic turn on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, when an American mom by the name, Ariel called out Abubakar for posing with her baby's photo.

Check out how Nigerians have been responding to Abubakar's latest drama.





The reaction on Twitter since the news broke has been wild making her the number seven trending topic on the social media platform.

American mom drag Actress Halima Abubakar for allegedly stealing her baby's photo

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 04:00 AM PDT

The actress is accused of using another child's photo to pose as that of her child.

The actress recently welcomed a baby boy.

The American in question, simply known as Ariel with the Instagram handle, @the_arielb shared photos of her baby photos on Instagram which are similar to that of the photo Abubakar used in announcing the arrival of her baby.




Ariel went on to share screenshots of conversations between herself and Abubakar where she appealed to the actress to take down the photo of her baby from her Instagram page.


As at the time of publishing this article, Abubakar is yet to take down or react to the accusation levelled against her by the American.


Abubakar announced the arrival, of her baby on Monday, April 6, 2020.

It would be recalled that Abukakar announced in 2019 that she would soon be a mother.

She had shared a post via her Instagram page in November where she gave fans the hint about her pregnancy.

Terry G and K Solo serve up a hilarious 'Sound Clash'

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 03:30 AM PDT

It's here, it has been here and it will remain here. Shout-out to Terry G and K Solo - the sonic architects of a defining time in Nigerian pop culture.

In the mid-2000s, Nigerian pop sound was finding its footing after an era majorly defined by Hip-Hop in many forms. Around this time, even R&B was creating hits in the Nigerian mainstream. By 2007, Agege, Lagos was a breeding ground for vibrant sounds and those sound quickly found their way to radio.

What followed was True Story by Port Harcourt-born, Bayelsa Indigene, Timaya - an album that was the earliest progeny of modern Nigerian pop. The album was wholly produced by his now estranged collaborator, K-Solo. Its cover was like the face of 'the struggle' in South-South Nigeria.

While contemporary Nigerian pop mostly found its actual footing that lasted the ensuing decade (2010s) around 2008, the seeds were already planted in 2007 and things never remained the same.

The rise of contemporary Nigerian pop of 2008 is mostly credited to Mo'Hits albums, Curriculum Vitae and The Entertainer by D'Banj (as progeny for Wande Coal's Mushin To Mo'Hits). However, something else was bubbling on the street front. He was the former Faze follower named, Terry G. He could not just produce, he had a voice, an infectious personality and an alluring nigh intoxicating personality.


While he had made hits around 2007, 2008 was the year which he actually blew up into relevance. Major acts like Timaya, 2Shotz and more sought his sonic expertise for hits and he duly delivered for them. On the other hand, K Solo also produced 'Igboro Ti Daru' for Klever Jay and his run continued. Nigerians danced, but they did not realize the history they were witnessing.

In real time, we saw the pop modern pop version of a Nigerian street sound. Looking back, that was shepeteri 1.0 and we did not even realize. Over the next few years, K Solo and Terry G marked their importance to the Nigerian soundscape with hit after hit. While Terry G transcended the realms of a producer to become a superstar, K Solo did his best job behind the scenes.

Soundclash: Terry G vs K Solo

At 10 pm on April 8, 2020, the two young veterans squared off in the latest battle between music producers and hitmakers. Their face-off was named 'sound clash' - in line with what Leriq and Chopstix named theirs. It was the fourth installment in the Instagram Live-based celebration of Nigerian music producers.

What started with Sarz and Shizzi went to Pheelz and Masterkraft, Rexxie and Kel P, Leriq and Chopstix and now Terry G and his friend, K Solo. While viewership only peaked at a humble 1,654-strong audience, celebrities like Reminisce, Durella, Clever Jay, Wizkid, MI Abaga and more turned up for both men.

The event
At 10 pm, K Solo was on his Instagram Live playing Terry G's latest single, 'Adura' which features Skiibii. It was an early indication of the solid relationship between him and his adversary for the night, Terry G. Stuck in London with his family - his wife and two kids, he took to his Instagram live around 10:10 pm without realizing he only had to join K Solo's live.


When Terry G finally showed up, K Solo's face lit up with the grin of a 5-year-old seeing his mother after school hours. The first words that emanated from his mouth were humorous Yoruba curses as friends do in Lagos. Terry G responded to the street version of Lagos pleasantries. Before they actually started, K Solo then honoured Adekunle Gold by playing, 'Jore.'

Wielding his famous church bell, Terry G rang it as the event was about to commence and just after K Solo read out the rules, "One minute per song..." The battle went underway and one after another, Terry G and K Solo opened a can of nostalgic sardines and fed the multitude of starving individuals stuck on the video and desperately clawing away at comments.

The imagery of the night was one of long-formed camaraderie and mutual respect albeit brotherhood between Terry G and K Solo. One party celebrated the biggest hits from the other party.

At some point, K Solo got on his feet to perform the alanta when Terry G played certain hits. Other times, it was Terry G taking a step back from his laptop screen to dance while chocking his blunt between his left index and middle fingers.

Verdict

Make no mistake, this was no competition. This was just two friends enjoying the great fruits of their respective runs as premier music makers for an entire country and an entire generation. In the middle of it all, K Solo battled terrible Nigerian network. Terry G survived a dying laptop and a seeming power outage in London, England as well as his own shortened attention span.

The laidback approach to the event also bored fans. It made both music makers so comfortable with each other that they repeated song after song. K Solo repeated 'Kokoroko' by Kefee and Timaya three times. He also played 'Dem Mama' and 'Plantain Boy' by Timaya twice respectively. For Terry G, he played his 2009 hit, 'Sangalow' and his feature on 'Crazically Fit' by Tonto Dikeh twice respectively.


It got to a point, the event went out the window and viewer enthusiasm with it. Even worse, Terry G attempted to play 'One By One' by Side One while K Solo was still playing 'My Heart' by Anogiri. The policy for each producer to play two songs each also backfired spectacularly. One producer could end up playing one song while the other party played three. Equally, Terry G didn't play over five of his biggest hits.

Thoughts

This event adds to the notion that competition is not always a bad thing. Sometimes, competition is the difference between excellence of conduct and the laidback nature of a beautiful, yet drab affair. Nonetheless, the biggest achievement of the night was how the music basically made millennials realize that we were not young anymore.

Some of the songs played were made 10 years ago when we were in the University. At the same time, the event put a rumpled and smelly sock in the mouth of those 'Naira Marley over Terry G' conversations that surfaced on Twitter NG circa December 2019. In the end, the biggest take from the night was that music moves probably more than any other art form.

It's here, it has been here and it will remain here. Shout-out to Terry G and K Solo - the sonic architects of a defining time in Nigerian pop culture.

Naira Marley: "Snitches onTwitter will get you arrested and still want you to fight the government for them"

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 03:00 AM PDT

The singer said henceforth his loyalty will be dedicated to his die hard fans popularly known as 'Marlians.'

The music star was among the celebs who were present at Funke Akindele's house party on Saturday, April 4, 2020.

In a series of posts shared via his Twitter page on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, the singer slammed the snitches who got him arrested and still wanted him to fight the government on their behalf.

"Snitches on twitter will get you arrested and still want you to fight the government. From now on its just Marlians Only. Let's all listen to the government and give them our full support," he tweeted.

"Just to show that I have no problem with anyone that dragged me on Twitter, everybody that dragged me should send their account and I will check ur page to check if u dragged me before today before I send your money. All love Red heart Thanks.


Akindele and her husband, JJC Skillz who are the main culprit were arraigned before the Ogba Magistrate Court on Monday, April 6 where they were sentenced to community service and fined N200, 000 for defiling the government's stay at home order.

Ubi Franklin donates four months salary to help Cross Rivers battle COVID-19

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 02:30 AM PDT

Music Executive, Ubi Franklin has donated his four months salary to Cross Rivers State to help in the fight against COVID-19.

Ubi Franklin who recently got appointed as the Special Adviser on Tourism to the state government decided to lend his support to the state which last week confirmed its first cases of the virus.

Meanwhile, Governor Ben Ayade has stated that social distancing in this time of coronavirus is not needed by those who have on a face mask.

Recall that a statement issued by his media aide, Christiana Ita, prohibits the movement of people without face mask on.

It reads: "No citizen or resident of the state will be allowed to leave home without a face mask from Friday 3rd, April 2020.

"Failure to adhere to this directive will lead to the arrest and quarantine of the offenders for 14 days.

"The Cross River State garment factory has been mandated to produce face masks to be freely distributed to citizens and residents alike to meet with the demand.

"Those who for one reason or the other are unable to get masks from government before the new restrictions kick in, are advised to purchase theirs from shops selling the item."

While addressing a crowd, Ben Ayade who says he's a professor of science stated that a face mask protects one enough to avoid practising social distancing.

Etinosa drags Halima Abubakar - “How can you steal another person’s baby and upload as yours?”

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 02:00 AM PDT

Controversial actress, Etinosa Idemudia has dragged her colleague, Halima Abubakar after the latter announced the birth of her son with the photo of another woman's child.

Speaking via her instagram story, Etinosa expressed bitterness about 'pressure', and how different types of pressure forces someone to do the unthinkable.

She further dragged the actress for giving in to such pressure in a bid to look successful and productive to her fans.


"How can you steal another person's baby and upload it as yours OMG! Things are getting really serious. Is it peer pressure? Family pressure? Oh my God this is not a laughing matter of", Etinosa wrote.

See posts below;

Tiwa Savage and son, Jamil vibe to Davido’s song, “1 milli”

Posted: 10 Apr 2020 01:30 AM PDT

Tiwa Savage and her son Jamil have all the time to spend with each other this period and they are making good use of the isolation order to relax and bond the right way.

The songstress has recorded herself and her son Jamil performing Davido's 1 Milli song.

Interestingly, Jamil who is not conversant with the lyrics of the song is seen shouting and trying to overshadow his mom.

According to Tiwa, Jamil always does that; bombing her videos and cracking her up.

Tiwa Savage has also noted that Davido's 1 Milli song is one of her favourites.

''We have some priceless moments, Jam Jam always in my videos cracking me up BTW Jamil says the price has gone up 🤣😜🙌🏽💃🏻😜🚀 #1milli one of my fav songs ATM"

See video below;

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