Headies At A Crossroad, Revival Or Peril?

 

Dear Headies,
I’ve been talking about these issues on radio for quite a while now. Maybe this will prompt you to make moves to correct the lapses we have seen over the years at the Headies which is sending our beloved awards down the pit of hades. I believe you will not like to lose the trust of the people who are the bedrock of the Headies as the premium award brand, so to whom little is said, let him take heed:

1] You need to stop merging two unrelated music genres in one award category. RnB & Pop are two different music genres entirely, so I believe having a category that says ‘Best Pop/Rnb Album of the Year’ is a complete fallacy that needs to be corrected. Pop & Rnb should be differentiated as ‘Pop Album Of The Year’ & ‘Rnb Album of The Year’.

2] Then please who was your event manager this year? He/she needs to answer plenty questions about what was happening backstage. This year’s outing was embarrassingly sluggish and disjointed. This should be said, even OLIC in its second year this 2016 & the Africa Youth Choice Awards which is just in its 3rd year had a better event flow than a Headies which is in it's 10th year.

We expected better from the Headies. For instance, just to cite one, it was really embarrassing that while Mr Ben Murray Bruce was presenting the Lifetime Achievement Awards to Tuface Idibia, there was no Award forthcoming. It was even comic when he said ‘I hereby present this award…’ and we were like ‘Which one?..Lol’. There were other drag points of the night that should not have happened at the headies. The world was watching.

We love and respect what the Headies stand for, so please every mechanization of it should be given strict attention. We know what the Grammy’s churns out every year, and even if we cannot give the same quality as a result of resources at your disposal, we should at least give a smooth event, this is Africa’s Grammys & the world is watching.

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Fans Slam Davido Over Poor ‘Osinachi’ Remix

 

Barely two days after the release of popular inspirational song 'Osinachi' by singer, Humble Smith, where he featured Davido, his fans have come pouncing on the singer after they listened to lyrics of Davido's part.

Funs had anxiously waited to listen to the remix of the song to see how Davido will do justice to it but their wait was turned to murmuring as some fans got upset at the way Davido turned his present baby mama crisis into song.

In the song, Davido, stated that it is not by force to go to Dubai, asking if that was what caused the fight but noted that he is just laughing at the way things are playing out.

He further stated that people are out to destroy his career and also take away his favour but noted that he has forgiven all those accusing him.

Some fans said, “Davido carry him family problem enter the song, wahala dey. Humble Smith you disappointed your fans this is the worst colabo ever. What has Davido issue got to do with Osinachi remix? Just because he is a big name you messed this song up no hating to OBO, I love all his works but spoiling this beautiful song am disappointed.”

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Jim Iyke in Messy Debt Allegation

Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke, is in the news barely few days he celebrated his baby mama as she turned a year older.

The actor is now being accused by pr manager with the name Baudex alleging that the actor owes him some amount of money which he has refused to pay since 2015.

Baudex stated that the actor decided to block him on his social media app because he has been calling him to ask for the balance of his money.

“You think by blocking me on whatsapp, refusing to pay for my services, you have blocked Success From me and My company? I don't need to start begging you or a$$ kissing for you to pay me my money's worth for my services! Since mid-last year.

“I have been patient enough! I went ahead to deliver these services just b/c you said you was in the states and would instruct your sister to make payment once she is back from her Dubai trip!! till now since mid last year. I worked with my hard earned money in $ pr and social media management services for over 2 years absorbing insults from you. It's only Jim Iyke that will be owing you money and still curse on you on whatsapp and calls, still I said nothing.

“This is a new year and I won't take all this rubbish from you, I tried resolving this issue directly, maturely, till you blocked me on whatsapp just because I said "must this result to insults and matters escalating before I get my money?

“I have never done you wrong but worked with you, despite with your Low Budget, Pricing My services like it Pepper. I have unfollowed you on ig and twitter , I leave the matter to God, I am too big , I have achieved too much these years,” Baudex wrote.

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See How D’Banj Replied a Fan Who Called His Songs Rubbish

 
Singer, D'Banj has shown maturity and stood out of some of his colleagues who easily get angry at fans utterances.

The singer was recently told by a fan that he is a good singer but his songs were not on point since he parted ways with Don Jazzy.

According to her, “Eyys! Dbanj is rich and that is totally indisputable. But, 70% of the songs he's sang since he left don jazzy are rubbish. I'm not saying he's bad, but he had better songs with don jazzy. Mind you, I'm totally in love with d'banj, but let's try to be factual.”

For D'banj, rather than get angry at such point raised, he decided to create a buzz around what the lady said as he asked fans to question why she is not following him on social media and immediately the lady became a star as the singer began advertising her.

D'banj said, “I noticed this kokolet is doesn't follow me Shuwar_Ask her why? Support the Kokolet. It's an #Emergency . Oosshee”

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Man cuts ex's tongue for dumping him

Leandro Trejo, 28, has been accused of stabbing his 18-year-old ex girlfriend Nicole Kleer severally after she called time on their relationship. According to reports, he confronted her as she was walking home with a friend in the San Fernando area of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He allegedly rode up to her on his motorbike and blocked her path before bringing out a knife and stabbing her in the neck, arms, head,face and ear. When she tried to scream for help, he cut her tongue. See photos after the jump.

Her dad, Claudio Kleer, told local media: "I am indignant and at the same time very sad, because our whole society is asking that justice serves those victims of gender violence but lamentably this is not happening. The aggressor, Leandro Trejo, was hardly even detained for two hours, because they considered her wounds minor, when it was clearly an attempt at femicide. Nicole's friend had to throw herself on top of the attacker with the help of a passing man. The fact that she is alive is pure luck."

Nicole's legal representative, Mar­ia Elena Leuzzi, said: "The subject began to follow her, because she told him she wanted to end their two month relationship."She had already realised he was a violent man. "She told him to leave her alone, after which he rode home, got a knife and came back to kill her."

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I Miss Shekau - Dr. Peregrino Brimah

 

Shekau told us everything that was wrong with Nigeria. Shekau made us understand the level and implications of looting in Nigeria as well as the level of institutionalized disenfranchisement of the masses. He exposed how evil we are and can be and as well triggered good advocacy and most human, altruistic behavior in some of us.

He exposed the hypocrisy and cowardice of our Elite and Religious leaders. Shekau made us know how many who claimed to be crusaders, ready to die in Jihad over ripping of pages of books were mere cowards who cowered away and tucked their heads under their mothers' laps when the true call to rescue our weakest was made.

Shekau made us understand how much of a crime authority stealing was. President Buhari just referred to him when defending his extra-judicial imprisonment of Dasuki. He said, "look at the 2 million displaced people and I should let Dasuki who looted the billions go to London?" This was academic course Shekau 101: the implications of government looting.

Shekau did not lie as all our administrations do, Shekau always told us the truth. Shekau exposed our rot which he took advantage of. In fact during Shekau's time, Shekau was the only institution that worked in Nigeria when all others were thoroughly dysfunctional. Shekau operated his Boko Haram with efficiency, discipline and professionalism, something we lack in all ours till date. None of his members ever divulged company secrets. On the information sector, Shekau's press releases were always relevant and timely, even at times when he was dead. When Jonathan could not procure arms, Shekau did right from the jungles of Sambisa and when the Nigerian army could not fight, he could. Remember how 300 of his men used to defeat 3000 of Alex Badeh's without even shooting a bullet?

Shekau taught Nigerians a lot of sense. He showed us how foolish we are. He ridiculed the north and drilled them on their extremism. Notice, since Shekau came to town you no longer have those insane northern youth running around at the beck and call of the Takfiri fanatic elite, burning Churches and Igbo businesses for beauty pageants "in Indonesia?" Shekau took them to school and gave them a mirror to see their dark souls. Shekau taught Nigerians to live in peace and harmony, well to a degree he did, though it has already worn off in the north and east and within sectors of the demolishing government. He brought us together to vote for change which would have been otherwise largely impossible.

I miss the days and ways he boldly called our bluffs and dismantled our government lies. Today we and our media are not bold enough to stand to authorities and tell them when they lie and declare stuff as technically corrected when it is not, that they are lying. We are not true to ourselves and our existence as Shekau was. Shekau let us and the world knows how useless we are/were. He made things vividly clear.

We could never be united as a nation in truth, goodness and justice, but at least, thanks to Shekau, we eventually even if reluctantly got largely united in anger at evil. Like Paul of the Bible, Shekau will be remembered for the mantra " Let us do evil, that good may come ."

Without Shekau we return to our lies, our intolerance, sectarianism and self hate.

Today under a pretense of good, may insufferable evil not come?

You can call me a lunatic, but truth be told, I miss Shekau the mirror to our dark souls as I wrote of him sometime back.

Dr. Peregrino Brimah; @EveryNigerian; also on http://Naija.Live online radio.

 exposed the hypocrisy and cowardice of our Elite and Religious leaders. Shekau made us know how many who claimed to be crusaders, ready to die in Jihad over ripping of pages of books were mere cowards who cowered away and tucked their heads under their mothers' laps when the true call to rescue our weakest was made.

Shekau made us understand how much of a crime authority stealing was. President Buhari just referred to him when defending his extra-judicial imprisonment of Dasuki. He said, "look at the 2 million displaced people and I should let Dasuki who looted the billions go to London?" This was academic course Shekau 101: the implications of government looting.

Shekau did not lie as all our administrations do, Shekau always told us the truth. Shekau exposed our rot which he took advantage of. In fact during Shekau's time, Shekau was the only institution that worked in Nigeria when all others were thoroughly dysfunctional. Shekau operated his Boko Haram with efficiency, discipline and professionalism, something we lack in all ours till date. None of his members ever divulged company secrets. On the information sector, Shekau's press releases were always relevant and timely, even at times when he was dead. When Jonathan could not procure arms, Shekau did right from the jungles of Sambisa and when the Nigerian army could not fight, he could. Remember how 300 of his men used to defeat 3000 of Alex Badeh's without even shooting a bullet?

Shekau taught Nigerians a lot of sense. He showed us how foolish we are. He ridiculed the north and drilled them on their extremism. Notice, since Shekau came to town you no longer have those insane northern youth running around at the beck and call of the Takfiri fanatic elite, burning Churches and Igbo businesses for beauty pageants "in Indonesia?" Shekau took them to school and gave them a mirror to see their dark souls. Shekau taught Nigerians to live in peace and harmony, well to a degree he did, though it has already worn off in the north and east and within sectors of the demolishing government. He brought us together to vote for change which would have been otherwise largely impossible.

I miss the days and ways he boldly called our bluffs and dismantled our government lies. Today we and our media are not bold enough to stand to authorities and tell them when they lie and declare stuff as technically corrected when it is not, that they are lying. We are not true to ourselves and our existence as Shekau was. Shekau let us and the world know how useless we are/were. He made things vividly clear.

We could never be united as a nation in truth, goodness and justice, but at least, thanks to Shekau, we eventually even if reluctantly got largely united in anger at evil. Like Paul of the Bible, Shekau will be remembered for the mantra " Let us do evil, that good may come ."

Without Shekau we return to our lies, our intolerance, sectarianism and self hate.

Today under a pretense of good, may insufferable evil not come.

You can call me a lunatic, but truth be told, I miss Shekau the mirror to our dark souls as I wrote of him sometime back.

Dr. Peregrino Brimah; @EveryNigerian; also on http://Naija.Live online radio.

Read more at: http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/202333/i-miss-shekau.html

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Terrorist shot dead while trying to enter police station in France

These pictures show the moment a terrorist, Sallah Ali from Morocco was shot dead trying to enter a police station while brandishing a knife and shouting 'Allahu Akbar'. A fake suicide belt was found on him along with a letter in which he pledged allegiance to ISIS. The 20-year-old convicted thief was carrying a mobile phone and a sheet of paper showing the black flag of ISIS - and claims of responsibility written in Arabic, according to officials in France. More photos after the cut...

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