T.I.N MAGAZINE: 2016

Sound City Mvp Awards 2016: See All Winners!

Wizkid and Tekno are the top winners at the Soundcity MVP Awards 2016.

The Star boy took home the award for Artiste of the year and Best Male artiste while Afropop singer, Tekno finally got the recognition he deserves with a treble win. He took home theDigital Artiste of the Year, Song of the Year and the Listeners Choice awards.

The ceremony was held at the Expo Center, Eko Hotel & Suites, Lagos, on December 29, 2016 and it hasn't produced too many surprises.

Headies 2016 Full List Of Winners!!

And the winners are....

BEST RECORDING OF THE YEAR

A non-voting category for the best single recording by an artiste or group in the year under review.

EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
PRAY FOR ME – DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR - WINNER
LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
ORENTE – ADEKUNLE GOLD
SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR

An individual responsible for producing the most acclaimed song or album in the year under review.

DJ COUBLON ‘GOOD TIME & RABA’
PHEELS – ‘PICK UP & LAGOS BOYS’ – OLAMIDE
LEGENDURY BEATS – ‘FINAL – BABA NLA’ WIZKID
YOUNG JOHN – ‘MAMA’ – KISS DANIEL - WINNER
MASTAKRAFT – ‘FADA FADA’, ‘CONNECT’ – PHYNO
OSCAR HERMAN-ACKAH – ‘PRAY FOR ME’ – DAREY

BEST MUSIC VIDEO

A voting category for the best conceptualist, best directed and most exciting video in the year under review. This award goes to the video director.

EMERGENCY (D’BANJ) – UNLIMITED LA
MARY (SEYI SHAY) – MEJI ALABI
SOLDIER (FALZ THA BAD GUY) – CLARENCE PETERS -WINNER
MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
BAD – TIWA SAVAGE FEAT. WIZKID – SESAN

BEST R&B/POP ALBUM

A category for the best R&B/Pop Album in the year under review (by single individual or group).

NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL - WINNER
WANTED – WANDE COAL
KLITORIS – BRYMO
4. NAKED – DAREY
SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

BEST R&B SINGLE

A category for the best R&B single in the year under review (by a single individual or group).

LOVE DON’T CARE – SIMI
MADE FOR YOU – BANKY W
SUPER WOMAN – WANDE COAL
PRAY FOR ME – DAREY - WINNER
ADUKE – TJAN
SMILE – SHAYDEE

BEST POP SINGLE

A category for the best pop single in year under review (by single individual or group)

MAMA – KISS DANIEL
FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE - WINNER
EMERGENCY – D’BANJ
FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE
MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST REGGAE/DANCEHALL SINGLE

A category for the best Reggae/Dancehall single in the year under review (by single individual or group).

'NO KISSING’ – PATORANKING FT SARKODIE -WINNER
BODY HOT – PRAIZ FT. JESSE JAGZ & STONE BWOY
JAGA LOVE – JESSE JAGZ
OLOWO – CYNTHIA MORGAN
PAM PAM – KETCHUP
TIMAYA – I LIKE THE WAY

BEST RAP ALBUM

A Non-Voting Category for the Best Album By A Rap Artiste Or Group In Year Under Review.

EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE
POWERFUL – ILL BLISS - WINNER
STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
LIL’ KESH – YAGI

BEST COLLABO

A voting category for the best R&B, Pop or Hip-hop collaborative track (including cameos).

SOLDIER – FALZ FEAT. SIMI -WINNER
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT. OREZI, IYANYA, OLAMIDE, KCEE
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
WAIT – SOLIDSTAR FEAT. TIWA SAVAGE
NO KISSING – PATORANKING FEAT. SARKODIE
MONEY – TIMAYA FEAT. FLAVOUR

BEST RAP SINGLE

A voting category for a single (released on-air) recording of a rap.

EYAN MAYWEATHER – OLAMIDE -WINNER
ASAMALEKUN – REMINISCE
JAGABAN – YCEE
CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI – ILL BLISS
AGU JI NDI MEN – A-Q
SHOW YOU SOMETHING – BOOGEY

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE(MALE)

A non-voting category for the single male artiste with the most outstanding vocal performance on a single song or album.

BRYMO – SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING
DAREY FEAT. SOWETO CHOIR – PRAY FOR ME
SHAYDEE – SMILE - WINNER
WANDE COAL – SUPER WOMAN
RIC HASSANI – GENTLEMAN

BEST VOCAL PERFORMANCE (FEMALE)

A non-voting category for the single female artiste with most outstanding vocal performances on a single song or album.

SIMI – LOVE DON’T CARE - WINNER
SEYI SHAY – RIGHT NOW
ARAMIDE FEAT. ADEKUNLE GOLD – LOVE ME
OMAWUMI FEAT. ANGELIE KIDJO – PLAY NA PLAY

NEXT RATED

This category is a voting category for the most promising upcoming act in the year under review.

YCEE
TEKNO
MR. EAZI - WINNER
HUMBLESMITH
ARAMIDE

HIP HOP WORLD REVELATION

A voting category for the best new artiste in the year under review.

KISS DANIEL – NEW ERA - WINNER
SEYI SHAY – SEYI OR SHAY
LIL’ KESH – YAGI
RUNTOWN – GHETTO UNIVERSITY

LYRICIST ON THE ROLL

A non-voting category for the Rap Artiste with the best lyrical depth and performance on a single song or album.

ILL BLISS – CHUKWU AGOZI GOGI - WINNER
REMINSCE – ASALAMALEKU
YCEE – JAGABAN
BOOGEY – SHOW YOU SOMETHING
A-Q – AGU JI NDI MEN’
MODENINE – NO MATTER WHAT

BEST STREET-HOP ARTISTE

A voting category for the artiste whose songs are inspired by the streets. Such song should captain lingua, which may also be originated by the artiste and popular on the street.

OLAMIDE – WHO YOU EPP -WINNER
AJEBUTTER FEAT. FALZ – BAD GANG
KOKER – KO LE WERK
YCEE – JAGABAN
SMALL DOKTA – GBERA
2T BOYS – CUSTOMER DADA NI

BEST ‘ALTERNATIVE’ SONG

A voting category for the artiste whose songs reflect any form or style of music which falls outside the mainstream of recent or past popular musical trends.

PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
SOMETHING GOOD IS HAPPENING – BRYMO
YOU SUPPOSE KNOW – BEZ - WINNER
WAIT FOR ME – JOHNNY DRILLE
GENTLEMAN – RIC HASSANI

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the best album (solo or group) in year under review, that meets judges requirements of excellence (Songwriting, production, rendition and promotion) and acceptability (Sales and popularity).

STORIES THAT TOUCH – FALZ
NEW ERA – KISS DANIEL -WINNER
WANTED – WANDE COAL
SEYI OR SHAY – SEYI SHAY

ARTISTE OF THE YEAR

Most critically and commercially adjudged artiste in the year under review. Overall most successful artiste for the year under review.

WIZKID -WINNER
TIWA SAVAGE
FALZ
YEMI ALADE
OLAMIDE

SONG OF THE YEAR

A voting category for the most popular song in the year under review.

FINAL (BABA NLA) – WIZKID
OSINACHI – HUMBLESMITH FEAT. DAVIDO
PICK UP – ADEKUNLE GOLD
REGGAE BLUES – HARRYSONG FEAT.
FADA FADA – PHYNO FEAT. OLAMIDE -WINNER

AFRICAN ARTISTE

A non-Nigerian award category for an individual African artiste or group with the most outstanding achievement, impact and infiltration into the Nigerian music scene in the year under review.

SAUTI SOL
CASPER NYOVEST
DJ MAPHORISA
STONEBWOY
SARKODIE

Headies Hall of Fame - Laolu Akins

Special Recognition - Flavour

Forbes Says Aliko Dangote is More Powerful Than President Buhari In 2016 Ranking.(more)

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has been named by Forbes Magazine among the most powerful men on the face on the earth in 2016. President Muhammadu Buhari didn’t feature.
Dangote was named along other world leaders such as Russian President, Vladimir Putin; American President-elect of the United States of America, Donald Trump; and German Chancellor, Angela Merkel. They were ranked along with 70 others.

Ladies: Check Out These 6 Hot Outfits For Clubbing (Photos)

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Friday nights are great for parties and just basically having fun. Friday nights are the best times for a lot of people because they don’t only relax after a long stressful week but to have fun as well. That amazing feeling of going home without having to think of work related stress is great.
Are you thinking of going out this night and you are confuse on what to wear? fret not, here are some Friday night outfits to inspire you.

See Who Is Going To Win Headies Next Rated 2016(Poll Results)

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So we've come to conclusion on the Headies Next Rated poll we've ran for the past 1 month. Here we are going to show you the people who lead the poll and the person who is going to win it.
Checkout the result we got from the poll we conducted.

Fashion Friday: Beautiful Photos Of Ladies In Agbada Outfit Goes Viral

Some photos of a group of young Nigerian ladies rocking the popular Yoruba outfit, Agbada in style, have emerged online and gone viral.
As the photos are generating a lot of buzz and mixed reactions, most online commenters are applauding them for slaying in the outfit which was originally made for men

Apple Music (iTunes) Now Allow Nigerians To Pay less in Naira

iTunes was launched in Nigeria in 2012. The company opened up its services first to Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa, up until this new change, carried out its transactions in African country, exclusively in dollars. In 2015, Apple launched its streaming service – Apple Music – a subscription-based service which was enabled worldwide. Subscriptions to this service was paid for in dollars, with individual subscribers coughing as much/low as $4.99 dollars for an individual plan, and $8.99 for a family plan which accommodates up to 6 people.

Atiku Abubakar Full Biography

BIRTH NAME:          Atiku Abubakar

DATE OF BIRTH:     25 November 1946

OCCUPATION:        Politician, Business Man.

MARITAL STATUS: Married

Actress Oge Okoye Full Biography

BIRTH NAME:          Oge Okoye

DATE OF BIRTH:     November 16, 1980

OCCUPATION:        Actress

MARITAL STATUS: Divorced

Actress Rukky Sanda Full Biography

BIRTH NAME:    Rukayat Akinsanya

DATE OF BIRTH:    23 August 1984

OCCUPATION:       Actress, Film-Maker,Director

MARITAL STATUS: Not Married

Singer TIMI DAKOLO Full Biography

NAME:                   Timi Dakolo

DATE OF BIRTH:    January 20, 1981

STATUS:                  Married

OCCUPATION:         Singer, Song Writer

Revealing: Nigeria’s Nuclear Power Plant Option

This article was sent in by Tony Ogunlowo, follow hiim on twitter @Archangel641

Just like with most things in Nigeria, today, energy requirements far exceeds the current production levels – and will do so for many years to come. Existing power generating plants are old, underutilized, with most falling into disrepair and unable to cope with the present demands.

Senator Remi Tinubu Full Biography

BIRTH NAME:          Oluremi Tinubu

DATE OF BIRTH:     21 September 1960

OCCUPATION:       Politician(Lagos state senator)

MARITAL STATUS: Married

All About Kano City And Its Beauty (Amazing Pics)

NAME: Kano City.

LOCATION: Kano State Nigeria.

COORDINATES: 12°00′N 8°31′E

Nigeria's Digital Music Downloads Hits $20million Monthly.(See Top Earning Acts)

So, couple days ago we at T.I.N Magazine published a list of the highest paid acts of 2016 and the publication went wild and there have been disagreements with our publication, well, in a recent interview with one of the men who watches and keep records of digital behaviors in Nigeria showed us Nigerian artistes made even more than we published. So yes, Nigerian artistes are now making a lot from music downloads.

Ten Highest Paid Musicians In Nigeria In 2016

So its here finally, you all know T.I.N Magazine is the one online platform that brings you facts and sensible rankings in Nigeria. Many people have mailed us asking when we are going to publish the list of highest paid musicians in Nigeria for year 2016, well, its here.
We tried but we couldn't get the artistes to tell us the actual amount they earned within the last 12 months but learnt estimates from them.
So here we are going to list out the top ten Nigerian artistes that made the highest money within the past 12 months; which is from December 1st. last year to November 30 2016.

Here we are going to rank them according to how much they made from:
- Digital sales (iTunes,Music+,YouTube)
- Shows. (How much they charged for shows and how often they were called)
- Concerts+Tours (How big their concerts&tour were)
- Brand endorsements (How many and how huge)
Withing the past 12 months.

Actress Nse Ikpe-Etim Full Biography

BIRTH NAME:        Nse Ikpe-Etim

DATE OF BIRTH:    21st of October 1974

OCCUPATION:       Actress

MARITAL STATUS: Married

Linda Ikeji Reveals How God Took Her From Mushin To Banana Island In Exclusive Interview

Famous blogger and businesswoman, Linda Ikeji, has opened up on her life’s journey from obscurity to fame and wealth.

Linda Ikeji, the businesswoman who has over time become very influential and wealthy with her online business, is also very controversial.

Recently, she reflected on how God changed her status from Mushin to Banana Island in an interview with Encomium.

Below is the full interview:

Actor OC Ukeje Full Biography

FULL NAME:            Okechukwu Chukwudi Ukeje

DATE OF BIRTH:      15 July 1981

OCCUPATION:        Film actor, model, musician

MARITAL STATUS: Married

Billionaire Tony Elumelu Full Biography/Net Worth

FULL NAME:        Tony Onyemaechi Elumelu

DATE OF BIRTH: 22 March 1963

OCCUPATION:       Businessman

NET WORTH:       $700 Million (Forbes 2015)

MARITAL STATUS: Married

Billionaire Orji Uzor Kalu Biography&Net Worth

FULL NAME:         Orji Uzor Kalu

DATE OF BIRTH:    April 21, 1960

OCCUPATION:       Bussiness Man, Politician

MARITAL STATUS: Married

NET WORTH:        $330 Million(Forbes 2015)

INTRODUCTION
Orji Kalu is the chairman of SLOK Holding and the Daily Sun and New Telegraph newspapers in Nigeria, who served as the governor of Abia State, Nigeria from May 29, 1999, to May 29, 2007. Prior to his election, he served as the chairman of the Borno Water Board and the chairman of the Cooperative and Commerce Bank Limited. Kalu was also a member of the Progressive Peoples Alliance (PPA) and the chairman of the PPA Board of Trustees. He was the party's candidate for president in the April 2007 general election.

HISTORY: Obasanjo's Regime (1975 - 1979); Hand Over To Democracy&Overthrow

THE BEGINNING

Mohammed and obasanjo

The Murtala Mohammed administration set about to revitalise government, the economy and the moral fabric of the society. In the political sphere, government was re-structured to induce greater efficiency and central control by enhancing the roles of the Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters, and the Cabinet Office, and limiting the influence of the State Governors.

5 Simple/Amazing Gifts You Can Get A Man This Christmas(pics)

Christmas is here again, or at least it is almost here and already it has most of us wondering what to give the important people in our lives. Christians believe that the day signifies the birthday of Jesus Christ, and at the heart of this celebration also is giving. But if you are busy wondering what to give the important men in your life, the following suggestions should be helpful:

Actor Chidi Mokeme Full Biography

FULL NAME:           Chidi Mokeme

DATE OF BIRTH:      March 17, 1972

OCCUPATION:         Actor

MARITAL STATUS: Married

Health Tips: 6 Benefits Of Sperm You Don’t Know.

We have a surprising and exciting topic to share with you today, well, some of you may know little about this but you should know read and learn below.

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Researchers have found that exposure to semen is good for women’s health because of the mood-altering chemicals of this body fluid. Earlier research had shown that these chemicals not just elevate mood, increase affection and induce sleep, but also contain vitamins and anti-depressants.

Singer Niniola Full Biography

FULL NAME: Niniola Apata

DATE OF BIRTH: 15th of December,1986

OCCUPATION: Musician

MARITAL STATUS: Not married

Singer Terry Apala Full Biography

FULL NAME: Terry Alexandar Ejeh

DATE OF BIRTH: 1986

OCCUPATION: Musician

MARITAL STATUS: Not Married

Highest Paid Musicians In Nigeria 2016 (year end ranking)

So its here finally, you all know T.I.N Magazine is the one online platform that brings you facts and sensible rankings in Nigeria. Many people have mailed us asking when we are going to publish the list of highest paid musicians in Nigeria for year 2016, well, its here.
We tried but we couldn't get the artistes to tell us the actual amount they earned within the last 12 months but learnt estimates from them.
So here we are going to list out the top ten Nigerian artistes that made the highest money within the past 12 months; which is from December 1st. last year to November 30 2016.

Here we are going to rank them according to how much they made from:
- Digital sales (iTunes,Music+,YouTube)
- Shows. (How much they charged for shows and how often they were called)
- Concerts+Tours (How big their concerts&tour were)
- Brand endorsements (How many and how huge)
Withing the past 12 months.

Tips Of The Week: 8 Things Guys Find Very Romantic.

We bring to you tips of the week, and this time around, its for the ladies..

Romance is not so much about a one-time show of appreciation, acknowledgement or affection; it’s about small, everyday displays of love. Here are nine things men find romantic:

Senate approves President Buhari’s N213bn request

National Assembly on Tuesday approved the N213bn billion virement request by President Muhammadu Buhari.

The 5 Most Indebted States In Nigeria And Their Debt Profiles

Debts owed by states are in multiple categories: foreign debt, domestic debt, Central Bank of Nigeria bailout funds and the Budget Support Facility arranged for them by the Federal Government.

The debt profile of the country and its component parts has recently come into focus, more especially since most states could hardly embark on any capital-intensive project or pay salaries due to huge domestic and foreign debts.

MTN Budgets N50 Million For Potential Customers In MTNYanfunYanfun Christmas Promo

MTN Nigeria has announced the launch of the MTN YafunYafun promo to make the Christmas festive season an exciting one for subscribers according to the Punch.

Nigerians Start Petition To Stop NCC Data Tariff increase in Nigeria.(Open to sign the petition)

We shared earlier with you that NCC have made a new policy to increase internet data price in Nigeria. Well, some Nigerians have started a petition to stop this, follow instruction below.
As seen on Nairaland:

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Internet Subscribers To Pay More For Data From Dec.1 (1.5gig To Be N3000 Now)

Well, you may not know this but Nigerians may start paying about 3,000 for a 1.5gb data plan now, the news started trending on the 28th of November 2016 and has been verified by many media platforms today.
Read the report from punch below.

Senator Dino Melaye Full Biography

BIRTH NAME:          Daniel Dino Melaiye

DATE OF BIRTH:     January 1, 1974

OCCUPATION:      Politician (Senator, Kogi West)

MARITAL STATUS: (Divorced)

Rotimi Akeredolu "Aketi" Full Biography

FULL NAME:          Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu

DATE OF BIRTH:    21 July 1956

OCCUPATION:        Lawyer, Politician: Governor-Elect

MARITAL STATUS: Married

Tips: How To Easily Make Vanilla Icrecream At Home

So here's what we bring to you today partining to "Tips Of The Week"

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Except tasting awesome making vanilla icecream is fun and you can decide to infuse flavors into them, I once tasted Agbalumo flavored icecream and the taste was epic. I’d like to believe that everyone reading this has at one point of their life tasted icecream, maybe ecept the person is lactose intolerant.

King Sunny Ade Full Biography

FULL NAME:             Sunday Adeniyi

DATE OF BIRTH:      22 September 1946

OCCUPATION:         Musician, Dancer

MARITAL STATUS: Married

Top Ten Hottest And Best Artists In Nigeria 2016(updated)

Hello readers, its November! And you already know what we do at this time of the year; its time to rank the performances in the Nigerian entertainment industry for the year.
And this time around we at T.I.N Magazine have come up with a list of the hottest and best musicians in Nigeria year 2016..
To cut the long story short.. Here are the criteria we used in for the ranking!
The criteria we used in this ranking are as follow:
=>The total number of hit songs artists released from November 2015 to October 2016, please be aware we consider a hit song as a song with much downloads, with a lot of popularity in the country, YouTube video views, collaborations and more..

Singer Majek Fashek Full Biography

FULL NAME: Majekodunmi Fasheke

DATE OF BIRTH: 6 February (year undisclosed)

OCCUPATION: Singer

MARITAL STATUS: Married

Amazing Pictures: All About FARIN RUWA Waterfalls(Nigeria's highest waterfall)

NAME: Farin Ruwa

LOCATION: Nassarawa/ Plateau State Nigeria.

KNOWN TO BE A: Waterfall

Young Lady Becomes Nigeria's Youngest Medical Doctor at 21(Photos)

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A young Nigerian lady has become an instant online sensation after she made it known on social media she just became one of the youngest medical doctors in Nigeria.

Top 20 Most Popular Songs In Nigeria 2016

So we told you T.I.N Magazine was coming up with a list of the biggest and most popular songs in Nigeria this year and Voila! here it is, after taking a couple days to study the stats of the songs that were released between November last year and October 2016 this year we've come up with list of the biggest songs in Nigeria 2016.
Criteria Used: Digital stats which includes; YouTube views, Web Downloads, Streams.
And we used how much the songs were relate-able to the average Nigerians, Radio airplays and street popularity.

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