Top Ten Bloggers And Blogs In Nigeria 2015.

T.I.N Magazine just rated the top ten bloggers and blogs in Nigeria as of 2015 using different criteria.
As we all know blogging in Nigeria at the moment is one of the most indulged in activities on the internet, its been noticed there are are thousands of blogs and bloggers in Nigeria today but this ratings would show you the ones at the top.
The list was rated with the level of popularity a blogger has and the level of traffic the blog gets.
Find the properly rated list below.

             

                 TOP TEN POPULAR BLOGS AND BLOGGERS IN NIGERIA 2015


10] OGBONGEBLOG.COM

Owner:  Jide Ogunsanya

                                 

Jide Onasanya is the founder of the popular tech blog "ogbongeblog.com",  the blog is arguably the first successful technology blog in Nigeria and the most popular today.
Jide originally studied biology at the University, but his creative and writing instincts pushed him into blogging.
Jide Ogunsanya is well respected among his fellow bloggers in Nigeria and this creates a lot of speaking gigs for the brilliant entrepreneur.
He's been rated no.10 on this list.


9]  MISSPETITENAIJABLOG.COM

Owner:       Emeh Achanga
           

                            

Misspetitenaijablog.com is an entertainment blog owned by female writer and blogger Emeh Achanga, the blog is not generally popular but you should know misspetite gets her visitors in hundreds of thousand per week, she is quite a top blogger in Nigeria presently, she is not socially famous but her blog readers love and know her well..following alexa stats she is one of the most visited blogs in Nigeria this year.
She's rated no.9 on this list.

8]  LADUNLIADINEWS.COM

Owner:    Oladuni Liadi

                                      
                                        

Ladunliadinews.com, though this blog and owner might sound so strange because you might not have heard about the blog before, this is another female owned entertainment blog where various kind of news are being posted, Oladuni is said to be quite more into politics and normal Nigerian news. She's been doing the job for years and she is quite experienced at it. She gets hundreds of thousand visitors visitors per week and she is quite known by many people at the top. She recently signed an endorsement deal with Skye Bank. According to stats calculated by T.I.N her blog is among the most visited blog-site this year. She's been rated no 8 on this list.

7]  LAILASBLOG.COM

Owner: Laila Ijeoma

                                           

lailasblog.com is yet another Nigerian entertainment blog owned by a female Nigerian banker and writer. Laila is a bit of popular a blogger in Nigeria at the moment as her blog's traffic keeps increasing massively every year. She does the same thing her other mates do; Nigerian news and gossips. She says she is a banker and yet she has all the time for her blog and her readers. She is also a married young woman with kids. Following traffic reports Laila is among the most visited blogs in Nigeria this year.

 6] STELLADIMOKOKORKUS.COM

Owner:  Stella Dimokokorkus


                              

Stella is a foreign based popular Nigerian blogger, she used to be a staff of Econium magazine in lagos, Stella Doesn't just blog about entertainment alone, she blogs everything that makes her blog readers happy, we actually can say her blogging niche is "diversified" as she includes comedy,inspirational stories and more... Stella was already known by a few even before she started blogging. She is out of Nigeria but still making her money off Nigerians.. Stella is known to be married with kids and based in Germany. 

5]  NOTJUSTOK.COM

 Owner:    OVIE . O

                         

NotjustOk.com is the #1 Nigerian Music site on the internet founded by  Ovie . O and co-owned alongside Demola Ogundele. The site was created initially out of the intention,  motivation and passion to share remarkable material to
whoever cared to listen or read.
Notjustok.com has been a remarkable digital media platform for Nigeria’s emerging music acts as well as the labels that represent them.
Notjustok.com is the most visited and popular music blog in Nigeria presently.
Rated no. 9 on this list.


4] NAIJALOADED.COM.NG 

Owner:   Makinde Azeez

                             
                             

Naijaloaded.com.ng was once a forum but a couple of bad experiences with hackers led to the decision to convert the forum which had amassed over one million users in such a short period of time into a blog Makinde Azeez is the man behind the blog who is not well known by many.
Naijaloaded was rated among the Top Ten Most Popular Sites In Nigeria Of 2015 by T.I.N Magazine. Naijaloaded is well known by millions of Nigerians, it is a very popular online blog portal with different kind of contents; music,news,gossips,techs and more...

3] 360NOBS.COM

Owner:    Noble Igwe

                        

Noble Igwe is the founder of 360nobs.com, an entertainment and lifestyle website. Noble Igwe once said; where others see “showbiz”, I see “showBIZ”.
360nobs.com is a home for entertainment and lifestyle news. Most successful bloggers try to diversify into other things e.g. public speaking, acting, endorsements and many more, after successful setting up and monetizing their blogs. Noble has generally avoided public speaking but has added other business units, 360Delivery and some others, 360Delivery is not your regular courier service, they can get you roasted plantain if that is what you want, beat that DHL). 
Rated no.3 in Nigeria for this year.

2] BELLANAIJA.COM 

Owner:    Uche Pedro

                               

Uche started BellaNaija at a tender age of 25 and she has been able to achieve great things with her incredible leadership and commitment.

BellaNaija.com is Nigeria’s premier lifestyle, entertainment and fashion website, and garners an average of 10 million page views every month. Uche was featured on Oprah Winfrey show, Beauty Around the World, in February 2010 and was interviewed by Isha Sesay for CNN i-list in September, 2010. Winner of the International Young Media Entrepreneur of the Year Award for 2013 and she has most recently been named as one of the ’30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs In Africa in 2014′ by Forbes.
Bellanaija can be said to be the first real entertainment site in Nigeria before others started popping up. It is much more regarded as an online portal with a lot of matured contents.

1] LINDAIKEJI.BLOGSPOT.COM

Owner:      Linda Ikeji

                     

As we all already know Linda is going to be the number one on the list so here it is. She started blogging fully in 2007 to share things that she was interested in with her readers. 8 years later, lindaikeji"s blog has grown to be one of the most visited sites in the country. As a regular source for news, entertainment, celebrity gist, gossip and many more, her blog continues to attract thousands of visitors. Linda Ikeji has earned herself the title ‘Nigeria's Queen of Blogging’ .
The entertainment blogger has built a blog so big that it has become number one online source for corporate advertisers in Nigeria. Her Countless number of exclusive stories has made the former model the most authoritative blogger in Nigeria.
Linda Ikeji has grown from a blogger who covers celebrity stories to a celebrity-blogger.
She's been rated to be Nigeria's no.1 Blog and Blogger of the year 2015.


NOTE: The list is no one's opinion, it was properly rated by T.I.N Magazine using the right criteria and statistics.
This is not an all time ratings its for 2015 and 2015 alone next year's rating might be different.

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Rapper VECTOR THA VIPER Full Biography, Life And News

 FULL NAME:              Olanrewaju Ogunmefun

 DATE OF BIRTH:          7th August, 1984

 OCCUPATION:            Rapper

 MARITAL STATUS:      Not Married






INTRODUCTION

Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, better known by his stage name Vector tha Viper, is a Nigerian Hip hop artist Vector has released two studio albums, his debut album "State of Surprise (SOS)" and a follow-up. .

EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND

Lanre was born in Ogun State, the fourth of five children. He schooled in Nigeria attending Command children school, Ijebu-ode grammar school, Government college Victoria Island & Saint Gregory’s college. He started his journey into hip hop way back to junior high in the year 1994. In St. Gregorys College.

VECTOR has been widely celebrated as one of the best rappers from Mainland Lagos, Nigeria. Vector’s journey into hip hop dates back to junior high in the year 1997 as he’s vibrantly involved in social activities entertaining his peers from the stage as a young rapper. In 1999 he formed a group “Badder Boiz”. So determined they were about hip hop that they started writing their own songs and along the line, in the same year, they started performing at showcases combining their various skills, aimed at selling the underground sound to the surface. They recorded their first demo series in 1999.

The three did not leave any stone unturned as far as making their presence felt at talent showcases. Vector was going the way of an emcee as his freestyle skills became obvious to the other members of the group. Vector’s versatility runs through the fast and equally slow tempo, a rapper cum lyricist, an excellent songwriter, and producer. Vector is an undisputed emcee endowed with freestyle skills and flair that he awesomely displays on several freestyle battles e.g. Channel O Lagos Party at the Vaults, Unilag Rap King Etc.

CAREER AND LIFE

VECTOR is officially signed to YSG Entertainment.Vector released his first official single "Kilode" featuring yungkhida for the album "State of surprise" in February 2010. He later released the video for this single in June 2010. His second official single was "Mary Jane" which was released in April of the same year.

The album was released on 29 October 2010 & Executive Produced by Eloka "Culture" Oligbo. It includes 15 songs, Intro & 2 skits. His album featured the likes of 2 Face Idibia, General Pype, Chuddy K, Ade Piper, Emmsong, Sista Soul and with productions from H-Code, Sam Klef, Da Piano, J-Smith, Xela Xelz and Vibez Production just to name a few. He also released a video for the song "Get Down" featuring 2 Face in June 2011.

At the "Nigerian Music Video Awards 2011", he was then nominated for "Best Mainstream Hip Hop Video". He was also nominated at the "Nigerian Entertainment Awards 2010" for "Best Collaboration With Vocals" with the track "Champion" in which he was featured in by General Pype. He has after then done other songs and has been featured in various songs by notable artistes. His 2 singles "Angeli" ft. 9ice and "Mr. Vector" featuring Jazzy, both produced by Sagzy were released on 19 May 2011 and were on heavy rotation on radio stations around the country. The video for "Angeli" which features 9ice was released in October, 2011.

 Vector released the track "Born Leader" featuring Jamaican international Mavado who is under DJ Khaled's We the Best Music Group. Born Leader is Vector’s 3rd single off his second album titled The 2nd Coming. He also shot the video in Miami Florida at the exclusive G-Five and it was directed by Antwan Smith. In August 2013 he was featured by Pheelz a producer on a song titled "Popular" which gained major airplay in radio stations across Nigeria. The video which was released in December of the same year saw vector showcasing the people that made him popular like Keke 'Baba Keke' Ogungbe the CEO of Kennis Music,DJ Jimmy Jatt and others,cameos was made from various Nigerian artists like KWAM1,Femi Kuti,D'Banj,Olamide,Wizkid,Tiwa Savage,Solid Star,Seyi Shay,ill Bliss,Chidinma,Phyno,Kayswitch,etc.

 In January 2015 vector released a highly critically acclaimed rap single titled "King Kong" and the video was released on the same month. Due to the high success of the single vector released two remixes with the first one featuring Phyno,Reminisce,Classiq,and Uzi, and the second one featuring Ghanian rapper Sarkodie which was released in May and June of 2015 respectively. The video for the remix featuring Phyno,Reminisce,Classiq,and Uzi was released in July 2015.

 In July 15 he released a fresh single titled "Kanawan Dabo" and in July 24 he released a freestyle titled "8". There were sparks thrown into the air when Nigerian Artiste Reminisce recorded a diss track "ATA (Street Kitchen Reply)" with the line, "V-E what shit ki lo’n je be. Shebi iwo lo rap ju shit o ma pe’n nbe" in reply to Vector's verse on Sauce Kid's "Kitchen Street" in which Vector said "For all those boys wey dey show. Ti e ba fe ma form pe eyin lata ani tomato to ma to". After this incidence Vector has replied with the track "Distractions (Reminisce Diss)", which he featured on with renowned lyricist A-Q. Vector hit him with the lines, "Cos you bleach your skin doesn't mean you are enlightened, Pig. I'm the base and my crew be strong, you cannot be the best cause you had one stupid song" and "And I'm made oh, and it's so public. But you, your life is like your videos, low budget.

 In 2013 he walked out of his record deal with YSG Entertainment which lead to a lot of controversies online,he was dragged to court and was banned from all musical activities for a whole year.

 He kissed Seyi Shay on stage during a performance of her ‘Irawo’ remix at the Feleabration festival in 2013, the rumours continue to fly about these two are dating Neither party has said anything about this
 In 2015 he reset a record of the longest rap freestyle, a rap which lasted for 2hrs

AWARDS AND ENDORSEMENTS

Nigerian Music Video Awards (NMVA) 2012 – Best Afro Hip-Hop Video The Headies 2012 – Lyricist On The Roll The Headies 2012 – Best Rap Single Nigeria Entertainment Awards (NEA) 2012 – Best Rap Act DYNAMIX Youth Awards 2012 - Recognition Award

ENDORSEMENTS
He was said to have signed an endorsement deal with whisky brand Jack Daniels in 2014
He his also said to be a brand ambassador for vita foam.

RUMORS AND CONTROVERSIES

He was said to have walked out of his record deal when his contract has not expired

vector on stage

SOURCES; hoely2maniac.wordpress.com, wikipedia.org

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Singer SINACH Full Biography,Life And News

FULL NAME:             Osinachi Kalu

DATE OF BIRTH:       March, 30 [year:unknown]

OCCUPATION:           Singer: Gospel

 MARITAL STATUS:   Married












INTRODUCTION  

 Sinach, an award winning songwriter, worship leader and recording artist is a key member of the LoveWorld music team of Christ Embassy who started singing at a very young age. She is one of the most famous singers in Nigeria today with her hit gospel albums and hit singles.

EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND  

Osinachi Kalu, popularly known as Sinach, is a Nigerian who hails from Ebonyi state. She comes from a family of seven where she is the second daughter. She studied physics at the University of Port Harcourt, Rivers state. Her mentor is Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy.

In a post on instagram she revealed about her past:

“I had a dream as a little girl that one day I will change people’s lives. I would have dreams of singing to many people from different nations and tongues but when I opened my eyes I was right there still on my bed waking up to the sound of my father’s early morning BBC radio news to start my seemingly uninteresting chores before school.

It was just a dream. As the years went by, my parents insisted that I train my mind .Then I met Jesus and he changed my purpose and changed my reason for singing. Challenges along the way built my character. Like a clay,I’ve been beaten, poured upon, torn apart, rolled over, put into the fire, and continuously moulded into shape in the process of making me”

According to her music was her dream. Her father objected to her musical career. He told her she would go hungry as a musician, that musicians amount to nothing. It was when she met Pastor Chris that he changed herperspective. He told me her she could be anything she want to be in life with God’s word.

She is a spiritually gifted woman in terms of gospel music. She has given hope to the hopeless all over the world through her inspiring songs. She is a multiple award-winning song writer, recording artiste, producer and worship song leader.

This talented singer is a key member of Love World music team of Christ Embassy and she started singing at a young age despite loads of criticisms from her father. She knew that gospel music is not for commercial purposes but to help promote the gospel of Christ and lift up the spirit of the hopeless.


This great star believes that in the coming years, her songs would bring good news to much more people and influence the whole nation as well as the world. She also believes that with her songs, generations to come would have godly music and lyrics to listen, sing and dance to, instead of listening to negative music that don’t add anything meaningful.
Sinach is not only a star to the world but also to God. Her songs bring joy to many and tell of the importance of serving God and living a life of holiness. According to her, she has been born again for more than 20 years and she sang a song on being born-again in order to inspire people and tell them of its importance.

CAREER AND LIFE  

For over fifteen years Sinach has been privileged to witness, first hand, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit and amazing miracles take place in the lives of people while ministering in music, as her mentor Pastor Chris ministered in the Healing School, several crusades, and conventions all over the world. 

As a song writer who has written over 200 songs and won several awards, Sinach believes in writing from her heart and knowing what the Spirit of God is saying to the Church. Mostly inspired by the ministry of the Word by her Pastor, she has written songs such as Awesome God, Simply Devoted, I am ready for Your Spirit, Shout of the King, All things are possible, Born to win, Fire in me, More of You, No failure with God, 'This is your Season', which won the Song of the Year award in 2008 and still counting. 

She has won several awards through the years and among them, the prestigious LoveWorld Awards for ‘Song Writer and Vocalist of the year’. She has also won awards for her work in providing praise and worship music material for the church in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Many of her songs are sung by several churches and people all over the world. 

As a gifted vocalist and a worship leader, Sinach, with the LoveWorld Music team, has ministered to millions of people all over the world in mega programs such as Night of Bliss with Pastor Chris, Word at Work conventions with Pastor Chris, Youth Conferences with Pastor Chris, The Higher Life Conference, The Christ Embassy Healing School and many other programs by Pastor Chris with record attendance of over three million people. 

She has also ministered to millions around the world on LoveWorld Sat, LoveWorld Plus, LoveWorld Television and other major television networks all over the world on the program Atmosphere for Miracles with Pastor Chris.

Sinach is fuelled by her passion to see people all over the world inspired to worship and praise God through Spirit-born music and lyrics and to see the name of God lifted up through her music. She has a passion for the glory of God! This reflects in her writings and productions, delivered under the anointing of the Holy Spirit. 

Sinach shone as a star early this year when she added to her list of awards, an award from the Nigerian Complete and Pure Gospel Music Awards [NIPUGA]. She was crowned Nigeria Best Gospel artiste for 2012/2013. She is popularly known for the song “Awesome God” which elevated her in the sight of many to the status of a true Nigerian Star.

As an international worship leader serving in Christ Embassy Church, Sinach has been privileged to witness first-hand the outpouring of the Holy spirit and amazing miracles take place in the lives of people at the Healing school, crusades and conventions all over the world with her Pastor, Rev Chris Oyakhilome where she has led millions of people in praise and worship, inspiring music ministrations in; Africa, North America, United States of America, United Kingdom and many more.
She organizes the “SINACH LIVE IN CONCERT”, a series of worship concerts which has taken place in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, USA, and in different parts of the world with her team.

Sinach is greatly motivated with the desire to see her songs, writings and concerts inspire the church and the whole world to worship God and be lifted, healed and for her listeners to be filled with the Glory of God through her music.

She got married to her husband Joseph Egbu who is a pastor in the believers love world ministries in 2014.

 When she was asked how does she handle critics in an interview:

“Criticism comes with success. If you are not doing something big, nobody will criticize you. It is a sign that you are making an impact and that you are influencing lives. I do not dwell on negative criticism. However, it is important that I listen to constructive criticism from someone who knows what it takes to succeed in life. I am so blessed to be surrounded with valuable and godly mentors who continuously offer positive and constructive criticisms and I listen to them.”

AWARDS AND ENDORSEMENTS  

 Has won several awards few which includes:

Best Gospel artiste at  the NIPUGA awards 2012/2013
Many Africa Gospel Music Awards(AGMA)

NO REAL ENDORSEMENT

RUMORS AND SCANDALS

She was rumored to have been romantically involved with pastor Chris in 2014 cause of Pastor Chris's collapsed marriage in  2014 the rumors spread a lot like wildfire on the internet in 2014 there was no real confirmation of the rumor.

Sinach Wedding

Sinach,husband and pastor chris

SOURCES: nigeriafilms.com,vanguardngr.com,sinach,orginfogospelsinger.blogspot.com

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Singer BRYMO Full Biography,Life And News

 FULL NAME:                Olawale Ashim

DATE OF BIRTH:          9 May, 1986

OCCUPATION:              Singer

MARITAL STATUS:      Not Married












INTRODUCTION  

Brymo, is a Nigerian recording artist and composer. He is also an Ambassador for The Lagos Chamber of Commerce And Industry. He was formerly signed to Chocolate City. Brymo is most notable for his distinguished voice.
He's been lauded by many people for his unique voice, style of music and his amazing lyrics.


EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND  

Olawale Ashimi was born in 1986 in the town of Ojo, Lagos State, the son of a carpenter father and a petty trading mother. He grew up in the neighbourhood of Okokomaiko. He received a primary education at Aganju Aka Primary School between 1990 and 1997. Between 1997 and 2003, he attended Ajangbadi High School, the local public secondary school. He gained admission into Lagos State University to study zoology but had to drop out due to financial constraints. In 1999, when he was 14, Brymo wrote his first song and pleased with his results, the young Olawale was inspired to pursue a career in music.

He mentioned he also wan to become a footballer because he was good at it. He play with his left leg which is not quite common so he was automatically special. But his Dad didn’t really get down with it. And to be a successful footballer, the factors are more varied than for a musician. Music is more emotional and more sentimental than football. You can just raise some money to record a demo, put it on radio and just blow up. But with football, you have to look for a big team to play for that will pay you big money. So he didn’t know how it really happened but he just woke up one morning and realized it was music and not football anymore and he started to sing. he just sang and sang and sang.

In  1999, Olawale wrote his first chorus at age 14. In 2002 he came  together with three other friends and they started a band called ALIENS.  Brymo played a very important part as a member of the group, his job  being writing and compositions of songs. In a period of two years, he  wrote over 85 songs. In 2005 the group broke up as some members had to  go back to school.

When Asked About His Educational Background In An Interview he said:

"I pretty much schooled all my life in the same area. I went to Lagos State University for my tertiary education but I had to run away after two years. I was studying Zoology. It wasn’t because of the course; it wasn’t because I couldn’t handle the books. But you know when you’re somewhere and you just don’t feel you should be there. I left school in 2008. That was when I took a break from everything for two years. I left school, I left my previous management, and the only thing I had was my music. Funny enough, when I started recording two years later in 2010, that was when the phone call from Denrele came in."

CAREER AND LIFE  

Shortly after the disbanding of his group Aliens, Brymo moved into a solo career, recording his first single in 2005. Not signed to any record label, he sought out the assistance of a local talent spotter, who helped him record his debut album entitled Brymstone with Bujoc Records. In 2008 Brymo released a single entitled "Shawdy" along with a music video which peaked at number two on the MTV Base Africa top 10 countdown The song peaked at number one on the Nigezee top 10. It was nominated for the Soundcity Music Video Awards.

Brymo met Nigerian superstar rapper M.I in 2010. M.I was impressed with him and introduced him to fellow musicians Jesse Jagz and Ice Prince all from the Chocolate City recording label. Brymo's talent and unique voice were recognised by Chocolate City, and before long he was signed to the label. He released an album with Chocolate City in 2012 called TheSonOfaKapenta before leaving the label in 2013. He has featured on several tracks by other musicians, most notably Oleku by Ice Prince. This hit single gained enormous airplay and topped most charts in Nigeria and Sudan.


In September 2011 Brymo released his first single, "Ara", under the Chocolate City label, produced by Legendury Beatz. "Ara" is Brymo's first official single as a Choc Boy after he rose to instant fame with his feature on the biggest single of 2010, "Oleku" by Ice Prince. He has also been on a few other features including "Action Film" by M.I, "Attention" by 2-Shotz and "Ma wo be'" by Sasha. "Ara" was the number six trending topic globally on Twitter.
Brymo released "Good Morning", the second single of TheSonOfaKapenta on 16 April. The song rides on a slower tempo than that of "Ara".

See What He Said When Asked The Inspiration Behind his first hit single Ara.

 "I was under pressure at that time and I needed to submit a single to Chocolate City. There was a song that everybody had already agreed would be my first single which is Good Morning but that later became the second. Good Morning was already recorded six months before Ara was written. At the end of the day, I got a beat from Legendary Beats and I listened and listened and I didn’t know what to do with it. I started to listen to it every day looking for what to write because I didn’t want to put Good Morning out as my first single so of all the other options that I created, Ara was actually the last. Some weeks later, after a very nice meal in the afternoon, I think it was Oha soup or Banga soup, it just came to me. The chorus of Ara is actually an old folk song so I just reconstructed it into the techno beat that I had and it sounded good and I was like OK, it works."

Brymo released his second album, his only album released under Chocolate City. The album won him critical acclaim; gaining him more fans and awards.

Brymo left Chocolate City to become an independent artist. He worked with The Bail Music Company managed by respected talent manager/music business consultant, Lanre Lawal.
Brymo started his independent career with the single titled "Down

The album Merchants, Dealers & Slaves is the third studio album by Brymo, released October 20, 2013. "MD&S was written and recorded at a time when my aspirations were at cross roads in a battle against societal limitations and prejudice. My journey into self realization." says Brymo. The album is darker and more reflective. On the surface it is the story of a village boy who leaves his town for the seducing bright lights of Lagos City. Merchants, Dealers & Slaves is about broken promises, deception, hypocrisy and unfaithfulness. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics like Darlington Peters who described The "new" Brymo as a "breath of fresh air". The album ends with "Merchants, Dealers & Slaves" the title track and is a serenade on the fundamentals of human existence, freedom and love. The chorus to "Merchants, Dealers & Slaves" is an ironic view of Nigeria's social strata.

In October, 2014 Brymo released his fourth studio album (his 2nd Independent album). The album hit the Number 1 spot on iTunes Nigeria Chat in less than 16 Hours of release.

In October, Brymo was announced an Ambassador for The Lagos Chamber of Commerce And Industry. The unveiling event which took place in Lagos, Nigeria had the body introduce their brand ambassadors to the general public. Other ambassadors unveiled alongside Brymo are 2face Idibia, Kunle Afolayan, Vector the Viper, Olisa Adibua among others.




AWARDS AND ENDORSEMENTS

• 2012 Hip Hop World Awards - Recording of the Year ("Ara")
• 2012 Channel O Music Video Awards - Most Gifted Afro Pop video of the Year ("Ara")
• 2013/2014 All Africa Music Awards - Songwriter of The Year ("Down")

 RUMORS AND SCANDALS

In 2013 Brymo was said to have worked out of his deal with chocolate city when his contract have not yet expired due to label maltreatment according to him. He was later dragged to court by the label.

Brymo with ex label mates

Brymo on stage

SOURCES: wikipedia.org,gistmania.com,nigeriamusicnetwork.com

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Football Star JAY JAY OKOCHA Biography

FULL NAME:                        Augustine Azuka Okocha

DATE OF BIRTH:                14 August 1973

OCCUPATION:                  Athlete: Ex Footballer.

MARITAL STATUS:             Married







INTRODUCTION  

Okocha is a Nigerian former professional footballer. He is widely regarded as the best Nigerian player of his generation. He is also known for his stepovers, skill, technique, and being 'so good that they named him twice' (a line immortalised in a terrace chant while Okocha played for Bolton Wanderers). He is a dual Nigerian-Turkish citizen, having acquired Turkish citizenship as "Muhammet Yavuz" while playing for Süper Lig team Fenerbahçe.



EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND

Okocha was born in Enugu, Enugu State^. His parents were from Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State, Nigeria. The name Jay-Jay was actually passed down from his older brother James, who started playing football first. His immediate older brother Emmanuel was also called Emma Jay-jay, but the name stuck with Okocha. He began playing football on the street just like many other football stars, usually with a makeshift ball.

In an interview with BBC Sport he said "as far as I can remember, we used to play with anything, with any round thing we could find, and whenever we managed to get hold of a ball, that was a bonus! I mean it was amazing!" In 1990, he joined Enugu Rangers. In his time at the club he produced many spectacular displays including one where he rounded off and scored a goal, against experienced Nigerian goalkeeper William Okpara in a match against BCC Lions. Later that year, he went on holiday to West Germany, the country that had just won the 1990 FIFA World Cup, so he could watch German league football. His friend Binebi Numa was playing in the Third Divison for Borussia Neunkirchen, and one morning Okocha accompanied Numa to training, where he asked to join in. The Neunkirchen coach was impressed with Okocha's skills and invited him back the next day before offering him a contract. A year later, he joined 1. FC Saarbrücken, but stayed only a few months with the 2. Bundesliga side before a move to the 1. Bundesliga with Eintracht Frankfurt.


CAREER AND LIFE  

Okocha joined Eintracht Frankfurt in December 1991, where he linked up with many well-known players including Ghanaian international striker Tony Yeboah and later Thomas Doll. He continued to shine for the German side, one highlight being a goal he scored against Karlsruhe, dribbling in the penalty box and slotting the ball past goalkeeper Oliver Kahn even going past some players twice. The goal was voted Goal of the Season by many soccer magazines, and also voted as 1993 Goal of the Year by viewers of Sportschau (an ARD German TV sports program). In 1995, Okocha, Yeboah and Maurizio Gaudino were all involved in a feud with manager Jupp Heynckes, which led to their departure from the club.
Yeboah and Gaudino later left for England, while Okocha stayed until the end of the season when Frankfurt were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga, before signing for Istanbul club Fenerbahçe.

Okocha joined Turkish club Fenerbahçe for approximately £1 million following Eintracht Frankfurt's relegation to the 2. Bundesliga. In his two seasons with the team, he amassed 30 goals in 60 appearances, many of them coming from direct free kicks, which became something of a trademark for him at the club. While at Fenerbahçe, he also became a Turkish citizen as "Muhammet Yavuz".
In 1998, French side Paris Saint-Germain spent around £14 million on Okocha, making him the most expensive African player at the time. During his four-year stint with PSG, he played 84 matches and scored 12 goals. He has also served as a mentor, at the time, for young Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho during his time in Paris.


Okocha joined Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer after leaving PSG in the summer of 2002 after the FIFA World Cup^. His debut season, despite being hampered by injury, made him a favourite with the Bolton fans, with the team printing shirts with the inscription "Jay-Jay – so good they named him twice". He steered the team away from relegation with seven goals, including the team Goal of the Season in the vital league win against West Ham United. This was voted Bolton's best Premier League goal in a fans vote in 2008. The next season saw Okocha receive more responsibility as he was given the captain's armband following Guðni Bergsson's retirement. As captain he led Bolton to their first cup final in nine years where they finished runners-up in the 2004 Football League Cup.
In 2006, he was stripped of the captaincy – something he said he had seen coming, as there had been a change in attitude from some staff members. This had probably been due to his proposed move to the Middle East, which had been growing in speculation. At the end of the season, he refused a one-year extension in order to move to Qatar.
Following Bolton's relegation from the Premier League in 2012, Okocha stated that his time at the club was a waste of time, saying the club had not improved since his time there
After just one season in Qatar, Football League Championship side Hull City signed Okocha on a free transfer in 2007, after the player had been linked to Real Salt Lake and Sydney FC. It was a move he made saying that "God had told him to do so". He however was not able to contribute greatly to Hull's promotion campaign due to fitness and constant injury problems, playing only 18 games and scoring no goals. Hull still succeeded in grabbing promotion to the Premier League, for the first time in their 104-year history. At the end of the season, after changing his mind on a proposed retirement due to Hull's promotion, he was released by the club, which sent him into retirement.

On 21 February 2015, Okocha was elected as the Chairman of the Delta State Football Association.
In April 2015, Okocha expressed his interest in becoming the Nigeria Football Federation president; and he is vigorously pursuing it.
Okocha made his official debut for Nigeria in their 2–1 1994 FIFA World Cup Qualifier away loss against Ivory Coast in May 1993.It was not until his second cap and home debut that he became a favourite with the Nigerian supporters. With Nigeria trailing 1–0 against Algeria, in a match they needed to win, he scored from a direct free kick to equalise, before helping the team to a 4–1 win, eventually securing qualification to their first World Cup. In 1994, he was a member of both the victorious 1994 African Cup of Nations squad and the World Cup squad who made it to the second round before they lost in a dramatic match against eventual runners-up Italy.

In 1996, Okocha became a member of an arguably more successful Nigerian side, their Olympic gold winning side at the Atlanta Games, later nicknamed Dream Team by the Nigerian press after the USA 1992 Olympic gold winning basketball team. In the 1998 FIFA World Cup hosted by France, Okocha played for a disappointing Super Eagles side who failed to live up to expectations again reaching the round of 16, albeit with less impressive performances save for their 3–2 opening win against Spain. This did not destroy interest in Okocha, who had entertained fans with his trademark skills and dribbles and went on to be named in the squad of the tournament.

Okocha again joined the Super Eagles in the 2000 African Cup of Nations co-hosted with Ghana. He scored three goals in the tournament, two in the opening game against Tunisia, and a left-foot blast from outside the penalty area into the top corner in the final against Cameroon, which equalized the score 2–2 and ultimately would send the match into extra time. There was no change in the score during the supplement, so the winner was decided on penalties; Okocha converted his shot but Nigeria lost the shootout to earn the silver medal.
After a disappointing Nations Cup in 2002 where Nigeria ended up finishing third, Okocha was named Nigeria captain after Sunday Oliseh and Finidi George were axed from the side. His first tournament as captain came that summer in the 2002 World Cup co-hosted by Korea and Japan. Playing in Group E, the ‘group of the death’ alongside Argentina, Sweden and England, Nigeria failed to make it to the next round gaining only one point in their final game, a goalless draw against England.

Okocha later led the Nigerian team to a third-place finish at the 2004 African Nations Cup in Tunisia, with some breathtaking displays, scoring four goals which include a spectacular free kick against Cameroon in the quarter finals and most notably the 1000th goal in Nations Cup history against South Africa, and winning the Player of the tournament and joint Golden boot winner.
After failing to help Nigeria qualify for the 2006 World Cup, Okocha announced that he would retire from international scene after the Cup of Nations in Egypt. Injury prevented Okocha from featuring in any of Nigeria's opening fixtures and he did not regain fitness until the semi final loss against Ivory Coast. He then played in his final international appearance in a 2–1 victory in a third place playoff against Senegal, he was then given a standing ovation by the nearly 60,000 attendance when he left the field.

He made a return to the Super Eagles in his testimonial against an African select side in Warri. The game featured former players Daniel Amokachi, Alloysius Agu and John Fashanu, as well as current players Benjani and Sulley Muntari. Nigeria won the game 2–1 with Okocha scoring the winning goal after appearing for the side in the second half.
In March 2004, he was named among the top 125 living footballers by Pelé.

His older brother Emmanuel was also a former international for the Nigerian team. Okocha is also a member of the Anioma, a subgroup of Igboethnic group. Jay Jay lives in west Lagos, Nigeria. He has a house within walking distance of fellow Nigerian football star Nwankwo Kanu.


AWARDS

Okocha never won the African Player of Year award, becoming arguably the best player never to win the award despite coming second twice in 1998. He did however win the inaugural BBC African Footballer of the Year and the successive one, becoming the only player to retain the award and win it more than once. In 2004 he was listed in football legend Pelé's FIFA 100 (a list of the greatest 125 living players of all time). In 2007 he was voted number 12 on the greatest African footballers of the past 50 years list, on a poll conducted by CAF to coincide with their 50th anniversary.

• 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Nigerian footballer of the year
• 1996 Nigerian footballer of the year runner up
• 1998 African Footballer of the Year runner up
• 1998 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team (Reserve)
• 2003, 2004 BBC African Footballer of the Year
• April 2003 Goal of the Month (England)
• November 2003 Premier League Player of the Month
• 2005 Bolton Wanderers footballer of the year
• FIFA 100

RUMORS AND SCANDALS

No real scandal.

Okocha and family

                             

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Singer PRAIZ Full Biography,Life And News

FULL NAMES: Praise Adejo

DATE OF BIRTH: 8th March

OCCUPATION:   Singer: R&B/POP

MARITAL STATUS:  Not Marrried














 EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND

Praiz, real name Praise Adejo is a young Lagos based singer who grew up singing in the choir while his father preached in the church. His unique singing style caught the eyes of many in a TV reality show in which he thrilled viewers in the country and beyond. He was
judged as the second runner up as he showed great signs of promise.
His family hails from Kogi State, he is Igala by tribe. He is the second child out of five, four boys and a girl. He studied Computer Science at Kaduna Polytechnic. He is a down to earth person, he loves to hang out with my friends, he love to swim and play football.

CAREER AND LIFE

Some will recognise from his features on rapper M.I’sEpicor from fellow crooner Bez’s break-out hit Stupid Song. Also the 2008 finalist for the television singing talent show MTN Project Fame West Africa he didn't win but he reached the finals which gained him much reputation. Is slowly slowly but surely getting his own shine on though, having been nominated four times at the 2012 Headies.
His Rich and Famous HIT Single was his third single for the his debut album he dropped in the first quarter of 2013.

While he was independent, before he got signed to X3M Music, he released the song and it got some good air play. But now that he has a record deal, he reworked the song and it’s reproduced by Cobhams. The song is still going to be in his album so people should look out for that song because it’s going to be better.

In 2014 he released a cool hot pop single "Mercy" which was widely accepted by his fans.. Praiz has been developing really well with fame in his music career.
He uses instruments like Keyboard organ, guitar in his music and music videos making him more unique amidst other R&B singers.

A graduate of Kaduna Polytechnic the charming and handsome looking 20-something-year old has gone on to wow music critics and fans with cameo appearances which have won the hearts of music lovers and all. His style, which is a blend of soul and R&B, catches one attention easily. He is a gentleman’s valour and a lady’s need.
He is currently to X3M MUSIC and is already working on his debut album. His strong point is his ability to hit high notes as he teases with his high pitched voice from time to time.

He was said to have bought his mother a car in 2013 right after he got an endorsement deal.
He also bought himself a new Benz Mercedes car.
In 2014 he was also Said to have donated upto 10million for the surgery of child with hole in his heart
He also released his debut albulm in 2014.
AWARDS AND ENDORSEMENTS
Awards:
Praiz won his first ever musicaward at the City PeopleAwards for Best Rhythm and BluesSinger of 2013
More after..
Also nominated numerous times at the headies awards.

ENDORSEMENTS-
Signed a multimillion naira endorsement deal with Telecom Giant MTN.

SCANDALS AND RUMORS
He Has managed to stay off the scandal radar

FEW PICS:

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Singer PATORANKING Full Biography,Life And News

FULL NAMES: Patrick Nnaemeka Okorie

DATE OF BIRTH:    27th May 1990

OCCUPATION:       Singer,Dancer

MARITAL STATUS: Not Married















EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND
Patoranking born to the family of Mr. Okorie, at Ijegun Egba Satellite town later moved to Ebute Metta a ghetto suburb of lagos. Attended Citizen Comprehensive College Epe and moved to Jibril Martin’s Memorial Grammar School Iponri Lagos were I completed my Secondary education. Growing up listening to music of the likes of Buju Banton, Bob Marley, Fela, Shakar Demus and P lies just to mention a few.


He started his showbiz dream as a dancer, dancing to all kind of music especially ghetto made music and dance hall vibes in street jams, carnival, gigs and also appeared in some local musical videos. He switched from dancing to miming and rapping in school and with friends in the ghetto going by the name Patorico, in 2003 he joined a six man Afro hip hop group known as Da Flavour Squad as the lead vocal and the youngest, they performed in a lot of shows within and outside Lagos, after some time he left the group for a solo career and later pitched his tent with Dance hall and Reggae Music that influenced him from day one.
The name Patoranking was given to him by a Jamaican who has love for his music and respect for his personality, ranking meaning highly respected was added to Pato to make Patoranking

CAREER AND LIFE


He began his solo career under K-solo’s label “K-solo Music” where he released more than three tracks “So Nice”, “Anything Goes”, “Jolly” and “Hold am” and some others. Having gained more grounds in the music label he was signed, in 2013 he signed unto Timaya’s “Dem Mama” records.
Following the signing of Patoranking to Timaya's Dem Mama Record, and the subsequent production of the audio and video of Patoranking's single, “Alu barika,” the self-styled Egberi papa 1 seems bent on ensuring that his latest act turns into a formidable cash cow for his label.
After the successful debut single ‘Alubarika’ featuring Timaya, Patoranking had music lovers and followers requesting for the song on music charts, radio shows and so on.
With two new untitled singles in the works and accompanying videos shot in London, the artist is a star waiting to shine.
With his vocal command and patois flair, he has done over 10 collaborations and still counting with established acts like X-project, Konga, Slam, K Solo and many more.
He has gotten more known in the Nigeria music industry with likes of the songs he mad in 2013/2014 which really helped his career. Singles like: "how much"
"park well" "Girlie O" he later featured Nigeria's biggest female artiste Tiwa savage in 2014 for the remix of Girlie O which got them multiple nominations in 2014,also considered as one of the 2014's biggest hits by citypeople magazine.

AWARDS AND ENDORSEMENTS

Was nominated for many awards in 2014 also won few awards same year.
Won the headies awards for the NEXT RATED in 2014
ENDORSEMENTS-
Got a multi million naira endorsement deal from merrybet in 2014
His new label was said to have bought him a range rover in 2014.

RUMOURS AND SCANDALS
The artiste was said have dumped timaya's record label that helped his career without letting them and left for another he believes will help more.

Few pics of him:
                              
                                

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REFERENCES-
facebook.com,happenings9ja.com takemetonaija.com

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TOURISM: About OLUMO ROCK Full History,New Pictures And Video.

NAME: OLUMO ROCK

LOCATION: Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.

TIN MAGAZINE MADE AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO THE POPULAR OLUMO ROCK OF OGUN STATE ON THE 28th OF FEBRUARY 2014, LEARNING NEW THINGS AND TAKING NEW UNCOMMON PICTURES OF THE ROCK TO SHARE WITH OUR DEAR VIEWERS, WE ALSO RECORDED A VIDEO OF HOW THE ROCK AND ITS ENVIRONMENT LOOKS LIKE, WATCHING THE VIDEO WILL MAKE YOU KNOW AND SEE ALL THE THINGS YOU WISH TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ROCK, THE VIDEO IS DOWN BELOW THIS POST, AND YOU SHOULD ALSO CHECKOUT THE UNCOMMON PICTURES OF THIS ATTRACTION CENTRE ALONGSIDE THE INTERESTING HISTORY.

ABOUT

Olumo rock is located in Abeokuta the Ogun state capital. The rock dates back to the days when songs of war dominated the airwaves in Yoruba land, that’s was in the first quarter of 19th century when Oyo empire was falling apart from pressure of Fulani attacks from outside and fraternal conflicts from within.

Egba is the name of the local people of Abeokuta who once live under the Oyo Empire. As of 2005 Abeokuta and the surrounding area had a population of 593,140.
Abeokuta lies in fertile country, the surface of which is broken by masses of grey granite.it is spread over an extensive area, being surrounded by mud walls 18 miles in extent. Palm-oil, timber, rubber, yams and Shea-butter are the chief articles of trade. It lies below the Olumo rock, home to several caves and shrines. The town depends on the Oyan river dam for its water supply, which is not always dependable.
Olumo rock, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Nigeria, it sits in the ancient city center of Abeokuta – a name which means ‘under the rock’. Abeokuta was originally inhabited by the Egba people who found refuge at the Olumo rock during the inter-tribal wars in the 19th century. The rock provided sanctuary to the people as well as a vantage point to monitor the enemy’s advance leading to eventual triumph in war. The town of Abeokuta eventually grew as these new settlers spread out from this location. Olumo means “all the troubles and sufferings were over” .Olumo rock was turned into a tourist site in 1976 and thus commission in February 3rd 2006 by chief Olusegun Obasanjo.

Olumo rock is natures massive monuments made of indigenous material, with the highest point at 137 meters from the base of the rock. From a perspective angle, it looks like “behemoth” in a sitting position; it also appears as a female mammoth guarding her brood. In metaphysics, the fact of its indigenous formation can be said to be its strength as a refuge, a hideout during the process of sitting in their new settlement which is the present day Abeokuta.

In addition, the rock functioned as a tower of strength for Egba in their wars to defend the new settlement. Symbolically Olumo is the single most important representation of Egba nationalism, it is the unique monument inseparably associated with their heroism and freedom. It is to them what status of Liberty is to Americans, it never fails to fascinate both the young and the old with its sheer size, configuration and several chambers located inside the belly of the “behemoth” in which its brood was hidden from the danger of incessant assault in the past. However Olumo rock became the symbol of unity, freedom of the Egba’s and all the residents of Abeokuta.

Domestic and international tourist now explore the special features of the rock which include the gardens on the rock, the natural tunnels and cleft path ways, the natural cantilevers and overhangs, the unusual trees, relics of the belief system of the early settlers on the rock. There is also three heavy escalators now installed at the 3 natural heights of the rock, covering a total of about 20 floor of a high rise building, tourist also experience a scenic and panoramic views of the ancient city from the highest peak of the rock.

We were showed the Ancient way which led to the top of Olumo rock,
the height of the rock is 137meters above sea level and at this point the whole Abeokuta could be seen e.g the first Church in Nigeria, N.T.A Abeokuta, Baptist Boys High School, The family house of late Abiola, the Central Mosque, Sanatan, River Ogun etc.
And not forgetting there is this cool elevator there for people who do not have the strength to climb using their legs like we did, i took the elevator though and it was fun.

HISTORY

Historically, Olumo rock was discovered by a hunter famer named Adagba and he found the rock to be a natural place of refuge from wars and threat of wars. Adagba retreated with his wife to the safety of the rock whenever the need arise. Egba reconnaissance men (consisting of three hunters) who met with Adagba where brought to the rock and were convinced that their search for a new secure home base is over. With the surrounding fertile wooded savannah and the presence of Ogun River, they believe that they have arrived at the promise land. Confirmation of the suitability of the site by Ifa divination was needed to seal of approval.
In 1830, shoeke, a hunter and leader of Egba refugees from Ibadan area founded the town of Abeokuta which means “beneath the rock”. The rock was later named “Olumo” which had two levels of meaning. The first is “Olu” (God) “Mo” (Molded) the second is “Oluwa fi mo” (God has put an end to our wandering and suffering).

Following the history TMTN learnt from the tour, it was said that the Rock is annually celebrated which involves sacrifices and according to history Human beings are what is used for this annual sacrifice majorly strangers but now things has changed has we've entered a civilized world they now use animals and fruits. They have this accient shrine inside the rock in which all these sacrifices are beeing done.

It was claimed that this rock has been a huge help to the town back in the day most especially for the Egba People of the town as it often save them from war and many more other attacks. There are many heroes statue there under the rock, i mean heroes who fought for the community.

It was noted that during the raining season Olumo rock produced water that could be used by local herbalist to cure sickness and diseases but it stopped producing water 50years ago, close to this point was a tomb behind the house of a chief called Sonni Osi-Toko who died on the 23rd January 1956 at 122yrs.
Another funny fact we were told is there is a very tall tree beside the uppermost part of the rock they said is over 300years old.

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PICTURES TAKEN.

KEEP ON EXPECTING THE OFFICIAL VIDEO RECORDED DURING THE TOUR FROM US SOON.


REFERENCES: LOGBABY.COM,TAKEMETONAIJA.COM

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