Singer Cynthia Morgan Full Biography,Life And News

 FULL NAME:            Cynthia Ikponmwenosa Morgan

DATE OF BIRTH:      September 23, 1991

OCCUPATION:          Singer:

MARITAL STATUS:  Not Married



INTRODUCTION

Cynthia Morgan, is a Nigerian born songwriter and singer. Her music is a fusion of pop, hip hop, dancehall and rap. She came into limelight following the release of her singles "Don't Break My Heart" and "Lead Me On" "I am Taken" And others  brought her to spotlight.







EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND   

Born in Benin City, the South South of Nigeria. Her music is a fusion of Pop, Hip Hop, Rap and Dance Hall. She also calls herself Killa Marshal which is her alter Ego. Killa Marshal is a much crazier, sassy and raw side of her.Cynthia Morgan grew up to become a singer, song writer and composer. She went on to record her debut single at the age of sixteen, getting airplay and interviews for local press in her hometown Benin City. Her professional passion and love for music started at the age of 3, She started in the children’s choir, after which she moved to the youth choir and later joined the Christian Union choir.

She was raised by a single mother who is now a top music gospel artist in Benin City, Nigeria. Her upbringing was a rough and a tough one. She was rejected by her father when her mom was 20 years old and pregnant and also after child birth.
According to her she had a beautiful childhood where her mum was firm yet loving; she played the role of a father to her siblings and her. She is her biggest fan.

At the age of 16years, Cynthia Morgan decided to go into music professionally. She released her first singles at the age of 17years right after completing High School and got massive recognition and love from fans all over Nigeria. She grew up around musicians and back up singers from her mother’s musical band since the age of three. She then moved to Lagos, Nigeria in 2008 to pursue her career.
She hasn't completed her university education. She took a break to concentrate on her musical career.

In 2010 she was featured on the NEA award winning track with Jhybo titled Ejo le Fe Ro Run Dia mouth. This track gave her instant recognition and fame natiowide Nigeria.


CAREER AND LIFE  

P-Square brought her into the family. After her collaboration with Jyhbo in the song Run their Mouth She became quite popular and they were wondering who this young talented girl was. P-Square became a big fan and finally she met them with Jude in Atlanta in 2012.  That was how the relationship started, later her manager called her to say that Jude wanted to sign her to his record label and for him to want her means much because she knew he had said he was not going to do anything with any artiste again after the whole issue with May D.

With a re-brand on her image and sound, she released her much anticipated singles in Nigeria on July
9th, 2012 titled High High High and Ojoro. With the release of these songs, Cynthia Morgan trended
worldwide for 10hours and also trended in Nigeria for 48hours.The singer also reveals her sexy edgy
look. Both singles shows Cynthia Morgan’s versatility. Critics reviews High.High.High as a complete
package of the beautiful artist. It shows all three sides of her, Singing, Rapping and Partua flow.

In August 2013, Cynthia Morgan signed a recording contract with "Northside Entertainment Inc." owned by Jude 'Engees' Okoye, brother to Nigerian pop singers P-Square. Few months later, she released two chart-topping singles "Don't Break My Heart" and "Lead Me On" which got positive reviews from fans; the latter went on to be nominated for "Best Reggae/Dancehall Single" at The Headies 2014.

Her reaction to not getting incentives on the record deal she signed with Northside;

I signed a different kind of contract. A lot of people would be interested in the cars, houses and other things, but I was more concerned about the platform. Getting a car, houses and lounging doesn’t mean you would blow in the industry because it doesn’t mean you would be well placed. Besides, at the end of the day you could get carried away by the glamour. The freebies came with the contract, but I said no because you will still have to pay back. It is better for me to work hard and get what I want myself.

She later released another hit single in 2014 "I'm Taken" which received a lot of acceptance from fans and had massive air-plays with the video trending on YouTube same year.
She continued with her form of singing in 2015 and released another banging single "German Juice" which increased her fan base and made her a lot more famous, her music career really got promoted in 2015.

Cynthia morgan is type of celebrity who shares different types of raunchy pictures in the social media, she's quite known for her controversial pictures.

See her reaction to that in an interview when asked why she does that;

Personally for an artiste, besides music,you have to be creative when it comes to your branding, your pictures, your performances and stage craft. Pictures are part of the things that brand an artiste. A lot of people say different kind of stuffs, but when you start something in Nigeria or in Africa, people start talking. We are in 21st century and Nigeria is not like America.
We still have this mentality of ‘Oh my God, she is exposing a whole lot of stuffs’ but when American artistes do it, we get to embrace them. I think it’s all about you starting your own trend, people will definitely talk, some people will love it while some will hate it .It’s all about you knowing what you see as an artiste.
When I create a song , I can actually create the video in my head.   So,  it’s all about the craft and the branding .I wasn’t actually nude, I was wearing a tattoo and a pair of snickers. It’s just about being different and people are definitely going to talk. It’s part of the whole business. If they don’t talk, you don’t make money. So they     just have to keep talking.

 Cynthia is also known for her fashion, she said she bought a 12million naira wristwatch, which was quite not believed by fans, well she may have really bought it.
In 2014, a raunchy photo of her and singer Dammy Krane surfaced online which got fans thinking they are dating. She later said they are not dating.
She  also mentioned in one of her interviews about having a crush on supersar singer Davido.
Read Interview Below:
Who is your celebrity crush?
That will be Davido, because for me he is hardworking. Over the years he has been able to prove himself that he is talented and not all about being just a rich kid and I think he is cute too.
What if he asks you out and says he loves you?
Cool, but because I have a crush on him doesn’t mean I want to have a relationship with him .But if he says :’Oh my God! I love you.’ We can work something out.


AWARDS AND ENDORSEMENTS  

Won a few awards and received a lot of big nominations like Headies and more..

Won the 2014 South South Music Awards - Best New Artist.

ENDORSEMNTS
No popular endorsement yet


RUMORS AND CONTROVERSIES

Was rumored to be dating singer dammy krane

According to media reports she was said to have been restrained from releasing a song caled popori which was allegedly made by another artist. But she responded it was a false accusation made by the artist to get fame through her. 

Her popular half nude selfie with mr2kay for a music video was  also hell of a controversial issue in the social media

Cynthia Morgan Sexy

Morgan and Dammy krane raunchy pic

Music video raunchy pic with Mr2kay

 SOURCES: wikipedia.org,vanguardngr.com,dailyindependent.com.ng,naij.com,takemetonaija.com

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Top Ten Music Producers In Nigeria 2015 Countdown

Music is presently one of the biggest things in Nigeria today, as multiple hit songs are being released daily and we listen and dance to them, but their are certain people who are behind the song's melody,"sweetness" and they are the beat makers!
Therefore T.I.N MAGAZINE Have just rated the ten best music producers in Nigeria of year 2015,
this countdown list was rated according to the performance of each beat maker in the music industry this year.
The no.1 producer on this list is therefore declared the best music producer of the year.

               
    10 BEST MUSIC PRODUCERS IN NIGERIA 2015
                                 COUNTDOWN


10] LEGENDURY BEATZ

                                        
Legendury Beatz really didn't produce much this year, but he did a little. And somehow he's made it to the top ten, and he his rated no.10 on this list. He is responsible for the production of songs like;
TURN IT UP ft LAX
FINE BOY- L.A.X
And many more this year..


9] LERIQ
                                
Leriq is the official producer for Aristokrat records and has made a lot of heavybeat songs with  artists,  Leriq as a producer is also a recording artist and song writer, he often feature Nigerian artists in His songs. He's done the same this year too he also signed a contract with Sony AFRICA this year. This year he's produced a few hits like;

SAY YOU LOVE ME- Leriq ft Wizkid
ROCKSTAR- Burnaboy

And more others.

8] SHIZZI


                     
 Shizzi has made a lot of hit songs for our Nigerian artists mostly for Davido, this year it hasn't been for Davido its been for others.
As far as we can tell he really didn't produce many songs this year.
The Few hits he produced includes;
AYE DUN- Wande Coal
GBEMILIKE- Skuki
 He's been rated no. 8 in Nigeria 2015.

7] MASTERKRAFT 

                                 

Mastercraft is a well known producer in Nigeria for his many hit productions. He's worked with almost every artist in the industry. This year he has shown he is still in the business and has produced some good songs like he always do.
He produced a few hit songs like;
INDOMIE- Mastercraft,Davido,Olamide
SALARO- Cdq
POWER TO WIN- Flavour
He is no.7 on this list.

6] SELEBOBO

                           
Selebobo is a versatile singer,dancer, songwriter, producer and graphic artist. Currently signed to the Ubi Franklin/Iyanya owned TripleMG.
Selebobo is sure a very well known name in the music industry right now, he's been producing hits far back as 2012, He himself is an artist so he produces for himself and he produces for his record label. He has produced multiple hits this year which a few includes:

NAGODE- Yemi Alade 
MIRACLE GIRL- Selebobo
And others...

He's been concluded no.6 on this  list.

5] DEL B

                                        
Del b is sure not a new name to be heard in the music industry as he's been responsible for multiple hit songs in the past, With his works this year he is definetly among the top producers of the year.
He's produced hits like:
LOVE BOAT- Kcee 
JANGILOVA- Seyi Shay 
BEND DOWN PAUSE- Runtown
 And more this year...
He is rated no.5 on this list

4] PHEELZ

                         
Pheelz is one of the most popular music producers in Nigeria right now, most  people know him to be the producer of most Olamide's hit songs  which is right. He's been consistent making hits for Nigerian musicians every year and he's done that again this year.
His hit songs produced includes:

MELO MELO- Olamide
LAGOS BOYS- Olamide
MATTERS ARISING- Olamide
He's been concluded to be the no.4 producer in Nigeria 2015.


3] DJ COUBLON

                        
The star producer produced one of Iyanya hit singles in 2013 and  was said to be signed to TrippleMG, he got the attention of his life in year 2014 after producing one of the biggest songs of 2015 "WOJU". Most of the singles produced by him were great hits in 2015. Few of the hit songs  produced by him includes:

WOJU Remix- Kiss Daniel+others
LAYE-   Kiss Daniel
RABA- Dj Shabbsy,Kiss Daniel
APPLAUDISE- Iyanya

2] YOUNG JOHN

                            

Young John the wicked producer is a young and a new producer in the music industry, he is definitely now among the top producers in Nigeria right now, he came into spotlight in 2014 after producing one of the biggest songs of the year "Story For The Gods" and more.
Well, according to his performance this year he's been rated the 2nd best music producer of the year.
He produced hit songs like;
GBESE- Lil kesh
EFEJOKU- Lil kesh
BOBO- Olamide
LADI-  Olamide,Phyno Lil Kesh
He is a native of Akwa-Ibom

1] DON JAZZY

                       
Michael Collins is a producer, song writer, recording artiste and philanthropist. He is also the CEO of Mavins Records.
Following his performance this year, he has produced multiple hits and even the biggest hit songs of 2015, though his production is majorly for his label artists but he produce for them all.
We shall mention a few hit songs he produced this year; 
GODWIN-korede bello,
CHOP AM-reekado banks,
KATAPOT-reekado banks
SUGAR BABY-reekado banks 
MY DARLING-Tiwa Savage
KABIYESI- Dr SID.
And many more......
He is here named "Best Music Producer Of The Year" By T.I.N Magazine.

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Singer ADEKUNLE GOLD Full Biography,Life And News

FULL NAME:                Adekunle Kosoko

DATE OF BIRTH:         January 28, 1987

OCCUPATION:             Musician: Singer.

MARITAL STATUS:    Not Married









INTRODUCTION  

Adekunle Gold is a Nigerian Urban-Highlife and pop singer, who got signed to YBNL records in 2015 and hit spotlight the same year after releasing several ht singles.

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Singer Darey Art Alade Full Biography,Life And News

FULL NAME:             Dare Art Alade

DATE OF BIRTH:   

OCCUPATION:           Singer-songwriter

MARITAL STATUS:   Married




INTRODUCTION  

Darey – is a Nigerian multi-platinum selling and award-winning musician, singer-songwriter, and Idol series judge. He is the son of the renowned Nigerian entertainer, Art Alade. He is quite loved by his fans for his awseome R&B Songs.

EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND  

Dare Art Alade is the last of the five children of Olapeju Art Alade, wife to Art Alade a famous Nigerian highlife / jazz artiste in the sixties and seventies. His older siblings are Abimbola, Taiwo, Kehinde and Bolaji and he hails from Lagos state, the former capital of Nigeria.

Dare's road to stardom started in 1998 when as a teenager, he was performing at B Jez Nite Club on Victoria Island, Lagos State. It was there that a member of the Cool FM management spotted the talent in him and invited him to radio station, where he (Dare) groomed him in all aspects of radio production and marketing.

Dare honed his skills at an early age, singing with several choirs, including the National Troupe of Nigeria Choir and then the Cathedral Choir. From the age 15, he began performing extensively in clubs around Lagos, Ibadan and other cities in Nigeria. It was during one of those late night sessions he met an executive at Cool FM, a major Radio station, who appreciated his voice, and his ability to interact with his audience. The determined teenager began shuttling between Cool FM and the University of Lagos where he was studying for a degree in Music. During his time at Cool FM, he had the opportunity to acquire the basic knowledge of radio production and marketing. Darey has over almost the past decade been a disc jockey, TV presenter, entertainment consultant, voice over artist and performing/recording artist.

Dare grew in Lagos, where he resided with his mum, and shuttled between the CoolFM radio station and University of Lagos where he was a student in the Department of Creative Art.
Apart from playing music on piano and drums, Dare also loves riding all kinds of motorbikes and keeping dogs.
Dare worked fulltime as a DJ, VJ, events compere, band member and voice-over artiste. Quite a wide portfolio for this talented Nigerian who creativity and bubbly personality pervades everything he does.
He was a DJ for 96.9 CoolFM, a Lagos-based radio station where he hosted various shows.
Dare was a member of an Acapella group called ChordWebs they sang in churches as a group and individually.


CAREER AND LIFE

Darey's big break finally came during the 2004 edition of Project Fame Academy, a well renowned Reality TV show and continent-wide talent hunt, where he had the opportunity to perform in front of over 100 million people, and emerged third in the contest.

After an unfruitful record deal with Sony BMG Africa, his debut album 'From Me 2 U' hit the Nigerian market two years later on Storm Records. The album was laced with several hit singles, including 'Fuji' and 'Escalade' which enjoyed massive airplay in the Nigerian and international media. The top selling album also included the song, 'Original Naija' which was used as the theme Song for the first ever edition of Big Brother Nigeria. Darey's album, 'From Me 2 U' won several awards including the Awards for Musical excellence in Nigeria (A.M.E.N) and the 2006 Channel O Music Video Awards for best R&B Video in Africa.
 
 In 2008, Darey spent several months as the host of a music based reality show 'MTN Project Fame West Africa' from where he first hit continental fame in the South Africa edition in 2004.

Two years after the release of his successful debut album, Darey released his highly anticipated follow up entitled 'unDAREYted', on the new start up label, Soul Muzik. The album sold over 150,000 copies across Nigeria in just two months. The album features appearances by Darey's contemporaries and friends: Cobhams Asuquo (Asa's producer), 2face Idibia, Naeto C, 9ice, Tee-Y Mix and the up and coming R&B crooner, Pheel, to mention a few. The critically acclaimed work features the smash hit ballad "Not The Girl," which has been nominated for several awards and won video of the year at the 2009 Nigerian Entertainment Awards held in Washington DC.

In 2010, Darey performed at high profile shows in many cities across the World including Nairobi, Johannesburg, Abuja, Lagos and other major African cities, including a special concert with R&B legend R. Kelly in South Africa and the This Day Peace Concert Tour in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, which had 50 Cent and Ciara as headliners. On request of the President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, he was invited to perform at the presidential villa in an exclusive dinner to commemorate the Country's 50th independence Anniversary. At the event, which was broadcast live to over 200 million viewers across the world, he performed a medley of 50 songs with his 15-piece band, "Soul band" to a room filled with several African presidents and past world leaders.

Darey was the main host of both the Gulder Ultimate Search and Glo Naija Sings reality shows in 2011 and in February 2013, put together alongside his Soul Muzik team one of the biggest shows Nigeria has ever seen, Darey Presents: Love Like A Movie in February 2013 which had the red carpet hosted by Kim Kardashian as well as the highly successful release of the music video, "Asiko" featuring Jozi and Ice Prince.


In May 2013 Darey released a new single, Special Fever, produced by internationally acclaimed producer Harmony. In June 2013, hosted the launch of media mogul Mo Abudu's multi-broadcast network Ebony Life TV alongside Dolapo Oni and most recently signed on as an ambassador to Unilever's popular beverage drink – Lipton.
Darey is currently a judge on Nigerian Idol, replacing Jeffrey Daniel.


As a philanthropist and humanitarian, Darey supports several causes close to his heart including Cancer charities, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and several foundations in Africa. He also set up the Art Foundation, whose main goal is to keep music education alive for kids in primary and secondary schools in Africa.

Apart from his accomplishments as a recording artist, music producer, TV/Radio personality and Master of ceremonies, Darey is also an accomplished businessman and philanthropist with backbone support from Soul Muzik his event and TV production company, Soul band and a state of the art production facility, Soul Muzik Studios, where he does all his production and recording.

AWARDS AND ENDORSEMENTS

Has a lot of big awards to his name, a few below

* Best Male Video "Not The Girl" (2009 Channel O Music Video Awards)
* Best R&B Video "Not The Girl" (2009 Channel O Music Video Awards)
* Best R&B "Not The Girl" (2009 Nigerian Music Video Awards)
* Best Use Of Costume "More" (2009 Nigerian Music Video Awards)
* Video Of The Year "More" (2009 Nigerian Music Video Awards)
* Best Music Video Of The Year "Not The Girl" (2009 Nigeria Entertainment Awards)
* Best R&B Video "Escalade" (2006 Channel O Music Video Awards)
* Best Picture / Musical Video "Escalade" (Awards for Musical excellence in Nigeria (A.M.E.N))

 RUMORS AND CONTORVRSIES

None...

Darey And President Bush

Darey And Wife

Darey And Kim Kardashian in 2013

SOURCES: wikipedia.org,artofdare.tripod.com

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Pastor Chris Okafor Full Biography,Life And News

FULL NAME:                    Pastor  Chris Okafor

DATE OF BIRTH:              April 4, 1970

OCCUPATION:                  Prophet /Dr

MARITAL STATUS:           Married








INTRODUCTION

 Prophet (Dr) Chris Okafor  popularly referred to as  The Oracle  is a dynamic prophet of God, sent from heaven as another Elijah with an uncommon chrism to function and hold sway in the kingdom miracle arena. He is the founder and General Overseer of Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry (aka Liberation City), with headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria. He is also the president of the Chris Okafor World outreach Ministries (COWON). He is a prophet with highly amiable and pleasing personality. he was born in Benin city Nigeria.



 EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND

Okafor was born to the family of Stephen Okafor, a family of five in Ihite, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, and was raised in the Anglican Communion. He did his primary education at Ohuoba Primary school, Edo State From 1978-1983, where he attained his first School Leaving Certificate. He also attended the Edo College from 1984 and sat for the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) in 1989 after which he gained admission into Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma in Edo State. Prophet (Dr) Chris Okafor holds a B.Sc in Business Admission. In his family, both extended and immediate, he was the first male to graduate from a university.


His birth providence was already showing forth about his coming, as it was revealed to great men and women in the kingdom through prophecies that he was another Elijah coming. And in no time after his birth, there were apparent manifestations of all the revelations God gave concerning him, which culminated in him prophesying right from his tender age.  he was born in Benin city Nigeria


 CAREER AND LIFE

He started prophesying evidently and effectually at the age of eight and since then, he has tremendously been fulfilling God’s purpose for him to liberate mankind from diverse afflictions and operations of Satan,

Due to the increasing size of the congregation, a church and a portion of land was found on Oshofisan Street where the church, now Liberation City, was built and commissioned in August 2010. Despite the new facilities, the church often requires canopies placed outside the building to accommodate overflow. Today, according to the organisation, more than 15,000 members attend its weekly Sunday service; visitors from outside Nigeria are accommodated in the accommodation blocks constructed at the church.

Prophet (Dr) Chris Okafor is a man raised by God and endowed with the power to demonstrate His (God) manifest- presence for the benefit of mankind. He is an uncompromising kingdom “prophetic General”, commissioned to pray, preach and prophesy and revival comes, and with divine sentence in his mouth for signs and wonders. The awesomeness of Almighty God is greatly manifest in this servant of God as translated in the high attitude of his spiritual and prophetic prowess, reflected in the sudden and astounding congregational explosion in the ministry, just in time. He is an agent of change and consequently many lives have been touched and transformed. However the church as a move and not an entity has provided the form, forum and format to declare God’s kingdom, power and glory as demonstrated literally in our Lord’s Prayer.

Presently, the great man of God is navigating the kingdom with tens of thousands of followers across the globe. The Chris Okafor world outreach Ministries (COWON) is an evangelistic wing of the ministry which has cut across edges of nations with a dynamic evangelistic team, taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to the door-steps of all.

Many have encountered the healing power of God through this Prophet. The lame have walked, the dead have risen, the blind have regained sight, the deaf and dumb have been restored, and the insane have been divinely repositioned. Today, Mountain of Liberation And Miracle Ministries has proliferated all over Nigeria and several countries abroad.  Chris Okafor was married to Bessem Okafor until their separation in 2012. They have four children; Chinyere, Amarachi, Chris Junior, and Chidera

 AWARDS AND ENDORSEMENTS

Dr Chris Okafor, who is the General Overseer of Mountain of Liberation and Miracle Ministry (MLMM), has been named as ambassador of peace by a Ghanaian news tabloid in a colourful event that witnessed movers and shakers around the world.

He was also honoured with another Integrity Award of the year, while Newsthurb magazine, on its own, honoured Dr Okafor as the Best Accurate Seer for the year 2012.


 RUMORS AND CONTROVERSIES

The popular pastor has a few scandals and rumors attached to his name.

He was said that to have collected the land that belongs to one of his church member

He was also rumored that he do sleep with both young and old women of his congregation in early 2014.

Pastor Chris Okafor

pastor Chris Okafor with an award

SOURCES; www.liberationcity.org, www.wikipedia.org

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Football Star AHMED MUSA Full Biography, Life And News

FULL NAME:                    Ahmed Musa

DATE OF BIRTH:             13 October 1992.

OCCUPATION:                  Athlete

MARITAL STATUS:          Single








INTRODUCTION
Ahmed Musa is a Nigerian footballer, who plays as forward for Russian club CSKA Moscow and the Nigeria national team. He is known for his pace, dribbling, composure, versatility and defensive effort. Musa is the first Nigerian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup match after scoring twice against Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND

He was born in Jos Nigeria, Musa began his career in a Nigerian Football Academy {GBS}.

In 2008 he was loaned to a division 2 team in the Nigeria Premier League (JUTH F.C). where he played 18 games, scoring four goals in his first two professional seasons for the Healers. He was subsequently loaned to Kano Pillars F.C., in the 2009–10 season where he set the league record with 18 goals as Pillars finished second.

Musa previously held the record for the highest goals ever scored in one season in the history of the Nigeria Premier League until November 2011 when Jude Aneke of Kaduna United F.C. set a new goals record of 20 goals.

CAREER AND LIFE--- (International)

He transferred to Dutch club VVV-Venlo in summer 2010 but the move was held up because he was only 17 years of age and therefore not eligible for an ITC in accordance with the current FIFA rules. He was officially eligible to play for VVV-Venlo on 14 October 2010 when he eventually turned 18 years of age.

Less than a week after arriving at the club, Musa made his debut for VVV-Venlo against FC Groningen on 30 October. He started the game for VVV-Venlo, was fouled in the 50th minute and a received a penalty kick.

Rated by Goal.com amongst the Hot 100 young football stars in the world to watch in 2011, Lolade Adewuyi for Goal.com put him on the list of Top Ten Nigerian International Players of 2010 and was also included in IFFHS list of the best 140 players in the world.

On 8 March 2011, Ahmed Musa won the AIT footballer of the year award (national). The ceremony was held at the Presidential Hotel, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. The event had in attendance, BBC African Footballer of the Year winner, Ghanaian Asamoah Gyan and the top officials from the Nigerian football federation including the president Aminu Maigari.

In April, Venlo's football director Mario Captien said that representatives of Tottenham Hotspur F.C. had visited the club regarding the player, also Ajax scout Tijani Babangida said that Ajax were interested in Musa but that the outcome would be decided at the end of the season.

On 1 May 2011, Musa hit a brace to sink Feyenoord 3–2 and end any lingering fears of automatic relegation from the Eredivisie.

In August 2011, after returning from the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Colombia, Musa made his first appearance of the 2011/2012 season at home against AFC Ajax and scored two goals.

In September VVV-Venlo chairman Hai Berden disclosed on Eredivise Live that VVV-Venlo had turned down a last minute bid of 10 million euros for Musa from the Bundesliga. The name of the Bundesliga club was not disclosed.

On 7 January 2012, Musa signed for Russian side CSKA Moscow for an undisclosed fee. On 17 September 2014 he scored an 82nd minute consolation goal in a 5-1 UEFA Champions league away rout to AS Roma, leaving two defenders on the ground and chipping the keeper. On 1 June 2015, Musa signed a new four-year contract with CSKA, keeping him at the club until the end of the 2018/19 season.

In April 2010 under Coach Lars Lagerbäck, he was called up to join the Nigeria national football team camp prior to the 2010 FIFA World Cupin South Africa after helping the Nigerian team win in the 2010 WAFU Nations Cup where he scored a goal against Benin. In the same tournament against Burkina Faso, Musa's goal deep into extra-time shot Nigeria into the finals of the tournament in Abeokuta. He was however forced out of the Super Eagles' 30-man World Cup roster due to an ankle injury.

On 5 August 2010, at the age of 17, Musa made his debut for the Nigeria senior team in a qualification match for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations against Madagascar, where he came on as a substitute for John Obi Mikel in a 2–0 win. Musa scored his first goal for the Super Eagles in a March 2011 friendly against Kenya.

In April 2011, Ahmed Musa was included in the Nigeria national under-20 football team squad to represent the nation in the 2011 African Youth Championship qualifiers, even though VVV Venlo had declared him unavailable for the tournament due to club commitments. After some intense negotiations with the Nigerian Federation, VVV Venlo and Musa's representatives it was agreed that Musa will shuttle between the Netherlands and South Africa to participate in the tournament with the national team. After the opening game against defending champions Ghana, Musa won the most valuable player award and boarded the next flight back to the Netherlands.

In August 2011, Musa represented Nigeria U20 in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup held in Colombia, where he scored three goals in five matches. Musa was included by FIFA in shortlist of 10 candidates for the Adidas Golden Ball, which was awarded to the most outstanding player of the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

On 7 December 2011, Ahmed Musa was one of the four nominees named for the Confederation of African Football Most Promising Talent Award, however the award went to Côte d'Ivoire's Souleymane Coulibaly.

Musa was called up to Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored in a 4–1 semi-final defeat of Mali and appeared as a substitute against Burkina Faso in the final, as the Super Eagles won their fifth continental title. Overall he appeared in five of the team's six matches. At the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup, he started in all three of the team's matches as they were eliminated in the group stage.

After appearing in all of Nigeria's qualifying matches, Musa was named in Stephen Keshi's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He scored two goals in the team's final Group F match, a 3–2 defeat to Argentina. was named in the 28-man list to face Bolivia and South Africa in March 2015.



 AWARDS

 No real awards yet, but was  nominated for African Footballer of the Year Award in year 2014.



 RUMORS AND CONTROVERSIES

 No popular or real scandal about him

Musa in Action

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Hausa Hero And Warrior QUEEN AMINA OF ZARIA Full History,Life And Legendary Works(pictures)

FULL NAME:     Amina Sarauniya

D.O.B:                 born around 1533

REPUTATIONS:   Queen,Warrior,Strategist,Greatest conqueror of the Nigerian region...

                                                    
                                                      
                                              


                                                     DECEASED
                                                            (1533-1610)

                            


INTRODUCTION

Amina of Zaria commonly known as the warrior queen, expanded the territory of the Hausa people of north Africa to the largest borders in history. More than 400 years later, the legend of her became the model for a television series about a fictional warrior princess, called Xena.

Amina was the warrior queen of Zazzau (now Zaria). She is known also as Amina Sarauniya Zazzau. She lived approximately 200 years prior to the establishment of the Sokoto-Caliphate federation that governed Nigeria during the period of British colonial rule following the Islamic jahad (holy war) that overtook the region in the nineteenth century. According to most accounts, Queen Amina ruled for 34 years at the turn of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Her domain of Zazzau, a city-state of Hausaland, was eventually renamed to Zaria and is the capital of the present-day emirate of Kaduna in Nigeria. Although many details of her life remain largely in dispute among historians, the fact that she existed is a matter of general acceptance, and she is presumed to have been a Moslem ruler. Much of what is known of Queen Amina is based on information related in the Kano Chronicles, a translation by Muhammed Bellow of pre-colonial African tradition based in part on anonymous Hausa writings. Other details were pulled from the oral traditions of Nigeria. As a result, the memory of Queen Amina assumed legendary proportions in her native Hausaland and beyond. The extent of her military prowess and her performance in battle was augmented by lore and remains unclear.

The reign of Amina occurred at a time when the city-state of Zazzau was situated at the crossroad of three major trade corridors of northern Africa, connecting the region of the Sahara with the remote markets of the southern forest lands and the western Sudan. It was the rise and fall of the powerful and more dominant Songhai (var. Songhay) people and the resulting competition for control of trade routes that incited continual warring among the Hausa people and the neighboring settlements during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It was not until later that a ruling arrangement between the Hausa and the Fulani people ultimately brought a lasting peace to the region and survived into the colonial era of the nineteenth century.

 EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND


Amina was the twenty-fourth habe, as the rulers of Zazzau were called. She is believed to have been the granddaughter of King Zazzau Nohir. Speculation suggests that she was born sometime during his reign, around 1533. This theory lends credence to the belief that Amina ruled Zazzau at the end of the sixteenth century. The citizens of Hausaland at that time displayed advanced skills in the industrial arts of tanning, weaving, and metalworking—in contrast to the inhabitants of the neighboring territories and surrounding cultures, where agriculture remained the dominant activity. The Hausa social hierarchy, as a result, was bound less rigidly in the social standings of tradition, which were based on hereditary factors.

Amina was born the eldest of three royal siblings. She was 16 years old when her noble parent, the powerful Bakwa of Turunku (var. Barkwa Turunda), inherited the throne of Zazzau. Historical accounts of Bakwa, the twenty-second habe of Zazzau, vary as to whether Bakwa was Amina's father or mother. Although the reign of Bakwa was known for peace and prosperity, the history of the Hausa people was nonetheless characterized by military campaigns for the purpose of increasing commerce. During the years between 1200-1700 Hausaland was, in fact, fraught with warring parties. These descended into neighboring territories that were inhabited by the Jukun and the Nupe to the south, in an effort to control trade and to expand the Hausa communities into more desirable environs. The Hausa, in turn, were conquered intermittently during those years by various other peoples. The Mali, Fulani, and Bornu were among the aggressors in these clashes. During the reign of Bakwa, the teenaged Amina occupied herself in honing her battle skills, under the guidance of the soldiers of the Zazzau military.

As was the custom of the region, the rule of Zazzau fell to Amina's brother, Karama, upon the death of Bakwa in 1566. Although Karama was the younger of the two, it was the male heir who took precedence in ascending the throne. The third sibling, a sister named Zaria, eventually fled the region. By the time that Amina assumed the throne, following the death of her brother in the tenth year of his rule, she had matured into a fierce warrior and had earned the respect of the Zazzau military. Amina, in fact, established her dominance as the head of the Zazzau cavalry even before she came to rule the city-state.


HER INFLUENTIAL AND LEGENDARY WORKS

BATTLE
Within three months of inheriting the throne, Queen Amina embarked on what was to be the first in an ongoing series of military engagements associated with her rule. She stood in command of an immense military band and personally led the cavalry of Zazzau through an ongoing series of campaigns, waging battle continually throughout the course of her sovereignty.

She spent the duration of her 34-year reign in military aggression. Although the military campaigns of Amina were characterized as efforts to ensure safe passage for Zazzau and other Hausa traders throughout the Saharan region, the practice proved effective in significantly expanding the limits of Zazzau territory to the largest boundaries before and since. African chronicler, P. J. M. McEwan quoted the Kano Chronicles, which stated that Amina, "conquered all the towns as far as Kwararafa [to the north] and Nupe [in the south]."

 According to all indications, she came to dominate much of the region known as Hausaland and beyond, throughout an area called Kasashen Bauchi, prior to the settlement of the so-called Gwandarawa Hausas of Kano in the mid 1600s. Kasashen Bauchi in modern terms comprises the middle belt of Nigeria. In addition to Zazzau, the city-states of central Hausaland included Rano, Kano, Daura, Gobir, and Katsina.
                                 
At one time, Amina dominated the entire area, along with the associated trade routes connecting the western Sudan with Egypt on the east and Mali in the north. In keeping with the custom of the times, she collected tributes of kola nuts and male slaves from her subject cities. Also, as was the custom of the Hausa people, Amina built walls around the encampments of the territories that she conquered. Some of the walls survived into modern times; thus her legacy remained entrenched in both the culture and landscape of her native Hausa city-states.

Some have suggested that a neighboring Hausa king, named Sarkin Kanajeji, held Amina at a serious disadvantage in waging battle against his army, because Kanajeji's soldiers wore iron helmets for protection. Others, however, have credited Amina with the introduction of metal armor, including the iron helmets and chain mail. It has been further suggested that she was responsible for the introduction of the new armor to the Hausa city-state of Kano. Regardless of its origin, the innovation of protective armor arrived in Hausaland during the era of Amina. Because the Hausa of Zazzau were well skilled in the metalworking crafts, it is not unreasonable to infer that Amina's army was well protected by body armor.

Some historians have credited Amina with originating the Hausa practice of building the military encampments behind fortress walls. A 15-kilometer wall surrounding the modern-day city of Zaria dates back to Amina and is known as ganuwar Amina (Amina's wall). Additionally, a distinctive series of walls wind throughout the countryside in the vicinities of the ancient city-states of Hausaland. These came to be called Amina's walls to the rest of the world, although not all of the walls were built during the reign of Amina.


HER LEGEND

Information about the history of Hausaland during the era of Amina is sketchy. Foreign visitors who traveled to Africa during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries collected many of the historical accounts of those times. Other information was garnered from the oral traditions of the descendants of the early Hausa people.

Historians J. F. Ajayi and Michael Crowder suggested that Amina lived in the fifteenth century rather than the sixteenth century. Ajayi and Crowder attribute their conclusion to information found in Bellow's Chronicle. The chronicles, which are believed to portray the history of Africa with some accuracy, date Amina back to the time of Sarki (king) Dauda whose father was believed to have ruled from 1421 until 1438. In this regard there may be some confusion with the reign of Da'ud, conqueror of Macina, who ruled from 1549 until 1582. Ajayi suggested that Hausaland suffered desperately from severe aggression from Songhai to the west during the sixteenth century, and it may be unlikely that the expansionist policies of Amina prevailed at such a difficult time. Likewise reports that Amina collected tribute from Bornu may be improbable in the context of the sixteenth century, as Zaria and many other Hausa city-states had, by that time, fallen to the control of Songhai and had suffered further aggression from Bornu to the east. Such domination by Songhai and Bornu, if depicted with accuracy, preclude the possibility that the Hausa achieved extensive domination during the reign of Amina, if indeed she lived at the end of the sixteenth century.

The dearth of facts combined with the significance of the conquests of Amina have defined a legendary persona for the warrior queen of Nigeria. According to oral tradition, Amina took a new husband from the legions of vanquished foes after every battle. After spending one night with the Zazzau queen, each man was slain. Additionally, it is common belief that Amina died during a military campaign at Atagara near Bida in Nigeria. In the twentieth century the memory of Amina came to represent the spirit and strength of womanhood. For her exploits she earned the epithet of Amina, Yar Bakwa ta san rana (Amina, daughter of Nikatau, a woman as capable as a man).

                  

 



DIFFERENT PICTURES OF HER





SOURCES:
 BOOKS;Adamu, Mahdi, The Hausa Factor in West African History, Ahmadu Bello University Press, 1978.
Africa from Early Times to 1800, edited by P.J.M. McEwan, Oxford University Press, 1968.
Davidson, Basil, West Africa before the Colonial Era: A history to 1850, Longman, 1998.
History of West Africa, Volume One, edited by J.F.A. Ajayi and Michael Crowder, J. W. Arrowsmith Ltd., 1971.
July, Robert W., A History of the African People, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1974.

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Singer SIMI Full Biography,Life And News

FULL NAME:         Simisola Bolatito Ogunleye

DATE OF BIRTH:        April 1988

OCCUPATION:            Singer: Afro Pop

MARITAL STATUS:    Not Married


INTRODUCTION

Simi is a Nigerian born writer and performing artist, Simisola Ogunleye, the female singer has been in the spotlight since the release of singles like; Tiff, Jamb Question and more....






EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND  

Born in Lagos state Nigeria, Simi, a mass communications graduate, is no stranger to the Nigerian music industry. She wrote her very first tune at the age of 10 and started out singing and dancing in her early teens as a member of the teenage church choir. Eventually, she went on to launch her debut album in 2008, which was produced by Samklef. The album spawned hits such as Ara Ile, Ogaju, Iya Temi, to name a few. She started off as gospel with the songs in her debut album.

In 2011, she met the talented producer/songwriter (Oscar Heman-Ackah) and they both connected musically. However, it wasn't until 2013 that she officially signed a production contract with Oscar Music Production, after which they both nurtured and created a fresh and genius direction to her sound, style and music in its entirety.

See what she said when asked those things that help her make music:

I write about experiences – maybe mine or someone else’s. For instance, if you gist me about something, I could go ‘oh, that’s a song!’ I like to write about experiences – things that really happened. I like writing about things that are really interesting, things that people can identify with. Apart from that, I’m dabbling into a bit of production, though I’m not half as good as I want to be. Some people ask if the melody comes before the lyrics, but I don’t think there’s a particular way it comes. Most times, after I’ve recorded a song, I’d have to come back and work on it. But when I have my first verse and chorus, I usually consider the song completed.

CAREER AND LIFE  

In 2014 via her former record label she officially get signed to to X3M Music, the Lagos-based record label which is home to Nigerian R&B sensation Praiz and others.


Simi who started singing at 16 and was part of “Outstanding” music group in her church, before she worked with Samkelf for her ‘Ogaju’ debut album in 2008 also revealed why she signed for the label; “I joined because of the structure, the team and the drive and financial backing is there and it’s a place where you have to break the norm”.
Prior to joining X3M music, Simi said, “I have been releasing a bunch of singles and covers since then to get noticed and get a good deal” and says “I want to be successful with my music”.

After getting signed to X3M Music Simi went on to release Tiff and E no go good to the public ... ‘E No Go Funny’ is a contemporary Pop club joint, infused with local drums and congas. It’s pacey and will give you the sugar rush you’ve been looking for.
Tiff was actually her most successful single of 2014 as it was already enjoying a lot of air-plays on many radio station and and massive online downloads and streams just weeks after release. The songs also got her a couple award nominations in 2014.

In sum, both songs were great firsts from her. Her first real set of singles since being signed, that is. The fusion of both offerings achieve diverse music objectives that align with mainstream industry nature and peculiarities. The tone, production and balance were exciting for a start, creating a proper springboard for bigger things to come. If there’s a metric for measuring this jumpstart.

After the successful release of her last singles – the infectious “Tiff” and clubby “E no go funny”, Simi is back with a brand new single titled ‘Jamb Question’.
‘Jamb Question’, a mid-tempo afro-pop tune sees Simi display fantastic vocals on the melodious instrumental, produced by Oscar Herman-Ackah.
Another single from her which was released in 2015 which was already topping charts was later remixed same year with rapper Falz which was accepted and loved by many. The song video was also gained views on Youtube after release.

The Mass communication graduate from Covenant University who love broadcasting and blogging says in an interview “my blogging has suffered a bit because, honestly, I’ve not had enough time to write but when I do have time, I blog about my life, my mum and weird stuffs like that”.
 She also mentioned what it took her to get where she is right now:
“Nothing worth it comes without hard work. There’ve been tough days, hard days, broke days and I thank god for those moments because without them, I won’t be here now” said as regards are struggle in the Nigerian music industry so far.

She's said to be in a relationship with fellow artist Adekunle Gold but it was never confirmed by them.

AWARDS AND ENDORSEMENTS  
 Won Most promising Act To Watch at the NEA Awards 2015

ENDORSEMENTS
None yet.

RUMORS AND CONTROVERSIES

None

SIMI AND ADEKUNLE GOLD

SOURCES: premiumtimesng.com, facebook.com,  afroprime.com, soundit.com.ng takemetonaija.com

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Iroko TV Founder And Owner JASON NJOKU Full Biography, Life And Net Worth

FULL NAME:             Jason Njoku

DATE OF BIRTH:       1982

OCCUPATION:   Business Man; 
                        Internet Entrepreneur
NET WORTH:             $30 million (2012).
MARITAL STATUS:   Married


 


INTRODUCTION  

Jason Njoku , is a Nigerian internet entrepreneur, and is CEO and founder of Iroko partners, the largest distributor of Nigerian music and movies online. Jason studied at the University of Manchester and grew up in the UK, He is presently one of the most successful internet entrepreneurs in Africa.

EARLY LIFE AND BACKGROUND

Grew up in the U.K studied chemistry at University of Manchester.

While he was studying chemistry at the University of Manchester, he was also pursuing entrepreneurial activities. He used to run club nights, trying to earn extra cash to pay for his student life, standing outside bars until 3 a.m. handing out fliers to students, urging them to come to his nights. Sometimes people came in their droves, other times it would be just him, one or two mates and the bar staff and he came home broke, wondering what went wrong.

See What He Said About Being A Hustler In An Interview:

I’m a hustler at heart and it wasn’t a conscious decision to be an entrepreneur. It was just something I had always done and expected to continue doing after my degree. I knew I didn’t want to work for “the man.” In fact, in all honesty, I genuinely don’t think I could keep down a regular job. I’m brutally honest about the sort of person I am—curt, belligerent, intense, egotistical—I could go on. But I’m also astute, hard working (stupidly so), creative and have no fear of failure. Add up my personality traits and business skills and they don’t lead to a 9-5 job, they lead to a life as an entrepreneur.

As an Igbo boy entrepreneurship was always going to be part of what he does. He has been fired from most jobs he's had, so working for himself and building a sustainable company that held his interest was an absolute necessity. And he had no wish to work for ‘the man’. Never. Being an entrepreneur is awesome in every sense – even the challenges he face every day gives him a massive buzz and what he's been able to build in iROKO Partners over the past years is incredible. He knew that he wanted to be an entrepreneur, he knew that it would be to do with media / the Internet but he never knew it would be in the realm of african entertainment.

CAREER AND LIFE  

When Jason Njoku graduated from his UK-based university in 2005, he was filled with high hopes of entrepreneurial success. 

But after his business endeavors failed to take off for years, Njoku had no option but to move back to his mother's house in London.

The whole genesis of iROKO was at 29, almost 30, that was itself a harrowing experience but the interesting thing was that for the first time in eight years since he'd moved out he was actually able to see the viewing patterns of his mom has changed...She'd gone from watching western films to watching African films-- he realized there's a growing appetite for Nollywood films after noticing how his mother and other relatives had difficulties getting their hands on their beloved movies from Nigeria's booming film industry.

iROKO’s online distribution started off on the video sharing site in October 2010 after jason launched a channel called Nollywood Love. Back in 2005, According to Jason, for the 2011 financial year, his YouTube channels generated $1.3 million in advertising revenue, from a monthly record of six to eight million views; an average of $108,500 monthly. Bastian Gotter, his friend and partner, discloses that YouTube pays iROKO TV half of the ad revenue generated on Nollywood Love. “They give us 50% to cover our distribution license cost while they keep 50% to cover their infrastructure cost,” he says.

In 2010, Jason moved to Lagos and set-up iROKO Partners.
Nollywood Love was the company’s first platform, streamed on YouTube. To-date, iROKO Partners is YouTube’s largest partner in Africa. In 2011, the company launched iROKOtv, a platform to stream Nollywood movies.  The site has recorded over 800,000 registered users as of 2013, 14 million hours of movies have been watched in 178 countries around the world.

iROKO Partners was also one of the first companies in the Nigerian digital music scene, launching iROKING in 2011. The platform has almost 100,000 registered users who have access to over 35,000 tracks by 400+ artists. As of 2013
Across all the iROKO Partners’ platforms, 193,000,000 minutes of entertainment are consumed every month.

When iROKOtv launched in December 2011, users could access all content for free—all they had to do was register with them. In July 2012, they shifted to a freemium model, iROKOtv PLUS, where they started charging $5 a month for fans to access the more expensive, brand new Nollywood movies. 95% of his site remained free [supported by ads] and they also removed the registration process, The introduction of the subscription service brutalized their traffic and growth by roughly 50%, but increased their revenue prospects considerably. The sharp decline in user numbers was tough to take at the time and he agonized over whether or not he’d made the right decision to start charging for the top quality content. It turns out that it definitely was the right decision to make, in order to continue monetizing their site and providing the best possible service to their viewers around the world. It took around 8 months but they were back to the same level of users they were before iROKOtv PLUS was launched this was beginning of a huge success for him and the platform.

In 2012 Iroko TV raised $8 million in venture capital from Tiger Global Management, a New York-based private equity and hedge fund run by billionaire Chase Coleman. IrokoTV enjoys lucrative content distribution deals with Dailymotion, iTunes, Amazon and Vimeo.
In 2012, Forbes Africa named Jason as one of Africa’s Top Young Millionaires to watch. He has also been named as one of London’s Top Black Men of Power in Black Enterprise Magazine.
iROKO Partners has over 110 employees in offices in Lagos, London and New York.
His company has been said to be worth over $30milllion in 2012.

In 2013 Jason started a program called SPARK, a program meant to help young internet entrepreneurs build the platforms they want on the internet.
Iroko partners and Jason's influence in the internet industry of Nigeria at the moment is at its peak, in 2015 a program was also launched to discover young internet engineers(programmers), there is a contest organized for this young programmers (mostly students) every month in which the winner of the contest goes home with 1million naira cash reward.

He got married to popular actress  Marry Remmy in 2012 and had a child in 2013.

Jason has a blog that he writes his mind and share his personal ideas to his fans, url: http://www.jason.com.ng/

His advice for young entrepreneurs in the making:

"Don’t wait around – the sector is in its infancy but that doesn’t mean it’s not going to move quickly. There are a lot of people out there who are smarter than me, who have an Ivy-league education and who have great ideas to start up a business, but something is holding them back and they are voyeurs rather than entrepreneurs. My advice to young entrepreneurs is this: don’t wait for the day when you’re reading about YOUR idea in the business pages. Do it now. Break free from the shackles that hold you back and start your business today."

AWARDS AND ENDORSEMENTS

 YM awards: Best Use of Social Media

Future Awards Africa: (Entrepreneur of the Year)

And many more..

 RUMORS AND CONTROVERSIES

None in particular.

Jason And Family

Jason at Irokotv HQ

Jason And Friend Bastian Gotter

SOURCES: starafrica.com,africastrictlybusiness.com,ynaija.com,edition.cnn.com,pulse.ng

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The Headies Next Rated Awards 2015: T.I.N Magazine's Nominees. VOTE!

                               

AS WE ALL ALREADY KNOW THE HEADIES AWARDS IS NIGERIA'S BIGGEST AND MOST LOVED MUSIC AWARDS  OF THE MOMENT. IF YOU WANT TO READ MORE ABOUT THE HEADIES AWARDS CLICK HERE

The Headies Next Rated Award is well accepted by many as the most interesting and loved category in the Headies Awards. The award show holds in the 12th month of every year (dec.)

This is the most special and most loved category in the award show as every new artist in the industry aspires to win. The Next Rated category is a category for new and promising artists in the music industry a category which is won by the most talented and hardworking new artist of the year, the award has been won by many super star musicians in the Nigerian music industry today.
The award comes with a prize after winning, the Prize which is always a vehicle making headies the only award show who does that in Africa and maybe in the whole world.

SO THE QUESTION NOW IS WHO IS THE ARTIST THAT WILL WALK HOME WITH A 2015 HYUNDAI CAR AS THE PRIZE FOR WINNING THE HEADIES NEXT RATED THIS YEAR?

Well, T.I.N in respect of The Headies Awards Will list out our own nominees for the Headies Next Rated Award and organize a vote to figure out the winner before the major show.

See Our List Of Nominees Below:

     T.I.N HEADIES NEXT RATED NOMINEES FOR 2015

1.  Di'ja

2. Korede Bello

3. Kiss Daniel 

4. Lil Kesh

5. Reekado Banks


Well, this is T.I.N Magazine's personal headies next rated nominees for 2015 and we would love you to vote the particular artist you think deserves this year's Headies Next Rated Award.

This poll will run for two months. It closes on 10th of November.

KINDLY SELECT AND VOTE THE ARTIST YOU THINK DESERVES IT NOT THE ARTIST YOU LIKE.

VOTE YOUR HEADIES NEXT RATED.

Di'ja

Korede Bello

Kiss Daniel

Lil Kesh

Reekado Banks

Quiz Maker

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