Mavin Crew, Chaka Demus, Freddie Jackson, Headline 8th Edition of the Corporate Elite Nite
Notable Nigerian brands, including MTN, are set to treat their customers to a great night of live music from international superstars of the 90s and Nigerian artistes, this Sunday, November 23rd, at the Corporate Elite Nite, holding at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island.
The artistes performing at the high value event are the R & B quartet of 112, from Georgia, and the funk band, ‘Cameo’, based in New York. The soulful Freddie Jackson, one-time recipient of the American Music Award for Favourite Soul/ R & B Single, will also be performing, alongside deep soulful house band, Micasa, from South Africa. Jamaican early 90s superstar duo, Chaka Demus & Pliers, and MTN Brand Ambassadors including the Mavins are also on the bill for the event.
According to Paul Okoye, CEO, Upfront & Personal, the event organisers, “the concert is billed to bring back the thrilling moments of great music which the 80s and 90s were known for. It will also serve as a platform for business leaders, top executives, heads of government functionaries and stakeholders in the entertainment industry to interact and enrich their network and relax in an exclusive atmosphere”.
In the past, the event has featured artistes such as Joe Thomas, Kool and the Gang, Tevin Campbell, Maxi Priest, Billy Ocean,Mafikizolo and Sir Shina Peters. The artistes performing this year are highly rated. The ‘112’ band won the Grammy Award in 1997; Cameo thrived in an era that boast Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. Chaka Demus and Pliers are reputed to be the first Jamaican act to have three consecutive songs on the UK Top-10 singles Chart and their careers blossomed internationally in the 90s. a
Photo: Peter and Anita Okoye's manicure/pedicure date...
The couple that grooms together, stay forever...:-)
Crazy: Lebanese digs up his mum's grave to take a selfie with her
A Lebanese graveyard guard, Deab Saiqly, who loves to spend time in the graveyard, dug up his mother's grave and took a selfie with the corpse, according to an MBC TV report.
The MBC TV Channel interviewed the man and asked a psychologist to analyze the case, and the man seemed very normal and showed no sign of any mental problems.
Deab, during the interview, said he feels happiness being among the dead. He also said he rejected a proposal for marriage from a lady in the US because he did not want to leave the grave where he works. He says he often takes selfies with corpses, but only kept the picture with his mother.
See what a Cameroonian journalist is tweeting about arms and Boko Haram
Cameroonian investigative journalist, Bisong Etahoben, tweeted yesterday that a close confidant of Chadian President IIdriss Derby, Mahamat Gnoti was arrested on Nov. 17th on the Chadian-Sudan border with arms meant for Boko Haram.
Gnoti then claimed that he was sent to procure the arms and deliver it to people in Nigeria by Chadian president himself, Idris Derby. Derby is the same person who tried to negotiate the release of Chibok girls with Boko Haram on behalf of the Nigerian government. See more tweets after the cut...
Elegushi Traffic announcement...:-)
Those plying the Elegushi area of the Lekki-Epe expressway should expect delays today, November 23rd. The tweets above explain why...
Photo: Is this the first person to apear on TV in Africa?
A twitter user @Idrisdee tweeted this pic above and wrote "Anike Agbaje-Williams, first person, male/female to appear on TV in the whole of Africa, WNTV-WNBS,Ibadan on Oct 31,1959". Is this a fact? I love history!
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