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Afrobeats Artiste, Adekunle Gold, To Support Charity Organizations For Sickle Cell Children
Talented Afrobeats Artiste, Adekunle Gold, ss a result of his heartfelt conversation with children that are affected by sickle cell disease, has made known his intention to contribute to charity organizations that are upright and focused on assisting them.
During a recent music performance in London, Adekunle Gold opened up about his own sickle cell status and the struggles he endured while growing up, as he was always being hospitalized due to the illness.
However, despite his consistent efforts to impact and lift up individuals that are living with sickle cell, he has also recognized the importance of enhancing his support – and that has made him to decide to work with charity organizations that are functionally into aiding children with sickle.
In his words: “It took me years to finally be able to share publicly that I was born with Sickle Cell. Over the last 2 years I have spoken about this disease during my performances, but I realize that more needs to be done.”
“Every year over 100,000 children are born with Sickle Cell in Nigeria alone. Sickle Cell has no cure yet; it is highly under research because it largely affects West Africans.”
“Recently, it became very emotional for me as I met children living with the sickle cell disease – and spoke with their parents who are finding it hard to cope amidst the economic crisis in the country.”
“Thank you to @samiupdate and @sicklecellfoundationng for the work you are doing.”
“I am inspired by the touching stories and encounters I had last weekend, and I want to ensure that all the independent organizations doing the vital work, outreach and research needed to fight Sickle Cell receive the resources and support that they desperately need.”
“To my Champions, if I can do it, you can do it too” – he concluded.
Adekunle Gold always expresses his love for children, and he promises to always be supportive to them. May sickle cell carriers survive every form of crisis and get well.
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media platform on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
He also disclosed that the album, which is titled ‘Morayo’ and in honour of his late mum, would be released ‘very soon’.
Wizkid’s words: “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”
It could be recaled that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.
The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.
In his words: “The pain is profound.”
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Actress Patience Ozukor: I Rejected The Name-Tag ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ On Me, To Have My Own Name-Tag ‘Patience Ozukor’
Nollywood veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, has disclosed and talked about how people tried to impose titles and name-tags on her at the beginning of her career and how she handled it.
The veteran actress said when she began her acting career, people tried to compare her with legendary actress, Liz Benson, by tagging her as ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ but she rejected the tag because she believes they are both unique.
She disclosed that she also rejected suggestions to answer her husband’s first name as her surname and instead chose to bear his family name.
She actually disclosed this in an interview session via a media platform.
Her words: “I don’t know how it started, all I know was that when I started my acting career and people started recognizing this woman from Enugu.”
“So, there was a time I came to Lagos for a shoot and people started saying, ‘That’s her, this woman from Enugu.’ They said, “You’re the ‘Liz Benson of Enugu.”
“I said, ‘No, with all due respect, I don’t want to be like Liz Benson, I want to be myself. I am ‘Patience Ozokwor of Enugu’.”
“And some people came and said, ‘You don’t even need to answer Patience Ozokwor again. Answer your husband’s first name Edmund; Patience Edmund.’
“I said, ‘No, because in Igbo land, you’re not just married by one man, you’re married by a family. I don’t know about other tribes.”
“So, my husband’s people, their name is Ozokwor. When you mention Ozokwor in any part of this world, people who know the Ozokwors would say ‘I know where she comes from’,” she concluded.
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