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My Musical Talent Was Discovered When Working In ‘Motor Park’ – Daddy Showkey

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6 months ago

24/05/2024

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Veteran Nigerian singer, John Odafe Asiemo, popularly known as Daddy Showkey, has openly revealed that he discovered his musical talent while he was working in a motor park.

The ‘Ghetto Soldier’ crooner disclosed this in an interview session that took place on ‘The Honest Bunch’ podcast, significantly hosted by popular media personality, Nedu Wazobia.

In the words of Daddy Showkey: “I was working in the motor park as a ticketer when someone told me I have a good voice and that I should consider becoming a musician.”

“At first, I was sceptical because I didn’t know how to sing but when I attempted it, I discovered that everyone liked it so that was how I became a musician.”

On the issue of some young artistes denying the contributions of music legends to the success of their careers, Daddy Showkey said he wasn’t interested in giving himself any accolades for paving the way for young artistes.

He added that it is left for the young artistes who benefited from his legacy to acknowledge it.

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Grand Finale

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5 months ago

14/06/2024

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Our MPCA grandfinale will come up on the 20th of June 2024 at wocdif, along ringeoad, osogbo, osun state, Nigeria.

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Wizkid Dedicates Upcoming Album To His Late Mum

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5 months ago

03/06/2024

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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’

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5 months ago

03/06/2024

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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.