Entertainment: Wizkid Unveils Artists Under His STARBOY Record Label

Way to go Wizkid! Attah boy! Rhipplemedia is yet to figure out who they are but tey look good. Add a female to the group to spice things up a bit.

READ MORE

14 Year Old Nigerian Teenager Launches A Social Networking Site

 

I love to hear and disseminate this types of stories. Stories of Nigerian making news positively. A 14 year-old boy, Terkura Unongo, has launched a website, www.theimongo.com, for social networking. Though the website might not be as sophisticated as the likes of Facebook, seems as a good invention coming from a young Nigerian.

The early exposure that Terkura, an eighth Grade Student of Hillcrest Middle School, Jos, Plateau State, had to the Internet seems to have paid off. His parents gave him the support to explore his talents in the digital world, and provided him with gadgets. As a result of this he opened his first e-mail address at eight, joined Facebook two years after and other popular social networks in quick succession.

 

Apart from the fact that his parents gave him the support to explore his talents in the digital world, his computer science teacher also inspired him.

 

Terkura, who hails from Benue State, says, “Well, I think I became IT-savvy right from the day I started using a computer, as my parents provided the atmosphere for me to acquire various computer devices. But my potentials got sharpened in 2011 when my computer teacher basically showed me the fun in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language).

 

“It was during a class where we were told to make a website based on any topic of our choice, he taught the class the basics, e.g. images, colours, fonts, etc. of the language and I was challenged to go on and further my knowledge on the language.”

 

He explains that after being fascinated by the workings of various social networks, coupled with the knowledge of programming languages he had acquired, he felt he could also make a difference by starting a social network of his own.

 

According to him, the name, “Imongo”, is taken from the Tiv native dialect which simply means, “Gathering,” He explains that he picked the name because he feels it really described his main objective of connecting people to enable them to meet one another, keep in touch with those they already know, and make new friends at the same time staying entertained and informed.

 

He adds that he was fascinated by what he could do with HTML so he immediately decided to learn Cascading Style Script and other languages, including JavaScript, Java, and VB. He created various websites for school projects, and for fun though never published them.

 

“I felt I could do something positive, and then I decided to create something that would impact the lives of potential members from all over the world. So I went on to work on Imongo, and I am still working on it to take the online social experience to a whole new level.

 

“I started work on the Imongo in May 2012, and made it public in early August, and received over 300 members in less than three months. I built the Video Chat feature using a partner called, TokBox. I had no official guide, I used my current knowledge of scripting languages and the Internet to guide me.”

 

A visit by our correspondent to the site shows that the network is not only a platform for making friends but one where members can also stay updated with news bordering on entertainment, where members keep up to date with latest gist, and gossips locally and internationally, and also stay entertained with music, videos, pictures and tech reviews.

 

The membership strength of the network currently stands at 1,258 and the site is designed such that intending members can be a part of it by joining through Facebook or by simply signing up with an e-mail address and a password. An online forum and a blog is also embedded on the network. A check on the site shows that 30 topics ranging from religion, politics, sports and entertainement have come up for discussion on the site’s forum.

 

Terkura, who would be 15 on July 4, says his role model is Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, adding that he is targeting a million members on his site by 2014.

 

“I would like to master Java, C++, PHP and other languages that would enable me to take on future projects. I am hoping to attain one million members by 2014. And if the need for more bandwidth, storage space, and more servers to take on a huge population of members become necessary, it is possible for Imongo to purchase more,” he says.

 

Terkura’s 77-year-old father, Paul, told our correspondent that right from age four, his son had always insisted that he is presented with various gadgets as birthday gifts. He said at some point he was at first scared that his IT inclination could distract him from his academics.

 

“There was a time that I became worried and her mother and I tried to discourage him. We felt that he was spending too much time after school on the computers and gadgets that we buy for him on his birthdays.

 

“But, he assured us that he was taking his academics seriously and when we realised that we was not doing badly, we encouraged him and guided him to achieve his dreams in the IT world.”

 

Paul advises parents not to be over-protective while guiding their children in what they learn. “Once the activities they are engaged in is adding to their knowledge, I think we parents should give them a chance and encourage them,” he adds.

 

Now, if you enjoyed this article I’d like you to do two things for me. I’ll really appreciate it!

1. I have social media buttons just below this post. Use them to share this article with your friends. I’m sure they will appreciate reading it too.
2. There are two comment boxes below: Facebook and Blogger.  I’ll be so excited to read your comment on this. Drop your own contribution, be it comment, commendation or complaint. Thank you very much

 

READ MORE

Wizkid Joins The Ranks Of Multimillion Naira Home Owners In Lekki

Who says  hard work dont pay? Wizkid tweeted about it earlier. The music star will be moving into his new multi million Naira Lekki home any moment now. Meanwhile, he's throwing an appreciation concert in honor of his large fan base tonight at African Shrine. It's free entry for anyone who wants to come...

READ MORE

Video: Chris Brown Performs On Stage With Wizkid

Last friday night, E.M.E Superstar Wizkid performed some of his hit songs with Chris Brown on the same stage.

Chris Brown also stunned the crowd with a super-performance at Eko Hotel, Lagos on the final leg of his worldwide Carpe Diem Tour.They also did azonto and samba dance.

Watch video below

I love this this sorta collabo.

Now, if you enjoyed this article I’d like you to do two things for me. I’ll really appreciate it!

1. I have social media buttons just below this post. Use them to share this article with your friends. I’m sure they will appreciate reading it too.
2. There are two comment boxes below: Facebook and Blogger.  I’ll be so excited to read your comment on this. Drop your own contribution, be it comment, commendation or complaint. Thank you very much

READ MORE

Nigerian Entertainment: Wizkid Acquires BMW X6

Boys are not smiling, in fact, boys really smiling! Wizkid has added to his fleet of cars, a black 2009 V8 engine mid-size luxury crossover BMW X6, worth at about N20m.

‘My new baby!!!’, Wizzy jofully announced as he posted the photo of his new toy on Instagram.

READ MORE

Video: Wizkid Confesses To Having A Crush On Genevieve

Small boy Wizkid wanting big thing Genevieve, its allowed. In this revealing interview, the "Pop Prince of Africa" , Wizkid, speaks to Beat FM OAP Toolz about the past few months and how his career has grown internationally.

He also reveals all the juicy details about his new superstar friends, his love life as well as his long time crush on Genevieve Nnaji and addresses the rumors about a beef between him and Davido.

Watch the entire interview here:

 

READ MORE

D'banj and Wizkid Gets Same MTV EMA Nomination. Who Will Win?

 

MTV has unveiled the nominees for its annual celebration of the biggest musical artists from all over the globe, with reigning pop princesses Rihanna and Taylor Swift topping the list with six and five nods each, respectively. Justin Bieber and Katy Perry have each scored four EMA nominations, followed by a roll call of buzzworthy acts, including Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Lana Del Rey and newcomers Carly Rae Jepsen and fun., earning three nominations each.

Africa’s hottest contemporary artists could also be in the frame for an EMA award, as Sarkodie, Camp Mulla, Wizkid, Mi Casa and D'Banj fight it out for a slot in the Worldwide Act category, where they will compete against their peers in India and the Middle East (from Monday 15 October).  The final Worldwide Act nominees from each region (Europe, Latin America, North America, Asia Pacific and Africa/India/Middle East) will be announced the week of 30 October and the winner will be named at the show in Frankfurt.

The full list of nominees for the 2012 MTV EMA

BEST SONG

Carly Rae Jepsen – ‘Call Me Maybe’

Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – ‘We Found Love’

Gotye – ‘Somebody That I Used To Know’

Pitbull feat. Chris Brown – 'International Love'

fun. feat. Janelle Monáe – ‘We Are Young’

BEST NEW

Rita Ora

fun.

One Direction

Lana Del Rey

Carly Rae Jepsen

BEST FEMALE

Rihanna

Katy Perry

P!nk

Taylor Swift

Nicki Minaj

BEST MALE

Justin Bieber

Kanye West

Flo Rida

Pitbull

Jay Z

BEST POP

Justin Bieber

No Doubt

Katy Perry

Taylor Swift

Rihanna

BEST LIVE

Taylor Swift

Lady Gaga

Jay Z & Kanye West

Green Day

Muse

BEST HIP HOP

Jay Z & Kanye West

Nas

Rick Ross

Drake

Nicki Minaj

BEST ROCK

Linkin Park

Green Day

Muse

The Killers

Coldplay

BEST ELECTRONIC

David Guetta

Swedish House Mafia

Avicii

Skrillex

Calvin Harris

BEST ALTERNATIVE

Jack White

The Black Keys

Arctic Monkeys

Florence + The Machine

Lana Del Rey

BEST VIDEO

M.I.A. – ‘Bad Girls’

Lady Gaga – ‘Marry The Night’

Katy Perry – 'Wide Awake'

Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris – 'We Found Love'

PSY – ‘Gangnam Style’

BEST LOOK

Nicki Minaj

Rihanna

Jack White

Taylor Swift

A$AP Rocky

BIGGEST FANS

Justin Bieber

One Direction

Lady Gaga

Rihanna

Katy Perry

BEST WORLD STAGE

Arcade Fire

Arctic Monkeys

B.o.B

Evanescence

Flo Rida

Jason Derulo

Joe Jonas

Justin Bieber

Kasabian

Ke$ha

LMFAO

Maroon 5

Nelly Furtado

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Sean Paul

Snoop Dogg

Snow Patrol

Taylor Swift

BEST PUSH

Nov – Foster The People

Dec – Lana Del Rey

Jan – Mac Miller

Feb – Michael Kiwanuka

March – Gotye

April – Rebecca Ferguson

May – fun.

June – Rita Ora

July – Conor Maynard

August – Of Monsters And Men

September – Carly Rae Jepsen

WORLDWIDE ACT

Sarkodie

Camp Mulla

Wizkid

Mi Casa

D'Banj

READ MORE

NEA: Davido And Crew Walked Out As Wizkid Performanced?

That is what US based comedian Foxy P is reporting via his Africa Today Show, where he provides a complete recap of the 2012 Nigerian Entertainment Awards which held this past Sunday September 2 in New York City. His report below

Davido and his HKN crew including Sina Rambo and B-Red came very late to the event and instead of waiting for a lull they just bounded all the way down the steps to the front row where EME stars Banky W, Skales, etc were sitting. They were relatively calm till towards the EME performance that started with XO Senevoe, Rotimi, Skales then Banky and Wizkid. At the time Wizkid came up Davido just got up with his whole crew and they all walked out. It wasn't like they were rushing anywhere because everyone was eventually going to the after party so there was no hurry. I came out after he did and noticed that the entire HKN crew were just standing outside the auditorium doing nothing. It was clear to see they came out because they couldn't stand to watch Wizkid perform.

Watch this comic report of the incident

READ MORE

Wizkid Collabos With International Act Kardinal Offishall

 

Wizkid is adding another international collaboration to his bio. This was recently made clear in a tweet from international rapper Kardinal Offishall..Wizkid has already collaborated with The Game, Young Jeezy and Wale. 

READ MORE

'You All Just Proved a Bunch of Fools' - Wizkid

 

Yea, cus the only people who have published the story are mostly bloggers. Here is what he said when OKNigeria Magazine asked him on twitter if he actually insulted D’banj;

The fake tweet: baby (D’Banj), when are you going to sing with Kanye now? I hate the way he (Kanye) is using you as Akpan. See P-Square chilling with Rick Ross. Haba!”

And his response? 

“used to have a lot of respect for you guys, but you all just proved a bunch of fools. Run your sh*t! Get your facts right!”

Is he right to have called Journalists/bloggers a fool? The same people who promote him?

 

Ladunliadi

READ MORE

Tuface, D’banj, MI, Wizkid, Towa Savage Others Thrill at Star Re-Launch Party

Marketing Director Mr. Walter Drenth, Managing Director Mr. Nicolas Vervelde, Sales Director Mr. Hubert Eze and HR Director Mr. Victor Famuyibo, all of Nigerian Breweries Plc during the re-launch of STAR Lager beer in Lagos.

It has not happened for a long time where you will see some of the best artistes Nigeria parades at a single event to honour a brand, but that was exactly what happened when Star lager beer paraded Tuface Idibia, D’banj, MI, Wizkid and Tiwa Savage at the Star re-launch party. The Expo Centre of Eko Hotel and Suites where the event held was filled to capacity with more than 6,000 consumers’ of Star.

The first performance of the evening was from MI. He thrilled the audience with his hit songs, ‘African rapper’ and ‘Action film.’ that made them request for more. The second performance was from the rave of the moment music act, Wizkid who thrilled audience with songs like “Holla at your Boy”, “Love my baby,” ‘I love my baby’ among other acts. Tiwa Salvage, a female act with MARVIN records was not left out as she hit the stage with her Azonto dancing steps that got applauds of the audience. She followed it with her popular hit track, ‘Kele kele love.’

 

 

                                                                     MI and D'banj

The audience was ecstatic when Tuface came on stage with ‘Above and beyond’ which saw the award winning act mixing freely with the crowd. As the audience kept on asking for more, Tuface dished out two of his popular tracks, ‘Implication’ and ‘As you see me so.’ His act showed why he is a popular artiste.

Just when the audience thought they have seen it all and the curtain would soon fall, D’banj who made his first public appearance after his issue with his former partner, Don Jazzy. D’banj appeared from the midst of the crowd against the expectation of the audience who thought he’ll appear like others from the stage. For close to an hour he held the audience spelt bound with entertaining acts and songs that are ever green from his collections. They include, ‘Oliver Twist’ and ‘Scape goat.’   

2face and D'banj

D'banj

2face

DJ Humility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wizkid and Tiwa Savage

 

 

  

A special new song titled “Let’s get the Party Started” composed by the five artiste for Star lager beer sent the crowd screaming and was followed by the highlight of the night, the unveiling of Star lager beer new look by D’banj, Wizkid, Tiwa Salvage and MI. The new payoff of Star lager beer, “shine on” was what was on the lips of fun lovers as they savour the occasion with consumption of chilled bottles of star lager beer. The new look Star now comes in a 3D authenticity logo watermarked with tiny stars, it also has a re-designed back label with revised brand message and new crown cork with upgraded 3Dlogo and logo ring, blue body label and neck foil.

Speaking at the star studded event which attracted more than 6,000 select consumers’  Mr Nicolaas Vervelde, Managing Director of Nigerian Breweries plc said there is no doubt that Star lager beer is a distinct market leader that will always be there. “Star did not start to shine now; it has always led the market. It was renewed in 1956 and in 1974 it became the first beer brand to introduce neck label and in 2007, it took a bold innovative stride by introducing packaging in Cans, so star has always been with Nigeria.”

Walter Drenth, Marketing Director of NB plc, who also spoke at the epoch making event said superior product quality has been the driving force of Star; he added that consumers have come to trust the brand because of its consistent quality over the years. The brand has the heritage of being brewed under strict quality standards since 1949 and the consumer promise remains uncompromised. Another factor is the strong distribution network.  The brand has a very strong distribution footprint which spans the length and breadth of Nigeria. It is therefore not by accident that the ever refreshing Star is widely distributed and readily available across the country and is within the reach of consumers. The Star brand, right from when it was initiated, has maintained a constant message of bringing “brightness” to its consumers.  This is always reflected in all its marketing campaigns.

Drenth stressed that another factor that adds to Star’s equity is the fact that it has one of the best communications across all media. This Communication has been consistent over the years. Again, this does not happen by accident. It is a well thought out process that has made the brand young and fresh despite the fact that it has been around for 63 years. Star is one of the best run brands to come out of Nigeria.

Innovation, he pointed out, also plays a fundamental part in the development of the Star brand over the years. Another factor any discerned brand analyst can identify is that Star has been noted for churning out adverts which has consistently projected the superior quality of the brand over the years. Right from the beginning, the brand made a strong statement, from the first campaign slogan of “Ah! Star – Beer at its best” introduced in 1949 through the “Brightness” campaign of the 1970s/80s, to the “Turn to Star – The ideal brew” campaign, unveiled in 1989, to the “Live the Brighter Life In Style – Star Ahead on Taste” campaign of the 1990’s and then to the campaigns of “Never A Dull Moment with Star”, “Share the Brighter Life”,  “Shine Shine Bobo” and “Let’s get the party STARted”, it is clear that the advertising campaign development history of Star has been consistent in creating a mythical halo for the brand. The rave-making campaign that heralded the STAR Bottle change in 2000 is still fresh in the mind of consumers. The ‘Star Dance’ and Shine Shine Bobo are equally award winning materials.

On his part, Sampson Oloche, Senior Brand Manager Star added that “As a brand with mass appeal, there is a need to constantly engage with consumers in a bid to meeting their needs and understanding their aspirations. Star relies on different media and stakeholder touch points in order to reach its target audience. Our consumer engagement platforms are some of the most robust in the country today. From Star Quest to Star Trek to Star Mega Jam it is always meeting the consumer where he is and always responding to his need to have a brighter life always. In fact, consumers are charged with the responsibility of picking the foreign act they want to have for the popular Star Mega Jam”.

Oloche added that the platforms that the brand provides have been a veritable avenue for younger adults to express themselves and showcase their talents.  The brand is thus seen as giving back to the society by empowering the youths, most of whom may never have had the opportunity to know they even have hidden talents. “You remember KC Presh? They were the first winners of Star Quest and they are still a force to be reckoned with in Nigerian music today in their individual capacities. So the activation provides a good platform for aspiring musical artistes seeking to make impact in the industry.

On the onslaught of competition, he said “We will always be steps ahead of competition because we have vibrant marketing support which enables us to consistently rejuvenate the brand in all consumer touch points i.e. packaging, communication, promotions and advertising to ensure its relevance and authority. In arriving at this we rely on consumer and market insight which in turn drives and leads to constant consumer-led innovations. You have your winning formula when you have an effective distribution network.”

READ MORE