Singer Wizkid Claims There Was No Blueprint From Him

Nigerian singer Wizkid has sparked controversy after claiming that he had no blueprint while coming up as an artist, despite having emerged through ace singer Banky W’s imprint.

The Ojuelegba crooner made the statement in a snippet of his upcoming HBO documentary Long Live Lagos.

“There was no blueprint for me. I had to build a structure for myself,” he claimed.

His comment sparked debate on social media, with many insisting that it not only downplayed Banky W’s impact on his career but also disrespected the great Nigerian musicians who paved the way for the new generation of artists.

Wizkid, however, admitted elsewhere in the documentary that Fela Kuti inspired him to pursue music.

“Fela Kuti was instrumental to why I believe I could really make music,” he said.

Some of the reactions on X include:

Franko_Nero wrote: “I still vividly remember the day that Bankole [Banky W] announced on a show that he wants to introduce a boy wonder, a germ in the making. Today, this ungrateful child is claiming otherwise. If Banky knew that today would come, I am sure he would have chased him far away.”

Arhcent said: “This guy is erasing the role Banky W and EME played in his career. The person Banky picked from school into the studio is saying ‘I had to build a structure for myself.’ God sees all.”

Duke of Isoko wrote: “If he never built a structure, Banky probably wouldn’t have noticed him. This dude came out with his own style of music, dressing sense, etc., but I understand that English is a problem in this place.”

Sir Dickson opined: “People are debating this with reference to Banky’s impact in his life. There is no real context to that. I believe he was speaking about his style of music. He reinvented himself. Wiz has never denied Banky’s impact, nor can he. Let’s calm down.”

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Rapper Olamide Says He Is Not Shy And Just Laid Back

Famous Nigerian rapper Olamide Baddo has addressed the misconception that he is shy by saying that he is not and just laid back instead... 

"One thing I wish people could understand about me is I am not shy, I am just laid back,” he said.

The host asked: “What is the difference between shy and laid back?”

Olamide responded: “Shy is when you don’t have the confidence and the charisma to stand people or look them in the eye or have conversations with them.

“But being laid back is you just don’t want to be bothered. People think I am shy but I am not.”

-Rapper Olamide Baddo in a recent interview with Ada's Room. 

Actress Ariyiike Dimples Reveals Why She Stopped Going To Church

Nigerian actress and media personality, Ariyike Owolagba, popularly known as Ariyiike Dimples, has revealed why she stopped going to church.. 

“In my community church, you see only elderly people. You barely see the young ones. The young ones have gone to other churches. It was too serious. Yes, you can have your doctrines, but there is a way you can simplify it for young people and take them in without judging them.

“The reason I stopped going to church was because I wore a pencil skirt to church and an elderly woman said I will go to hell fire. I was shocked and felt wrongly judged so I stopped going to church for 3 years. And thankfully, I was already out of my parents’ house.

“The woman reported me to my dad. I had to take picture of the skirt and send to my mum to prove that I wasn’t dressing indecently. But my dad believed in the ideology of a community raising a child. So, I chose to avoid the community church so that they won’t see me,” she recalled. 

-Media personality Ariyiike Dimples in a recent episode of the Open Up podcast. 

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Nigerian Music Industry Sidelines Veterans – Dj Neptune Claims

Renowned disc jockey and producer Imohiosen Patrick, known professionally as DJ Neptune, has claimed that the Nigerian music industry sidelines veterans.. 

“In Nigeria, once you reach a certain level they push you aside like, ‘Oya go to that corner, we’re done with you.’ It’s a structural problem. Abroad, the OGs are still as relevant as the newbies. We need to address the structural issues."

He said one or two on how he has continued to stay relevant over the years too. 

"Although I don’t plan to do this all my life -when it’s time to take a bow, I will. But what I have just done over the years is that I know when it’s time to re-invent. That’s life. Things are changing so you need to move with the time.”

-DJ Neptune in a recent interview with Hip TV. 

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Senator Ned Nwoko Yaps About What Narcissists Do As He Throws Latest Shade At Estranged Actress Wife Regina Daniels

😂😹😹😹 I basically can't deal! It's beginning to look like he's obsessed with Regi baby or just being petty because what on earth is happening? Is clout like some food that he's always super ready to devour? It's well even in the dang well. 

Delta North Senator, Ned Nwoko has thrown a latest shade at his estranged actress wife, Regina Daniels yapping about what narcissists do in a repost he made via his Instagram story for all to see. 

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Media Personality Toke Makinwa Claims Bathing Babies Daily Could Damage Their Skin

Media personality Toke Makinwa has advised mothers with newborns against bathing their babies daily.

According to her, bathing babies every day could potentially damage their skin.

Speaking in a video broadcast on her social media page, the actress, who recently welcomed her first child at 40, argued that babies are naturally clean, stressing that the womb they came from is not dirty.

She revealed that she doesn’t bathe her child every day and advised her fellow nursing mothers to wipe their babies instead of bathing them daily.

“I really think bathing babies actually causes problems. Babies are not dirty. They have been inside the womb for nine months. Inside the womb is not dirty.

"I don’t bathe my baby every day because it is not necessary. Babies are not on the floor; they are not dirty or sweaty. So, why are you excessively putting water on their skin? Their skin is fragile. You can wipe them instead of bathing them every day. This helped me, so I’m just putting it out there,” she expressed.

Toke Makinwa’s advice to nursing mothers has received a mixed reception online, with many questioning her experience in motherhood and her qualifications in nursing.

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Singer Tiwa Savage And Her Colleague Yemi Alade Finally Reconcile After 7-Year Feud

Nigerian music stars Yemi Alade and Tiwa Savage have finally reconciled after seven years of feud.

Their rift started on social media, when Yemi Alade cryptically criticised female entertainers for enhancing their buttocks in photos to “deceive their fans.”

Yemi Alade’s post came a few hours after Tiwa Savage shared photos highlighting her curves.

In response, Tiwa warned Yemi Alade not to start a war that she couldn’t finish: “Don’t start a war you can’t finish.”

However, their reconciliation took place in Lagos on Thursday at ‘The Price of Being Her’ panel organized by Entertainment Week Africa.

Addressing Tiwa at the event, Alade, in a viral video online, said, “I honestly want you to know that those moments you get rugged and do what you truly want to do, you are standing up for many females. Just continue being you. You are literally walking in strength.”

Tiwa, who was moved by the tribute, became emotional and was captured in another video after the event singing and sharing a warm hug with Alade.

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Rapper M.I Abaga Explains Why Some Celebrities Go Broke

Ace Nigerian rapper Jude Abaga, popularly known as M.I, has shared how he handles people’s expectations from him as a celebrity.. 

“When I understood that people in Nigeria tend to broke shame celebrities, I had to make a decision if I want to let that have power over me. Because if you don’t deal with that, it will have exceeding power over you.

“If you are not comfortable with the fact that some fans can broke shame you if they see you driving a car they consider below your level, then you are going to continue adjusting to their expectations. And that is how you go broke. You go broke trying to adjust to people’s expectations.

“One of the things that Nigerians are concerned about is their perceptions. And statistically, we are a country where most people don’t have money. It took me time to mentally prepare myself to accept being broke shamed. All our celebrities who were flying private jets 20 years ago are no longer affluent,” he expressed.

-Rapper M.I in a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo. 

Singer Omah Lay Says God And Prayer Won't Save Nigeria

Afrobeats singer, Stanley Omah Didia, popularly known as Omah Lay, has said prayers alone won’t save Nigeria.

He insisted that until citizens began taking proactive actions, the country won’t change for the better.

“No Jesus, no Allah, no prayer is saving us. Nothing changes until we wake TF up ,” he wrote on his X handle on Thursday.

The singer made the comment against the backdrop of both Christian and Islamic clerics calling for prayers for Nigeria amid the escalating insecurity and economic hardship in the country.

Other celebrities such as Don Jazzy, Davido, Falz, Mr Macaroni, among others, have also reacted to the recent terrorist attack on a church in Kwara and kidnap of school girls in Kebbi state, calling on the relevant authorities to take urgent actions.

Singer Yemi Alade on Wednesday voiced out her stance against the call for foreign intervention in the insecurity in the country, arguing that “African problems need African solutions, not new problem.”

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