Naeto C Honored + Ikechukwu in Yola

Naeto C Honored as Atlantic Hall Ambassador, Inducted into A-Hall of Fame

The 26 year old entertainer had thought that winning the MTV Africa Awards last year was the most astounding recognition he was to receive as an entertainer in his budding career, but he was in for a pleasant surprise on Friday the 3rd of April when the board of trustees of the prestigious Atlantic Hall School, during its 20th anniversary decided to honor him with an award for outstanding excellence in entertainment, in addition to officially being appointed a worthy global Atlantic Hall ambassador, and an inductee to the Atlantic Hall of Fame.

Recognized alongside 5 other outstanding alumni like Chika Nwobi the visionary co-founder of MTECH PLC, Chantelle Abdul of The Executive Group and co-executive producer of The Apprentice Africa, Rolake Akinola, Ositadinma Umenyiora the famed Nigerian-born NFL player for the New York Giants, and Feyi Phillips.

Naeto C with his mum Mrs. Kema Chikwe and James Amuta

Naeto C endeared himself with the elitist crowd that gathered at the Shell Hall of MUSON CENTER when he delivered a classy performance of his award-winning song “Ki ni Big Deal”. Naeto’s humility shone forth as he went on a hands-shaking and cheeks-kissing spree, walking with a bow from table to table thanking the board members of his alumni and the founding members of Atlantic Hall for building an institution that gave him the foundation to expand his dreams.

The highlight of the event however occurred when Naeto C gave his acceptance speech after receiving the award. “As an entertainer, I understand the value of education” he began emotionally as the sophisticated crowd made up of distinguished politicians, ebullient scholars and professionals erupted in distinguished applause.

Naeto C went on to say, “I was extremely thrilled the day I received the MTV Africa Awards for Best Newcomer, but this award from my alumni, and educational institution is something else – words cannot express the way that I’m feeling right now to be honored by the same institution that made it possible for me to discover my potentials, whilst instilling in me the integrity that has shaped the man that I’ve become today…I thank you for giving me the concrete foundation for success in life with the quality education I received from my brilliant teachers”.

Immediately after the award at Muson Center, the management of the posh Swe Bar hosted the newly appointed ambassador to an exclusive after-party – where fans of the charming rapper posed with him for pictures, and autographs – celebrating his brief visit to Nigeria with the most exotic wines from the highly priced cellar of the upper echelon bar.

Naeto C has been out of the country for the past few months, where he’s currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Oil and Gas at the University of Dundee in the United Kingdom.

Also, in recent development, Naeto C who was in the country for 48 hours, on his way to Ghana for a performance at the Ghana Music Awards, and to show support to his label-mate and friend Ikechukwu at the Ghana launch of the album “Life and Times of Killz. Vol.1” was recognized as the “Celebrity of the Week” by THIS DAY newspaper on Sunday the 5th of April, 2009.

The after party at Swe Bar

Naeto C and top model Andy Ogbechi

Naeto C with Jibola and Noble Igwe
Congrats to him

Killz Zone Storms American Univeristy, Yola
Now to Naeto's brother from another mother...Ikechuchukwu. He was recently at the American University in Yola to thrill the students. He went with GT the Guitar man and Sauce Kid.

Enjoy pictures from the event...

Taking the Killz Zone to as far as the American University in Yola, Ikechukwu spread the universal message of his sophomore album “the Life and Times of Killz. Vol1”, to an eclectic mix of students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds, who gathered to show love for the multiple award-winning entertainer.

Ikechukwu was accompanied on this trip by fellow Storm Records soldiers, Sauce-Kid and GT da Guitarman, alongside the WFA official DJ –DJ Neptune.
The Yola launch of the album took place at the main auditorium of the American University on the 20th of March, 2009.

Ikechukwu is presently in Ghana, where he went to perform at the Ghana Music Awards, and also unveil his second album to music-loving Ghanaians.
More news on the Ikechukwu album launch will be released to you very soon. In the mean time, please enjoy the exclusive pictures from the Yola launch.

It seemed like a fun show...

Later people.

Darey's album pirated + Etcetera releases new video

DAREY’S ALBUM PIRATED!


Barely a week after his album hit the stores; Darey Art Alade’s second album has become yet another prey to piracy. ‘If not for the timely intervention of the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC), I am not sure what story we’d be telling today. A lot of our intellectual work, time, money and energy have been put into the release of that album, and to think someone was trying to pirate it breaks my heart’ Darey says

The NCC on Thursday April 2, 2009 caught Akina Music International Limited formerly Benrit Outlook Ltd in the process of illegal mass production of suspected piratedproducts. The optical discs plant which will soon be charged and prosecuted for piracy of copyright protected works had also been raided by the Commission about four years ago and is currently being prosecuted at a Federal High Court in Lagos for piracy of musical works and cinematograph films.

Un.DAREY.ted. which has been on a test run since 2008, and has over time gained momentum as one of Nigeria’s most anticipated albums was finally released on March 31, 2009 under Soul Muzik after a string of videos for ‘With this woman’, ‘Carry dey go’, ‘Not the girl’ and ‘More’.

‘I hope and pray that this criminal act will not be allowed to continue to happen, I mean, people can’t continue to feed off our sweat and toil, its not fair’ Darey who was at Dubai as at the time the news broke disclosed.

Expected to hit the media are more eye catching, irresistible videos from the album- Un.DAREY.ted


ETCETERA RELEASES NEW VIDEO

The X3m records’ prized act is not your regular singer, and with an uncommon style that combines rock, r ‘n’ b and soul, He has made a fusion which he calls “soft rock”. And as fans and critics thirst and hunger for good music, Paschal Uche Ejikeme effortlessly brings it to the table.

His singles Mitchell, Love should last and lie for you, enjoyed massive airplay on radio in 2006 and won him the most played artiste in Rhythm and Cool FM. His genre of music he has established is basically soft rock, but he makes use of constant elements from his environment which he spices with catchy and diverse atoms. This is why most of the time; Etcetera is often mistaken by many to be a foreign artist when they hear his music.

And now, the act has done it again as he released a video titled ‘Hello’ on April 1, 2009

The video for ‘Hello’ which was shot in Cape Town, South Africa by David Wacklin shows Etcetera trying to encourage everyone that they can be what they want to be if they put their mind to it. ‘I am trying as hard as I can to make the best out of rock music and out of myself. I don’t want to be referred to as a local artiste, as a musician, I wouldn’t mind if I am being compared with what we have out there’ Etcetera says

He is presently in the studios working on a yet to be titled second album.

The singer-songwriter is currently signed onto X3m music, a record label managed by Steve Babaeko. The record label was responsible for the release of his debut self titled album ‘Etcetera’ which rolled out hit tracks such as Biafra, Life for you, Michelle, love should last and Miss H’s IV


More coming...

MBGN 2009 + Lagbaja's New Album + Jimmy Jatt's battlefield kicks off

24 year old Youth Corp member, Glory Chukwu, representing Nasarawa State was crowned The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2009 during the event that held at the Sam Mbakwe Hall of the Concord Hotels, Owerri, Imo State on Sat. April 4th, 2009.

From left: Ugochi Ogugbue, Miss La Casera; Otohwo Sandra,Miss MBGN Universe; Guy Murray-Bruce, President, Silverbird Entertainment; Adeze Igwe MBGN 2008 and Glory Chukwu MBGN 2009 moments after the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria pageant

What do you guys think of our new beauty queen?

Will get pictures from the pageant later...

Meanwhile here's good news for all Lagbaja fans

LAGBAJA BACK WITH NEW ALBUM! - Ayeni the Great
LAGBAJA TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM BY MONTH-END!

We’ve been waiting for long. We’ve been wondering un-end. We’ve worried till we’re weary – when will we lay our hands on another Lagbaja album? When will the masked musician and his band bless fans with another body of work? This year? Next year? Or the year after the next?
Well, we can all now heave a sigh of relief, because Lagbaja has confirmed that a new album – the first since his 2005 release Africano – is ready, and about to hit the streets.

According to a statement released by his publicist Ayeni Adekunle on Monday April 6, the new album, which comes in two CDs, will be officially released in Nigeria before the end of April.
‘‘I’m glad to tell you, brothers and sisters, that our new album is ready’’, Lagbaja said in Lagos this week. ‘‘The world is going through different challenges right now, but the journey continues. We’ll continue to make good music and preach the gospel of Africa to the rest of the world’’.
Lagbaja’s eponymous debut album was released to national acclaim in 1993.

He followed with Cest Un African Thing in 1996, and in 2000 he did what was hitherto thought impossible when he dropped a three-in-one album titled ME, WE and ABAMI respectively. The simultaneous three-part release further enriched his repertoire of hits and timeless pieces, endeared him to even more critics, and won him a million-and-one converts.

His most recent album – Africano… the mother of groove- was released to critical acclaim in 2005.
Once again, Lagbaja is releasing more than once album simultaneously. ‘‘We have two CDs coming out this time. Our fans deserve it, especially having waited for this long’’, He said. A third, the long-anticipated Africano Party (now remixed) will follow later in the year.
Further details concerning the upcoming album, including dates and track listings, will be communicated within the next 72 hours.

MORE DETAILS COMING SOON
For more information, please visit http://www.lagbaja.com/ or email: ayeni@ayenithegreat.org

JIMMY JATT’S BATTLE FIELD KICKS OFF

Its April already, the month DJ Jimmy Jatt’s battle field is expected to commence, and there is no how he is not staying true to his word.

‘‘The preliminary for Battlefield is kicking off this month, at the end of which we hope to discover new rappers, dancers and DJs’. He says

Remember how he hit our TV screens with Jimmy’s Jump Off, and how he released ‘The Definition’- a mix tape which featured a number of up and coming acts ‘I just want to do what I love to do the most which is give a lot of gifted and talented people a platform to express themselves, and that is exactly what battle field is all about’ he explains

Expected to debut in a matter of days, Battlefield will take a whole new dimension from the usual reality shows on TV. Jimmy Jatt says- ‘It is not really a reality show; it is more like a contest. It is called Battlefield. It is my own way of trying to discover new sets of DJs. We should be grooming DJs, rappers and dancers regularly. I have been around for a while and I have moved around a lot. I have realized that most talent hunt shows here are all about singers, but we should understand that just the same way we have a whole lot of young people who want to sing; we also have a whole lot of young people who want to rap and dance and become DJs’

The auditions kicks off in Lagos on April 15, 2009 at The place, GRA, Ikeja.and it starts with the DJ battle, while in May, it will be ‘rap battle’, and then in June, it will be the ‘Dance battle’. ‘We do different competitions every month and a winner emerges to qualify for the grand finale at the end of the year. Anybody that wins in each month gets between N200, 000 and N400, 000. For the grand finale, we have for the winner one million naira, a brand new car and a state-of-the-art DJ equipment’ he says

Later...

Linda at ModeMen Black Night3

Wow, I had the most amazing time last night. Modemen Magazine Black Night 3 was a blast. From Muson Centre venue of the event, we went to Auto Lounge for the after party, stayed there for about an hour then went to Coconut groove, stayed there for about an hour then finally went to Insomnia, venue for American singer, Lloyd's performance, but we left before the show really started. Going to all these places was exhausting, but all in all, I had fun.

Check out pictures from my fun Night


This is how I dressed up from my house ... sweet, innocent Linda...lol
You should see what I turned into when I got to my sister's house...


I don't look that bad without make-up do I?
No, I don't... (Sorry I answered that myself -:))

I went to the event with my long time friend and top model, Andy Ogbechi, Oteri Agboro who works with me and my lil sis and best friend, Sandra

That's all of us before we got dressed


And that's us after


Is my dress hot or is my dress hot? lol

Oteri Agboro before

Oteri after

Oteri has been with my company since inception

Andy Ogbechi before

Andy after

Andy has been a top model in Nigeria for the past 20yrs. Yes, I said 20yrs. He's one of the old timers, still actively involved in the industry.

He was clothed by Clothesence

My lil sis, Sandra Ikeji before

Sandra after


Linda before

Linda after

My dress is from Rukkies Boutique


And here’s the back of the dress

Yeah I know... those legs eh? lol

I'm such a queen...

Here's Andy taking care of my legs (Oiling it)

And that's Oteri doing my hair

With Andy and that cute purse...;)

With Sandra

At the venue

With Zakky Adzay

With Andy and Awele Halim

With the guys and incredibly talented designer, Alvince of Alvince Couture

With Austin (Marketing director Modemen), Andy, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (Publisher, Mode Men Magazine) and Oteri

With Sandra, Andy and Model/Jazz singer, Toba Gold

And that my people... is a wrap

So what do you guys think? Am I fine or am I fine? -:)

And please tell me my shoe's on point this time...lol