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Check out what our top Naija Entertainers earn per show

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Young Nigerian musicians have for the last decade revolutionized the music sector in the Nation, from a sector looked down by investors, it is now the one of the biggest in Africa. Our local artistes can now be heard from Tunis to Soweto, From Malaysia to Jamaica, Putting Nigerian Music stars to be seen in high regards as shinning a positive light for Nigeria even as the Nation battles Insecurity issues. Also a lot have changed at the financial part with musicians taking in

Nigeria gets 18 Nominations in the 2011 Channel O Music Video awards

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The 2011 Channel O music Video Awards is here again and it was revealed yesterday at Taboo in Sandton. Nigerian Artistes were nominated for 18 awards with new artistes on the block like Wizkid and Iceprince doing well not leaving Tuface and Dbanj out of the deal. Voting starts on august 19th till October 27th.

NDLEA thinking on whether to arrest 2face Idibia on Marijiuana confession

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Officials of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, are in a bit of a logjam over confession of drug use attributed to Nigerian superstar, Mr 2Face Idibia. Mr Idibia is reported to have confessed to using marijuana in the past, but not anymore as he has since given his life to Christ. NDLEA agents are now studying their guidelines and Nigerian jurisprudence to determine whether a crime has been committed, whether statutes of limitations applies, and most importantly, whether the confessor can be relied upon as a reliable witness against himself. A staff of NDLEA had spoke to reporters: “We have never had this kind of case before where someone comes on television and starts to implicate himself. Normally we rely on tip-off for our kind of work, but when someone comes out to say ‘I have been smoking igbo (marijuana), what do you do? “It is like a politician coming on Bisi Olatilo show and saying ‘I have been rigging election in the past.’ Will we investigate him?...

Why I stopped smoking Marijuana - 2face Idibia

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Innocent Ujah Idibia popularly known as 2face is arguably one of the best musicians to come out of Africa. In a recent interview, he opens up like never before. Excerpts from the interview; When it comes to drugs, I can say I drink Panadol sometimes when I have headache. Or I can take Vitamin C. Marijuana? Yes, I have tried it before. I tried it and I felt ire. I don’t want to even start encouraging anybody or talking about that. But I am just being truthful. I have done it before. Cocaine, heroin? I have never taken tried those ones. Never, ever, ever. I have never taken marijuana to go onstage. It was just for relaxation purpose. But like I said, I don’t even want to go there. So, let’s leave that. I just knew marijuana wasn’t for me. So I stopped. Because it makes me feel I am in another world. I stopped using it a couple of years ago. I wouldn’t say it was difficult stopping it. It wasn’t too difficult. It was just craziness that introduced me to marijuana. You know ...