Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez Headline Hurricane Benefit Show

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(L) Rap mogul Jay-Z and pop superstar Jennifer Lopez (R)

Rap mogul Jay-Z and pop superstar Jennifer Lopez will headline a concert in New York to raise funds for survivors of hurricanes that have devastated the United States and the Caribbean.

Tidal, the streaming service led by Jay-Z, on Wednesday announced the line-up of the show that will take place on October 17 in Brooklyn’s Barclays Center arena.

Lopez, born in New York to parents from Puerto Rico, recently donated $1 million to relief for Hurricane Maria, which has brought catastrophic damage to the island’s electricity and other infrastructure.

The concert’s hip-hop-heavy lineup will also feature rappers DJ Khaled, Cardi B, Joey Bada$$, Belly, Iggy Azalea, Vic Mensa and Daddy Yankee — the Puerto Rican rapper who was part of the viral global hit “Despacito.”

Performers of other genres include the electronic artist Kaskade, R&B singer Chris Brown and pop group Fifth Harmony.

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, which all carried monstrous ferocity, battered the Caribbean and parts of the United States in quick succession starting last month.

Jay-Z’s wife Beyonce, who recently gave birth to twins and is not scheduled to perform, earlier promised long-term help for her hometown Houston as it rebuilds from Harvey.

Mike Aremu Debuts New Song Ahead Of Nigeria’s Independence Day

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Saxophonist, Mike Aremu’s second single this year titled ‘Nigeria Fiful’, is currently generating buzz on his fan base and the release is right on time for the nation’s 57th Independence Anniversary celebrations.

Speaking with Entertainment News on Channels Television, Aremu explains that Nigeria’s Independence Day was the right time to release the song, as it portrays the need for unity in Nigeria.

“The song was inspired by the need of Nigeria to be one, I wrote this song three years ago and it was me thinking about Nigeria and I didn’t even think that this time there would be talks of every group wanting to go their way.

“I thought this is the very right time to release the song and it also inspired by the fact that I grew up in the north and that means I have experienced the life in the north before, all of this Boko-Haram together influenced my writing this song.”

Speaking on his plans for the song, he disclosed that he is working on the music video which will be out soon.

“I have a video which is being animated, there is a video coming out which has a very interesting storyline, the storyline is just telling us that if anything bad or evil happens, the most affected are the women, children and the poor people. That is what the video is trying to portray, ‘Nigeria Fiful’ is definitely coming in the season of Nigeria Independence.”

That is what the video is trying to portray, ‘Nigeria Fitful’ is definitely coming in the season of Nigeria’s Independence.”

TRENDING: PSquare Fight Video Causes Storm On Twitter

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After the news of the split of popular hip-hop duo, Psquare, a viral video in which the two brothers were seen fighting has taken Nigerians by a huge surprise.

In the video, the two brothers, Peter and Paul Okoye were seen hurling insults and exchanging verbal abuse. The heated argument almost turned into a physical exchange of blows but a mediator intervened. The brothers were still not satisfied as they continued arguing on top of their voices.

Fans of the two brothers have taken to Twitter to express their opinion on what some termed as a “great disappointment” as the two brothers washed their dirty linen in public.

The famous group, Psquare, which has helped changed the face of Nigerian music industry with several hit tracks including “Senorita,”  “Nobody Ugly” “Ifunaya” remain an inspiration to many other fans as they still believe the group are still together and the video of the fight is just a publicity stunt.

Psquare’s Breakup Makes No Sense – Charass

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Emerging act, Charass, born Chinedu Onyewuchi has reacted to the split between the popular singing duo, Psquare

Charass who began singing as a high school student in Jos, says he looked up to Psquare as his music idol at the time.

Speaking with Channels Television the artiste stated that Psquare’s break up makes no sense to him, as they have inspired him a lot.

“I don’t really know what the problem is but I believe they have come too far for this, I believe whatever the problem is shouldn’t end Psquare like that. A whole lot of young people are inspired by their music, so I don’t see any reason why they should just break up now.

“It doesn’t even make any sense to me, I am not in support of them breaking up, they are family.”

Charass who made his official debut under the ‘Matured Minds Music’ imprint led by famed footballer, Mikel Obi explained that he believes it is a personal issue but they should sort it out.

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“They’ve been successful over the years, they have crossed too many limits, they have done the impossible, so I do not think success is part of it. I think it is something personal and they should sort it out. They are one of the pioneers of the industry and they are people we look up to.”

Charass also credits his mother as another major influence in his passion for music. He recalls attending choir rehearsals with her as a young boy.

“It was pretty rough, we were a normal average family, I have loved music since when I was a young boy. My mum was a choir mistress back in the days and I use to go to church with her and watch them do the practice. Music has been in me ever since I was a child but I never thought of doing music, I wanted to become an engineer but music chose me and I don’t even know how.”

The Mikel Obi-led MMM represented a good platform for Charass to pursue a career in music, he released his first song, ‘Tininitanana’ as well as ‘Gbege’, which enjoyed the fair reception.

His first major collaboration featured pop star Davido and acclaimed rapper, Phyno on the song titled ‘Coco Butter’.

Eventually, his agreement with the label came to an end, and despite the exposure gained, Charass still has challenges to deal with as he makes his way to the top.

“Most of the challenges I face is mainly trying to get out of that upcoming artiste level, that is one of the most difficult parts of it because once you get out of it as well, you still need to put in work to keep doing music. That is one of the challenges, coming out from becoming an upcoming artiste to an A-list artiste.”

He recently released a video for his song, ‘Smile’. The visuals were created in South Africa by director Issac K.

Seized $15.5m: Court Adjourns Patience Jonathan’s Suit

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The Federal High Court in Lagos has adjourned the suit filed by the wife of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Patience, to take possession of a sum of $15.5m seized by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in 2016.

Justice Mohammed Idris adjourned the suit till November 2 for trial after counsel to the EFCC Mr Rotimi Oyedepo’s application for deeming order was granted.

The judge had earlier ruled and order the parties to file pleadings, stating that the case cannot be decided without evidence.

At the resumption of Thursday’s proceeding, counsel for the third defendant, Mr Ige Asemudara, informed the court that all parties have filed their briefs, praying that a fresh date for argument should be given since today was for mention.

The ex-president’s wife had filed the suit in 2016 to challenge the “No Debit Order” placed by the anti-graft agency on the bank accounts of four companies linked with a former special adviser to her husband, Waripamo-Owei Dudafa.

The said companies, which had a total of $15.5m in their bank accounts, are Pluto Property and Investment Company Limited; Seagate Property Development & Investment Co. Ltd; Trans Ocean Property and Investment Company Ltd; and Development Company Limited and Globus Integrated Service Limited.

EFCC had frozen the bank accounts of the companies while it was investigating Dudafa over allegations of money laundering.

Misappropriation Of Resources, Responsible For Economic Recession, Says Ebi

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A former Deputy-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Ernest Ebi has said policy failure, misappropriation of resources among several others are responsible for the economic recession that gripped Nigeria.

Mr. Ebi made this known had during a convocation lecture at the Redeemers University, Ede in Osun state.

According to him, “the factors that triggered the economic recession in Nigeria were more of structural than monetary or fiscal with its root in the neglect of the agricultural sector.

“What the country needs at this time to sustain its exit, is transformation of the economy that will address the structural economic imbalance, improve on institutional framework, ease of doing business, infrastructure, and strong private sector”

The former Apex bank boss turned Fidelity Bank Chairman added, “With the announcement of Nigeria’s exit from recession, it calls for cautious optimism but the focus should be placed on jobs’ creation and growing the economy from the bottom of the pyramid to avert the ticking time bomb of youth restiveness and unemployment.”

This, according to him, will “ensure inclusive economic growth that works for everybody, bridge the inequality gap, provide the enabling regulatory environment for the private sector to thrive and help drive the economy.”
Mr. Ebi also urged the Federal Government to domicile money recovered in the ongoing anti-graft war in a special account and use them to fund infrastructural development in the country, according to a statement made available to Channels Television on Thursday.

Nigeria: A Creature of British Imperialism, Says Prof. Oyebode

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A Professor of International Law at the University of Lagos, Professor Akin Oyebode, has said that Nigeria was a creature of British imperialism.

He made this known while speaking as a guest on Channels Television’s News at Ten ahead of the nation’s 57th birthday on October first.

The erudite scholar said, “When Lord Lugard amalgamated various groups into what he called Nigeria, nobody asked our forefathers, our great great great grandparents whether or not they wanted to live under one canopy.

“So Nigeria was a creature of British imperialism. And if you read Lord Lugard, His Dear Mandate in a Tropical Dependency, which he wrote in 1918, he confessed that the British came specifically for raw materials and market for their manufactured goods.”

Professor Oyebode further explained that religion and developments were incidental to the needs of British imperialism, stressing that the late Awolowo admitted in his book, that Nigeria is a geographically expression.

“So religion and developments to the needs of British imperialism. I believe even when one of our founding fathers, Chief Obafemi Awolowo was writing in 1947, he admitted that Nigeria is essentially a geographically expression.

“You cannot talk of Nigeria as you could talk of the Whales, the Irish, the Scots or the English. So this has been the undoing of Nigeria, bringing into existence a political system that should really address the needs and interest of over 400 ethnic nationalities,” he added.