Weekend Beats

THE past one year has been serious business for Baseline Entertainment artiste, Raoul John Njeng-Njeng popularly known as Skales. Following the success of his singles, Shake Body, Je Kan Mo and I Am For Real, Skales and his team have worked effortlessly to give fans all over something to look forward to in his debut album, Man of The Year, which is set to hit the streets on Monday, and the launch concert on May 31, at the Federal Palace Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.

AN outstanding line-up of top women musicians from across Africa including Nigeria’s Waje, Omotola and Yemi Alade have joined forces with ONE Campaign to create a brand new song called Strong Girl, a rally cry to empower girls and women everywhere.

Abakiliki, the capital of Ebonyi State came alive last weekend, as the Star Music Trek train rolled into the Abakiliki Township Stadium with an action-packed night of fun and music.

Lovers of music and jazz devotees got more than they bargained, as Inspiro Productions recently staged the third edition of the Lagos International Jazz Festival.

From being a mere general contracts company, Hajia Fatima Kehinde Okunuga has grown her company, Kalila Nigeria Limited, into a very formidable telecommunication supports company in Nigeria. The feat and her story becomes interesting given her exploits in the male-dominated sector - telecommunications engineering.

WITH biting unemployment, dwindling crude oil price in the global market, heavy import dependency and a poverty rate that stands at 73 per cent in the rural areas of the country, the Nigerian economy is unarguably in dire straits.

IN a highly visual society such as ours where image seems to be everything, success is basically judged by how well we look.

RECENTLY, there was a change of guard at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) following President Goodluck Jonathan’s appointment of the prince of Kano Emirate, and great scion of Late Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Abdullahi Bayero, Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado-Bayero as the new helmsman. Ado Bayero, who is also Ciroman Kano, took over from Mallam Habib Abdullahi.

THE person God describes as ‘‘a man after my heart” should be studied carefully. ‘‘I have found David, a man after my own heart,” Acts 13: 22. Let us examine the life of David as one who treaded the path of eternal glory. David had a humble start but a terrific finish. He began as a shepherd, ending up a king. The chances of that happening were slim to none. Among the ancients, shepherds were so low on the totem pole that they couldn’t testify in a court of law. Their word wasn’t considered reliable.

One of Nigeria's foremost rappers, Terry Madaki, popularly known as`` Terry thaRapman’’, has expressed displeasure at showbiz promoters in the country for not giving rappers due recognition. The artiste said the promoters had not accorded the desired respect to rappers, adding that their worth was yet to be appreciated in the nation's entertainment industry. ``In…

AS the Etisalat- sponsored Nigerian Idol Season 5 enters its Top- 12 stage, a sneak peek at the journey so far, shows that the television reality show has been absolutely thrilling and engaging. It has also recorded two ‘firsts’, the Ibadan audition, which produced the highest golden card tickets of all the regions visited by…

SOUTH Africa-based artistes and other artistes from around Africa, have taken a stand against Xhenophobia. The artistes group is convened by Nigerian-born guitarist and producer, Kunle Ayo, and South African vocalist, Nombulelo Maqetuka; they recorded a song, We Are Africans, to add their voice to the #NoToXhenophobia campaign.