THE GUARDIAN, Saturday, March 23, 2013
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ENTERTAINMENT 100 Beautiful Hostesses For COSON Week N a bid to live up to its promises while unveiling the COSON Week at a world press briefing recently, the Copyright Council of Nigeria (COSON) is set for a pageant to select 100 of Nigeria’s beauties who will function as hostesses. The damsels’ brief will also include, but not limited to, exquisitely take care of the guests at the different events of the COSON Week which unfolds on Sunday, May 19 in Lagos. This was announced on Sunday at Rowe Park Sports Centre, Yaba during the second elimination round of the COSON All Stars Table Tennis Blow Out, one of the seven major exciting events promised. While announcing the contest, COSON Chairman, Chief Tony Okoroji, said it is to keep with his promise that no stone will be left unturned to make the COSON Week the most memorable week in the history of Nigerian entertainment. “Everything associated with the COSON Week will be the best. Last week, we rolled out the red carpet to usher in the preliminaries of the All Stars Table Tennis Blow Out at Teslim Balogun Stadium. In the arena were Nigeria’s topmost celebrities. The equipment used was the best in the country. The officials who oversaw the contest are Africa’s best. The COSON Week will not just be a week of great entertainment; it
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will be a week of the most fabulous fashion you ever saw,” Okoroji enthused. He ADDED: “It will be a week that beauty will be on parade. We will not cut corners. We will not have ushers at any of the events. We will have hostesses and each of them will be worth millions in beauty and brains. The modalities for deciding the hostesses and who will make that big decision will be announced in the coming days. Once the hostesses are chosen, we will begin their training.” Okoroji also informed that “some of the splendor will be in the church, the national day of prayer and invocation which will be transmitted live from the Household of God Church in Lagos on May 19. They will also be at the National Theatre for the COSON Lecture to be delivered by Prof Helge Ronning of the University of Oslo on Monday, May 20, before joining the stars on the streets of Lagos on Tuesday, May 21, when an array of Nigeria’s top artistes meets their fans on the streets.” They will also be at MUSON Centre when the cream of the society comes together for the COSON Green Ball on Wednesday, May 22. He further assures that anyone who comes to Teslim Balogun Stadium for the finals of the All Stars Table Tennis Blowout on Thursday, May 23 will be wel-
come by uncommon magnificence and fashion. For the COSON Song Awards holding at Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos on May 25, Okoroji said: “The only way to describe the fashion and beauty that will be on display is wow! Do not forget that our mission is to make Lagos that undisputed capital of entertainment, fashion and beauty in Africa.” Meanwhile, qualifiers for the next round of the COSON All Stars Table Tennis Blow Out have emerged. They are Blackface; Seyi Allen; CEO of Now Muzik, Efe Omorogbe; Isa Aruna; Kelly Salam; Alhaji SK Sensation; Kween Onokala, Sam Anukam; COSON Chairman, Chief Tony Okoroji; Vee; Bambino and Singer, D’Lyte. They will join AY, Ruggedman, Queen Ure, Gideon Okeke, Timi Dakolo, Adewale Ayuba, Mike Effiong, Sexy Steel, Yemi Sodimu, Skillato, Sureboy, Yinka Adebayo, Willie Workman and Osy Cole who have qualified for the next round. The finals will take place on Thursday, May 23, at the Multipurpose Hall of Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere during which some state governors will also play exhibition matches. The last man or woman standing in the Blow Out will go home with the glittering COSON trophy and N1million cash prize.
By Tunde Eso LUMADE Samuel Oluwadunsin, Popularly known as Saxmuel, having preached the gospel and entertained all sorts of people with saxophone for over a decade, finally launched his first album to expand on his outreach recently at Tamarin Hotel Hall, Ikeja with the titled, Great Things. Saxmuel who began his musical career at age 12, attended Expressway Primary School where he obtained his first leaving school certificate, Euba Boys’ Secondary School and Lagos State University where he studied Accounting, said his drive for music was because he wanted to preach the gospel to people and lamented that his major challenge so far is lack of stable power supply. “At age 12, I started with the drum sets, bass guitar, piano and finally the saxophone and I’m a hip-hop, jazz and gospel saxophonist,” he said. The multi- talented musician said his combination of passion
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Saxmuel Debuts WithGreat Things and skills has given him the privilege to perform at the Black Heritage Concert, Abia State House, TN dinner party, Nigerian Liquid Natural Gas executive dinner, former president Olusegun Obasanjo 75th birthday party and at many churches such as RCCG camp ground, TREM headquarters, First Square Church and more. He dreams to become a world-class saxophonist in five years to come. Saxmuel who style of music cuts across all genres, has been privileged to share platform with top gospel artistes like trumpeter, Pastor Kunle Ajayi, Jazz maestro Mike Aremu, Midnight Crew, Femi Micah, Sammy Okposo, and RCCG Praise Team, hope to release his debut video in few months from now.
Crystals Ringtone Video Tops MTN Top 10 Countdown HORTLY after a remarkSNigeria’s able album launch event, Crystals are back
Str8 Up HipHop Plans March Tribute For B.I.G YRICS cannot be divorced L from hip hop, which is why all major artistes like the late American, Christopher Wallace, best known as The Notorious B.I.G, laid emphasis on lyrical style. He has been described as possibly the most skilful ever with
lyrical topics and themes described as a mixture of autobiographical details about crime and violence with emotional honesty. The March edition of Str8 Up Hip Hop to be hosted by Andre Blaise and tagged Lyricism 101, will be a platform to appreciate
lyrics in hip hop. DJ Jimmy Jatt is billed to hold down a definitive B.I.G tribute and a special preview session from Modenine’s Alphabetical Order. The event which will hold at Koga Studios, Oregun
Road, Ikeja on Saturday, March 28, 2013 with admission ticket of N5000, will also feature breath-taking B-boy and emcee battle sessions as well as graffiti art by Uprizin. There will also be performances by Butafly (TBB),
Dolapo, Phenom and Five Mics while DJ Ozee will be on the steel wheels for the event which red carpet starts at 5pm. Str8 up Hip hop is a production of Now Muzik En.Core in partnership with Beat 99.9 fm.
in the news as number one for two consecutive weeks on the MTN top 10 countdown. This feat is with their first ever video, Ringtone. The video of the melodious Afro pop song was directed by Clarence Peters and has been on heavy rotation on television stations across the country. Ringtone is the first song on their ten track Elevated album which was released on February 20 by Now Muzik Records. The album which features upcoming rapper, Butafly, boasts of production inputs by the veteran, OJB Jezreel among other top producers. These are indeed exciting times for the Now Muzik-signed band which is busy promoting its album and also getting prepared to tour with Africa’s best, 2face Idibia on his Campus Connect tour this year.
MI Returns With World-Wide Premiere Victor Olusola his usual spectacular IViceNfashion, Chocolate City President for Music and Loopy Music CEO, M.I Abaga re-affirmed his position at the top of African entertainment with an historic worldwide premiere of his first single off his upcoming album titled Chairman. The hit-maker in partnership with Google has engineered a historic live Hangout, which was broadcast live on the Google + and Youtube platform. “It has been a while,” MI said. “I have taken these three years to build up a solid corporate base and contribute to Chocolate City as Vice President. It has
all been worth it. I thank all my incredible fans for their unwavering support for the music!” It is time for the Chairman, he added. Also joining the historic Hangout was Cool FM, Top Radio, and City FM Ghana. It also featured stellar appearances by Miss World 2001 Agbani Darego, Loopy Music’s Ruby and fans. The live Hangout was hosted by Nigerian pop-soul siren, Waje. An approximate one million fans online and 10 million fans followed the hangout live over the Radio portals. It was streamed live online with the support of blogs and websites. M.I’s album, ‘Chairman,’ is due for release in June 2013.