Don Credo is set to feature new act Bsnope

It has been confirmed that there will be a collaboration between Don credo and another rising singer who goes by the name Bsnope

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All information you need to know about tekno Nigeria Celebrity

Augustine Miles Kelechi (born December 17, 1992) popularly known by his stage name Tekno, is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, producer, performer and dancer. He is from Ebonyi State.

Early life and beginnings

Kelechi is from Ebonyi State . He was born in Bauchi State into a family of 5 boys and 1 girl. He grew up in several parts of the country including Nassarawa, Kaduna and Abuja due to the fact that his father was a member of the Nigerian Army^. At the age of 8, Tekno Miles was enrolled in a music school where he learnt and mastered the rudiments of playing the piano and guitar.

Career

Tekno Miles was first signed under K-Money Entertainment. His first single titled "Holiday" was released under the imprint. With featured vocals from Davido, "Holiday" was positively accepted and gained massive airplay.

In 2012 while in Abuja, Tekno Miles was spotted by renowned Nigerian comedian Julius Agwu at an event after Tekno Miles received a standing ovation following the performance of a song titled "Onye Ne Kwu", his remix of Ice Prince's "Oleku". It was at the same event he met Iyanya and Ubi Franklyn, the manager of Made Men Music Group who he became friends with. Ubi and Iyanya eventually encouraged Tekno Miles to move to Lagos to further his music career

On October 5, 2013, he signed a recording contract with Made Men Music Group under which he released singles like "Dance" and "Anything" which won him a nomination in the "Best New act of the Year" category at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. On June 18, 2015, Tekno Miles released his hit single titled "Duro" which was positively received both in Africa and in the US. A remix which featured Phyno and Flavour N'abania was released on November 16, 2015."Duro" was produced by DJ Coublon. It topped several charts in Nigeria and on the international scene, it peaked at #5 on Capital XTRA's "Afrobeats Chart: Top 10" for September 2015. On November 20, 2015, Tekno Miles released a single titled "Wash". The song was produced by DJ Coublon with the video directed by AJE Filmworks.

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Things people don't really know about Olamide Nigeria artist

Olamide Adedeji (born 15 March 1989), known by his stage name Olamide but popularly called Olamide Baddo or BaddoSneh, is a Nigerian hip hop recording artist.He records mostly in Yoruba, his native tongue. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Rapsodi while signed to Coded Tunes. YBNL, his follow-up album, was released under his label imprint YBNL Nation. The album was supported by the singles "First of All", "Voice of the Street", "Stupid Love", and "Ilefo Illuminati". On 7 November 2013, he released his third studio album Baddest Guy Ever Liveth. The album's singles include "Durosoke" and "Yemi My Lover". On 17 July 2013, Olamide became the first Nigerian to sign an endorsement deal with Cîroc^]Olamide has been nominated and won several music awards, including multiple Nigeria Entertainment Awards and The Headies Awards

Childhood and musical beginning

Olamide was born in Bariga, Lagos State on the 15th of March, 1989. In 2000, he decided to pursue a career in music. When asked why music, he said: "I found out I was gifted in it so I had to explore it, it's my life, my hustle, my world". In 2010, Olamide released ‘Eni Duro’ under the Coded Tunes record label which he was signed unto at the time. The song received wide critical acclaim and instantly shot Olamide to limelight. In 2010, Olamide performed at The Hip Hop World Awards. He studied at Tai Solarin University of Education. In 2011, he released his debut studio album titled Rapsodi.

Music career

He was signed to ID Cabasa's Coded Tunes record label and was managed by Toni Payne. In 2012, he left Coded Tunes and started his own record label YBNL Nation.Olamide has more than 120 songs to his name since the inception of his career.

2011:Rapsodi

Olamide's debut album, Rapsodi, was released in 2011. The album's lead single "Eni Duro" charted on several radio stations in Lagos. Olamide's debut offering led to collaborations with numerous artists, including Wizkid, SAMJAY1805, ID Cabasa, 9ice, Reminisce and D'banj

2012:YBNL

Olamide's second studio album, YBNL, was released in November 2012. The album's production was handled by Tyrone (producer), Samklef, 2 Kriss, Pheelz and ID Cabasa. It features guest appearances from Davido, Tiwa Savage, Kayswitch, Dammy Krane, Reminisce, Samklef, Buckwylla, Minus 2 and Base One. The album was supported by the singles "Ilefo Illuminati", "First of All", "Stupid Love" and "Voice of the Street"

Improbable record deal with DB records

In May 2013, it was reported that Olamide signed a record deal with DB Records. Olamide took to Twitter to debunk the reports. In an interview with Toolz on NdaniTV's The Juice, he said that it is too late for anyone to sign him.

Discography

Studio albums

• Rapsodi (2011)
• YBNL (2012)
• Baddest Guy Ever Liveth (2013)
• Street OT (2014)
• Eyan Mayweather (2015)
• The Glory (2016)
• Lagos Nawa (2017)

Compilation albums

• 2 Kings (2015) (with Phyno)

Singles

• Science student (2018)
• Motigbana (2018)
• Criteria (2018)
• Logba Logba (2018)

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Things you really need to know about Linda Ikeji

Linda Ikeji (born Linda Ifeoma Ikeji; 19 September 1980) is a Nigerian news carrier blogger, writer, entrepreneur and former model. She is best known for her blog.

Early life and education

Ikeji was born and raised in a Catholic family from Nkwerre, Imo State. She is the second child. She began writing at the age of 10. She finished secondary school at the age of 17 and, at 18, enrolled at the University of Lagos, where she studied English language. To assist her family and support herself through school, she had part-time jobs as a waitress, model and writer. Ikeji graduated from the University in 2004. In 2006, she started blogging as a hobby. At that time, the internet was not as prominent in Nigeria and she had to make her posts at a cybercafé.

Linda Ikeji Brands

Blogging

Linda Ikeji's blog is apparently her biggest venture. After graduation, Ikeji started blogging in 2006. She became an active blogger in 2007 using a blogger sub-domain lindaikeji.blogspot.com and later obtained her domain www.lindaikejisblog.com.

TV Network

On August 22, 2016, on her blog, she announced the creation her online TV network, Linda Ikeji TV alongside other brands she was establishing Linda Ikeji TV airs a variety of programmes ranging from talk shows, reality shows, TV series to Movies. The Network both produces some of its programmes and also buys TV contents

Online Radio Station

Linda Ikejia also ventured into online radio broadcasting. The station is operated from the Linda Ikeji Media Office. Some of its programmes are broadcast live on Linda Ikeji TV.

Social Media

Linda Ikeji launched a social networking platform named Linda Ikeji Social on the domain name LindaIkejiSocial.com.

Philanthropy

Ikeji runs a non-profit project themed "I'd rather be self made; No thanks". In her interview with HipTV, she revealed that through the project, she assists young girls aged 16–25 who have great business ideas and are willing to venture into entrepreneurship. She gave out the sum of NGN10,000,000 in the Phase 1 of the project.

Recognition

In August 2012, Forbes Africa dedicated itself to celebrating African women that month's issue. In that issue, Forbes profiled Africa's 20 Most Prominent Women and the issue featured profiles on two young Nigerian women: Linda Ikeji, as well as Chibundu Onuzo.^[

Linda Ikeji was the biggest Google Search trend in Nigeria for 2014. The name Linda Ikeji was the most searched item by users of Google in Nigeria

Ikeji was interviewed by BBC on their Focus on Africa programme. The interview aired on 25 September 2012.

On August 8, 2018, Linda Ikeji was among eminent personalities drawn from different countries across multiple disciplines who were conferred with Honorary Doctorate Degree from Trinity International University in Georgia for her outstanding job in Business and Media in Africa^]Others conferred includes Steve Egboro, Nigerian filmmaker and event manager, Chairman Daily Times Newspaper, Dr. Fidelis Anosike, Dr. Obeahon Ohiwerei, GMD/ CEO of Keystone Bank Limited, renowned lawyer Mike Ozekhome and few others.

Controversies

Controversial posts

Ikeji has dealt with controversial posts which include the #SaveMayowa Campaign and also about celebrities such as Funke Akindele, Richard Mofe Damijo, Djimon Honsou, Wizkid and Tonto Dikeh. She also made controversial publications about Doyin Okupe who described the publications as defamatory.

Shut down of blog by Google

Ikeji's blog was shut down on 8 October 2014, but restored on 10 October 2014 around midnight by Google for undisclosed reasons. Kola Ogunlade, a Google correspondent, said: "We take violations of policies very seriously as such activities diminish the experience for our users. When we are notified of the existence of content that may violate our Terms of Service, we act quickly to review it and determine whether it actually violates our policies. If we determine that it does, we remove it immediately

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Everything yo need to know about Hanks Anuku

Hanks Anuku is a Nigerian actor. He often stars as a villain in many Nollywood films.He recently naturalized and became a Ghanaian.

Career

He attended Loyola College, Ibadan. He graduated from Auchi Polytechnic in 1981.and he was born 1960

Filmography

• Bitter Honey (2005)
• The Captor (2006)
• Men on Hard Way (2007)
• Fools on the Run(2007)
• Desperate Ambition(2006)
• My Love
• Wanted Alive

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Top Ten Richest Musicians In Nigeria 2018

If you are invested into the world of music, you would probably like to know about the top ten richest musician in Nigeria. They are all talented, hardworking and unique, but only the best are on top of this rating. See who are the richest musicians in Nigeria and how much is their net worth!


Top ten richest musician in Nigeria 2018

These people are big names in the Nigerian music industry and they definitely go out of their way to make the country proud of them. They not only make money for themselves but enhance Nigeria’s reputation in Africa and worldwide, showing that our country can produce the most talented music stars. Their hard work and perseverance is an example to many young fans and people who look up to them.

Let us see who of these superstars is officially the richest musician in Nigeria. In this article, you will be able to see the top 10 richest musician in Nigeria and their net worth and also find out some exciting facts about each one of these guys. Are you ready?

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PHOTOS: Wizkid escorts Naomi Campbell to GQ Awards

International supermodel, Naomi Campbell, picked Nigerian singer, Wizkid, as her date to the GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2018, which held on Wednesday in London.

According to Daily Mail, the couple arrived fashionably late. The supermodel, 48, nearly spilled out of her evening gown as she made a bold fashion statement in a funky patterned corset dress, while Wizkid wore a black suit paired with orange socks and white sneakers.

This is not the first time that Campbell and Wizkid are stepping out together. They walked for Dolce and Gabbana during its Spring Summer 2019 Men’s Fashion Show in Milan. See photos: