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Strip Clubbing, Another Sodom And Gomorah Unleashed
Strip clubbing has now become the trending business among hotel operators and showbiz personalities in Nigeria. It’s lucrative five nature makes it one of the thriving business ventures among the owners, leading to cut throat competition and proliferation of strip clubs in high brow areas of most big cities in the country.
According to the advanced learner’s Diction and strip club means club where people go to watch performers take their cloths off in a sexually exciting way’’. The name of one of the pioneers of strip club in Nigeria and the CEO of the famous cave bar in Ikeja Lagos, Mr. Shina Eddo rings a million bells in the eardrums of a lot of people who are well informed about the gentle- men’s’’ business in Nigeria.
With the proliferation of the clubs that nearly turned Lagos to a sin city, the strip clubs were banned, but later bounced back, stronger and more daring, garbed in the toga of legitimacy as the business was legalized by the then governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola with the support of the Lagos State House of Assembly led by Rt Hon. Kuforiji.
Today, strip club operations have invaded other major metropolitan cities across the country including Port Harcourt, Nigeria’s garden city and Treasure base of the nation. Our investigations have revealed that most of the prestigious strip clubs are located around the GRA axis and other popular streets and suburbs in the city.
We now have enough dose of hotels that operate their own businesses where you find girls of between18 and 30 years hanging around these hotels and clubs most of whom are resident prostitutes, while the strip dancers come from outside looking for dancing jobs. Once you have a perfect place and right ambience, the girls come looking for you.
According to a manager of one of the popular strip clubs in GRA who spoke under anonymity, the strippers wait till the club starts at 12.00am to change to their performance regalia and they close around 5.00am ‘’ the are paid N10,000 per night and they make extra money from men who sometimes do it with them at the dance floor’’.
There are also the pole dancers, they are skimpily dressed ladies smooching a silvery seductively in an erotic dance stems in a manner that the largely make ambience can’t resist. Occasionally, the pole dancers pull up their bikinis and lingerie revealing sexy and sensous cleavages to the delight of the male dominated watchers.
Aside wriggling around the pole, the half nude girls also have another modus operandi as they serve their patrons with lap dance which is sitting on a client’s lap while performing seductive acts. The dancers when given enough tips have oral sex with guests, the girls go extra mile to entertain their guests exhibiting daring tendencies towards clients as they throat themselves at them with ease, allowing free fondling.
Male and female visit strip clubs especially the high brow ones, such clients are expected to generously stuff money in the girls braziers and pants, the prize differs but the more the merrier. For maximum pleasure, liberal spray of good naira or dollar notes ensure the dancer stays longer with the generous client.
To gain access into the main place attracts between N2000 to N2, 500 as gate fee. This does not however covers the cost of drink or cost of lap dance the client maybe treated to. A good day lap dance costs between N3000 and N5000, being at the VIP session costs N20,000 to N30,000. Beers go for between N1000 and N2,500 while the cost of wine and spirits range from N10,000.00, applicable to the prestigious strip clubs.
Popular businessman and socialite, Pascal Okechukwu, aka Cubana Chief Priest, has said that his relationship with singer Davido is beyond money and gossip.
He stated this in a recent interview with BBC Igbo.
“Davido is my friend. He is my in-law; he married Chioma who is from Imo State where I hail from.
“So the relationship I have with Davido is beyond money and gossip,” he said.
DAILY POST reports that Chief Priest disclosed via his Instagram page that his outfit for the wedding of the singer, Davido and his wife, Chioma, in Lagos on Tuesday cost seven million Naira.
The socialite recently appreciated Davido for not “discarding” Chioma.
He stated that the DMW boss has made Imo State proud by choosing to marry from the state.
Nigerian singer Simisola Kosoko, popularly known as Simi, has lent her voice to the ongoing anti-tax hike protests in Kenya.
The Tide’s source reports that Kenyan youths are marching against tax hike in widespread demonstrations tagged ‘RejectFinanceBill2024.’
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded after police clashed with protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday, according to Amnesty Kenya.
Reacting via her X handle on Tuesday night, Simi declared her support for the demonstrators.
She stated that “it is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights.”
The singer wrote, “I stand with the people of Kenya. It is both powerful and heartbreaking for a people to have to fight and die for freedoms and rights. Godspeed and Strength. [Hash tag] RejectFinanceBill2024.”
In a series of other posts, she wrote: “Wow. When you’ve had enough, the fight is almost inevitable.
“African leaders- have not you done enough?
“I can’t wait for the day Africa is not a weapon fashioned against Africans. All of this amazing Black power and human resource, but the majority are not likely to thrive unless they run.”
Famous Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Davido was spotted among other top artistes at Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour concert in Atlanta, Georgia.
Asake’s performance at his sold-out show at the 17,000-capacity State Farm Arena in Atlanta began on August 16, 2024, and is set to run for 10 days.
In a trending video on social media, Davido appeared backstage with American rapper Quavo to support Asake during the live performance.
Other musicians in attendance included Nigerian hitmaker Zlatan and American rapper Russ Millions.
The Tide’s source reports that Asake’s ‘Lungu Boy’ tour is set to cover six U.S. cities, where he will headline notable venues including Madison Square Garden in New York, the Toyota Center in Houston, and the State Farm Arena in Atlanta.
Asake’s tour comes just days after the release of his latest hit, ‘Lungu Boy,’ which features several superstars, including Wizkid, British rappers Central Cee and Stormzy, Travis Scott and Brazilian singer Ludmilla.
‘Lungu Boy’ set a new record for the biggest opening week on Spotify Nigeria, garnering 18.9 million streams in its opening week and breaking the previous record of 14.4 million streams held by Davido’s ‘Timeless.’