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MTN Street Dance Winners Celebrate Victory In PH
The winners of the MTN
Street Dance Competition in Port Harcourt that was held at the Carniriv Junction Aggrey Road recently, the”Street Empire” celebrated their victory in grand style with lots of fun and thrilling.
The celebration dance show tagged “Splash Night” which took place at the No.5 Field Volleyball Court, Niger/Bende Street, Port Harcourt Township on Sunday featured the expendables that won several competitions as well as top ten finalists in the Nigeria Got Talents Dance competition held in Lagos, Team Exploit, Explorers, and Exoduz.
Speaking with our correspondent, the leaders of Street Empire Dance Club, Inyang Adam Joseph a.k.a. AD Rock said the three months old dance team also won Rivers State International Dance Day held on April 19,2016, Baptist Church Talent Hunt, Mile One Diobu Port Harcourt as well as the All Street Dance sponsored by the communications giants, MTN in Port Harcourt.
Joseph hinted that they were celebrating their victory with a dance as it is their dream to make fame and wealth as well as create impact on the society with dancing.
According to him, with Bobby Blackson as his role model, the Street Empires’ would take dancing to the next level.
Also speaking, the President of Port Harcourt Dancers Association, Bobby Blackson opined that his aim had been to give dancing recognition in the society for them to have empowerment, stressing that most dancers would be given the orientation as future leaders.
Blackson said dancers were looking at changing the society for better, through dancing and enjoined all dancers to do what they know best and aim at the sky as their limit.
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.’