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Felabration opens artistes portal, says no registration fee

May 28, 2019 12:53 am

Organizers of the 2019 edition of Felabration, the yearly festival in honour of the late founder of afrobeats music and socio-political activist, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, have said there is no registration fee to perform at Felabration.

This was just as it opened its portal for artistes to perform during the week long fiesta.

‘There is no artist registration fee for Felabration 2019,’ it captioned in a statement.

‘Anyone asking for a registration fee to perform at Felabration 2019 is not authorised and is a fraudster. If you have paid a registration fee to anyone, kindly immediately report to the nearest …

Court remands Naira Marley as artiste’s fraud trial begins

May 21, 2019 12:56 am

A Lagos Federal High Court yesterday remanded popular musician Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley in prison following his arraignment for alleged credit card fraud.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) preferred an 11-count charge against him.

He pleaded not guilty before Justice Nicolas Oweibo, who adjourned hearing in his bail application till May 30 .

Justice Oweibo said he would be in custody until his bail application is determined.

The offence, according to Section 33 (2) of the Cyber Crimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc) Act, 2015, carries seven years imprisonment.

Some of the credit cards, EFCC claimed, bore the names …

Comedian I Go Dye looking to sign upcoming artistes

February 9, 2019 1:41 pm

As a way of helping to combat youth restiveness in Delta State, notable comedian, Francis Agoda, popularly known as I Go Dye has launched a new project tagged Sorting Out Raw Talents (SORT), which he says will help the young people discover a new path in life.

SORT is part of his Francis Agoda Path of Honour (FAPOH) initiative for which he staked USD 5,000 on potential winner of a video skit to promote peace during the 2019 general elections with the hashtag #Istandforpeace2019elections”.

Speaking on SORT, I Go Dye said: “Obviously at this point of our existence, selfless contributions …