Latest Trends in The Nigerian Entertainment Industry

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The Entertainment industry has been buzzing these past few weeks. It has been very interesting and exciting to watch. The Entertainment sector in Nigeria can be said to be one of the most interesting, if not the most interesting in Africa. Whatever happens in the Nigeria entertainment sector is normally the talk of the town in Nigeria. There have been many trends in the Entertainment industry now. I will be bringing the latest trends that has happened in the entertainment industry in the past few weeks.

Wizkid Essence Remix

Wizkid Essence remix took the world by storm. Justin Bieber working on the song gave the song more flair, finesse, charisma and rhythm. Essence was one of the mega hit songs on Wizkid’s made in Lagos album. Essence original song was sang by Wizkid featuring Tems. It was a perfect rendition from both singers. One could argue that they had good chemistry.

Tems and Wizkid were fire. The song was not only a hit in Nigeria. It transcended beyond the shores of Nigeria and Africa and became a mega hit in America, United Kingdom and other countries. The song peaked on Number one on various music platforms in different regions and countries.

Essence just might be the most popular song on that album right now. Much of that is due to the uniqueness of Tems’ voice, and the effortless chemistry between her and Wizkid that’s just enveloped into a sweet melody that connects with people from all over the world. Essence was released as a single on April 9th this year with accompanying visuals that were shot in Ghana (Feranmi Kuponiyi, amplify Africa.org) This writer captured the essence of Essence. Essence is a really a sweet melody.  

Justin Bieber jumping on the song made the song even made the song more famous, gave it more footing. The remix was a banger. His voice made the song a little bit more calmer and gave it a different feel and sound.

Buju Peru remix

Peru was already a mega smash hit. It was delivered wonderfully Fireboy. Buju now decided to make it more melodious and spicier. He added his own track to the song.

Buju and Fireboy on that track added to the spice on that track. Buju delivered a wonderful rendition on his Instagram live. The song itself was even spicier than his live rendition on Instagram live. Buju has successfully egged out a name for himself in the entertainment industry. His songs Outside, Testimony have catapulted him to the top and mad him stand out among his peers. Buju is a multi-talented individual, a very multi-talented artiste. If you have not listened to this song, it is really a vibe and it is surely worth a place on your personal playlist. Lovers of good music should subscribe to this song.

Buju consistently delivers good music. He is always on point. He is one of the artistes who consistently deliver good music back-to-back.

Peter P square divorce

The divorce of Paul Okoye’s divorce toom Nigerians by storm. Very few people were expecting a divorce between Anita Tonye Okoye and Paul Okoye. They were this fine, sweet silent couple who most times stay under the radar. The news was a shock to most people. Anita Okoye filed for divorce from Paul Okoye. They have been married for seven years but have been together for 10 years. They have three children from the marriage. It is not sure the reason for the divorce as the parties involved have not made a statement relating to the divorce. It is alleged that Anita demanded $15,000 from Paul Okoye for Children’s upkeep.

Ebuka shaking tables


It is impossible to talk about latest trends without talking about BIG BROTHER NAIJA SHINE YA EYE. It has been one of the main talking points since it started few weeks back. It was announced last week that there will be no evictions this week. Only the viewers knew this though not the housemates. As there were no housemates to evict, all that was left for Ebuka to do was to shake tables and shake tables he did. He shook the tables of Boma, Angel, Jackie B and Michael. Boma was stuttering at a point when he accidentally committed himself when he indirectly stated that Queen was one of his options. He also shook the table of Saskay, Cross and Jaypaul.

Queen, Whitemoney and Saskay were very clear in answering their questions. Cross was also very clear in his answer in relation to his hair. They minced no words. He also touched a little bit on the altercation that happened between Whitemoney and Pere during the week.

 Ebuka played a little trick on Maria after he asked Maria to pick two out of the bottom 6 on her list she put up for eviction. After Maria picked, he mentioned their names as if he wants to evict them only to tell them to sit. He also gave the housemates some useful advice to guide them in the house after finishing shaking the tables that needed to shook.

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