Jerry Douglas' Blog

The EME And Wizkid Situation. 1. Wizkid is a Nigerian citizen (true fact) 2. Wizkid is a self proclaimed “studio rat.” As early as 11 years old, he was already singing. 3. By 2006, he got his break with Nigeria’s famed artist OJB (true fact) 4. In 2009, at 19years old, Wizkid got an even bigger break when he began working with Nigerian-American R &B super star Banky W’s Empire Mates Entertainment Record label. (True fact) 5. Wizkid already put a lot of the hard work on the talent side before he met EME. From 2009 onwards, EME focused on the branding, artist development, marketing and promotions of Wizkid. (True fact) 6. Within and outside of Nigeria, there was NO LEGAL CONTRACT signed between EME and Wizkid. (Alleged) 7. About March 2012, when fans and the public screamed in excitement about the EME Wizkid UK Tour, Wizkid still did not have a legal contract. However, as a condition to perform in the UK and to get visas granted, the hosting country (UK) required a re...

Tiwa's manager/boyfriend Tee Billz proposed to her in front of family and friends at a party celebrating her 33rd this night and she said yes! Big congrats to them. Check out pictures from the proposal: She also confirmed her status as Mrs Billz, Read  Here Check out a video of the proposal below...

The chaotic transportation system in Lagos that has made the state to assume an unwanted notoriety may not totally go away any time soon, but there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. A private firm, Ropeways Transport Limited, is set to move hundreds of commuters on daily basis in the skies through cable cars. To facilitate this, the company has disclosed plans to invest $500m (N79bn) in the cable car mass urban transit system, which is expected to be in operation by 2015. The African Development Bank is the co-financier and lead arranger of funds, while the project sponsors and investors will provide the equity finance. The cable car transit system, the first of its kind in Nigeria, will provide commuters affordable, safe, timely and stress-free mode of transportation, according to the Managing Director, Ropeways Transport Limited, Capt. Dapo Olumide. Under the terms of a 30-year franchise agreement Ropeways Transport signed with the state government throu...

Nigeria Immigration Service has uncovered about 1,487 illegal routes to the country. The NIS also identified 84 regular borders to the country. The Minister of Interior, Abba Moro, stated this on Tuesday in Abuja while responding to questions on the porous nature of the nation’s borders. The service, he added, had taken steps by patrolling the routes in order to check the illegal movement of people and goods into the country. Moro said, “Since I assumed office, we have taken deliberate steps in conjunction with National Boundaries Commission to identify our borders and the routes that lead to Nigeria from other countries, and in the process, we have been able to identify 84 regular borders and over 1,487 irregular routes to Nigeria.” The minister, who said the President Goodluck Jonathan administration was battling with the security challenges facing the nation, noted that the government had taken proactive steps to control the influx of illegal aliens into the country....

Opposition parties on Tuesday took their planned merger against the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) a step further when 10 governors from four different political parties met in Lagos and unanimously endorsed merger plans by their leaders. The governors, in a communiqué at the end of the meeting, said they hoped to wrestle power from the PDP in 2015 and take the country out of its "current political quagmire." The opposition governors spoke after a four-hour closed door meeting at the Lagos House, Marina, Lagos. However, the PDP said on Tuesday that it supported the merger by the opposition political parties because it would strengthen "national debate". It also said that it prayed for the success of the project. The National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Olisa Metuh, who said this in a telephone interview, said such a merger or alliance must not be based on ethnic and religious sentiments. He said it must also not be based on any personal agenda...