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When I met Tems, she had only N200 in her account – Manager

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3 weeks ago

May 31, 2025

Muyiwa Awoniyi, the manager of Grammy-winning Nigerian singer, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, has revealed that the singer wasn’t financially buoyant when they first met.

Featuring a recent episode of the Afrobeats Intelligence podcast, Awoniyi recalled that the singer had only N200 in her bank account during their first encounter.

He explained that despite Tems’ financial status, she was determined and dedicated, which made him agree to work with her.

He said, “There was something Tems did that made me say, ‘I don’t want to do a managerial contract with you, let’s do a company.’

“When she asked me to be her manager, I agreed and said I would send her a contact to sign. We had already verbally agreed for everything. You know when you present paperwork for artists to sign, it’s always tricky. But she was chasing me to sign my own part. And I have never experienced that before.
“I was like, ‘You don’t mind signing paperwork? Hold on, let’s not do this. You’re someone I can rock with for life. Let’s start a company.’ Prior to this, Tems and I were friends for about three months and we never spoke about working together.

“Back then when I was doing my podcast, she would just be sitting down while me and my cousin are talking.

“Then obviously, she wasn’t financially buoyant in any capacity. When I met Tems, she only had like 200 Naira in her account. And then I had a production company.

“So, if I had money, I would buy food. Another thing that shocked me was that even though she didn’t have money, she will order food for us. She didn’t even have a way of earning. So, I just realised that she is different from everyone I have seen in Nigeria.”

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‘No genuine friend in music industry’ – Ruger

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2 days ago

June 21, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Afrobeats star Michael Adebayo Olayinka, popularly known as Ruger, has claimed that there is hardly genuine friendship in the Nigerian music industry.

He claimed that the highest number of genuine friends an artist can have in the music industry is two.

Featuring in a recent episode of The Stanley Agu Show, Ruger explained that relationships in the music industry are often business-oriented.

He said, “One thing I wished I had known earlier is that no one is your friend in the [music] industry. The most you can have is maybe two genuine friends that stand by you and want to see you grow and even when things are bad, they are with you and making sure that you are good. That’s all, man.

“Everything is business. Nobody cares. Just known that everything is business. They are moving around with you because you can offer at that time. The moment you might not be able to offer anything, a lot of people will switch. Remember, the most friends you can have in the industry might be two or one or none.”

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Sony Music signs popular gospel singer, Shola Allyson

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2 days ago

June 21, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Famous Nigerian gospel singer, Shola Allyson, has joined the Sony Music Nigeria label.

Announcing the development in an Instagram post on Friday evening, the global music publisher said, “We are happy to announce that the legendary Shola Allyson is joining the SMP (Sony Music Publishing) family”.

Also confirming the new development, the singer in a video on Instagram said “I’m excited to announce to you my new signing with them at Sony Music Publishing Nigeria”.

“Hello everyone, my name is Shola Allyson. I’m so excited, grateful, happy, and all the good feelings to announce to you my new signing with them at Sony Music Publishing Nigeria.

“I’m looking forward to greater things to happen. I know that great things have happened before, and I’m looking forward to greater opportunities and new collaborations”, the singer stated.

Ekwutosblog reports that this came a week after Bright Chimezie, a legendary highlife singer joined the publishing label.

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Benue killings: ‘Tinubu has failed us’ – Comedian Koboko

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5 days ago

June 18, 2025

Ekwutos Blog

Popular comedian and content creator, Koboko and his content team defied heavy rain to protest over the recent killings in Benue State.
The skit maker stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had failed Nigerians due to his inability to protect the lives and properties of citizens.

He urged Nigerians to reject President Tinubu in 2027.

The protesters carried placards that read, “Benue Is Bleeding”, “Is Benue Not Part Of Nigeria?”, “StopBenueKillings”, “May Tinubu Not Happen To Us In 2027”, among others.

Sharing photos from the protest via his X handle on Tuesday, he captioned them: “Tinubu has failed us.”