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- I Don’t Believe In Marriage – Femi Kuti Reveals!!!
- INCREDIBLE!!!! Youngest college student ever?Meet the 11-year-old child studying quantum physics!!!!
- SHOCKER!!!!!Mrs. Catherine Sefunmi Urouna,41 commits suicide, because her husband failed to buy her an ipad!!!!
- What is Peter Okoye psquare up to??? (PHOTO)
- FLASH BACK!!!!! Who is this cute guy??
- Speechless!!!! What is toolz holding here!!!!
- STUNNING!!!!! Check out Made Men Music 1st lady (Emma Nyra) hot new pics!!!!
- Check out Comedian I Go Dye's New ESCALADE and his Sitting Room!!! (PHOTOS)
- STUNNING!!!!! Check-out Tonto Dikeh`s gadgets!!!!!
- Yung 6ix- 'I am the best rapper in Nigeria’
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| I Don’t Believe In Marriage – Femi Kuti Reveals!!! Posted: 01 Sep 2013 11:55 AM PDT  Femi Kuti is a household name, an international recording artiste with multiple awards. He wears the toga of Fela's son and crown prince of Afro beat music. SAMUEL ABULUDE and NGOZI OSADEBAY were at the New Afrika Shrine in Lagos penultimate Sunday and had a chat with him while preparing for his show. He spoke about challenges of having a live band, his women, present government among other sundry issues. This is vintage FEMI KUTI What is your new album 'No place for my Dream' all about? The purpose is to be able to inform leaders who are in power to make a change, in our country where there are not enough jobs which is not good enough. It is also to bring the attention of world leaders to climate change, the global food crisis and all that. It's interesting that the young ones are coming to do stuff with Femi, such as Wizkid, Jesse Jagz, etc. They must appreciate my effort in the industry. Even if some people don't recognize what I've done, if you are in the business, you will recognize what I've done. The younger generation has deemed it fit as well. If I were a writer, writers will appreciate me. You cannot but recognize my immense contribution to the entertainment industry in Nigeria. Whether you want to accept it or not, because of envy or whatever your reasons, you cannot even say because I'm Fela's son, that is why I have achieved whatever I have achieved. I'm the only Nigerian to have been nominated three times at The Grammys. I may have won it, but try and be nominated to see how difficult it is. I am the first Nigerian to win the KORA and the first Nigerian to win the World Music Awards. When you are in the business, you will see my name in the corridors of the entertainment world but when you are not, you'll find it difficult to see it. If they are asking me, it's because they do recognize, appreciate and they love and respect what I've done. Having understood this, it is for me to oblige or what should I be arrogant about? If a young man asks me to participate in his work, I will of course do so. I have turned down so many because, I don't have the time as I still do things for myself. Like every Sunday, you are always here to perform… And perform for three hours. It's not easy to perform for three hours nonstop. It's only on Sunday that the gate fee is N500 Thursday is a free show. It's not easy and things are difficult for everybody. And when you are playing week in week out, you can't expect everybody to be here. We have a good moderate price that keeps the place alive. What of your tours? There are problems everywhere; there is the global economy, there is the food crisis, credit crunch, so if I can still thrill my fans with good music I must not complain. I have a lot of friends that are very broke. Though I may not be making money but I can keep my head above water. My band is alive, my music is growing. I understand the difficulties many people are facing, so I can't complain. Most of the people are in worse condition than I am. There are lots of things I do that you don't even hear about in Nigeria. There are collaborations I do in France but because they are French speaking, you don't get to hear about them. A lot of collaborations done in America but you don't hear about this. There are a lot of things I don't just make noise about. I don't see the essence of making noise about them. I just do my work. Even if, I weren't Fela's son, I'm sure I'll be under pressure (general laughter). That is life. These days, celebrities buy flashy cars and make so much noise about it… Who told you they are happy about it? Don't be deceived about materialism. You're not there. You think that many of your leaders that are very unpopular don't want to be popular? They just don't know how to be popular. They keep doing the wrong things and make matters worse. You won't want to be in their shoes. What's your take on the trend of the young ones who record music that don't address social issues like you do? They are young and I cannot criticize what they are doing. I'm not a music critic and I don't have anything against what they are doing. You're talking about this kind of songs, what of those dancing to it? What of those buying it? They have a very big fan base, I hope you know that. I don't know the basis of your criticism. If everyone was singing political songs, do you want the country to go into war? If people are calling for bloodshed and all that, do you understand the consequence of what you are saying? May be the creator has blessed us with this kind of music to keep our mind off our problems. If every musician was singing political songs, there will be a revolution and if there is a revolution, it will be bloody. When I'm singing these songs, I'm not singing for people to pick up arms. I'm hoping that the leader will even change. Like I was explaining to you, to be a good man is not easy. To live a righteous life is very difficult. All the scriptures teach us this so when you understand this fact, you understand why our leaders behave the way they do. It's like a disease. It's hard to be good everyday of your life so I understand this fact. When I am singing, I'm not singing for people to pick up arms. I'm even hoping this people will change. So if our leaders give their people good education, electricity, good healthcare, they will see the beauty that will come to our continent? If I can drive my car from here (Lagos) to Johannesburg, don't our leaders see the beauty? So If Nigeria goes to war like Egypt, Libya with our 160 million people, who's going to accommodate us? You see what's happening in Syria. Yes, our leaders are corrupt but it is not through violence that we can bring about change? I don't believe so and most of the great men have never wanted violence, from Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi to Mandela. Is there no other way to bring an end to corruption? In your own opinion what is the way out? The way out comes for everybody not just the leaders. Corruption has taken over everybody. However, leadership is the focal point because it is believed that if leaders change everybody will change. Unfortunately, our leaders have showed that corruption is the only way. Having said that, we cannot wait for leadership to change before we do what's right. It's not leadership that will play my music for me. It's not leaders that'll teach me how to be a good man or raise my children to believe what I believe. I was inspired by Malcom X, Martin Luther King and my father and I hope people will be inspired by the books I've read and what has happened in my own life. So, it's not just leadership that can bring about change. Martin Luther King was not the American president before he made an impact. So it's an excuse to hide under our current leadership. I know a lot of journalists that are very corrupt, that if I don't give them money, they won't write my story. Talking about the youths of today, whether they can make the required change, depends on the individuality. When I was a young person, no body gave me a chance to excel for nearly ten years. See my life now, I've done quite well. I was Fela's son that people think I won't be successful. I'm not one to criticize the youth, I don't know what the creator has put in them and I always pray for them to do well. I'm not a perfect person and I can assure you, I still make mistakes and when I correct the mistakes, I advise people based on my experience. Is the government of the day doing the right thing? No! We still don't have constant electricity, we still don't have good health care and other things. I think this is one of the worst leadership we have had. Is it not the same leadership that freed Dimeji Bankole and Gbenga Daniel who were earlier declared corrupt? The same government gave presidential pardon to one of the most corrupt governors that was convicted of stealing billions? A policeman was dismissed for collecting bribe recently and you can compare that to our corrupt leaders who are usually allowed to walk free. You had children with your dancers? There is no big deal in getting my dancers pregnant. Besides they are beautiful and are human beings. If Micheal Jackson gets his dancers pregnant that is no big deal. I don't believe in marriage. Though I've been married before and my wife knew I didn't believe in marriage but we still got married. It was not a big deal that my father married 27 wives. That is my own belief. My first son, Made, however believes in marriage and I respect that. I don't expect anyone to believe in my own opinion. Also, I don't believe in religion because I don't understand what it has done to the world. Religion has divided the world, for instance, the Anglican broke away from the Catholic Church and many people have died because of religion. It was people that killed Jesus Christ yet the same people still worship Him. For me, the church is not meant to collect money from people. Now people say we should beg for forgiveness and I was not around when Jesus was crucified. I was born 1962 and even if I was born during that time I would not have followed them to crucify Jesus because I hate violence and I am a man of peace. If I go to church, I won't understand what they are doing. What was the last book that you read? Scramble for Africa and I spent almost a year reading it. That was the second time I read it. What is your advice to upcoming musicians? My advice for upcoming musician is for them to pick up an instrument, if you don't have any knowledge of music, you would not be respected, if an individual don't go that extra mile he or she would fade away. So as an upcoming artiste, put extra effort in your work to succeed in life and be unique. Do you have challenges as a musician? Life is difficult. If I find it easy probably I would not appreciate this. I expect my children to stand up on their feet and not depend on me. If they depend on my wealth, they won't be respected so they need to make hay while the sun shines.  |
| INCREDIBLE!!!! Youngest college student ever?Meet the 11-year-old child studying quantum physics!!!! Posted: 01 Sep 2013 11:49 AM PDT  An 11-year-old child prodigy has started his first semester in college. Accepted when he was only 10, Carson Huey-You is attending Texas Christian University majoring in quantum physics. The youngster was co-valedictorian of his senior class and scored a 1770 on his SAT, speaks Mandarin Chinese and played the piano in the Admissions Center, according to the campus newspaper. Though impressive, Huey-You is not the youngest-ever college student. Huey-You is so young that he could not apply online, the software would not accept an applicant born in 2002, TCU360 reported. Genius: Carson Huey-You, 11, who is studying quantum physics at TCU Enrolled in four classes, the whiz kid commutes to campus with his mother carrying his books as he shuttles from class to class, according to WFAA. 'It's not like I'm leaving him here to stay in dorms and join a fraternity,' mother Claretta Huey-You told WFAA. Huey-You is expected to graduate when he's 16, a full year younger than the previous youngest-ever student at TCU, according to TCU 360. He enrolled in four classes during his first semester at TCU. The young genius could read by age 1, and was doing pre-algebra by age 5 – he relaxes by doing algebra, according to CBS DFW. Professors are already singing his praises.  Big man on campus: Carson Huey-You, 11, walks with his mother, Claretta Huey-You on campus 'He's definitely very talented and also he's very serious about his work and he really enjoys it. And that's the best that a professor can hope for his students, right?' Associate math professor Qao Zhang said to CBS DFW. Still adjusting to college, Carson Huey-You told TCU 360 that his first week 'was overwhelming but exciting and fun.' Perhaps motivated by her son taking on college, Claretta Huey-You plans to return to school to study nursing, she told TCU 360. The 11-year-old's brother is also gifted and expected to graduate high school when he is 13. If all goes as planned, Carson Huey-You will have his college degree before he has his driver's license. Though impressive, he isn't the youngest-ever college student. That distinction belongs to Michael Kearney. Kearny graduated San Mateo High School in 1990 when only six-years-old. At age 10 he had earned his bachelor's degree in anthropology from the University of South Alabama. His master's degree in biochemistry was awarded when he was 14-years-old. Kearney was teaching college at only 17. Source; dailymail  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:48 AM PDT  A 41yrs old woman, Mrs. Catherine Sefunmi Urouna, has allegedly committed suicide by drinking poisonous and harmful substances in protest of her husband's inability/refusal to buy her an iPad device. "She was said to have threatened to kill herself a fortnight ago if her husband failed to get her an iPad; even as the husband had pleaded with her to be patient and asked her to use the Blackberry phone he bought for her until he could afford to buy her an iPad." Their neighbours are shocked that a woman, who was happily married with children, could take such a nasty decision to take her own life over an ordinary gadget, iPad. Her family of five was on Saturday morning thrown into mourning over her action. The 41-year-old woman and mother of three, two boys and one girl, was a senior account officer at the Akure North local government council of Ondo State. The police in Ondo State said they are investigating the unfortunate incident.  |
| What is Peter Okoye psquare up to??? (PHOTO) Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:39 AM PDT  This pic was taken at their recent stage performance in Toronto Canada.! Am still baffled what was his motive??  |
| FLASH BACK!!!!! Who is this cute guy?? Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:25 AM PDT  Cute or not???  |
| Speechless!!!! What is toolz holding here!!!! Posted: 01 Sep 2013 08:42 AM PDT  What do you think she is holding???  |
| STUNNING!!!!! Check out Made Men Music 1st lady (Emma Nyra) hot new pics!!!! Posted: 01 Sep 2013 08:36 AM PDT |
| Check out Comedian I Go Dye's New ESCALADE and his Sitting Room!!! (PHOTOS) Posted: 01 Sep 2013 09:30 AM PDT |
| STUNNING!!!!! Check-out Tonto Dikeh`s gadgets!!!!! Posted: 01 Sep 2013 07:50 AM PDT |
| Yung 6ix- 'I am the best rapper in Nigeria’ Posted: 01 Sep 2013 07:38 AM PDT    What do you think of this guy??? Do you know any of his songs???  |
| Posted: 01 Sep 2013 07:23 AM PDT  Am sorry i have not been updating you guys lately, its mainly because i was a Little bit strong, but am feeling better now!! Thanks for your understanding!!! Wishing the best September can offer!!!  |
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