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Issn 2384-5635 00 ISSN 2384-5635 00 9 772384 563006 We’ll go through extra lengths to get it done. Artiste / Corporate / Event Management, Strategic Publicity & General Media consultancy. +234 815 236 8266 +234 810 2147332 +234 813 424 6086 [email protected] ELITE RESOURCES CONSULTANCY Quality services for quality brands. $1BILLION: PRICE OF A VIRTUOUS WOMAN? Don’t judge me for the approach I have chosen to serve my intro; obviously this is an entertainment magazine but oh yeah, I’m a Christian! (A passive one though, at least I know a few bible verses). Proverbs 31:10 says “Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies.” A Ruby is said to be one of the four most precious stones in the world (others being Emeralds, Sapphires and Diamonds). It is also amongst the most expensive stones in the world with its value being determined by its color, cut, clarity and carat weight. The world’s record for the most expensive Ruby is placed at $2.2 million (est. N341,000,000) for an 8-carat Ruby beating the previous record of $3.6 million (est. N558,000,000) for a 15.7 carat Ruby. Being as expensive as it is, the bible rates the value of a virtuous woman “far above rubies” I have never questioned why the value of a good woman has been placed so high; rather I have always wondered, what exactly makes Editor-In-Chief them more valuable than their male counterparts. Some people say Anslem Jon it’s the fact that women are patient enough to carry children in their wombs for 9 months or even more – this I agree with. Others say a Sub Editor woman is capable/has the ability to make or mar an individual – this Leonard Onwubuoya I agree with also. Another school of thought says women consist of a larger percentage of a population after children – this I also agree Editorial Consultant with. Joyce “LMK” Imiegha Yet with all these points stated and generally agreed upon, women Art Director are still rarely celebrated mainly for the reason why they have been Edesiri Ukiri (@Graphixed) tagged the weaker sex; a fact that holds no weight also with the manner and rate at which women clinch successes in their respective Proof Read fields. Elite Resources CS. In the Nigeria entertainment world, more outstanding and Correspondents hardworking females are engagingly trying to take the industry to a Rufai Ahutu greater level and we are indeed proud of these women. There is no Augustine Ogbonna other better issue than this to celebrate women, given that this is our Jeffrey Onomoasor ninth issue - the number 9 indicating a major significance in the life of nearly every woman. Featured Writers Oghomwen Toni-Osagie Different from our norms of featuring males and females on our covers, Phidelia Imiegha this issue is a template of our respect and admiration for females. Winifred Ononikpo With interesting articles on outstanding female entrepreneurs and other topics relating to and celebrating the female world I suggest Production/Research you grab a chilled bottle of coke and not only read through the Tush Kingdom Media pages, but also enjoy reading Tush Magazine Issue 9. Not forgetting, I have to appeal to you to be a brother’s keeper by Tush magazine is a publication of Tush Kingdom sharing this edition of Tush Magazine with a friend or neighbor. Media, a media outfit into magazine publishing and events organizing/coverage. Tush Kingdom God Bless! Media possesses rights to all published articles, interviews and pictures. No part of this publication must be used without due permission from our editor. Anslem Jon. For comments, suggestions, criticisms or editorial submissions, write us via: [email protected] in this issue 4. Editorial Lounge 6. Editorial Focus: Betwwen Sheyi Shay & Tiwa Savage 7. UnderGs - Caesar 8. A becoming lifestlye amongst ladies 10. Our new crush - Yun’Grey’C 11. The Jorge Mendes factor 13. Aristokrat Nation 16. LoudNProud Live: Dollars & Nyra Edition 18. Celebrity Hub: Ngozi 19. Fashion Zone 21. Screen Kings: Kemi Adetiba 22. Cover Story: Victoria Kimani 25. Cover Story: Cynthia Morgan 28. Cyber bullying 30. Linda Ikeji 32. ONE NIGHT LIVE 33. Our first... Date? 37. Olawale 38. LMK’s Diary 40. MIA: Nollywood Actors/Actresses gone missing! 43. Movie Review: A Place in the Stars 45. GRUMI 46. Get Familiar: Nike Fagbule 47. Club Novonia Did Tiwa-Savage beget Seyi-Shay? - Anslem Jon The global music industry has from time immemorial been a male dominated industry. This situation is clearly observable as well in the Nigeria music industry where for one female rapper there are 5 male rappers and for one female singer, you can find 20 male singers. Not to get you bored, this piece is actually not a comparison feature between male artistes and their female counterparts but an insight as to how well Nigerian female artistes are thriving in spite of the strive amongst males. Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay happen to be just two of our celebrated female artistes whom we are confidently proud of. In 2010, we all got introduced to Tiwa Savage when she released her first single under Flytime Entertainment headed by Cecil Hammond; the song titled “Kele Kele” was produced by H-Money and ever since Tiwa has worked her way to becoming one of Nigeria’s favorite female artistes. Two years later, we were made to notice another Nigerian talented female artiste- Seyi Shay. Following the path of Tiwa, Seyi Shay released her official singles“No Lele” and “Loving Ur Way” produced by H-Money and was also released under Cecil’s Flytime Entertainment as well. It struck me to observe that besides the fact that these two female artistes chose to work with the same producer on their first singles which is based on their productive stay in England, there seems to be more similarities in their musical career. After the release of her singles, Tiwa went on to take the lead role in Dr Sid’s “Over the Moon”; a move that subsequently increased her followership. Seyi Shay also tried the same move by being the lead character in Ajebutter’s “Omo Pastor”, but that move didn’t work out quite well compared to Tiwa’s. Tiwa left Cecil joined Mavin and formed 323 Entertainment, a management company with her hubby. Seyi in the same vain left Cecil and joined J-Management as an independent artiste. Recently, Tiwa released a controversial video to “Wanted” and within 72 hours got millions of views on YouTube. Critics attacked her for releasing a rather reveaing video considering the fact that she is married; This move strategically increased her popularity and once again Mrs. Balogun became a winner once more. She also got featured by Patoranking, a rave of the moment. Seyi on the other hand also featured Patoranking in one of her singles “Murda” where she appealed with lots of sexy moves in the visuals. Fusing different genres and talented artistes, the song became a hit. Presumably, the team at J-Management decided to emphasize on the number of views the video got on Vevo. Noticeably, Tiwa has always been the “first doer” with Seyi Shay following suit and I am beginning to wonder if Seyi actually has a book on Tiwa which she abides by. 6 • TUSH • @TushMagazineNig underg’s SET TO BLOW Kelly Imadegbelo also known as Caesar is a performing artiste and song writer from Edo state. He started singing at the age of 12 and then later joined a music group which he left after discovering his talent. Caesar’s unique style of music is one that has been in him from his Caesar tender age. His Genre of music popularly known as reggae or dancehall has gained more listeners in Africa and the world at large over the years. Caesar’s energetic and authoritative style of performance is one that is very rare and to watch out for. Just as he calls himself the Conqueror, Caesar promises to be a unique brand that is going to conquer the music industry nationwide and internationally. Watch out for the big moves which will soon be shown to the world soon. Follow on Social Media accounts: Twitter and Instagram - @caesarudonno 7 • TUSH • @TushMagazineNig A Becoming Lifestyle Among Ladies - Oghomwen Toni-Osagie The other night I was having drinks with friends and we were ‘innocently’ eavesdropping on a group of ladies having a conversation. Well, they were quite upset and I bet the whole restaurant could hear them. From what I gathered a lady at their table was upset! Let me rephrase that, she was raving mad! She said; “I am sick of him! So sick! How can he claim to love me and still no ring? No introduction? Nothing! Does he think our life is a reality show? When is he going to pop the question? When?” So we gathered she has been with her ‘boo’ for a while now and she was getting tired of being a ‘Miss’ and not a Mrs. Probably she wasn’t having it anymore, and the man was ignorant to this fact. So the next call for solutions of course were her ‘girls’. Have you ever noticed how we women (well most of us) find it easy telling our friends everything? Maybe it is because they always proffer the best advice or because they often go through similar situations. I come from a society where the greatest accomplishments of a woman is on her finger; her wedding ring. If you don’t have a man at home no matter what other career moves or ambitious goals you might have attained over time it all sums up to nothing! - Just because you don’t have a man.
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