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‘How My Love for Music grew at a very tender Age ‘ – Fast-rising artiste, Da Fresh reveals

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Oluwadamilola Emmanuel also known as Da Fresh is a fast-rising Hip-Hop artiste whose unique voice has made him stand out in the industry. Just like every artiste, he has been through a lot before getting to the level which he is now. He recently released a Song titled ‘Bamise ’which is currently making waves across the nation

In an interview with Saharaweekly, he talked about how his career started, His challenges,and many More.

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My name is Osho Oluwatosin from Sahara weekly magazine, can we meet you?

R – My name is Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, an artiste under Fanafilit Integrated concept, my stage name is Da Fresh. I was the winner of Unleash Your talent season 4

Q – How has it been since you started music?

R – It’s been God all the way because before fanafilit I was just like every artiste on the street, ever since I met Fanafilit, my orientation has changed, my concept has changed, a lot f things have changed about me, that was when I started seeing myself as a true artiste, I started being a brand.

Q –Before you met fanafilit, how was music like?

R – Music was music, but now, it is more of a career, I now see it as my priority, before now I was like some guy that wanted to make music but now I want to compose well, make sense while making music, you can make music,make money but it is good when you make music  and make sense, that is how to build yourself to be a legend

 

Q – Before Fanifilit, can you tell us the challenges you faced

R – A lot of them because there is a different between an artiste who has a management and an artiste who Is just an artiste, there are a whole lot of things that usually happen when I was just normal, for instance, I use to be that kind of guy that used to lobby for shows, go up and down, I still do that but not like then, this time around it is more like a professional but before now, it was dry but this time around, we now have class

Q – What are you working on presently?

R – Actually, I’m working on my new material, title Bamise. It is a Yoruba song which means’Do it for me’, it is a prayerful song, when I think about everything I have been through, where I started from, actually God is working but I felt I need to praise God, tell God what I want, I felt I can still do this, and can still make it in music, in the first place I wanted to make sense so I came up with that and we still have a lot to push out

 

Q – Would we be right to say Bamise Is a Gospel song?

R – Not really Gospel song, lets say commercial Gospel

Q – Do you have any fear of it being accepted out there judging by you being a Gospel artiste?

R – From the response I have been getting, I believe its going to be accepted massively, I believe that, we leave everything in the hands of God

Q – Do you have any other song apart from Bamise?

R – Yes, I dropped a song before Bamise titled Jubadi, and One other song, the acceptance has been quite cool but not up to our expectation

Q – In the nearest future who are those people you will be working with?

R – Lot of them though but most importantly, I will be working with Tuface, sound Sultan, 9ice, and another thing is I will be working with Yinka Ayefele, I have a vision of working with him, and a lot more.

Q – Working with Yinka Ayefele, as a Hiphop artiste won’t your fans think you are going gospel already, referring to the fact that you just dropped Bamise which is close to Gospel?

R – When you listen to Bamise, you will know this is a song coming from a street Guy, telling God what he wants, I’m not saying I’m the baddest Guy but the song is for all and can be played anywhere

Q –Why did you choose to go into Music in the first place?

R – I will say Music chose me, Music has been around but it’s just like Music chose me to bring it out in my family. My child was in the  choir, my mum was in the choir, I didn’t grow up as a Christian but then, the spirit has been there right from childhood, I love singing, growing up, coming out some people would be like ‘Your voice sweet small, why you no dey do music’  but then I wasn’t serious, I just like to sing people song but when it started getting into school, we started some stuffs, we started with our friends, from there I started singing for my Mum, that was how it started

Q – How did your parents feel when they discovered you will be doing hiphop?

R – This thing has been what they wanted to do but let me just say they didn’t have the opportunity. The thing is basically I didn’t grow up as a Christian, the way I started music, when they were choirs, I was very young and didn’t know but she told me when I was growing up, but music just came because I love singing  when I was young. I hardly do things without singing, even if I don’t know the lyrics, I will just be singing something, from all those nonsense, some sense would come up so from there I started bringing up my own

Q – The Nigerian Music industry is flooded with a lot of artiste, artiste come up daily, among all of them, what stands you out?

R – My style stands me out among others.

Q – Who are those people you look up to in the music industry?

R – Somebody I just like his way, style of Music is Sound Sultan, most times when I say it most people wonder, I just like him. It is true that when things change, you have to follow the trend of things but that doesn’t mean you should leave the true you because you want to follow the trend of things, you need to build yourself to that trend, that is why I love Sound Sultan, most of artiste in this generation have all diverted, it is good to be versatile but Sound sultan stick to his style and upgraded it to the standard of our generation, I have not met him but if I meet him I will let him know.

 

 

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Africa’s Leading Investment Firm, Africent Group, Rebrands

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Africa’s Leading Investment Firm, Africent Group, Rebrands

 

 

 

 

Africent Group, a holding company that invests and supervises its own businesses and established companies with business interests in oil, shipping, mining and minerals, agriculture, landholdings, and warehouses, has announced that it will be undergoing a rebranding initiative.

 

 

*Africa’s Leading Investment Firm, Africent Group, Rebrands*

 

 

 

As a leading investment firm in Africa, Africent Group has grown and expanded its business interests over the years. The company believes that it is time to refresh its brand to better reflect its core values, mission, and diversified business portfolio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

As part of this rebranding initiative, Africent Group will update its company logo, website, and marketing materials to align with its core values and mission. The rebranding initiative will not change the company’s commitment to excellence and providing exceptional service to its clients.

 

 

 

 

Africent Group is excited about this new chapter in its journey and believes that the rebranding initiative will position the company for continued growth and success in the future.

 

 

 

 

For more information on Africent Group and its diversified business portfolio, please visit their website at https://africentgroup.com/

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GTCO Food & Drink Festival 2023… A Celebration Of Food!

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GTCO Food & Drink Festival 2023… A Celebration Of Food!

 

 

 

 

 

The annual GTCO Food & Drink Festival is back again for its 6th Edition, and food lovers across Africa and the world are in for a feast like never before! The event is slated to hold from Saturday April 29th till Monday May 1st 2023, at GTCentre, Plot 1 Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Victoria Island, Lagos, providing a 3-day weekend of food and endless celebration.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GTCO Food & Drink Festival 2023… A Celebration Of Food!

 

 

The GTCO Food & Drink Festival brings together the greatest minds on the global culinary stage, the most industrious Nigerian small food business owners, a world class, state-of-the-art children’s play area, merging them all to give attendees the most memorable food and drink event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commenting on the 2023 GTCO Food and Drink Festival, the Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, Segun Agbaje, said; “Food and drink are intrinsically social things, and best enjoyed when shared. We understand the value of bringing together businesses and consumers who are passionate about food and have continued to inspire new ways to experience life through food and drink. The continuing success of our free-business platforms reflect our unchanging commitment to Promoting Enterprise and echoes our brand promise of creating Great Experiences.”

Constantly innovating the space and on a quest to continue creating great experiences for all stakeholders, GTCO Food & Drink will be expanding its capacity by creating more opportunities for more businesses and increasing its highly coveted vendor stalls from 142 to 204, giving even more innovative and assiduous business owners the chance to not only showcase their businesses to the over 250,000 foodies in attendance, but also engage with their customer base and learn from a confluence of other great-minded food entrepreneurs. The event will also feature three premier DJs in Africa, setting the scene for a weekend of celebration, food, drink, and togetherness.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc is a leading financial services company providing banking and non-banking services including payments, wealth management, and pension fund management, with a presence across eleven countries spanning West and East Africa as well as the United Kingdom. The Group operates a diversified, Proudly African franchise and is renowned for its innovative approach to customer service and stakeholder engagement which has endeared the brand to millions of people across Africa and beyond. Over the years, many customers have benefited from its unique loan products including the Food Industry Credit and Fashion Industry Credit designed specifically for businesses in the food and fashion industry.

 

 

 

 

 

It’s time once again to come together and celebrate the great joys food has to offer! Attendance is FREE.

For more information on the event, please visit: https://foodanddrink.gtcoplc.com

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Aliko Dangote Makes N460bn In A Day, Overtakes Four On Billionaires’ List

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Aliko Dangote Makes N460bn In A Day, Overtakes Four On Billionaires' List

Aliko Dangote Makes N460bn In A Day, Overtakes Four On Billionaires’ List

 

 

 

DANGOTE– Nigerian business tycoon, Aliko Dangote, overtook two Russians, one Chinese and an Indian on the billionaires’ list on Monday, after making N460bn in a day.

 

 

Aliko Dangote Makes N460bn In A Day, Overtakes Four On Billionaires' List

 

 

 

The Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group made the profit following increased demand for Dangote Cement, beating his fellow billionaires by earning about $100 million.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He maintains a majority share at his Cement company, following the company’s announcement of a significant share buyback two weeks ago.

 

 

 

 

 

 

According to Bloomberg Billionaire Index, Dangote remains Africa’s richest man, a feat he has maintained for 12 years in a row.

 

 

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