ASU EKIYE STORMS LAGOS

ASU EKIYE STORMS LAGOS BIG FOR “COSON IN THE CHURCH”!

Multiple award-winning Nigerian gospel music star, Asu Ekiye, is storming Lagos next week to be a key part of the much talked about big biennial event of the music industry calledCOSON IN THE CHURCH which holds on the 1st day of December 2019. Asu Ekiye, also called “Prince of the Niger Delta”, will arrive Lagos with that vivacious special brand of gospel music for which he is very well known. Asu will be joining Nigeria’s topmost gospel artistes and several anointed ministers of the gospel from different denominations across the country for an unforgettable praise and worship gathering of the faithful for the Nigerian nation and its citizens faced with many challenges.

Asu Ekiye who for several years has beenpresident of Fellowship of Gospel Music Ministers of Nigeria FOGMNON was in 2017 appointed Special Adviser to the Bayelsa State Government on Entertainment and Culture. Asu Ekiye has performed alongside the best of the best around the globe such as Kirk Franklin, Donnie McKlurkin, Cece Winans, Israel Houghton, Don Moen, Martha Munizzi and many more.

Celebrated former President of PMAN and current Chairman of Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Chief Tony Okoroji, says, ”I am so excited and proud that Asu Ekiye will be live at COSON IN THE CHURCH to light up the fire! He has assured me that no one who attends COSON IN THE CHURCH will leave without being touched by the spirit of God. Asu says that everyone coming to Revival Assembly for the big show has to dress cool because he plans to heat up the auditorium with the presence of the Almighty. He advises everyone coming to bring their clean white handkerchiefs for the special celebration”.

Also to be ushered on to the stage of COSON IN THE CHURCH is the evergreen minister of gospel music in Nigeria, Funmi Aragbaye who will be arriving Lagos from her Ibadan base. Dr. Aragbaye who is National President ofGospel Musicians Association of Nigeria (GOMAN) has asked her many fans to throng Revival Assembly in Ikeja on the 1st of December for “a show of all shows”.

Speaking further, Chief Tony Okoroji who is producing the big event says, “all hands are on deck. Nigeria’s greatest gospel singers will be there. The most amazing and anointed men of God will pray for the Nigerian nation and for the families of all those present at this time of great challenges in our country. This is an important contribution of Nigerian musicians to national unity. Our host pastor, Apostle Anselm Madubuko, is giving us 100% support. The red carpet will be hot with paparazzi everywhere and there will be stars and stars every direction you look.

“This is an event that brings thousands of Nigerian musicians and their fans together to worship the Almighty in an interdenominational manner on a day that there are no separations whatsoever between God’s children. It does not matter which denomination you belong to or if you are not even a Christian, come to COSON IN THE CHURCH on the 1st of December and enter the Christmas season with God’s blessings”.

The big COSON IN THE CHURCH event flags off the 2019 COSON Week.

Peter Map Walker

For TOPS

Mike Aremu In COSON IN THE CHURCH 2019

A little over 2 weeks to go to the big show!

COSON in the Church!!!

All the systems are being readied. Revival Assembly is getting set. The artistes are tuning their voices and their instruments. The men of God are rehearsing their bible verses.. The people will be there dressed to finish. Flash bulbs will explode as paparazzi goes crazy to capture this incredible 1st of December event. Are you going to be there or you want to be told about it?

WILL BE HOT, SMOKING AND UPLIFTING SAYS TONY OKOROJI ABOUT THE 2019 ‘COSON IN THE CHURCH’

THE 2019 ‘COSON IN THE CHURCH’ WILL BE HOT, SMOKING AND UPLIFTING - OKOROJI

Chief Tony Okoroji, one of the nation’s best-known organizers of jaw dropping events and Chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), has declared that the forth coming ‘COSON in the Church’ billed for the first day of December 2019 will be hot, smoking and uplifting.

Okoroji, the man who created and produced the unassailable Nigerian Music Awards, the forerunner to nearly all the key entertainment events in the country, is insistent that every action is being taken to ensure that the 2019 COSON in the Church is an unforgettable experience.

Speaking at the magnificent COSON House in Ikeja during the week to some members of COSON who had come to pay him a solidarity visit, the COSON Chairman who leads thousands of musicians and music industry stakeholders across the country, said, “For most Christians, the 1st of December every year begins the Christmas season. I make bold to ask everyone who can make it to be at the beautiful auditorium of Revival Assembly in Ikeja on the 1st of December 2019 to receive blessings and begin this Christmas season in the presence of the Almighty. We are not leaving anything to chance. It will be awesome. Anyone who has been associated with COSON knows that when COSON does things, we do things very well. I am in touch daily with my colleagues on the COSON board such as KSB, Koffi Tha Guru and the great John Ewelukwa Udegbunam popularly known as Eweson who for many years has been National music Director of the Praise & Worship Ministry of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal of Nigeria.

“All hands are on deck. Nigeria’s greatest gospel singers will be there. The most amazing and anointed men of God will pray for the Nigerian nation and for the families of all those present at this time of great challenges in our country. This is an important contribution of Nigerian musicians to national unity. The red carpet will be hot with paparazzi everywhere and there will be stars and stars every direction you look.

Some of the Music Ministers for the day are: 

WORD TO GOD

IBITAYO JEJE

AYO VINCENT

And many more......

This is an event that brings thousands of Nigerian musicians and their fans together to worship the Almighty in an interdenominational manner on a day that there are no separations whatsoever between God’s children. It does not matter which denomination you belong to or if you are not even a Christian, come to “COSON in the Church” on the 1st of December and be blessed”.

Tell your friends not to miss this show of all shows.

Bring your family to start the Christmas season in the presence of the living God.

It will be a bomb!!!

Peter Asiegbu for TOPS

The Entertainment Headquarters 

THE COSON WEEK 2019

EMEKA MBA TO DELIVER THE 2019 COSON LECTURE

Mr. Emeka Mba, former Director-General of the National Film & Video Censors Board and former Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission will deliver the 2019 COSON Lecture, one of the key events of the biennial COSON Week which will hold on Saturday, December 7, 2019 at the COSON House Arena in Ikeja.

Emeka Mba who currently heads Questech Media, a specialized media & entertainment consulting practice, has more than 27 years’ experience in the converged fields of media, entertainment and technology, as well as regulatory policy management. He is considered by many of his peers as a leading visionary and thinker on the role of government policy and technology in shaping the trajectory and growth of the sector, and its impact on social and economic development.

Mr. Mba was Managing Director of Phillips Media Entertainment Ltd, a specialized media entertainment consulting service of Phillips Consulting Nigeria, and was for eight and a half years, Regulatory Affairs Manager for MultiChoice Nigeria, responsible for Regulatory strategy and Policy.

In 2014, Emeka Mba as DG of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) played a historic role in the development of collective management of copyright in Nigeria by brokering peace between COSON and the Nigerian broadcasting industry which led to the agreement for the payment of copyright royalties by all broadcasting stations in the country.

Speaking on the choice of Mr. Mba for the 2019 COSON Lecture, COSON Chairman, Chief Tony Okoroji, said, “No one in Nigeria has the depth of hands-on experience that Mr. Emeka Mba has with respect to creative content and the management of rights. He is brilliant. I am looking forward to a very exciting 2019 COSON Lecture”

The inaugural COSON lecture in 2013 was delivered by Prof Helge Ronning, Chairman, Norwegian Copyright Development Association (NORCODE) with His Excellency, Mr. Rolf Ree, Norwegian Ambassador to Nigeria as Guest of Honour. The 2015 COSON Lecture was delivered by Prof. Bankole Sodipo with His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as Guest of Honour and legal luminary, Prince Bola Ajibola, as Special Guest. The last COSON Lecture in 2017 was delivered by the Hon. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, one-time Deputy Director-General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Chairman of the lecture was the nation’s guru of Intellectual property law, Prof Egerton Uvieghara.

With the quality of the minds that have consistently gathered at each of the lectures, the COSON Lecture series has easily become Nigeria’s most sought after event for the discussion of creativity, content and developments in intellectual property across the globe.

COSON WEEK TABLE TENNIS BLOW OUT

COSON WEEK TABLE TENNIS BLOW-OUT  CHAMPION DARES TIMI DAKOLO, SOLID STAR & BLACK FACE!! SAYS: “ONCE AGAIN, I AM READY FOR THE BIG TROPHY & THE BIG CASH”

The reigning COSON Week Table Tennis Blow Out Champion Donpedro Delphinus was at the magnificent COSON House, Ikeja yesterday Tuesday, November 5, 2019 to register to compete in this year's competition.

Donpedro had at the last COSON Week held in 2017 knocked out music star Solidstar in the finals to emerge Champion.

Do you believe you have the skills to win the table tennis blowout at the #COSONWeek2019??

The reigning champion of the COSON All Stars Table Tennis Blow-Out, MC Don Pedro Delphinus has sent out a warning to everyone dreaming of taking his title at the 2019 COSON All Stars Table Tennis Blow-Out finals which takes place at the Magnificent COSON House, Ikeja on Friday, December 6, 2017.

Said the singer, comedian and top of the bill compere, “I am ready to spin and smash everyone to oblivion at the Blow-Out! I have decided to be a terrorist on the table tennis board this time. Once again, I am going home with the big trophy and the big cash. No one can stop me.”

MC Don Pedro who was speaking at the COSON House Arena on Tuesday, November 5 when he came to register for the 2019 Blow-Out, said, “I am sending out warning to the likes of Timi Dakolo and Solid Star. It is true that Timi Dakolo beat me four years ago. After that very painful defeat, I went into my research lab and invented some inter-continental ballistic missiles which I used to destroy Solid Star at the last finals and go home with the trophy and the money. Anybody who is in doubt as to how vicious my smash can be should ask Black Face whom I dispatched with no apologies at the quarter finals of the last Blow Out. Please, somebody tell Timi Dakolo that MC Don Pedro is waiting for him at COSON House. My bat is hot. I want revenge… I want revenge…. I want revenge!!!”

Registration is presently going on for the 2019 COSON All Stars Table Tennis Blow Out, one of the big events of the biennial COSON Week. Those eligible for the contest are COSON members across the country, COSON staff, COSON consultants, entertainment industry personalities and entertainment journalists. The play offs begin on Monday, December 2.

Any person wishing to register for the contest should contact Mr. Yemi Oyerinde at 0909 658 3241 with email address as yemmight4life@yahoo.com. Registration is free.

FOR COSON.

Register NOW for free!!!!!!!!

All COSON members, Staff, Consultants, and Entertainment Journalists are eligible.

What I Love To Do

What I Love To Do

When you set out to do what you love,
you find out that life is stress free (but never forget the adversaries you have. Those that try to bring you down or see you fail)....

When you do the things you love with passion you get to understand the powers you possess and how much you can do.You understand your strength and weaknesses. You become conscious of yourself and your environment because you want to give your best at all time.

Love is said to be the greatest of all commandments and attitude/action.



If you love yourself, you will also love other. If you love yourself, you wont hurt others. If you love yourself, you won't allow anyone to talk you down....I'm not talking of pride or egoistic attitude here.

TO DO LIST

• Take your time out.
• List the things you love to do
• List the ones you know how to do best
• List the ones you need to improve on
• List the ones you would love to learn
• Lastly, start doing them....

CRAVING FOR MORE OF YOU (MY ADDICTION)

Craving for you like the desert craves for water, longing for you like a monkey to a banana. A sight of you oils my lamp and keeps me burning. The more I come close the more I realize that I have to be closer than ever. Words can’t describe how I feel about you. Having you by my side all day long is never enough. Holding you next to me makes me want to see what you are made of. Deep calleth unto deep!!!! I'm still here,craving for more.

Deeper in you is always my next move. Searching through you every day because I can’t live without you, I want to touch you, I want to feel you, I want to know more of you JESUS you are all I want.

MY ADDICTION

THIS IS ONE OF MY BIGGEST ADDICTION. I have been trying to get over it but the more i try the more i see myself into it.

It is so hard to get my eyes and mind off it, I try all I know how to. Sometimes I wonder why I have to go through all these every now and then. I see the things you do everywhere I go, I feel them, I want them because they are enticing, mouth filling, eye catchy, body teasing and mind blowing. I fight with these thoughts all day long. It get worse each time I get out of my house, as I have to deal with all of these everywhere and when I’m alone, I wonder why I feel this way for them. My addiction makes me feel this way, the urge gets me wondering if I can live without it. It arouses every part of me. The way I feel about you makes me wonder if there is any possibility of surviving outside you. You are everywhere I go. You have taken over my mind, my thought and even the way I do things. You are the sweetest thing that has ever happened to me. You make me want to see another day. The feelings so tender and heartwarming, full of care and body wanting.

How else do I describe all your works and beauty, my Lord, Savior, King, Father and Friend. From behind, I try to imagine your front, how sweet, tender and portable it would be. The more I get closer, the more I want to see and feel you. From your side I wonder what artistic work was done on your by your hands and might. And when I’m in front of you....my addiction

MY ADDICTION to be continued...........

WEB HOSTING

TODAY'S MEAL- HOT AND FRESH FROM DERONI

FRESH NEW HOT GOSPEL ARTIST FROM Port-Harcourt

Destiny Ebiuwa Iyoha best known as Deroni is an incredible multi-talented inspirational and a gospel music artist who hails from the Great Benin city of Edo State in Nigeria. Born on the 14th of June 1981 but grew up in Port Harcourt where she lives and got married to her handsome and lovely husband Iyoha Emmanuel and she is blessed with 4 beautiful kids. She is a lover of God with a desire to affect lives positively via music, bringing many to the knowledge of God.

Deroni who is a graduate of the Enugu State University Of Science And Technology (ESUST), Enugu started her music career when she was 14 years of age form one of the well to do churches of this generation Christ Embassy as one of the choristers.
She have been on the low for several years but decided to come out of the shadows to use her creative and incredible spiritual gift to uplift, bless and encourage others in the year 2000.

Deroni took a very big advantage of her time in Ekpoma to set for quiet time with God when she got the move and leading of the Holy Spirit which opened her heavens musically. She have recorded 10 songs, done two videos and have one album with seven tracks on it just to share her brilliance and awesomeness with the world.

Songs on the album titled Emmanuel

• BLOOD
• EMMANUEL
• JESUS OPEN DOORS
• WE WORSHIP YOU
• LOADED
• GRATEFUL
• YOU BE OGA

Some of her spiritual mentors are pastor Chris Oyhakilome of Christ Embassy, Pastor Felix Ebuade, Pastor Freedom Eriya, Pastor Victor Akinsete of Winners chapel PH, Bishop David Oyedepo of Living Faith (Winners Chapel), Joyce Meyer and musical role models are Cece Winans, Sinach to mention but a few.

Lyrics of Emmanuel.

Emmanuel Emmanuel

With the power of at work we make it through

Emmanuel Emmanuel

With the power of God at work we make it through

Emmanuel oh oh

Come on help me sing.

Verse

You are God 

All by yourself 

you created the world.

With the rod

continue...

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THE MAN TO DELIVER THE FIRST LECTURE

THIS IS THE MAN DELIVERING THE 1st RAS KIMONO MEMORIAL LECTURE, MONDAY, JUNE 10 AT THE MAGNIFICENT COSON HOUSE, IKEJA

Professor Duro Oni has been on the staff of the University of Lagos since 1976 and has held various positions including that of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Management Services);Dean, Faculty of Arts; Professor and Head of the Department of Creative Arts: Pioneer Director, Confucius Institute: He was also the Director of the Centre for Cultural Studies. In a career spanning over forty years at the University of Lagos, Prof. Duro Oni initiated and developed degree programme in; Creative Arts(Theatre Arts, Music & Visual Arts) at the Bachelor’s, Master’s, M.Phil. and Ph.D. levels and the Bachelor's Degree in Chinese Studies.

He was also the Director General / CEO of the Federal Government Parastatal, Centre for Black and African Arts and Civilization (CBAAC) and Special Assistant/Adviser to the Hon. Minister of Culture and Social Welfare/Youth and Sports from 1990-1992. He holds the BFA and MFA Degrees from the California Institute of the Arts in the United States and a Ph.D. from the University of Ibadan. An academic of repute, Duro Oni has a total of ten books and over sixty articles in reputable journals and chapters in books in the areas of Theatre Arts Design and Aesthetics, Dramatic Literature and Criticism, Management, Cultural Studies and the Nollywood/Nigerian Films.

An Academic, Culture /Theatre Administrator and Production Designer, Duro Oni has also travelled widely and has trained in and or visited the following countries, among others; U.S.A., Great Britain, France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, Yugoslavia, Bermuda, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Ecuador, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Hong Kong, Canada, Barbados, Trinidad, India, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Turkey and a host of African countries including Egypt, Republic du Benin, Togo, Ghana, Liberia, Senegal, Libya, Morocco, South Africa, Kenya, Cote d’Ivoire and Ethiopia.

Prof. Duro Oni is a Fellow, Nigerian Academy of Letters, Fellow of the Society of Nigerian Theatre Artistes (SONTA), Fellow and Advisory Board Member of National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners(NANTAP), Senior Overseas Fellow of the Ferguson Centre, Open University in the United Kingdom (2006-2007),Fellow, Royal Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, (RSA),UK.

Prof. Duro Oni, who was born inMinna, Niger State on the 15th of December, 1952 is from Iwoye-Ijesa in Osun state. He is fluent in English, Yoruba and Hausa.

Please meet the man we are all coming to listen to on the 2019 Ras Kimono Memorial Day and delivering the first Ras Kimono Memorial Lecture on Revolutionary Music for Equality and Justice. Please meet the erudite Prof. Duro Oni.

THE NEW FACE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ! OKORO BLESSING NKIRUKA

Ms. Okoro Blessing Nkiruka is a new age social media personality in Nigeria..She is best known on social media as CEO. She is young, pretty and daring. She has 230K followers on her Instagram page, she is a Public figure, Relationship expert, Storyteller, Brand Influencer, Founder of breakormakeup concept, Leading relationship blog –BOM-

She is social media savvy. She has used social media to bolster and peddle her hunger for power, privilege, recognition and deception. She has a quarter of a million followers that she sells her image and garbage to. She is living it all up on social media,

except that her “living it all up’ is fabricated and perceptually misleading. Over the weekend, she got burst when she went to a home, armed with her cellphone to intrude, trespass and invade the privacy of private citizens and owners of the home and property; that plushy home, to rudely take pictures, record a video of the living room of the home and shared on her Instagram page or blog as her new upscale Home she recently purchased.

But her luck ran out. She was caught by owners of the house as she trespassed, humiliated before their camera. What is wrong with today’s young social media influencers: her fraudulent and fake social media life caught up with her!: a painful loss of pride.

It is my understanding that young CEO had fraudulently asked those that wished to use her services, as a product endorser, to pay. Innocent merchants have allegedly paid her and she had refused to hold her own end of their deal, defrauded then.

these videos have gone viral... But most comments are defending her with silly sentiments and proffer excuses for her invasion of a family's home, tried to blame the owner of the home she intruded, for using excessive force to detain and subsequently humiliated her. This is the problem with Nigerians: always offer excuses in defense of crimes and criminals. What CEO did was a violation of a family’s rights to live happily. She invaded their privacy.

Her desire to continuously mislead her followers with her lies and imaginations of a well lived lifestyle blew up in her face and you want to feel sorry for her?. She went to fabricate her imagination to deceive her 230K followers and perhaps, business partners…she could have also arranged a kidnapping or armed robbery exercise at this household or scout it as a possible future hit home for illicit and dangerous robbery and or kidnapping operations, considering the climate of insecurity in Nigeria. The man had every right to deal ruthlessly with any trespasser to his property. That was his home; he had every right to protect his family and property against an intruder. The family was in their home and property when a rude stranger walked in, disrespected them and assaulted their privacy.

She should be thankful she walked out there alive. You break into my home, intruded in my family’s privacy, liberty and the rights to live freely and happily, I will break your skull. She violated the man and his family because of her greed.

He has every right to defend and protect his family. If you came into my property and residence, uninvited, to invade my privacy, "you will leave in a body bag" so funny just as this quotes sounds but its the simple truth.

There will be no need for handcuffs after I burst her knee caps before I call the police. She trespassed with a Cellphone, illegally took pictures of my home, recorded inside of the home, while trespassing. She was an intruder and should be treated as such. She came to my house, my property. . She went the extreme to seek fame and justify her fake lavish living. She wan be senior girl nah, let her pay for the consequences of living a sham life. The gate-men should be treated as accomplices to this crime

WONDERS OF WORSHIP SEASON 4

WONDERS OF WORSHIP SEASON 4

#WOW season 4

Wonders Of Worship #WOW4 which is the fourth edition of Walkers Family's (#WF) worship program #WOW which kicked of last year and had season 2 and 3 concurrently with so much positive impacts and testimonies form it attendees.

it.is not just a gospel music concert but a time to refresh our spirits, souls and body through intense worship ministrations beyond the norms by awesome and powerful music ministers.

Last 3 editions had the likes of Tosin Israel, Pst. Olufelix Justus and GPA voices, Jeru El, Zion Liberation Voices, RCCG Liberty Chapel Choir, TOP voices and many others.

#HosannaWorship is yet another power packed worship encounter which is set to hold at RCCG Tabernacle Power Parish, 2 Storey B/Sop, Baruwa inside, Ipaja, Lagos.
Date is the 14th of June 2019 and the time is 10pm prompt. Don't be told because God is set to do greater things this time around as it will include the LUNCHING OF OUR OWN SONGS which have never been heard or played anywhere.

It is also a time to meet the needs of the people around us, showing love and reaching out to our immediate community via kindness as it is part of our vision and mission to reach out to people with special abilities, orphans and the unsaved souls.

SEE YOU THERE!!!!

ALL SHADES OF KASI

ALL SHADES OF KASI

KASI LIGHTS UP LAGOS ON HER BIRTHDAY JUNE 12! AS SHE HOSTS A MULTI-ARTISTIC EXHIBITION AT THE MAGNIFICENT COSON HOUSE, IKEJA.

The famous hot red carpet of the magnificent COSON House, home of Nigeria's most successful organization in the creative sector will be on display on June 12, 2019, the sacred day of Nigeria's democracy.

The red carpet will host stars of all colours coming from far and near to celebrate with Nigeria's much talked about multi -talented star, KASI whose birthday it is on June 12

.

KASI who rides the red power bike is a much admired singer, a talented painter and an unsurpassed designer of urban fashion.

On June 12, the show, “ALL SHADES OF KASI” will feature the many talents of this gifted Nigerian artiste. Kasi will be on stage with her friends, the TOPS ALL STARS dishing out brand new music never heard before.

Some truly beautiful models will show off her fashion line called REAL KASI (RK). There will also be a sumptuous exhibition of her unique art works at the COSON House. The exhibition will go on for 3 days.

The great “ALL SHADES OF KASI” is being powered by TOPS, the Entertainment Headquarters whose boss, Chief Tony Okoroji is inviting every lover of the arts to come and celebrate the creativity of the nation’s all round Queen of the Arts, KASI, THE JUNE 12 GIRL!

It will be recalled that in 2017 when Kasi celebrated her birthday at COSON House, it was crazy! The edifice was stormed by the nation’s who is who. It was at the event that the unstoppable Dele Momodu delivered a June 12 lecture that was much talked about for weeks. Among the many celebrities who attended the epoch making event were ace broadcaster, Bisi Olatilo; Niteshift Govnor, Ken Calebs Olumese:, multi-award winning star, 2face Idibia; publishers Mayor Akinpelu, Azuh Arinze, Kunle Bakare etc etc. Put simply, paparazzi went crazy at COSON House at the KASI show.

Chief Tony Okoroji promises that this year’s event will be double commotion.

FOR TOPS

PETER MAP WALKER