Week Wrap Up: From Rema’s Album Disclosure to Grammy Postponement

The week (Monday, January 4, to Saturday, January 9, 2021), started with some exciting news. With popular singer, Rema, disclosing his plan to release his debut album, there couldn’t have been any other better way to begin the week.

eelive.ng serves you the best possible up-to-date information on entertainers, and this weekly wrap up brings you some of the things that made the news about them during the week.

Rema disclosed his plan to release his much-anticipated debut album this year.

The Woman singer took to this Twitter page to excite his fans with the album release news, as he charged his fans to be ready for conscious music.

“Bangers all year. Album, yes. A lot of people capping with my name for Likes on here, Ravers eat em up if y’all like, respect is reciprocal,” he tweeted.

Paul and Jude Okoye recovered from the deadly COVID-19.

This development stretched the list of Nigerian celebrities who have recovered from the infectious disease. 

The duo disclosed that they regained their recovery on the same day.

Popular singer, Bella Shmurda caused a stir among his fans on social media, after going haywire on stage.

In a video that surfaced on the internet, the music star was seen going out of control during his performance at a show that was held in the eastern part of the country. He was suspected to be on drugs.

The 2021 Grammy Awards, originally scheduled for Sunday, January 31, was postponed due to an unprecedented surge in coronavirus infections.

Although a new date is yet-to-be-announced, unconfirmed reports have it that the organisers were aiming to hold the event on Sunday, March 14.

Veteran Yoruba actress, Folake Aremu, popularly known as Orisabunmi, passed away.

Confirming her death, President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria, (TAMPAN), Bolaji Amusan, aka Baba Latin, disclosed that the movie- star died of a brief illness.

Investigative journalist, Tobore Ovuorie threatened to drag Mo Abudu, the CEO of EbonyLife, the producers of Òlòtūré, to court for copyright infringement.

Ovuorie, in an interview, accused Abudu of going ahead to produce and release the film without her consent despite knowing that Òlòtūré is her story.

Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie declared his intention to run for Nigeria’s presidency in 2023.

It was the second time the movie star would show interest to run for presidency.