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Yoruba Artist, 9ice Changes His Official Name?

As part of efforts to reposition himself in the music industry, the Alapomeji singing pearl, 9ice has changed his names. 

Formerly known as Abolore Adegbola Akande, 9ice told Showtime he is taking the new names of Alexander, Abolore, Adegbola, Alapomeji Ajifolajifaola. 

 Advancing reason for the name change, the Gongo Aso crooner said it was in line with his desire to please his fans who have taken a liking to the name Alapomeji.

 “When I set up Alapomeji records, I didn’t reckon on my fans taking to the name. Now that they seem to love the name, I have decided to add it to my original names’”, he told Showtime. 

On his father’s reaction to the new name, 9ice said, “Its my decision to adopt a new name and not my father’s. I am sure he will have nothing against my wish, knowing this is show business”.

2Face Dumps 9ice For Bobby Brown


For many fans who came to 9ice's Bashorun Gaa Versus (BGV) Concert yesterday to see 2Face perform, it was a huge disappointment for them when they discovered that African Queen crooner. Would not be performing as early scheduled because of his absence at the show.

2Face, who has done about two collaborations with 9ice (Street Credibility and Beautiful in Versus Album), was billed to perform at the concert which took place at Eko Hotels.

source later confirmed yesterday that 2Face cancelled his performance at BGV Concert to perform in Port Harcourt at the Bobby Brown and Bel Biv Devoe in Port Harcourt.

newsmen got a picture sent to us from Port Harcourt, where 2Face was spotted yesterday night.

Singer, 9ice, In A Show Of Shame, Fights At A Birthday Party


wonders shall never end, they say. Or what can best explain this gist that we are getting about this Alapomeji records boss involving himself in a public fight with a fan at a birthday bash he went to recently?

Not long ago, it was Ruggedman and Goldie that both engaged a fan on twitter on a fight of words, where they both threw their status as celebrities and role models into gutters and gave the fan words of his life, using various industrial languages at their available at their disposals.

According to this gist getting to newsmen from an eyewitness account, and was confidently divulged to us, oh, wait a minute, did I tell you that 9ice was about releasing his new but long awaited album on December 7? Maybe we would take what happened in this gist as one of his pre-album release activities. Or what do you think?

Back to the gist, we were told that 9ice had taken a time out to visit a birthday bash of one Ehis, where he was invited to by one of Ehis’ friends. The party was done on Joseph Street, Opebi, Ikeja, last week.

The excited Ehis, seeing 9ice at his party, hailed the estranged Oko (hubby in Yoruba language) Toni Payne, but this Gongo Aso crooner snubbed him.

This action by 9ice, as Newsmen was hinted, angered the celebrant, Ehis, who angrily told 9ice that he was not hailing him to beg money from him, and that he was just a fan who buys his CDs for N1500, he should not be treated anyhow as a true fan of his.

He went further, as said by the eyewitness, Ehis told 9ice that he was not a poor guy, and that he could buy 9ice a drink if he wanted one. At this point, 9ice was said to have landed heavily on the guy with a hot and sumptuous slap, when he taught that the guy don jabo or over-yan (insulted).

This act we heard did not go down well with Ehis, who retaliated with his, and a fight ensued between the singer and his fan. This, we learnt generated crowd, but the situation was said to have been quickly curtailed when they were both separated.

Tuface, 9ice at it Studio Again

Penultimate Wednesday, leading Nigerian musicians, Tuface Idibia and 9ice, were caught in a studio located in Ikeja, Lagos working on some songs in what seemed another musical collabo.

Investigations revealed the duo were in the studio to record a song together alongside another musician, LKT. 

Though the song for which they were locked in the studio is yet to be recorded, the trio are said to have been so ecstatic about making it another hit. In a brief chat, LKT noted that all is set for the production of the song as it is expected to be among the hits that would give his album an edge over others.

9ice-"Yes, Toni Payne Visits Me, But We Have Not Settled"

Contrary to news making the rounds that estranged couple, 9ice and Toni Payne had reconciled/on the verge of reconciling, 9ice says it's not true.

When asked if he and estranged wife Toni Payne had reconciled since she's always seen at his home, 9ice replied.

Yes, she comes to the house, but she has not returned. What happens is she comes to the house, because in our Yoruba tradition, she has the right to visit the father of her child or children and if there's space or accommodation, she can stay briefly to see her children. She's been coming to the house, but that doesn't mean that she was coming to beg me, or me begging her. That chapter is closed for now.

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