IT
was a night of splendid and memorable entertainment at the weekend as the
telecommunications giant, MTN, hosted thousands of Nigerian youths at a
Valentine Rave party held at the Eko Hotel and Suites, Lagos.
The event was marked by good music and a
convivial setting, as the young and not-too-young Nigerians came out to take
advantage of the platform to give and receive love in an atmosphere of fun and
excitement.
Speaking on the reason for the event,
General Manager, Consumer Marketing, Kola Oyeyemi, said: “We at MTN are
committed to greatly impacting lives. We love the youth of this country and we
want to create a platform where this love from us to the customers and also
amongst the customers themselves can be celebrated with good music.”
" Nigerian youths have chosen to be
here over other places tonight, they want to have fun on Valentine night. We
promised a lot and we are indeed delivering on our promises,” he added.
As Nigeria’s popular DJs dished out
monster hits from their wheels of steel one after the other, the crowd roared
in delight.
Led by Jimmy Jatt, each DJ proved his
mettle to convince the audience they were worth all the hype and praises that
were heaped on them prior to the event.
Others on the wheels of steel mixing, blending and scratching
to the delight of the excited crowd were Big N, Caise, Neptune and Obi. One
after the other, they churned out heart thumping numbers from the past, the
not-too-distant past and the raves of the moment.
Then came the performances by the best
of Nigerian musicians. Sound Sultan did not fail to impress as he and his crew
rocked the staged, effectively setting the tone for other performances. Then came
Chidinma (a.k.a Miss Kedike) who held the ageless crowd captive as she thrilled
the crowd with her sing-along signature track "Kedike".
Then came Praiz. As soon as he started
singing "Oshe", the crowd erupted in recognition of the track, which
is one of those currently ruling the airwaves. After that came the ‘First Lady’
of Nigerian music scene - Tiwa Savage and her sultry dancers. Like those before
her, she also did not disappoint, as did her best to wow the crowd. She started
out by singing a love song to all the guests. Then as if to underscore the
importance of the event and her audience, she taunted, "my husband allowed
me to come out here on a Valentine’s night because you are all special!”
International music star Mario Winans
also performed to the excitement of the guests. He noted: “I’m so happy to be
with you guys, and I promise to keep coming to Nigeria “because I love you guys."
By Adeniyi Idowu Adunola
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