Olu Maintain, Aki & Pawpaw thrill at Grand Hotel, Asaba
By David Ajiboye
Olu Maintain thrilling the crowd at Grand Hotel,
Asaba last weekPopular hip hop sensation and Yahoozee crooner, Olu Maintain, Eva, Sammy Okposo, Aki
and Paw Paw, and Segun Arinze were among the stars that shook the city of Asaba to its foundation last weekend.
Society buffs and fun seekers thronged Grand Hotel Asaba to watch the stars perform live at the unveiling of HITV, Nigeria’s premium pay TV brand. The stars that were brought in by HITV performed to an ecstatic and expectant crowd who seem not to have enough of their act.
Olu Maintain, who mounted the rostrum at about midnight, dished out hit after hit to a crowd that sang along with him and seemed to know all his songs better than he did. They were also glad to see their favourite artist live performing his hit track Yahoozee.
The crowd went wild as he sang his classic and other hit tracks that have brought him acclaim both within and outside Nigeria. Toyin Subair, MD/CEO of HITV couldn’t help but spring to his feet to swing to the rhythm of Olu Maintain who was carried shoulder-high when he was performing Yahoozee. This was preceeded by performances by Sammy Okposo and Eva.
The launch of HITV in Asaba attracted the Delta state Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan and other important dignitaries from the state. The Governor, represented by one of his Special Advisers, Mr. Richard Mofe Damijo applauded the entrepreneurial and business acumen of Mr. Toyin Subair, MD/CEO of indigenous pay television service provider, HITV and his team for being a trailblazer in the area of pay TV.
Governor Uduaghan said the emergence of HITV has opened a new vista in the branding of Nigeria which has of late got a lot of bashing from foreign controlled media who only see negative things about the country. Uduaghan said the opening of the new office in Asaba is significant because a new comedy channel will soon go on air ‘From the Delta.’ He stressed that the new channel will serve as a pedestal to incorporate the whole country. The HITV example, he noted should serve as a spring board for other Nigerian businesses because ‘there are enormous opportunities in Nigeria and the earlier we start seizing the opportunities, the better we would become’. He stressed that the state government identifies with everything that HITV stands for which include proving a point that Nigerians have the capability of managing successful businesses.
Speaking after the official launch of HITV in Asaba, Mr. Toyin Subair said they are set to rebuild the entertainment and sports industry in Nigeria by serving as ‘a catalyst of sports media entertainment in Nigeria.’ He stressed that the introduction of the new comedy channel will be dedicated to identifying the numerous talents abundant in the Niger Delta and beyond.
He promised that HITV’s channels will soon increase from the present 16 to 22 by the end of June, 2008. He poured encomium on the Delta State Government for personally inviting them to establish their presence in Asaba and beyond.
Channels on HITV include Trace TV, Nigezie and KennysTv which are HiTV’s top-rated music channels. Nigezie; a music and lifestyle channel which primarily celebrates artistes on the local music scene, lifestyle and glitz, all infused into a total package.
The channels cut across news, entertainment, movies, sports, music, lifestyle, kids, Christian programming and others.
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