Wednesday 7 May 2014

Jay Jay Okocha turns ambassador for energy drink.

Ex-Super Eagles star Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha has signed a deal to represent beverage, Bullet Energy Drink as its ambassador. The former Bolton Wanderers FC star now joins actress Chika Ike, who was also unveiled as one of the faces for the beverage brand, a few weeks ago. Reps for the beverage company have told us the deal is worth N15m and will last for two years. Okocha has already kicked off his new deal with a ‘Bullet Juggle with JayJay’ online competition which encourages fans to record and send in videos of themselves juggling a football. In the past the Okocha has worked as an ambassador for beverage company Pepsi and athletic shoes and clothing company Reebok.

Nigerian Artistes Prefer Buying Songs--Upcoming Artiste Sossi

Fast rising Nigerian hip-hop sensation, Agboluaje Babatunde a.k.a.Sossi, has pointed that one of the ways to survive in the music industry is to be a good song writer whose content can be appreciated.

According to Sossi, the purchase of songs has become a part of the Nigerian culture which is now rampant.

“Buying of songs has been part of our culture in this part of the world. But writing songs, is like a job you have to do if you want to be a musician,” the singer observed.

The artiste, who is currently signed under Buggatti Record label, attributed this trend to the fact that the industry was still growing.