I paid N250,000 for Wizkid, Ice Prince, Wande Coal to perform in 2010

A filmmaker, Bolanle Austen-Peters, has revealed that Afrobeats artistes, Wizkid, Ice Prince, Wande Coal, and one other performed at her event for a combined fee of N250,000., an annual programme put together by The Covenant Place on Monday tagged ‘Africa Rising Continent: Nigeria’s Strategic Role’ at the Iganmu area of Lagos.

She also said that some years ago, the movie industry was at the backseat but the story has changed and that movies made by Nigerians are sought after worldwide.Comparing the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria, she said the former is “where we should be headed as a people.” The award-winning movie producer said that the reason prayers were observed for the founder of UAE is because “in less than 60 years, this man has been able to transform the destiny of his people and the nation from being a rural backward country to becoming an advanced economy, a business destination and a tourist centre.She wondered how they did it and why we are not able to replicate such development in Africa and Nigeria especially.“What is Nigeria’s vision?” she asked.

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