Exclusive: Lil Kesh Finally Reveals why he left YBNL, clears

Popular Nigerian rapper, singer and songwriter Lil Kesh having dropped his supposed first single Lyrically, which was immediately accepted by music lovers both home and abroad, was officially shot into limelight with his song Shoki. Born Keshinro Ololade, the 22-year old singer few weeks back dropped his debut record label YBNL for his own label, YAGI in an interview with NAIJ, speaks on why he left YBNL, his current relationship with Olamide, his next project and clears the air on Adekunle Gold’s exist form YBNL. Read excerpts of his interview below: Why choice of YAGI as the label name?


I picked the name because YAGI is the name of my debut album which mean ‘Young and getting it’ (YAGI) and it is like me because everybody knows that is my new logo. I am 22 and I am doing well for myself. Even with the name the album talks basically about me; I am just starting off and I am learning at the same time, I am getting it. I stand for YAGI and YAGI stands for me.


You left YBNL at the time when your career is growing, don’t you think that will affect your career and stand in the industry?


I am still very much around in the industry and good stuff is still going to come out from my stable and YBNL; the fact that I am floating my own label does not matter and does equally means I am no longer under YBNL because that is where a lot of people are getting it wrong. Olamide and YBNL movement is still managing me as an artiste and the fact that I have my own label simply means that YAGI records is been managed by YBNL. We are still together; I and Olamide still record in the same studio and work with same set of producers. As you all know that YBNL is a family thing and we all support each other. How is the new label doing? Like we all know that with YBNL, I had a two year contract which ended some few weeks back and the rightful thoughts of Olamide from time is that his prayer stands firm on all his label artistes that after two years, all artistes he signed will not consider signing into another record label but rather they should be able to stand on their own and try and help other people just like he believed in me as well.


Was Olamide in the known that you were going to float your own label?


Off course he was aware because we have discussed about it before my contract ended that I was going to float my own label which he is in total support of as I know I got his back always. According to speculations, is Adekunle Gold also on your YAGI label?


Ah My brother Gold is still under YBNL but most people got it wrong because he designed the label logo and my album art work. Adekunle Gold has always been supportive of my label from day one as well as other people on the YBNL label. For YAGI records, I am the only artiste on it; come to think of it where do people want me to see money from to sign Adekunle Gold; my bro is expensive just like all is songs are of good qualities. Your song ‘Life of a star’ featuring Adekunle Gold what informed it and the lyrical contents?


My life basically from me not been famous to me been famous which include the stages and experiences that comes with life, trying to adjust to a live of walking peacefully on the street and people not disturbing you but now you are restricted to what you can do and what you can say online. For me that change was quite difficult because many don’t know how freely I do my things back then before the fame came in. Basically, my album is a reflection of my past, present and probably the future as the case maybe. Life of a star came as a reflection of all I have been through, I was actually mediating when the song vibe came in; so I called Pheelz the producer that I was ready and that Adekunle Gold will be dropping few lines too. The funniest part is that I and Adekunle went for a show together in Abeokuta and travelled down to Lagos the following morning where both lodged in a hotel due to fuel scarcity then and we had all the recording tools available and Adekunle did his verse, went back to sleep, woke and continue and at the end of the day, the song came out nice. With your first album doing quite well, what is next for you? I thank God for that and I am not relenting neither am I resting; next for me now is shooting videos off the YAGI album; mores singles and better work ahead, planning tours across the continent and focusing on how to make my own label stand too. What usually informs your choice of words? like I said, I get my words from whatever I hear and what comes out of my thoughtful thinking; I equally use my instinct to record.

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The Boy Who Killed Mother & Daughter Has Been Re-Arrested

A murder suspect, Gift Edosomwan, who escaped from the Edo state Remand Home at Ugbekun in Benin, has been re-arrested along with an accomplice. He was nabbed around 12noon on Monday. Edosomwan was earlier arrested for allegedly killing a 28-year-old woman, Mrs. Itohan Enagbare, and her 3-year-old daughter, Iwinosa, but reportedly escaped from the juvenile home last Saturday. The suspect and others at large had on December 9, 2015, allegedly murdered the victims at their residence on Osaze Street, in the Ikpoba area of the state. The teenager, who was living with the landlady of the house, had been arraigned before a Magistrates' Court but was remanded pending the advice of the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. It was, however, learnt that he had yet to be brought before a court of competent jurisdiction, nearly 4 months after he was remanded at the juvenile home on January 25, 2016. According to Punch sources, Edosomwan and other suspect escaped when he and other inmates were brought out of their rooms to observe a morning routine. The management of the facility immediately begun a manhunt for the suspects, but “As they were being chased, they started shouting that they were being chased by cultists in order to cause a distraction. “But Edosomwan was later apprehended at the house where he allegedly committed the crime while his accomplice was caught on the way.” The murder suspect was said to have attempted to escape through the ceiling of one of the rooms, but was overpowered by the men, who took him back to the remand home. “Some residents of the area called to say he was inside the house. They even said he was a threat in the area,” the source added.

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Fayose Gives Another Order: Kill Erring Cows & Herdsmen

Controversial governor of Ekiti State, Ayo Fayose has declared a war on herdsmen, after a group of herdsmen allegedly attacked communities in the state. Fayose said people to rise against the herdsmen and kill them to defend their lives, families, farmlands. Fayose visited Oke-Ako community in Ikole area of Ekiti, where suspected herdsmen killed two residents and injured four others in a night attack on Friday. He was accompanied by Commissioner of Police, Etop James; Director of Department of State Services (DSS) Andrew Iorkay; Commandant of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, John Ikemefuna and traditional rulers led by the Elekole of Ikole-Ekiti, Oba Adewumi Fasiku. The community has become a ghost town as many residents have fled. Fayoose told local hunters, who mounted a guard of honour, to always be on guard as his administration would give them moral, financial and logistics support. The governor, who revealed that he has banned grazing in the state, pledged to follow up the ban with a bill to the House of Assembly to criminalise grazing.

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Reason Why Tomatoes Are Very Expensive: 80% of Kaduna Tomatoes Ravaged By Disease

The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai on Monday revealed that 80 percent of the tomato produced in the state had been ravaged by pests and diseases, leading to serious scarcity. Specifically, the governor declared a state of emergency in tomato production in the state, saying all hands must be on deck to combat various pests and diseases ravaging tomato. A species of moth attacks the leaves of tomato to cause a disease condition called ‘Tuta Absoluta’. The larva produced by the moth feed voraciously upon tomato plants, causing a yield loss of 100%. El-Rufai said tomato had been destroyed in three local government of the state with a loss of N1bn monthly. The governor spoke through his Commissioner for Agriculture, Dr. Manzo Maigari. He said some officials of the state ministry of agriculture had been sent to Kenya in order to learn how to combat the menace, adding that over 200 farmers had lost tomato produce to pests and diseases. “I want to say that Governor Nasir el-Rufai has declared a state of emergency in tomato production in the state. This is as a result of the invasion of the crop by a pest botanically known as ‘Tuta Absoluta’. “It is so severe that even Dangote, who has established a tomato processing plant in Kano, had to shut down production [temporarily]," he added.

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According to MTO, Drake & Rihanna are engaged and he proposed with a $1m ring

Lol...MediaTakeOut and their tall tales...albeit interesting! Now, they are reporting that Rihanna and Drake are engaged and Drake proposed to her with a $1million ring. Really? Lol. The rumour started because Rihanna stepped out in that ring at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards. Read the report below " MediaTakeOut just learned that Rihanna and rapper Drake are engaged – or at least that’s what they’re trying to get us to believe. We spoke with our ultra super reliable Rihanna insider who tells us that Drake gave Rihanna a $1million 16 Carat diamond ring – which she wore to last night’s Billboard Music Awards. And while we can’t say for 100% certain whether the ring is meant to be an engagement ring, we’re told that Rihanna and Drake are NO LONGER just casually dating. The insider explained, “Drake is Robyn’s man. He’s not with anyone else, and neither is she.” Check out the below pic: If you recall, Rihanna and Drake were hot and heavy back in 2014. Drake followed Rihanna to London, and the two were caught kicking a man out a public restaurant bathroom for a little privacy time. More importantly, Drake gifted Rihanna at $42,000 yellow diamond ring back then. That one didn’t spell wedding bells. But this $1 million dollar stunner is certainly nothing less than a trip to the altar.

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I'm Pregnant For Burna Boy, He's Rejecting Me – Naija Babe Uju

The lady pictured above, her name is Uju Stella, is battling musician Burna Boy, saying he slept with, got her pregnant and is now threatening to deal with her because she decided to keep the pregnancy. She said after they "enjoyed" themselves and the thing resulted into pregnancy, Burna Boy has been dodging and avoiding her calls, hence she decided to exposing him...


From her statements in his comment section on IG, Uju insists that she and the singer had a relationship. She posted on his IG: “Please kindly come and take responsibility for your actions. I can’t take the fact that I am expectant and you aren’t picking up my calls.” But why is Burna Boy rejecting Uju? Some are saying that he's not the only man sleeping with her. You know this entertainers pass ladies who are 'free givers' around, but na who them call we know. Lol!

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Our Story: VP Osinbajo's official position on New Fuel Price

Fellow Citizens: I have read the various observations about the fuel pricing regime and the attendant issues generated. All certainly have strong points. The most important issue of course is how to shield the poor from the worst effects of the policy. I will hopefully address that in another note. Permit me an explanation of the policy. First, the real issue is not a removal of subsidy. At $40 a barrel there isn't much of a subsidy to remove.


In any event, the President is probably one of the most convinced pro-subsidy advocates. What happened is as follows: our local consumption of fuel is almost entirely imported. The NNPC exchanges crude from its joint venture share to provide about 50% of local fuel consumption. The remaining 50% is imported by major and independent marketers.


These marketers up until three months ago sourced their foreign exchange from the Central Bank of Nigeria at the official rate.


However, since late last year, independent marketers have brought in little or no fuel because they have been unable to get foreign exchange from the CBN. The CBN simply did not have enough. (In April, oil earnings dipped to $550 million. The amount required for fuel importation alone is about $225million!) .


Meanwhile, NNPC tried to cover the 50% shortfall by dedicating more export crude for domestic consumption. Besides the short term depletion of the Federation Account, which is where the FG and States are paid from, and further cash-call debts pilling up, NNPC also lacked the capacity to distribute 100% of local consumption around the country. Previously, they were responsible for only about 50%.


(Partly the reason for the lingering scarcity). We realised that we were left with only one option. This was to allow independent marketers and any Nigerian entity to source their own foreign exchange and import fuel. We expect that foreign exchange will be sourced at an average of about N285 to the dollar, (current interbank rate). They would then be restricted to selling at a price between N135 and N145 per litre.


We expect that with competition, more private refineries, and NNPC refineries working at full capacity, prices will drop considerably.


Our target is that by Q4 2018 we should be producing 70% of our fuel needs locally. At the moment even if all the refineries are working optimally they will produce just about 40% of our domestic fuel needs.


You will notice that I have not mentioned other details of the PPRA cost template. I wanted to focus on the cost component largely responsible for the substantial rise, namely foreign exchange. This is therefore not a subsidy removal issue but a foreign exchange problem, in the face of dwindling earnings. Thank you all.

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