Izuchukwu Okosi
Nigeria’s singing sensation and brand ambassador to some leading multinationals Simi has revealed why fans of the music competitionx, Nigerian Idol Season 7, have not seen her of late during the auditions.
Simi was unveiled as one of the three judges for this edition’s show along with fellow music act D’banj and record label owner and celebrity DJ, Obi Asika.
Simi and D’banj replaced the duo of Sheyi Shay and DJ Sose who were judges last year alongside the returning Obi Asika.
Responding to a Twitter post from a fan who wondered why she has not been in the screen recently as one of the judges, Simi said: “I’ll be back boo. I wasn’t feeling good and the auditions are not live recordings. Pls enjoy the guest judges in the meantime.”
The organisers Multichoice in the absence of Simi, introduced guest judges, Toolz (On Air Personality) and Omawunmi (A-list singer).
The next stage of the competition, the ‘Theatre Week’ will start in March. Following the Theatre Week however will be the live recording of the show parading the top 20 finalists to be aired on Sundays.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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