{"id":275669,"date":"2011-02-07T22:04:53","date_gmt":"2011-02-07T22:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/?p=51361"},"modified":"2011-02-07T22:04:53","modified_gmt":"2011-02-07T22:04:53","slug":"9ices-manager-in-face-off-with-reporter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/02\/07\/9ices-manager-in-face-off-with-reporter\/","title":{"rendered":"9ice\u2019s Manager In Face-off With Reporter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_37502\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37502\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-37502\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2010\/11\/27\/9ice-pasuma-rock-ojude-oba\/9ice\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37502\" title=\"9ice\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/9ice.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">9ice<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOladehinde Fajana, the gentleman who  manages singer 9ice could not hold back himself when he spotted E-24\/7  reporter Odu Black, yesterday at a popular hangout in Lagos.<br \/>\nFajana,  popularly called Mode F, told friends Mr Black, who anchors \u2018The  Reporter\u2019 column in E-24\/7, had written a lot of \u2018damaging\u2019 articles  about him and 9ice in the journal.<br \/>\nIn 2010, E-24\/7 ran series of  cover stories on 9ice and his many controversies \u2013 especially the issues  of his separation from Toni Payne, his online and offline battles with  Ruggedman, and all the drama with his producer ID Cabasa and other Coded  Tunes acts.<br \/>\nBut the magazine, owned by Biodun Kupoluyi was not  alone in the reports. Many newspapers and magazines dedicated generous  space to 9ice in 2010 \u2013 mostly for reasons other than his music.<br \/>\nWhen  Black accompanied his boss to a meeting of contemporary artistes at  \u2018The Place\u2019 yesterday January 31, he could not have expected the  embarrassment that met him.<br \/>\n\u2018I walked up to greet someone whom  Dehinde was having a conversation with, and I greeted him too, so it  won\u2019t look like I ignored him, and he started pushing me; saying I wrote  damaging stories about 9ice\u2019, Black, who was close to tears, told a  fellow journalist.<br \/>\n\u2018He wanted to beat me. He kept pushing me!\u2019,  Odu says. Eye witnesses say the young reporter was harassed by security  as his boss and other colleagues took offense and lashed out at Fajana.  \u2018They\u2019ve suddenly forgotten where they\u2019re coming from\u2019, E-24\/7 Publisher  Kupoluyi said during the incident.<br \/>\n\u2018Only a thug would act like  that\u2019, a Punch Newspaper correspondent tells us. \u2018Only a thug. I mean,  if you find a report malicious or damaging. Do a rejoinder; go to court,  or call the attention of the editors. Don\u2019t go about showing how much  muscle you have or threatening to beat up reporters\u2019<br \/>\nOur sources  say Fajana and Odu Black had a relationship prior to now; and that the  outburst could have been a result of other issues both parties know  about but might be unwilling to share with third parties.<br \/>\n\u2018I do  not see this as a case of artiste manager fighting with a reporter. I  know they used to be friends and Odu used to roll with both 9ice and  Hman. So I\u2019m sure there\u2019s more to this than meets the eyes\u2019, an artiste  who is close to both parties tells us.<br \/>\nHowever, after the uproar  had been calmed, ID Cabasa had a private talk with the Black and  Kupoluyi \u2013 the producer was obviously sorry for what 9ice\u2019s right-hand  man had done, and he apologised profusely\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oladehinde Fajana, the gentleman who manages singer 9ice could not hold back himself when he spotted E-24\/7 reporter Odu Black, yesterday at a popular hangout in Lagos. 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