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Monday, 20 February 2017

THIN TALL TONY NEEDS TO GO HOME; HE IS A LIAR!



Two housemates of Big Brother Naija 2017 show, currently being aired on television, Thin Tall Tony and Bisola are currently popular for frolicking around kissing and smooching in the house. Hey! Bisola is a human being and should stop being attacked solely. It surely takes two to tango.

If you watch the show regularly like I do, you will recall that TTT kissed Bisola passionately during the Saturday night show beside the fridge. After that time, he has been gluing himself to her.

Unfortunately, Thin Tall Tony Offiong is a fine boy; intelligent and tall, many women's dream. It did not take long for their relationship to move from just being friends to lovers. Living together in a house, shut off from the outside world, makes matters uncontrollable.

Body nor be wood na, pretense time is over and it seems that she has fallen in love with TTT. It is no big deal. At least, in the past, some housemates from Big Brother Africa have fallen in love with each other and gotten married. Examples of such people are; 

Nigeria's Kevin Chuwang, who won the 2009 Big Brother Revolution, got married to his wife Elizabeth Gupta from Tanzania who was also a Revolution housemate. They now have two children together. 

Kevin and Elizabeth were fast lovers in the house and after the show, Kevin proposed to Elizabeth in 2010 and the couple eventually tied the knot on February 26, 2011 at a wedding ceremony held in Abuja. Many had predicted that the union will not last but as it seems, it is waxing stronger.

Also, Meryl Shikwambane from Namibia and Mwisho Mwampamba from Tanzania, who met on Big Brother All Stars in 2010, fell in love and eventually got engaged in the house, becoming the very first BBA couple to do so in the house. They ended up marrying and they now have a baby girl together.

Also married are South African Quinn Sieber and Mozambiques Jennifer Mussanhane, from the BBA 4 in 2010. 

Philbert Okure, who represented Uganda in Big Brother Revolution, did not marry Liziwe Coka, the South African housemate from the same show but they also have a baby together.


There was even a BB guy, Richard, who was married before he got into the house. He did not lie about his marital status. Everyone in the house knew he was married but Maureen, another BB member did not mind at all and she still flirted with him.

There is no big deal in TTT and Bisola's relationship. The only big deal is that I discovered that Thin Tall Tony is a liar. 

Shortly after the show started, my younger sister decided to search for info about TTT and other housemates on Instagram and we discovered that he is married. We saw pictures of his wife and two children.



Ebuka did not mention that TTT is married. He only said that TTT is in a relationship and the later confirmed so. 

I am of the opinion that he did not include 'married' in his BB form. Reasons could be that his chances would be higher if he claimed 'single'. Probably he would steal the hearts of Naija babes and they would vote for him. His wife is playing along. I am sure she is jealous.


Stop blaming Bisola. She is not aware that TTT is married. Yesterday, she asked him if she was single and he did not tell her the truth. Whilst they were talking about cooking, and Bisola offered to teach him how to cook, he said he could cook noodles only and that it was a certain lady that taught him how to cook it as if that lady knew that he would be coming to compete in the BBNaija show. Of course, he is talking about madam at home.


He lied in the video below;



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Shebi I kuku don't know Bisola personally. I juz like her daz all. She is an intelligent and beautiful lady. The first time I met her was in the toilet of LTV 8, where we had gone for audition for the first edition of MTN Project Fame. I went to weewee and she was rehearsing in front of the mirror with another girl. We simply said 'hi' to each other and that was it. She eventually came 5th in that competition.

As far as I am concerned, she is the most interesting person in the house. She is a fantastic singer, actress, comedian, on Air Personality at W. Fm, dancer and a great mimic. She is the definition of ENTERTAINMENT!

Biko! Follow Bisola Aiyeola on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/iambisola/ 

Peruse her wall to love her comedy skits. She is the babe to look out for. Never, ever vote for Thin Tall Tony again. He does not have much to offer when compared with Bisola. 

If she has annoyed you because of a mistake she made with TTT in the house, abeg, forgive her.

Help Bisola stay in the house.

Enough said.






Friday, 17 February 2017

IRAWO: My Quest for Freedom 14 (Conclusion)




Pursuing a music career in Nigeria is not an easy task especially where one does not have the support of one’s family and the funds required to go big. 

Another problem is gender; if you are a woman. I see that it is a male dominated industry but I have made up my mind to keep at it and success will be mine.

Another problem is the genre of music. If one is not doing Naija pop, it believed that the artist is not yet serious. The likes of Asa and Bez have proved that school of thought to be wrong. So, I am sticking my style of music. Whoever does not like it should go and jump inside the Lagos lagoon!

In 2007, when I called my parents to inform them of my music scholarship at PEFTI, they were indifferent. Their major concern was that I should get a job quickly. It was the same reaction that I got when I called my mother to inform her that I graduated with a distinction in music. She said,
“What are you going to do with that one? Anyway, it could be useful in the church. Try and get a job quickly!”

My parents liked the fact that I am talented and I participate in musical activities, but as far as they was concerned, it should remain a hobby. A career like accounting was more serious and prestigious.

When I joined the Boys Brigade band in 1995, shortly after graduating from secondary school, instead of taking a taxi ride to the church every Saturday afternoon for my Boys’ Brigade practice, I would pass through the short cut by his house and he would hang around and try to speak to me. I was not interested in dating him but I was glad that I caught someone’s attention. He was one of many guys like who tried to date me back then. Dating was the last thing on my mind at that time.

We did not marry until 2002 although we had been friends since 1995 and dated for a year. The children came, three in number, all boys, in 2002, 2007 and 2011. Initially, I performed only on weekends but as time went by, it became a herculean task. I sacrificed my job to be with my children so I could still have time to compose and perform. I could not cope with the house work and taking care of them at the same time. Whilst my last born was still a baby, I would do a few performances but it was not easy at all. 

My husband knew that I was a drummer before he married me but his attitude towards my music career changed when I told him that I wanted to do full time music. He said he thought that it was a hobby. He had bought me the movie, Drumline, starring, Nick Cannon, on his way home from work. Then, I believed that he supported my talent but later on, I found out that he was just trying to please me. He loved the fact that I was an accountant. Accountancy was a more prestigious career. Music, to him, was a waste of time. He also believed that musicians are promiscuous. Remember that I told you about my boss who was toasting me at work. Promiscuity happens everywhere, in all careers. He has forgotten that I studied music on scholarship and graduated with a distinction. To him as well, this music would pass; it was a hobby.


At first, I danced to everyone’s tune, asking me to obey my husband and forget about music; get a job and earn a steady monthly salary. After a while, I called everybody’s bluff. This is what I have been doing before I met him. If he does not love me for whom I am, then he did not love me in the first place! He loved the accountant that I would become. He loved the prestige that came with being the husband of an accountant. Aren’t celebrities respected too?!

There were other issues such as lack of trust; suspecting that I am having an affair with my clients.Well, he decided to walk out of our marriage after 14 years of marriage because he knew he could no longer manipulate me, violate me or suppress my points of view.

In 2012, I went to business school and learnt everything I can about music entrepreneurship (I am still learning).



I have also attended various music business workshops and I network every now and then. I have also embarked on my music album project and I believe I will go places. This is my dream and I will achieve it. I will not quit.

After he left me, I became very, very sick. My family feared death. I was suffering from chronic depression. I was rushed to LASUTH and when I was not recovering, my parents rushed me to the Neuro-Psychiatric hospital at Aro, Abeokuta. This is their area of specialization. I started to recover quickly, not only because of the new and additional drugs but because I made up my mind to forget him. he was now part of my past. I wanted to move into my future; alone.

At the beginning of my illness, I could not read, speak and walk properly. I could not sing or even drum. I thought I was going to die. My husband never called or visited. This is a man I married and supported when he had no dime. I knew the end had come for us. It has finally come.



I may not be where I ought to be now but I am gradually getting there. It seems like starting all over again but I will remain persistent. 

My doctors have told my parents that music and writing are the careers I should pursue. This is because I need to do things that will make me happy; activities that will keep me going and make me look at the brighter side of life. My parents have began to support me. My mum says that I am going to be the best DJ in Nigeria. It does not matter if Jimmy Jatt is still practicing. I believe it.

Now, I can do all the things I could not do for a long time. I can finally jump up and shout because my shackles are broken. I can praise Him and dance!

The title of my debut album is My Freedom! I am finally free from oppression, sickness, sadness, restrictions and death.

The End