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I am like I said doing something abominable and I know. But I cant help myself. I am an existing member of this very popular "website" but I cant post this using my original ID for fear of the stigma cos some of friends in school knows me online.

I am 23yrs old and I am sleeping with my two elder sisters husbands. I am the last girl in a family of 4, 3 girls & a boy. The boy is the oldest. The most painful part is that I am in love one, who happens to be my immediate elder sister's husband. my immediate elder sister is 4yrs older than me. I have always had a crush on her husband right from when they were dating but I never thought it will get to the stage of me sleeping with him. Their marriage is 2yrs although they have no children yet. I am in LASU and their house is close to my school so I moved in with them after their wedding. Our illicit affair didnt start until april last year. My sister works on the Island and leaves for work very early in the morning while the husband is a business man in Alaba market. So I am left with making his food in the mornings before he goes to work. The first time was a mistake but it has never stopped after that mistake. It is actually a daily routine except on weekends that my sister doesnt work. I have cried several times because of what I am doing to her because she doesnt deserve it. She is a wonderful person...

On the part of my eldest sister, her husband is very wealthy and so he buys me things I can only dream of whenever he travels. He calls me baby of the house. They have 3 kids. His own is that he seduced me with a drink on my 20th birthday. I lived with them from when I was 17. We still do once in a while but its usually against my will cos he buys me stuffs even as I am in my immediate elder sister's house. I think I am finished if this thing gets out. I want to stop but I am already in love with my immediate elder sister's husband. He is so caring and so romantic. Someone please slap me out of this.

The former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has put an end to his 2011 presidential campaign by formally shutting down the Atiku Campaign Organisation. Mr. Abubakar, who announced the closure at the 1, Luanda Crescent, Wuse II, Abuja office of the organisation, however told the members of staff of the organisation gathered there that he was not a quitter and that anyone who thinks otherwise is making a mistake. "As you all know, the convention (PDP presidential primaries) fell short of our expectations. You should not despair (and) on my own part, I want to assure you that I am not a quitter. If you think that I am quitting and giving up, you are making a mistake," he said. He also said that only a few gave his bid for the PDP presidential ticket any chance of getting far...

"However, we were able to reach a number of important milestones along the way. Some said I was not going to be allowed to return to the party (PDP), but I did. Some said I was not going to be given a waiver, I got a waiver. Some said I may not emerge as consensus candidate, but I prevailed. Some said I was not going to go through the screening process, but I scaled that hurdle. We were also able to travel the country and interact with party delegates. And we became very competitive," he said. GREAT TEAM He described the campaign directorate and staff as supportive, and hailed them for their commitment to the campaign efforts, insisting that the bid was not lost due to their failure. "I would like to say that our inability to prevail last week Thursday (January 13) was not due to your failure;

it was not due to your lack of effort or commitment. I know that you were committed and that you worked hard. So, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. You should, therefore, hold your heads high and never despair," Mr. Abubakar said. He again re-affirmed that since the conclusion of the PDP Convention on January 13, he has been holding consultations with members of his family and political associates and that these consultations are ongoing. "In the meantime, we shall be winding down activities at this campaign office and closing the office so that you may get back to the other aspects of your lives. I thank you for your hard work and sacrifices," he said. He, however, assured them that the team ‘shall reconvene' at a later date. Director General of the Atiku Campaign

Organisation, Ben Obi has said that irrespective of the outcome of the PDP presidential primaries, Mr. Abubakar ‘remains a political force to be reckoned with in Nigeria.' "The country needs the services of this man. There is no way anybody can form a government without the support of the Turaki," he said. "We will come back again and so be ready to be called upon, even at short notice, whenever the situation demands. For now we cannot keep you all together, but I know that we still have some steam left in our avowed commitment to working together with Nigerians to make good things happen in our dear country."

Police prosecutor, Francis Udofia, told the court that on January 19, one Simi Maikasuwa of Karu village reported to the police that while she was on queue during the voters’ registration exercise at ECWA Church in the area, the accused brought out his male organ and pressed it against her buttocks and in the process released sperm thereby staining her cloth...

The prosecutor said the accused confessed to the crime during police investigations and contravened Section 285 of the Penal Code...

When the charge was read to the accused, he pleaded guilty and pleaded for leniency, while the prosecutor asked the court to try him summarily.

Senior Magistrate Sharon Ishaya Godwin found the accused guilty of indecency and convicted him to 10 days imprisonment or to pay N1,000 as fine option.

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For those of you interested in appearing in Big Brother 6, the forms are out and will close on 27th February 2011. Remember, you  have to be  21 years or older to apply.

The links above take you to the form.
Good luck!

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To enjoy cost effective internet, you need to activate an internet bundle for your internet browsing. If not you will be browsing at pay as you go, which is billed at per kb or per minute bases. Internet browsing on pay as you go is very expensive, so going for bundled internet access is recommended. Here we provide browsing activation codes for various internet bundles offered by networks in Nigeria. The aim is to provide easy access to Activation codes for internet browsing bundles across networks in Nigeria. To make it more useful, we also included the cost and data limit of the internet browsing bundles. You will also find info on checking your data balance.

Networks in Nigeria offer two forms of activation for their internet browsing bundles. One is the USSD method, where you dial a code ended with the hash key (#). Once you dial the code, you will receive a response if successful or unsuccessful. The second method involves sending a code to a number via SMS. You will receive an SMS if activation is successful. When using a modem, some come with software that makes it possible to activate browsing packages without any code, just click the button for the internet browsing bundle you are interested in on the software interface and it will be activated automatically...

Activation codes for Internet bundles in Nigeria

Here are activation codes for different internet browsing bundles in Nigeria. We focus on GSM networks as those are the ones we have activation codes for. If your CDMA network uses activation codes, you can share it via a comment.

Activation codes for Glo Internet bundles

Here are activation codes for Glo internet browsing bundles. Glo activation code involves sending an SMS containing a two-digit number to 127.

    * Glo Always Max (30 days) – N7,500 (6GB data limit) SMS 12 to 127
    * Glo Always Min (30 days) – N5,000 (1.5GB data limit) Send 11 to 127
    * Glo Always Micro (30 days) – N1,000 (150MB data limit) text 13 to 127
    * Glo Always Day (24 hours) – N500 (150MB data limit) send 10 to 127
    * Glo G300 (300 hours internet bundle) – N15,000 (4GB data limit) SMS 21 to 127
    * Glo G100 (100 hours internet bundle) – N6,000 (3GB data limit) send 20 to 127
    * Glo G Work (8am – 9pm) – N6,000 (3GB limit) send 31 to 127
    * Glo G Leisure (8pm – 9am + all day weekend) – N5,000 (3GB limit) SMS 30 to 127

To check your data balance, SMS info to 127.

Activation codes for MTN Internet browsing bundles

Here are activation codes for MTN internet browsing bundles. Like Glo, MTN activation code is done via SMS. However, in the case of MTN a three-digit number is used and 131 is the number to send the SMS to...

    * MTN Monthly for mobile, 100MB (24/7 30 days) - N1000 (text 106 to 131)
    * MTN Daily for mobile, 10MB (24 hours) - N100 (SMS 104 to 131)
    * MTN Weekly for mobile, 25MB (24/7, 7 days) - N500 (text 105 to 131)
    * MTN Daily Internet, 150MB (24 hours) - N500 (text 103 to 131)
    * MTN Monthly Internet, 5GB (24/7, 30 days) - N8,000 (text 101 to 131)
    * MTN Day Time Internet, 3GB (9am - 9pm, 30 days) - N6,000 (text 107 to 131)
    * MTN Night Internet, 3GB (9pm - 6am, 30 days) - N2,500 (text 102 to 131)
    * MTN Weekend, 3GB (9am Fri - 9pm Mon, 30 days) - N3,000 (text 108 to 131)

To check your data balance, SMS 2 to 131.

Activation codes for Airtel Internet bundles

Here are activation codes for Airtel (formally Zain) internet browsing bundles. Activation for Airtel internet is done via USSD.

    * Airtel Day Internet, 50MB, N500 – dial *141*712*3#
    * Airtel Lite, 100MB Internet, N1,000 – dial *141*712*4#
    * Airtel Plus, 1GB Internet, N5,000 – dial *141*712*1#
    * Airtel Max, 3GB Internet, N10,000 – dial *141*712*2#
    * Airtel Premium, 6GB, N15,000 – dial *141*712*5#

To check your data balance, dial *141*712*0#.

Activation codes for Etisalat Internet browsing bundles

Here are activation codes for Etisalat internet browsing bundles. Like Airtel, Etisalat's activation code is done via USSD.

    * Etisalat Flex 100MB Internet, N1,000 - *229*2*1#
    * Etisalat Flex 500MB Internet, N3,000 – *229*2*2#
    * Etisalat Flex 3GB Internet, N10,000 – *229*2*3#
    * Etisalat Daily Internet, N500 – *229*3*1#
    * Etisalat Night and weekend, N5,000 – *229*3*3#

To check your data balance, dial *228#.

That is the activation code. Hope you find it useful. Feel free to notify us of errors via comment. You can also notify us of activation codes for internet browsing bundles for other networks not included here.

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To TV viewers, radio listeners, and music fans in Nigeria, ace broadcaster and founder of Kennis Music, Mr. Kenny 'Keke' Ogungbe, needs no introduction. He shares his experience with CHUX OHAI

Kenny Ogungbe

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From the Ogun State Broadcasting Corporation to RayPower 100.5 FM, Kennis Music, and now Rainbow 94.1 FM, how would you describe your life as a broadcaster?

My entertainment and broadcasting life didn't even start with the OGBC. Many people don't know this. I started my career with NTA Abeokuta. That was in the early 1980s when the NTA first came to Ogun State, precisely 30 years ago. I recall starting work with Yemi Shodimu. We both started work at NTA Abeokuta on the same day. From there, I travelled to the US for higher education in New Orleans. I got a master's in Mass Communications. But my first degree is in accounting. I'm an accountant. I'm a CPA candidate. CPA stands for Chartered Public Accountant of California. People don't know about this. They just think that Kenny likes to count figures and numbers. All the time I was in the business school, I knew I would be going into the media. So, my minor was in the media. When I got to postgraduate school, I branched into the media. I took my second degree in radio, television, and film. I didn't enter into this business out of nowhere. I was prepared. I worked in OGBC when I returned to Nigeria. That was where people knew me. From there I went into politics briefly. I was the campaign manager for Dr. Raymond Dokpesi when he was running for the Senate during the Social Democratic Party/National Republican Convention days. We were in the NRC then and he contested the Edo North Senatorial seat. It was after this that we established RayPower FM radio station.

Was it your idea to start RayPower FM?

I don't like to say it.

Your enthusiasm for that radio station makes it look like it was your own idea.

It was because I was allowed to express myself, to do what had never been done before in Nigeria. The station turned out to be the pioneer of privately-owned media in the country. Today, it has given birth to many other radio and TV stations. We brought a lot of razzmatazz from Hollywood because I grew up in Hollywood. After my college degrees, I went to California and I worked in the media. So, that was what fetched all that live coverage of entertainment events across the world, such as the Grammy Awards and Soul Train Awards.

What did you set out to achieve as a broadcaster?

It was the 24-hour broadcast. I started it in Nigeria with the help of my boss (Dokpesi). The first radio station to ever embark on a 24-hour broadcast is RayPower. Also, the first satellite TV station in Nigeria to go on the air for 24 hours is the Africa Independent Television. When we started this, there were all kinds of criticisms. People asked why we decided to broadcast for 24 hours. Some said we would never be able to add commercials to our programmes with the new arrangement. But today, the story is different.

Sourcing electric power must have posed a serious challenge to you initially at RayPower. How did you cope with it?

When we started RayPower, electricity was a serious problem, really. For several months, the National Electric Power Authority didn't provide us with power. It was after we had spent 18 months that Dokpesi decided to buy poles and electric cables, buy transformers, and drill a borehole because there was no water supply there. Before he did this, we were virtually operating on a power generator. Yet, people were asking how come we never, even once, punctuated our programmes with the phrase, 'due to power failure, we're sorry...' At the time, we were having five sets of different high-calibre power generators.

Apart from providing entertainment, did you also set out to make profit?

Of course, RayPower wasn't a public enterprise. It was a private enterprise and that was what even gave birth to AIT. In the long run, that also took it to the level of a public liability company. RayPower opened doors to other radio stations, such as Rhythm 93.7 FM and Star FM. It was after the success story of RayPower that Rhythm came up. Today, everybody is on air and the whole frequency in Lagos is almost taken.

Do you enjoy being in the limelight?

It gives me joy. It's the passion for the job that we do that really counts, not the cash returns that one gets. If you don't have passion, you won't be able to do it. Instead, you will be left by the wayside. The moment I switch on the microphone, I'm high. Naturally, I derive joy from the knowledge that anytime I speak into the microphone, millions of people out there will be listening to me.

How do you cope with your female fans?

Why should female fans bother me? I'm neither a singer nor a rapper. I'm not a sex symbol either. I know I'm seen in that light, but I don't even think about it. I'm just polite to ladies. If any lady walks in here and says 'hello' to me, I say 'hi' to her and even put on a smile. I'm a very accessible person. I would shake hands and talk with you. But if you decide to behave in a funny way, I won't take it. My friends know me. They know that I can be very blunt.

Apart from broadcasting, what other dreams did you have when you were growing up?

To be honest with you, my dream was to have one united Nigeria in which everybody would be respected and live as one family. I had hopes that there would be constant supply of electricity and water in this country and enough amenities for everybody, especially when I left Nigeria. I left Nigeria in 1981 and I got my first degree two-and-a-half years later. In America, I had a car and lived in an apartment of my own. I was in my teens. I didn't go to school in buses or trains. In my first day in the university, I bought a car: a yellow Nissan B210. It was like having a yellow Hummer jeep in school. I owe everything to the family I come from.

You haven't answered my question.

I dreamed of a better country and that was why when I completed my education in America, I came back home. I saw America as a very organised country and I felt that Nigeria could also be like that. Actually, I dreamed that Nigeria could be like that.

You sound as if you had an exciting experience in America.

Yes, I had a wonderful experience in America. A lot of people studying in America at the time had to work in order to pay their fees. They had to do odd jobs. But I never had to do that. I lived well as a student. Of course, as soon as I got my first degree, I jumped into the master's degree programme, which took me nine months to complete. That also gave me enough inspiration.

Does it mean you had no challenges in America?

I haven't said that. I had many challenges in America. One of them was the fact that I was black in a country where everybody was supposed to be white. I faced the challenge of racial discrimination. I recall the day I wanted to buy a sofa in a shop and the owner looked at me in a funny way, as if he felt I couldn't afford it. I didn't like the reception I got, so I had to look elsewhere for the sofa. Even the way I talk and write posed some challenges to me. If, because I was taught to write in the English way, I wrote in a way that I felt was best, I would end up earning a dash of red ink across whatever I had written. The result was that at school, I learnt quickly to express myself in a simple and clear manner.

Like Siamese twins, you are practically everywhere with Dayo Adeneye and both of you do things together all the time. How did your friendship with him start?

We met in school.

Which school?

Southern University in New Orleans. Dayo was there as well. It was a scenario in which two youths far away from home, who went to the same school separately, now found about another Nigerian on campus who came from the same province back home and attended a neighbouring secondary school. Dayo and I are both Ijebu to boot. That was how we got to know each other.

What makes your relationship with him special?

It is because he is a special friend of mine. He is a special person and also treats me like a special person. When we have such scenario all the time, things will always work in Nigeria.

Did you drag Dayo into broadcasting or was it the reverse?

Actually it was Dokpesi who invited Dayo to join us when we started RayPower.

Now that you are involved with Rainbow FM, what happens to your pets, Kennis Music and Prime Time Entertainment?

Kennis Music has a general manager. Also, Prime Time Entertainment has its own GM. The GM for Kennis Music also runs the TV arm, the radio arm, and the audio production. The same thing applies to the GM of Prime Time Entertainment. Whenever they need me, especially when there is an important event, they call me. In about two or three weeks from now, Prime Time Africa will be going for the Grammy Awards and I will be there. On radio and TV for Prime Time Africa, I'm always there. So, the job is just getting bigger.

Is it true that at some point, Eedris AbdulKareem severed his contract with Kennis Music?

People just say all kinds of things. I try not to overemphasise anything because I'm a media person. I simply allow my hard work to speak for me. If I want to give out information, I write a press release, I call my publicist and get it out. Whenever we have anything with our artistes, some smart journalists will just start cooking something. The business we had with Eedris was very straight-forward and everything was fulfilled. He didn't jump the contract. He just felt he wanted to do his own thing with La Creme Entertainment. And now that he felt he needed to work with us again, he came back and we're working together. You know I was even featured on one of his records titled, My Calabar Girl.

Who was the Calabar girl that you sang about?

I'm still looking for her. We're even going to do a reality show on this.

Not too long ago, you were spotted leading a protest alongside Charly Boy against a matter involving the MCSN, COSON, and the Nigeria Copyrights Commission in Abuja. Have you also turned an activist?

To be honest with you, I've recorded more songs than anybody in Nigeria in the past 10 years. I've recorded over 71 music albums as a producer and owner of recordings. If you sign a contract with me, I'll record you and sponsor that album. That makes me the owner of the recording. The artiste is the owner of the voice. Whether he writes the song or hires somebody to write it for him, Kennis Music owns that particular recording because no one can start playing only your voice anywhere you go without the instruments. I've more of that particular type of recording than anybody in Nigeria right now. And each of the 71 albums I mentioned contains the average of 13 to 15 songs. If you multiply 15 songs by 71 albums, it equals over 1,000 songs. So if I've such a large amount of works in my possession, this makes me a stakeholder in the music industry. So I can't be pushed around when it comes to the issue of entertainment. In a situation where there are over 30 oil companies, over 20 banking institutions, over 20 insurance companies, and about 10 telecommunications companies, and they are all striving well, why should anybody wake up and say there should be one collecting society, when it comes to collecting money on recordings through radio or TV stations or other value-added services? I know where I belong: the MCSN. Internationally, I belong to EMI and Broadcast Media Incorporated Association of America. And in Nigeria, BMI is represented by MCSN. In fact, MCSN represents all international outfits in the world. Now, I'm saying if you register another company that I don't belong to and this company collects money from Rainbow FM, for instance, how do I now get paid, since I'm not a member of the society? Everybody can't be a member of one society. Whoever made the law that says there should be only one collecting society for everybody hasn't carried along all stakeholders. The law is faulty. It should be corrected because laws are not made forever. Laws are always updated according to the yearnings of the people. That was why we took the issue to the Attorney-General of the Federation and he said he would look into it to see how it could be amicably resolved. Second, as a broadcaster, I'm a user of recordings. Apart from the fact that I'm the highest recording person in this country, I'm also one of the highest users of audio and audio-visual recordings, I don't even want one person to be the governing body. I want to have a choice in how much I should pay for using recordings. In a situation where you don't have a choice, TV and radio stations will gang up and say your price is too high. If you say you don't want to listen to them and they refuse to play that person's record, who suffers? It is the artiste. I'm not a noise maker, but when an issue involves me and the livelihood of my children, I won't keep quiet about it.

What plans do you have for Rainbow FM?

As usual, my objective is to improve on the quality of radio broadcasting in Nigeria. I believe we're going to do better than any other station in the country. For example, I want to re-introduce live broadcasts on Rainbow FM. Part of it includes the Friday Night live jams that we used to host at RayPower in those days.

How do you combine your tight schedule with family life?

My wife, Bolajoko, has been a blessing to my life. She is the reason why I live and I'm called a family man today. I met her over 20 years ago before I even joined OGBC. She knew me when I just entered the university. I came home for holidays and I met her. Since then, it's been a fantastic relationship. She has always been there for me, giving me all the support I need from her.

How do you unwind?

I'm a lucky man. My job unwinds me. Working hard and getting paid for it is the only way I unwind.

Teju Babyface Show: Beating the odds

Onoshe Nwabuikwu

The Teju Babyface Show on Silverbird Television is hosted by comedian, Teju 'Babyface' Oyelakin. Going by the previous attempts by comedians to present shows on TV, I'd have given this programme a miss. I had more or less given up on watching something that would be actually funny, a show which would mix the right amount of humour/comedy/politics/entertainment and still end up interesting to watch.

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I remember a comedian who shall remain nameless (as this is a New Year) presenting a show which was hardly funny. It appeared as if the comedian saw the show as 'awoof' or 'osho-free' and didn't want to bother himself about a show people hadn't paid to watch. So, he stinted on his humour and generally threw his weight around. Then, there were those shows where so called professional comedians couldn't even do a half decent impersonation.

Surely, you do get my drift now. So, let's not waste more time on what wasn't and gush over what is. Where many have failed, Teju Babyface has succeeded in producing not just a funny show, but a show that acquits itself favourably on other counts.He has a Sketch as a poltician/cum governor with Stella Damascus as his perenial interviewer .And the interview with Sunny Ade is a classic Representation of Old School Wisdom lol !

The best part for me is the ease and seeming effortlessness of Teju Babyface as presenter, interviewer, comedian, etc. As an interviewer, he keeps his focus by managing to get his guests to loosen up. He's managed to get Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa to relive her former life as member of a band by rapping on air! Jay Z she isn't, but it was just the kind of let-your-hair-down fun we do need TV for. He also got ex-international football star, Segun Odegbami, dancing to King Sunny Ade's song -the show's theme song. And for those of us who missed Odegbami's 'Mathematical' days, his 'moves' sure showed he still has 'it'.

Oyelakin. Going by the previous attempts by comedians to present shows on TV, I'd have given this programme a miss. I had more or less given up on watching something that would be actually funny, a show which would mix the right amount of humour/comedy/politics/entertainment and still end up interesting to watch.

I remember a comedian who shall remain nameless (as this is a New Year) presenting a show which was hardly funny. It appeared as if the comedian saw the show as 'awoof' or 'osho-free' and didn't want to bother himself about a show people hadn't paid to watch. So, he stinted on his humour and generally threw his weight around. Then, there were those shows where so called professional comedians couldn't even do a half decent impersonation.

Surely, you do get my drift now. So, let's not waste more time on what wasn't and gush over what is. Where many have failed, Teju Babyface has succeeded in producing not just a funny show, but a show that acquits itself favourably on other counts.

The best part for me is the ease and seeming effortlessness of Teju Babyface as presenter, interviewer, comedian, etc. As an interviewer, he keeps his focus by managing to get his guests to loosen up. He's managed to get Mrs. Abike Dabiri-Erewa to relive her former life as member of a band by rapping on air! Jay Z she isn't, but it was just the kind of let-your-hair-down fun we do need TV for. He also got ex-international football star, Segun Odegbami, dancing to King Sunny Ade's song -the show's theme song. And for those of us who missed Odegbami's 'Mathematical' days, his 'moves' sure showed he still has 'it'.

Nollywood’s rising star, Tonto Dike hails from Ikwere, Port Harcourt, in Rivers State. She was born on June 9, 1985 and after her primary and secondary education, she was admitted into Rivers State University of Science and Technology, Port Harcourt, and currently studying Petro-Chemical Engineering.

Dike

Growing up

Growing up was wonderful because I had everything I wanted and wasn’t deprived of anything. My father was wealthy, so he did everything possible for me. I went to the best schools in my state, I graduated with good results from my primary and secondary schools and I hope to graduate with the best result after my degree programme. I have had parental love, care, family ties while growing up..

It’s been love all the way the only thing I didn’t appreciate while growing up was the fact that I could not mix with my peer group, which is why I can’t speak my dialect up till now. Another was growing up without my mother. She died when I was just three years old, so I practically didn’t know her, but it was a joy to know that I had someone who I could say replaced her.

My journey into Nollywood

I got into the industry after I left the reality T.V show The next movie star in 2005, I was first runner-up, when Kingsley Ogboso won, and

and from there, I started looking for contacts and fortunately for me, a lot of people saw my talent, I got involved in the reality show first because I saw it as a way of getting close to the industry, I had hoped that from it I would move into the industry and it happened as I wanted.

Challenges

Sincerely, I don’t think I have had to go through any challenge. This is because I don’t see them as challenges; I am a very prayerful person. I believe so much in God and it seems like everything just falls at my feet. Anything I want just falls at my feet. I can’t say I have had to go through challenges since I got into the industry.

Big break

Perhaps, I should say my first movie, but that was released last year so I will say my second movie, entitled, Holy Cross which I did with Nonso Diobi, Uncle Pete Edochie and Jim Iyke, after seeing the film, the producers and directors wanted to use me in their own films, Right from my second movie people started to look out for me.

Nollywood

I see the industry as a fruitful one, which can yield more fruits in the future. All we need is hard work, perseverance and prayer. The industry is like a newborn baby that has to be nurtured and well taken care of. I still think that we really need to work hard because we are way backward. Though we may be doing well, I still think we can do better.

Relationship

I am in one, which I am very proud of. He is okay for me. I took what God gave me, and remember, I said God gives me anything that I desire. As for how he feels when I am on set with all the kissing and hugging, I’ll tell you something: When I say that I took what God gave me, I meant that He gave me a package in a man, all I want in life He gave to me in one person.

May man gives me endurance, patience, love and he is someone who understands. He really understands, so I don’t have a problem with my handling of roles. He might not be okay with the roles all the while, but he still prays for me and hopes for a better future for me because he knows I love my job.

Playing music with Patience Ozorkwor

First of all, the music is owned by Amaco Investments; Charles, Patience and I were just called to mime it. I had fun being in the video and I didn’t know it was going to be this big as everybody is talking about it. I have no plans whatsoever to get into music.

First day on set

I was very scared. I was shy. I didn’t know what to think or expect until the lights came on, then I knew that this was serious business. But I had people like Uncle Pete Edochie, Nonso Diobi, Desmond Elliot, Nkiru Sylvanus, and Uncle Larry Coldsweat. They kept saying ‘you can do it’ and I did it.

What you can’t wear

I will not be caught in a long skirt because I hate it. I also can’t wear Iro and Buba, it’s fashion for the older women. I am still very young and I need to feel free in my body you can’t catch me being very religious in my dressing, I love to dress the way I love to dress.

Sexy part of me

I give that to my lips. I love them and people have told me that they love them too, talking about what people don’t know about me, a lot of people don’t know that I am very nice, a wonderful and serious minded person.

Coping with school and acting

I am in my final year now, and this year, I have decided that I must spend almost all of it in school doing school work. Though I will still be on set, I hope to be in school more. I will work it out, I don’t have a plan yet, but I will be able to be in school more often than I used to.

Philosophy of life

I have a lot of them but I will share one, if you have your eyes on something, on a particular level in life when you get to that level, always know that there are so many other levels left to climb. Try to be on top, even when you are on top, try to be on top of the top.

Artiste admired

Back home, I only admire two females - Aunty Joke Sylvia and Rita Dominic. Why Rita? It’s because when I want to recount how my interest in the movies started, her name will be mentioned as she inspired me a lot. And for Aunty Joke, she is a wonderful person, she is joy to me, I watch her and I feel alive and want to do more than she has done, Internationally I love Al Paccino and Julia Roberts, they are inspiration to me.

In five years

I really have faith and hope that I will be better than I am now. I am not striving to end in Nollywood, I intend to get into Hollywood, I don’t know how I will do that but I know that God will make a way for me.

A word to fans

I say thank to all, I really appreciate their love by buying my movies, watching them and appreciating me. I wake up each day knowing that without my fans in my life, there would be no full Tonto. I love them all.

A look at this lady will never give her away for a man. From her breast and well shaped figure, to her steps , she looks every inch like a lady. But the bubble burst after she was discovered to be a man.

In a Strange Case of What a Woman Can Do A Man might just get caught doing it .

Photo 1 Photo 2 Ogunleye Idris (As a man)

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19-year-old Ogunleye Idris, is one of the numerous young men who pose as ladies out there , in order to get money from their men folk.

Idris who just finished his secondary school education at Kings college Lagos, last year, was apprehended in a bar in Surulere area of Lagos, Sunday, where he had as usual, dressed like a man, waiting for a prey.

By sheer stroke of luck, a man(names withheld) reportedly walked into the bar in the company of two other ladies. But he was said to have been attracted to Idris who gave him an inviting look.

But Idris attitude was said to have raised the man's suspicion, when he attempted to fondle with his breast. Out of curiosity, the man reportedly managed to touch Idris' breast, where to his surprise, a sachet water fell off from the brazier. This caused an uproar, following which Idris was subsequently arrested.

In this interview with crime Alert, the Ogun state born disclosed that he began the illicit business this month, with a view of raising money to further his education.

Hear him, " I went into it in order to raise money for my education. After my secondary school education, my father told me he could not afford money for me to buy JAMB form. Again there was nobody to help me because I am a man... I realized that men do not help their fellow men but women. Then, I decided to start dressing like a lady to deceive men and get money from them but I do not sleep with them. Whenever it gets to that stage, I stylishly excuse myself"

Asked how he usually collected money from men, he revealed that he would dial any number and if the owner happened t o be a man, he would invite him over, posing as a club girl. His preys according to him, sometimes fell into his trap while others disregarded him.

Continuing, Idris said, "so far, I have realised N20,000, out of which I used to buy part time form in University of Lagos and a JAMB form"

Asked if his parents are aware of what he was into, he shook his head, explaining that he never paraded himself like a lady around his vicinity in Isolo. On how he usually got himself dressed, he explained, " first , I would get a female dress and place two sachets of water on my breast, to make me look like a female and then, I will wear female shoes. I cat-walk like women because I always watch them walk and have been practicing the way they walk until I started this year. I had contemplated quitting at the end of next month,", he said.

The Lagos State Police Deputy Public Relations Officer, Mr Adesanya Jinadu, who cautioned men to be and wary of the likes of Idris out there, said he would be charged to court for attempt to defraud and attempt to breach public peace.

Formerly brown-skinned reggae artist Vybz Kartel is walking around about five shades lighter to the shock and dismay of his fans.  Get the deets on how Vybz went from cocoa to butter pecan inside...

Vybz Kartel, a Jamaican Reggae and dancehall artist, recently lightened his skin and it's not going over well with his fans.  For his part, Vybz says his skin lightening is similar to tanning.  SMH.

When asked about the change Vybz replied,

"This is my new image.  You can expect the unexpected. I feel comfortable with black people lightening their skin. They want a different look. It's tantamount to white people getting a sun tan."..

Although he won't reveal what he is using to change his complexion, some sources say that his newly endorsed brand of cake soap can lighten the skin.  But even that is up for debate since fellow artist, Bounty Killer, claims his own mother has used Vybz's cake soap and her skin has not changed. 

First Sammy Sosa....now this.  How do you feel about black folks going a few shades lighter?

The FBI calls it the biggest mafia round-up in New York history. More than 100 suspected mobsters are being arrested this morning in connection with numerous federal investigations into New York area mob groups as first reported on NBCNewYork.com.

FBI agents along with NYPD and State Police officers, and US Marshals were conducting raids that began in the early morning hours. Federal charges are expected to range from gambling to racketeering to murder.

Law-enforcement officials said members and associates of all five New York mafia families - as well as New Jersey's DeCavalcante family - are among those being arrested.

The arrest operations stretch across the tri-state area with many of the suspects being processed in Brooklyn.  Attorney General Eric Holder is flying up from Washington to take part in the official announcement.  U.S. Attorneys Loretta Lynch, Preet Bharara along with FBI New York Director Janice Fedarcyk and NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly are expected to announce details of the federal charges at an 11 am news conference.

With more than 100 arrests expected, officials said the charges this day surpass the large 2008 mafia raids where 80-plus suspected members of organized crime were charged. 

At that time, John 'Jackie the Nose' D'Amico and other reputed leaders of the Gambino crime family were targeted in the U.S. while Italian authorities conducted simultaneous raids on mafia groups there.

FBI officials have said organized crime is still active in New York's construction industry.  Labor union corruption, loansharking and gambling among the other schemes run by the mob.  

FBI officials did officially confirm the arrests. 

"Early this morning FBI Agents along with our law enforcement partners began arresting over 100 organized crime members for various criminal charges," said Diego Rodriguez of the FBI New York office. "Additional information will be available at the U.S. Attorney's offices later today."

Officials said significant leaders and associates of the Gambino, Genovese, Lucchese, Bonanno, Colombo and DeCavalcante families among those being arrested.

Comment:

Where is the kaduna mafia of naija now ?

The American International School, Abuja, has suspended all academic activities till further notice. This follows the Story on Tuesday that the school was flouting a federal government directive that all private and public schools across the country remain shut for the period of the voter registration exercise.

In the story, NEXT noted that, "Although President Goodluck Jonathan's administration has kept millions of children at home to allow for voter registration in schools, the president's two children and those of other affluent citizens are attending school uninterrupted. The elite school these children attend, the American International School, Abuja, is in full session."

Photo: School Gate .

A volte face

The school's website finally announced the closure of the school yesterday in a message posted by Amy Uzoewulu, the director: "In compliance with the Nigerian Government's directive, AISA will reopen for preschool through Grade 8 on Tuesday, February 1, 2011."

A visit to the premises of the school yesterday found the place devoid of activities and under lock and key, guarded by a few security men at the gate.

A notice, boldly written on a yellow cardboard, in red and black ink, declared: ‘School is closed.' The reason for the closure was not stated, neither was the notice signed. The date of resumption was also not specified.

When our reporter spoke to an expatriate teacher in the primary section of the school on why the management had to close the school which opened for normal academic session on Monday, she replied: "Go and read NEXT newspaper of yesterday (Tuesday edition) and you will know why we have to close."

She also said she wasn't sure whether there was a new directive from the federal government directing the school to close down.

Our investigations showed that the school was under pressure to close as a fallout of the NEXT publication (of Tuesday, January 18). The school was besieged by journalists from both the electronic and print media, who queried the school authority for remaining open when other schools were closed.

"There was serious problem here yesterday. TV people and some journalists came here to ask why the school is open. The management had to close the school yesterday afternoon," another source who pleaded anonymity said.

Not the president's children

However, the presidency has denied that the president's children were in school.

A statement by Ima Niboro, the presidential spokesman, yesterday said, "This is to correct reports in the media that President Goodluck Jonathan's children are currently attending school in disregard of the request by the Federal Ministry of Education and INEC that primary and secondary schools in the country should remain closed. This is false.

"The truth is that the president's children have not resumed school this year in compliance with the Federal Ministry of Education's directive. This fact can be easily verified," he said.

Mr. Niboro added that the president "is fully conscious of his duty and obligation to give exemplary leadership to the nation and he will always live up to this great responsibility."

Lagos schools reopen

In the meantime, some private schools in Lagos, under the membership of the Association of Private Educators in Nigeria (APEN), have reopened for Second Term. While some started classes on Monday, others resumed yesterday.

Femi Ogunsanya, chairperson of the association, confirmed this but refused to disclose the terms surrounding the decision of the schools to reopen.

The association had earlier called on the federal government to reverse the directive closing the schools. One of the schools, Chrisland Schools, sent a text message to parents confirming the reopening on Tuesday.

It read, ‘Dear Parents, we are glad to inform you that we are now resuming on Wednesday, 19th January. This came as a result of APEN's negotiations with government.'

Other member schools of APEN which have reopened to students since Monday include Oxbridge Tutorial College, GRA, Ikeja; Grange School, GRA Ikeja; Vivian Fowler Memorial College, Ikeja; Corona Schools, Lagos.

Mrs. Ogunsanya declined to make any formal statement on the schools' reopening until after some deliberations. "Please give us a few days and then we would make a formal statement to the press," she said.

Georgina Azike, head teacher, Chrisland School, Opebi, Ikeja, explained that the directive to reopen came from the managing director of the school after a meeting between delegates of the association and the Ministry of Education.

"They sent delegates to the government and received directive from the government to reopen," she said.

The spokesperson for the federal ministry of education, Abuja, Peter Obidiegwu, in a telephone interview, said that he didn't know of such a directive and could not confirm the position of the ministry without making further investigations.

A visit to some private schools which are not members of the association showed they have no plans to reopen before the date announced by the government. For instance, the principals of Tender Hearts Children School, Ikeja, and Bright Future Academy, Gbagada, said they knew nothing about the directive and their schools will remain closed.

Kenneth Gbagi, minister of state for education had on January 6 briefed journalists on the closure, stating that the directive applies to public and private schools in the country following a request by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

According to him, "we have directed all schools within the country, both private and public, to remain closed. Resumption date will now be on February 2011."