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Going with the trend of how this year has been so far - another week, another celebrity scandal - there’s yet another celebrity scandal. This time around it involves vivacious and amiable vocalist, Omawumi Megbele.

Omawumi walked out of an interview after the interviewer asked her questions she found inappropriate.

Apparently, Omawumi’s grouse is that the interviewer, Zinnia, shouldn’t be focusing on “rumour” questions. According to Omawumi, Zinnia asking her such questions is malicious and geared towards making her look bad to the viewing public who are her potential customers (to buy her album). Thus, Zinnia doesn’t mean her well.

One thing Omawumi failed to understand is that interviews are primarily a medium for the
interviewee - especially when he/she is a public figure - to right any wrongful information (rumours inclusive) about themselves out there. So, a good interviewer would ask these questions. The reason interviews are set up is for the audience/public to get first-hand information, i.e. hear from the horse’s mouth. Therefore, the interviewer has the obligation both to you (the interviewee) and the audience as he/she is the medium, the arbiter, of credible information. Renowned journalists aren’t afraid to ask those hard hitting questions no matter whose ox is gored. Check out world renowned journalists who have created a niche for themselves as top interviewers whether it is in political interview –

Christiane Amanpour, Wolf Blitzer, and David Letterman – or celebrity and lifestyle – Oprah, Wendy Williams, Ellen Degeneres, and Jimmy Fallon. They do not ask what the interviewee, no matter how high and mighty he/she is; comfortable questions, but ask what needs to be known about that person.

You as a celebrity agreed to the interview. Therefore, it is a given that you want to set the record straight and give first hand information you want out there. The interview is a rare opportunity for you to control the narrative about your person and your brand; to make you less vague to your fans and the public. So, you wanting the interviewer to soft pedal and ask only questions you are comfortable with, defeats the aim of the interview. It becomes superficial, a mockery and the interviewer; an a** kisser.

This is not to say that all interviewers are professional journalists. In fact, most of the entertainment OAPs here in Nigeria are not trained journalists. But, I digress. A professional should know how to tactically position and word questions. For failing to do these, I would begrudge Zinnia. Then again, I don’t know if there was an agreement before the interview. Seeing as it’s been reported that Zinnia is someone Omawumi had known for a long time (perhaps why she agreed to the interview), therefore she shouldn’t be asking her questions based on “rumours”.

Excuse me Ma, the interview wasn’t for the benefit of Zinnia. It isn’t your normal parlour gist. This is a TV interview for the public and these are rumours you should be eager to clear. “Have you ever seen me smoking” isn’t an answer. Of course Zinna might never have seen you smoke but the question wasn’t for her doubts. It’s for the public who might or might not have believed the rumours. Therefore, a more suitable answer would be to debunk it completely, and not to get all defensive; indirectly making the interviewer feel bad and then storm out. This would only reinforce the rumours.

I’d expected Omawumi to reply diplomatically while pointing out her objection to such questions; even buttressing it with the premise that why are female celebrities being placed on a different pedestal than male celebs? Are people bashing male celebs that smoke weed and even brag about it? Is anyone calling out Wizkid or Tuface for having babies upandan? There are a lot of other ways Omawumi could have handled this. Ways that would have scored her more points and emphasise the need for gender equality instead of putting on righteous indignation. She didn’t need to ridicule the interviewer so vehemently; saying “you don’t mean me well” over and over again. Zinnia was only asking to properly inform the public though her word coinage was distasteful and judgemental.

Maybe there was a pre-agreement and Omawumi had requested to be asked only questions pertaining to her forthcoming album. If this was the case and Zina deflected, then Zina is wrong. This is purely a breach of trust. She could have handled it with tact by asking less of the “Did you date Dr. Frabz?”, “Who’s the real father of your child”, “how do you balance your drinking and smoking habits with motherhood” questions.

But more “What’s the message to the album”, “How has it been so far taking out time from music to focus on marriage and child”, “What’s the nature of the album” etc. Even if it there wasn’t a pre-agreement and Omawumi felt Zinnia was not asking album-oriented questions but dwelling on the frivolous, a simple “can we get back to why I’m here” would have sufficed. This would earn Omawumi some street credibility points and expose Zinnia as petty and unprofessional.

Case in reference: Kelly Rowland was recently in an interview to talk about a new brand she is representing and the interviewer was going on and on about Beyonce’s Lemonade. After Kelly answered like two lemonade-related questions, she simply replied the next one by asking the interviewer to “let’s go back to why I’m here”, which was highly applauded. Brilliant. Sometimes, you can’t blame the interviewer for dwelling on the sensational questions. After all it’s what would sell the platform. Remember at the end of the day, it all falls back to viewership and financial returns.

The one justifiable reason for you as a celebrity interviewee to walk out of the interview is when the interviewer is being repeatedly unreasonable and tactless with the questions. For example, Robert Downey walked out of an interview after the interviewer kept harping on the same question even after Downey had replied repeatedly to that same question. It was as if the interviewer wanted him to give the answer he (the interviewer and public) wanted to hear and not what Downey wanted to reply with.

You know when an interviewer tries to put word in your mouth just so it would fit into the popular narrative about you. If this had been the case and Zinnia kept asking multiple times about the smoking thing, even after Omawumi had given a reply to that question, then Omawumi would be 1000% justified to walk out of that interview diva style. But Omawumi didn’t warn her about the distastefulness of such a question. She just went from zero to 100 immediately. Like someone said, our celebs here are so entitled and feel they are doing favours by granting interviews.

In all, I think Zinnia should be praised and reprimanded at the same time.

Praised because she was brave to ask the hard-hitting and uncomfortable questions despite the fact that she and Omawumi were friends. She didn’t sacrifice her duty as a journalist - to get the facts to the public, a journalist’s first duty is to convey credible ad verified information to the public - on the altar of loyalty/being in the good books of her celebrity friend. A closer look would reveal that she was even trying to help Omawumi dictate the narrative about herself in the public domain; to clear the air and put her own truth out there (you know there are three truths, my truth, your truth and the truth).

Zinnia should be reprimanded because she made two very unprofessional mistakes – she didn’t position and word her questions properly.

For an interview that was embarked on for album promotion, the first series of questions should have all centred on the album. Personal and other rumour questions can come later. Zinnia started the interview with the frivolous and didn’t even bother to link them to questions on the album. This is so wrong on every scale. A good interviewer should never lose focus of the theme of the interview no matter how tempting other related juicy questions may be. He/she can always ask these questions later after the reason for the interview had been exhausted except it’s just a regular or tell-all, image-repairing interview like Tiwa Savage’s.

Then, an interviewer isn’t there to pass judgements or take sides. Your position is as an arbiter. Therefore, your questions should be neutrally worded and unbiased. Thus, Zinnia saying “giving your smoking and drinking habit, how do you balance that with raising your kids” is all shades of wrong. By saying this, she has committed herself to a narrative. The question isn’t a question anymore but more like a judgement passed; an underhand condemnation. What she should have asked, if she must ask such a question (personally I think it’s unnecessary), is “Is it true you smoke/drink?” Omawumi’s response to this would determine if there would be a follow up “how do you handle this in light of your children” question or move on to questions on another subject.

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/05/opinion-was-omawumi-truly-justified-to.html

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THIS POSITION IS JUST SOMETHING ELSE, GONNA BE SO MAD AND FUN FILLED

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It has been said many times that you can take advantage of home furniture such as couch and counter-top to make your sex life a whole lot better. Your body is capable of giving you a lot more pleasure if you consider getting fun props.


How it's done:
You will need a table and a chair for this move. He lies his upper body, back down on the table with his legs hanging of it. She straddles him, Reverse Cowgirl style, and balances her feet on a chair opposite her. The chair will give her a leverage to bounce up and down or grind against him. To be on a the safe side, make sure the furniture is against a wall, to reduces chances of it shifting around during your move.

Why it's hot
She will love the feeling of being in control and moving against him in perfect positions that is likely to hit her center of gravity. He will enjoy watching her back view as she grinds against him. It is the perfect move to add a little extra-spice to you sex life.

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This 4 Year Old Boy Must Have Been A Player From The Womb - He's A Master Lover


You see this little boy right here, he is not out of kindergarten yet but he already has a PhD in
"How To Be a Player".


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Korede Bello has been in London for about 1 week just like Wizkd’s ex-girlfriend Tania Omotayo.

The two of them linked up this afternoon at a restaurant where they got goofy on Tania’s Snapchat. “Tell them you love them,” says Tania to Korede in the video she shared, the Godwin hitmaker said “I love you Tania” instead.

Their chemistry has sent Tania’s fans into a whirlwind as they are wondering if Korede is her new catch after her on-off-on-off relationship with music megastar Wizkid.

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/05/i-love-you-tania-korede-bello-says-as.html

more pictures here

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/05/have-you-ever-seen-this-kind-of.html

A 59-year-old security guard in China found this animal known as pangolin in the bush and took it home. The mammal even bit the man identified as Xiao, but he still patiently took good care of it and contacted a local newspaper for help. Now the pangolin has been taken to the zoo.

A zookeeper explained that this pangolin is about two to three years old. It was probably raised illegally by a certain restaurant or an individual in the neighborhood. He said that pangolin is under level-II state protection, and Xiao did the right thing for not keeping it to himself.

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/05/have-you-ever-seen-this-kind-of.html

See full pictures of them both here

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/05/man-stuck-into-another-mans-wife-during.html

According to the user named Mr. Rich who shared the photo on Facebook, the man pictured above is from Kitale, northern rift valley of Kenya. He made the mistake of going to sleep with a married woman and paid dearly for it.

See full photo after the cut

Mr Rich claims that as at the time of posting the picture the unfortunate pair are still stuck together

While many people believe that magun is the cause of this epic embarrassment, scientists have a name for this situation: penis captivus. Penis captivus is when the vaginal muscles spasm and clamp down on the penis during intercourse.

That is what you get when your wife does not satisfy you at home and looking for other people's wives to quench your konji.

Blackberrybabes advises you to say No To Adultery

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/05/man-stuck-into-another-mans-wife-during.html

This was just when the going was good. Look at how Tiwa Savage look so cute and sexy, and the husband Tee Billz, probably in trance of the goddess that was standing before him. Though life has to move on , but I will personally wish these cute celebrity couple will come back and settle their differences.

The whole world has come to know about what should have been a total secret, and I must say we have moved on our daily activities. You guys can do same and make it seem as if nothing happened.

Get family and friends together and let the matter be resolved. We all would love to see you guys happy together again.

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/05/see-old-photo-of-tiwa-savage-in-hot.html

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NICE MOVE FOR CHELSEA....LEICESTER WILL DEFINITELY FIND IT HARD TO SCORE BE THAT

WHO IS AHMED MUSA...SHEY THAT BOY THAT LOSES 10 CHANCES BEFORE SCORING 1 GOAL

The police in Lagos arraigned an Internet car dealer, Abiola Akinlonu, before an Igbosere Magistrate’s Court on Monday for alleged conversion of N5m into personal use.

It was learnt that the defendant was arrested by the police in January 2016 by operatives of the Special Fraud Unit in Ikoyi, Lagos, for reportedly defrauding a neigbour, Ikena Ezeoka, of the sum.


PUNCH Metro gathered that the duo lived on Abbi Street, Mende, in the Maryland area.

Ezeoka was said to have approached the defendant, who usually came home with different vehicles, sometime in 2013 that he needed two vehicles – a Ford Explorer 2007/2008 model and a Range Rover 2007 model.

Our correspondent learnt that Akinlonu showed pictures of the cars to Ezeoka on his computer, claiming that he helped people buy vehicles of their choice on the Internet.

Afterwards, the dealer reportedly gave him a bank account to pay the money into with a promise that the vehicles would be delivered to him a few days after the payment.

However, it was said that after paying the sum, Akinlonu reneged on his promise. He eventually issued a Diamond Bank cheque of N5m to the complainant, but the cheque was reportedly dishonored when Ezeoka tendered it at a branch of the bank.

Our correspondent learnt that Ezeoka tried in vain to get his money refunded and became more worried when he discovered that the complainant had vacated his residence.

Efforts to locate his whereabouts were futile until January 19 when the SFU operatives, to whom the alleged fraud was reported, swooped on him at his present residence on Samuel Awoniyi Street, Opebi, Ikeja.

The SFU prosecutor, Inspector Adoga Amedu, brought Akinlonu before Magistrate Ambibola Akomolafe on three counts of stealing and issuance of a dud cheque.

Amedu told the court that the offences contravened sections 285, 319 and 409 of the Criminal Law of Lagos, 2011, adding that the defendant connived with others at large to commit the crime.

The charges read in part, “That you, Abiola Akinlonu, and others at large, sometime in 2013, on Abbi Street, Mende, Maryland, Lagos, in the Lagos Magisterial District, did steal a sum of N5m, property of one Ikena Ezeoka.

“That you, and others at large, on the same date, time and place, in the aforesaid magisterial district, with intent to defraud, issued a Diamond Bank cheque No 0000004 valued at N5m in favour of Ikenna Ezeoka, knowing well that there was insufficient fund in your account and the cheque was dishonoured on presentation.”

The defendant pleaded not guilty to the counts and was granted bail in the sum of N500,000 with one responsible surety.

The case was adjourned till May 24, 2016.

http://www.punchng.com/online-car-dealer-defrauds-neighbour-of-n5m/

This beautiful top-ranking police in Brazil arrested the leader of one of the most notorious criminal gangs in Brazil and they took revenge by leaking her naked pictures!

According to online reports, Miss Julia Liers, one of the top members of the Brazilian Military Police of Rio de Janeiro recently arrested the leader of the notoriuos gang and the members decided to teach her a lesson by hacking into her phone and leaking her nudes all over the
internet.

This is the true definition of revenge porn! I wonder how the police woman would deal with this...she sure doesn't deserve this as she was just doing her job.


http://www.wenogetjob.com/2016/04/nood-pictures-of-beautiful-brazilian.html

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http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/04/empress-njamah-looking-hot-in-new-photos.html

Empress Njamah shared these gorgeous photos of her in traditional outfit. In her last photo she wrote:

"Friendship is like a book, it takes few seconds to BURN, but it takes YEARS 2 WRITE!" A fan responded to her caption by referencing the fire service, lol...More photos after the cut.

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/04/empress-njamah-looking-hot-in-new-photos.html

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The hustle is real everywhere. Guys no get chill any more these days


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I swear if I be her student, na me go best the class.

A good teacher must be able to let d students see d hidden secrets. So that they will be familiar with d subject

You know what I just like you...holla me ...you won for yourself 200# airtime

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http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/04/meet-teachers-who-teach-english.html

Imagine concentrating on lessons while your teacher is naked.... Well, some 'tutors' are perhaps hoping X-rated classes will help their students motivation to learn.
A racy Spanish channel has launched naked English language lessons with teachers giving classes completely in the nude,

Called Naked Language, the online course 'promises to get away from the traditional method of learning English', the Trome reports.

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/04/meet-teachers-who-teach-english.html

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http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/04/benue-farmers-sue-fulani-herdsmen-for.html

A Makurdi High Court Judge, Justice Morris Ikpambese, has granted a motion ex parte brought by the people of Tyoshin community in the Gwer-West Local Government Area of Benue State claiming N100bn from six Fulani herdsmen for destroying their farms.
While granting the motion brought by the counsel for the plaintiffs, Justice Ikpambese ordered that the writ of summons be served on the respondents by substituted means.


He said the writ of summons should be served in the office of the chairman, civilian joint task force on the Tiv-Fulani affairs in Benue and Nasarawa states in the premises of the office of the deputy governor of the state.

The judge said the summons should also be served by pasting same on the notice board of the High Court of Justice, Makurdi, adding that he was satisfied with the submission of the plaintiff’s’ counsel that efforts made to effect direct service on the respondents had proved abortive as shown by the exhibit before the court.
In the statement of claim, the plaintiffs, led by Mr Shuwem Mnguduguen, alleged that six Fulani herdsmen simply identified as, Alhaji Doka, Alhaji Danka, Alhaji Shagari, Alhaji Dogo, Alhaji Ilo and Alhaji Ibrahim – destroyed their farms and land, demanding that the trespassers should pay them N100bn.

They equally prayed the court to restrain them from further trespass on their land.
The PUNCH learnt that Fulani herdsmen started attacking communities in the Gwer-West LGA in 2011.
During the latest attacks, 17 communities were destroyed while unspecified number of houses, farms and stores of harvested crops were destroyed.
During a tour of the affected communities organised by the Chairman of the Gwer-West LGA traditional council, Chef Daniel Abomtse, newsmen counted 33 shallow graves of women and children killed in the attacks.

In 2012, hundreds of the herdsmen invaded the local government area and occupied devastated areas with their cattle and allegedly killed the remnants, forcing the then state governor, Gabriel Suswam, to request the presence of soldiers.
Meanwhile, a chieftain of the pan Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, Mr. Ayo Opadokun, has said various ethnic groups in Nigeria need to hold a dialogue in order to fashion out a lasting solution to the atrocities of herdsmen across the country.
Opadokun, who is a lawyer, said the crisis had assumed a national dimension and urgent steps needed to be taken to avert the problem which could snowball into a major national crisis.

Speaking with journalists after the dedication of the new First Baptist Church, Offa, the NADECO chieftain said it was wicked for a group of people to cause pains and kill people through their activities.
He added, “Nobody should be under any illusion; we are in a major crisis. Let the ethnic nationalities have a democratic arrangement and sit down to treat and deal with the problem.

“There must be term and the rule of engagement and modus operandi. As a result of such concurrence, we can now fashion out a new constitution, which will be called the ground norm, that is our home-made constitution, to which all can subscribe.
“We don’t have that now; that is why a group of people will leave their own place go and destroy the crops of other persons in another part of the country, and then when the farmers ask questions and they go to the police, they will be the ones who will be abused and sometimes detained.

“The Fulani herdsmen will go scot-free and the government knows about this. I think there was a meeting about this yesterday (Saturday) and the Minister of Interior spoke about it so he knows about it.”
Opadokun said the church in Nigeria had regrettably not been a change agent due to activities of some Christian leaders which he said was undermining the cause of Jesus Christ.

According to him, some churches receive proceeds of illegal transactions from their members without trying to probe the sources of their wealth.
Opadokun believed that the Federal Government needed loans to complete some of the projects started by the previous administrations.
He, however, said such loans must be channelled towards providing essential infrastructure such as good road network and railway transportation system which he said would boost the nation’s economy.

http://www.punchng.com/benue-farmers-sue-fulani-herdsmen-for-n100bn/

In other news...CHECK OUT YEMI ALLADE IN HOT PANTS AND BRA HERE

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/04/yemi-alade-completly-killed-in-this.html

I cant just imagine this happening to me or someone close to me. I would just freak out.

What would you do if this happened to you or your sweetheart while he/she was sleeping?

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/04/creepy-see-many-cockroaches-creeping-on.html

The Ferrari singer is always at her best !!!. Effizzy music lead act, Yemi Alade covers the latest edition of OnoBello.com magazine as she stuns in sexy swim suits. For the photo shoot, Yemi wears styles from Andrea Iyamah swimwear.

Definitely no flaw in this photshoot. This might make more people go cop her latest album, Mama Africa.

http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/04/yemi-alade-completly-killed-in-this.html

How sometimes I wonder how Mocheddah has graduate into a model taking pictures from an A-list artiste. This is simply to remind you that nothing lasts forever. she is lovely though. And notwitshatnding, we are still expecting more from her.

Do you think she can stage a comeback


http://www.blackberrybabes.com/2016/04/mocheddah-now-picture-model-as-she.html

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