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Former Actor and Stand-up Comedian Teju Babyface has said he has no plans to return to stand-up comedy which he left three years ago. In an interview with Punch, Teju said he quit because he was constantly struggling.

Gbadewonuola Olateju Oyelakin, known professionally as Teju Babyface, is a Nigerian political satirist, inspirational speaker, talk show host, Master of Ceremonies, television producer.

Excerpts of interview below....

He said, “It was always a struggle to be a comedian. You may not have seen the struggle but every time I got on stage, it was a constant struggle. I had to prove myself to the audience constantly at every performance. It was a constant struggle and there were times I had been called on stage and the applause at the best of time would be polite, at the worst of times it would be non-existent. If you think about it, I really did not look like a comedian.

“It was as if the audience did not believe I could make them laugh; so I always had to prove myself. There was a time that it did not matter because I really enjoyed doing it. But after a certain time, your inner man would call out to you and things like discontent would start to set in.”

He added that the realization that he would never be number one stand-up comedian in the country also added to his decision to throw in the towel.

“It occurred to me that I was never going to be the number one stand-up comedian. I would never forget that day. It occurred to me several times in my stand-up comedy career but there was a certain day I had a lucid moment after a particular performance. As I got off the stage, it occurred to me that I was not called to be a career stand-up comedian. It was just a stage through which I had to pass. I am not saying I am not a comedian because I will always be one but I am no longer a stand-up comedian. I like to use the example of Steve Harvey in the US.

He did his last stand-up comedy show in Las Vegas in 2012 but he hosts the Steve Harvey show on television and radio, he has a children’s show and he is also an author. He is a business magnate but he would always be a comedian. You cannot watch him and not laugh and it is the same thing with me. Either it is the Teju Babyface show or you are reading my book or listening to me speak; you will always laugh but I would not stand on stage like I used to do to tell jokes,” the comedian said.

According to him, his new found love for writing and speaking has finally helped him find his place.

“I did not set out to write a book but I believed some years ago that I was meant to speak to people, to become a motivational speaker. I found out that I was writing a lot of things that I intended to speak about but the challenge was that nobody was calling me to speak. It was a challenge to find somewhere to speak and the places I wrote to always felt that I am a comedian and wondered what I know about public speaking. After putting all the materials in my computer for a while, my friend suggested that I should write a book.

I laughed at him at first but since he said I would become an authority if I write a book, after thinking about it for a while, it made sense to me. When I was launching the book, I found peace in my heart. Someone asked me if I had made the money I intended to make and I told them that they do not have an idea. I did not run into debt trying to do it but it is not about money anymore. There is a joy I feel being an author and I feel like a man who had finally found himself. A few people who saw me during the book launch said it in different ways that I have finally got into my place through writing and speaking,” Babyface said.

Full interview below...


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TVC fired 145 of their workers 2 days ago without stating viable reasons why they took that decision which gave birth to a lot of rumors yesterday. However, the management of Television Continental (TVC) has finally issued a statement saying they sack of 145 workers is aimed at restructuring the enterprise.

In a statement on Friday, the management said the organization was reconfiguring its workforce.

“A total of 145 people are affected by Friday’s announcement,’’ the statement said.

“We wish to make clear that our core channels consisting of TVC News Nigeria, TVC Entertainment and Radio Continental, will now become the main focus of our business going forward, where we will deliver high quality news and entertainment programmes to our audiences and advertisers across Nigeria and beyond.

“The winding down of TVC News Africa will allow us to concentrate on these key areas of our business,” it added. The statement added that a “generous severance” had been approved for workers affected by the sack.

“For those staff members affected by today’s announcement, the Board of CBS Ltd has approved a generous severance package, in addition to a programme of assistance to enable them seek new employment,’’ the statement said.



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The Nigeria Police has arrested four suspects who illegally opened and operated websites through which they defrauded candidates for the February/ May West African Examination Council (WAEC).

Parading the suspects on Friday in Abuja, Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, said the suspects used the websites to defrauded candidates between N40,000, N70,000, N90,000 and N120,000 respectively. He said the suspects were arrested from different locations across the country.

The force PRO gave the names of the suspects as Chijoke Onwuachu Modestus ‘M’, a 300 level student of Computer Science Micheal Okpara University, Umudike, Patrick Uchechukwu Nwodo ‘M’ 30 years old, Samuel Odinaka Onwurah age 20 years old ‘M’, and Okon Effiong Joseph ‘M’ who is 20 years old 200 level student of Public Health Department University of Calabar.

Moshood advised parents and guardians to prevail on their children and wards not to patronize these rogues’ websites. He added that all the suspects would be charged to court on completion of investigation by the police.

“The suspects will be charged to court on completion of investigation, while effort is being intensified to arrest other operators of these illegal/rogue websites still at large. “Meanwhile, members of the Public are assured of the renewed commitment and dedication of the Force to stamp out criminality throughout the country,” he added


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dont worry bro
u will get it back

NevetsIbot:
30 max, once i rest for ten mins.p, i can do another 30....60 sit ups at a stretch... 30 leg ups.... O tan

which one is sit up?

do u mean squatting?

why is this news relevant to me?

I dont have ear infection and i dont even have money to treat ear infection in UK.

so again, y is this news relevant to me?

angels09:
When the eastern blodas have ruined the reputation of the country?

anu mpama like u, how can dey damage the reputation of a zoo?

zoo get reputation?

and if they did damage ur reputation, and they r nonentities like u call them, why not let them go? it seems u r fooling urself.

Igbos Are Marginalized & They Can't Stop Where Nigeria Has Kept Them - Ohakim & Peter Obi

Former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has reiterated the need for Igbos to continue their fight for freedom. On Saturday 27th May, 2017, he advised Igbos to invest in themselves. While calling for restructuring of the country, he stressed that they must not remain where Nigeria kept them.

Mr. Obi made the remark while speaking at the World Igbo Congress, WIC, summit in Enugu State. The former governor also urged Igbo’s to identify with their leaders in the push for restructuring. In his words:

“I believe in the restructure of Nigeria but for us as Ndigbo, emphasis should be on investing in our future more that political demands. “We should invest in education; knowledge, because the future of the world is knowledge- driven economy.

“Are we going to die talking about yesterday? We should show love and care for ourselves. We should encourage local investments. “Position and power is not all that matters. Ndigbo must not stop where Nigeria dropped us.”

In the same vein, the former Imo State Governor, Ikedi Ohakim, has called for a change of the current political system in the country which concentrates power at the centre, saying Igbos are largely marginalised under the arrangement.

According to Daily Post, Ohakim made the call at the inaugural Chinua Achebe International Conference held at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, on Saturday. He spoke on the topic, “The Igbo and the leadership question: The Achebe example.”

The former governor also noted that Igbo people were the major victims of the economic recession. In Ohakim's words:

“The Federal Government created a national intervention project in 2006 under former President Olusegun Obasanjo to restore peace and promote a sense of belonging in the country. ”This gave rise to the N400bn East – West Road project, the N600bn Kano/ Maiduguri Road project,the N200bn Lokoja/Abaji/ Abuja Road project and the N150bn Ibadan /Ogbomosho /Oshogbo Road.

“But curiously, the South-East was left out. When we demanded an explanation, we were promised the second Niger Bridge but alas, this project is being pushed to a public-private partnership arrangement with a tolling scheme to recoup the cost of the project.

“Is this a fair deal for Ndigbo? We must continue to ask for our own share of the 2006 National Intervention Fund.”

Ohakim who was the former governor of Imo State and Peter Obi, the former governor of Anambra State has been termed in many years as defiant governors and many called them "the governors without godfathers" because of the way they carried out their duties.


more @ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2017/05/igbos-are-marginalized-they-cant-stop.html

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look that lady well


you will see that she is related to Lai Muhammed somehow


APC and their propaganda

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Arsenal has disappointed so many people today who put their money on Chelsea hoping they will humiliate Arsenal to clinch the FA Cup. Gunners entered todays game with so much injuries on their list and therefore were the underdogs. But Arsenal always rises up when duty calls and the zeal and passion they used today is example of a club that is still in the game.

Apart from Arsenal disappointing many people today, their manager, Arsene Wenger made his own statement today by beating Chelsea to send a message to people and mostly Arsenal fans undermining his capabilities as a coach. Wenger stated during the pre-match analysis that for Arsenal fans to be talking bad about him is a disgraceful attitude.

All is well that ends well. Arsenal succeeded in beating the English Premier League Champions, Chelsea today to clinch the FA cup. Though their was a little bit of controversy on their first goal as Alexis Sanchez appeared to have handle the ball during the built up and was even ruled "no-goal" by the linesman but the referee overruled the linesman.

Chelsea later equalized in the 79th minutes but the it took lastd only only 3 minutes before Gunners took back the lead with Ramsey's header. The PFA winner Kante, switched off and let Ramsey run-in unchallenged and took the lead back again for Wenger's men.

It was a deserved winner for Arsenal and it has indeed lifted their spirit and the prepare for a season without playing in the Champions League after finishing 5th in the league table with 57 points. Some of the football writers has this to say.

According to Ben Dettmar (@OlympicsProf) That was a great final. Can't be too upset still a really good year for Chelsea. Arsenal deserved it on the day

More pictures below....

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I know ladies has lost it when it comes to dressing and fashion but I didn't know it has gotten to this. This is outright exposure of someone's private parts in the name of fashion. Yes I know fashion is pain but this right here is horrible.

This lady in question can't even try to squat down if the need arise. What do you think about this dressing?

See video below...


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people eh


am yet to see Afonja that does not shout on phone

eph123:
The amount you've stated is for a full year.
You need to divide the 1,390,000 by 12 to get the monthly figure = 115,833
Then multiply it by 3 (90 days tenor is 3 months) = N347,500

is far better to do this for a year now

Airforce1:
Monitoring spirit everywhere these days


You will think nobody is monitoring you till you fuckup

laugh won kill me for this ur comment ooo


monitoring spirits everywhere

Question: Why will NL ask if am a Muslim before i can comment on Muslim thread?

Question 2: why aren't people asked if they are Christians before allowing them access to Christian threads?

Question 3: Is Seun a Muslim?

Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele has taken to her social media page to lament and blast Air France for messing up her luggage schedule.

The actress has been in London since May 24th claimed she is yet to receive her luggage even after the airline promised it’ll only take 24hours to deliver.

The actress further in her tweets noted that she has had to buy new clothes as her luggage has failed to arrive despite having complained several times to the appropriate quarters.

See her tweets below...

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I can't stop laughing. The 'Oluwa ni' crooner and Mavin Records art, Reekado Banks shared this message he received from an Instagram follower supposedly trying to lure and initiate him into the dreaded Illuminati cult, and his reply was nothing short of epic.

It seems all Marvin guys don learn how to give funny and epic answers just like their Boss, Don Jazzy.

See below...


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will dey hear

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, Thursday ordered the Department of State Service, DSS, to release within 48 hours the Managing Director of Capital Oil and Gas, Ifeanyi Ubah.

Trial judge, Justice Mohammed in a 100 page judgment, ordered the DSS to release Ubah, if it fails to file a charge against him. Dr. Ubah was arrested by DSS over an alleged oil deal with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.

The court Thursday 24th May, 2017 also berated the DSS for lying to the court that Ubah was arrested in Abuja, while from every available evidence, he was arrested in Lagos and flown to Abuja, where he has been detained some weeks.

more @ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2017/05/judge-berates-dss-for-lying-order-them.html

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Nollywood and Yoruba movies star Jayie Oluwakemi Kuti. Many who has seen her movies before knows that she is a force to recon. She is a wonderful actress, producer, businesswoman and the Chief Executive Officer of Jaylex Aesthetic Productions, a company which specializes in film, video and television productions.

In 2016 she was honoured with the post of an ambassador in Lagos State Polytechnic. This was due to her great contribution to the Nollywood film industry. You may have seen her in such popular films and TV shows as Everyday People, Face to Face, Spiders, Ashewo Airport and Si Gbogbo Okunrin.

The lovely Nollywood actress got married to Wasiu Alabi Odetola or more widely known as Pasuma but you know Yoruba ladies now, they are not together again and she said she has indeed lost count of men who want her by all means....

Isn't she a beauty? Lets not forget, she is also a grandma..

http://www.exlinklodge.com/2017/05/i-have-lost-count-of-men-who-wants-me.html

What is happening in Nigeria? What kind of impunity is this? Emeka Ephraim Ugwuonye, Lawyer to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has been temporarily banned from legal practice in Nigeria.

Ugwuonye, who was a former United States-based lawyer, recently joined the legal team of Nnamdi Kanu. He relocated to Nigeria after he was disbarred in New York and Maryland for professional misconduct.

It was learnt that Ugwuonye was barred in Nigeria by Nigeria’s Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee, LPDC, of the Body of Benchers, a unit which punishes misconduct among lawyers. LPDC ordered Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria to strike out Ugwuonye’s name.

J.S. Okutepa (SAN) who is the Chief Prosecutor of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) at the LPDC found Ugwuonye liable for fraud and promised to give details of the direction of LPDC in due course.


more @ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2017/05/nba-ban-ipob-leader-nnamdi-kanus-lawyer.html

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which kind country be this?

I can't recognize this country anymore

just negodu

see more photos @ http://www.exlinklodge.com/2017/05/luth-security-men-shuts-hospital-gate.html

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who him dey do?

Rivers @50: Former President Goodluck Jonathan, At Rivers State 50th Anniversary Lecture

Former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan arrived Port-Harcourt, Rivers State this morning for a lecture as Rivers celebrates their 50th birthday. The are the pictures as wike accompanied the former leader to lecture hall.

More pics below...

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