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Nigeria’s popular comedienne, Oluwadamilola Adekoya, better known as Princess, has been in the entertainment for over a decade. She’s also a self-acclaimed chef and currently on a fitness journey. She opens up to VICTORIA NONIKE and FAVOUR NWANZE on her journey so far and how she’s looking up to God to remarry.

Brief background

I’m a comedian, actress, chef and event planner.

You started acting at the age of seven, what was it like?

I think my first movie was in 1970 but I think my first time with television was 1988 because I started out with stage acting and after a while I moved to TV, I actually had a couple of programmes on TV as a young person. Later I started playing minor roles in movies.

What made you venture into stand-up comedy?

Well I think it was by chance, like an advice. It was after a ‘Super Story’ production by Wale Adenuga Production, Mr. Adenuga advised me to go into comedy full-time because he felt that I was really talented. Up until then, I was into it partially while I was in school but then he encouraged me. Then around 2003 or so I went into it fully. Before I came into the industry, most comedians were already my friends because I used to go for a lot of shows but I never thought I would be one of them. So when I started out they were like, ‘Oh so you’ve joined us’ and they were really supportive.

How has your fitness journey been like?

It’s been tough. I have to get up early and my house is not close to where I work out, sometimes I could be in traffic for an hour or more just to get here and work out every day. If I miss out on anything, the coaches would make me do extra like some kind of punishment but I really feel good about the whole thing because I am seeing results. The reason I came here is not to be thin but to be fit. I like to train, I actually started around 2005 then along the line in 2013 or 2014 stopped for a long time and resumed again last year October. I just felt I was not fit enough, although I love to be big and beautiful but I just need to be fit and there is no crime against that. I am benefiting, I am seeing the result and next month will be a year and I can happily and proudly check my weight but even if I don’t, I know that I have come a long way. The first three months were crazy. I would come and work out but one day I said I would stop coming because I thought I was not losing weight and one of the guys was like ‘you have lost weight’ but I didn’t feel like I had lost any weight and he said that people who had seen me the first day I came are saying that you have lost weight, so I decided to continue and give it another try. Then I was ill for a while, I had a minor surgery and was off for about a month, coming back after the surgery was not easy but then I found out the my clothes wouldn’t fit so I was like let me take me clothes to ‘Obioma’ to slim-fit them. I didn’t even notice and everyone was like, ‘You have changed’ and I was like thank you.

What inspired you to continue working out irrespective of the challenges?

Well I am a very persistent person and I do not like things to just discourage me like that. Like I said I had not worked out in a really long time and I wasn’t feeling myself. I am a very bubbly and active person although I was still active I was still feeling lethargic like this is not me. Sometime I get here 5:30 and work out till like 7:30-8:00 in the morning and if you see what I do, you will be impressed. I was still big but I was fit, then I said to myself I do not think I am as fit as I want to be so I started working. Even when I saw the result, I was like what more can I do to keep fit, I knew it would be difficult to go back to the way I used to train but I always try to encourage myself that no matter what, even if there is flood I would try and do something, no matter how small it is and before I knew I switched from 10-20 minutes to one or two hours intensive training so that is just it. I tried to encourage myself to do more no matter how small it was.

How are your fans reacting to the workout journey?

Some of my fans have been really encouraging and some go to my page and insult me and I don’t even have time I would just delete and block, I do not like stress. I do not understand why it is like that but I feel it’s the way people are and they try to project it on other people, it’s really bad. For those that are encouraging me, I really appreciate them.

Tell us about you catering business?

Well I started in the 1990s but I was not really serious about it. Then in 2011 a friend of a friend advised me to start it big time and so I registered the business and I some signature meals that are to die for plus I cook healthy with little or no oil under clean conditions. I make really delicious meals, I have them in supermarkets, in LUTH, UNILAG, Magodo and people place orders also for parties. My ‘Efo-riro and Ofada with beans’ are to die for and everyone knows that.

What are the signature meals that everyone must eat?

Anything I cook you must eat but I have my special dish I call ‘Premium Royal’ which has my special fish, grilled chicken and for carbohydrate, rice but then I have my special chicken meal, also my ‘Ofada and Efo-riro’. It was actually a guy that thought me how to make ‘Efo-riro and Ofada’ and I have perfected it ever since. I also have my five star designer beans. I am just good like that.

How do you find the time to joggle everything you do?

It is very stressful but I love them, I can cook by 1am. No matter how tired I am, I can still cook, drive and swim. It is stressful but fulfilling because I enjoy doing them.

Who are you favourite colleagues in the industry?

I do not have favourite’s but I have a lot of people that have been really supportive. I have people that would tell me the truth no matter what. Like Tee A, Basorge, Okey Bakassi, Koffi and Lepacious Bose. I also have people that inspire me to do more like Ibokoko, C Julius, Gbenga Adeyinka and Tee A also falls into this category. When I was starting out, I had people like Gandoki, Koffi, Otega who always had my back. Then there are people I just like hanging out with that make me laugh like Helen Paul; she is very crazy and I like her and also Buchi. Then I have people like Mandy, Alibaba that are so caring then Tee A. Tee A is like a brother who I never had, outside comedy he is a very good friend and brother. I do not think there is any comedian that I have not felt a connection with at any point in time. There are a lot of comedians that started after me that inspired me like Josh 2 Funny, Short family, Akpororo. I think I am just top lucky to have so many brothers and some sister in this industry.

Outside the comedy industry, do you have any other siblings?

Yes, I have one sister and it’s like having 10. She is just so supportive; in fact my friends say she should have been the older one. I really appreciate her and she is very strong and determined. She is a farmer, she is into fish, snail and poultry farming, and she is a hair stylist and a makeup artist. She is an entrepreneurial coach in a University in Abakaliki. She produces palm oil and coconut oil. She is crazy talented. She is so industrious.

Where do you see you self in the next five years?

I would like to put up my own show outside the country, maybe four or five states in the US, in the UK, France and Switzerland as well.

Looking at most of your pictures, you are usually bare faced , why?

Well, I was actually a makeup artist before but the thing is that I do not wear makeup, not because I hate it but if we have to then I will. I just like to be bare.

What is your fashion style like?

I like trainers. I love comfortable shoes.

What accessories can you not leave the house without?

Perfume, I can’t leave the house without it. At least if we are not going to wear makeup and dress like a lady, let us smell nice.

Any plans for re-marriage?

We are looking unto God. I had one that wasn’t that good, unfortunately I did not pick up myself in time but with time everything will fall in place. Not everyone is strong. I myself might look strong on the outside but emotionally not really and that is why I respect people like Funke Akindele, Tiwa Savage. Going through that kind of pain is not easy but when you are able to pick up yourself and these people have picked up themselves and are helping other people. In Funke’s case, she is lucky, she is married again but in Tiwa’s case, she is up, working and making people happy. This is what we should do, when we are going through pain we should not let it hold us down because it is just going to get you depressed. I tried to remember that I had about 200,000 fans and I need to crack joke for them and so I had to get up. Gradually you will get there; we still have nice people in this world.

Tony momoh is a hypocrite and is talking trash. Buhari contested the 2003, 2007 and 2011 elections in the courts. Why should Atiku's own be any different? Let the authenticity of the election be tested in the courts, even up to the Supreme court because Buhari did same. Jonathan that let go was treated like trash by APC and hounded by the government.

Chepy:
Then he should have developed a better strategy in the last four years rather than just going back home after 2015 election to drink wine and resurface again for another election. This was a “try your luck mission” that PDP made him think was going to work but it seems to be failing now

True.

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Which south? In your dreams only[/quote]Let's wait till then. If you are a northerner you will tell me if Nigeria is only owned by you guys. Watch the dream come to reality.

Chepy:
Just imagining if Atiku actually chose to use all this campaign money to champion some projects for the masses whoever the next four and allow buhari to rule till 2023 before actually contesting. That should have won him the heart of many people rather than people just voting him for the sole reason of the hatred they’ve got for Buhari

How can Atiku wait till 2023 to contest when we all know that by then the presidency will come to the South? This was his best chance. South takes over in 2023.

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Bulaveur:
You mean 500k will give you just 30k after 6months?

Bros you think say na kalo' kalo? Or ponzi scheme that promises nonexistent bogus profit margins? LMAO!

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joyousever:
I applaud you Linda for opening up & clearing up the air. In fact, I admire your boldness. And reading through your epistle has made me learn one or two life lessons. Life can be funny as you said, it shoves certain things at you, you least expect. You don't control what is thrown at you but you control how you handle it. It is well Linda. You will sure be fine & I believe being his first child, the man will come to his senses someday & realise his earlier folly. Some men are just full of shit.

I don't think Linda's son is Jeremi Sholaye's first child.

IrokoOluwere:
Are you sure you’re ok?
Four fucking_ branches in just one city and you call it “just” ?
You need help.

Na when that your 50k is collected from you by scammers. Na that time your eye go clear

Lol!!

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2-3yrs experience in warehouse(manufacturing)
Sound knowledge of inventory management
Age=29-35 yrs

Production
Must be a graduate of Food science tech, biochemistry or industrial chemistry or related field
2=3yrs experience as a production supervisor in a food manufacturing industry
Age=28-35yrs
Salary,Pension applies

Interested and qualified candidates should send their cvs to -impartconsulting@gmail.com
Application closes one week from the date of this advert.

angelusbrut:
We are currently searching for suitable candidates to fill this vacant position:

Warehouse
Must be a graduate of Mathematics, Accounts, Business admin or related field
2-3yrs experience in warehouse(manufacturing)
Sound knowledge of inventory management
Age=29-35 yrs

Production
Must be a graduate of Food science tech, biochemistry or industrial chemistry or related field
2=3yrs experience as a production supervisor in a food manufacturing industry
Age=28-35yrs
Salary,Pension applies

Interested and qualified candidates should send their cvs to -impartconsulting@gmail.com
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Chiluv10:
HI,am ifunaya a deltan.... Good to be here. I'm Also based in warri.

Welcome to Nairaland.

Broken-hearted Mr. Muraino Kabiru, husband of Mrs. Hadijat Kabiru (45), who along with her lover allegedly planned her abduction, said he was yet to get over the shock of his wife’s action.

Hadijat and her lover, Luqmon Ahmed, reportedly planned the woman’s abduction to collect N15 million from Muraino because he was ‘stingy’.
Speaking with our correspondent, Muraino said: “My wife and I had been married for over 27 years and we have four children together. I never knew that she was the one doing all this to me.”

Muraino explained that he believed that the trouble started after Hadijat pestered him to open a shop for her, to operate a business.

He added: “I gave her N300,000. My son also supported with N150,000 so that she could start the business. Later, my wife came again, demanding that I should give money to start another business. But I told her that I wouldn’t because she wasn’t managing the business well. I told her to go and continue with her tailoring work. My daughter misbehaves at times and so, my wife told me that she wanted to take her to the hospital. I usually give her the money whenever they are going to the hospital and when she return, she wouldn’t show me receipts even if I asked.”

According to him, on that fateful that the fake abduction occurred, it was perceived that the sick daughter needed some drugs, Muraino decided to go and get the drugs himself. But Hadijat told him that she had rather take the girl to the hospital.
He said: “I gave her some money. It is not up to an hour that they left; then my phone rang. The number was that of my wife. I picked the call, but to my shock, it was the voice of a man. I asked him who he was; he told me that my wife had been kidnapped. He said that he would get to know him later. I asked him what he wanted, the guy replied that N15 million as ransom. I told him that I didn’t have that kind of money. I pleaded with him and told him that I could only afford N500,000. But he refused the offer.

“He told me that he could only go as low as N7 million. I started begging him again. When he didn’t agree, I had to notify the police about the abduction. The police asked me to play along, pretending that I was about to pay the ransom. Police said that my playing along will help them to catch the kidnappers. When a call came again, it was my wife that was on the line. She told me to ensure I pay the ransom. I told her that I didn’t have such an amount of money. Someone snatched the phone from my wife and said that they were ready to collect N1.5 million. It was from this point that the police got full information about them. They were caught and much to my shock, my wife was among them.”

haibe:
Did you decide which bank the fund was redeemed to?

Yes I did.

od4life:
Hi guys...I went to the branch office of Stanbic bank to redeem part of my mutual funds on Monday. My mutual funds account has been debited but I'm yet to be credited for the said sum on my normal savings account. What do I do about it? Thanks.

Just received a credit alert for the said sum. Thanks guys.

Hi guys...I went to the branch office of Stanbic bank to redeem part of my mutual funds on Monday. My mutual funds account has been debited but I'm yet to be credited for the said sum on my normal savings account. What do I do about it? Thanks.

The World football governing body, FIFA, has again reiterated that it only recognises the Amaju Pinnick-led board of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).

FIFA in a correspondence with NFF and CAF said it will maintain dealings with the Pinnick-led NFF board despite a Supreme Court ruling which the Chris Giwa-led faction had interpreted as allowing them to take over the administration of football in Nigeria.

FIFA scribe, Fatma Samoura, in a reply to a mail dated May 2 by Patrick Ikwueto explained that at the outset, the Zurich-based organisation would like to stress that Mr Ikwueto’s clients (Chris Giwa faction) have already filed different appeals in relation to the elections of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) of 26 August 2014 at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

It stated the appeals were either terminated and removed from the CAS roll for procedural reasons or dismissed by the CAS in its arbitral award of 18 May 2015. FIFA said it therefore recognises the NFF executive committee under President Amaju Melvin Pinnick which was duly elected on September 30, 2014.

FIFA added it had taken note of the ruling of the Supreme Court of Nigeria dated April 27 which ruled that the relevant matter is to be “remitted to the trial High Court for expeditious hearing and determination on the merit.”

In this respect, it reminds the applicant that recourse to ordinary court of law is prohibited as stated in article 59 paragraphs 2 and 3 of FIFA’s status.

Lastly, the letter revealed that the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided that the January 10, 2017 five-year ban from taking part in any kind of football-related activity imposed by the NFF’s disciplinary committee on May 12, 2016 against Christopher Giwa, Muazu Suleyman, Yahaya Adama, Sani Fema and Johnson Effiong should have worldwide effect. In conclusion, the letter stated:

“We kindly draw your attention to the fact that this information is only of a general nature and, therefore, without prejudice to any decision that FIFA may be called to pass in this or similar matters in future.”

The Giwa, Pinnick leadership tussle ranks high as one of the longest protracted cases in football in Nigeria.

Both Giwa and Pinnick were ‘elected’ in separate elections in 2014.

While Giwa emerged from an election on August 26, 2014, where he defeated former NFF VP, Mike Umeh,

Pinnick was elected a month later in another election spear-headed by the then outgoing Aminu Maigari-board in Warri.

Since then, many meetings have been done to bring the two warring parties to a roundtable discussion to have the issue thrashed out completely but all have met brick-wall with both sides raising accusing fingers and unable to reach a compromise.

Interestingly, Pinnick has already served out his term in office as fresh NFF election is due in few weeks time.

funstufz:
ayam not seeing sumthing here at allllllllllllll.....

Is this how these so-called agent cheat on both sides....

Ordinary room at Opayemi street Abule ijesha *5k monthly* *_TP = 140k (1yr)_*

5k monthly equal 60k (1yr), what do we call the 80k additional fee? haba...

Room self con at moronfolu Akoka Yaba *350k yearly* *_TP = 550k (1yr)_*
Additional 200k as what ooooooooo

Maybe its called TP charges...

Exactly! The quoted houses are not in any way cheap.

Hi guys...in a dream I was walking heading up to a destination. Then I encountered muddy water along the way & lost one of my shoes (the shoe on my right leg). I looked for it in the muddy water but couldn't find it. Instead I saw other types of shoes in the muddy water but they didn't fit me. I now saw one shoe amongst this lot of shoes that fits my size very well when I put it on...only that it was a bit dented by the side of the shoe. I now said to myself that at least I will be able to continue my journey with this little dented shoe I found. What does this dream mean? Thanks.

The same Prof is currently being accused of sexual harassment by a female student of UNILAG. The story was reported on LIB blog.

eezeribe:
Current yield of SIBTC MMF as at 3:20pm today is 13.15 %
The yield has been going South since April,maybe it wants to swim in the Atlantic Ocean.

Lol!!

The guy just condemned his career for a paltry 100k. Just google his name on the net and what pops up is this fraudulent incident. No company or employer of labour will even employ him because most companies run a check on their prospective employees on the internet to know if they've ever been involved in fraudulent or criminal acts. This act has rendered him unemployable.

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You did not indicate your location.

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MrPRevailer:
Iyke Onka someone recommended you go to Okija where there is counterfeit power with side effect.

I recommend you come to The Lord's Chosen where power resides. The God of miracles that doeth wonders have delivered people's possessions, wealth from oppressors and court cases.

You better come. Your freedom is waiting for you

Oga Prevailer I don't think Iyke's issue has anything to do with spiritual problems. It's a case of breach of contract that's purely a legal issue.

Hi guys...can you throw more light on the Tax Identification Number (TIN)? I have the TIN card with my Tax ID number on it. The card has a micro-chip on it. Can this TIN card be substituted for the Tax Clearance Certificate? Thanks All.

Masama:
No be this guy sing "it's a miracle" Church people ehn!! Wetin God go judge on the last day plenty o. Even church record label dey scam artistes?

Yeah...he's the one.