Why I’m shooting 10 Days in Sun City – Comedian AY

 

Talented Nigerian comedian and filmmaker, Ayo Makun, aka AY, recently shot a beauty pageant scene in his latest movie, 10 Days in Sun City at the Federal Palace Hotel in Lagos.

PREMIUM TIMES had a chat with the funny man at the location and he opened up on his winning formula, love for film-making as well as his vision for the “Akpos” franchise.

PT: The adventures of Akpos appear to be a never-ending story. What is unique about 10 Days in Sun City?

A.Y: 10 Days in Sun City is another Akpos franchise and one of the series of his adventure. This time around Akpos decides to go to Sun city in South Africa to have some fun. It’s a romantic comedy laced with so much excitement. The idea is also to do our usual collaboration, which is all about having a blend between Nigeria and other countries and this time it has to be South Africa.

PT: Tell us more about the film?

AY: It is shot in Sun City, Johannesburg and Lagos. The hilarious star-studded comedy movie features A-list movie cast from Nigeria such as Richard Mofe-Damijo, Adesua Etomi, Mercy Johnson, Falz The Bahd Guy, 2Baba Idibia, Gbenro Ajibade, Fathia Balogun, Uti Nwachukwu, Yvonne Jegede and Alexx Ekubo to name a few.

The movie also features Miguel Nunez Jr. from Hollywood and hilarious South Africa cast that includes the sensational Amanda Du Pont, comedienne Thenjiwe Moseley, Celeste Ntuli and lots more.

PT:…and the plot?

AY: 10 Days in Sun City’ is a potpourri of love, drama, passion and culture combined with generous portions of comedy. The movie is a feature-length comedy-drama that sees Akpos on another “adventure”, this time, to South Africa, with his girlfriend Bianca.

Bianca is a campus beauty queen who he (Akpos) has sacrificed his livelihood to make successful. After successfully winning a national beauty pageant, BIANCA, ever loyal to Akpos, is now an international celebrity rolling with society’s ‘high and mighty’. She is, amongst several mouth-watering corporate endorsements, global ambassador to, and the face of multi-national cosmetics conglomerate ‘OTAWI’ which is owned by Nigeria’s richest man, Otunba Ayoola Williams, aka ‘The Old Fox’. To Otunba, Bianca represents more than the face of his company, he has plans for her to play a bigger role in the business as well as in his ‘life’. So Otunba decides to embark on the same journey to South Africa. Bianca has no idea what lies in store neither does Akpos. I can’t reveal more.

PT: You have had back-to-back hits with your films and most recently broke your own records. What will say is your winning formula?

A.Y: It has little or nothing to do with spending so much on a film because some people spend much less and make so much returns. The idea to get it right is to spend money in doing the right thing. Gone are the days when we took the audience or viewers for granted with the belief that you can give them just anything. Right now, you cant just feed anyone with any film and think they will accept it. For that reason I made a primary decision that our passion is well established in terms of content and the arts generally.

PT: Many are of the opinion that comedy no longer pays you hence your focus on film-making.

AY: That’s a big lie because year in and out, I have hosted my AY Show in London, Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and other parts of the world. This (filmmaking) is just a part of the business. It’s always good to diversify as an entertainer because you have the franchise to explore different areas in the entertainment circle. Personally, I can’t sing and that is the only area I won’t venture into but marketing entertainment, doing movies is a total package for me. It makes no sense for people to think that because I’m doing movies I have decided to stop stand up comedy. Kevin Hart is an actor and big time moviemaker. Steve Harvey is a stand-up comedian, a radio talk show host and a stand up comedian. From Chris Rock to Eddie Murphy, the list is endless. People should just learn to accept entertainers and if Dbanj decides to act today it shouldn’t be attributed to the fact that Banky W had a successful debut in acting.

PT: Why must it be a Trip to Jamaica, 30 Days in Atlanta and now 10 days in Sun City?

AY: Akpos loves adventure and he loves travelling around the world. We can’t shoot 10 days in Warri because there are over 4000 Akpos in Warri. Nigerians love to know how their friends and loved ones in other environments and some people haven’t seen or experienced other cultures and practices in other countries like Jamaica. But, such persons will know that you will see it in the movie through the eyes of Akpos. When people ask must I travel abroad to shoot a film? I simply tell them that this is my style. A winning team is a winning formula and I can never change it until when I feel its time to do something else. I know I can’t shoot a horror movie in this part of the world and that is why comedy gives me that extra edge.

PT: Why the choice of Adesua Etomi as your love interest in 10 Days in Sun City?

AY: I chose to star her in the film because she is gorgeous and beautiful. We are shooting a movie that has to do with a beauty queen and when you look at the industry who and who can you present as a beauty queen. We are not saying who is beautiful but who has the qualities of a beauty queen. Adesua fits perfectly into the role.

PT: How much has 10 Days in Sun City gulped so far?

AY: It’s not a figure that I can put together at the moment but it is a whole lot of money. The budget is three times bigger than what I have ever expended on a movie. For instance, this location is a set for a scene in the movie that will not last more than 6 minutes. That is to let you know where we have decided to take this industry.

PT: When is the film premiering at the cinemas?

AY: The premiere will be in June, in summer.

Source: PREMIUM TIMES

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#BBNaija: While ThinTallTony claims being single, pictures of wife, kids go viral

Hours after ThinTallTony (TTT), one of the housemates who survived eviction from the #BBNaija told Bisola, a fellow housemate, that he was single, pictures of his family went viral on the internet.

The family pictures uploaded from his Facebook page showed that TTT is married to Laraba Offiong and blessed with two adorable children.

TTT and Bisola have been getting cozy with each other for some days now and they have confessed to having feelings for each other, although it seems Bisola doesn’t know TTT is married as he never mentioned it.

Bisola had inquired about his marital status and he replied that he is single by God’s grace, thus presenting himself as an unmarried man.

This has evoked reactions from Nigerians as they feel he is deceiving Bisola and has hurt his wife.

Meanwhile, ThinTallTony’s wife continued to campaign for him on her Instagram page even as he survived the Sunday eviction, clearly indicating that he is married.

Here are some of the tweets of reality show Lovers.

@claranichole, “TTT, who are you deceiving, Bisola or God?’’

@K_mahlodi, “Bisola better not be falling for TTT, #team bisola please don’t vote for TTT when he is up for eviction. He is playing with our girl.’’

@bchild11, “for 25 million, someone would deny his family…. Ok na…”

@Bestee_licious,“TTT you were expecting video message, how will you explain to Bisola when your family pops on screen?!’’

@phabulous_phabs, “I have a feeling Bisola will stab TTT when she finds out about TTT being a family man.’’

@Olurops, “Who will help us tell Bisola that TTT is a liar.’’

The struggle for N25 million and a KIA Sorento toughens as the housemates await nominations later on Monday.

(NAN)

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Volleyball: Nigerian teams qualify for World Championships

 

Nigeria’s under-21 beach volleyball teams have qualified for the 2017 FIVB Beach Volleyball Under-21 World Championships scheduled for Nanjing in China from June 13 to June 18.

Habu Gumel, President of the Nigeria Beach Volleyball Federation, NVBF, who broke the news on Monday in Abuja said both the male and female teams qualified for the championships.

The teams had campaigned for the tickets at the Zone Three qualifiers held in Lome, Togo from February 10 to 12.

They competed against teams from Togo, Ghana and Benin Republic, with Nigeria parading two teams each in both the male and female categories.

While the Nigerian female team finished first in the female category, the male team were second in their own category.

Speaking on the teams’ success, Gumel said his Federation was happy with the performance, especially as it was in line with the teams’ rating on the continent.

“We expected the teams to do well in Togo, in view of their ratings as number two (female) and number five (male) on the continent, and the players did not disappoint us,’’ he said.

Gumel, who is also President of the Nigeria Olympic Committee , however said the NVBF deserved praise for making efforts to camp the teams to fine-tune their preparations for the qualifiers.

           “I believe the camping of the teams in Abuja last week went a long way in not only boosting their morale but also in preparing them better for the task.

“Being in camp to prepare is always a good way of preparing players and teams, and we did just that in order to achieve results, even though it was at a cost.

“But we thank God that we got what we wanted from it,’’ he said.

The NVBF president, who is also Nigeria’s lone member on the Executive Committee of the International Olympic Committee, IOC, assured that the Federation would now go on to prepare the teams for the world championships.

“Now is the time to start to prepare for the world championships, and we will start from today to put in place all that we need to prepare the teams.

“That is the only way to get the teams ready for success, through early preparation, and we shall continue to do that,’’ he said.

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Don Jazzy launches free WiFi service in Lagos

  Mavin Records CEO, Don Jazzy, launched his latest business initiative, a free WiFi service -Flobyt in Lagos on Friday.

The unveiling of the initiative was held at Renaissance Hotel in Lagos. Don Jazzy partnered with founder of Tsaboin, Dele Odufuye, to make the dream a reality.

The founders say Flobyt is a free WiFi service installed across partner locations in Lagos like eateries, parks, taxis, buses, restaurants, cafés and many other businesses.

The service is free for patrons of a business who wish to access the Internet while in the premises of the patron locations. The Internet router itself is a plug-and-play device that, according to the founders, does not require much technical know-how to operate.

Speaking at the occasion, Don Jazzy said investing in Flobyt has been a life-long dream of his.

He said, “I have always wanted to play big in the technology space and I looked for people who were sound and had a beautiful track record in the technology space. This is my first business investment in the technology space that is public while I remain a silent partner in others.

“I am really interested in driving Flobyts reach beyond Lagos. Our Wi-Fi is the fastest in town and those who stream our music and content as entertainers are from the US and the UK. We believe that if we improve our services the numbers can improve.”

In addition, Don Jazzy revealed that at specified locations, between 10-30 people can be connected to Flobyt at the same time while in locations with higher traffic, Flobyt Max can provide internet service to 10 – 80 concurrent users.

On his part, Mr. Odufaye said, “You simply walk into any of our partner outlets and patronise them. While you are at that, you can log into Flobyt’s free WiFi service available. Join the “Flobyt FREE Wifi”. If your browser pops up for authentication, just visit www.mavinrecords.com or click on “Free Access” button shown to you.

“We are using state-of-the-art WiFi technology equipment that balances speed, quality of service, security and data consumption. This equipment is lightweight and easier to manage. These are the technological and business edges.”

Speaking further, Don Jazzy told PREMIUM TIMES that Flobyts will avail Nigerian entertainers an opportunity to begin to eke a living from their craft.

He said, “If it benefits my own company its going to benefit every other entertainer. Now fellow artistes can now have more people accessing their music and if you are staging an event, they can invite Flobyt to activate the venue. That way, they can reach their core fans that are gathered at the event.

Away from Flobyt, PREMIUM TIMES also took the top producer up on some questions pertaining to his his music career and future plans.

When asked if he had an album in the works, he said, “I am not releasing an album anytime soon because I have other artistes whom I need to promote but filmmaking is definitely in the works. I don’t regard myself as an artiste because I am shy and reserved. I don’t like talking in public, I can sing in the studio but performing it on stage is the problem, I don’t want to be regarded as a fake artiste but I will go into movie making in the near future.”

Source: PREMIUM TIMES

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What President Buhari told me today – Femi Adesina

  Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Muhammadu on Media and Publicity, posted the update below on his Facebook Page, detailing a telephone conversation he said he had with his boss on Saturday afternoon.

Mr. Buhari is on medical vacation in London, and there has been widespread speculation about his health.

Read Mr. Adesina’s update below:

AND PRESIDENT BUHARI CALLED AT 2:43 P.M
At exactly 2.43 p.m today, Saturday, February 25, 2017, my phone rang. Who was at the other end? Tunde Sabiu, personal assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari.

“Hold on for Mr President,” Tunde said.

And in a matter of seconds, the very familiar voice came:

“Femi, how are you?” (He calls me Adesina most times, but today, he opted for Femi)

I screamed :”Mr President, I have missed you. How are you sir?”

    He first laughed. That familiar laugh. Then he said: “I am still resting. Thank you for holding out against mischief makers.”

I said it was my duty, the very least I could do, adding how happy I was to speak with him.

“How is your family?”

I said we were fine, and he asked me to extend his greetings to them.

“I hope to call you again, ” Mr President said, and I bade him farewell, adding: “Best wishes, sir.”

It was a defining moment for me. For more than a month, I had always spoken with aides who are with the President in London.

Not once did I ask them to take the phone to him, deliberately so, because I didn’t need to speak with him to validate the fact that he was alive. And since he was on vacation, he had a right to his privacy.

Of his own volition, President Buhari spoke with me. It made my day. Even if he hadn’t done so, he would have remained my President, my leader, and my man. Any day.

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Be Honest!!! Which Player Made You Start Loving Football?

No doubt, football is one sport that will continue to enjoy much love from sport lovers all over the world.

Everybody loves football not only because of the massive media coverage the game gets every blessed day, the performances of some great players is also a major factor for our undying love for the game.

Personally, the dribbling skills of JayJay Okocha made me fall deeply in love with football.

Let’s hear from you, which player made you start loving the game of football?


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Wayne Rooney Finally Makes Decision On Big Money Move To China

Wayne Rooney has confirmed he is staying at Manchester United despite reported interest from the Chinese Super League.

Reports this week have claimed Rooney’s agent, Paul Stretford, travelled to China to negotiate with Chinese clubs potentially ready to offer the England captain a lucrative exit from the Premier League.

The Chinese transfer window remains open until the end of February, meaning a deal could have been struck with immediate effect. But United’s all-time top goalscorer has now revealed that he wants to remain at Old Trafford as the Red Devils continue their participation in the league, FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League.

In a statement released to the Press Association, Rooney said: “Despite the interest which has been shown from other clubs, for which I’m grateful, I want to end recent speculation and say that I am staying at Manchester United.

“I hope I’ll play a full part in helping the team in its fight for success on four fronts. It’s an exciting time at the club and I want to remain a part of it.”

On Wednesday, Tianjin Quanjian coach Fabio Cannavaro admitted his club had approached Rooney but ruled out a move on the grounds that he did not fit his preferred style of play.

Beijing Guoan have been linked with the 31-year-old on the basis that they remain under the quota of foreign players allowed in the Chinese league, though Jiangsu Suning had also been tipped as a possible destination despite currently being at the limit.
Rooney has scored two goals in 17 league matches this season, eight of which have been starts.

He began the campaign as a member of Jose Mourinho’s starting XI but has since fallen out of the lineup, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic now the club’s first-choice striker and Paul Pogba and Henrikh Mkhitaryan bolstering the midfield.

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Five People Reportedly Cured Of HIV After Using New AIDS Vaccine In Spain…Read Full Details

A breakthrough has finally been made in the fight against HIV/AIDs as five HIV patients are virus-free seven months after taking a new vaccine. According to a report by Dailymail, the treatment, developed by researchers in Spain, allowed the patients to stop taking regular antiretroviral (ARV) drugs – the current method of suppressing HIV.

Scientists have yet to test the results in a large-scale clinical trial, but they say the vaccine may be a ‘functional cure’.

It is the first step towards success in a field that has failed to find a vaccine in the last 30 years.

‘It’s the proof of concept that through therapeutic vaccination we can really re-educate our T cells to control the virus,’ says Dr Beatriz Mothe, from the IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute in Barcelona, Spain.

‘This is the first time that we see this is possible in humans.’

The search for an AIDS vaccine has generated massive investments and intensive efforts but, so far, not one vaccine has come to market.

After efforts and investments attempted and failed to bring a vaccine mainstream that would prevent HIV infection, researchers decided to test therapeutic vaccines.

They aim to help infected people keep the virus at bay for months or even years without ARV drugs.

Dr Mothe and her colleagues used an HIV vaccine made by Professor Tomáš Hanke from the University of Oxford in the UK. The study included 13 participants who had taken ARVs for a little over three years on average – all within six months of being infected.

The researchers theorized that although the drugs kept down HIV levels, it limited the virus’s ability to integrate into their chromosomes, leaving them with relatively small ‘reservoirs’ of infected cells.

This should make it easier to contain the virus if the drugs are stopped, especially with the help of a vaccine, they said. Scientists injected the participants with a series of three shots of the vaccine and they stopped taking ARVs.

After four weeks, eight of the patients saw the virus rebound. But the other five patients have gone six to 28 weeks without having to restart the treatment.

The virus became temporarily undetectable, but it has never gone above 2,000 copies per milliliter, which is the criterion to restart treatment. Of the more than 50 therapeutic vaccine trials so far, this is the first one that has bolstered the immune system in a ‘meaningful’ way, according to Dr Steven Deeks, an HIV/AIDS clinician and researcher at the University of California, San Francisco.

He is ‘cautiously optimistic’ that the data will inspire others to study the approach.

Immunologist Dr Daniel Douek, of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland, is far more skeptical.

‘The results are encouraging, but it is difficult to gauge what the effect of the procedure actually was because of the uncontrolled nature of the study and the fact that the people who remain off [ARVs] are, nevertheless, viremic,’ Dr Douek said.

But Dr Mothe said that previous ‘treatment interruption studies’ – in people who started ARVs soon after becoming infected – have found that only 10 percent of their infections under control for longer than four weeks.

In the Barcelona study, the rate was 38 percent. HIV notoriously dodges immune attacks – and preventive vaccination – by mutating.

The researchers believe the trial’s partial success may be because the vaccine contains HIV genes that code for ‘highly conserved’ internal structures and enzymes that cannot change much without harming the virus.

Dr Deeks said: ‘Should the current trends persist, it is hard to argue that the vaccine strategy did not do something, but controlled studies are needed.’

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How Leicester City Players Told Thai Owners To Sack Ranieri As Manager | Read Full Details

Claudio Ranieri lost his job as Leicester City manager, after his players told the Thai owners to fire him.

MirrorSport reports that senior members of the squad, recently complained about Ranieri to the club owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

After losing 3-0 to Manchester United at home this month, a senior player reportedly walked into the players’ lounge and declared: “That’s it, we don’t know what we are doing, we are ****ed.”

The Italian delivered the Premier League title last season despite the 5,000-1 odds.

This season, Ranieri failed to recapture those dizzy heights, as Leicester languish in 17th places after five straight defeats in the league.

With the Foxes in danger of getting relegated a year after they were crowned champions, the club’s Thai hierarchy acted on Thursday and are now eyeing Roberto Mancini or Guus Hiddink as their new coach.

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Nobody Can Delete The History You Wrote – Mourinho Speaks On Ranieri’s Sack

Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho, has lent his support to Claudio Ranieri, after the Italian was sacked by Leicester City on Thursday night.

Ranieri was fired following a run of poor results, that leaves the Premier League champions hovering over the relegation zone.

Nine months ago however, the former Greece manager and his team defied 5000/1 odds to win the title.

Mourinho, who himself was sacked by Chelsea last season, months after also winning the Premier League title, has sent a message of support to the 65-year-old.

He uploaded a picture of the pair to Instagram, along with the caption: “CHAMPION OF ENGLAND and FIFA MANAGER of THE YEAR️. Sacked.

“That’s the new football, Claudio. Keep smiling AMICO. Nobody can delete the history you wrote.”

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WOW! The Nokia 3310 Is Back And Better with 41 Megapixels Camera

At the time when we thought Nokia was losing its stake in the smartphone market, the company indeed has caught many by the wind.

Recall that in recent times, Nokia has been working on getting its brand name and image out there through the Android open market.

The Finnish company had dumped its own OS as well as the Windows OS for Google’s Android which seems to be the most promising of them all at this time. It had incorporated the Android OS in some of its most recent devices.

In a new vein, Nokia has got us spell-bound with a comeback of its classic 3310 GSM phone, which was produced way back in the year 2000. The device was one of Nokia’s most successful phones ever.

Nokia announced the newly refreshed 3310 rocking a massive 41-megapixel PureView camera with Carl Zeiss optics and Xenom flash. The camera appears to create a huge bump at the back of the phone, just like the Nokia 808 PureView and Nokia Lumia 1020 devices.

According to the company, the 3310 boasts a modified version of Windows 8 with a new ‘ClearDiamond’ 3-inch WXGA (768×1280) display which of course is touchscreen. It also features three soft-touch physical navigation B.uttons, alongside a Windows Phone HOME B.utton.

Incorporated into the Nokia 3310 is a 1.5GHz dual-core processor; 2GB of RAM; 1430mAh battery; 32GB inbuilt storage; Bluetooth 4.0; Wi-Fi and 3G – a moderate spec for a Windows mobile. Although that battery capacity is a little of a disappointment. And as much as we are surprised by the comeback of the old man, we still wish it ran on Android OS.

Pre-installed apps include MS Office, Xbox Games, Outlook and OneDrive. While Nokia notes that the Nokia 3310 will be rolled out with 3G connectivity, and LTE-enabled devices will follow later this year, we expect to see an upgrade in the specs of the 3G version.

Expected to be launch on April 1st, 2017 (April fool’s day). Thanks to the durable design and iconic look and feel of the 3310, we appreciate its comeback and hope it delivers.

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These Are The 7 Most Expensive Universities In Nigeria 2017 (No 1 Is Unexpected)

Recently, students of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) went on a protest over the increase of school fees. The protest degenerated and led to the shut down of the institution.

With the ongoing economic hardship in Nigeria, many are worried about the rising cost of education. What are the most expensive universities in Nigeria, in 2017?

7. Ajayi Crowther University (N200,000 – N695,000)

Ajayi Crowther university is a private university located in Oyo state Nigeria. The religious studies facuty of the school pays as much as N200, 000, while the faculty of law pays between N670,000 and N695,000.

6. Covenant University (N790,000 – N814,000)

Covenant University is located in Ota, Ogun state, Nigeria. It is a private Christian university, affiliated with Living Faith Church Worldwide.

The architecture and engineering programmes are among the most expensive with their fees running into N814,000 or even more.

5. Afe Babalola University (N700,000 – N1,500,000)

Afe Babalola University is a non-profit private university located in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State. It was founded by the lawyer and philanthropist, Afe Babalola, in 2009.

The students of the management and business faculty of the institution pay as much as N1, 577,000.

4. American University of Nigeria (N400,000 – N1,590,000)

American University of Nigeria is a private university in northeastern Nigeria that offers American style higher education programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.

The tuition fees of the institution ranges from N400,000 – N1, 590,000.

3. Bowen University (N470,000 – N1,850,000)

Bowen University is a private Nigerian university owned and operated by the Nigerian Baptist Convention.

The faculty of Agriculture students pay as much as N530,000, while the students of medicine pay around N1,850,000.

2. Babcock University (N300,000 – 3,000,000)

Babcock University is a private Christian co-educational Nigerian university owned and operated by the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Nigeria.

Most of the faculties pay between N300,000 and N480,000, but the medical faculty students pay as much as N3,160,000.

1. Igbinedion University (N600,000 – 3,000,000)

Igbinedion University Okada, established in 1999, is regarded by some as the premier private university in Nigeria. Located at Okada in Okada, a town near Benin City, Edo state.

Computer science and Nursing students, pay about N600,000 and N700,000 while medicine students pay N3,000,000 which includes tuition, accommodation and other charges.

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Big Brother Naija: Why The Reality Show Must Stop Airing Immediately – Group

A group, Nigerian Project for Human Development, NPHD, has joined others voices calling for the termination of popular Reality Show, Big Brother Naija.

The group has petitioned the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, the Presidency and the Nigerian public that the airing Big brother Naija be stopped.

Recall that a Lagos lawmaker, Segun Olulade yesterday advised the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on the negative implications of Big Brother Naija on the nation’s culture and youths.

But in a statement by its coordinator, Dr. Mojisola Araba, NPHD claimed that the petition to cancel Big Brother Naija had gathered 10,000 signatures.

According to the group, the “Petition has collected 10,000 signatures from concerned Nigerians to cancel the Reality TV Show ‘Big Brother Naija.’”

It added, “The on-going TV Reality show, Big Brother Nigeria is indeed a corruption of TV Reality shows.

“The Nigerian public is complaining about the moral perversity in the House of the Big Brother Nigeria.

“In one episode last two weeks or so, the inmates were shown openly kissing and caressing one another. This is a celebration of obscenity, eroticism and idleness.

“More importantly, it is a big mockery of Nigerian culture and tradition. Since the inmates are Nigerians, they should have been projecting the Nigerian cultural heritage. But instead of doing that, they are bastardizing it.

“When Endernol, the Dutch, first conceived the idea of BBA in 1997, open kissing and caressing by the inmates and celebration of obscenity were never considered by him.

“Even the TV Reality shows in other countries do not contain the obscenity we are watching in the on-going Big Brother Nigeria. There is a great danger in importing the destructive foreign lifestyle to Nigeria.

“Explicit sexual overtures which appeal to the prurient interest in sex, damages a country’s moral ecology in an analogous way in which oil pollutant damages a country’s ecology.

“The biggest tragedy of the on-going Big Brother Nigeria is that our children also glued to the TV screen watching it. Children are our future.

“Therefore we should protect them from lewd exposure, which might prevent their growth into free, independent and well-developed citizens.

“The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) must live up to its bidding as a body charged with controlling, monitoring, regulating the electronic media and monitoring of satellite transmission in Nigeria. Our TV stations cannot become dumping grounds for all sorts of immoral programs.

“NBC must stop the airing of Big Brother Nigeria now.”

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