According
to Segun Adekoye - "In this age, everyone has a Blackberry. Everyone
has a blog. There are over 5000 entertainment blogs in Nigeria. Everyone
wants to break the news but only a few get exclusive content so
everyone copy-pastes whether it is true or a lie. In this era, everyone
is a celebrity. If you hit the red carpet of events, and a hundred blogs
can post your pictures, same pictures and repeat that procedure 4 times
in a month, you are a celeb. You can make statements. Fashion
statements. You can go to Twitter and start a Tweet war. Dahz all.
The
problem with overexposure is that your news does not become news
eventually and people go like “oh Tonto.. Now what? Unto the next abeg”.
Who are the 8 celebrities in Nigeria who get more press, media
attention than they need for their health. In no particular order, Segun
Adekoye lists them below.
1. Tonto Dikeh
Tonto Dikeh
understands that Nigerian bloggers want news as they are unable to
create for themselves, so she gives it to them. She always wants to be
in the news. Tonto wants to be seen on TV. She wants to be heard on
radio, so she ventured into singing. She wants to be seen on Twitter so
she starts Twitter wars and goes controversial. She likes the media
attention. She’s making money from it. This is one celeb that
overexposure works for and she knows how to handle it.
2. Mercy Aigbe
On
Nairaland, on the web, Mercy Aigbe pictures as much as the Google
Search results for “Make Money Online”. The funny thing about Mercy
Aigbe is that she can take hundred pictures of the same cloth at the
same time on the same spot. Then came the issue of husband beating and
the denials and video responses and press releases and ENOUGH of Mercy
Aigbe already.
3. Dencia
Who is Dencia? I dunno. A
musician who’s in love with her own looks. She loves to pose. She loves
wild dresses. She loves to wow. I see pictures of her all over the
internet. I think her face is more popular than her voice. I haven’t
heard her song before but I heard she’s into music. You think i’m
ridiculous. You can say it again.
4. Toke Makinwa
Toke
Makinwa, a lady fair and fine. Toke is always on the news. On the red
carpets. On her vlog which is becoming more widely accepted. On-air.
Toke is practically in your ears, in your face… in your mouth. I believe
she enjoys the media attention.
5. Annie Idibia
Annie has
always been on the eye of bloggers, but ever since her traditional
marriage to Tuface Idibia, she’s been kept even under more scrutiny by
the press. Annie Idibia’s outfit to this… Annie Idibia’s outfit to that…
Annie Idibia’s wedding dress… Annie Idibia’s wedding invitation. Annie
should expect more though. Her overexposure is just about to start. She
should check it.
6. Davido
Davido is always hitting the
headlines. Either for a questionable pose with a fan in nocturnal
circumstances or something else. When he parted ways with his manager,
he was the topic for a while. Twitter dissing, singing or photography,
Davido should calm down.
7. Tee Billz
Formerly fairly
known as the Tiwa Savage’s manager, the tall dark dude has become more
exposed than he should ever since he proposed to the “Love me Love me”
crooner. Tee Billz has also posted pictures of himself using the toilet
in Burj Al Arab in a gesture that signifies he’s realy seeking public
attention.
Tiwa Savage Denies Dating Manager Tee Billz
8. Jim Iyke
Even
before he started his Jim Iyke Unscripted reality TV show, he had
always been in one form or the other on the news. From occassional bouts
with Blogger Linda Ikeji to controversial fashion statements he makes
such as the one he wore to AMVCA, Jim Iyke should be one of those
topping the list.
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