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  • Mo Abudu, Joke Silva kicks against Sky News over COVID-19 article

    Mo Abudu, Joke Silva kicks against Sky News over COVID-19 article

    Nigerian filmmaker, Mo Abudu and actress, Joke Silva have slammed Sky News, a British media organisation, over an article alleged to be “derogatory” to African heritage.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that Sky News had on Saturday published an article originally titled “Spiky coronavirus haircut growing in popularity in Africa”, which scrutinised the rise of a new hairstyle among Kenyan women amid the coronavirus pandemic.

    The hairstyle, called “coronavirus haircut”, is done using a technique called threading, which uses yarn, rather than expensive fake hair braids.

    The media platform would, however, correct the article later, changing the headline to “Kenyan hairdresser says she is offering customers a ‘corona hairstyle’.”

    But reacting to the article in their individual social media pages, the duo wondered why the media outlet would generalise a practice among few women to Africa as a whole.

    They also condemned Sky News for presenting a hairstyle which has been in existence for years as a sprout of the coronavirus pandemic.

    Silva called on the media outlet to take down the article, claiming it captures the African continent in a bad light.

    “…on behalf of myself and many other African women who have shown their displeasure of this post, (spiky coronavirusvhairstyle). I would like to urge you to take this post down as soon as possible. It is derogatory and condescending to us, our forefathers, our foremothers and generations to come,” she wrote on her Instagram.

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    In the same vein, Abudu said the article’s original headline and structure was indicative of the west’s age-long hostile media narrative report about Africa.

    “After my post and that of many others, highlighting an exploitative, sensational and grossly inaccurate news story by @SkyNews, this morning they have made substantial changes to both the headline and narrative of the article,” she also wrote on her Instagram.

    “The original headline was about a ‘spiky coronavirus haircut growing in popularity in Africa’. By the time they took note of all our objections, it had been revised to a Kenyan hairdresser offering what she calls a ‘corona hairstyle’.

    “I felt so strongly that a story about a local neighborhood hairdresser in Kenya had somehow grown to encompass the whole of Africa and that a centuries-old hairstyle, with a fascinating history, had been reduced to a pandemic fad.⁣”

    She noted that the fact that the article was adjusted also showed that there is power in the voices of the people when they uninamously stand against perceived wrong in the society.

    “My reason for highlighting this significant retraction and revision by @SkyNews is to show that our voices have power and we must use them whenever we feel marginalised, generalised and taken for granted by Western media,” she added.

     

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  • I attended University despite already having children- Joke Silva

    Nollywood actress, Joke Silva has revealed that she attended University despite already having children.

    She made this known on Friday’s edition of TV talk-show, ‘Your View’.

    ”I attended the University after giving birth to two children and there was still a professor that harassed. It has nothing to do with the way a girl is dressed”.

    On her hopes for Nigeria she said: ”I believe Nigeria cannot move with just one political party, we must have two parties in place. I believe in Nigeria totally. Nigeria has come into a space where she hasn’t been allowed to make her mistakes undercover of anonymity. Social media is out there and we put everything out there. There are mistakes other countries have made and there was no social media at the time. Every time we talk about Nigeria, we talk about our country with such disdain. I believe in Nigeria totally. Let us make our mistakes”.

    Silva noted that at times women put too much pressure on men.

    “We need to raise our men in a way that we are not putting too much pressure on them”, she said.

    Speaking further, the outspoken actress noted that she was once trolled on social media.

    “After the election I posted the picture of the APC leader and I said congratulations now hit the ground running .I had almost 10,000 comments. Usually when I post, I just move on to other things. Someone called me, asking me If I was okay. It didn’t hurt me, It just made me angry. What if it I was a young person who doesn’t have that strong belief? That person can commit suicide”.

     

  • Nigerian celebrities, Joke Silva, Desmond Elliot, others congratulate President Muhammadu Buhari

    Nigerian celebrities, Joke Silva, Desmond Elliot and some others have congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election to office.

    President Buhari was on Tuesday declared the winner of the just concluded presidential elections following his re-election bid on the platform of the All Progressive Congress(APC) with a total of 15,191,847 votes, beating other contenders.

    Celebrities have taken to their social media platforms to express their satisfaction with the new turn of events.

    Actress, Joke Silva put up a post on her official Instagram, @ajokesilva.

    She wrote, “Congratulations. Well done. League of extraordinary gentlemen. Now hit the ground running. Consolidate.

    “Four years is a short time. Power needs to be sorted, without it we are going nowhere fast. God be with you, guide you and give you wisdom.”

    Actor and politician, Desmond Elliot, who is a member of the Lagos state house of Assembly also expressed his joy.

    He wrote, “Congratulations!!! May this new administration take us to greater heights as we consolidate and build a firm foundation may we speedily begin to reap the fruits of our labour as a nation.

    “Congratulations Mr President, congratulations APC, congratulations Nigerians.”

    Similarly, actor, Ali Nuhu wrote, “Hail my President PMB! Congratulations to all BUHARISTS , despite the mockery and the hate speech we finally won. Our gratitude goes to Allah.

    Meanwhile , Singer Banky W who contested for a seat in the Federal House of Representatives, Eti Osa Constituency, under the Modern Democratic Party (MDP) and lost out, in a viral video expressed appreciation to his supporters.

    He also enjoined the youths not to give up their dreams adding that his loss in the just concluded election was not the end of his political career but the beginning.

    “Hope we look back at what we accomplished in just three months and he shows us what we can do with the next four years. I hope we realize that winning in some parts of Eti-osa is proof that we can do this anywhere.

    “I hope we know it’s failure only when we stop trying . And battles are only lost when you stop fighting

    “The real MDP logo is a ladder, I hope we are not tired yet of climbing . I hope we remember all we said all along, that no matter the outcome, Election Day was never our finish line, it was only our starting point.

    “I hope we made our generation proud, we were greatly outnumbered but we stood out in the crowd . The movement must now begin where the campaign ends.

    “This was never a three month race, it is a lifelong commitment…may we still fix Nigeria, one community at a time,” Banky W said.(

  • We need to talk to our boys about rape-Joke Silva

    Joke Silva, a popular Nollywood actress has said more boys need to be given orientation about rape.

    Silva, who is married to Olu Jacobs, a fellow Nollywood veteran, made this known in an interview with Hip TV.

    “We need to talk to our boys to let them understand that sex though a beautiful thing shouldn’t be a thing of violation. We still need to tell our young ladies to speak up, that are important. The narrative has to go to the young boys that rape is not a rite of passage. A lot of young men have been socialized to believe that when a woman says ‘No’ she actually means ‘Yes’ “.

    Speaking further, she expressed her opinion on feminism, adding that feminism is about mutual respect.

    “Feminism simply means being treated like a human being; it’s simply about mutual respect. Why feminism has taken a front burner is simply because over the years, women have been maltreated for so many reasons”.

    TheNewsGuru recalls that in 2018, Joke Silva had revealed that the lifestyles flaunted on social media by celebrities cannot be funded by earnings from acting.

    In her words: “Don’t be deceived by what goes on on social media. Obviously, there is something else such actors are doing, perhaps other businesses to shore up their income,” she said.

    “The reality is that on the earning capacity of an actor in Nigeria, you cannot have that sort of lifestyle in this economy. Yes, part of our industry is to have glamour but also the other part is to have reality”, she told Genevieve Magazine.

     

     

     

     

  • Power couple, Joke Silva Olu Jacobs celebrate 33rd Wedding Anniversary

    At a time when marriages are hitting the rocks in the Nigerian entertainment industry, the duo of Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva are giving others hopes as they celebrate their 33rd wedding anniversary.

    The couple who got married on November 16, 1985, have been an inspiration to young people in Nollywood.

    Joke took to her Instagram page to celebrate, sharing a photo of her family with the caption :

    “33years and counting…for all we are and all we have achieved..so far…thank you Lord. It’s all by Your Grace. Happy Wedding anniversary Oludotun Baiyewun ??King of my Heart?”.

     

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    Joke Silva months back in an interview with Daily Times opened up on why marriages break.

    In her words:” That is why the marriages are not making it. The women are like, “excuse me, I’ve gone to school, I do my share in this house” you know? Let me give you an example; I remember I had a brief conversation with someone where I said “Oh! WOW! Your house is beautiful. Ah! Well done to you and your wife.” He said “What did she contribute? It was me. I built it.”

    And I said “Sweetie, the fact that she wasn’t asking you for the money and she was making sure it was possible for you to build the house, if she did not give you a dime towards the house, her support to you building the house is her share in the house. Do you understand?

    “But you know, they weren’t built up to think like that so you find that a lot of mothers will say; when you are building your house, if it’s only the roof, if it’s only a few tiles you can buy, you should buy it so that you’ll have a claim of the house.”

    I am happy women are talking about domestic violence- Joke Silva

  • Desperate actresses end up being passed around- Joke Silva

    In recent times tales of sex for roles has been rife in Nollywood which is denting the image of the industry.

    Veteran actress and thespian, Joke Silva in a chat with Qed.ng affirmed that only desperate actresses end up being passed around.

    The ageless screen goddess who is a mentor to several young actresses noted that casting couch is still a major issue in Nollywood. She added that the hunger to make a name for themselves make these actresses engage in it.

     

    “Unfortunately, the casting couch issue is alive in Nollywood. Sometimes there is this hunger to get the work. Maybe you’ve gone to several auditions and you haven’t gotten the work, then somebody tells you that it is because you are not doing what you should do that is when you are not getting the work.

    “What I say to them is don’t believe it. By the time the producer, director, production manager or whoever insists on sleeping with you, it is very likely you will end up not getting the work.

     

    “Some of the sad stories we hear is that because some people are so desperate, they end up getting passed around.”

     

    Making a reference to entrepreneurship, Silva said up and coming actresses should not compromise their pride to get by.

     

    “There is no need for that. As an entrepreneur, you go round looking for money and you are probably going to get several noes before you get your yes.

     

    “It’s the same with audition. You must keep your dignity. Find something else to keep body and soul together.

     

    “That is why you hear that abroad people wait tables or work in restaurants because they need something to keep body and soul together until that break happens.

     

    “You should be proud as long as you are earning honest money. If possible train yourself in audition skills. We need more women producers, more women scriptwriters and more women stories so that we can then absorb a lot of women in the industry”.

     

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  • How I fell in love with Joke Silva- Olu Jacobs

    Legendary Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs is no doubt one of the most influential African actors of this generation. The role interpreter who is married to veteran actress, Joke Silva has revealed how he met and fell in love with his wife.

     

    Olu Jacobs who was trained at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London said he met her in Nigeria when he was invited by the National Theatre to play the lead role in The Trials of Bro Jero.

     

    According to him: “I was invited to come and do a play in Nigeria by the National Theatre. I was living in England at that time. I was to play lead in Wole Soyinka’s The Trials of Brother Jero. We were having the production when the door opened and this lady walked in and said sorry, we are ready. When she walked in I said excuse me ladies and gentlemen, this is the lady I am going to marry. You know bodies can attract and bodies can repel. I saw her and I was attracted. I am not an impulsive person. I did not just say come. I had to struggle to get her. She was stunned even though she gave me up and down” he told The Sun.

     

    When asked to share the secret behind the success of their union, he said: “ It is the grace of God. And you must learn to be patient and above all, learn to be friends. She is your friend, your lover; she is not your slave. You don’t do that to a woman. You don’t intimidate her. If she is your friend, you will be tender. When a friend is involved you are tender”.

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  • Joke Silva drops bombshell, reveals how she was adopted from childhood

    Every day there’s a new opportunity to learn more about your favorite celebrities.Unknown to many, celebrated actress and thespian, Joke Silva popularly called Mummy Jay is an adopted child.

    The 56 year old actress was adopted by the late Chief E.A Silva, a respectable lawyer, and his wife late Dr Abimbola Silva, a pioneering female doctor who died in July 2015.

     

    The revered actress made this known at the recent first annual conference of Heritage Adoption Support and Advocacy Group (HASAAG).

     

    Joke Silva recounted her experience at the event which had the wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo in attendance

     

    According to her: I remembered going out with my cousin and we met a big cousin .She introduced me as ‘my cousin’s daughter and this is Dr Silva’s daughter.’ Then, the older cousin was like, ‘Dr. Silva ke? Se Doctor Silva bimo ni? (meaning does Dr. Silva have a child?) . I was so confused and when I got home I told my mum, ‘I met this lady that says you never had a child.’ My mum froze and she said, ‘Don’t mind them, they are used to rubbish talk.’

     

    But I got to know years later when I wanted to travel and was looking for my passport where my mum kept it. Since she was not around, I opened the box in her absence and I saw my adoption papers. I never discussed it with my mum because I felt it was something that would hurt her that was why, it was kept secret from me”.

     

    Speaking further, she shared how she told her husband she is an adopted child.

     

    Hear her: “Several years later, I brought home the one I wanted to marry and my mum asked my husband, if he knew I was adopted and he answered in affirmation that I had already told him.

     

    Many years later, there was another memory of a very nasty member of our family. My mummy always very supportive of her relatives sat on our balcony and said my aunty would never be supportive of her because in the Yoruba language, ‘won o kuku bimo’ (she never supported her because she didn’t have a child of her own.)

     

    When I heard about it I did what Pastor Rapu called the unchristian thing. (May God forgive me. I dealt with her, till today, she never believed what I did that day to her, but I dealt with her by being so cold towards her. She would never forget it.

    She also revealed how she told her children she is an adopted child

     

    “I then realized that I needed to tell my children about my adoption. I don’t want anybody to tell them in a way it wouldn’t be supportive. I called my children and I told them the ABC of my adoption story. They now told me that grandma had already told them. It was then I learn that somebody in my son’s school had told him about his mum being adopted. He told grandma and grandma told him everything. Little wonder, my mum and Soji, my son were very close. Till she died, my mum my son remained inseparable”.

     

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  • I am happy women are talking about domestic violence- Joke Silva

    Veteran actress, Joke Silva is known to express her opinions about issues dear to her heart. The outspoken actress noted that more women are coming out to talk about domestic violence, adding that domestic violence does not happen to women alone.

     

    According to the revered role interpreter: “I think I’m very happy more women are coming out to talk about it. It is important their partners must give themselves space. Once the violence starts, give yourself space! I think it is the most spirit destroying action one can put on their lover. And it doesn’t only happen to women. It happens to men as well. I think it is sad that any relationship gets to that point where you need to break the spirit” she said.

     

    Silva who is married to Olu Jacobs, Nollywood veteran actor, also stated that domestic violence victims need to know what their threshold of pain is, rather than enduring the pain in the name of protecting their marriage.

    “ I think it’s important for people to know what their thresh hold of pain is, what their thresh hold of acceptability is, I think sometimes in this society we tend to say “Oh, you must stay in the marriage no matter what he does to you”.

     

  • My husband uncomfortable watching me act intimate scenes- Joke Silva

    Veteran actress and ageless beauty, Joke Silva is undoubtedly one of Nigeria’s most influential actresses. With a career that spans over three decades, Joke Silva is one entertainment personality who inspires other younger and budding actresses.

    In a recent interview with Indigo Tongues she says her husband, Olu Jacobs, is uncomfortable watching her film an intimate scene.

    Hear her: ” In the very early years of Nollywood, there was a film I featured in titled The Golden Cage. My love interest in that film was Yomi Layinka. We have a kissing scene in that movie and my husband was the associate director on the film.

    When it comes to the kissing scene, he gets so uncomfortable. At the end of the day, we ended up breaking some stuffs. We just had to ask him to leave that moment. He can watch it, like if I have any intimate scene with anybody and we are just watching it he is okay with it, but to be there whilst its being filmed, he cannot handle it.”

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