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  • Kneeling to propose: Yul Edochie reacts to father’s comments

    Kneeling to propose: Yul Edochie reacts to father’s comments

    Popular actor, Yul Edochie has reacted to remarks made by his father, Pete, criticizing men who kneel to propose marriage to women.

    Yul had shared a meme on Monday on Instagram showing Pete Edochie supposedly behind a man slightly bent.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B88YBlLnqwq/

    He pointed his fans’ attention to the meme which read: “When you are about to kneel down to propose and you see Pete Edochie behind you.”

    Pete, 72, had appeared in a viral video on February 20, criticising men who get on their knees to propose to their partners.

    According to him:” Any young man who gets down on his knees to propose to a girl is not just an idiot, he is a bloody fool. The reason why I am saying this is simple, we try to copy white people .I believe I the core of our culture. The white man knees down to propose to a girl. You know what it means? The girl takes over the family. This is why whenever you disagree with your wife overseas, you are kicked out and your wife takes over the house

     

    “I have lived with my wife for 51 years, nobody has come to say, please stop beating this woman. Is it hatred that united us? It means you are an idiot.

     

    “If you call that civilization, it is alright, kneel down before your wife, I will sympathize with you when she takes over the home”.

     

    As expected some Nigerians disagreed with the actor.

    Actor, Stan Nze wrote: ”I’m going to propose to my wife kneeling and I will still be the head of my home and I will live with her for 51years and even more. Do what works for you”.

     

  • Any young man who kneels to propose to a girl is an idiot, fool- Pete Edochie

    Any young man who kneels to propose to a girl is an idiot, fool- Pete Edochie

    Revered veteran actor, Pete Edochie has slammed young men who go on their kneels to propose to women.

    The outspoken in a video circulating online said such a person is a big fool.

    He added that it is not in sync with the African culture.

    “Any young man who gets down on his knees to propose to a girl is not just an idiot, he is a bloody fool. The reason why I am saying this is simple, we try to copy white people .I believe I the core of our culture. The white man knees down to propose to a girl. You know what it means? The girl takes over the family. This is why whenever you disagree with your wife overseas, you are kicked out and your wife takes over the house.

    “I have lived with my wife for 51 years, nobody has come to say, please stop beating this woman. Is it hatred that united us? It means you are an idiot.

     

    “If you call that civilization, it is alright, kneel down before your wife, I will sympathize with you when she takes over the home”.

    As expected some Nigerians disagreed with the actor.

    Actor, Stan Nze wrote: ”I’m going to propose to my wife kneeling and I will still be the head of my home and I will live with her for 51years and even more. Do what works for you”.

     

     

     

  • Igbo men should not Kneel down to propose to a lady – Pete Edochie

    Igbo men should not Kneel down to propose to a lady – Pete Edochie

    A veteran actor Pete Edochie has said kneeling down to propose is totally wrong and it is not an Igbo tradition.

    Edochie said it is the duty of the elders to correct the children of this generation who are following the western tradition even as he said he did not kneel to propose to his wife.

    He disclosed that with his marriage now 50 years, no one had ever settled disputes for him and his wife.

    Edochie added that kneeling down for a lady means handing over authority to her.

    He said the western tradition is wrong, stressing that it had no place in Igbo tradition.

    The actor explained that kneeling down in front of a lady in Igbo tradition means handing over the authority to her.

    He said it means she would become the head of the family. According to him, marriage in the Igbo tradition is when a lady gives her husband-to-be wine while kneeling down, adding that this tradition signifies that the man has been accepted by the lady as her husband.

  • Garlands for Pete Edochie as he clocks 72

    Veteran actor, Pete Edochie clocks 72 today, March 7, 2019. The revered iconic actor of Igbo descent was born in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria but had his primary and secondary school education in Northern Nigeria in Kaduna state.

     

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    The veteran star is known for his signature beard, which he started grooming at the age of 23 and he has said he will never shave. Not only that, his witty use of African proverbs (especially Igbo proverbs) has endeared him to many of his fans and also become the inspiration for many online memes.

     

    As expected, many have started paying homage to him, including his son and fellow Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie.

    Edochie is well known for his roles in movies and TV series like Things Fall Apart in which he played the role of Okonkwo to critical acclaim, Igodo, Egg of Life, The Lions, Evil Men, Oracle, and Narrow Escape.

    In 2014, Pete was honoured with an AMVCA Industry Merit Award for his influence in the growth of the African movie industry.

    In 2009, he was kidnapped and later released while he was also reported dead in 2012 when he was in the northern part of the country to promote a new movie at the time.

    Edochie married at the age of 22 to his beautiful wife, Josephine and they are blessed with six children of which two Yul and Linc Edochie are both Nollywood actors as well. He is blessed with several grandchildren and till date is still very much active in acting and has become an inspiration to young actors in Nollywood.

     

     

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  • Pete Edochie leads Port Harcourt protest

    Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie led a group of protesters to the High Court in Port Harcourt over a suit by ex-militant leader, King Ateke Tom.

     

    Edochie led other Nollywood stars on the streets of Port Harcourt to register their team spirit with Ateke whose reputation they claim was being destroyed by politicians.

     

     

    The veteran actor told newsmen that were in the High Court, “to appeal to the Court to expedite action on the suit filed by High Chief Ateke Tom and give his verdict to serve a deterrent to others who try to defame the personality of other people.”

    In the same vein, another group of protesters from Okirika including chiefs, elders and youths also stormed the court premises in solidarity.

     

    Chief Dere Oforome who steered the other group of protesters said they were in court to register their grieviances over what they described as atrocities against the Okirika Kingdom.

     

    Meanwhile, the hearing on the one billion naira defamation law suit by ex-militant leader and the Amayanabo of Okochiri in Okirika, King Ateke Tom against eight chieftains of All Progressive Congress, has been delayed at a High Court Sitting in Port Harcourt.

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  • Pete Edochie shares first ‘Kiss’ in new movie

     

    Veteran actor, Pete Edochie hardly plays romantic role in movies. The revered thespian shares his first kiss in a movie with Ghanaian beauty, Juliet Ibrahim. The movie is titled Kenny’s Divas, produced by his goddaughter, Adaslim.

     

    Written and Produced by Adaslim, Kenny’s Divas stars Pete Edochie, Juliet Ibrahim, Adaslim, Bryan Okwara, Patrick Doyle, Nora Roberts, Cossy Orjiakor, Rubby Dabbour and Oby Somina Okafor.

     

    According to Adaslim: ”Kenny’s Divas is one movie after my heart. Aside going all out to get my godfather, Pete Edochie to star in the movie, I was awed by the sterling performance each act on the movie delivered and this I can say is what will keep the fans on the edge of their seats all through viewing.

     

    “I’ve been working for a while and not many knew what I was up to but it was indeed a lot of hardwork with lots of resources also put to good use by my team. We have three movies shot and ready for the market and they are ‘Kenny’s Divas,’ a comedy, ‘Papa Bomboy’ and a romantic drama, ‘How To Play A Player.”

     

     

  • Igbos cannot fight together,they are not united – Pete Edochie [Video]

    Igbos cannot fight together,they are not united – Pete Edochie [Video]

    Veteran actor, Pete Edochie, has stated that Igbo people cannot fight any course together because they are not unified. Edochie said Igbos are scattered, with no particular goal, saying it is not fight for anything that will bring them together but their cultural values.The revered thespian said, most Igbos do not even speak their language again, while calling on Igbo leaders to seek ways to bring the people together.

     

    Edochie, who spoke in Igbo language, told reporters :“There are so many issues making me shed tears. One of them is that Igbo people are scattered. They are not in unity.

     

    “If you take a close look at the Igbo, You will realize that they cannot fight together. Look, it’s not struggle for anything that will bring Igbo people together.

     

    “Have you noticed that only Igbo people pray before eating kola nut? Why I’m saying this is because it is only the culture of the Igbo that can unite them.

     

    “If you take a close look, you will also notice that in the whole of Nigeria, the Igbo people are the ones very mad about speaking English.

     

    “A Hausa boy will not greet his father in English. A Yoruba person will not greet his/her father in English.

     

    “But Igbo person will say ‘good morning sir’ instead of his local greeting. It is painful that the Igbo language is receding and no one is doing anything about it.”

     

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    Edochie began his career in radio broadcasting at the Eastern Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. He joined the organization same day as his wife, Josephine Edochie nee (Obiekwe), now a lawyer.

    By 1980, he was formally trained at the British Broadcasting Corporation as a broadcaster, and then started off as a junior programmes assistant. In 1987 he became the pioneer director of Anambra Broadcasting Service 3 FM Stereo. He retired as a broadcaster in 1988.

     

  • Liberian actress cries out:”I can’t do without Pete Edochie”

    …..Says:”I love him regardless of his age”

    Blessing Brown is a Liberian-born Nigerian based actress who is blunt about whatever she believes in. The outspoken actress in a recent interview with The Sun reveals that she has a crush on veteran actor Pete Edochie, stating that she prefers older men to younger men because of their wealth of experience.

    According to her:” Since I was a child I have been crushing ‎on him. I still look forward to seeing myself in the arms of Pete Edochie. I don’t mind the fact that he is married; he is my dream husband. I like the way he talks, walks and acts. Nobody else can substitute him in my life right now. Not even his younger version, Yul Edochie; he doesn’t entice me. All I want is Pete and not his sons or look alike!”

    In addition, she threw another bombshell saying older men make good husbands

    “I love him regardless of his age. Older men make good husbands. Age is just a number. If I love a 70-year old man, I don’t see why I shouldn’t marry him. I don’t have time for small boys still running around and wearing studs in their ears with lots of chains hanging around their necks.”