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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.
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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”.
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Nigeria is stuck with leaders who can’t move the country forward-Yul Edochie
Nigerian actor, Yul Edochie has shared his opinion on the claims made by the Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola that Nollywood movies could be fuelling kidnapping and ritual killings given the number of people the police have arrested with human skulls and other body parts in recent times.
According to the Anambra State-born actor, filmmakers would not stop making ritual movies because it is all about entertainment.
“Sadly, at the moment Nigeria is stuck with a crop of leaders who can’t move this country forward, rather they look for who to blame for their inefficiency. America has been producing action movies with plenty of gun violence since I was born. Have you ever seen any American leader blaming entertainers for crime in their country?That’s because it’s all about entertainment and it ends there.“Our government should focus on providing jobs for the youths, spread wealth, improve the economy and security and crime rate will reduce. It’s very simple. They should stop looking for who to blame and do the jobs they were voted in to do or resign for others to try. Next thing, you’ll see them thinking of how to ban Nollywood and render more people jobless,” he said.
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Catholic priests should be allowed to get married-Yul Edochie
Outspoken actor, Yul Edochie has revealed that catholic priests should be allowed to get married, as against the church’s doctrine.
TheNewsGuru recalls that back in November 2019, a court in Argentina sentenced two Catholic priests to more than 40 years in prison after they sexually abused deaf children at a church school.
On Thursday, Edochie took to his Twitter handle to weigh in on the issue, stating that becoming “older and wiser” has allowed him to see reason in allowing married men to be priests.
“Now that I’m older and wiser, I believe it’s best for Catholic priests to be allowed to get married. Don’t ask me why!” the 38-year-old-wrote.
Now that I’m older and wiser, I believe it’s best for Catholic priests to be allowed to get married.
DON’T ASK ME WHY!— Yul Edochie (@YulEdochie) February 6, 2020
Read fans reactions below
But most of them eventually have families, and it is not a secret. They should be allowed to marry but of course it has to be by choice of the individual involved.
— Binyelum Edochie (@BEdochie) February 6, 2020
I bet to disagree Sir Yul… Once Priests start getting married, Catholism would begin to fade. That Oath of Celibacy make them Father’s of the church but once they have a family, it becomes a family business and then our Faith as Catholics become threatened.
— Stan Stallion (@StanleyUbah10) February 6, 2020
They don’t force any one to join the priesthood…. Its the individual choice to choose whether or not they want to become one (priest).
They shouldn’t join the Family if he or she wants to get married..— Fabulouz (@ImePius1) February 6, 2020
Yul had respectively made the headlines in recent times on account of unexpected opinions on matters pertaining to his Nollywood career as well as relationships in general.
He had earlier criticized the practice of sex-for-movie roles, which he claimed has wrecked men in Nigeria’s film industry, having earlier claimed that he has a calling to serve God.
In June 2019, Edochie noted that he “repented,” after narrating how he “miraculously” escaped death in a “ghastly auto crash.”
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Sex for job has wrecked many in Nollywood – Yul Edochie
Outspoken role interpreter, Yul Edochie has urged actors in Nollywood to stop demanding for sexual gratification before offering movie roles.
The actor, in a tweet on Tuesday, condemned the act, saying it has ‘wrecked many men’.
“I condemn sex for jobs completely. If na ur way, hear this advice. If you promise a girl a job in exchange for sex, once she gives you make sure you do not fail her. If she swear for you, your own don finish. This matter has wrecked many men especially Nollywood practitioners,” he said.
I condemn sex for jobs completely.
If na ur way, hear this advice.
If you promise a girl a job in exchange for sex, once she gives you make sure you do not fail her.
If she swear for you, your own don finish.
This matter has wrecked many men especially Nollywood practitioners.— Yul Edochie (@YulEdochie) February 4, 2020
TheNewsGuru recalls that Edochie had stated that there is no love in Nolywood back in 2018.
According to him:”They say there’s no love in Nollywood. I laugh. Brethren there’s no love anywhere, not only in Nollywood. The world is tough, it’s a jungle out here. My advice: Don’t wait for anyone to love you, love yourself, help yourself. Work hard, pray & do what’s right in the sight of God,” he tweeted.
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Find a legitimate `hustle’, do not do crime, Actor Yul Edoche tells youths
Chibuike Edochie, popularly known as Yul Edochie, a Nollywood star, has called on youths to resist every form of crime, saying that there is no excuse for crime.The 37 year -old son of Pete Edochie, gave this timely advise via a post he shared on his Twitter handle@yulEdochie on Friday, saying a legitimate business no matter how small is better than crime.He wrote: “youths please do not do crime, find a legitimate business”.According to him, the youth should stick to legitimate businesses, no matter how small it is.“However, small it is, stick to it.He added that there was no excuse for crime.He also stated that youths do not have to go into crime because they are broke.Meanwhile, the prolific actor has become popular lately for tweets and Instagram posts built around social and political issues in the country.He also recently advised that people should learn to appreciate one another while still alive .“People should learn to appreciate others when they are alive, spending lavishly on burial ceremonies is a waste,” he said.The politician and father of three is not only popular for his roles in movies but also in national TV series, including Tinsel.He has to his credit different awards like, Best Actor of the Year Award from City People Entertainment and Pamsaa in 2013He has also won City People Entertainment Awards for Best New Actor of the year in 2009, among others. -
We must change the way we reason as a people- Yul Edochie
Outspoken actor, Yul Edochie has stated that Nigerians need to celebrate people when they are alive, not when they are dead.
Referencing his own personal experience, Edochie noted that when he had an auto crash, only a few people celebrated with him.
The movie star turned politician made this known via his Twitter page on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. According to him, when he had a near-death car crash, nobody celebrated him but if he had died, they would have turned up to celebrate his life.
“I survived a terrible accident & nobody came to celebrate my life. If I had died many asoebi groups would turn up to celebrate my life, fake love everywhere, someone will even choose to buy a 10million naira casket to bury me. We must change the way we reason as a people,” he tweeted.
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Sex-for-roles rampant in Nollywood – Yul Edochie
Actor, Yul Edochie has exposed the Nollywood industry, saying that some actresses engaged in sex in order to get better roles.
Edochie was reacting to sex for grade story by the BBC which exposed some lecturers in Nigeria and Ghana.
He said sex for grade was not only in higher institution, but there are sex for roles in Nollywood, sex for promotion in offices, among others.
“No be only #sexforgrades ‘dey oo,’ there’s sex for roles in Nollywood, sex for promotion in offices. ‘E dey everywhere. I hope they’ll all be exposed,” he wrote on his twitter handle.
In the BBC’s report, a senior lecturer, Dr Boniface Igbeneghu from the faculty of Arts, a former sub – dean in the University of Lagos (UNILAG) and the head of a local Foursquare Gospel Church was caught harassing a female student sexually, promising good grades in return. This truth came to bare after 9 months of interviews with current and former students.
The secret investigation took more than a year by BBC, which has been secretly filming the University of Lagos and that of Ghana. In UNILAG, Dr Boniface was caught on camera telling his victim to ”Switch off the light, lock the door and I’ll kiss you for one minute”
Several students had alleged that they have been harassed by Dr Boniface, which made BBC send an undercover journalist to him, posing as a 17 year old secondary school graduate seeking admission, of which he fell like a pack of cards.However in Ghana, Dr Paul Kwame Butako from the College of Education was the culprit discovered after female students pointed him out in series of interviews. An undercover journalist who posed as a final year student, interested in doing masters was then sent to him and he also did not escape same fate that befell his colleague in Lagos.
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If you celebrate Independence, you are part of our problems- Yul Edochie declares
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has said Nigerians who celebrate the country’s 59th independence anniversary are part of the nation’s problems.
The award winning movie star and politician took to his Instagram page where he recounted how he received invitations to a couple of independence day shows and turned down all of them because he could not find anything worth celebrating.
Edochie noted that ever since he was born, the country has rather amassed more problems for itself instead of achievements.
“I’ve been invited for a couple of independence day shows to celebrate Nigeria at 59 on October 1st and all that. I turned down all those shows cause, honestly, I don’t see what we’re celebrating. What are we celebrating?” Edochie asked.
“I’m 37 years old. All the problems that Nigeria had right before I was born are still there with more added. So, what are we celebrating? The list is endless: joblessness, poverty, insecurity, killings everywhere, the youths doing nothing but begging money on social media.
“We’re not achieving anything! I mean, we need to tell ourselves the truth for us to move forward in this country. Even if things are good for you, what about other people? I believe you are part of our problems if you’re planning to celebrate Nigeria at 59.”
Yul once indicated interest to contest for Nigeria’s presidential seat.
“I don’t understand why my people are suffering. Governance should be about giving the best. Anything short of this is a failed project. It breaks my heart and these people don’t care. People are suffering. I want to fix the problems of the people. I want to give them the good life they deserve,” he had said.
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I had no money in my account when I got married at 22- Yul Edochie
Acclaimed Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has revealed that he had no money in his account when he got married at the age of 22.
The father of four made this known while replying a fan who made a remark about a family photo he shared on Instagram.
In an interview, Edochie stated that he got married at 22 because he didn’t want someone else to get married to his wife.
“I got married in every way a man does. Traditional, church, every every. That was in 2004, I was quite young though.
I think my parents helped me because I have known my wife for a long
time. Just about when we got into school that was when I met her. Even before I finished school my mother knew I was going to get married to my wife; she really likes her a lot.So, by the time I finished university at the age of 22, I really wanted to get married to her but I had nothing and she had nothing. We
just finished school were still doing our youth service then. I was
talking with my mother and she asked me if I wanted to get married and I
said yes and my mother told me I shouldn’t worry that she was going to
talk to my father and she did.“My mum also warned me that if I hope to marry her when I have enough money, someone else might take her away. She told me my father wasn’t rich when they got married but today he is the person he is. So,
you see you can really plan this things, the most important thing is
finding that person who understands you and who wants to be with you
when you are nothing. And if I hadn’t done that then, it would be such a
problem for me now to find the right person to marry.“Everybody wants to come in then you won’t know who is real. I would say I was lucky to have someone who said I am going to be with you, even when I
had nothing.” he said.