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“How I Was Raped Five Times”- Nollywood Actress, Iyabo Ojo Opens Up

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Actress, Iyabo Ojo, has revealed she was brutally raped five times while growing up. The mum of two disclosed this in an episode of: “Bare it all with I Y.”

She stated that she was first raped at the age of 14 but refused to tell anyone because it was like taboo to be raped at that time.

In her words:

“I know a lot of ladies who have been through what I have been through. I feel it is time for me to talk to them and make them understand that it is okay to talk about it. To let them know that it is not okay to be in the situation.

Like I said, yes I have been raped before. Not once but five times. And trust me when I say it wasn’t easy. The first time I was raped, I was 14. It happened at my aunty’s house (not a family member). I didn’t want to talk about it because it was taboo to talk about it. I felt I would be blamed for everything that happened.

And the second one, that was another terrible one that happened. And I still could not tell anybody in my family. I summoned a bit of courage to tell a friend of mine then and it was one of the reasons I ran away at a particular time. The whole family was looking for me and when they eventually found me, I still didn’t talk about it.

Now, the third one, the guy was a neighbour. We were very close to each other. My dad’s house and his house were the second or third street away in the same neighbourhood. He was a friend to my first boyfriend, though he was much older than him.

I never knew that he had such an intention. I grew up in the Obanikoro area of Lagos. I moved to Ikeja to stay with my aunty. However, I went to Obanikoro sometimes to check on my grandmother, dad, and boyfriend. On my way from Obanikoro going home, I was at the bus stop waiting for a taxi, then his car drove past me and he stopped.

We exchanged pleasantries. He asked me where I was going. I told him that I was going to Ikeja and he offered to drop me off. He said he had moved to Ikeja. When we got to Ikeja, he told me he lives in Toyin Street. I told him I know the street very well because I lived in Balogun Bus Stop in Ikeja. He said he should show me his house so that I could visit whenever I feel like it.

I didn’t see any big deal in it because he was a friend to my ex, the first boyfriend then. When we got to his house, he had a rug, air-conditioner and television in the parlour. He suddenly said he was hungry and asked me if I was hungry too. I told him that I wasn’t because I was already late and my aunty would be waiting for me.

He then said he had loved me even before Emmanuel met me and that when he found out I was going out with Emmanuel, he was heartbroken. At that time, I was almost 18 years old. He started trying to touch me. I got up angrily and made my way to the door. I noticed that it was locked. I told him to open the door. He told me that he loves me.

Then he started dragging me. That brought back memories of the experience I had been through that first time. So, it dawned on me that it was about to happen again. I didn’t want it to so I wrestled with him. I tried to push him and ran into one of the rooms to open the window to scream but he pulled me back with my hair and then he held my neck to the wall.

I continued struggling and wrestling with him so he dragged me out of the room because he didn’t want me to shout and gave me a dirty slap. I hit my head on the wall. I was a bit dizzy trying to find my feet and he went into the kitchen to get the knife. When he got the knife, his eyes went red and his face changed.

He wasn’t the same person that I knew. It dawned on me that if I fight him, I will end up dead. Then he dragged me back into the room. I was just numb. He did whatever he wanted to do. When he was done, he went out and came back and started calling my name because I was still at the spot he raped me. Then he started calling me baby. That word baby was piercing my brain because I was mad.

You never get over it, but it gets to a stage in your life whereby it becomes a story to tell. You have to deal with it. I have been able to deal with it in my way because before, I can’t talk about it. When I try to, I get so emotional, angry, and many other things come with it.

Right now, I can talk about it. So, after the kissing, he said he loved me and I told him that I loved him too. He went to drop me off at my bus stop. While walking down home, I could remember that I was just calm. I had no feelings or emotions. I got home and luckily my aunty wasn’t around. I just went straight upstairs and climbed into the bathtub and just started crying.

I cried my heart out. Then I pondered about telling my ex-boyfriend. My ex-boyfriend was a bad boy and I wouldn’t say I liked all the bad things he did. So I decided not to tell him because they might kill or do something terrible to him if I did. I didn’t want that because I didn’t want blood on my hands.

I don’t know if what I did was right or wrong. So, the only way not to tell him was to break up with him. Then the other one happened after I got married to my husband and had my kids, then we moved to Ikeja. I was raped by one of the armed robbers who came to our house. It’s not easy to talk about rape. No matter how much you talk about it, you have to realise that it is painful, but you are not alone.”

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Hollywood A-listers ‘Avoiding Meghan And Harry’ To Stay In William And Kate’s Good Books

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Hollywood celebrities, including their high-profile neighbors Steven Spielberg, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Rob Lowe, are eportedly staying away from exiled royals, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry over fears they could be alienated from the future King of England, Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton.

The California couple were not even invited to Oprah Winfrey’s birthday party this year, despite her bombshell interview with the Sussexes in March 2021.

“Everyone’s got a movie to sell and a Broadway play they want to debut on screen in London or [London’s] West End and they know that Prince William and Kate — who are the biggest [celebrity] gets over there won’t show if they think someone is friends with Harry and Meghan,” NewsNatio senior story producer Paula Froelich told NewsNation Now’s host Nichole Berlie.

“My sources tell me it’s all about the money,” she added.

“And the big power players in Hollywood aren’t jeopardizing their business for Harry and Meghan.”

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who broke away from the royal family in 2020, were also snubbed by the White House when they were denied a flight on Air Force One when they tried to get a ride back to the US after Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral in September.

The White House reportedly worried that escorting the estranged royals with President Biden and first lady Jill Biden would strain relations with Britain.

Hollywood celebrities are also worried about the couple spilling their secrets, Froelich said.

“What if they dish on what’s in the refrigerator as well?” she said.

In his bestselling memoir, “Spare,” Harry wrote that while attending a party at Courtney Cox’s home in Los Angeles, an unnamed actor allegedly showed him a box of “black diamond mushroom chocolates” in Cox’s refrigerator.

“My mate and I grabbed several, gobbled them, washed them down with tequila,” he wrote before describing his hallucinations.

Cox denied that she provided the mushrooms, telling Variety, “I definitely wasn’t passing them out.”

 

 

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Tonto Dikeh: Stay Away from Nollywood Drama Queens – Journalist Advises Pastor Jerry Eze

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A Nigerian Journalist, Moji Danisa has called out popular Pastor, Jerry Eze for gifting actress, Tonto Dikeh a huge amount of her money on her birthday.

This comes after Nollywood actress cum politician, Tonto Dikeh publicly appreciated the renowned pastor for sending her a sizable sum of money in celebration of her 38th birthday.

Appreciating the pastor, Tonto Dikeh in a now-deleted Instagram post wrote: “I would love to appreciate my papa, my spiritual leader @realjerryeze, papa I can’t shout, you shook my account balance… Eh pastor when will I finish this money, I am in awe. God bless you, sir.

“I am super grateful for the gift of you in my life. I pray that your pocket will never run dry Amen oooo pastor see my dancing ikwere dance. God favor you, sir, Thank you too mummy @enojerry22. Please help me thank my Papa @realjerryeze ooh pastor you did dorime on my account… I can’t even stop dancing. What God cannot do, does not exist.”

Reacting to the actress post, the journalist via her Instagram page queried the clergyman’s intention for gifting the actress such funds.

“This is for you Pastor Jerry Eze. Stay away from Nollywood Drama Queens. You sent money to this one for her birthday. I will still say allegedly because I nor wan believe, she don carry you enter social media say na substantial amount. Imagine! So all those small donations and the big ones from those who truly believe in you na… Let me stop here… I don’t want my hand to scratch me too much this morning. Nevertheless, this is a very simple advice. Thank you.”

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I Can’t Wait To Change My Daughter’s Surname – Sophia Momodu

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Sophia Momodu, the first baby mama of the famous Afrobeat singer, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has stated that she can’t wait to change her daughter’s last name.

Sophia who has been at loggerheads with Davido over his continued absence in her life gave a hint in a post on her Snapchat on Monday.

The mother of one who disclosed that she has been playing the role of mom and dad to their daughter Imade, also added that she is considering changing her daughter’s last name to ‘Momodu’.

She wrote, ”I can’t wait to change my daughter, Imade’s last name

”I still think Momodu is 👌 as I’m Mom and Dad.”

Recall that Sophia had last month accused men of financially bullying a woman into staying with them.

Moments after she shared the above comments on Snapchat, another fan identified as @Grace warned that her remarks may be misinterpreted by bloggers.

In her reply, Sophia said; ‘‘I don’t know any educated, intelligent Nigerian that has had anything negative to say to a woman that actively plays the role of a mom and dad all by herself. The rest can set up a gofundme account if they are really pressed.

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