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Religion Takes Too Much Space For Nothing, Contributing Very Little To World Development- Nigerian PlayWright, Joy Isi Bewaji Fumes

Laura Eyram, Staff Writer — Wed, 25 Dec 2019 20:57:24 +0000

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Joy Isi Bewaji, a Nigerian playWright has been one of those who doesn’t have a thing for religion as she believes strongly that the biggest problem in Africa is caused by religion.

As usual of her numerous Facebook posts which she hashtags Rants, Joy shared again her thoughts about the subject and has these to say. She wrote, ‘I strongly believe much of the content in your religious books are mere stories to entertain, not lessons to live by, not instructions to follow. It’s like watching a movie. You have the information. You have been entertained. It is not meant to be re-enacted in your life in 2019.

These things happened thousands of years ago. Things have changed since then. There are cars now, there’s technology, Science is doing wonders – things that never existed at that time. How can you continue to troll a new world based on principles made by people who didn’t even have a microwave or a refrigerator?

When they say the Word of God is unchanging, it is Rhema that doesn’t change – the specific connotation of his word in your life. Every other thing is story – like the stuff you read to your child when he is about to go to bed. Your kid doesn’t wake up the next day wondering why his dog isn’t talking like the piglet in the movie ‘Babe’.

Even children understand these things. To continue to push the narrative that the people or customs of old had superior knowledge – people who never had the privilege to see aluminum fly in the sky with hundreds of people sitting inside of it…

To continue to build habits and strategies around a people who would give anything to come back to earth and, at least, participate in something as mundane as riding in one of those rollercoasters in Disney… or at most, experience Artificial Intelligence…

To continue to build new habits around the obsolete is quite the tragedy. You are living in a Possible world. The people who run this world – white people – can achieve just about anything. Impossible is dead in the new world. Yet you have your focus on what Peter said to the Gentiles.

They are talking about flying cars and robotics in the new world. Do you think Peter wouldn’t be impressed? Da fvck is wrong with you? I mean… I can’t tell you how to live your life. But religion takes too much space for nothing, contributing very little to world development’.

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Cardi B’s Meet And Greet Saga: Ghanaian Celebs Lack Confidence- Nigerian Playwright, Joy Isi Bewaji Writes

Laura Eyram, Staff Writer — Mon, 09 Dec 2019 08:32:33 +0000

Cardi B was to meet and greet with Ghanaian celebrities yesterday but the event got rather delayed as the rapper was alleged to have snubbed the many celebs who trooped to the venue to interact with her.

As many felt this could be an organizer’s flop, some of the inpatient celebrities took to social media, attacking and dragging the rapper over what she may not have any idea about.

A Nigerian vocal playwright, Joy Isi Bewaji, in her opinion also feels Ghanaians have been unfair with Cardi B and so has this to say.

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She wrote, ‘Cardi B doesn’t know you…But you know her, abi?OK. You walk past her at the poolside while she was chowing… You didn’t say, “Hi”.Nothing! You stay at the other corner waiting for a middleman to come around to do a merger. It didn’t happen.

So, you walk past her AGAIN and didn’t say a word…You say you are angry, you are leaving.OK.Then you come on social media to abuse her, drag her and shame her. You are screaming “Fuck you, Cardi B!”Eish! The chick doesn’t know YOU!!! It is so obvious that this is an organizer’s flop. Not Cardi B’s.

YOU should have done the civil thing after waiting that long! If you got all dressed up to meet someone and they don’t know you, then it’s up to you to do the work if the organizers fail to. Be badass about it. Be confident. Be that bitch!

Go over to her and ask for a selfie!!! Start a fvcking conversation with the person!!! Be a star about it! If your social skills aren’t lit, go home in peace and let it end there. Don’t come here to whine about it!

Ghana is a beautiful country, BUT try to be more relaxed Nah! Nobody is dragging anything with you p3opl3. Your country is beautiful. RELAX!!! Be confident! Whew! I m3an… simpl3 matt3r kraaaaa! 🤷🏽‍♀️

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Teebillz Managing Ex Bbnaija Housemate, Tacha Will End In Tears- Nigerian Playwright, Joy Isi Bewaji Warns

Laura Eyram, Staff Writer — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 21:33:13 +0000

Joy Isi Bewaji, a vocal Nigerian lady and playwright has said that Teebillz managing the disqualified Bbnaija 2019 housemate, Tacha will never end well.

Joy said that Tacha is a reality TV star and not a musician and so Teebillz whose job is only to manage musicians will not do a good job with her.

Read her thoughts below

“So one of the housemates of BBNaija, Tacha, is being managed by Teebillz. OK. I’m not trying to knock anyone’s hustle, but this will end in tears. There would be an attempt to be very professional with her brand.

She is a reality star, she doesn’t need that much-calculated branding. She needs to be organic, almost as if things are happening around her and she’s in awe. The brand has to remain untreated with an element of artlessness.

Teebillz is going to try and build her like he is building a real artiste. She is not an artist. She is a reality star. And the fact that it is such a publicized management is a problem. She is going to miss out on a few things because people do not like Teebillz. It’s a fact.

The management at some point will become the problem instead of solving the problem. I checked her IG page and it is boring. She needs to do randomly themed photoshoots that are stunning, just for the heck of it. Portraying other types of women – women she probably admires across history OR women her management wants her to admire.

People need to see her in more beautiful clothes. Brands need to see how she plays up her best features, and find some hidden talent within those pictures that will resonate with their brands. Teebillz is going to use his contacts to try and make her popular or get her endorsements. His contacts in the last two decades were mainly in entertainment, particularly in music. Again, Tacha is not an artist.

He can have a role to play in her brand, but to be the one in charge of what she becomes as a figure after a show like BBNaija is not a feat Teebillz can pull. He can try because he needs to redeem himself, but you can’t give what you don’t have.

I don’t even think corporate Nigeria likes him very much. It’ll be a problem for her own brand. She’ll be carrying this man’s wahala along. Tiring. I think she needs to be organic. I really think so.

Look at the crowd that met her at Festival Mall the other day. I saw the video and I couldn’t believe it. Not even Cee-C could pull a crowd like that. She needs to be organic. It has to be natural. She needs to also embrace a bit of her original self.

Her IG journey has to be a story from flawed to unmerited success. The demerit of management, however, is the ambition to polish her too quickly. Even in first world countries, there’s a small delight to see celebrities act flawed.

Her page doesn’t have any personality. It is too polite, too appropriate, it takes away the element of what her fans like about her. I still haven’t watched what made them disqualify her (and I won’t), but she is loved, and she didn’t get all that love from TeeBillz branding, she got it because she is flawed. That “flaw” needs to be fine-tuned, not completely erased.

There’s also the fact that TeeBillz likes being in the center of what’s going on. He too likes the camera and the fame. It is always a bad idea to work with a publicist or manager that likes fame.

A company I worked for a long time ago, I remember telling my boss to stop hiring people who want fame. It’s tough because the camera is supposed to be on ONE person. Everybody has to take a backseat. It is probably why I get along with all the actresses I have worked with. I am not in competition with them. They are the celebrities, I am the writer. Our assignments are very different.

Not too many people understand that. Soon Teebillz may be walking down the red carpet with her, trying to revive his own hunger for the spotlight. And there’s the whole history with Tiwa, the mismanagement of funds, the lau lau spending, things like that.

I wish Tacha would just follow the Cee-C route and own this narrative, get endorsements and spoil us with beautiful pictures made for brands. Olaide, my friend, talks about her all the time, so I had to pay attention. I really wish her well.

But I don’t trust Teebillz management to look out for her, not because he wouldn’t want to, but mainly because he probably doesn’t understand what a woman like Tacha needs to project as a brand.