My mum advised me against posing nude –Cossy Orjiakor

My mum advised me against posing nude –Cossy Orjiakor

Cossy Orjiakor

Cossy Orjiakor, who many would consider as Nollywood’s N0 1 bad girl, engages JAYNE AUGOYE in a sober reflection

Forget about all the notoriety that actress and singer Cosy Ojiakor has garnered over the years, she is also a passionate human being who wants to love and be loved. Her breasts may be   one of the most frequent objects in the media, she says she has her restraints and moral lines she cannot cross.

This is the impression she gives in an interview with our correspondent on Monday. Call it a sober Easter chat with Cossy, and you would not be far from the truth. According to her, she cannot, for instance, pose or act nude in any movie. Indeed, she does not believe she has ever done so. Even when reminded that her big breasts appear to always  be ‘on air’, she tries to convince one that the essential portion of the boobs – her nipples – are always concealed. In her own calculation, therefore, she cannot be said to have been posing nude.

But she has a reason why she will not throw off her dress for any fee: Her mother, with whom she says she maintains a very cordial relationship, has warned her against doing so.

She says, “I have a cordial relationship with my followers on social media and I block people who say negative things about me because I just don’t like the negative vibes. So if people see a picture I took by 2 am and see it is offensive, then it is okay by me. Truth is I have a very good heart and am very emotional to people I care about. But no matter what I do, I always remember my mother’s advice that, no matter what I do, I must never go nude in a movie or outside the set. I can’t do anything for money if my comfort is at stake.”

The light-skinned act who embraced controversy with her half erotic show in Fuji artiste Obesere’s, music video, Apple Juice, has not been active in Nollywood in recent years. She delved into music and says she is doing well despite the fact that she has not been featuring in big shows. She adds that she shares music experience with her mother.

“My mum actually has a first degree in music from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a master’s degree in Mass Communication. I grew up amidst pianos and guitars in my parents’ house and more so, my mum sings,” Cossy says.

“I have a studio in the house and I have been told I have a good voice. My mum did not contribute to the scoring of the songs on my album even though we were supposed to work on a song together. She works with the Immigration Service so she has no time.  But when we eventually do, it has to be a very good song, probably a mother and daughter song.”.

The lady that stared in 2009 film, Itohan, says the stress of acting is too much compared to the money producers offer.

Her words, “I don’t know about the other actors who say they get millions and billions but I remain a realistic person. I can never go on the set of a movie if I don’t know the producer no matter the money involved. I’m not doing music to compete with anybody and I am not really looking to get all of these big endorsements because I am in music for the love of it. Yes money is part of the reason why I am doing music but during my launch I know how much my friends and relatives paid to get my album. Even before the video came out I had made all the money I spent 100 per cent over. I have been on tour in Lagos, Abuja and south Africa and  the reception is always cool. If I take pictures and talk about the places I have been to, the whole city will run mad.”

Despite the bad press and negative publicity she regularly gets,  the actress’ life  can be likened to an open book. She has shared pictures of her parents and tastefully furnished apartment in Lekki on Twitter, her broken sex toy, among many other personal raunchy details. How do men relate to her in this light and does she have any hope of hooking any of them?

“Most men notice my boobs when they meet me for the first time,” she declares. “They touch each other,  arguing whether or not they are real. It will take a man with a lot of guts to walk up to me and approach me. But I believe in marriage and hope to eventually marry and have kids of my own.”

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By  KINGSLEY OMONOBI-ABUJA.
It has emerged that groups of alleged herdsmen or gangs operating in the middle belt states of Benue, Nasarawa, Taraba and even those that recently killed scores of people in Zamfara state, are Boko Haram sect members.
This development came to light following the confessions of some arrested Fulani herdsmen that took part in the killings and burning of houses in Wukari, Taraba state, they  disclosed to  security forces that they took  part in many Boko Haram attacks.
A statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, Major General Chris Olukolade confirmed the development saying “A group of terrorists operating under the guise of herdsmen from a camp in the outskirt of Wukari have been arrested, while others died after an attack on military check point at Gindin Dorowa, a suburb of Wukari in Taraba State”.
“Other members of the group were sighted in the course of air surveillance and later trailed to their camp where they engaged the troops in a battle”.
“The terrorists were clad in the usual pattern of dress of their counterparts operating in Borno and Yobe States”.
“One of the apprehended armed men confessed that he had been fighting for the terrorist group in Borno State and was recently brought to Wukari area in furtherance of their mission”.
“Assorted arms and ammunition were recovered from them”.
“Meanwhile, the curfew imposed on Wukari and its environs is expected to be relaxed as normalcy returns to the town”.
“Troops have maintained patrol of the area while a house-to-house search for arms is ongoing”.
“In another development, troops on patrol of the Lake Chad Islands have made some arrests”.
“Among those arrested was a boat operator who ferries terrorists across the Lake Chad while another confessed to being a supplier of hard drugs to the terrorist groups in the area”.
“In the meantime, the search for the abducted students of Government Girls’ Secondary School, Chibok is also being intensified”.
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