…Relaunches biggest pre-drinks platform in Lagos Drinks.ng is proud to announce Adebowale David Ibrahim Adebayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni as its Brand Ambassador. Mr Macaroni, who has built his career as one of Nigeria’s most famous, vibrant and dynamic voices, will collaborate with Nigeria’s biggest beverage and Ecommerce store in a one year mutually […]
For years, the African Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) has celebrated outstanding talents in the African film and television industry. Often tagged the “Oscars’ of Africa”, the recognition accorded this event would be incomplete without the constant support of the show’s yearly headline sponsors, Amstel Malta. As stars and viewers prepare to watch the grand […]
By rejecting the investigators verdict on the Lekki shootings Governor Sanwo-Olu has lost voters trust, A year after admitting that it was likely that the military had killed civilians at the Lekki toll gate in protest against police brutality in October 2020, the Lagos state government has backtracked spectacularly, losing much of its credibility in the process.
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Published 13 March 2021
Popular comedian and actor, Debo Adedayo, aka Mr Macaroni, has continued to state that he had no regrets being part of the
#OccupyLekki protesters. Recall that the entertainer and some other protesters were arrested while they were protesting at the Lekki toll gate, where they demanded that justice should be done for the victims of the October 20, 2020
#EndSARS protests.
In an interview with
Saturday Beats, Mr Macaroni said, “I have no regrets. Any decision I take would be because I am solely convinced about it. This is me and who I will continue to be. I cannot be silenced. I hate being cheated and I hate it when people around me are being cheated. If the government is not doing well, the least we can do is to lend our voices and call out that government. If they choose to oppress and dehumanise us while doing that, that is their cup of tea. But, we will continue to use our voices and actions to speak aga
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Kemi Ikuseedun, popularly known as Mummy Wa, is an online comedian and actress. Well known for playing ‘Mummy wa’, a fictional wife to the social media character, Mr Macaroni, in comedy skits, she has 122,000 followers on Instagram. She talks to
OLAJIDE SAMUEL
How did you venture into online comedy?
I started doing comedy around 2018. I used to go for auditions but they were not really forthcoming, so I started doing online comedy skits. That was basically how the journey started.
What led to the creation of the character, ‘Mummy Wa’?
Debo Adedayo, aka Mr Macaroni, actually created the character, ‘Mummy Wa’. One day, he saw me acting in a skit of mine and he called me to be part of his skit the next day. He asked me to play the role of his wife. That was how the character was born.