By Lolade Sowoolu
I’m truly happy for Kefee. And any right thinking person should be. She’s weathered the storm – the media storm especially. In spite of being so on her case, she got married right under our noses and we didn’t see it coming, even when the husband-to-be was one of us. Now that’s something. I know you’re saying ‘get to it’ in your mind and I’ll do just that.
Beautiful calculation – Nine weeks after her ex’s remarriage. Smart clandestine courtship – No speculations in the media prior to D-day. Now whether her new husband is the appropriate candidate or not is entirely her business, we just hope that by marrying Radio’s Fresh Prince – Teddy Esosa Don-Momoh last Saturday, Irikefe Obareki has officially buried the ghost of her previous teen marriage. Teen marriage? Of course. Or isn’t that what she was trying to tell us when she invited us to her ‘21st’ birthday on the February 5 this year, the same day she opened Branama Kitchen – her restaurant? I’ll back it up a bit.
When sportsmen, especially African footballers, claim 21 instead of 35, or 17 instead of 28, it’s easy to know why, right? But when a known entertainer ‘reduces’ his/her age, to what end is it?
In 2008, Kefee was enmeshed in a very messy divorce from her label CEO and manager, Alec Godwin who also doubled (or tripled) as her husband for three years. They shared a common history of church singing and family acquaintances, both being Pastors’ children back in Warri before the Lagos invasion that sold her Branama brand. So if Kefee’s 21 in 2012 and her first marriage lasted three years, isn’t Alec guilty of child abuse? And how does one qualify the pastors and parents that approved (assuming they did) such joining?
And then, if Kefee is 21, doesn’t that make her the record holder for Nigeria’s youngest celebrity divorce, seeing she did at the age of 17? Also, how come we dared to celebrate Wizkid as Nigeria’s youngest Pop sensation in 2010, 2011 when he’s ‘older ‘than Aunt Kefee who hit limelight when she was barely 15? (confused look). I mean who would have thought ‘WizDaddy’ and Mo’Cheddah were older than Aunt Kefee since both youngsters clocked 21 last year? And where does that put Chidinma? Thank God for her small stature but come on, I am not buying that 21 ‘bou-bou’. That’s a load of hogwash! (sigh).
This is what I’m driving at. Can we be a bit more intelligent please? This warning is to all popular entertainers, especially artistes. If you have to grow younger (as against older) please cut your audience some slack by being more inventive.
28 comments
Very good write-up. Have bin waitin for d media 2 address dis 4 a long time, but it is beta late dan never. Ow culd she take us for fools by sayin she is 21?.haba!! 25 culd ve bin beta dan 21 nau kefee. Nd d song she featured becca dey both claimed dey were born in d early 80’s, so mayb she meant 31st birthday. Kudos to thenetng for bringing dis up.
Kefee is older than them
hehehehe, thanks for hitting the nail on the head. When I first heard her ‘age’, i thought it was a mistake but reading it here again? *smh*
She is 32 years. She should stop deceiving us. Is it until she enters menopause before she will reveal her true age?
ITS JUST TOO OBVIOUS THE “21” STORY IS A JOKE!SHE WAS DOING MUSIC WITH ESTEE(ALEC’S SISTER)WAYYYYY B4 SHE WENT SOLO AND THEN MARRIED ALEX.AND I KNOW FOR SURE THAT WHEN SHE DID “SHACK ME” WITH ESTEE,SHE WAS NOT EVEN A TEENAGER SO WHO’S FOOLING WHO?
AND BTW,MO’CHEDDAH IS NOT ANY YEYE 21 EITHER!SHES DEFINITELY OLDER THAN 21!
Is kefee from Ghana cos in Ghana there is no old women! Na wa for her though!
Dnt knw why women always lie abt their age,hw can kefee who clearly looks like a thirty sumtin yr old lady be claiming 21 for christ sake. She’s even more dumb than we giv her credit for. *nonsense*
Maybe it’s a mistake.Base on the write-up,i don’t think she said so herself.It might be the cake maker and Print media(those who did the I.V),who mistakenly place 21,and you don’t expect her to throw away the Cake and I.V.And i don’t think the NET find out 4rm her b4 this write-up.
It might be a mistake.Base on the write-up,i don’t think she said so herself.It might be the cake maker and Print media(those who did the I.V),who mistakenly place 21,and you don’t expect her to throw away the Cake and I.V.And i don’t think the NET find out 4rm her b4 this write-up.
Thenetng did not make any mistake cos dis same age was mentioned on air, newspapers nd d internet. And dey all said or wrote it was her 21st birthday pple were invited 2.
@beauty you said it was said on air,t.v.But was she quoted,NO.If this media said she confirmed the age,then i won’t doubt the story.Media is all about news,mostly uncomfirmed.In the write-up,it shows THENET haven’t confirmed the story,because THENET didn’t quote her.If media confirm stories b4 publishing,it will no longer be news.That’s how it works in the media world.THE NET should prove me wrong by quoting her.The next time you will hear story of THE NET will be in court.Just like P.M NEWS vs ASA.
I like this article. Well researched and very well written. I enjoyed the sequence and the tone. As for her age, well, the article is cristal clear!
laugh won make me dance alanta(lwmmda)
U guys shud leav kefee alone. Weda she dy 21 or above is her business. I dnt care. Al i care is my business….
why did u bother commenting then?
We all know dat every star has two age, the real age and the official age,so why dis noice about Keffe’s age?
noise
@mystikalmustee- abeg help me ask am oh
Kefee 21? Then i’m 5…bt finaly dis myt b a mistake cos it dosnt make any sense 2 lie dis low abt her age na..pls theNET shud confirm
Laff jst made me change my smiles hahahhahah can’t do without ma smiles jawe….niways the net haven’t mentioned d fact she lied bout her age or not so sweetie Sauze….no one shld sue Dis magazine am lovin it here ..Read”OPINION”it says so we can jst laff bout it and wait till dey interview Kefee…how bout dat….*retrievin ma smiles*heheheheheh
Khadeejah Yusuf
Hahehahehahehahehaheha
SATURDAY PUNCH Life & Beat columnist Ademola Olonilua interviewed her(March 10,2012) and there was no question about her Age.Even Linda Ikeji didn’t write about it on her blog.@khadeejah,In the media world,NEWS is not based on OPINION,but on FACT.
Hmmmmn dats a gud one ….ok…we need facts here …yeah i mean its not facebook where u need opinions so tru Sauz so tru am beginin to get ma head here dis aint funny dou am smilin..Guys(d net)buckle up pls.fnkz for dat sweetie
hahaha,kefee neva know say her mate don get grandpikin?even wizkid nd mo cheddah are over 21yrs..mocheddah is deceiving us bcoz of her chekere nd kekere body,old woman!!noni
Dat is her life let her live, u knw say guys no dey carry arugbo any more, may be she want form say she stil dey there. Kefee 21, lmao. Weldone thenet bt why do u love publishing old story?
Kefee is 21? Why do Nigerians think that cos they are stupid…everyother person is too? My advise is this…if you want to lie about something, be smart enough to make it as close to the truth as possible. 21 ko.. 21 ni. Mtcheeewwwwwwww!!!
U guys are shouting dat she is 21 what is ur business nossy poker busy body
U guys should stop making noise about her age. It’s nobody’s business even wizkid and mo’cheda aint 21 joor.
I HAVE TO SAY BUT TO WISH HER BEST OF LIFE. THINGS HAPPEN IN LIFE WHETHER OR NOT YOU ARE PASTOR's daughter. A lot of American pastors that come on Tv have been through divorce. I know she's young bit could be matured for marriage, just pray for and wish best of look. Tony Babatola (Uk )