“Remember your life is an artwork, so paint it to your taste. Choose the best strokes because, at the end, you and you alone would be judged for it. so, #DoYou,” the Bayelsa indigene said.

She shared this, following the launch of the new MTN Pulse #DoYou television commercial.

Recounting how she followed her passion, she said she has learned not to worry about public perception because the key to success lies within each individual. “Authenticity is often what makes a person different and it should not be overlooked. Living an authentic life is an essential step to being happy and fulfilled. Being authentic means being in sync with who you are. It means sticking up for yourself when the going gets tough,” she says.

According to Nengi, a lot of people thought they knew how her life would play out, but she chose to follow the positive path to success and has charted a course for herself, staying true to her beliefs.

Admonishing young people to drown the noise and choose positivity, she reiterated that staying true to oneself is all the uniqueness a person needs. The former beauty queen encouraged young people to embrace authenticity, live their passion and push for their dreams.

I Am LAYCON, a reality series which premiered Feb. 10 on showmax has broken the Nigerian record for the most viewed show on its first day on Showmax.

This was disclosed in a statement to journalists in Lagos by Showmax’s Public Relations Officer in Nigeria, Onna Okafor.

It said the reality series, which is the first Showmax original shot, produced in Nigeria, has the highest first-day views for any show ever on the streaming service in Nigeria, including other popular reality shows like Big Brother Naija and Mercy & Ike.

According to the statement, a week after its debut, it remains in the number one most-popular spot on Showmax in Nigeria.

I Am LAYCON follows the Big Brother Naija season 5 winner, Lekan Agbeleshe popularly known as “Laycon”, and his crew made up of his closest family and friends.

The series premiered exclusively on Showmax at midnight, Feb. 10 with superfans known as iCONS staying up to watch the first five episodes with the #IAmLayconShowmax hashtag.

It trended on Twitter in Nigeria in the hours before it arrived on Showmax and remained a fixture as fans shared their favourite moments.

Akanni of Lagos, better known as the president of the iCONS fan club, tweeted: “Omoh, that was so smooth. Those Aunties on 124 no do pass this one ooo. This is a pure class!”

Another fan also tweeted: “It’s 3am and I’m still awake all because of #IamLayconPremiere. I love it sooo much.”

I Am LAYCON is currently streaming in 26 countries outside Africa including the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany.

Other countries where I Am LAYCON is available for streaming include Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.

The next five episodes of I Am LAYCON will become available for streaming exclusively on Showmax March, 4.

The next big reality show, Nigerian Idol, will stream on Showmax later in the month. (NAN)

Blasting the troll, Alex noted that she can take any insult directed at her, but once it involves her family, she must defend them.

In her words;

“If you know or you are connected to this miserable human, kindly reach it manners. You don’t involve my mother in a comment and go free if I come across it. I could careless what you say about me but never in your entire life involve my family.

I’m not going to talk about your look because it’s all man and his own but your brain stinks and it’s disgusting you feel you can type anything and I won’t reply because of your age or because I’m respectful. Ask well, I respect those who respect themselves. You should be in the zoo silly thing. Wake up every morning and play this song, onukwu”.