Bobrisky

Bobrisky
Born Okuneye Idris Olarenwaju
1992
Nationality Nigerian
Other names Bobrisky
Occupation Entrepreneur

Bobrisky is a Nigerian internet personality, cross dresser,[1] actor[2] and entrepreneur who is known for his social media skill most notably with the use of Snapchat, a social media application.[3][4][5][6]

Early life and education

Born Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju in 1992, He also attended graduate school at the University of Lagos, (UNILAG) The Department of Finance, Faculty Of Management Sciences.[7][8]

Exposure

He became recognized by being highly controversial on social media. Bobrisky was able to gather traffic to his Snapchat account when he claimed he had a lover who is assumed to be of masculine gender despite the Nigerian Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act signed into law by the Goodluck Jonathan administration which criminalized public displays of same sex affection and made it punishable with 14years imprisonment.[9][10][11][12]

Reception

Bobrisky, by virtue of his character introduced into the Nigerian society a set of ethics and morals which are not aligned with the Norm (social) of the nation Nigeria as so, he has been received with mixed feelings as he has a fair number of fans and critics alike. On a notable occasion, a Nigerian presidential aide for reasons best known to him, walked out on sight of Bobrisky at the residence.[13][14]

Bobrisky however, as stated above does indeed have his fair share of fans and thus, has been asked by certain event planners to come give a speech at their events.[15][16]

Influence

Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, Google's Communications and Public Affairs Manager, Anglophone West Africa, said Bobrisky was most searched individual from October 26 to November 2016.[17]

References

  1. ↑ Eric Dumo (February 18, 2017). "Cross-dressing: Nigeria's latest social media craze". The Punch.
  2. ↑ Adedeji, Bola. "Lessons you can learn from Bobrisky's movie: Ojuloge Obinrin". BobriskyNG.
  3. ↑ "Why Snapchat king Bobrisky is definitely Nigeria's Kim Kardashian". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
  4. ↑ "Biography/Profile/History Of Nigerian male Barbie, Idris Okuneye aka 'Bobrisky'". Daily Media. 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  5. ↑ "Nigeria's Barbie 'Bobrisky' Opens Up About His Life, Bae and Business". www.nigerianeye.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  6. ↑ "How I Met Bae - Nigerian Male Barbie, Bobrisky". The Herald Nigeria. 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  7. ↑ "Nigerians React to Bobrisky, Gay who got N7m and Mercedes From Lover". Naijanewsmag. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  8. ↑ "Throwback photos of "Male Barbie Doll" Bobrisky when he was arrested in 2011 for cross-dressing". Gist mp3bullet. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  9. ↑ "Nigeria passes law banning homosexuality". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  10. ↑ Abati, Reuben. "10 Nigerian celebrities who became famous for all the wrong reasons - Seun Joseph". Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  11. ↑ "Bobrisky: Before and After Photos of Nigeria's Famous Gender-Bender". Olisa Blogazine. 2016-09-01. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  12. ↑ "Watch Bobrisky speak at Abuja conference on how he became famous on social media". Nigeria Today. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
  13. ↑ siteadmin (2016-10-26). "Nigeria's Presidential Aide Withdraws From New Media Conference After 'Male Barbie' Bobrisky Announced As Speaker". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  14. ↑ "I Won't Share The Same Podium With Bobrisky - Buhari's Media Aide". The Whistler. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  15. ↑ "Nigerians are upset with BOBRISKY who is speaking at a conference in Abuja this week". Nigerian Entertainment Today. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  16. ↑ "Bobrisky speaks at Abuja conference despite controversies [PHOTOS]". Daily Post Nigeria. 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
  17. ↑ Ade, Josh. "Bobrisky Is The Most Searched Personality on Google". olorisupergal.com.
  • ""It's all a PR Stunt" – Bobrisky tells Vlogger 'Teefah in New VLog". Bella Naija.
  • "Bobrisky, 'Africa's Male Barbie' dominates African Google Trend". Vanguard.
  • Sanusi, Hassan. "Meet Bobrisky, the most popular Nigerian on Snapchat". TheNETng.
  • Adedeji, Bola. "Lessons you can learn from Bobrisky's movie: Ojuloge Obinrin". BobriskyNG.
  • Eze, Uche. "Bobrisky says he is starting up a Foundation to "assist the Government"". Bella Naija.
  • Showemimo, Adebayo. "World Exclusive: My Bae, sex life and how I became BOBRISKY – Idris Okuneye tells Thenetng". TheNETng.
  • "I love Bobrisky, I want to marry him, US based Nigerian declares". vanguardngr.com. VANGUARD.
  • "Bobrisky biography: How had he become famous on Snapchat?". ask.naija.com. ASK NAIJ.
  • Beauty is pain says Bobrisky
  • Bobrisky’s saying bad stuff about me to get attention –Denrele
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