[b]INTERVIEW SECTION WITH ENNYLINCOLN[/b]
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[b]"I'm not Romantic"[/b]
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Good day readers, last edition we brought to you an exclusive interview with our newly crowned Miss coolval, Nwobodo promise (@Promzy). I'm sure you guys picked a few facts from that interview. Also I made a post last week asking you to guess the name of our next guest, unfortunately no one came near guessing right. On
On this edition as you have read in the editor's note, CLV MAGAZINE's Ennylincoln had a discussion with @d9ty7. Enjoy the all-telling interview below
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Clv magazine : Who's D9ty7?
D9: Well, D9ty7 is 'a coat of many colors.' He is a political scientists and analyst, a writer, a football and analyst and a business person. Durodola Olawale is the name
Clv: Before we delve into your various capacities, where are you from?
D9: I am from the state of Osun, but born and bred in the city of Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.
Somewhere in the Southwest, Nigeria
Clv: As a writer, how many stories do you have on shelve till date?
D9: I hate mathematics so I couldn't count them. But from the completed ones to the ones at halfway, to the ones in their inceptions, to the new ideas and the short stories; we should be nearing forty or fifty.
Clv: Wow that's a huge number,
Talking about the completed ones, which story would you say is the most widely read and accepted and which one do you think shot you to limelight?
D9: I have said it in public discourse and private conversations, it is non other but All in a circle. The readers call it AIAC. The story that made readers reach out to me, send recharge cards among other things to show their appreciation
Clv: All in a circle was truly massive, what inspired that blockbuster, the plot, the characters and everything?
D9: I was in my room writing a story titled; The detective with the original plot of a police detective(Inspector Clement) investigating the death of a group of friends on campus when I heard a sound of gunshot for the tv set in the living room. I went to check out the sound and saw a movie(forgotten the title, tho a Yoruba movie)
It was shot in Nigeria and Ghana and Toyin Aimakhu and Bimbo Akintola were siblings. The former an armed robber and the later a police detective. That basically created the Danger Kelv and Clement character
So, I decided to fuse the two stories together from terrorism point of view and that was it
Clv: Wow, it has been rumoured that your story teenage love is like your autobiography.. How true is this?
D9: There has to be a bit of truth in every rumor. Just as Segun(the main act found love in the story) I met my first girlfriend in a WAEC GCE centre... tho every other thing in the story are imagined. I wasn't naive. But yes, I met my first girlfriend in the same scenario, had one face off with some guy... Loyola College, Agodi Gate Ibadan. *same centre ?
Clv: What kind of business do you do?
D9: I am into the domain flipping business. I buy expired domains at less than $15 and after a couple of months sell of at as high as $500 or more or less, depending on the ranking the domain has.
I shouldn't let out details here
Clv: E-commerce in a nutshell ?
D9: You can call it that
Clv: Your innovation, the coolval pageant is in its second year, what's the recipe for the success recorded so far?
D9: It has been down to the people, their will to participate
Clv: What's your relationship like with Mr valentine Nkemja
D9: I didn't know his first name until now. All I know is Val, Valentine...
The relationship is strictly formal. Started off with him(Val) requesting to post my stories
Clv: What's your impression of the way in which coolval22.com is being ran?
D9: Well, first of all, I don't really use the site that much, therefore I cannot say anything about the running. But I think the moderator are really good and open to collaborations
Clv: Talking of moderators, Do you think the number of moderators on the site is justified?
D9: I think so... for a normal forum, every section should have at least one moderator... except one of the moderators is very good, he/she can be made to handle more than a section... and their should be super-moderatores too, next in command to the site owner
Clv: What do you think should be the criteria for selecting a moderator?
D9: Anybody can be a mod cos it is based on application
but certain criteria has to be met; track record, unbias attitude, understanding what the site needs among other things
Clv: Have you ever been at loggerheads with any moderator on coolval22.com?
D9: Not at all
Clv: None of them has ever crossed your path?
D9: Not at all
Clv: What about the most controversial moderator stanlex?
D9: I have never had a personal encounter with him to warrant a face off
Clv: Were you pissed off by what he did at polls of MISS COOLVAL22 for @adauche?
D9: Anybody would be pissed for sure
Clv: Lots of controversies have been involved in this year's edition, from @tenniebenson 's saga to @samnolimit 's misdemanour, so many rants and noises all over the site, what gave birth to all these?
D9: Like I normally tell Promzy everytime we talk, the unity on coolval22.com is too much. Everybody seems to be on the same page. It is either they all say YES or they say No. No arguments, no debates, no criticism.
This contest showed that it was all a lie.
Everyone has an opinion, but because the majority have said yes, they all tend to say YES.
so there was some pent up anger towards the 'popular' guys who seemed to have a cult-like followership.
So, the moment Tenniebenson bleeped up, they swooshed in on her. Right, she committed an offence, but the reaction was too gross as if she committed murder
Clv: Humm, so what are the improvements you are picturing for subsequent editions
D9: That is left in the hands of whoever is gonna handle the contest in subsequent editions.... I am pulling out after 2016 edition as an organizer
Clv: What prompted that huge decision?
D9: I am a very egocentric person, before anything else, my pride comes first ... and anything I do that warrants disrespect and crazy attitudes, I stop doing them ... I can't go another year letting some dimwits ask me if I am mad cos someone broke the rules. No
Clv: Can you hit the nail on the head and give some names cos of posterity?
D9: I do not have names, but some silly guy sent me a message on whatsapp.
And yes, a certain Olorivicky who thinks she is impressive by sounding like a lawyer, not knowing she is inconsequential in the scheme of things.
Clv: What happened to the prizes of the winners of this edition?
D9: Basically there are three sponsors for the contest; Merrybet, Amiloaded and a member of the site.
The coolvaller gave a sum of One thousand naira which has been spent on recharge card to the tune of #500 during the female edition, the other #500 would be used during the finals.
Amiloaded gave a sum of #3,000 and that is in my account, I am supposed to add that to the #50,000 Merrybet is giving out, but controversy is making them back out of the contest.
Hopefully they change their mind or I may have to add something from my savings to the #3,000 to encourage the winners if need be..
Clv: Do you realize you backing out of this project can mean the end of the pageant
D9: No, I will try and see to a transition... I will sponsor next year's edition and I will hand over to a trusted hand
Clv: Who do you have in mind?
D9: With regards to next year's edition?
Clv: Who are you going to hand over to?
D9: When we get to that bridge, I believe we will cross it
Clv: We'll keep our fingers crossed.
To some personal issues, cos honestly speaking, the ladies wanna know, are you in a relationship?
D9: First of all, I don't talk about my relationship, but I can say something here.
I am in a relationship presently, I don't know about tomorrow
Clv: If I may ask What's your ideal lady like?
D9: I put that on a tripod;
1. Brilliance: Must be a sharp mind. I can't stand explaining complexities to my gf. She should understand at once
2. Height: Must be shorter than I am
3. Understanding: I am not romantic, no time for that, I don't know how to do the 'sweetheart stuffs'
She needs to understand that and accept me or get out
*Every other thing is secondary
Clv: What philosophy do you live by?
D9: *Life is not by it's duration, but by it's donation.
*I live everyday of my life as if it is my last
Clv: I believe you know you have fans, what's your message for them
D9: First of all, I have not gotten to the level of having fans. Maybe admirers of my works and exploits.
All I have for them is; the best is yet to come
*As a writer; they should expect two new blockbursters before December. One is gonna drop on my birthday in a couple of day/weeks
*As an entrepreneur, I am committed to making people become independent. You may not make over $100 every month like we do, but you can make money that justifies the hours you spend online
I am committed to sponsoring events ... a writing contest is cooking where the winner could go home with a laptop computer.
By 2017, I want to embark on a trip to some states in Nigeria and I hope I can get to meet the friends I made online in those states
Clv: Thank you D9ty7 for featuring on clv magazine.
D9: Thank you for having me
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[b]There you have it people! what did you make of the revelations?
Well here is another bonus info, D9's girlfriend name is also Victoria!![/b]