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I sat for JAMB five times -Mavin Singer, Crayon revisits struggles

Crayon, Mavin star, has revealed that he wrote the Joint Admission and Matriculation (JAMB) Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) five times before shifting his attention to the Nigerian music industry.

The Mavin star made this revelation during an interview on Channels Teleision’s Rubbin’ Minds on Sunday August 28.

He recounted how he struggled to gain admission to a tertiary institution before delving into music He also added that his failed attempts to get into a university was not his fault.

He said;

“It has been amazing and beautiful to see because I have been working over the years and now, I am now finally getting the recognition that I deserve.

“So, it (recognition) is beautiful to see – among my fans, team, and everybody that knows me personally.

“I started making music like 2016 officially. I wasn’t in school then but trying to get into the university. I wrote JAMB five times.

“For the first two times, I failed; the rest three times, I passed. I kept going to the school to lay complaints and ask: ‘What’s up?’ It (gaining admission) wasn’t just happening for me,” he noted during the show. “I feel like it was God’s way of redirecting me.”

In another news, controversial cross dresser Idris Okuneye, simply known as Bobrisky, has unveiled one of his plans for his upcoming birthday.

The male barbie took taking to social media shared a photo of his first look for his birthday in August 2022.

The self acclaimed mummy of Lagos, who had been anticipating his birthday by bragging online, shared a stunning photo with a caption revealing how big he was planning his birthday.

HE WROTE: 1ST LOOK

WE ARE GOING TO 20 LOOKS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN ADVANCE TO ME

Many had taken to his comment section to shower him with lovely emojis and captions ahead of his day.

Meanwhile Controversial lifestyle influencer, Bobrisky Okuneye, is made a laughing stock after bragging about his gesture to his stylist ahead of his 31st birthday.

The self acclaimed mummy of Lagos who will be 31 in so days took to the microblogging platform to reveal plans scheduled for the event.

According to male barbie, he booked a flight for his hairstylist from the UK down to Nigeria to make his hair for the birthday party.

“I’M HERE TO BRAG

FLYING MY STYLIST ALL D WAY FROM UK TO LAGOS TO STYLE MY BIRTHDAY HAIR. @HAIRFROMUS CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU BABY. NA FROM BROKE AND FAKE LIFE MONEY I DEY USE DO ALL DIS DOINGS 😂,” HE WROTE.

Tags: Crayon

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