{"id":9051,"date":"2022-05-15T11:43:20","date_gmt":"2022-05-15T11:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/?p=9051"},"modified":"2022-05-15T11:43:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-15T11:43:20","slug":"gossiping-has-made-me-a-millionaire-tosin-silverdam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/gossiping-has-made-me-a-millionaire-tosin-silverdam\/","title":{"rendered":"“Gossiping has made me a millionaire.” Tosin Silverdam."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Many people call him all sorts of names ranging from the gossip boy of Nigerian journalism, Instagram bad boy, devil’s radio child to the chief priest of gossip and many more. But then again, Oluwatosin Silver Damolekun, the CEO of Silverdam Media and the name behind the electronic transmission of gossip senses and less senses in Nigeria remains what he is. The graduate of mass communications from the Olabisi Onabanjo University has made himself the powerful watchdog of celebrities in Nigeria and most of them are indeed afraid of his amebo mouth.<\/strong>
\nWhen Umuaka Times team of reporters cornered the youthful Tosin last week for an exclusive interview, he told the team that he is not afraid of any celebrity in Nigeria because he speaks nothing but the plain truth about their actions and inactions.<\/strong>
\nIn this Umuaka Times exclusive interview, the “gossip chief priest” spoke a lot about how gossip journalism has changed his life and how some celebrities want to “bribe” him with friendship. Perhaps, it is time for the celebrities to appreciate Tosin, the watchdog of celebrities in Nigeria because an anonymous proverb says, “Appreciate those who gossip about you, it is not easy for someone to leave their problems and carry yours on their head.”<\/strong>
\nExcerpts:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Give us a little backgrounds about yourself.<\/strong>
\nWell, my name is Oluwatosin Silver Damolekun, I\u2019m from Kogi state, last born of the family of 3 males. I\u2019m in my early 30s, born and brought up in Ikorodu, Lagos.<\/p>\n

What about the schools you attended?<\/strong>
\nI graduated from Olabisi Onabanjo University where I studied Mass Communication.<\/p>\n

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\nHow was growing up like?<\/strong>
\nI grew up with a single parent and that\u2019s my mum. Growing up was quite fun and I had everything I wanted thanks to my mum who did everything for me and my brothers. I never lacked while growing up.<\/p>\n

Who were your childhood heroes and “sheros”?<\/strong>
\nMy mum will always be my hero or “shero” as you may say.<\/p>\n

How did you find yourself into social media journalism? was it anambition or it came by happenstance?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The social media thing started during the lockdown period, I was still working with one company then. Out of boredom, I started doing Tiktok videos and I was lucky one of my contents went viral and that was how I started growing.<\/p>\n

Why did you choose gossip journalism as your first choice?<\/strong>
\nI love gossip and I\u2019ve always been a fan of a lot of gossip blogs, gossip news. Honestly, I started these gossip of a thing on social media out of boredom and it was during the lockdown period, I was just catching cruise. Then I felt like I wanted to do something different because most gossip are on blogs or papers.<\/p>\n

So how many people are doing what you are doing?<\/strong>
\nNo one is doing what I\u2019m doing, I love gossiping.<\/p>\n

So you mean you are the father of electronic or internet gossip journalism in Nigeria?<\/strong>
\nFor the fact that I even studied mass communication makes it easier for me. Moreover, I\u2019m a trained journalist.<\/p>\n

In one of your gossip talks, you claimed that some celebrities have blocked you on Instagram and went further to open proxy accounts to continue to be following you, can you explain further?<\/strong>
\nYes! So many celebrities blocked me for no reason, just because I gossiped about them. Funniest part is that some of them use another fake account to monitor my page to see if there is any gossip about them, (general laughter).<\/p>\n

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\nMany people have accused you of being very nice to people like Davido and “fighting” people like Bob Risky. What is your take on that?<\/strong>
\nThat\u2019s not true, I\u2019m not biased. I say it as it is. If you mess up I\u2019ll talk about you, if you do well, I\u2019ll also talk about you. I have favorites but that doesn\u2019t mean I won\u2019t talk about you when you really messed up.<\/p>\n

If what you said is true, can you be truthful enough and tell us why you always attack Bob Risky?<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m not hating or fighting Bob Risky, I\u2019m a fan of his.<\/p>\n

For real? So why do you always mock him then?<\/strong>
\nHe makes me laugh and cringe too. Bob Risky is a content and yes we all know he or she lies a lot. We call it cruise anyway (laughter).
\nBut all other cross dressers tell big lies too. In fact, someone told Umuaka Times that telling lies is an integral part of being a celebrity in Nigeria.
\nMost celebrities lie just to remain relevant, it\u2019s not a new thing. That\u2019s why I said when you mess up, I\u2019ll talk about you. Even though Bob Risky\u2019s lies are so many.<\/p>\n

Have you wondered how the celebrities you gossip with their names feel?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know how they feel, I\u2019m always saying the truth. I don\u2019t gossip to damage people, what I do is blogging. I would never damage anyone, I only gossip. Moreover, they are public figures, people will always talk about them, either good or bad.<\/p>\n

Ok Tosin, this one is simple: You don’t fear that one day you will be slammed with a big libel suit by one of the celebrities in Nigeria?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No one can sue me as long as I\u2019m always careful, I\u2019m a trained journalist so I\u2019m always careful. I would never lay false accusations against anyone, it\u2019s not my thing. That\u2019s why I\u2019m always using the word \u201callegedly\u201d
\nBack to your brand of journalism, someone said that you even gossip more than Linda Ikeji.
\nThis gossip was never the plan, it was all impromptu. I needed to do something different, no one has ever done my style of gossip in this country, I\u2019m the first to do it and I\u2019m very good at it. Nigerians love gossip and gossip sells, good thing is that my own gossip is funny as well which makes it fun.<\/p>\n

Has gossip journalism changed you in anyway positively?<\/strong>
\nGossip has changed my life in so many ways, the popularity and especially the money as well. I\u2019m a multi millionaire, got my first car via this gossip thing. The growth has just been so beautiful to watch, I recently left my job to concentrate on blogging and gossiping because I was making more money from it.<\/p>\n

You mean that Tosin the Gossip Boy of Nigerian journalism is now a millionaire? (General laughter). So how do people feel when they spot this young millionaire on the road and at events?<\/strong>
\nThe reaction has been awesome, so many will hug, praise me and take pictures or videos with me. While it can be weird too.<\/p>\n

How?<\/strong>
\nBecause some will just be staring and pointing fingers. Although, I\u2019m not a fan of this popularity because I don\u2019t have freedom to do the things I used to do without someone staring or looking. I\u2019m always conscious now. This is sad indeed.<\/p>\n

How do you appreciate celebrity life?<\/strong>
\nCelebrity life is not for me honestly.<\/p>\n

Any threat so far from celebrities or their cronies?<\/strong>
\nNo threats, celebrities sef wan be friends with me.
\nReally? maybe they want to bribe you with friendship so that you will not talk about them. (General prolonged laughter).
\nCan you predict where you and your organization will be in the next 3 years?<\/strong>
\nI honestly cannot say where I\u2019ll be in the future, I can\u2019t predict the future. What I hope for is growth and more success.
\nTell us the names of people who have so far helped you or patronized you so far.
\nSo far so good, no one has helped me. It has always been me and my God. If your content is good, you will definitely grow and people will love you.
\nThat is amazing. But then again, Umuaka Times will soon have another evening with you soon. Keep the good job.
\nYou are also doing a good job. Keep it up.<\/p>\n

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