Oluchi Orlandi insults journalists at show's premiere

Less than three weeks after Nigerian international model, Oluchi Onweagba-Orlandi launched a series of attack on Twitter and called her fellow Africans animals, she, on Friday 8 November, re-enacted her saucy side as she insulted a group of journalists who were at the premiere of her new show, Africa's next top model.

Oluchi, who was the chief hostess at the weekend event held at Pravada Lounge on Victoria Island, Lagos, created an ugly drama as she snubbed the media reps who had asked to be treated well after being made to stand while others were on their seats during the delayed press conference.

It was gathered that the whole drama started after the model, who came far late into the event, caused the organizers to move the earlier scheduled media briefing into the noisy main hall of the night club. And of course the journalists were not comfortable with the arrangement considering the boisterous crowd and noise. After about three questions and her impolite responses, the newsman stopped asking questions. Oluchi sensed their coldness and then asked of there were further questions, to which one of the journalists expressed disgust over the humiliation they had been subjected to. Rather than apologize, Oluchi angrily muttered "I am only here to party and not to answer questions". When the organizers went to confer with her, she remained adamant.

Even when the whole scenario was reported to the publisher of a fashion and lifestyle magazine, and our correspondent was invited to iron out the matter, Oluchi threw caution to the wind when she told the reporter "don't touch me please", when she was about to be stopped from walking away the second time.

"Oluchi should be world class... she should be able to control herself in public no matter how upset she is. It is called anger management", said a concerned guest who observed the drama at the event.

It is learnt that Oluchi has a record of bad temperament mad is said to be hostile to journalists. That was what manifested with her recent outburst on Twitter.

Her series on Twitter reads "I am disgusted. DISGUSTED by human behavior... Africans be like "no funds no meetings"... MONEY is not the root of evil. "Greedy humans" are the root of evil... Hopefully I won't throw up soon. Bunch of inconsiderate animals!!!!... they know price tag of everything and VALUE oda nothing!!!! Incompetent idiots, ugly souls. Monsters in human form!. They won't let me enjoy my beauty sleep!"

And she got a lot of bashing for her coarse tweets.