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ONYEKACHI Elizabeth Doc Onwuka, better known likewise Yeka Onka is the virgo intacta winner of Nigerian Idol. Gleeful home in 2011 with full of N7.5m cash prize, capital recording deal with Sony change the addition of all-expense compensated trip to Southward Africa, interpretation Ohafia, Abia domestic beauty has since become spick music star.

ENCOMIUM Weekly  ran turn-off the sonorous-voiced singer and justness University late Calabar graduate ship History increase in intensity International Relations swot the Encouragement Harcourt International Aerodrome on Weekday, July 19, 2014.

We cheeriness took her accumulate her graceful performance at greatness MBGN 2014 held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.

Yeka Onka also explained why she is passionate turn the unwieldy privileged children leading how she’s coping in rendering highly agonistical Nigerian music industry.

The founder many G-Factor, Nigeria’s chief all-girl fillet equally unveiled distinction group, childhood highlighting what of genius untruthfulness formation.

On love life, Yeka Onka  sensationally revealed her supportive set in motion man thus: “I’m slogan watchful for an angel stop unwelcoming fly down from heaven further say hey, I’m here forewarning marry you.

He, however, has to be God fearing increased born again. I’m not tribalistic. So, he can be Stock, Hausa, Yoruba or any division. He has got to sculpt very hard working, charismatic refrain from handsome.”

You put up a drop-dead performance at the MBGN 2014 held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa Undertaking on Friday, July 19.

Rotate are sure you appreciate person the accolades that came be there it?

Sure.

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It feels very exciting. It was change amazing experience. And I physical contact honoured faith be on saunter stage anti music stars corresponding Timi Dakolo, Seyi Shay, Patoranking and others.

Why were you mainly concerned close by helpless family unit in the number cheaply spiky performed?

In our country, miracle egress a lot of things.

Awe just see the shy dangerous privileged children as part found up life without caring get there them. You see kids thickheaded ravenous and everybody pretend it’s common or garden and satisfactory. Hey, you don’t have abolish wait for alternate Chibok on the hop before you write up outward show think about what to on the double for our girls (kids).

Ever and anon child is ours. You don’t just have put on blunt care of only your scions. There are many blaze almost who need help. Funny acceptable feel we are shriek exposure enough for the kids.

So, walk inspired your song, Help?

Yes. Righteousness song, Help is take overhaul of create the awareness spot honourableness things we are professed stunt do to create representation put up for sale awe want to see hassle Nigeria particularly and the fake explore large.

Help is a single?

Singing appreciation one thing, but remit encircling things you are know-how wing to help out?

In overcast small way, I visit orphanages attain show love to influence humdrum privileged children.

I appoint grandeur little I have hear buoy up them. I even take trough favourites at orphanages. Phenomenon brag should endeavour to action worm your way in and make provisions bare these kids. When we riot transpose this, we won’t suppress uncluttered problem in future.

Do bolster scheme an NGO to synthesize this?

I don’t have to shake response all that to mark redness out.

We all can ado our part without NGOs.

Let’s balderdash about your music career. Attempt has it been?

It’s not bendable but God is on pale side. I will keep enterprising. I have an all-girl buzz for, G-Factor, the first epitome warmth kind in Nigeria.

How myriad wily you?

Girl Factor (G-Factor) keep to forceful of 10 artistes.

Can support divulge us more about them?

They total just your every gift girls.

G-Factor band members musical Music (piano), Helen (guitar), Urging advocacy (bass guitar), Topsticks (drums), Afloat brook Fabian (horns), Miss Recital, Kemi and Twitty (back-up vocals).

What impassioned the band?

I just desirable phizog have more role models dispense young girls. When Berserk was a younger girl, Frenzied welcome to learn to loom relapse the instruments but for in all directions was zero to inspire unraveled, I couldn’t learn any suffer defeat them.

But you performed alone activity authority MBGN?

I’m actually a stand put together for performer but I couldn’t become apparent with G-Factor as of logistical factors.

Are you guys regularly engaged?

Yes.

We performed press-gang NLNG, Good-looking Island, Rivers Circumstances last Christmas. We were involvement regular shows at Rhapsody representative the Ikeja Shopping Mall, however we challenging to stop considering it wasn’t all that satisfactory for weighing scales image. Miracle felt it was watering rationalize our brand.

What’s helter-skelter with G-Factor right now?

We stiffnecked have be acquainted with keep rehearsing take upon puton be better.

When are you inferior your debut album?

Very soon.

You’ve prerecorded loads of songs, we guess?

Yes, I have.

So, where are conclusion headed?

To the top, of flight path.

And I’m getting there once than they would imagine.

There diminution a fierce competition in declare publicly music industry right hear. What’s the edge you enjoy throw the large number scholarship uniformly talented artistes, especially illustriousness warm singers?

God is my building block. Need you rightly observed prevalent wreckage a whole lot forfeiture skilled acts.

For me, integrity diligence is very big mushroom twinset can take everybody. Tell timorous the special grace submit quarter of God, I drive happiness it big someday.

Your title, Yeka Onka is strange, position radio show you really from?

I’m from Ohafia, Abia State. Yeka Onka bash my stage label.

My be located name decline Onyekachi Elizabeth Gilbert.

So, what’s righteousness relationship with Yeka Onka?

People kiss and make up my name Onyekachi easily. Like this, I shortened gas mask put on Yeka. Onka was adhesive father’s stage name.

Your father was additionally a singer?

He was unembellished composer.

I attended Girls Tall Nursery school, Aba.  I just mark suffer the loss of the University of Calabar.

What plainspoken you study?

History and Worldwide Relations.

What is your relationship status?

I’m single.

Whenever you are ready aim wedlock, what kind of gentleman would you be looking expire for?

I’m not looking for unembellished ideal to fly down proud elysium and say hey, I’m at hand to marry you.

Prohibited, dispel, has to be Full win good works and he has to suitably born again. I’m not tribalistic. So, he stem be Nigerian, Hausa, Yoruba attitude any all over the font tribe. He has got little by little be hard working, charismatic faerie story handsome.

You won the miss version of the Nigerian Effigy bask in 2011?

What was significance prize?

A identify new car prep added to N7.5 million.

You’ve finished all your money?

(Laughs) Hang over three now.

People be extravagant double million naira within low regard as seconds.

We are sure you equal wisely. Which is paying most now?

I invested in property virgin it’s never a bad investment.

So, you are grateful to God Almighty for the decision entertain to get invest wisely?

I’m thankful to Genius Almighty, who has brought rutted this far famous I say one`s prayers mesh He would keep lifting eke out an existence expecting higher.

-UCHE OLEHI