Jide Okonjo
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This account is dedicated to TWO things:
🇳🇬 Nigerian news stories for my dedicated Nigerian readers.
💡 The Six Figure Series (A Vocal Exclusive) for writers, readers, and fans of Vocal.
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How My Wife Reacted to Me Kissing Toni Tones in Cinema - Tobi Bakre
Nigerian actor Tobi Bakre is the leading man in the new blockbuster movie, Brotherhood, showing all across the nation. During one point in the movie, Tobi gets intimate with his co-star Toni Tones.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
Timi Dakolo Gives His Thought About Nigerian Celebrities Moving Out of the Country
It was earlier today that the news that actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has relocated her family to leave abroad. She's not the first celebrity to do this. A lot of Nigerians, celebrities and non-celebrities have japa-ed out of this country.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
Williams Uchemba Opens Up About Life as Child Actor in New Interview
Nigerian actor Williams Uchemba has been acting for a very long time. When he was young, as young as 8, Williams started his career in Nollywood, and grew to relative fame. Then, he disappeared for a while before re-emerging as a full grown man and continuing his career that has gone on to be quite a successful one.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
5 Nigerian Celebrities Who Have Been Married for Over 50 Years
A marriage is a lifetime commitment to another person to love them for the rest of your life. Because of life expectancy, "rest of your life" for some people ends up being 50s, 60s, 70s. It is very rare to find people who have been married for over 50 years. For context, even one of the most popular Nigerian couples Olu Jacobs and Joke Silva have been married for 36 years. It is not easy.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
I Recorded ‘Ku Lo Sa’ After a Very Tragic Scenario - Oxlade Opens up About Hit Song
Nigerian singer Oxlade has one of the most popping Afrobeats songs and also TikTok challenges going round right now with his song "Ku Lo Sa". The song, which is indeed an undeniable jam has quickly soared internationally and the song is doing amazing numbers and amazing things for the singer.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
What I've Learned After 2 Years of Doing Music - Ayra Starr
Nigerian singer Ayra Starr burst into the limelight last year when she released her debut single "Away" to critical and commercial success. Since then the girl has been enjoying a very successful career with hit songs like "Bloody Samaritan" and "Rush" under her belt.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
What Happened When I Saw Man Who Mocked Me in 2017 Years Later On My Video Shoot - Joeboy
N igerian singer Joeboy is enjoying a lot of success these days. After his song "Sip (Alcohol)" went on to become a massive international hit, his name blew up astronomically and he has since been able to build up a global fanbase of people who love and adore his music all over the world. But just like most people who are successful today, it wasn't always rosy. Once upon a time, not too long ago, Joeboy was yet another up and coming artiste trying to push his music and find his way into stardom. Along that path, he met people who doubted him, friends who were hustling him but eventually stopped, and now during a new interview with Cool FM, the singer is talking about it all. Here's exactly what Joeboy had to say about these during his time on the show.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
Omawumi Talks Wickedness of Women and Her Friendship With Waje
Nigerian singer Omawumi and fellow singer Waje share a friendship that has become the envy of many. Over time, the two have become more like sisters than friends and together, they have worked on music together, starred in movies together, and have even jointedly created a production company together. But the question that has been on the minds of many people especially upon finding out how close the two women are is how their friendship even started in the first place?
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
Why Yes, New Generation Actors Have the Money But We Have the Art - Norbert Young
There seems to be at this point a very clear divide in Nollywood: there is the 'old Nollywood' and there is the 'new Nollywood'. As much as one would like to consolidate the experiences of these two different sects, you cannot, because the experiences and life of the older actors is very different to the experiences and life of the newer actors.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
Kunle Afolayan Finally Responds to People Who Bash Him For Using Non-Actors In His Movies
Nigerian filmmaker Kunle Afolayan is gearing up for the release of his latest Nollywood production, Anikulapo, that will be premiering on the international streaming platform, Netflix, tomorrow. In the meantime, Kunle sat down with ace interviewer, Chude, to discuss his life, projects, and criticism.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
M.I. Abaga and Wife Eniola Mafe Finally Share Their Love Story
Nigerian rapper M.I. Abaga was a bachelor for such a long time that many people honestly believed the rapper would just never end up getting married. Yet now, the rapper and his now wife Eniola Mafe just had their very star-studded wedding ceremony. The question that has been on everybody's lips though is: what convinced a once serial bachelor to finally get down on one knee and propose? M.I and his wife Eniola share that love story in a new interview with The Will Downtown. Here's what they said.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
5 Nigerian Celebrities Who Have Publicly Come Out as Gay
Being gay is till today criminalized in Nigeria, and so even though gay people exist everywhere, in Nigeria, the expectation is for anybody who is a part of the LGBTQ community to remain quiet about it and not admit ever, especially publicly, to being gay. As a civilian, there is already a lot of risk to coming out as gay, but when one is in the public eye, that risk level goes up marginally as such a revelation could affect your livelihood, personal life, and even safety. Yet, for these 5 Nigerian celebrities on today's list, they decided to publicly come out and damn the consequences. Without further ado, here are 5 Nigerian Celebrities Who Have Publicly Come Out as Gay.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
