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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Why I Reconciled With Basketmouth and How I Feel about Producers Misusing Funds - AY
Nollywood actor and producer is opening up in a new interview with HipTV about a myriad of things including why he mended his relationship with long-time rival Basketmouth, and also opening up about industry gist. Here's what AY had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Most Embarrassing Thing That Happened to Me During Public English Exam - Hauwa
Funny Nigerian content creator Hauwa Lawal is opening up during a new interview about the most embarrassing moment of her life. She made the confession during an appearance on MTN's Y'ello Couch and in true Hauwa fashion, she gave all the very TMI details on what happened. Here's what Hauwa said.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Sometimes Delayed Success Is Actually Blessing - Tiwa Savage Shares Story
Sometimes a delayed start is the best thing that can happen to a person, and sometimes in life, we don't realize this until later in life when looking back. This is what has happened to Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage who now looks back on her life, and is grateful for getting her start later in life, something she once used to feel bad about. Here's what Tiwa Savage had to say about this on The Receipts Podcast.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Why I've Given Up on Love - Tiwa Savage
Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage has had a very public up and down relationship with romance. She was married, and then we all watched it end very dramatically on the internet. She has been a number of relationships that we've seen glimpses of, and heard music about. But now, Tiwa Savage is saying she's no longer looking for love, especially after her last couple of relationships.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
My Experience With Married Man and Why A Lot of Girls Follow Them - Tacha
Outspoken Nigerian media personality Tacha is the latest guest on Madam Joyce's podcast, and during her time on the show, she opened up about married men, and why some girls go after them. She also opened up about her own experience with a married man who ghosted her and how she found out that he was married. Here's what Tacha had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Funke Akindele Sounds Warning Ahead of Movie Release (VIDEO)
Nollywood actress Funke Akindele is hard at work promoting her newest movie, Everybody Loves Jenifa, that will be out in cinemas starting from this Friday. But ahead of the movie's release, one thing still plagues Funke Akindele's mind, and that is the reality of piracy. As we can recall, last year, her movie A Tribe Called Judah was illegally recorded and uploaded to a number of Telegram channels, and people illegally distributed and watched that movie. Now, ahead of Everybody Loves Jenifa's release, Funke Akindele is sounding an alarm, and warning everybody ahead of the movie. Here's what she said in a new social media post she made today.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Truth about Why Ladies Carry Those Small Portable Fans - N6
Nigerian rapper and broadcaster Nnamdi Nwabasili, popularly known as N6 is speaking out on social media about what he calls the new 'update' that he has learned after a female friend gave him a small hand fan to hold when he was out. According to N6, after holding the fan, he now knows why women carry that small hand fan around, and he's cluing everybody into his new discovery. Here's what N6 discovered, and what he had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Why I So Much Love Ruth Kadiri - Chidi Dike
Nollywood actor Chidi Dike is a rising star most notable for his myriad of movies on popular video sharing website, Youtube. In fact, his face and a number of his counterparts have become huge draws on Youtube with movies that have his face on the thumbnail amassing a whole lot of views over short periods of time. He is a Youtube star, and one person that he has a lot to thank for that is Nollywood actress, Ruth Kadiri.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Why I’m Very Self-Conscious About My Accent – Osas Ighodaro
Nollywood actress Osas Ighodaro is speaking about her experience moving back from America to begin living and pursuing a career in Nigeria, and opening up about the differences she saw in the way that she perceived Nigeria before coming, and how she saw it after. She also opened up about her accent and explained why she's very self-concious about it even till now. Here's what Osas Ighodaro had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Blaqbonez Fires Back at Don Jazzy’s Streaming Farm Denial
Nigerian musician Blaqbonez is one artiste that has been talking about the existence of streaming farms in the Nigerian music industry, and how people manufacture streams artificially to inflate their numbers and climb high on charts while not actually having organic success. During one interview when one of Nigeria's most successful producers Don Jazzy was asked about the existence of streaming farms, the MAVIN CEO said that there are no streaming farms, and now, Blaqbonez is reacting to Don Jazzy's rebuttal to his streaming farm claim. Here is what Blaq Bonez had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Major Challenge I'm Facing With My Skincare Business - Bisola
Nollywood actress and media personality Bisola Aiyeola is getting very real on a new episode of Keep It Moving and opening up about the major business challenges she's facing with her recently launched skincare business, Brown Girls Magic. During the show, Bisola opened up about the troubles she's facing with the business, and opened up about why she's seriously thinking about giving up. Here's what Bisola had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
My Experience Working With Funke Akindele - Omowumi Dada Shares Her Account
A lot has been said about what it's like to work with Nollywood's box office queen, Funke Akindele. There have been accusations that she is too bossy, and that working with her is like hell. But there are also accounts that she is a total sweetheart and professional. Now, Omowunmi Dada who worked in Funke's latest movie Everybody Loves Jenifa is speaking about her own personal experience working with Funke. Here's what Omowunmi had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
