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 Didn’t Get Soundcity Job That Ended Up Going to Kemi Adetiba - Toke Makinwa
Toke Makinwa had guest Denrele Edun on her podcast for her latest episode and both artistes took a trip down memory lane. One thing they talked about that Toke had never talked about in public before was why she rejected a Soundcity job that eventually got given to movie director today Kemi Adetiba. Denrele brought it up and together in conversation, both parties broke down exactly what actually happened behind the scenes. Here's what Toke and Denrele explained transpired.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
One Thing I Love About My Young Daughter - Bisola
It is not news to anybody that knows anything about Bisola Aiyeola or her career that she is also a single mother. Bisola's daughter is now 13 and she had her many years ago with a man that she was engaged to marry but eventually didn't because they both parted ways. Now during a new interview with ace interviewer Chude, Bisola is opening up a lot about her daughter and one quality she really loves about her. Here's what Bisola said.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
How My Mother Reacted When I Introduced Her to My 40 Yr Old Best Friend - Wizkid
Wizkid is the latest cover boy for 10 Magazine. The singer who just recently released his highly anticipated album More Love, Less Ego took out time to chat with the magazine about afrobeats music, how he feels about the claims that he put Justin Bieber on the "Essence" Remix to boost the song, and the funny true story of when he introduced his mother to his 40 year old best friend when he was only 11.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
Tobi Makinde Clears Up Rumors About His Relationship With Funke Akindele
Nigerian actor Tobi Makinde was earlier this year in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons. When the son of Funke Akindele's ex-husband, Benito, came on social media to accuse Funke of cheating on his father with her PA, many people immediately guessed he was talking about Tobi Makinde. Once the video was out, it quickly led to speculation.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
Waje Talks About Breaking New World Record
Nigerian singer Waje is one of the most popular female singers out of Nigeria today and during a new interview with Hip TV, Waje revealed that on the 30th of December this year, she will officially be breaking a new world record. Here's what Waje had to say about the record she's breaking and how she feels about it.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
What I Have To Say to People Who Hate My Music - Adesua Etomi
Nigerian actress and now musician, Adesua Etomi-Wellington is of course best known for her career on-screen as an actress. Recently, she's delved into music and not too long ago released her first EP, Sue Me. There's a song on there called "I Dodged a Bullet" that I won't even lie has been on repeat for me. As you can imagine though, not everybody has met Susu's musical career with great enthusiasm. During a new interview with HipTV, the actress is now opening up about why she decided to do music, how audience reception has been, and why even though so many other actresses have failed at this, she's still putting herself in. Here's what Adesua said.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
5 Powerful Things Tems Said in New Interview
Nigerian singer Tems is the latest cover star for DAZED Magazine. The singer who has had a whirlwind year of performing back to back and working on music finally got to sit down for an interviw, and during that time she spoke about a lot of thing, and spoke well!
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
3 Nigerian Celebrities Who Died This Week (Photos)
What is going on for goodness' sake? Over the last week, I have heard more news of death than I have heard at any other stretch of time this year. Please let us all just be safe out there, check up on loved ones, keep praying for yourself and those around you. Because these stories are devastating and so so hard to swallow.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
15 Best and Worst Looks From Palava Movie Premiere (Photos)
The premiere of the new Nollywood movie, Palava, starring a number of big names including Richard Mofe-Damijo, Jemima Osunde, and more will be hitting cinemas on the 9th of December. In anticipation of the movie's release, Inkblot did a movie premiere for the movie which was as you can imagine very star studded. The fashion theme of the night was "owambe".
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Styled
11 Nigerian Celebrities You Didn't Know Are Children of Big Politicians (Photos)
Many people really love celebrities but also really hate politicians. In fact, the tag of being a politician's child sometimes comes with a lot of acquired hate simply by association to the parent. But there are sometimes when a celebrity actually ends up being the child of a politician, and a lot of times, many people do not even know.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
"Stop Dressing Like Ashawo!" - Susan Pwajok Responds
Nollywood actress Susan Pwajok has literally grown up right in front of so many of our eyes. From a very young age, the actress started acting in the hit Africa Magic television series "The Johnsons" and her work on that show really pushed her name and career to great heights. She acted as Blessing on the show and till today, so many people still see her as just that innocent little girl.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
Why I Rubbished Man That Was Raising Shoulder For Me in Abuja - Phyna
Big Brother Naija winner and hype priestess Phyna was on the "Surviving Lagos" podcast and opened up about how she has been able to survive as a hypewoman, an industry that is filled with 99% men. Phyna narrated a story of what she did to a man who tried to raise shoulder for her in Abuja and advised women on what to do if they're also working in male-dominated fields. Here's what Phyna said.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
