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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5 Nigerian Celebrities Who've Been Dragged for Over-Editing Their Photos
Photo editing is basically part and parcel of social media and picture taking today. Either through the use of filters, or body augmenting apps and software like Facetune and Photoshop, editing one's photo has almost become a mandatory step for many people before they release their pictures into the internet.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
Why People Think I'm an Imbecile - Samuel Ajibola
Nigerian actor Samuel Ajibola is most popularly known for playing the character of Spiff on Africa Magic's television show, The Johnsons. The character of Spiff was not very intelligent and spoke in an unusual way, so much so that people watching the show assumed that Spiff was an imbecile, and so as an extension, they assumed Sam Ajibola was also an imbecile. But the actor Samuel Ajibola is not an imbecile and is talking now with the New Telegraph about how that character of Spiff affected his life and why people think he's an imbecile, as well as what he's doing to combat that thought. Here is what Sam Ajibola said.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
My British Trait That Makes Older Actresses Think I'm Rude - Beverly Naya
Beverly Naya is a popular Nigerian actress and producer, who if you have ever heard speak even one time, you will also know has British roots. Beverly was actually born in London, and moved to Nigeria later in her life to pursue a career in acting. Now, obviously there are a lot of cultural differences between the United Kingdom and Nigeria and now, Beverly Naya is opening up about one major one that often made her become branded as "rude" on a number of Nigerian movie sets.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
Why I Wished Funke Akindele Happy Birthday - JJC Skillz
If you don't know, celebrity couple Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz are no more. This is now old news but in case you didn't know, the pair announced their split about two months ago. Fast forward to two days ago when Funke Akindele was celebrating her 45th birthday. JJC Skillz turned heads when he took to social media to celebrate Funke on her birthday. He posted a video montage of her with the caption:
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
11 Things You Didn't Know About Latest Mavin Bayanni
The latest MAVIN artiste has been activated and his name is Bayanni. Not much is known about the singer seeing as he just recently got activated. So, to shed more light on him, I went digging and I've come back with 11 fun facts about the artiste that should make you know him just a little bit more.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
Why I've Decided to Start Wearing Skirt - Bella Shmurda Finally Explains
When Nigerian singer Bella Shmurda hit the stage of the Big Brother Naija show, many people were excited to hear his music and see his performance. But then when the artiste actually stepped out on the stage, the conversation quickly shifted and immediately became about his outfit. Bella Shmurda was wearing a skirt on stage, and as you can imagine, that garnered a lot of opinions.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
Why I Hid My Age All These Years - Jemima Osunde Finally Reveals True Age
Nollywood actress Jemima Osunde has been in the industry for quite some time now. Since bursting into the national conscience with her role in Shuga, she has gone on to amass quite a name for herself. But, one thing that has been the topic of a lot of speculation for many years is Jemima Osunde's real age. Many people have guessed and today, if you even Google "Jemima Osunde age", the response that will come out is 26. Even Google has it wrong:
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
5 Short Actors Whose Ages Will Surprise You (Photos)
Upon looking at anybody, one of the first things we take notice of is the person's height, especially if the person isn't the "regular" height. If a person is too tall or too short, we quickly take notice of it. Both of these things also come with their own associations in our mind. We often associate shortness with young people and so when a person is short, we immediately think that they are very young in age. But this is not always the case.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
"I Was In The Liposuction Hospital and This Is What I Saw" - Blessing CEO
Since Nigerian relationship guru and media personality Blessing CEO went under the knife to get liposuction and butt surgery done, we haven't heard word and it seems we will not hear word about it for some time to come 😂
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
How My Body and Face Has Helped Me in Nollywood - Kunle Remi
Nigerian actor Kunle Remi burst into the national consciousness after appearing on the hit reality television show, Gulder Ultimate Search many years ago. After participating in the competition, he then entered into Nollywood and has today amassed quite a devoted fanbase and is one of the most sought after actors in the industry.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
How My Boss Reacted When I Told Him I Was Leaving Office to Become an Actress - Somkele Idhalama
There are a lot of talented people in this world, and many of these talented people dream of leaving their corporate workplace to go into the entertainment industry, but are 1) either too afraid to, or 2) don't know how. This is what happened to Nollywood actress Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama and now she's talking about how she did it, her unique experience with it, and advice she would give to somebody who wants to do same. Here's what Somkele Iyamah-Idhalama had to say about leaving her corporate world to go into acting, and how her boss reacted.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
