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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7 Nigerian Celebrities Whose Clothing Lines Crashed (Photos)
Not every business takes off. Every entrepreneur knows this. It is the unfortunate risk that comes with starting any business, nobody knows for sure how it will go. Everybody of course puts their best forward and tries their best but sometimes, the efforts just don't work out in the way we think.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Styled
The 3 Serious Changes I'll Be Bringing to Rivers State - Tonto Dikeh
Nigerian actress Tonto Dikeh surprised Nigerians across the nation when she announced that she will be running for the position of deputy governor in Rivers State alongside gubernatorial candidate, Tonte Ibraye under the African Democratic Congress party.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Geeks
Why I Can Only Date A Man Who Has Money - Tiwa Savage
Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage aka Mama Jamjam aka Number One African Bad Gyal is currently travelling international waters on her worldwide Water and Garri Tour. During her shows, Tiwa regularly decides to in between songs spend some time talking to her audience. One issue she's talked about on numerous occasions is money especially as it pertains to her dating life.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Confessions
Why I Can't Accept Ten Million Naira for Endorsement Deal - Shank Comics
I will be the first to admit that I do not follow a lot of online comedy skit creators. I don't really know who the new kids on the block are or who is currently trending or number 1 right now. Apart from the very big ones I see occasionally getting reposted by bigger pages or the ones that really trend, I don't really see a whole lot of skits. BUT one thing I do know about skits and skit makers is that the industry is a multi-million naira industry.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
Why I'm Always The Last to Hear Gossip - Nancy Isime
Nancy Isime is a Nigerian actress, host, producer, and influencer. She has been in the industry for a long time and is recognized by many as a hustler who worked her way up to the top little by little and with the backlog to prove it.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Confessions
5 Politicians Whose Children Are Into Acting (Photos)
Politicians are some of the richest, most powerful, and most recognizable people in any country. In Nigeria, that is of course no exception. A lot of politician's children are also expected to follow in the family business and pursue a career in politics. However, this does not always happen.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Geeks
Tony Umez Opens Up About Playing 'Woman Wrapper' in All His Movies
Nigerian actor Tony Umez is one of the most popular names and faces in Nollywood. Especially in the early 2000s - 2010s when Nollywood was on the come up, Tony was very well known in the industry as the man you call if you want a person that can convincingly play "bewitched", "mumu", or "woman wrapper" as his characters were often described.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
My Own Thoughts on Relationships - Falz Explains
Nigerian actor, activist, and rapper is finally back once again in the music scene and this time it is with the release of his new album titled "Bahd". Falz said that this album shows a more sexy, more risque part of himself, and so of course that naturally led to the conversation about himself in relation to women and relationships.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Beat
Why I Risked My Life to Drive Burning Tanker off the Road - Hero Ejiro Otarigho
Everyday I scour through a ton of news stories to bring you fresh stories especially in entertainment that nobody has brought you yet, stories that touch, and stories that spark conversation. Today's story is especially about the latter two. It is a story of a real life hero and the amazing deed he did to protect the members of the Agbarho community in Delta State.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Confessions
5 Children of Famous Nigerian Movie Stars Who Are Into Modelling (Photos)
Nigerian actors and actresses are by far some of the most beloved and most recognizable people in the country. People love movie stars, people are curious about the lives of movie stars, and as an extension of that, people are also interested in seeing the children of movie stars. A lot of the time, people hope that a celebrity's child would go on to continue in the path of their parent and pursue a career in acting. But that doesn't always happen, in fact it rarely does. Celebrity children tend to go into other professions and one particular profession that is on the rise for a lot of celebrity children it seems is modeling and influencing.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Humans
Why I Left Old Record Label and Started Working for Myself - Simi
Nigerian singer Simi has enjoyed a wonderful career in music and it all really kicked off with her single, Tiff, released under X3M music. Under X3M, Simi enjoyed a lot of creative freedom and commercial success recording and releasing some of her biggest songs including Jamb Question, Love Don't Care, Smile for Me, Aimasiko, Lovin', AYO, and more. Then, in 2020, Simi left X3M and created her own record label called Studio Brat under which she released Duduke and every other song she's released since.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Beat
