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 I Reacted to My Father’s Disappointment With My Music Career - Fireboy
Young Nigerian singer Fireboy DML is one of the most talented and one of the most exciting new artistes in music. With hit songs such as King and Scatter, the boy has ruled the airways for some time now and is slowly but surely building quite the fanbase for himself.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Beat
Why I Ran Out of an Advertisement Shoot Screaming - Laycon
Yesterday, Nigerian singer and Big Brother Naija winner Laycon stopped by Channels Television to chat about a couple of things. During the interview, Laycon opened up about a few things but the two highlights of the interview were when he explained why he calls himself a God in a lot of his songs, and when he told a funny story of when and why he ran out in the middle of an advertisement photoshoot. Here is what Laycon said during the highlights of the interview.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Beat
5 American Actresses That Are Proudly Igbo
Igbo kwenu! We all know that a number of successful actors, actresses, musicians, and entertainers all over the globe are actually Nigerian. I have done about three posts in the past about Hollywood celebrities you never knew are Nigerian and if you're interested in reading those posts, you can find some at the bottom of this post.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
How 7 BB Naija Lockdown Housemates Celebrated One Year Anniversary (Photos)
On July 19th, 2020, the contestants of Big Brother Naija - Lockdown Edition made their way into the house. In a couple of days, a new set of housemates will make their way into the Big Brother Naija house starting a new whirlwind of drama, chaos, ships, etc.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
6 The Voice Nigeria Contestants Who Already Contested on Other Shows
The road to fame and fortune as a musician is for so many people around the world not an easy one. Actually, if you ask 99.9% of musicians what their journey in music has been, you'll find out that it takes a lot of sweat, blood, and tears to make it in the music business.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Beat
Why AY and I Grew Apart - Bovi
While promoting his movie, My Village People, Nigerian star comedian Bovi stopped at Channels Television to do an episode of Rubbin’ Minds with Ebuka. During that interview, Ebuka used the opportunity to finally ask Bovi about his reportedly estranged relationship with fellow comedian AY.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
How Being Richest Black Woman in the World Changed Me - Folorunsho Alakija
If you follow my page, then you know that I have made at least two posts about Folorunsho Alakija – the Nigerian woman who Forbes once described as the richest black woman in the world. She is somebody that is intriguing to me and it seems she is intriguing to you too because as much as it is common knowledge that she has all of this money, she herself rarely ever flaunts it big or talks about what it’s like to be the richest black woman in the world.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Journal
How I Really Feel About Tems - Ayra Starr
Nigerian singer Ayra Starr is the new kid on the block. At the beginning of this year, MAVIN leader and start producer Don Jazzy introduced us to his latest talent which just so happened to be the beautiful and wildly talented singer Ayra Starr.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Beat
Why I Stopped Mimicking Davido - Nas Boi Finally Speaks Out
There are a lot of content creators out right now. Amazing people from actors to influencers to comedians. One specific type of comedy that a lot of people always love is impersonations – that is when a person acts like another.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
