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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15 Best and Worst Looks From 'Devil in Agbada' Premiere (Photos)
Big Brother Naija contestant Erica Nlewedim is finally making her big splash into Nollywood as her first blockbuster movie, Devil in Agbada is now showing in cinema. The Chinneylove Eze production tells the story of three young strangers who team up to bring down a very ruthless politician in a mission that involves infiltrating his heavily guarded and impenetrable mansion. The movie stars some of the best actors in Nollywood including Uzor Arukwe, Uche Jombo, Alex Ekubo, Nosa Rex, Etinosa Idemudia, Desmond Elliot, Akin Lewis, and Alexander Okeke.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Styled
Teni Finally Responds to Osagie Alonge's Insulting Comment About Her Weight (Video)
In September of 2018, Nigerian journalist and music blogger Osagie Alonge along with his fellow guests during the Loose Talk podcast decided to give their opinion on singer Teni and what they thought about her music and aesthetic. They said:
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Beat
Tems Talks About Disagreement She and Wizkid Had Over 'Essence'
If you ask any Afrobeats listening person anywhere around the world what the biggest Afrobeats song to come out last year was, 9 out of 10 people will undoubtedly tell you that it was Wizkid and Tems' monster hit of a song, 'Essence'.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Beat
7 Eye-Popping Looks From Ayinla Movie Premiere (Photos)
After seeing you guys' reaction to my 15 Best and Worst Looks From 'My Village People' Premiere post as well as explicitly being told that I should continue doing more posts like that, I am back with another fashion/looks post that I'm sure you'll like and have a lot of fun voting on because the looks in today's post are quite simply KILLER looks!
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Styled
7 States With the Most Beautiful Women According to MBGN (Photos)
Are you ready to have some fun today? Alright! A reader of mine messaged me via Facebook and asked me quote: "Jide, can you do a list of states with the most beautiful women in Nigeria?" Immediately, I thought to myself that that was in fact a good list idea but I also knew that I'm not one to just by my own opinion come out here and give this kind of list because things like these are very subjective.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Styled
Why I Was Banned From Nollywood - Rita Dominic
I don’t know how much you remember of Nollywood drama especially in the early 2000s. You may remember the time when a number of actors in Nollywood were ‘banned’ from acting and started to all delve into music. You might even remember that for a period of time, beloved Nigerian actress Rita Dominic was nowhere to be seen in the industry.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
Why Food Prices Keep Going up - Mile 12 Market Leader Explains
Panla fish is now N11,000, it used to be N7,500. A bag of garri now costs N26,000. It is not news that food prices have dramatically increased all over the nation. Still for a lot of us, the civilians buying these foods, we have no idea WHY this price increase is happening.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Feast
7 Musicians You May Not Know Have Famous Parents (Photos).
One celebrity in a family is rare. Two celebrities is even rarer. But one celebrity who gives birth to another celebrity that goes on to become a household name that stands on his/her own without the parent, now that is super rare!
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Families
Nigeria's 7 Most Eligible Bachelors (Photos)
If you’re looking for love, look no further than the men on today’s list. After conquering their respective fields of acting, music, business, and everything in between, these 7 gentlemen are yet to make the leap into being married men and as a result are some of the most eligible bachelors all over Nigeria.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
11 Nigerian Celebrities Clocking 40 This Year
"A fool at 40 is a fool forever", "Life begins at 40", there has been so much written and said about this age - 40. It's a big one for many people. At this age, people are expected to have "settled down", to have known not only exactly what they're doing with the career but already be on the path of said career journey. People are expected to be married with at least one child. If 30 was the year people told you to "get serious", 40 is the age people EXPECT you to have "gotten serious".
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
