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 Women Should Taste Their Husbands-To-Be Before Marriage - Anita Joseph
Nigerian actress Anita Joseph made quite some headlines when last month she shared a video on her social media encouraging unmarried couples to have sex before walking down the aisle in order to "taste and see". Here is the video and the transcript of what she said first in August.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
7 Famous Nigerians Who Have Bagged a Degree This Year
If there is one thing that garners a lot of praise and respect from people, it is a person bagging a degree. Getting a degree is not easy and is one of those things that a lot people aspire to. This year, a number of famous Nigerians successfully bagged degrees of their own, and today we'll be counting down 7 of them. Without further ado, here are 7 famous Nigerians who bagged a degree this year.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
Why People Believe Naira Marley Just Dragged Wizkid and Tems
Nigerian singer Naira Marley is on the heels of the release of his studio album, God's Timing's The Best. In promotion of the album, Naira Marley has been doing some media rounds and granting interview about the music, Afrobeats, and his life all over the world. Recently, he did an interview for Complex Magazine UK and there is a portion of the interview people believe is Naira Marley throwing shade at counterparts Tems and Wizkid. Here is what Naira Marley said. Let me know if YOU think it's shade.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
Real Reason Why I Always Hide My Daughter's Face - Kate Henshaw
Nigerian actress Kate Henshaw is one of Nollywood's most popular name and face. The actress has been in a number of movies, TV shows, plays, and is a household name here in the country. But as public as Kate Henshaw is, she has also been able to do an amazing job of keeping her private life very private. Many people till this day don't know that Kate actually has a daughter that is actually a grown woman now.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
Why A Group of Bus Conductors Beat Me Mercilessly - Femi Adebayo
Nollywood stars recently came out for the release of the new Nollywood musical movie, Obara'M. According to the description of the movie, "After her estranged father's death, Oluchi, an up and coming musician is forced to confront her true self and her past mistakes. She reconnects with her daughter who she abandoned at a young age through their love for music. However, the echoes from the past, greed and bad decisions, springs from every corner, threatening to bring them down."
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
Why My Lyric "I'm In Love With Plenty Women" Is Not True Again - Rema
Nigerian singer Rema is having a wonderful moment in his career right now. He is currently on his American tour and is soon to kick off the UK leg of his tour. To promote the UK dates, Rema did an interview with Rolling Stones UK and he opened up about a number of things. He opened up about why D'Prince signed him, success, running away from home, and love. Here is exactly what Rema said.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
Why It’s So Embarrassing for Women to Fix Bum Bum - Anita Joseph
There has been a lot of conversation recently about cosmetic enhancement, thanks the most to media personality and relationship coach Blessing CEO. Since she got her butt done, Blessing has become a huge advocate for body enhancement and doing your body if that is what you want.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
Why I Hated Acting in Merry Men 2 - Alex Unusual
Big Brother Naija star Alex Unusual is one girl who is well known and respected by many for her candidness and honesty. If Alex feels a way about something, she is going to say it, and today, she's talking about her honest experience with acting in Merry Men 2 and how much she struggled with it. During a new interview with Inkblot Meet & Greet, Alex opened up about how her time working on that movie actually made her even drop out from acting school and change her focus into filmmaking because of the unpleasant experience she had with acting. Here's what Alex said.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
How Motivational Speaker Led Me and My Husband into N22 Million Debt - Real Warri Pikin
Anita Asuoha popularly known in the industry and by many as Real Warri Pikin is shedding more light on her suicide attempt in 2018. The actress and comedian tried to take her life in June of 2018 after months and months of drowning in a N22 million debt that she could not pay. The question she is answering now is, how on earth did she even dig herself so badly into owing N22 million? The answer: motivational speaker.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
7 Very Successful Kid Actors in Nigeria (Photos)
When watching Nollywood movies and TV shows, sometimes it's easy to forget the child actors in the production because we are often not familiar with them. We pay more attention to the stars of the show like the Mercy Johnsons and Funke Akindeles and not to the young ones whose name we often don't know. Today, we'll be highlighting those young ones, because there are a number of them that are doing quite well and deserve to be celebrated and for their names to be known. Without further ado, here are 7 Mega Successful Kid Actors in Nigeria.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
Why I Called Wizkid and Chris Brown Song Stupid - Magixx
A lot of celebrities like to stay out of trouble and controversy. They are careful with the things they say and they are even more careful with the things they post. But then sometimes, in moments of forgetfulness or careless abandon, they forget their celebrity status and just tweet out or say their honest, unfiltered opinion as it enters their mind. These temporary moments of callousness can land one in a lot of trouble, and that is what new kid on the block Magixx experienced first hand.
By Jide Okonjo3 years ago in Humans
