Jide Okonjo
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This account is dedicated to TWO things:
🇳🇬 Nigerian news stories for my dedicated Nigerian readers.
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‘It’s a Sorry Tale’ - Bimbo Manuel Speaks Bitterly About Unprofessionalism in Nollywood
Veteran Nollywood actor Bimbo Manuel is speaking during a new interview with The Nation about the conversation of old Nollywood vs new Nollywood, and also about the unprofessionalism he has witnessed especially from younger actors on set. Here's what Bimbo Manuel had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
The Little White Lies I Told My Kids about Their Father - Iyabo Ojo Comes Clean
Nollywood actress Iyabo Ojo is opening up about the little white lies she told her children about their father in a bid to maintain a 'balanced life' for her kids. Speaking about why she made this decision to tell these little white lies to her children, and opening up about a number of them she told, Iyabo Ojo comes clean in an interview with AntoSays. Here's what Iyabo Ojo had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Sweet Anniversary Letters From Lateef and Mo That's Melting Hearts
Today, Nollywood actors Lateef Adedimeji and his wife Mo Bimpe are celebrating their third wedding anniversary with letters to each other that's making the internet swoon. Here are the letters that Lateef wrote to Mo, and that Mo wrote to Lateef.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
‘My Team Rejected This Story’ - Femi Adebayo Reveals Risks He Took for "Seven Doors"
Femi Adebayo's new series Seven Doors has been causing a whole lot of conversation and bringing with it a lot of positive reviews. But creating the show was not without significant risk, and now during a new interview with This Day, producer Femi Adebayo is opening up about the risks that were taken to bring Seven Doors to life, as well as the decisions he set his foot down to make it happen. Here's what Femi Adebayo had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
“Why No Big Hit This Year?” Joeboy Gets Real About What’s Going On in Afrobeats
Afrobeats has been having quite a season over the last couple of years with breakout hits like "Ku Lo Sa", "Calm Down", "Peru", "Sip (Alcohol)" amassing international levels of success and charting internationally. But many have noticed that this year, 2024, although we have had songs that have done quite well like Rema's "Hehehe" or Tems' "Love Me Jeje", we did not have any breakthrough song that reached the levels of success that songs from previous years reached. The question is: Why No Big Hit This Year?
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Main Reason I've Watched Game of Thrones Nine Times - Tiwa Savage (VIDEO)
Afrobeats queen Tiwa Savage was a recent guest on That Grape Juice and opened up about a number of fun topics. She spoke about her collaboration with Ruger and how it was working with the singer, and then also spoke about what songs she's currently listening to, and revealed the main reason why she has watched Game of Thrones NINE times. Here's what Tiwa Savage had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
'It Wasn’t Easy' – Bisola on Losing Her Baby’s Father and Explaining It to Her Daughter
Nigerian actress, singer, and media personality is opening up about the very sad loss of her baby's father Malcolm Olanrewaju 6 years after his untimely demise during a new interview with Diary of a Naija Girl. In her revelation, Bisola speaks about what caused his unexpected death, and opens up about how she broke the news to her daughter who was 8 years old at the time. Here's what Bisola had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
"Men, Choose a New Trend for 2025..." – Biodun Stephen’s Rant That's Going Viral (VIDEO)
Nollywood producer and actress Biodun Stephen is currently going viral on social media following a very hilarious video she posted where she urges men to pick a new trend or body part in women to like, seeing that she is tired of constantly tired of seeing breast and yansh all over her timeline, as it seems breast and yansh does not want to go out of fashion. Here's what Biodun Stephen had to say, and the funny video that is going viral.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Idia Aisien Finally Reveals WHAT HAPPENED the Day She Almost Passed Away
Nollywood actress Idia Aisien earlier in the year shared on her social media pages that she had survived a very harrowing accident that almost took her life, but Idia never shared what exactly happened to her. We knew that she was hospitalized, and that she is recovering. But for months, Idia didn't say what exactly happened to her, until now.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
How and Why Don Jazzy Gave Me 10,000 Dollars in Cash - OdumoduBlvck
Popular Nigerian rapper OdumoduBlvck is opening up in a new interview with The Beat 97.9FM about his love and respect for MAVIN CEO Don Jazzy, and also speaking about how Don Jazzy gifted him a huge amount of money when they met. Revealing that Don Jazzy gave him $10,000, the interviewer like all of us was surprised about this, and asked "for what?" Here's what OdumoduBlvck had to say in response.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Aproko Doctor Opens Up About His Brain Tumor, Surgery (Photos)
Popular Nigerian doctor and medical content creator Dr. Chinonso Egemba popularly known as Aproko Doctor is opening up more about his brain tumor and the surgery he underwent for it. Here's what the beloved doctor had to say about it, and the pictures and videos of his time in the hospital.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Why Unlike Others, I Don’t Use Several Months to Promote My Films - Femi Adebayo
Right now, queen of the box office Funke Akindele is once again shattering records with the release of her latest movie Everybody Loves Jenifa. It is a testament to her work, especially seeing that Funke has been hard at work promoting the movie for many months now ahead of it's release that happened just last week.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
