Jide Okonjo
Bio
I have ONE account and MANY interests. My page is a creative hodgepodge of:
π³π¬ Nigerian news stories for my dedicated Nigerian readers.
π₯ Movie and music recommendations, listicles, and critiques
π Op-eds, editorial features, fiction
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Stories (1818/0)
Why Wizkid and Wande Coal Took Loan for Their Music Career - Sony Music MD, Godwin Tom
On the latest episode of Big Conversation, a podcast show where different creatives from different parts of Africa, come together to talk about the entertainment industry and more, the MD of Sony Music Publishing Nigeria, Godwin Tom, opened up about how financing is done in Nigeria and the realities of artiste funding in Nigeria. Here is how the conversation came up and what Godwin Tom said.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
The Hardest Thing About Being a Mother - Simi
One thing we love Nigerian singer Simi for is her relentless honesty. Simi talks it like it is, and during a new hangout she did with Youtuber Korty EO, the singer opened up about a number of things. From motherhood to marriage to competition in music. Here is what Simi said.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Changes I've Had to Make Because of Annie - 2Baba
Nigerian icon 2Baba has been pretty quiet for a minute now. While he's still actively on the scene, we haven't heard much from the singer in recent times. So the good people over at The Sun newspapers went to catch up with the singer, and during their interview, 2Baba opened up about some of the struggles he's been facing with celebrity, and also opened up about how his marriage to Annie. Here's what 2Baba had to say about both topics.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
5 Times Regina Daniel's Clothes Caused Trouble (Photos)
Nigerian actress Regina Daniels is a Nollywood actress and model who started acting at the very young age of seven. Since then, she has gone on to star in a number of productions including Python Girl, Dumebi in School, Queen Rebeca, Hanging Coffin, The King and The Python, and more. While she is known for her acting, Regina Daniels really burst into national fame and landed on the cultural zeitgist when in 2019, she and much much older businessman, Ned Nwoko, started dating. Their relationship was heavily criticized and the subject of a lot of conversation, but as time has gone on, the two have gone on to not only get married, but also have 2 children.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Funke Akindele Pens Heartfelt Letter to Late Mother
By far one of the worst things that can happen to anybody in this world is the loss of a loved one. It is one thing everybody prays against and that one cannot even wish upon an enemy. Death is so painful, and for the people left behind to grieve, it is an inexplicable pain that is very hard to wrap one's head around.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
How I Dealt With 3 Years of Childlessness in Marriage - Mo Cheddah
Nigerian musician and fashion designer, Mo Cheddah, is opening up about her battle with childlessness for 3 years after her marriage. During a recent appearance on Tea With Tay, the singer and businesswoman opened up about how challenging it was for her to get pregnant, and how pregnancy showed her pepper when it eventually came. Here is what Mo Cheddah had to say.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
How I Felt About People Hating βNneka the Pretty Serpentβ - Idia Aisien
'Nneka The Pretty Serpent' is a classic Nollywood movie that in 2020 got a modern Nollywood remake starring first time actress Idia Aisien in the role of Nneka. The movie was met with a lot of criticism when even just the trailer was released. People bashed the choice of actress picked for Nneka, people bashed the way her Igbo sounded, and upon the movie's release in cinemas, and on Netflix, the reviews about the movie were very unfavorable.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Why I So Much Love Ramsey Nouah for What He Did for Me in 2011 - Adunni Ade
There is competition in basically every industry around the world. Be it healthy or unhealthy competition, when two or more people are doing exactly the same thing, or have the same job, it is human nature for some sort of competition, good or bad, to begin. One industry where we see a lot of blatant competition in front of our face is the entertainment industry. Between award shows, box office charts, music charts, artistes seem to always be in constant competition for biggest film, biggest song, best acting performance, etc. So because of this, it is always refreshing to see when actors hail each other in an industry that can be so combative some times.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Why Of All The Stories, It Was ALUU Boys I Used For My Film - Linda Ikeji
Nigerian blogger and now filmmaker, Linda Ikeji is opening up about the reason why she chose to tell the ALUU Boys story as her first movie production. The movie about the story titled "Dark October" is currently streaming on Netflix, and since its release there have been a number of stories about it as some family members of the deceased boys seem to have some bad blood with Linda Ikeji for telling this particular story. There have been threats of lawsuits, Linda has responded to them telling them they'd be wasting their time if they take the matter to court, there has been all this back and forth. Because of this, a number of people have been wondering why this particular story, especially seeing how much chaos it's now bringing outside of the movie.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
My Biggest Fear About My Children - Mercy Johnson-Okojie
Nigerian actresses Mercy Johnson-Okojie and Shaffy Bello are two women who are at the top of their game and they are by far two of the most recognizable names and faces in Nollywood today. Mercy Johnson is well known for being a very hands-on and very overprotective mother whose kids are always ever presently around her. Shaffy Bello has been open about the sacrifice she had to make leaving her children abroad to come and pursue an acting career here in Nigeria.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Chidi Mokeme Talks Health Implication of Smoking 3 Packets a Day for Shanty Town
It is undeniable - Chidi Mokeme's role as Scar in Shanty Town was a huge career comeback. Chidi completely ate that role up and was by far the best part of the program as we all got to see him in a way that we have never seen him before. Later when speaking about the role though, Chidi Mokeme shocked us all again when he revealed that to get the voice of Scar, he was smoking about 3 packets a day. For a person who is a non-smoker, that is very extreme.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans
Strange DM I Received Just After Leaving Big Brother House - Jaypee
Nigerian housemate Jaypee became the second Nigerian housemate evicted out of the ongoing Big Brother Titans show going on. She and her teammate, Lukay were evicted on Week 3 of the show, and already, Jaypee is doing the media rounds to talk about her time on the show and her plans for after. During her appearance on The Beat 99.9FM, Jaypee opened up about a very weird dm she received after leaving the Big Brother house, as well as what she plans on doing now that she is out of the house. Here is what the ex Big Brother housemate said.
By Jide Okonjoabout a year ago in Humans