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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5 Celebrity Children With Very Expensive Phones
We aren't allowed to be jealous of kids right? Alright, just checking. This post really had to make me ask. While many Nigerians including myself are using cheap or regular-priced smartphones, some of Nigeria's top celebrities' kids are prancing around with very expensive phones, phones that are way out of most people's price points especially in this economy, and you know me, if I see something that I find interesting, I have to come and share it with you.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Families
The Myth of the 'Respectable Job'. Top Story - June 2021.
What even is a 'respectable job'? For most if not the entirety of my life, a recurring statement I heard from my parents, teachers, well-meaning aunts and uncles was: "Work hard in school so you can get yourself a respectable job."
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Journal
7 Nigerian Celebrities React to Explosive Tiwa Savage & Seyi Shay Fight (Video)
If you're not already up-to-date on what's going on, then there is a lot I have to catch you up on. In the later hours of today June 8th, 2021, Nigerian blogger Tunde Ednut posted two videos to his social media.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
Ngozi Nwosu Finally Speaks About How She Almost Died in 2019
With fame comes a lot of attention - warranted and unwarranted. One woman who has known fame for a very long time is veteran actress Ngozi Nwosu who has been acting since the 90s and is still going strong today.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
7 Richest Families in Nigeria (Photos).
Nigeria is a place full of some the most affluent people in the world despite also having some of the poorest people in the world as well. The affluent over here flaunt like there's no tomorrow. From driving the best cars to living in the most luxurious houses, Nigerian ballin' is a different kind of ballin' and for some people, the money runs in the family.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Families
11 Celebrities React to Federal Government Suspending Twitter in Nigeria (Photos)
What won't we hear in this country abeg? Today, the Federal Government of Nigeria announced ON TWITTER that they would be indefinitely suspending Twitter's operations in Nigeria. This comes a couple of days after Twitter removed the president Muhammadu Buhari's tweet from their platform.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
Reactions as AIDS Ambassador tests positive for HIV on live TV (video)
Okay this story is…wild! As human beings for some reason, we love to see unexpected things happen especially on live television broadcasts. There’s a reason Live TV bloopers and embarrassing moments caught on live TV are two of the most watched kinds of videos on YouTube.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
Niniola Reveals Behind The Scenes Drama We Didn't See During Her 2007 Idols Audition
Nigerian singer Niniola is known today as being the Queen of Afrohouse. She has made a name for herself in the Nigerian music industry and her hit singles Ibadi, Soke, Bana, Magun, Sicker, and we can of course not forget Maradona are songs that have banged on every Nigerian radio station, club, and house over the last couple of years.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Beat
Why I Sacked My Electrician for Calling Me Baby - Jemima Osunde Explains
Nigerian actress Jemima Osunde is having a bit of a Twitter showdown after revealing to her followers that she fired an electrician she called to do work in her house because he called her ‘baby’.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Viva
7 Nigerian Celebrities Who Gave Birth To Their Carbon Copies
Like mother like daughter these ones. One of the major reason any Nigerian will tell you as a convincing argument for why you should have children is: "Don't you want a mini you? Someone you can look at and be reminded of yourself at that age."
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Families
How 21 Year Old Nigerian Student Accidently Made 1 Million Dollars
It's always funny when happy accidents happen. When things you didn't plan for end up happening and being for the best. When you start a project thinking nothing would come of it and it ends up being very profitable. Happy accidents are the only kinds of accidents that people hope and wish for.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
