Jide Okonjo
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13 Nigerian Celebrities You Didn't Know Are Biracial.
Get ready to be surprised. Biracial – A person whose parents or ancestors are from different racial backgrounds. In Nigeria today, for most people when asked the question “where are your parents from?” the expected answer is always some place in Nigeria. Very rare is it that the answer to this question is two different countries and even rarer is it that the answer is two different continents.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Families
"What I've learnt from dating the rich, the average, and the poor" - Biodun Okeowo offers interesting dating advice
Who doesn’t like dating advice? I always enjoy hearing what people from all works of life think about dating and the experiences they’ve had with it. It is a very long and sometimes exhausting process that can feel like you’re always meeting person after person and still things are going nowhere. Someone who has experienced this first-hand and is here to give us her take on relationships is star Nollywood actress Biodun Okeowo.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
7 Nigerian Celebrities Who Like Older Women (Photos)
Age is but a number. We all like what we like and what every individual person likes is different from what the next person likes. It is one of the most beautiful and interesting things about human beings and something I find forever interesting. How me and my friends have COMPLETELY DIFFERENT TASTES when it comes to who we find attractive and who we date is always something that’s so fascinating to me.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
Man Leaves His Wife After Finding N3.6m In Her Account And Their Son Died Because Of Hospital Bills
The woman speaks out. I just saw this story shared on TVC News and I have so many thoughts about it. I’m sure you’ll have so many thoughts about it. It is a wild story.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Families
15 Nigerian Celebrities You Never Knew Are Lawyers (Photos)
Get ready to be surprised. In Nigeria, going to tell your parents that you want to go to school to study acting or music is a futile mission. For most Nigerian parents, the plan for their children is to go to school to study something “practical” before going ahead to do whatever it is they want to do with the rest of their lives.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Journal
Saint Obi Looks Unrecognizable Today (New Photos).
What happened to the beloved actor? Obinna Nwafor popularly known as Saint Obi, is an internationally acclaimed Nigerian actor, producer, director, and film executive. Saint Obi is widely known and respected as one of the most badass and ogbonge Nigerian actors of his generation. Throughout his extensive career, Saint Obi starred in over 100 movies and is most popular today for playing leading roles in a slew of classic Nollywood movies including Candle Light, Sakobi, Goodbye Tomorrow, Heart of Gold, Festival of Fire, True Color, Executive Crime and Last Party.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
9 Nigerian Celebrities Who Surprised Their Parents With Very Expensive Gifts.
These are so beautiful! It is the dream of many children all over the world to do their parents proud. In the capitalist world that we’ve created, that often times means that most children desire to gift their parent something good, something expensive.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Families
7 Netflix Stars You Didn't Know Are AFRICAN
Get ready to be surprised. It is no secret that I am a proud Nigerian. I write almost entirely about Nigerian stories and things that are happening in Nigeria. I have written multiple lists about Hollywood celebrities who also happen to be Nigerian.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
5 Nigerian Celebrities Planning to Run For Presidency in 2023
Who are you voting for? The Presidency – the highest position of power you can get to in any democratic government. So many people vie for that position, people have done unspeakable things to get that position. It is the holy grail to so many. Including celebrities.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in The Swamp
Meet The Nigerians Making N30,000/Day Selling Grasshoppers
So that is what those are! This is such a revelation to me. You know, one thing I really enjoy about finding new stories and articles to bring to you everyday is the stuff that I get to learn. Since I started to do these daily stories, I’ve really learnt a lot more than I knew about so many people and so many things and today is yet another day where I’ve learnt something new.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Journal
#CelebrityEncounters: 7 Nigerians Share Their Experience Meeting Erica Nlewedim.
What the BBN star is really like in real life. Okay, are you guys ready for this?! What you'll be reading today is the first edition of the newest column on my page - Celebrity Encounters.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
7 Most Anticipated Nollywood Movies Of 2021
It's going to be quite the year. 2020 was a very rocky year for the Nigerian movie industry. It started out really strong, but then March came around and cinemas shut down only to reopen in September. Regardless of how the year went, things still ended well. Movies like Fate of Alakada, Omo Ghetto: The Saga, Nneka The Pretty Serpent still all went to cinema and turned in quite some significant profit for themselves.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
