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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11 Nigerians React to 'Demonic' Charlie Charlie Spirit Game.
From Brighto to Praiz. With every new day comes a new set of trending lists on Nigerian Twitter. Today, the topic on everybody’s lips and yes, the number 1 trend in the country at the moment is Charlie Charlie. Everybody is talking about it.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
3 Months After Big Brother, Dorathy Starts Controversial New Business (Photos).
"Is this what she's doing now?" Big Brother Naija Season 5 – the Lockdown season is regarded by a lot of Big Brother Naija fans and casual watchers as one of the most entertaining seasons of the show. While everybody could have already guessed who would win the prize money about halfway into the show, the other contestants still won over the hearts of viewers watching worldwide. One such contestant that won so many hearts and got so close to winning the huge prize money was none other than runner-up contestant, 24 year old Dorathy Bachor.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
Meet All 8 Children of Nollywood Actress Patience Ozokwo (Photos).
Her first daughter is a carbon copy. Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwo is unarguably one of the most celebrated, most loved, and most popular actresses in all of Nollywood history. Most popular for playing the very iconic role of Mama G, Patience Ozokwo has become a staple in the Nigerian entertainment industry space starring in multiple beloved roles, making some of the nation’s most memorable music from that year and generally being a household name.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Families
7 Nollywood Actresses Who Said YES in 2020 (Photos)
It was a year of yes! What happened in 2020? Am I the only one who had family and friends announcing engagements left and right? I actually know first-hand that I’m not the only one because there’ve been a number of memes going around lately about this. Here are a few:
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
7 Shocking Truths Chimamanda Revealed in New Interview
Who would have known? I am a reader. I love to read. And one of my all-time favorite authors is no surprise, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, whose most recent short story, Zikora, released in 2020 was my favorite read of the year.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
List of '2020's Hottest Songs' Drops and Everybody Is Surprised at #1
"Where is Wizkid?" If you’re a person who listens to Nigerian music, then the website NotJustOk shouldn’t be unfamiliar to you. NotJustOk is one of the leading Nigerian music platforms and every year they compile a list of the year’s hottest songs. While there is no universal objective “official list” of the hottest songs of the year, NotJustOk’s compilation is as close to as an official list as we’re ever going to get. From industry viewpoint, this list is the official 20 Hottest Nigerian songs list.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Beat
50 Nigerian Celebrities Who Died In 2020
May their souls rest in perfect peace. 2020 is finally rounding down and as horrible as the year was to so many people, certain people got the absolute worst end of the stick. Death is always horrible news to hear and as the year rounds down, I want to take the time to remember 50 Nigerian Celebrities who unfortunately left us this year.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
10 Most Jaw-Dropping Moments of 2020
This year gave us the unexpected. Across the board across the world, the verdict is unanimous – 2020 did NOT go according to anybody in this planet’s plan. Nobody could have predicted how the year turned out and till today I laugh at the fact that if somebody told 2019 me that this is how the year would go, I would have laughed them out of my apartment.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
3 Months Into Their Marriage, Nigerian Woman Stabs Her Husband and You'll Never Believe Why (Photos).
What happened? Marriage is a lifelong commitment taken for better or worse. But what happens when the worse happens way before what anyone can consider to be a ‘lifetime’. What happens when three months into a marriage, one party is being rushed to the hospital because the other part of this blessed union has stabbed him in the neck?
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
