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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Red Pineapple, Blue Mango
Right now, the second worst person you can be in this city is me. Mama always tells me you make your own luck in life. You work hard, make the right choices, and stick to ‘em. You study your enchantments every night, you choose the right mentors, you make the right connections, and boom…you’re always lit. People do right by you and life is a smooth float right to the end, til you’re descending six feet under purple roses lovingly tended to by an Enchantor.
By Jide Okonjo6 years ago in Futurism
7 Nigerian Celebrities Whose Parents are PASTORS.
7 real omo pastors. Pastors are held as one of the most revered and examplary people in society. They are the moral compass for a lot of people. They are people who we as a society expect to morally blameless, pure, and without any kind of blemish.
By Jide Okonjo6 years ago in Geeks
10 Nigerian Musicians Whose REAL NAME Will Surprise You
Waje, Flavour N'abania, African China...you won't believe their real names. In the entertainment industry it is common place for artistes to change their God-given names. A lot of the times it’s not even because they don’t like their official government names, it’s because their government names simply won’t move the market. Could you imagine if your friend came up to you and told you he wanted to enter into the music industry with the stage name, David. Of course you’ll ask that friend to change that name to something more marketable, more unique, less generic.
By Jide Okonjo6 years ago in Beat
11 Things You Didn't Know About BBNaija's KiddWaya
These ones will surprise you. BBNaija, short for Big Brother Nigeria, is the new craze of the town. There's no denying it. There's no running away from it. In fact, if you're a Nigerian then you know that BBNaija news now haunts us E-VE-RY-WHERE. It's every other post on our news feed, it's every other notification, it's what everybody in your church and Whatsapp group is talking about. It is everywhere!
By Jide Okonjo6 years ago in Geeks
Storytime: The Day We Realized Our Housegirl Was Mami Water.
This all happened when I was around 11/12 years old. My mother had just given birth to my little sister Anointing. She didn’t have the same energy to deal with all the stress of a new baby the way she did with me and even though Anointing was a rather quiet and peaceful child, my mother was still struggling so she needed help.
By Jide Okonjo6 years ago in Families
"How Much For One Night?" Nigerian Man PRANKS Lagosian Ladies in Epic Viral Video.
This is a must-watch video. This video I’m sharing with you today is a video that you HAVE to watch. I stumbled upon it today, and when I saw the title and thumbnail, I was a little intrigued so I clicked on it.
By Jide Okonjo6 years ago in Humans
5 Nigerian Celebrities You Didn't Know Died in JULY 2020
May their souls rest in perfect peace. The cycle of life is heartbreaking but inevitable – people are born, live wonderful full lives and make several connections with so many different people, and then people die. It’s a heartbreaking truth about life but this is the way it is.
By Jide Okonjo6 years ago in Geeks
10 Nigerian Celebrities Who Look Young For Their Age
You won't believe how old they really are. Our society and culture is obsessed with youth and trying to hold on to youth for as long as we can. There are multi million dollar industries geared towards trying to make people look younger than they really are. From makeup to skincare to fitness and more products, society today is trying to hold on to young looks for as long as we all can.
By Jide Okonjo6 years ago in Geeks
