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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Meet The Beautiful Nollywood Actress Who Lost One Of Her Legs.
This story will move you. Some of the best types of stories I like to read are stories of resilience, of strength, of people who have had horrible things happen to them but still found a way to rise above it. Stories like this I tend to find very empowering and although sometimes, in fact a lot of times, they are heartbreaking stories, the strength of these people is just so encouraging you can’t help but be moved.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Motivation
6 Nigerian Actresses Married To VERY RICH Husbands.
These ones are living WELL. Over the years, I have noticed that the general discourse around marriage and money has greatly changed. In the past, if someone where to outrightly say “I’m looking for only rich men to date,” or “I want to get married to a man that is rich,” that person would be looked like as a “gold-digger” or someone who “follows big men”.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Humans
21 Nigerian Celebrities React to Desmond Elliott's Controversial #EndSARS Speech.
Big mistake. Nigerian actor Desmond Elliott just gave one of the most polarizing and controversial speeches since, well, Pres. Buhari’s speech not too long ago about the #EndSARS protest.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in The Swamp
7 Nigerian Celebrities Who've Been Caught Living Fake Life.
“Fake live is expensive.” It wasn’t too long that Nollywood actor, Mike Ezuruonye made headlines when he called out not only his colleagues but also people in general who choose to spend their money acquiring goods and things in a bid to impress onlookers while not having much money themselves.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
What Is Actually Going on Between Nengi and Mercy Eke.
What caused the bad blood. If you're like me and you peruse the internet – social media, blogs, Nigerian forums, YouTube, then you will see that for some time now, there have been a number of headlines about Big Brother Naija contestants, Nengi and Mercy Eke.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Geeks
Why Nigerians Are Blowing Hot About #EndSars Logo (Photos).
“This is what I hate” Over the last two weeks, the #EndSARS movement has gone from a simple peaceful protest that begun in Nigeria to a worldwide protest that has voices from all over the world calling for change in Nigeria.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in Longevity
25 Nigerian Celebrities React To Pres. Buhari's #EndSars Speech.
Your favorite celebrities are sounding off. Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari this evening finally addressed the nation amidst all of the protests, killings, and tyranny that has happened since the #EndSars protest begun.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in The Swamp
5 Things You Can Do IMMEDIATELY To Help #EndSARS and Those Injured at Lekki Massacre.
Actions you can take RIGHT NOW. Right now, the #EndSars movement has hit a fever-pitch after the tragic events of last night where at the Lekki Toll Gate, members of the Nigerian army opened fire on peaceful protestors sitting down unarmed, waving the Nigerian flag and singing the national anthem.
By Jide Okonjo5 years ago in The Swamp
