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“People wanted me to say my husband banned me from acting but that wasn’t what happened” - Ego Boyo
Gen Zs may not know, but in the ‘90s, she was the moment, starring alongside RMD and lighting up every screen she graced.
But then, she walked away from acting. Why? “It was boring,” she told me. And so, she pivoted, and made history behind the scenes instead.
She produced Keeping the Faith, the film that introduced Genevieve Nnaji to the world. She created A Hotel Called Memory with Akin Omotosho. She even produced the jingle for President Obasanjo’s first political campaign.
One of the true icons of Nigerian cinema...
I stammered as a child; my brother trained me out of it so I could act. – Efa Iwara
He’s one of the most phenomenal actors of this new generation. Brilliant. Sharp. Deep.
I’ve been a fan since Ajoche, and for the past 3–5 years I’ve watched him pour himself into every role, with intention, with grit, and with incredible range.
The world finally caught up with him when he lit up the screen in Kemi Adetiba’s blockbuster, and since then, he hasn’t looked back.
One of the smartest creatives I know, and one of the most exciting actors of this time.
This one is...
I was performing at an event when I got a call saying my mom had died but I continued - Kenny blaq
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“I was being mean to my wife and was nice to others.” Aproko Dr, Rita Dominic etc on their marriages
There are still many happy marriages in the world today — yes, even among celebrities!
Today, we celebrate the beauty of love and marriage — and the men and women who’ve been blessed or have worked hard to build joy-filled families.
From my guests -
Rita Dominic
Omoni Oboli
Lateef Adedimeji
Toyin Lawani
Obi Cubana
Obiwon Obiora
Victor Thompson
Desmond Elliot
Daniel Etim-Effiong
Segun Arinze
Toyin Falaiye
Lizzy Anjorin
...
I sold Okrika after losing my job, then COVID hit just as it picked up—I got depressed – Jay-Onair
Everyone’s fave is my guest today, Jay On Air.
But before the millions of views and the hosting gigs, he was just a young man trying to find his way.
In 2020, he sent a message asking to intern on this show.
He had just lost his radio job, couldn’t find another, and was battling depression.
He tried PR, PA work, even started selling okrika. Business was just picking up, then COVID hit. And it all came crashing down again.
It was in the middle of that...
“My mum died 2 weeks before ‘No Turning Back’ blew up—she left me a special voicenote.”-Gaise Baba
“NO TURNING BACK!”
Just five years ago, after 13 years professionally as a singer and 3 years after he got a word from God, Gaise Baba wanted to quit music. He went to his mentor and said “I can’t do this anymore like this, I am going to get a corporate job”.
Then God found a way to reach him. God sent his incredibly supportive wife of about a decade, — Funto to tell him “No, you have to keep going”.
Last year, the prophecies began to come left, right and center that an explosion...
I had to do speech therapy to undo the result of my difficult upbringing caused by my uncle - Saka
He is one of Nigeria’s most recognisable faces.
The laughter, the energy, the viral “I don port o” ad that shifted culture.
But behind the comedy is a man who has lived many lives.
In this moving conversation, Afeez Oyetoro, popularly known as Saka, lets us into the parts of his story we don’t always see.
He tells us about his growing up how his uncle beats him which eventually turned him into a loner.
He speaks about teaching as a lecturer and as an ac...
President Tinubu is who God provided to be my biggest supporter in this treacherous world - Daniel Bwala
Daniel Bwala once called him President-select.
Today, he is the official spokesperson to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
How does that happen?
He told me plainly: “The number one rule of opposition is to oppose."
And so, when he was with Atiku, that’s exactly what he did.
But he never called Tinubu a drug lord or a drug pusher. “Never,” he said.
Now, he says, “Atiku would have made a great president if he had won. But would he have been better than Asiwaju? I doubt it...
I regret living abroad because I left my mom behind and she died while I was away – Emmy Collins
Some people carried too much truth for the world to hold at the time.
Too bold. Too different. Too honest.
Emmy Collins was one of them.
If you’re Gen Z, you may not know him.
But there was a time he lit up Nigeria’s fashion scene, not just with colour but with conviction.
In this conversation, he talks about leaving Nigeria in 2014, calling out public figures, and what he’s learned since.
That even when you don’t mean to hurt, words can still cu...
He promised love, Took their money : Story of how an American man scammed 15 Nigerian women
This Black American man, David Mounds connected with over 15 Nigerian creators on TikTok - including some married women - charmed them, promised them marriage or passports, and proceeded to scam them at the same time.
The victims include the late Mr Ibu’s daughter, Jasmine.
He promised them marriage and children while he was on the run from the law in America, and had done a vasectomy that ensured he could never have children.
It’s a shocking story of broken hearts, shattered dreams, and destroyed lives.
It’s a...
I did not grow up close to my dad and that made me emotionally detached - Mike Afolarin
Mike Afolarin became famous for a role. But what he shared with me on set may be the most powerful thing he has ever done.
He said many actors are suffering and smiling.
Even though Far From Home made him a breakout star, the weight he carries behind the scenes is softer, sadder, and far more complex.
He found photography through heartbreak. Work became a way to outrun the pain. One day, he picked up a camera — and that became his healing.
He said the women in hi...
Religion puts you in bondage and tells you to love your kidnapper ( God )
“You need to forgive God.”
In this episode, my guests opened up about faith, pain, and the complicated relationship many people have with religion.
They shared what it’s like to grow up loving a God you’re told to fear—a God who feels so far away when life hits hard.
From the sting of loss, to the scars of abuse, to the heavy weight of grief, they opened up about wrestling with a God who didn’t seem to show up when they needed Him most.
It’s raw, it...
The day I become a professional pastor, let God kill me - Pastor Jerry Eze |#WithChude
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“I never wanted marriage, my ex-husband was rich but married me to conquer me so I left” — Rosalind |#WithChude
She’s 73. A Nigerian woman. A fighter in every sense of the word.
Rosalind Umar didn’t go looking for fame — but somehow, fame found her. And now the internet can’t get enough of her.
In her words: “I’m not the stereotypical woman that the average man want to marry. I box. I do martial arts. And I hate the word ‘submissive.’”
She speaks with unfiltered truth about life, about aging, about marriage, and about battling a degenerative disease that no amount of gym time, swimming, or exercise could stop — until...
My ex rejected me, I came back to Nigeria and proposed to my wife- Daniel Etim-Effiong |#WithChude
“My father was jailed when I was one years old, my mother died in an accident on her way to visit him in prison when I was 4”
I spoke with one of Nigeria’s finest actors, and he shared stories from his life that have deeply shaped him—how he loves, how he shows up for the people he cares about, and what motivates him to work.
This episode peels off layers beyond the fine actor who is loved in all his films. He shares stories of hurt and injustice his family has faced and...
“Treated ear infections for months—then learnt it was cancer. Now, I resent Nigeria.” —Sensei Uche |#WithChude
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“I was overweight, bled for 127 days, lost my father and brother in 10 days and I felt dead”- Jbums |#WithChude
“I bled for 127 days, I was the woman with the issue of blood”
“I lost 55kg in 14 months and I found God”
This episode will show you strength, courage, and peace amidst great adversity. Bunmi George tells me deep truths that have formed her to become the person she is from bleeding for days to losing weight, and how that shaped her faith even as a Pastors’ kid.
She shares with me the story of losing three of the most important men in her life within 3 weeks her brother, her pastor and...
I was told I’d never conceive naturally-then my miracle baby beat cancer at 18 months -Hilda Dickson |#WithChude
What does it mean… to be told you will never have children?
To pray, to hope, to fight—and then, finally, to hold the miracle in your hands.
And then—less than 21 months later—they tell you she has cancer. Aggressive. Spreading fast.
But this is not a story of death.
This is the story of survival.
The miracle baby they said was impossible.
The one they said wouldn’t come.
The one they said wouldn’t stay.
And yet, here she is.
...
“I lost my music deal, got scammed heavily, lost my girlfriend” - Chinko Ekun’s painful confession #WithChude
“I threatened God, and something told me to jump into the water instead of threatening Him.”
Popular hit song "Able God" singer, Chinko Ekun—once signed under Olamide’s record label— shares with me how he lost it all.
He talks about having one of the biggest hits in Nigerian music history with Able God, and how he never imagined it would blow the way it did.
A few years later, the fame turned quiet, and everything around him fell apart.
He moved from a Lagos-based label to a Dubai...
I wasn’t upset with Olumide Oworu for going against me, but with the actors who backed him — Desmond |#WithChude
In this deeply personal conversation, Desmond Elliot, actor and politician, sets the record straight, and it’s not what you expect.
He opens up about how finding work back then was an extreme sport. “I did a lot of ‘waka pass’ roles,” he says, laughing. But the grind was real and the rejection was even more real.
Desmond also shares how a chance introduction to Asiwaju by Adams Oshiomhole completely changed the course of his life. “For some reason, Asiwaju just liked me,” he says, still surprised.
He speaks with clarity about...
“I could not move, my face fell , doctors thought I had a stroke but it was something else” - Chidi Mokeme |#WithChude
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“I was called ugly then I got some work done and then, I was beaten for being pretty” - Beverly Naya |#WithChude
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“No celebrity family in public glare stays together”-Hilda Dokubo
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“Even as a therapist, I took a taxi so he could park on the bridge for me to end my life” -Toluse |#WithChude
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Sylvester Juwe on beating dyslexia to earn a Cambridge PhD #WithChude
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Be a part of Africa’s biggest talk concert on Sunday, April 27, 2025. #WithChudeLive - with Chimamanda Adichie, Pastor Jerry Eze, Funke Akindele, Falz and Bovi Ugboma! Register now on https://www.felefun.com/events/with-chude-live.
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“I was told I can’t walk or run again, but my leg healed miraculously—without surgery” – Ese Brume |#WithChude
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Do you remember these TV legends? Chude celebrates Frank Olize, Ruth Benamasia, John Momoh and others
Today, I celebrate 50 Nigerian TV icons that paved the way for me.
Frank Olize
Levi Ajuonuma
Yinka Craig
Sadiq Daba
Abike Dabiri
Funmi Iyanda
Agatha Amata
Cyril Stober
Gina Harry
John Momoh
Teni Aofiyebi
Kenny ‘Keke’ Ogungbe
Dayo ‘D-One’ Adeneye
Alero Edu
Adesuwa Onyenokwe
Ohi Alegbe
Nonye Osi
Chukwudi Okolie-Ugbaja
Elaine Otuije
Mariam Anazodo
Jumobi Adegbesan
Adaobi of MBI
“I spent 40,000 dollars on IVF only to lose the baby. I wanted to die!” | Ini Edo, Nse and others speak honestly on childbirth |#WithChude
“I spent 40,000 dollars on IVF only to lose the baby. I wanted to die!”
“I had a couple of miscarriages and I got a surrogate, I was tired of trying.”
Where else would you hear these kinds of truths about ‘infertility’? These kinds of deep vulnerability and authenticity and raw, unfiltered honesty?
This special episode to help men and women struggling with having kids is now up on withChude.com.
These guests are doing a service. They are sharing deep truths that connect with people facing these issues and let...
I am just 20 years old, but I ask myself sometimes if I am going to live long - Khaid |#WithChude
“I ask myself sometimes if I am going to live long… whenever God decides that I am going to die, I am going to die and I am cool with that.”
This is a 19-year-old talking.
It’s the Afrobeats star, Khaid - who was signed by content creator, Sidney Talker in 2022.
For the first time ever, he speaks (even if with a lot of fear) about the gang war in his hood that almost killed him last year and left him in the hospital for a long time after life-thr...
“I couldn’t even pay rent as an actor, and I wanted to move abroad” — Chimezie Imo |#WithChude
Everyone loves Chimezie Imo. A love cemented after Breath of Life and the
AMVCA Trailblazer of 2024 prize that everyone was rooting for him for … after he wasn’t nominated for any of the prizes at all.
But Chimezie tells me he doesn’t care about these accolades—he just wants to act and make money. He recalls how his first acting role as a child left an entire room in tears at his RCCG parish in Abuja. He ran to his mom and declared, “I want to be an actor.”
From that moment...
"My Mother Had One Day to Live — I Cried, Prayed, and Watched Her Take Her Last Breath"- Stephanie |#WithChude
One of the most powerful women in African media shares her story with me today.
This is the woman who broke major Chibok stories, amplifying it to the world via CNN, and has since continued to give life to countless stories—including EndSARS and many more.
But Stephanie Busari tells me her life hasn’t been all rosy.
Yes, she has won every highly coveted journalism award, including an Emmy, but she has also faced immense tribulations.
She lost her mother in 2022 - rushing to London to watc...
I quit as a pastor and thought I’d miss it—but I didn’t – Wale Adenuga |#WithChude
The powerful, viral-before-the-internet praise song ‘Today’ came from a place of pain and hurt and tribulations - and the singer, Pastor Wale Adenuga tells me the story today.
He is the singer of hits songs including -
— Olowogbogboro with Nathaniel Bassey
— You alone are worthy, Lord
— Lord because of me
And many others.
He tells me how he learnt to have faith in God even when he lost everything - and what he thinks about Nigerians changing the lyrics from ‘when trouble comes my way’ to ‘when succ...
“I was almost married at 25—but marriage doesn’t excite me”- Chude | Young people in media panel | #WithChude (Part 2)
The brightest stars working in the media today - not entertainment, not content creation; but my one true love, media - join me in this stemwinder of a panel to ask me questions from the 25 years of my career.
From Jay On-Air who everybody knows to Flourish Ubanyi who you may not have heard of but who hosts the biggest faith-based podcast from Nigeria, they came loaded.
It is a masterclass in building a career, making a success and staying relevant in the media - and in life.
Part 1 of th...
“I was almost married at 25—but marriage doesn’t excite me”- Chude | Young people in media panel | #WithChude (Part 1)
The brightest stars working in the media today - not entertainment, not content creation; but my one true love, media - join me in this stemwinder of a panel to ask me questions from the 25 years of my career.
From Jay On-Air who everybody knows to Flourish Ubanyi who you may not have heard of but who hosts the biggest faith-based podcast from Nigeria, they came loaded.
It is a masterclass in building a career, making a success and staying relevant in the media - and in life.
Part 1 of th...
“Babangida doesn’t care for Nigerians’ forgiveness-He just wants peace before he dies - Obi Emelonye | #WithChude
Is Babangida a Bad Man?
I spoke with one of Nollywood’s most critically acclaimed producers—known for hits like Mirror Boy, Last Flight to Abuja, and Badamasi—about Nigerian’s former head of state Ibrahim Babangida, and he insists Babangida is a good man.
Born in 1985 when IBB took over office, I’ve long held a grudge against Babangida, the man who annulled Nigeria’s most peaceful election, “democratized corruption” and ordered the killing of his best friend.
And why own up to his biggest mistakes now?
Emelonye says it...
Chude tells Mo Abudu: People attacked me for 3 days nonstop, and that’s what led to #WithChude
Yale, Harvard, LSE, Oxford and others.
Working on presidential elections in Ghana, Senegal, Nigeria, Kenya, Sierra Leone and others.
Big Brother, The Apprentice, Idols, Got Talent. And CNN, Aljazeera, BBC.
The Future Awards reaching 26 countries across Africa over the past 19 editions.
From the Nigeria Media Merit Awards to African Business of the Year. Forbes 30 under 30 to the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.
20 years, this year, of RED | For Africa, with its group of companies that includes one of the region’s top 5 PR companies.
...
My ex almost killed me, I left him, and he came to kidnap my son- Ayo Adesanya | #WithChude
“Anywhere my ex-husband saw me he would beat me.
“He beat me so much, I became an alcoholic - but I couldn’t leave because of the shame that people will say I couldn’t keep a man.”
For the first time on TV, veteran actor Ayo Adesanya - who was so big she was already lead star on Most Wanted, where Genevieve had her first minor role - finally speaks in detail about her abusive relationship that made her leave the industry for a very long time - and how she found the courag...
“I had a nervous breakdown in my 20s and I had to quit my job” — Chude tells Cyril Stober | #WithChude
This was an incredible honour.
To have the legendary newscaster and TV host, Cyril Stober sit down to interview me for my celebration of 25 years in the media, and my 40th birthday.
I have worked in the media since I was 15 - from my first job on the NTA - and in this conversation we go deep into a career across print, radio, online, film and television; working from the NTA to MBI to Channels TV, and from TEMPO Magazine to Thisday to NEXT.
He grilled me o!
- W...
“I was introduced to drugs by Naira Marley’s label” — Former Mohbad label mate, Fabian Blu
After his contract with Naira Marley’s label expired in 2022, Fabian Blu disappeared from the public space after releasing four singles under Marlian Records.
He is speaking for the first time to the media about his time at the label and royalties over the past five years that he says he is owed. He says he has not been paid a penny and when he threatened to sue them to court, Naira Marley laughed in his face.
He tells me about the suffering and punishments he said endured during his time under the labe...
Mohbad wife finally speaks up: ‘The bullying that happened to my husband is now happening to my son’
For the very first time, Mohbad’s wife Omowunmi Aloba is granting an interview.
She says the bullying her husband suffered, her son Liam is now suffering it.
From Naira Marley to her father-in-law. She speaks of death threats and attempted poison.
She also fully explains why the DNA test has not been done to verify the father of her child.
Today. 5pm. YouTube.
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