Tag: Chude Jideonwo

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Be comfortable in your own skin | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: How does it feel for you when magic happens? For instance, when everything just comes together the way that you want it to, or even beyond your expectation? What…

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Niniola discusses multiple failed auditions, rivalry with Teni and contributing to Beyonce’s album on #WithChude interview

When it comes to recounting her experience and significant influences on her rise to stardom, former Project Fame contestant and queen of Afro-house — Niniola Apata certainly doesn't mince words.…

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What growth means | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: What does it mean for a person to grow, even if they are already confident and assured? Niniola: When you are confident, it means you are not blind to…

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The Nigeria Prize for Difference and Diversity announces call for 2021 nominations… Arit Okpo, Harry Itie, others return as judges; Azeenarh Mohammed joins

Following the success of the first edition of the Nigeria Prize for Difference and Diversity, sponsored by Founder of Joy, Inc., Chude Jideonwo, the Central Working Committee of YNaija.com and…

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Are you really lonely? | The Daily Vulnerable

When some of my younger friends say they are lonely, I sometimes find it very amusing. “What’s the manifestation of your loneliness?” I often ask. “I’m home alone”, “I don’t…

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Exhume good energy and life | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: In your mind and heart, where are you now, and what's next? Uche Sensei: Everything next is me; everything next is what I birth out. I have made the…

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You have to fight if you want to live | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: Cancer is one of the things that people are frightened of. You've faced the worst fear of so many people in the world. How do you feel about that?…

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How the Nigerian healthcare system failed me – Hot FM OAP, Uche Sensei narrates on #WithChude

You may recognise popular host and On-Air Personality, Uche Agbai by his energetic and bubbly demeanour, however, behind the laughter and positive vibes is an intensely personal battle fought and…

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Carry the memory, not the pain | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: So, it’s almost as if (you are saying) it is valid wallow or be angry... Uche Sensei: It is valid. It is valid because it is a part of…

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A scary thought | The Daily Vulnerable

What I learnt from Uche Sensei’s interview is Nigeria is a very hard country to love. It’s a really, really hard country to love. This was for him a very…

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Keep doing the work | The Daily Vulnerable

I once joked with one of our producers that I like interviews where the guest is not that forthcoming. The reason I like those interviews is that it challenges you…

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Be authentic and vulnerable | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: How are you able to be fully yourself in the corporate world? Adeola: You are either authentic or you are not. If you are trying to be who you…

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When waiting finally pays off | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude: So, it was between your first and your second [child]. Adeola: Yes, it was between my first and my second [child] that there was a nine-year secondary infertility. It…

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Adeola Azeez, former chairperson of WIMBIZ, discusses major life lessons, and more #WithChude

As she turns 60 and formally retires from her role as deputy managing director of German multinational, Deutsche Bank Nigeria and chairperson of non-profit entrepreneurial network, Women in Business (WIMBIZ),…

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What I learnt from my interview with Adeola Azeez | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude Jideonwo What I learnt from her life is also what was emphasised here today. It’s a lesson I learnt from her while observing her through the years and I hope it…

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Whatever life throws at you is life | The Daily Vulnerable

Whatever life throws at you is life. Whatever it is, it is life. Stop thinking of trouble as something you don't deserve or something you shouldn't get. Stop thinking that…

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Singer-songwriter, Cobhams Asuquo on growing up blind, and surpassing the odds in the music industry

Singer-songwriter and superstar producer, Cobhams Asuquo has always been the perfect example of grit, hope, and passion. On this week's episode of #WithChude, he didn't fail to bring an overabundance…

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#WithChude: Actress, Dakore Egbuson-Akande speaks on motherhood and post-natal depression

Amongst many profoundly emotional episodes of #WithChude, this week's conversation with multi-brand ambassador and award-winning actress, Dakore Egbuson-Akande on her struggle with postnatal depression, battle for her mental health and…

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Embrace reality of adversity and keep moving | The Daily Vulnerable

The reality of the world we live in is that we don’t need to have more troubles, but different trouble. This world, which you and I live in is one…

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Living a joyful life | The Daily Vulnerable

Living a joyful life includes knowing how to be sad. What happens when you lose a loved one? What happens when you don’t get the contract that you want to…

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From rock bottom to CEO, Yinka Obebe bares it all on #WithChude

“The day I left the company, I left with nothing but a backpack” – CEO of Pop Central TV, Yinka Obebe tells #WithChude On this week’s episode of #WithChude, CEO…

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Life happens in what is not said | The Daily Vulnerable

One of the most important things I’ve ever learnt in my life is to pay attention. I’ve learnt that when you don’t pay attention, your first instinct to any criticism…

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Try to be conscious | The Daily Vulnerable

One of my mentors used to say that there are several kinds of people - one of which is malevolent people. When you share a piece of good news with…

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“We have a cultural problem” – Diversity Prize Finalist, Solomon Ayodele bemoans toxic masculinity

Few drives are as noble as ones that compel us to make life better for the largest majority of people. The nobility of purpose is however, not enough to hoist…

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Surround yourself with people that offer you grace | The Daily Vulnerable

I made a tough decision a few days ago; we had to let some people go because they hadn’t performed well. I called one of them and said “I’m so…

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Your views are allowed to change | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude Jideonwo There are a lot of doctrines I don’t believe in. Some people think that there is one way to be a religious person; that there is only one…

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Stop chasing after perfection | The Daily Vulnerable

One of the reasons I got reluctant at some point about preaching in Churches is that people presumed that since I was preaching, I was perfect. I used to explain…

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There is nothing shameful about being human | The Daily Vulnerable

There are people reading this now who are going through pain and whose hearts are hurting. To some, it may be a shameful thing to admit that you are lonely,…

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Dancing through life | The Daily Vulnerable

Chude Jideonwo There is a song by the Nigerian musician, Lagbaja, that I like. It encourages me to ‘dance, move, and shake body’. When was the last time you danced? Or…

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Meet Oluwatobiloba Ajayi; one of the powerful voices among Nigeria’s 25 million-special needs population

There are a number of voices speaking for the rights of the Nigerian people, few of those remember to speak for people living with disabilities. That is far from the…

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