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…
Read MoreWhen 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.…
Read MoreChude: 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…
Read MoreFollowing 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…
Read MoreWhen 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…
Read MoreChude: 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…
Read MoreChude: 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?…
Read MoreYou 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…
Read MoreChude: 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…
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreChude: 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…
Read MoreChude: 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…
Read MoreAs 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),…
Read MoreChude 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…
Read MoreWhatever 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…
Read MoreSinger-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…
Read MoreAmongst 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreLiving 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…
Read More“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…
Read MoreOne 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…
Read MoreOne 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…
Read MoreFew 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…
Read MoreI 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…
Read MoreChude 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…
Read MoreOne 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…
Read MoreThere 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,…
Read MoreChude 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…
Read MoreThere 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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