Best VJ Brown Podcasts (2025)

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I couldn’t live by myself - Osi Suave talks about dealing with depression 12:45

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“God is not the reason for my financial success” - crypto millionaire Danny Walter 12:59

4d ago12:59

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"My dad said I was going to waste my life and kicked me out because I wanted to be an actor." - Jim Iyke 16:03

11d ago16:03

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“My dad abandoned me, mom raised me alone, and I turned to drugs” – Bucci Franklin 16:25

18d ago16:25

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"I was fired from TVC and president Tinubu brought me back" - Morayo Afolabi-Brown 16:01

21d ago16:01

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My mom was sick, I was broke, I tried to end it with shaving powder, she said she’d join –Shan George 27:52

25d ago27:52

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"My parents didn't support my career so when my mom died I had to seize the opportunity" - MC Remote 12:39

28d ago12:39

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The skit-maker and stand-up comedian, MC Remote, is my guest today. He tells me how growing up, his parents did not support his dreams. When he wanted to try comedy, they said no. When he tried drawing, they said no. Even when he turned to boxing, they said no again. Every talent he introduced to his family, they dismissed. But he kept fighting, he…

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Reverend King: Nigeria’s deadliest cult leader | A true crime special 15:14

1M ago15:14

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There are stories you wish were fiction.Stories you hope were only rumours. But this one is real. The story of Reverend Emeka Ezeugo, known by his followers as Reverend King. In 2006, his case shook Nigeria. But over time, silence has covered it. His church still stands, his followers still defend him, and his name is barely spoken. Yet what happen…

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I was owed salary for 10 months and expected younger presenters to do so but I apologize now - VJ Adams 12:55

1M ago12:55

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My friends didn’t help me when I needed support early in my career but they are still my guys - Chike 12:57

1M ago12:57

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The Boo of the Booless is my guest today, and this is Chike like you have never heard him before. He tells me how he did not even know music would be his thing until after university. How he would just sing and disturb everybody around him. How the road here was tough. How he had to act for two years just to generate income. He talks about people c…

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“I thought of slumping on the pitch and dying or quitting football at 17” – Rasheedat Ajibade 12:59

1M ago12:59

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From living in a room with 10 people in Mushin Idi- Araba to lifting trophies on the international stage and becoming a National VIP, Rasheedat Ajibade’s journey will break your heart and inspire you all at once. She tells me about growing up in a compound with over a hundred people. About washing toilets and bathrooms for money. About selling kunu…

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“People think polyamory is a sex pool, but it’s not” — Hermes & others on what it means 12:57

2M ago12:57

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Not everyone cheats. Some just choose to love more than one, openly, honestly, and without shame. Hermes lives in a polyamorous relationship with two women in different parts of the world. One of them, Blessing, has been with him for three years and chooses not to date anyone else. The other is in Germany. All three are aware of each other. They’ve…

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My mom left one night and didn’t come back until seven years later because things got hard - Hermes 12:59

2M ago12:59

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His mother woke up one morning and abandoned him, his father and siblings without a reason, he watched his father being slapped by touts right in front of him in the uncompleted building where they lived, as the man tried to navigate debilitating poverty with dignity and grace, and he survived multiple moments when his life could have been destroye…

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My uncle raped me and I couldn’t tell my mom - Toyin Lawani, Elvina Ibru and others on sexual abuse 12:54

2M ago12:54

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These are not just stories. They are testaments. From people who have lived through it. And survived. One lost her innocence to someone in the same house. One tried to run but was pulled back by her braids. One got pregnant and was taken to Ibadan for an abortion at five months. One was told to stay quiet because “things like this happen.” One was …

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“People wanted me to say my husband banned me from acting but that wasn’t what happened” - Ego Boyo 12:57

2M ago12:57

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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. Sh…

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I stammered as a child; my brother trained me out of it so I could act. – Efa Iwara 12:58

2M ago12:58

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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 t…

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I was performing at an event when I got a call saying my mom had died but I continued - Kenny blaq 12:56

2M ago12:56

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“I was being mean to my wife and was nice to others.” Aproko Dr, Rita Dominic etc on their marriages 12:53

2M ago12:53

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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 Desm…

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I sold Okrika after losing my job, then COVID hit just as it picked up—I got depressed – Jay-Onair 12:59

2M ago12:59

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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. Busines…

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“My mum died 2 weeks before ‘No Turning Back’ blew up—she left me a special voicenote.”-Gaise Baba 12:45

3M ago12:45

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“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 deca…

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I had to do speech therapy to undo the result of my difficult upbringing caused by my uncle - Saka 12:47

3M ago12:47

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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 un…

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President Tinubu is who God provided to be my biggest supporter in this treacherous world - Daniel Bwala 12:37

3M ago12:37

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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, …

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I regret living abroad because I left my mom behind and she died while I was away – Emmy Collins 12:57

3M ago12:57

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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 pu…

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The TikTok Scammer: How American man swindled 7 Nigerian women | True Crime 15:13

3M ago15:13

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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…

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I did not grow up close to my dad and that made me emotionally detached - Mike Afolarin 15:10

3M ago15:10

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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 b…

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Religion puts you in bondage and tells you to love your kidnapper ( God ) 12:14

4M ago12:14

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“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 …

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The day I become a professional pastor, let God kill me - Pastor Jerry Eze |#WithChude 15:05

4M ago15:05

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“I never wanted marriage, my ex-husband was rich but married me to conquer me so I left” — Rosalind |#WithChude 12:58

4M ago12:58

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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 unfilt…

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My ex rejected me, I came back to Nigeria and proposed to my wife- Daniel Etim-Effiong |#WithChude 8:14

4M ago8:14

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“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…

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“Treated ear infections for months—then learnt it was cancer. Now, I resent Nigeria.” —Sensei Uche |#WithChude 15:57

4M ago15:57

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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 12:51

4M ago12:51

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“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 …

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I was told I’d never conceive naturally-then my miracle baby beat cancer at 18 months -Hilda Dickson |#WithChude 12:57

4M ago12:57

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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 …

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“I lost my music deal, got scammed heavily, lost my girlfriend” - Chinko Ekun’s painful confession #WithChude 12:53

4M ago12:53

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“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 w…

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I wasn’t upset with Olumide Oworu for going against me, but with the actors who backed him — Desmond |#WithChude 12:54

5M ago12:54

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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 in…

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“I could not move, my face fell , doctors thought I had a stroke but it was something else” - Chidi Mokeme |#WithChude 15:27

5M ago15:27

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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 14:59

5M ago14:59

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“No celebrity family in public glare stays together”-Hilda Dokubo 11:15

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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 15:29

5M ago15:29

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Sylvester Juwe on beating dyslexia to earn a Cambridge PhD #WithChude 12:59

5M ago12:59

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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. Watch all new and old full episodes here: www.withchude.com Buy ‘How Depression Saved My Life’, #TheDailyJoy and #Th…

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“I was told I can’t walk or run again, but my leg healed miraculously—without surgery” – Ese Brume |#WithChude 31:20

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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. Watch all new and old full episodes here: www.withchude.com Buy ‘How Depression Saved My Life’, #TheDailyJoy and #Th…

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Do you remember these TV legends? Chude celebrates Frank Olize, Ruth Benamasia, John Momoh and others 12:49

5M ago12:49

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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 Jum…

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“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 12:53

5M ago12:53

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“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 struggl…

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I am just 20 years old, but I ask myself sometimes if I am going to live long - Khaid |#WithChude 12:58

6M ago12:58

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“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 h…

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“I couldn’t even pay rent as an actor, and I wanted to move abroad” — Chimezie Imo |#WithChude 15:08

6M ago15:08

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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 lef…

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"My Mother Had One Day to Live — I Cried, Prayed, and Watched Her Take Her Last Breath"- Stephanie |#WithChude 14:37

6M ago14:37

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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 co…

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I quit as a pastor and thought I’d miss it—but I didn’t – Wale Adenuga |#WithChude 12:59

6M ago12:59

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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 …

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“I was almost married at 25—but marriage doesn’t excite me”- Chude | Young people in media panel | #WithChude (Part 2) 12:48

6M ago12:48

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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 Nige…

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“I was almost married at 25—but marriage doesn’t excite me”- Chude | Young people in media panel | #WithChude (Part 1) 12:14

6M ago12:14

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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 Nige…

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“Babangida doesn’t care for Nigerians’ forgiveness-He just wants peace before he dies - Obi Emelonye | #WithChude 12:53

7M ago12:53

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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…

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Chude tells Mo Abudu: People attacked me for 3 days nonstop, and that’s what led to #WithChude 12:46

7M ago12:46

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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 …