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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 they said wouldn’t come.
The one they said wouldn’t stay.
And yet, here she is.
Still standing. Still smiling. Still fighting.
With her mother, Hilda Dickson—who never gave up, even when everything said she should.
We sit with a testimony. A miracle. A warrior.
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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 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-based one, searching for a fresh start. But instead of breakthrough, he lost the deal, his money to an investment scam, and his relationship.
He talks about how he threatened God at the beach, he said “if you don’t do something, I will bow to another god” and a voice told him to jump into the water instead.
From chart-topping glory to silent heartbreak, from threatening God to rediscovering hope.
This is a beautiful interview with Chinko Ekun we have never seen him before.
And today, he shares how he’s fine despite the loss.
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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 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 being contested against by Olumide Oworu during the 2023 elections. “I wasn’t angry with him,” he says. “I was hurt by the veterans who endorsed him.”
From the screen to the streets, from heartbreak to hope, this is Desmond Elliot that you will fall in love with again.
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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
Jumobi Adegbesan
Adaobi of MBI
Tosin Dokpesi
Emma Ugolee
Comfort Okoronkwo
Lilian Agbaso
Eyiyemi Pratt
Kehinde Young-Harry
Ireti Doyle
Tosin Ajayi
Isaac Moses
Nneka Moses
Frank Edoho
Namure Edoimioya
Eugenia Abu
Segun Arinze
Tonnie Iredia
Modele Sarafa-Yusuf
Siene Alwell-Brown
Ngozi Alaegbu
ID Ogungbe
Yori Folarin
Charles ‘Charly Boy’ Oputa
Bene Uche
Mo Abudu
Kathleen Obiang
Isreal Edjeren
Patrick Doyle
Bimbo Oloyede
Patrick Oke
I am here as a product of your talent, your sacrifice and your brilliance.
As I celebrate 25 years in the media and 5 years of #WithChude, It has been the great honour of my life to be led and taught by all of you.
Watch the full episode right now on www.withchude.com. And share your memories of them in the comment section!
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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 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 them know they are not alone.
I thank them deeply for trusting me with their stories - and for helping others in their journeys.
Watch the full conversation right now on WithChude.com.
Share your experiences or the experiences of others you know in the comments below. ❤
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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 his hood that almost killed him last year and left him in the hospital for a long time after life-threatening internal bleeding.
Those dramatic photos in the hospital weren’t a stunt. It wasn’t content. This young man - one of fastest rising music stars in the country today - almost died.
Khaid’s life has been shaped by pain, tension, and then deep reflection. He tells me first about life as a mechanic and how he quit that job due to hints of intimate abuse from his mentor. He talks about his battle against depression.
And then for the first time ever, he opens up about the conflicts he’s faced in the hood, even showing me the scars.
He recounts the harrowing moment—being hospitalized while someone broke into his car downstairs. For his safety, he had to continue his treatment at home. But Khaid tells me he’s not afraid of death, and that his new faith (he left Islam for Christianity a few years ago) assures him of a full life.
I ask him, if his life continues to be in danger - why does he continue to visit the hood that makes it so? Why can’t he leave his old life behind with all the money and fame he has accomplished?
You have to watch to understand why this brilliant, talented young man - one of the deepest, wisest teenagers I ever sat with - is haunted by the ghosts of his past.
Watch the full conversation right on WithChude.com.
And I’d like to know what you think in the comment. 🙏🏿
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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 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 on, he never looked back— even through the many times he almost gave up, and the many times industry has disrespected him,
He opens up about the years squatting with a family member in FESTAC because he couldn’t afford rent, the directors who have tried to black list him, the insecurities that have tormented him, and the movie crew member who told him to bleach his skin.
I have known Chimezie from his first tentative days in this industry - I have witnessed the pain and the doubt, the push and the climb, and to see his sweet success today is to see a man who has earned everything accolade he has received.
Today, he finally shares that story in public with me. And it’s a story that will inspire you deeply.
Watch the full conversation right now on WithChude.
Then tell me what you think in the comments. ❤
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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 coveted journalism award, including an Emmy, but she has also faced immense tribulations.
She lost her mother in 2022 - rushing to London to watch her slowly fade away.
Her brother was trapped in a building collapse in Lagos—a tragedy she was reporting for CNN, not knowing he was trapped within.
She opens up about finding love again ten years after her divorce, why the Chibok story consumed her, and how the resilience of Nigerians continues to inspire her every day. She also shares her hopes that people will connect with the stories of extraordinary women in her book—and why, after 16 years, she decided to leave CNN.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments. ❤
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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 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 success comes my way, I will praise the Lord.”
He tells me why he resigned as a pastor - and what he thinks about he promises many pastors make that Jesus wouldn’t make.
He also tells me about ‘Worship 4 Change’ where he has over the past 15 years raised hundreds of millions of naira for orphans, widows, the homeless and more across several states off Nigeria.
Pastor Wale is one of the best human beings I know and it’s a delight to have him share his wisdom with us today.
Watch the full conversation now on withChude.com, with a 15-minute cut available on YouTube today - search for ‘With Chude’.
Share your thoughts in the comment section.
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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 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 the full conversational is now up on withChude.com.
We had… a BLAST!
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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 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 the full conversational is now up on withChude.com.
We had… a BLAST!
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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 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 is his film that forced IBB into reflection and led directly to his apologies and confessions in his new book.
From the lips of one of Nollywood’s most decorated and fearless directors, I heard stories of friendship, love, and business.
We also talk about how he convinced Genevieve to do Mirror Boy movie after Omotola said no, and how Omotola said yes to Last Flight to Abuja the year after.
This is one of the very best conversations I have ever had!
Watch or listen to the full episode at WithChude.com.
Tell me what you think in the comments below. ❤
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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 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.
Handing over as chief executive officer in 2016 to pursue my vision for content across Africa, and establishing one of the brightest examples of succession planning in my industry across several of my companies - with non-founder, non-family CEOs.
My aunty, the iconic Mo Abudu sat down with me to review the global reach of my career over the past 25 years in the media.
I am grateful to her for this conversation - and grateful to God for a rich, full life.
Watch or listen to the full episode on withChude.com.
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#ChudeIsCelebrating
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“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 courage and the will to return to the industry and rebuild her career.
We also discuss:
- How she stayed in this relationship for 10 years
- How Bimbo Akintola and her other colleagues got angry because she couldn’t leave this man
- How her ex threatened to pluck out her eyes with a knife
- How he sent her son away to Ibadan at just 1 years old because he was jealous of the attention she was giving her son
- Why her next relationship didn’t work out
- Her long, hard journey back to Nollywood
All pain, the shame, the destruction and the recovery.
For the first time on TV, #WithChude.
Let me know what you think in the comment section. ❤
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