I Disappeared from Music Because I Chose My Family Over Fame — Di’Ja Confesses
People thought I had vanished from the music scene. Rumors flew maybe I was done with music, maybe I had been pushed out. But the truth? I walked away at … Read More

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People thought I had vanished from the music scene. Rumors flew maybe I was done with music, maybe I had been pushed out. But the truth? I walked away at … Read More
Football legend Jay-Jay Okocha never expected that one of his biggest battles would play out off the pitch. After retiring, he ventured into business with a trusted friend Friday Nwankwo-Kujah, … Read More
People thought I was living the dream I was dying inside. Eva Alordiah wasn’t just another face in Nigerian hip-hop; she was the name people whispered when talking about the next … Read More
I will never forget the day Liverpool signed me in 2015. I was 18, fresh off winning the FIFA U-17 World Cup with Nigeria, and I thought my dream had … Read More
I woke up one morning to whispers, accusations, and my name splashed across blogs. Someone had spread rumors that I had a romantic link with Apostle Johnson Suleman. It wasn’t … Read More
I remember sitting down with Chude Jideonwo during an interview when the conversation turned to Bobrisky. I told Chude something Bobrisky once said to me that I’ll never forget: “I … Read More
I didn’t think it would ever become a big deal until I said it out loud. My father looked me straight in the eye and told me, “If you bring … Read More
I grew up in the dusty streets of Benin City, chasing survival and music in equal measure. Reggae became my truth, my salvation, and my way of speaking to the … Read More
I still remember the day I diagnosed something inside myself that many players in my shoes would have ignored the part of me that refused to lie. When I got … Read More
There are moments in life that split you into two people who you were before it happened, and who you became after and for me, that moment came on a … Read More
At eight months pregnant , I made the most painful yet life-saving decision of my life. I called off my wedding. Yes, two days before I was meant to walk … Read More
I never imagined I’d be the woman who went public with breaking a sisterhood even one I never asked for. It was May 31, 2025, when I tapped unfollow on … Read More
I never thought a single photo could cost me so much so fast. It was January 2020, and I posted a set of pictures from a shoot I did with … Read More
I still remember the night I ran away from home like it was yesterday. I was just fourteen barely a teenager, yet carrying grief far too heavy for my years. … Read More
I never thought the day would come when I, the 15th Emir of Kano, would be labelled an impostor in the very city where I was born, raised, and crowned. … Read More
I’ve carried this truth for years, not because I was ashamed, but because I wanted to protect my peace. Today, I speak not to shame anyone, but to free myself … Read More
Before fame, before the cameras, before the Big Brother Naija spotlight, Ifu Ennada was just a young woman trying to break into the Nigerian entertainment industry. But in 2016, her … Read More
It started slowly quiet, almost unnoticeable. At first, I was just tired. Then anxious. Then paranoid. But soon, it became something far more terrifying than anything I’d ever experienced. I … Read More
I know you’ve probably danced to “You Too Dey Bless Me” or worshiped with “Mma Mma”, but let me tell you something you might not know. I recorded some of those … Read More
I got married at sixteen, and by twenty-two, I had five children and a life that looked complete from the outside but felt like slow death on the inside. When … Read More
You never expect the world to turn upside down on an ordinary Sunday. I was just going about my day when my phone suddenly lit up with messages—nonstop calls, frantic … Read More
At 36, I made a choice that shook my world I froze my eggs. Not because I was ill. Not because I had to. But because the world I lived … Read More
Most people know me as the cheerful, ever-smiling Nnenna from The Johnsons. I laugh a lot. I’m that friend who’ll crack a joke even when things are falling apart. But … Read More
Every actor knows the thrill of believability, of bringing a script to life. But in that moment, something unexpected happened. As the kiss lingered, I felt my body react not … Read More
I still remember the moment clearly like a scene from a film I never auditioned for. It was 2006. I had just left the Big Brother Nigeria house. I didn’t … Read More
In 1967, I entered that prison not as a criminal, but as a man who believed peace was worth risking his freedom for. I had traveled to Biafra during the … Read More
I never imagined that one day, I’d wake up to find the entire world mourning me—while I was still alive. It started like a whisper. A few messages, some tweets, … Read More
Most people know me from Big Brother Naija. They see the calm, put-together exterior. What they don’t see what I never thought I’d share is the trauma I’ve carried for … Read More
I remember standing backstage in 2006, just after performing “Ijoya” at one of the biggest award shows in Nigeria. The crowd was screaming. The lights were blinding. My energy was … Read More
When you marry a public figure, everybody wants to be a part of your love story even those who weren’t invited. So I made a decision: I would protect what … Read More