#WithChude

“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 mad...

This was an incredible honour. To have the legendary newscaster and TV host, Cyril Stober sit down to interview me for my celebration of 25 years in the media, and my 40th birthday.  I have worked in the media since I was 15 - from my first job on the NTA - and in this conversation we go deep into a career across print, radio, online, film and television; working from the NTA to MBI to Channe...

After his contract with Naira Marley’s label expired in 2022, Fabian Blu disappeared from the public space after releasing four singles under Marlian Records.  He is speaking for the first time to the media about his time at the label and royalties over the past five years that he says he is owed. He says he has not been paid a penny and when he threatened to sue them to court, Naira Marley l...

For the very first time, Mohbad’s wife Omowunmi Aloba is granting an interview.  She says the bullying her husband suffered, her son Liam is now suffering it.  From Naira Marley to her father-in-law. She speaks of death threats and attempted poison.  She also fully explains why the DNA test has not been done to verify the father of her child.  Today. 5pm. YouTube. Hosted on Aca...

After the release of the monster hit ‘Caro’ with Wizkid, L.A.X (Damilola Afolabi) became a huge star. And he was only 18. He tells me the story of how he got that big break, how Wizkid changed his life… and why everything slowed down because his parents insisted he finish school and does his NYSC.  Whatever that may have done to his momentum, he says he has no regrets. Returning to Nigeria, g...

I watched Teniola in Unbroken and immediately I knew she was a star, from then she’s gone on to feature in some of my favorite movies. But in December, she finally had a global star vehicle befitting of her massive talent with ‘Christmas in Lagos’. In this interview she talked about the journey from being behind the camera, wanting desperately to be in front where she knew she belonged but having...

"I would like to judge my father (Sir Shina Peters) for how he treated my mother (Clarion Chukwurah Abiola), but I’m not in the position to.” “The newer generation of Afrobeats artistes saw me as the old guard and was just like ‘we are tired of you’.” — With these two statements, you already see how deep we got in this conversation. For the very first time ever, the greatest music video director o...

What makes people think of suicide? What makes even a successful, famous person consider committing suicide? How do you avoid getting to this point? How do you recover if you get to this point? And how can you help people you love or know who have arrived at this terrible point? My guests over the years have shared deeply and honestly about this - and we have a special YouTube episode with some of...

“They were contemplating cutting off my legs in the hospital emergency room.” Victony (Anthony Ebuka Victor) says as a child, his parents were away all the time, they left him on his own, and he was very lonely. That, he says, has completely reshaped his life. He has had to rely on himself to take care of himself emotionally and mentally, but it has also helped him build the resilience to face lif...

For years people have been asking me: What’s your own story? This year, I am finally saying yes and sharing a part of my story. The part I think the world needs to hear today. When my show hit its stride, I stopped saying yes to interviews because I wanted to focus on listening, on hearing, on being a channel for others. I wanted to have something significant to say to the world before speaking ag...

I don’t have guests twice on my show - unless there is a deeply compelling reason. Pastor Bolaji Idowu is only the second guest I have gotten back on the show. Because, I attended the Next Level Prayer Conference in London last year and I was blown away. He has been a brother for over a decade, but to actually see him on stage minister to tens of thousands of souls who had come for freedom and hea...

After leaving Nigeria in 2017 to make a better life for himself in America, Tolu Michael suddenly collapsed from a heart condition. The doctor said if he had been just 5 minutes late, he would have died. That literally life-changing situation made him realise how short and fleeting life is. Because of it, he has written 8 books in the past four years, and he has developed a business that transform...

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The enfant terrible of the food industry is my guest today! The fear of Opeyemi Famakin is the beginning of wisdom for chefs, restaurants, food bloggers and content creators everywhere. But how he got here is incredibly inspiring. He tells me that he heard the voice of God literally and clearly telling him this is his path, and so he quit his job as a senior editor in his twenties to do this thing...

“I give you one year and you will fail in this industry.” That’s what the man who trained Lateef Adedimeji in the Yoruba movie industry told him after his training. Today, on our show, Lateef has a message for that man, who is still alive and still in the industry. He face; that same lack of faith for his viral Lisabi movie. Lateef says all the people whopromised to support him, the ones he actual...

“People say we are barren because we’ve been dating for 10 years and don’t have a child” — Kassia and KellyRae #BBNaija Promo caption  #BBNaija’s Kassia broke up with the winner winner Kelly Rae because he wasn’t being responsible about money. Then later he tried to break up with her because he thought she deserved better and he couldn’t provide for her.  Little did he know that in 2024,...

Frank Edoho is regarded by many as the greatest TV host alive - but this interview was not about ‘Who Wants To Be A Billionaire?’ It’s about the Frank Edoho you’ve never heard about - and the exclusive stories he has never told anyone anywhere.  Like the details of how the sponsors of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ called him to a meeting in Ikoyi, Lagos to fire him because his wife had acc...

How do you escape a toxic relationship or marriage? How do you even identify it in the first place? What are the signs?  What do you do when you are in it?  And how do you rebuild your life when you come out of it? My guests over the years have shared deeply and honestly about this - and we have a special YouTube episode with some of the most powerful stories.  It’s now up on @WithC...

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I stumbled upon a Steve Hills (Stephen Ogbonna Orijinta) live worship session on YouTube a few months ago after watching a video of EbukaSongz - and I caught the fire!  Immersing myself in viral hit ‘Fire and Light (The Supernatural Anthem)’ was like jumping two-feet first into Heaven on Earth.  I am Fire! I am Light! I am Glory, oh! The Supernatural! I immediately changed all my plans f...

When Shopsydoo’s (Adesope Olajide) father came to visit him in the UK he couldn’t believe the life his son was living. He asked him - “You left a life as a prince to come and live like a pauper here?” But he stuck with his dreams for himself and his family.  Now, no major Afrobeats concert in Europe and the United Kingdom is complete without Adesope. He is of the country’s biggest hype men an...

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There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a ‘hard guy’ get vulnerable and open hearted.  Blaqbonez (Emeka Akumefule) is one of Nigeria’s brightest rappers and he has often been called controversial. But this interview we see a side we have never seen before, as this ‘hard guy’ gets vulnerable and open hearted. We start from his dad who simply disappeared from the house while he was young an...

Titi Oyinsan (known then as ‘Titi Fanta’) was famous as one of hottest models in Nigeria. But while she was working hard as a model, there were the rumours that her trips and lifestyle were being funded by men.  Titi says she didn’t care - she was focused on building a life for herself and her family, who had been duped by the man who they sent money to while they were in the UK. They were so...

Pastors Emmanuel and Laju Iren are a gospel power couple. They are one of the most influential pastors for the Gen Z generation and one of Nigeria’s most influential gospel figures today. And this year marks 10 years of their marriage.  Laju says she is a fan of our work here at #WithChude, but I told her I am a bigger fan of hers. She is a pioneer - pushing the boundaries of gospel content f...