#WithChude

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 kept going.

He says he was not great in school either, and sometimes it felt l...

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 happened cannot be forgotten. Women made to serve him naked. Followers beaten unt...

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 calling him arrogant. Says he hears it a lot. About achieving so much success th...

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 and zobo just to get by.

She played for FC Robo in Nigeria for 10 years without ...

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 had conversations together, not just about love but about how to make it all work...

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 destroyed.

Yet, Hermes Iyele is that rare human being who has looked deeply into the na...

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 asked by a nurse what she was wearing.

One lost childhood friends because people bel...

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. She created A Hotel Called Memory with Akin Omotosho. She even produced the jingl...

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 then, he hasn’t looked back.

One of the smartest creatives I know, and one of...