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. Business was just picking up, then COVID hit. And it all came crashing down again.

It was in the middle of that silence, that stillness, that he picked up his phone… and started playing on TikTok.

Today, he’s one of the biggest and most loved content creators in West Africa.

But what I love most is how deeply he’s grown.

He told me there was a time he wasn’t a good person, not a good friend, not kind, not humble.

And how he had to call himself out and do the work.

We talk about growth. Purpose. Success.

And what it really means to be seen and loved, publicly and privately.

This is one of the most beautiful stories I’ve heard.

And one of the sweetest humans I’ve ever met.

Jay On Air — like you’ve never seen him before.

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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 decade, — Funto to tell him “No, you have to keep going”.

Last year, the prophecies began to come left, right and center that an explosion was coming for him - but by then he had already learnt not to doubt God’s word for his life.

Two weeks before ‘No Turning Back’ became a global viral hit, his mother passed. She called him just before she passed and told him he was a special son, and assured him that his mission was about about to take over the world.

He says his mother went to heaven and told the angels to ‘get moving’ on his destiny.

It’s an incredible story, it’s a heartwarming story, it’s an inspiring story of what it means to hold on to your vision for as long as it takes, no matter what. Even if things are not yet going the way you want.

Gaise Baba, on an Elijah level.

#WithChude, today.

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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 uncle beats him which eventually turned him into a loner.

He speaks about teaching as a lecturer and as an actor, the fulfilment that comes from doing both.

And then he tells us about love.

About the one decision that changed his life more than fame ever could: marrying his wife.

He says, “That’s the best decision I’ve ever made.”

He reflects on how one MTN advert changed everything.

How it took him from ‘that funny man’ to a national icon.

But even that success came with a price.

This is a story about perseverance, love and resilience. It's about finding peace, not just in applause, but in family.

This is Afeez Oyetoro like you’ve never seen him before.

Only on watch.withChude.com

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