Yesterday, social media went agog when news of Jidenna‘s latest interview with VLADTV.Com hit the airwaves. In the said interview, the singer says he ‘brought in a lot of AK47s and employed military commandos when he came to Nigeria to bury his father for fear of being kidnapped in the country. Nigerians didn’t find this comment funny and went for his jugular on social media. Sadly, Jidenna is not as popular in Nigeria as he is in America and very little is known about him. In this report we give you 7 facts about the ‘Classic man’ singer…
* He was born Jidenna Theodore Mobisson in Winsconsin, America.
* His mum, Tama Mobisson is an America-born Accountant while his dad, Oliver Mobisson is a Nigerian and one-time Professor of Computer Science at Enugu State University.
* Jidenna’s name in Igbo Language means to ’embrace the father’
* He is the youngest of four siblings.
* He graduated from Stanford Univeristy in 2008 with a BA in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity
* Jidenna is a founding member of Fear and Fancy, a social club that began in California in 2006. * He released his first ever single ‘Classic Man‘ in February 2015....
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Posted: at 12-07-2015 07:56 AM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
PoliticxGuru at 12-07-2015 08:24 AM (9 years ago) (m)
good for him
Posted: at 12-07-2015 08:24 AM (9 years ago) | Hero
FeyiKunwa at 12-07-2015 11:50 AM (9 years ago) (m)
He used the media just like Donald Trump to get free publicity. Brilliant idea! make outrageous statements and get high ratings. He made an outrageous statement and now we are given 7 Facts that people need to know about him.
Posted: at 12-07-2015 11:50 AM (9 years ago) | Newbie
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