Social media personality Ojaigho Prosper, popularly known as GehGeh, has 2.7 million followers on TikTok and 936,000 on Instagram. He speaks on his journey as a content creator with Oghenovo Egodo-Michael
What can you tell us about your background?
I hail from Uwheru in Ughelli North, Delta State, where I also had my primary education. I then moved to Warri, where I attended secondary school.
My father married two wives. My mother gave birth to nine children, while my stepmum had six kids. My father was a headmaster, while my mum was a farmer. If you think of their salaries in comparison with the children they had, you will see that things were tough.
What inspired you to start creating content?
I was just recording my content normally on WhatsApp. I then noticed that people were reacting to it. Before then, I had added a couple of people on my WhatsApp just to have more contacts and views. So, one guy reached out to me, saying that if I started to post these things on TikTok, people would be watching it. At that time, I wasn’t even on TikTok because people often said it was for women, so I felt there was nothing I should be doing there. After the guy mentioned it, I decided to give it a try. The first video I posted got about 50 comments, and that was the most comments any of my social media posts had at the time. After that video, I posted another one that was reposted by Instablog, and they described me as a ‘Young Financial Expert.’ Since then, I stuck with that niche. Before then, I was doing different things, including comedy videos.
I started creating content on YouTube around 2019, but I barely made videos. I started professionally after that guy gave me advice in 2023.
How were you able to carve a niche for yourself?
My videos have always been about personal experiences. I had been in other countries like Ghana as of 2017 hustling, and I was making a lot of money. I was able to save about N10m, but I came to Nigeria to spend the money. Sometimes, I wouldn’t even have transport fare to return (to Ghana). I later met one Igbo boy who had been in Ghana for about six years at the time, and he was still serving his master. When I met him, he said that was the year he would be settled by his boss with N600,000. It seemed very foolish to me.
After some years, when I returned from Ghana, things weren’t as good as before. I then reconnected with the same guy through Facebook and saw that he was doing well. I then realised that life is not about how much you are making but how much you are able to put to good use. I learnt that experience is better than capital. That boy didn’t have much money, but he had the experience to handle the one he had. Meanwhile, I had money but didn’t have the experience to handle it. That was one of my major inspirations to lecture people about finances. I then started seeing that people with similar experiences were connecting to what I was saying. Don Jazzy even posted one of my videos, and it was from there that other blogs posted it as well. After Don Jazzy reposted that video, people started booking private sessions with me. Then, I was charging N10,000 for a one-on-one session. After Don Jazzy posted my video, I increased the price to N30,000, and people continued paying for it. I posted another video to thank him, and he still posted the one where I appreciated him, and advised people to follow me on Instagram.
Tell us about your video that first went viral.
One of my early videos that gained attention was about why living in a rented apartment can be better than building a house. It focused on streetwise financial education, and when people saw that I was speaking from real-life experience rather than theory, the attention started increasing.
Do you see yourself pursuing formal education or training in this field at any point?
School doesn’t define me. If formal education were the core of what I do, it would undermine what I stand for. I’m not saying education is bad, but financially, you’ll find lecturers who studied business yet cannot set up businesses themselves. That’s because schools mostly teach theory, while real-life experience is often missing.
Why did you choose to make relationships between men and women your common point of discourse?
After sharing my financial advice, many young people—especially young men who could relate to my experiences—began to see me as someone they could look up to. During one-on-one sessions, a lot of them opened up about their struggles, and I realised that many were dealing with young women who were derailing their plans. That made me see how closely relationships and money are connected. The wrong partner can destroy everything one has worked hard for. Noticing how common this was, I started addressing it in my content. As a life coach, I also draw from anonymous client experiences to give practical advice from time to time.
Some people think that your advice to men on relationships could have been triggered by you being jilted by a woman. Have you ever been in a relationship that later went awry?
No woman has ever broken my heart. It doesn’t have to happen to me before I know it’s the truth. My relationships don’t last because I easily see through people.
What is the longest relationship you have been in?
I have been in a two-year relationship, and my past relationships ended well. I am still on good terms with my exes.
Isn’t keeping your exes around a financial mistake?
It is when I send money to them that it is a financial mistake.
Your advice doesn’t sit well with some women. What do you think about that?
Any lady crying that I am turning her man against her doesn’t want to work. If you are a woman who has something to do and you watch my videos, it won’t bother you. It is only ladies whose sources of income are tied to guys that feel threatened.
Why don’t you tailor your advice towards women too?
My advice actually favours women more than men. Using myself as an example, my father passed on in 2015. I never knew I came from a poor family until my dad died. After his demise, the responsibility of raising us fell on my mum, and it was that same year I gained admission into university. Many of my siblings were also still in school. If my mother was not hardworking, what would have happened to me and my siblings? So, if a woman isn’t working and depends solely on a man, what happens when that man leaves?”
You stated that you made over $30,000 through your social media masterclass. How true is this?
It’s a real fact, and it was posted everywhere. The day I went live, the “Lion” gifts kept pouring in, and it added up to a huge amount. The engagement was massive too. I recorded over 300,000 total views on TikTok and made $31,000, plus a little extra.
What do you aim to achieve as the self-acclaimed founder of the University of Wisdom and Understanding?
My university is primarily for men because I believe many men are being cheated in relationships. A lot of them lack experience in handling such issues. The dating experiences of men and women are very different. For example, an 18-year-old girl might already be dating a 25-year-old man, while an 18-year-old boy often can’t even approach a girl. This means young women usually have more relationship experience than their male peers, and they tend to leverage that advantage. That’s why I decided to create the university—to teach and guide young men.
Some women are of the opinion that you are destroying relationships through your social media sermons. Do you intend to apologise to them and change your pattern in order not to force separation of couples or destroy relationships?
I will only apologise if I do something wrong. When I see some ladies crying that their boyfriends left them after watching my videos, I don’t even think about the lady. I rather think about the guy who I set free, because I know such a lady will definitely move on.
You once said that a DNA test, which is crucial for determining a child’s paternity, is more important than a birth certificate. Do you think a man should reject a child he has been raising for years if he later discovers the child is not biologically his?
In that video, I explained that if a man knows a child is not biologically his but still chooses to take responsibility, that’s a different matter because he is aware. But when a woman gives a man a child that isn’t his without his knowledge, it defiles the love that once united them. Personally, if I were to discover that my father was not my real father, I would blame my mother for life because it would mean she altered an entire generation; and that, to me, should be considered a crime against humanity. If I became president today, the first law I would sign is to make giving a man another man’s child punishable by life imprisonment.
You recently called on Nigerians to protect you from some women who accused you of ruining their relationships. Does that mean that you are afraid that you may be attacked by jilted women?
I am not afraid of any threats because I know I’m not doing anything wrong. What I tell these ladies is simple: if your partner truly values you, would he leave you just because of what another man says? That only happens when there’s no real value in the relationship. Instead of pointing fingers, they should focus on working on themselves.
Do ladies flock into your DMs given the attention you currently have?
Yes. There are a lot of ladies in my DM. Some people usually tell me that ladies would be running away from me, but I just laugh because people really love me, including the ladies. Whenever I go out, I get the most gifts from ladies.
But in one of your videos, you mentioned that women no longer respond to your advances.
It was just to catch people’s attention for the advert that was at the end of the video. I have children from four different women. If women are running away from me, I won’t have four babymamas.
How do you handle fame and the attention that comes with it, especially from fans who might misinterpret what your brand stands for?
I am not really bothered by people’s opinions about me. Some people get scared when others are talking about them on social media. If you don’t want people to talk about you, then don’t publicise yourself. I know that as long as I put myself out there, people will surely talk about me. However, positive reviews overshadow the criticism, so I am not bothered.
Handling fame is not easy because popularity comes with lots of expectations. Suddenly, people don’t expect you to live a normal life. Meanwhile, I was GehGeh before becoming a financial expert.
Do you take your own advice?
Everything I share is drawn from my own life. These are the very experiences that shaped me and brought me to the level I am at today.
Which set of people are you really trying to reach with your content?
My advice is for everyone, including men and women, if you are open to learn.
How do you unwind outside social media?
The little free time I have now goes into creating content, and I also run a streaming studio that keeps me busy. Sometimes, I attend events, which is also relaxing for me.
How did you come about the name GehGeh?
My middle name is “Oghenegege”, so it is just the short form of the name.
If you weren’t doing content creation, what else would you have been doing?
It is what I’m already doing — teaching. Like I said earlier, my father was a principal, and his siblings were teachers. Many of my cousins are also teachers and pastors, so the habit of talking and coaching runs in our blood. Even before I went to Ghana, I was heading a private school.
Nigerians on social media have expressed divided opinions over calls to boycott South African singer Tyla’s scheduled concert in Lagos, with many linking the event to renewed outrage over alleged xenophobic attacks against Nigerians in South Africa.
The backlash followed the announcement of Tyla’s APOP World Tour, which includes a Lagos performance on December 22 before concluding with concerts in Cape Town on January 4 and Johannesburg on January 9.
PUNCH Online had reported that the Grammy-winning singer unveiled the tour schedule on Monday, with performances across Europe, North America, Nigeria and South Africa.
The announcement, however, sparked heated debate on X, with some users arguing that the concert should not hold while Nigerians continue to face alleged attacks in South Africa.
X user, #Miz_Fey, wrote, “Any Nigerian who attends Tyla’s concert in Lagos is just as useless as the government btw.”
Another user, #FtoniaUc, said, “I don’t care what y’all say, with what went down and what is going down in South Africa against Nigerians, no South African artists should be hosting a concert or show in Nigeria. It’s the audacity for me!!”
The same user added, “Any Nigerian buying that ticket and even the organiser should be ashamed.”
#BighomieRay also urged Nigerians to reject the concert.
“If this concert hold successfully in Nigeria, then Nigerians are bunch of idiots. Go and see what SA police are doing to Nigerians. They recently killed a Nigerian. None of them have spoken against it,” the user wrote.
Another X user, #MetOrjiChukwudi, called for a peaceful boycott.
“I call on Nigerians to peacefully boycott Tyla’s performance as a symbolic stand for justice, accountability, and the protection of all Africans. As long as xenophobia and Afrophobia continue to threaten the lives of Africans, including Nigerians, in South Africa, I believe this is not the right time to support South African entertainment in Nigeria,” he said.
Similarly, #Phatbabeluuu posted, “Tyla having a show in Lagos after the whole xenophobia shit show from her country, shows one thing, Nigerians don’t stand for anything.”
Others criticised Tyla for not publicly addressing alleged attacks on Nigerians.
“I’ve never seen Tyla speak up against xenophobia. But sure, let’s do a tour stop in Lagos,” #Momobtw__ wrote.
Referencing a widely shared video alleging the death of a Nigerian in police custody in South Africa, #callmehonneybee posted, “Mind you this is what their police officers are doing to our brothers. Literally killing them like flies in their own home.”
However, not everyone supported the boycott campaign.
#Emmanuel1135482 argued that Nigerians’ affection for Tyla should not be confused with support for xenophobia.
“Nigerians get love still get hate at the same time. Na the love for Tyla no be for South Africans,” the user wrote.
Another X user, #cea9275, dismissed the boycott calls, saying, “You’re fighting an illogical battle, political issues should never stop a musician from performing in the said country. And if you’re really passionate about this issue as you appear, why don’t you condemn Nigerian artists featuring SA artistes?”
#DoyeenOfLagos also questioned why responsibility was being placed on the government instead of concert organisers and attendees.
“We are quick to blame govt, make govt come wash our bumbum after pooing? No be some people organise the event? No be some go attend the event? Na govt forced them to? That’s why politicians are treating us like this,” the user wrote.
The debate comes amid renewed concerns over the treatment of Nigerians in South Africa following reports of alleged xenophobic attacks and the death of Nigerian national Chika Ibe in Cape Town, an incident that has continued to generate reactions across social media.
The prominent Yoruba Nation activist, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has narrated how he escaped from operatives of the Department of State Services during the controversial raid on his Ibadan residence in July 2021.
Igboho said the security operatives failed to arrest him despite surrounding his residence, claiming they mistook a cat for him and even brought in what he described as a “fake herbalist” to perform rituals in an attempt to apprehend him.
Recounting the incident when some Muslim delegations visited his residence in Ibadan on Monday, Igboho said he was inside the house throughout the operation, but the operatives could not find him.
“When they came around 1:30 am. I heard a sound and was inquiring who it was; they started shooting at the room. They heard my voice. When they finally scaled the fence in, they planted a dynamite on the burglary, and everything completely fell apart. That was where they entered. I was naked, but upon hearing their voice, I wore a jean and shirt. One mind was telling me to surrender to them; the other was telling me not to surrender, else I would be killed.
“So at a point, it was looking like I was scared of them; then I immediately yelled, inquiring what had happened and why they had come to pick me up. So they started shooting at close range without even seeing me.
“When they entered and were screaming that I opened the door, they pointed a gun at Dudu (my personal assistant)’s head. And he kept begging me not to shoot while knocking on the door. There, I suspected. They forced the door open. People were even lying that they shot me and I ran away with my intestines out.”
Dismissing the rumour that he turned into a cat on sighting the operatives, the activist stressed, “I didn’t turn into a cat. They even killed it, thinking it was me. They even brought a fake herbalist who was just making an incantation and performing a ritual. I was in the house watching them, but they didn’t see me.
“There was this my brother who was partially blind and came out; upon sighting him, they shot him, thinking that he wanted to attack them. They took the corpses away as evidence that they truly invaded my home. So it was God that saved me after a prayer that some Muslim clerics did in my house, forestalling a bad vision they claimed to have seen on me.”
Recall, the DSS invaded Igboho’s Soka residence in Ibadan, Oyo State, in the early hours of July 1, 2021, following months of heightened tension between the activist and the Federal Government under the leadership of former President Muhammadu Buhari (now late).
Before the operation, Igboho had gained national attention after issuing an ultimatum to some Fulani residents in parts of Oyo State, accusing them of involvement in kidnappings and other violent crimes.
He subsequently declared that criminal elements among the Fulani would be driven out of Yorubaland and intensified his campaign for the establishment of a sovereign Yoruba Nation.
The Federal Government viewed some of his activities as a threat to national security, leading to attempts to arrest him.
During the raid, the DSS said it recovered firearms and ammunition from the residence and arrested 13 of Igboho’s associates.
The agency also confirmed that two of his aides were killed during the operation after what it described as an exchange of gunfire.
Following the raid, Igboho escaped from Nigeria and was later arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic, while attempting to travel to Germany.
He was subsequently released by Beninese authorities after months of legal proceedings and has since remained in self-imposed exile in the Benin Republic, from where he has continued to champion the Yoruba Nation cause.
Canada-based Nigerian woman, Prophetess Ezinne Nwanorue, has stirred reactions on social media after celebrating the death of her mother-in-law, describing the deceased as a “wicked witch” in a Facebook post.
Ezinne shared the funeral poster of her late mother-in-law, Comfort Nwanorue, on Facebook on Monday.
She wrote, “One wicked witch is down: my dead mother-in-law, Comfort Chika Nwanorue, rest in pieces in hell with other dead witches; your members will soon join you. I am the weapon fashioned against all the witches and wizards and all the evil people in the world; you all shall go down in my hands. Very wicked beings.
“You people should repent now and accept Christ; if not, you won’t escape the judgment of de@th from my hands, in Jesus’ name. Amen. These people have dealt with me in this life; they found out about my destiny, and they did everything within their power to bring me down, but I thank God for helping me discover who I am and coming through for my destiny; I am now in my season of manifestation, and no one can stop it.
“They will all go down in my hands as God empowers and permits me, in the name of Jesus. Amen. I am talking from the place of my office as a prophetess of God Almighty. Prophetess Ezinne Maryjane Nwanorue.”
The post has since attracted mixed reactions, with many social media users criticising her for celebrating the death of a family member.
PUNCH Online earlier reported that Ezinne and her husband, Franklin Chimaobim Nwanorue, went viral after she made his relocation to Canada conditional on him publicly swearing an oath that he would never be unfaithful to her.
According to the report, she insisted that her husband record and publish a video declaring that if he cheated on her after arriving in Canada, he should die, saying the instruction was from God.
In the viral video, Franklin accepted the condition, declaring, “I confess, and I promise that if I come to Canada and cheat on you, let me die in the name of Jesus.”
He also pledged to remain faithful to his wife and be a good husband and father to their children.
Ezinne later claimed her husband had been involved with another woman despite taking the public oath, alleging in a Facebook post that he had “still slept with one of his side chicks” after making the declaration.
Her latest Facebook post celebrating the death of her mother-in-law has brought renewed public attention to the family’s ongoing dispute.
Neither Franklin Nwanorue nor other members of the family had publicly responded to Ezinne’s latest post as of the time of filing this report.
