Multifaceted entrepreneur Oluwagbenga Oluwafemi Dawodu, popularly known as Kristen Dawodu, claimed he has moved into the media space with his founding of the wahalanetwork blog.
He made the declaration recently during a live chat on the blog’s Instagram account @wahalanetwork.
According to him: “I founded WahalaNetwork in August 2021, when the website www.wahalanetworkblog.com went live, but a few days before then, the social media accounts on Instagram and Facebook were active.”
Continuing, he said further: “As a blog, Wahalanetwork is a cornucopia of everything news, from the latest news to comedy and sports to music and entertainment.”
Speaking on why he decided to go into blogging, Dawodu averred that there is a vacuum to be filled in the way entertainment news is being reported in Nigeria with an inordinate fixation on dirty stories about celebs.
“Even though I was inspired by popular news and entertainment blogs such as Tundeednut and others, WahalaNetwork is unlike them in many salient ways. But more importantly, while we do the same thing others do, such as posting news and entertaining our followers with the latest trend, we do a lot more of engaging our followers than others,” he said.
He also outlined what he considered the redlines that WahalaNetwork will not cross. “WahalaNetwork is founded on the premise of effecting a paradigm shift in entertainment reporting online, and especially on social media. Therefore, don’t expect WahalaNetwork to follow the trend of sensational news. We will publish only authentic news, gossip and tidbits. We won’t go out looking for sleaze stories about celebrities.”
Asked about his long-term plan in the media, Dawodu gave a cryptic response. “I’m a businessman at heart, but passion is more important in everything I do,” he said.