#WithChude returns with an intimate and deeply human conversation as Doja Allen, one of Lagos State’s most respected radio executives and the Chief Executive of City FM, sits down with Chude Jideonwo for her most candid interview yet. Doja traces the contours of a life shaped by profound loss: losing her father at eight years old, losing her younger brother after he was shot by gunmen, and later losing her older brother to a tragic road accident. These defining heartbreaks pushed her into the arms of faith, where she found the strength to rebuild, reinvent, and rise.
In the conversation, she opens up about her meteoric ascent at City FM, where she was hailed as “the whiz kid of the station” within four years. But success, she reveals, was followed by betrayal. A conspiracy orchestrated by colleagues resulted in her abrupt exit, seven long months away from the organisation she had helped shape. For the first time, Doja narrates the pain of that period, the silence she maintained, and the unexpected grace that eventually led to her reinstatement. She also speaks about leadership, discipline, why her sons jokingly call her “brutal,” and how she managed to command respect in a male-dominated space without ever losing her authenticity.
This is Doja’s story. And it is unforgettable.
WATCH EPISODE: https://vimeo.com/1142961119
