Meet Mohzeez: The Story Behind The Mohzeez Show and His Vision to Build a New Entertainment Platform

For Mohzeez, entertainment has always been about more than what happens in front of the camera. It is about people, personalities, stories, and the conversations that reveal what exists beyond the public image.

Born in Surulere, Lagos, and raised in Badagry, Mohzeez’s journey has been shaped by experiences that taught him resilience, ambition, and the importance of building something of his own. Today, he is channeling those qualities into The Mohzeez Show, a podcast and entertainment platform built around authentic, entertaining, and often unpredictable conversations.

The name Mohzeez represents more than an identity. For him, it represents creativity, entertainment, authenticity, curiosity, and the person he is continuously becoming.

His long term ambition is to transform the name into a brand that extends beyond an individual, a platform and community built around creativity, storytelling, entertainment, and genuine human connection.

That ambition is rooted in a desire to create something he can truly call his own.

“I want to look back one day and be able to say, ‘I built this from nothing,’” Mohzeez says.

His upbringing in Badagry exposed him to different stages of life, including periods of difficulty and moments when things were going well. Those experiences helped shape his understanding of resilience, relationships, family, and the importance of appreciating opportunities.

They also strengthened one of his biggest motivations: building a future where he can take care of the people he loves while creating something meaningful for himself.

Mohzeez’s interest in entertainment developed alongside a natural curiosity about people.

He has always been drawn to different personalities, their stories, and the parts of their lives that audiences do not necessarily see. Over time, that curiosity evolved into something more.

Rather than simply consuming entertainment, he wanted to become part of the process of creating it.

His academic journey took him to the University of Benin (UNIBEN), where he studied Guidance and Counselling. While his university education provided an academic foundation, some of his most important development came from experiences outside the classroom.

Those experiences eventually led him toward content creation and podcasting, where his natural curiosity and interest in people could become part of his work.

The idea behind The Mohzeez Show goes beyond simply creating another podcast.

For Mohzeez, the platform is an opportunity to have conversations that feel natural, unpredictable, humorous, and honest.

Rather than limiting interviews to promotional conversations, he wants guests to be able to talk about their journeys, successes, failures, challenges, personalities, and experiences away from the public eye.

“I wanted to create a space where conversations could feel real,” he explains.

That philosophy also influences the type of guests he wants to feature. While entertainment remains a major part of the platform, Mohzeez does not want the show restricted to one industry.

Creatives, entrepreneurs, professionals, influencers, artists, entertainers, and people with compelling stories all have a place within his vision.

For him, being a major celebrity is not necessarily the most important qualification for a guest. Personality, experience, perspective, and the ability to tell a genuine story matter just as much.

Mohzeez describes himself as ambitious, curious, energetic, funny, and people oriented.

That personality plays an important role in the format of his show. He can move from a serious conversation to humour in a matter of seconds, while his natural curiosity keeps him asking questions that can take a conversation in unexpected directions.

It is also part of what he hopes viewers will connect with.

He wants audiences to feel as though they are sitting in the room with him and his guests rather than watching a rigid interview from a distance.

The goal is to create moments that can make viewers laugh, think, learn something new, or simply see a familiar personality differently.

The confidence and humour audiences see on screen only represent one part of Mohzeez’s journey.

Behind the finished content are the challenges that come with trying to build something independently, including financial setbacks, uncertainty, mistakes, sacrifices, and periods when progress did not happen as quickly as expected.

Those experiences have taught him patience, discipline, and resilience.

They have also reinforced his belief that meaningful success takes time.

One of the people who has influenced his perspective on entertainment is Nigerian media personality Isbae U, whose approach to conversations and entertainment has shown Mohzeez the power of personality, consistency, and audience connection.

For Mohzeez, talent is only one part of the equation. Discipline, courage, consistency, and a willingness to continue learning are equally important.

Mohzeez wants the show to become synonymous with real conversations, humour, curiosity, chaos, and authenticity.

Mohzeez and Reeguy Beatz on The Mohzeez Show

The unpredictability is intentional.

A conversation might move from serious discussions about a guest’s career to jokes, uncomfortable questions, unexpected stories, or revelations that were not necessarily planned.

That balance is central to the show’s identity.

The objective is not simply to entertain viewers, but to leave them with something after every episode. Whether that is a new perspective, a lesson from a guest’s journey, inspiration from their struggles, or simply a good laugh.

Mohzeez’s ambitions extend beyond becoming a successful podcaster.

Over the next three to five years, he wants The Mohzeez Show to develop into a recognized entertainment and conversation platform with a strong audience across YouTube, TikTok, and other digital platforms.

He envisions bigger guests, stronger production, deeper conversations, and a community that genuinely looks forward to each episode.

But the larger vision extends beyond the show itself.

Mohzeez intends to build businesses and creative projects around the wider Mohzeez brand, with the long term goal of becoming a creator, entrepreneur, and entertainment personality whose work exists beyond podcasting.

At the heart of Mohzeez’s journey is a simple ambition: to build something meaningful from his own vision.

He wants his story to demonstrate that people do not need to have everything figured out before they begin.

For him, the journey is still unfolding.

The goal is to create opportunities for others, tell stories that deserve to be heard, entertain audiences, and build a brand capable of outliving any single moment.

Ultimately, he wants the name Mohzeez to represent growth, creativity, resilience, authenticity, and the courage to start from wherever you are and keep building.

And with The Mohzeez Show, that journey is already underway.

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Afrobeats Intelligence Returns for Season Five with Joey Akan, Featuring Shallipopi, Wale and More

Top African music podcast Afrobeats Intelligence has returned for its fifth season, bringing a fresh lineup of conversations with some of the most important voices shaping the Afrobeats industry today.

Hosted by Nigerian music journalist and critic Joey Akan, the new season features interviews with artists and industry figures including Shallipopi, Wale, Sarz, Ladipoe, Kcee, Joshua Baraka, BOJ, Dr. Sid, Magixx, Wale Davies (Tec of Show Dem Camp), Winny, Aniko, Alhaji Popping, and Jyde Ajala, among others.

Season Five is presented by OkayAfrica and officially sponsored by Martell.

Since its launch, Afrobeats Intelligence has become known for its in-depth conversations about the people, structures, and realities behind Africa’s rapidly growing music industry. The podcast often explores the politics of music, the business side of the industry, and the personal journeys of artists and executives navigating global success.

Speaking about the new season, Joey Akan said the upcoming episodes will expand the scope of the discussions. 

According to him, the previous season featured conversations with key artists, executives, and cultural figures explaining how the Afrobeats ecosystem works. Season Five, he said, will go further by offering deeper insights into the people shaping African music’s future and global impact.

Joey Akan

The podcast continues its collaboration with OkayAfrica, which first partnered with the show during its fourth season. 

Isha Sesay, CEO of Areya Media, the parent company of OkayAfrica has said the organization is proud to continue supporting the platform and its storytelling around African music and culture.

Season Five of Afrobeats Intelligence is currently streaming on YouTube and across major podcast platforms.

Instagram Debuts ‘Secret Friends’ Feature for Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco and Lil Dicky in Podcast Promotion Strategy

In the early hours of March 3, 2026, Instagram introduced a new Stories variation labeled “Secret Friends” and it did not roll out quietly.

The feature appeared exclusively on the accounts of Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco, and Lil Dicky, marked by a distinct yellow ring around their profile pictures. The timing was precise: the activation coincided with the promotional push for Friends Keep Secrets, the newly launched video podcast hosted by Blanco, Lil Dicky (Dave Burd), and Kristin Batalucco.

At first glance, the feature resembles Instagram’s existing Close Friends tool. In practice, however, it functions very differently.

Unlike the standard Close Friends list where users manually select who can view certain Stories, the Secret Friends version appears to operate as a mass-access promotional layer.

Key observations:

The Stories are highlighted with a yellow ring instead of green.

Followers do not need to be added to a curated list.

Anyone visiting the profiles can access the content.

The Stories directly funnel viewers toward Friends Keep Secrets.

The psychology is intentional. A different color ring signals scarcity. Scarcity triggers curiosity. Curiosity drives taps.

Instagram has not released a formal statement confirming whether the feature will expand to other creators. Early indications suggest this is a limited, campaign-specific activation, not a platform-wide product update.

Friends Keep Secrets positions itself as an intimate, multi-camera, conversational show filmed inside the hosts’ Los Angeles home. Produced in partnership with Jay Shetty’s media network Perfect Strangers, the podcast aims to blur the line between casual hangout and celebrity interview.

Early guest appearances reportedly include Ed Sheeran, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Rudd, and Selena Gomez herself.

In one of the first Secret Friends Stories, Gomez addressed viewers directly:

“Hey guys, welcome to my Secret Friends. If you want more secrets, go here.”

The message was brief. The call-to-action was clear. The conversion funnel was seamless.

Instagram is no longer merely a distribution channel for celebrity promotion. In this case, the platform appears to have provided a customized storytelling mechanic designed to amplify a media product launch.

Reaction across social media has been mixed but engaged.

Some fans celebrated the perceived exclusivity:

Others questioned why the feature is restricted to only three accounts.

A few users dismissed it entirely, asking why it matters.

If expanded, Secret Friends could become a new tier of creator tools, positioned between Close Friends and subscription-based exclusives. It could offer brands and high-profile creators a controlled environment for limited-time campaigns.

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