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Actor Jamiu Azeez Speaks Out As He Struggles With Depression
Nollywood actor, Jamiu Azeez, has spoken out concerning his struggles with depression for over two years, which mainly has to do with the downfall of his career and finances.
Azeez said he has been struggling with depression for over two years but he was afraid to seek help due to the fear of being mocked or thrown into public ridicule.
The online post he made on this, came just a few days after the demise of actress Jumoke Aderounmu.
The dynamic and assertive actor actually took to his social media space to post the conversation he had with actress Toyin Abraham, stating he didn’t really know who to talk to or confide in before putting up the courage to talk to Toyin Abraham (also fondly called ‘Mummy Ire’).
Azeez post reads: “Mummy Ire, @toyin_abraham, I know this might catch you off guard but I simply had to do this. You over looked the fact that we don’t really talk but you have shown me so much love and have given me an assurance that everything is going to be fine.”
“The past two years have been a whirlwind for me like I’ve been losing everything, even my Mind. Thoughts of ‘Suicide’ have been ringing in my head.”
“The fear of being mocked kept me silent. Nothing seemed to work, and I felt lost, unsure of who to confide in. But the truth is, I grew tired of putting on a brave face and pretending to be okay.”
“So, yesterday, I mustered the courage to reach out to @toyin_abraham and her response left me speechless. I feel compelled to express my deepest gratitude openly.”
“I’ve prayed for her countless times but now I ask for your prayers too, please help me pray for @toyin_abraham and her family” – he concluded.
Realistically, life is of ‘ups-and-downs’. Any human-being can pass through the ‘downtime phase’ of life, and when it comes up, especially when it causes depression, it is good to seek for help from people that can truly be of help to us. Suicidal thoughts would also surely manifest, but it would be disastrous to give-in to it; so the best thing is to seek help, and believe all shall be well, eventually.
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media platform on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
He also disclosed that the album, which is titled ‘Morayo’ and in honour of his late mum, would be released ‘very soon’.
Wizkid’s words: “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”
It could be recaled that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.
The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.
In his words: “The pain is profound.”
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Actress Patience Ozukor: I Rejected The Name-Tag ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ On Me, To Have My Own Name-Tag ‘Patience Ozukor’
Nollywood veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, has disclosed and talked about how people tried to impose titles and name-tags on her at the beginning of her career and how she handled it.
The veteran actress said when she began her acting career, people tried to compare her with legendary actress, Liz Benson, by tagging her as ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ but she rejected the tag because she believes they are both unique.
She disclosed that she also rejected suggestions to answer her husband’s first name as her surname and instead chose to bear his family name.
She actually disclosed this in an interview session via a media platform.
Her words: “I don’t know how it started, all I know was that when I started my acting career and people started recognizing this woman from Enugu.”
“So, there was a time I came to Lagos for a shoot and people started saying, ‘That’s her, this woman from Enugu.’ They said, “You’re the ‘Liz Benson of Enugu.”
“I said, ‘No, with all due respect, I don’t want to be like Liz Benson, I want to be myself. I am ‘Patience Ozokwor of Enugu’.”
“And some people came and said, ‘You don’t even need to answer Patience Ozokwor again. Answer your husband’s first name Edmund; Patience Edmund.’
“I said, ‘No, because in Igbo land, you’re not just married by one man, you’re married by a family. I don’t know about other tribes.”
“So, my husband’s people, their name is Ozokwor. When you mention Ozokwor in any part of this world, people who know the Ozokwors would say ‘I know where she comes from’,” she concluded.
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