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Funke Akindele Prays: God, Please, Bless The Works Of My Hands
Renowned Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, despite being the ‘Queen of the Box office’ is making supplication and depending on God to bless the works of her hands.
The twins’ mother took to her Instagram page to share a photo that shows her going to a movie location, with an expression of a heartfelt prayer to God. In the expression on the post, she prayed to God to bless her works, so that her works would not end in futility.
In her words: “Oh Lord!! Please bless my hustle!! Mi o ni se lasan lagbara Olorun!! AMEN!! Have a fabulous day guys”.
Meanwhile, the likes of Destiny Etiko, Tijani Adekola, Eniola Ajao, Paschaline Alex, Uzee Usman, and some other actors, took to her comment section to say ‘Amen’ to her prayers.
Funke Akindele is currently the ‘Queen of Box office movies’ in Africa. Her last work, ‘A Tribe Called Judah’, premiered in cinemas in December 2023 and broke a box office record within 21 days of its release, and this made it the first Nollywood film to gross N1bn.
The success of the movie has surpassed her previous films ‘Battle on Buka Street (N668.4m)’ and ‘Omo Ghetto (N636.1m)’, which currently sit as the second and third highest-grossing films at the Nigerian box office, respectively.
Her greatly significant achievement made her the recipient of a brand-new car at an event, and she had also received the ‘Silverbird Lifetime Achievement Award’, which she dedicated to her fans and loved ones.
Recently, Funke Akindele announced her new film, ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’, which is set for release in December 2024. The creative actress didn’t give adequate information about the movie, especially to know if it will first be in cinemas or on streaming-platforms.
The new movie, ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa’, may not be unconnected to the comedy franchise Jenifa, which metamorphosed into ‘The Return of Jenifa’ – and a TV series, ‘Jenifa’s Diary’.
In 2023, Funke Akindele, Mo Abudu, and Ayo Makun topped the list of highest-grossing movie producers in Nigeria.
According to Top Charts Africa, in a compiled list – Mo Abudu, Funke Akindele, and Ayo Makun were estimated to have grossed over N1 billion in movies.
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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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