The surge in female-led Nollywood success stories reveals far more than box office dominance. This year, Bimbo Ademoye’s “Where Love Lives” amassed over 6 million views within 72 hours, while Omoni Oboli’s “Love In Every Word” accumulated 4.3 million views in its first 72 hours and reached 20 million views three weeks after release. Funke […]
On the 20th of August, 2025, superstar Nigerian filmmaker and producer, Funke Akindele announced on her X platform that the Youtube blockbuster, Aiyetoro Town (Season 2) “is going on a very short break”, with the actual return date unstated. This announcement was enough to spark mixed reactions across Nollywood’s digital streets with fans of the […]
Renowned Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, has candidly discussed the challenges of single parenting following the loss of her mother. In a recent interview, Akindele revealed that she is raising her children alone and has faced significant emotional struggles since her mother’s passing. She admitted to experiencing depression and emphasized the importance of confronting […]
Nollywood powerhouse Funke Akindele is set to captivate audiences once again with her latest film, ‘Finding Me,’ a romantic drama scheduled for a December premiere. The highly anticipated movie promises a heartwarming storyline, featuring an ensemble cast of top Nollywood actors. With Akindele’s track record of delivering box office hits, industry experts predict that ‘Finding […]
Nollywood, the cinema of Nigeria which dates back to the 19th and 20th century has now become one of Africa’s largest money making industries and Africa’s largest film industry bringing in estimated returns of six hundred million dollars to the Nigerian economy annually. Producing over fifty feature films in a week, it is the world’s […]
Nollywood star Funke Akindele is overwhelmed with the joys of motherhood and watching her children grow. The actress who is blessed with twin boys took to social media to speak on her life as a mum and how she’s incredibly blessed to be raising kids. The TV star shared that she could not fight back […]
As a way of appreciating the immense contributions of females in the society at large; organizers of the maiden edition of the Enterprising Women Awards have announced that come November 28, 2021 at the Agip Recital Hall eminent woman will be celebrated. Championed by The Christiana George Foundation, the convener Mr. Ayo George disclosed that […]
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has granted state pardon to popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele, alias Jenifa, and her husband, Abdulrasheed Bello, aka JJC Skillz, who were convicted and sentenced to community service for holding a crowded house birthday party in April in breach of government’s COVID-19 prevention protocols. A statement on […]
A Federal High Court in Lagos has fixed July 10 to hear a suit challenging the legality of the conviction of popular actress, Funke Akindele, her husband, Abdu-rasheed Bello and 236 others. Their lawyer, Mr. Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, is seeking a declaration that the law upon which Akindele and others were convicted was inconsistent with […]
The fourth edition of the NET Honours People’s Choice Awards, an audience data based media awards, is set to hold on June 13, 2020. NET Honours, a property of marketing, media and technology company, ID Africa, is an annual recognition of top performers in the entertainment industry and public sector, based on audience data from […]
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday discharged the case filed against hip hop artist, Adeyemi Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, a politician, Babatunde Gbadamosi, his wife Folashade. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trio were charged to court for attending the 43rd birthday party hosted by Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele for her husband […]
Abuja – Some legal practitioners have said that in the eyes of the law, popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele and her husband are now ex-convicts. Akindele and her husband, popularly called JJC Skillz, on April 4, held a party at their residence with over 20 persons in attendance. The duo later appeared in court charged […]
Lagos – The Performing Musicians Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) on Monday advised its members to observe all the directives of the Federal and state governments in the fight against the spread of Coronavirus in Lagos State and the nation. PMAN gave the advice while reacting to Funke Akindele-Bello’s violation of the restriction orders by […]
Lagos State Government is to prosecute all those who attended Saturday’s birthday party hosted by Nollywood star, Funke Akindele. The state Attorney-General, Mr. Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), said on Monday that they would be prosecuted for flouting social distancing regulation of the state. He made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Breaking: Nollywood star, Funke Akindele, husband Abdulrasheed Bello as JJC Skillz have plead guilty to charges of flouting Lagos State social distancing regulation during Following their arraignment for breaching the Lagos Infection Diseases Regulations 2020 (the Regulations) which prescribes a jail term of one month or N100,000 fine or both for persons found guilty of […]
Even though nollywood acctres Funke Akindele had apologised for hosting a birthday party despite COVID-19 lockdown directives the Lagos state government will arraign her and her husband today at the Ogba Magistrate Court 1 The Police Public Relations Officer, Bala Elkana, confirmed that the actress, had been taken to a Chief Magistrates Court in Ogba, […]
The Nigerian Center for Disease Control has said that Nollywood actress Funke Akindele who was arrested for hosting a party in contravention of the lockdown order in Lagos State The NCDC said: ‘As an agency of the Federal Government of Nigeria, NCDC has not engaged brand ambassadors as part of our response to #COVID19 We […]
Many Nigerians have called for the arrest of Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele and her husband for celebrating her husband, JJC Skillz’s birthday on Saturday COVID-19: No mass infection in our estate – NNPC See the Crowd at Funke Akindele’s Party with Naira Marley in attendance, Eniola Badmus and people who just barely returned from the […]
See the Crowd at Funke Akindele’s Party with Naira Marley in attendance, Eniola Badmus and people who just barely returned from the UK The height of irresponsibility!pic.twitter.com/IYVo36gQEG — DANNY WALTER ? (@Danny_Walterr) April 5, 2020 When I tell people Corona Virus is a Scam in Nigeria they tot am lying.Look at what an Ambassador of […]
…As RMD, Funke Akindele others lend voices The Women at Risk International Foundation, WARIF a non-profit organization leading the charge against gender based violence in Nigeria, held an advocacy March to raise awareness against Gender based Violence in Nigeria, to commemorate the UN 16 Days of Activism for Gender Based Violence. The march, tagged the […]