Funke Akindele
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Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has revealed that she used to borrow clothes from her colleague, Sikiratu Sindodo (Tayo Odueke), to look stylish on movie sets in her early days in the industry. She shared this during a recent conversation via Snapchat with her close friend and fellow actress, Eniola Badmus, while reflecting on the struggles…
28 Jan
Nollywood actresses, Funke Akindele and Wunmi Toriola, have emerged highest grossing lead actresses in 2024.
27 Jan
FilmOne, a movie distribution company, disclosed this through its instagram page, @filmoneng, on Monday. While Akindele bagged the first highest grossing lead actress for her film “Everybody Loves Jenifa”, Wunmi Toriola came second for her film, ‘Queen Lateefah.” Toyin Abraham clinched the third highest grossing lead actress with her movie , “Alakada Bad and Boujee”.…
14 Jan
Nollywood’s ace producer and actress, Funke Akindele’s latest film, ‘Everybody Loves Jenifa,’ has smashed records to become the highest-grossing movie of all time in West Africa, earning an impressive N1.6 billion just one month after its release.
10 Jan
Nollywood Star, Funke Akindele, has emerged the second highest grossing Nollywood writer for the year 2024, along with Collins Okoh and Akinlabi Ishola. This was for the film “Everybody Loves Jennifer” which had generated N1,125 billon at the box office. This was revealed by filmone on its instagram page @filmoneng on Friday. Stephen Oluboyo…
3 Jan
Nollywood actor, Timini Egbuson, has received adorable praise from a fan for supposedly having strabismus. On December 2, 2025, a fan named Renée recently gushed about him on the X platform, saying, "Just noticed Timini has strabismus, and I think it’s really cute." This endearing observation adds to the charm of Nigerian actor Timini Egbuson,…
27 Dec
Nollywood actress and box office star Funke Akindele has thanked her fans and supporters after her new movie, Everybody Loves Jenifa (ELJ), reached an incredible milestone. The comedy has grossed ₦783 million, nearing the ₦1 billion mark, and breaking multiple records along the way. On Boxing Day alone, the movie raked in ₦107 million, making…
16 Dec
Funke Akindele’s Everybody Loves Jenifa has shattered box office records, grossing ₦206 million in its opening weekend. The local distributor FilmOne Entertainment announced this today, December 16, 2024, via an Instagram post. “When Jenifa drops, the world stops🙌🏼. 38,000 cinema seats filled, and records officially broken🏆. Big love to our amazing Jenifa franchise fans—you did…
15 Dec
Award-winning actress Funke Akindele has sold out the second screen for her movie, Everybody Loves Jenifa, ahead of its UK premiere on December 20, 2024. Sharing the news on her Instagram page today, December 15, 2024, Akindele expressed gratitude to her fans, saying, “Jenifans!!!!!!!:dancer::dancer::dancer::dancer: You’ve outdone yourselves again :heart_hands::skin-tone-4: History made as the second screen…
13 Dec
Award-winning actor Femi Adebayo and actress Funke Akindele have called on Nigerians to shun piracy, urging fans to support the Nigerian film industry ethically as their new movies debut on Netflix and in cinemas. Adebayo, whose latest movie Seven Door is now streaming on Netflix, made an appeal via his social media handles today, December…
11 Dec
Popular Nigerian record-breaking actress, Funke Akindele, has been spotlighted for the 14th edition of Movie in the Park. Since its inception in 2021, Movie in the Park has grown to become the largest gathering for outdoor movie screenings in Nigeria, attracting approximately 3,000 attendees per edition and offering a unique cinematic experience, providing a platform…
10 Dec
Award-winning actress and filmmaker, Funke Akindele, is already setting the pace with her upcoming movie, Everybody Loves Jenifa, as it sells out ahead of its UK premiere on December 20, 2024. The international distributors of the film, Nile Media Entertainment disclosed this today, December 10, 2024, via their Instagram page. READ ALSO: Who stole the…
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