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“I Lost My Mum and My Marriage Ended” – Funke Akindele Opens Up on Her Struggles

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1 year ago

April 11, 2025

Nollywood star Funke Akindele has opened up about her struggles, revealing that she’s been solely responsible for raising her kids without support from her ex-husband, Abdulrasheed Bello, better known as JJC Skillz.

The actress and filmmaker, who tied the knot with JJC in 2016 and welcomed their twin boys in 2018, parted ways with him in 2022. JJC had announced their separation on Instagram, stating that they had chosen different paths and were still sorting out issues around custody and shared business ventures.

In a recent sit-down with Chude Jideonwo, Funke got candid about the emotional toll her personal life had taken on her, especially after her mother’s passing and her loss in the 2023 elections.

“I don’t like to dwell on grief,” she said. “When my mum died, I just wanted to move on quickly. But I didn’t give myself time to truly feel it, and it all came crashing down later. I nearly lost myself.”

She recounted how online backlash pushed her over the edge. “One day, I just picked up my phone and went live. I was overwhelmed. People were accusing me of things I didn’t do. I had just lost my mum, my marriage ended, politics didn’t go well, and I still had to show up and work. I have kids I’m taking care of on my own. And people still wanted to drag me?”

For the first time in a long while, she broke down. “I cried for weeks. I was mentally drained,” she admitted.

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Fans Excited as Lana Condor, Gavin Casalegno and More Feature in New Prime Video Movie

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3 hours ago

June 30, 2026

Ese Ohwofa

A movie trailer just dropped from Prime Video, and fans are excited as they spot their favourites in one cast: Lana Condor, Kathryn Newton and Nico Hiraga.

The movie looks thrilling as it starts with a group of friends having fun and planning to do something grand for their last adventure together.

Not knowing it might literally be their last, the teaser shows the friends entering a cave by swimming and becoming trapped as they realise there is a killer animal in the water.

What happens next and how they escape is up to them—and for us to anticipate when the movie premieres on July 29, 2026.

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Ycee Responds to Backlash Over ‘Olodo Uprising’ Comments

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5 hours ago

June 30, 2026

Ese Ohwofa

Nigerian singer Ycee reacts to the criticism and ongoing conversation surrounding his comments about the “Olodo uprising.”

He reacted to the fact that he received backlash for using Peller as an example. “Some people are saying I shouldn’t have called Peller’s name, but I said what I said. If you feel offended, you should check yourself. A lot of people are also taking what I said out of context. The olodo uprising is even worse than I thought because there are so many people coming out to defend it.”

“My call is to people that are tired of brain-rot content. There is no reason why intelligent people cannot be streamers or content creators.”