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Funfare In Bbnaija, As Celebrities Visit House Mates
So far six Nigerian celebratities have visited Big Brother Naija Housemates, Among them are Omotola Jolade Ekeinde, Banky W, Mr Ibu Emmanuel Ikubese,Falz and Ice Prince. During the visit of Omotola, the super actress discussed the shocking inegualities young girls still face when it comes to access to quality education.
She pointed out that over 130 million girls in developing countries still lack access to quality education. She urged them all to use their voices to draw attention to the existing difference hreiterating the popular mantra of her campaign, “poverty is sexist”.
During their conversation, Marvis who is from a family of eight shared her experience having a strained and confusing relationship with her sisters after she took over the duty of parenting them. “It is an honour to stand next to a powerful woman!” Omotola exclaimed, before she said her goodbyes and left the house.
Mr John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu also visited the Big brother, Naija housemates last Wednesday evening where he spent sometimes chatting with them and also had a diary session where he talked about the time in 1997 when he nearly committed suicide.
Banky W also visited the housemates and they spent some quality time together, the music star was treated with a tour of the Big brother house with Debbie Rise Obviously Smitten. Debbie Rise could hide her excitement on seeing Banky .W. and she played a little music / guitar.
Banky told the housemates to introduce themselves one-by-one, talk a bit about themselves and they delivered perfectly well. Before the music star left, they all took pictures, with T Boss, Uriel, Gifty struggling to take a souvenir from the star. He gave out his bangle, ring, studs and chain.
Nigerian Sensational Singer, Folarin Falana popularly known as Falz was among the celebrities that paid visit to the big brother Naija housemates after his performance at the live eviction show on Sunday. The eviction show which ushered in two new fake housemates, received a lot of comments as the host of ongoing big brother Naija reality TV show.
Meanwhile, Falz was welcomed into the house with dance steps from housemates and awesome interaction. The ‘Bahd Guy’ crooner threw a question at the male housemates, asking them who they would choose to date in the house if given the chance by Big brother. Efe chose Marvis, Bassey Chose Uriel, Tony Chose Bisola, Kemen Chose Uriel.
Mr Nigeria, Emmanuel Ikubese gave the house mates a surprise visit on valentine’s day with a rapped basket of gift which he later said was for the female housemates alone as he apologised to the males. The female housemates could not contain their joy as they opened the basket to see some sets of beautiful teddies and chocolates.
Ice Prince performed at the big brother eviction show. He did well at the event but it was his outfit that drew all the attention, styled by popular stylist Swanky Jerry. Ice Prince was dressed in a multi colored suit.
Ice Prince also showed off his cooking skills by preparing noodles for the housemates. Afterwards, he discussed life on the outside of the house with them. Ice Prince and the housemates even took a selfie together.
However four of the housemates, Miyonse, Soma, Cocolce and Gifty as well as the two fake housemates Jon and Ese have been evicted from the house.
Miyonse Oluwaseyi, born 1993 popularly known as Mujonse, is a Nigerian entertainer. This last born took to cooking by chance after his mother made sure that he spent time with her in the kitchen. That quickly led to him cooking for his schoolmates and before he knew he was in culinary school and today he’s head chef. He’s been in a relationship with his girlfriend, also a chef for two months now- Miyonse hates being taken for granted.
Somadina Harrison Adinma known as Soma is the second and last born in his family, a Nigerian actor who hails from Nnewi in Anambra state. He was born in Lagos and studied theatre Arts in Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Somadina started his acting career as a child but presently as a grown up man, he has added modeling to his carreer life. He won Mr Threatre Arts and Mr Faculty of Arts for 2013/2014 session. He works with ESBS and Igbo TV as a radio and TV presenter.
Cocoice, born in 1978 is a Nigerian Singer, Songwriter and entertainer. She is one of the housemates in the 2017 big brother Naija television show. Cocoice has a very good relationship with her brother especially since their mother passed on 2001.
Having endured a few unlucky romantic relationships, she’s currently single and focusing on advancing her singing career. I used to be all over the place emotionally but now I’m more controlled”.
The family of veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has dismissed viral rumours circulating on social media claiming that the film icon is dead.
Reacting to the reports in a video shared on his Instagram page on Tuesday, the actor’s eldest son, Leo Edochie, described the claim as false and malicious.
“I’ve been receiving text messages and calls over the nonsense post by some people that our father, Chief Pete Edochie, is dead. It is a lie from the pit of hell,” he said.
Leo added that the actor is alive and in good health, condemning those responsible for spreading the rumour.
“Our father is alive, hale and hearty. And if you wish someone dead, two things usually happen. The person will live very long and you will die before him. Shame to all of you,” he said.
The rumour had sparked concern among fans before the family’s clarification.
Nollywood veteran actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is making her directorial debut with a different and sharper focus. Speaking recently with Newsmen,, the screen icon highlighted a glaring void in the industry’s catalogue, which is the authentic reality of mother-daughter relationships.
“We don’t have too many films that explore or showcase the relationship between mothers and daughters,” Omotola said during the interview, describing the subject as something deeply personal to her.
Speaking honestly about raising her first daughter, she admitted she had only one mode at the time, which was discipline. “I didn’t do a good job,” she said plainly, explaining that she understood motherhood strictly through control, not softness or emotional openness.
At the centre of Mother’s Love is Adebisi, a sheltered young woman from a wealthy home whose life is shaped by her father’s rigid control. Her first taste of freedom comes through NYSC, where distance from home allows her to begin discovering who she is outside her family’s expectations. She forms a friendship with a young man from a more modest background, and through him, starts to see the world and herself differently.
But the emotional core of the film isn’t Adebisi’s rebellion. It’s her mother. Long after being presented as quiet and compliant, she slowly reveals a resolve when her daughter’s safety and future are threatened. As secrets surface and buried grief comes into view, Mother’s Love becomes less about youthful independence and more about maternal sacrifice, unspoken trauma, and the emotional costs of survival inside a patriarchal home.
The Tide Entertainment reports that the film doesn’t shy away from weighty themes by including PTSD, unresolved grief, and social inequality at the centre of the story. It is far removed from the soft-focus sentimentality that often defines Mother’s Day-style narratives.
It also marks Omotola’s directorial debut, a significant moment considering how long she has shaped Nollywood from the front of the camera. She stars in the film alongside a mix of familiar faces and newer talent, including Ifeanyi Kalu, Olumide Oworu, and Noray Nehita.
Beyond the film itself, Omotola’s interview touched on a tension that has been simmering in Nollywood for a while now: how movies are marketed in the age of TikTok. Addressing the growing expectation for actors and filmmakers to create viral dance content to promote their work, she didn’t mince words. The pressure, she said, is exhausting and unnatural.
For her, the industry wasn’t meant to function this way. Still, she was careful not to judge anyone else’s approach. Everyone invests differently, carries different risks, and should be allowed to promote their films however they see fit.
“Do whatever you can do. It’s exhausting, it’s not natural. For me, the film industry is not supposed to be like that. We are encouraging nonsense if we are doing that. It doesn’t mean that whoever is doing it is wrong.”
Her comments arrive not long after the public back-and-forth between Kunle Afolayan and Funke Akindele over marketing styles, a debate that quickly turned into a proxy war between prestige storytelling and viral strategy. Omotola’s stance sits somewhere calmer. She understands the shift social media has brought, but she’s also clear about her own boundaries.
Omotola’s critique about the lack of mother-daughter stories isn’t unfounded. In Nollywood, mothers often exist as symbols rather than people. They’re either saintly figures who pray endlessly for their children or villains whose cruelty drives the plot forward. What’s missing is intimacy, the negotiations, and the regrets. The love that exists alongside resentment and misunderstanding.
Films rarely sit with the emotional complexity of women raising daughters in systems that also failed them. There’s little room for mothers who made mistakes but are still trying, or daughters who love their mothers while questioning the damage they inherited. Mother’s Love attempts to occupy that space, offering a more grounded portrayal that reflects lived experience rather than archetypes.
That’s where the film’s potential impact lies, in the decision to centre a relationship that Nollywood has largely flattened. If it works, it could open the door for more stories that treat motherhood as a lived, evolving reality rather than a fixed moral position.
Mother’s Love, directed by and starring Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, had its world premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025. The film is set for a nationwide cinema release in Nigeria on March 6, 2026.
Funke Akindele’s Behind The Scenes becomes Nollywood’s highest-grossing film of 2025, earning ?1.77bn in under four weeks.
Multi-award-winning actress and producer Funke Akindele has done it again, and this time, the numbers speak louder than applause.
Her latest film, Behind The Scenes, has officially emerged as the highest-grossing Nollywood film of 2025, pulling in an astonishing ?1.767 billion in less than four weeks.
The Tide Entertainment reports that Funke Akindele Makes Box Office History as Behind The Scenes Crosses ?1.77bn
Earlier in its release cycle, the film’s distributor, FilmOne Entertainment, revealed that Behind The Scenes smashed five opening-weekend records, including the highest single-day gross ever recorded on Boxing Day, with ?129.5 million in one day. That announcement already hinted that something unusual was unfolding.
Reacting to the milestone, FilmOne described the moment as both surreal and communal, crediting audience loyalty for pushing the film to the top spot once again as the number-one movie of the weekend. And that sentiment feels accurate. This wasn’t just ticket sales; it was momentum.
What makes this achievement even more striking is that Behind The Scenes is Funke Akindele’s third film to cross the ?1 billion mark. Before now, there was A Tribe Called Judah, and then Everybody Loves Jenifa, a film that didn’t just open big, but went on to become the highest-grossing Nollywood film of all time. At this point, it’s no longer a fluke. It’s a pattern.
Part of Behind The Scenes’ success lies in strategy. The film enjoyed advanced screenings on December 10 and 11, quietly building curiosity and conversation before its nationwide release on December 12. By the time it officially hit cinemas, audiences already felt like they needed to see it.
Then there’s the cast. The film brings together a lineup that feels deliberately stacked: Scarlet Gomez, Iyabo Ojo, Destiny Etiko, Tobi Bakre, Uche Montana, and several others. Familiar faces, strong fan bases, and performances that kept word-of-mouth alive long after opening weekend.
Still, beyond timing and casting, there’s something else at work here. Funke Akindele understands Nigerian audiences. Their humour, their pacing, their emotional buttons. She doesn’t guess, she calculates, experiments, listens, and refines. That understanding has slowly turned into box-office dominance.
Behind The Scenes crossing ?1.77 billion isn’t just another headline; it’s confirmation. Funke Akindele has moved from being a successful actress to becoming one of the most reliable commercial forces Nollywood has ever produced. Three-billion-naira films don’t happen by luck. They happen when storytelling, business sense, and audience trust align.
And right now, that alignment seems firmly in her hands.
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