The amount of affection that Nollywood actress and box office queen Funke Akindele has received from her supporters and admirers has left her stunned and overwhelmed.
As Everybody Loves Jenifa became the highest-grossing film in West Africa ever with 1.6 billion, the director announced on her Instagram page that she had broken her previous record.
An emotional Funke stated that she doesn’t know what to write again as she expressed gratitude to her millions of fans and supporters and credited God for doing it for her.
“Na God do am o!!!!
I am so grateful to you all!!!!
I no know Wetin I go write again!!!”.
The fact that Funke Akindele is Africa’s box office queen is no longer news. She became the first Nigerian director to earn over N1.4 billion at the box office in January of last year with her 2023 feature, A Tr!be Called Judah. Given that Funke is among the most diligent women in Nollywood, many were not surprised. The highest-grossing Nollywood films ever are her flicks from the last three years: Omo Ghetto The Saga, Battle On Buka Street, and A Tr!be Called Judah.
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