“You Did It Again”: JJC Skillz Celebrates Ex-wife Funke Akindele’s N1 Billion Cinema Hit

“You Did It Again”: JJC Skillz Celebrates Ex-wife Funke Akindele’s N1 Billion Cinema Hit

  • Nigerian actress Funke Akindele was duly recognised by her estranged husband, JJC Skillz, for her recent feat in the cinemas
  • Legit.ng reported that the movie star hit over I billion naira at the box office with the release of her new film A Tribe Called Judah
  • The ace music producer, stunned by the trending good news, didn't waste time sending out his congratulations to his former wife

Nollywood actress Funke Akindele's ex-husband Abdul Rasheed Bello, best known as JJC Skillz, has expressed delight over her recent achievement.

Legit.ng reported that the filmmaker broke records in the history of Nollywood as she became the first Nigerian to earn over one billion naira via cinema sales with her latest movie, A Tribe Called Judah.

JJC Skillz and his ex-wife Funke Akindele
JJC Skillz hails Funke Akindele for smashing Nigerian cinema record. Credit: @funkejenifakindele, @jjcskillz
Source: Instagram

According to the current Nollywood grossing table on Wikipedia, Funke Akindele directed the three biggest-grossing Nollywood films of all time: Omo Ghetto: The Saga, Battle on Buka Street, and A Tribe Called Judah.

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Reacting to the feat, Funke officially thanked God and her fans for giving her such recognition.

JJC Skillz took to the comment section to praise her and convey his pride in her ingenuity.

See his comment below:

JJC Skillz congratulates Funke Akindele on A Tribe Called Judah
JJC Skillz celebrates ex-wife Funke Akindele's new movie Credit: @jjcskillz
Source: Instagram

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Legit.ng earlier reported that Akindele and her two children wished their fans a happy new year in a fun video.

In the video, they danced in an energetic way as the mother of two welcomed her fans to the new year.

She also used the opportunity to tell her fans to watch her movie at the cinema.

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Yvonne Jegede gave an insight into what it was like working with Funke Akindele on a movie project.

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Jegede shared that she had never worked with anyone as insane as Funke. She noted that after getting to work with Funke on the new movie, she became scared to call her by name without adding Aunty.

In another report, A Tribe Called Judah emerged as number one in Nigeria.

Source: Legit.ng

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Chinasa Afigbo (Editor) Chinasa Afigbo is a pop culture/music journalist and content writer with over four years of experience in other mainstream media organisations, including Vanguard Media and Guardian Life. She holds a degree in Information Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). She also moved on to pursue courses in writing & media communications. Chinasa has also been published in other Intl journals, like The African Report. Reach her at: chinasa.afigbo@corp.legit.ng.