Nollywood actress, producer, and box office queen Funke Akindele has reacted to being accused of underpaying a certain actor on one of her projects.

She addressed the controversy while speaking with media personality Chude Jideonwo and also opened up on how she recently got overwhelmed with personal issues, including her failed marriage, losing the Lagos governorship election, the passing of her mother, and having to take care of her children alone.

The actress admitted how challenging dealing with the abovementioned issues has been for her, revealing that she recently broke down for weeks.

The box office queen said, “I do not like to mourn. I remember when my mom passed on, I just wanted to get out of it quickly.

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“I like to get out of the situation quickly. I do not allow myself to break down, and it affected me after my mom’s death. And I almost died.

“My heart was aching, and something happened online. For the first time, I took my phone, I went live on social media, and I’m like, you all should leave me alone.”

Akindele replies Lande

Speaking on the allegation of underpaying skit maker and actor Ijoba Lande, real name Ganiyu Kehinde Morufu, Akindele said she does not know him, explaining that he only came on her set to act, she paid him, and he left.

Recalled that Lande recently called out the actress on social media, claiming he got paid N90,000 after being on set for a whole month.

Talking about how she was impacted by the controversy and her immediate reaction to it, Akindele said, “Do I know this person? No, this person came to act in my movie, got paid, and left. Why are you accusing me of something I didn’t do wrong?

“Do you know what I’m going through? I lost my mum, my marriage fell apart, I lost in politics, and I have to get back to work. I have to earn a living.

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“I have children I’m raising alone, and you are stressing me. So, for the first time, I cried. I broke down for weeks.”

Ijoba Lande has since apologised to Akindele, clarifying that he wasn’t paid N90,000 for the job but was paid N190,000.

Media personality Toke Makinwa has said she is ready to become a second, third, or fourth wife at this point in her life if the opportunity presents itself.

She made this public while speaking on the recent episode of her podcast Toke Moments.

“At this point in my life, if I have the opportunity to marry again, as a second, third, fourth or fifth wife, I will think about it,” she admitted to her guest.

Recall that Toke had spoken about being single and childless at 40 in an earlier podcast episode.

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The media personality who turned 40 last year admitted that the situation “always made me tear up.”

However, she noted that she doesn’t allow herself to wallow in pity; rather, she focuses on her accomplishments and the love she is surrounded by.

She said, “I am 40, I am single, and I am childless. I said it, and I didn’t die, which always made me tear up,” adding, “I look at my life like I am 40 and a boss, have built an empire, am one of the most resounding voices in Africa.”

On the same episode, Toke also spoke about marriage and divorce, saying she would have gotten divorced a second time if she had gotten into another marriage after her first crashed.

Toke’s first marriage to fitness expert Maje Ayida crashed in 2016 after two years on the grounds of adultery.

Speaking about her marriage to Ayida, she noted how she was blamed for the marriage crashing, even though her ex-husband fathered a child with another woman.

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She explained that people had different versions of what they thought her marriage was, which left her traumatised, as she was the victim.

Natasha Osawaru, fiancée to veteran Nigerian singer Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2Baba, has said she didn’t snatch the singer from anyone as she spoke glowingly about him.

The Edo State lawmaker also called 2Baba his husband, even though they have yet to tie the knot officially, and his divorce from Annie Macaulay has yet to be finalised.

Natasha wrote, “I can’t be less proud of my husband simply because of what happened to his marriage with Annie. I’m very proud to be his wife because my relationship with him was built on love. I didn’t take him away from anyone. I met him when he needed love, and I’ve agreed to give him all the love I have.”

Recall that Natasha, a lawmaker at the Edo State House of Assembly, grabbed headlines earlier this week when she introduced herself to her colleagues in the legislative chamber as ‘Natasha Irobosa Osawaru nee Idibia’.

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Nigerian OAP Osi Suave later corrected Natasha on using the word ‘nee’ appropriately.

Osi wrote, “Look at this illiterate. Née means born. Meaning, your maiden name or the name you had at birth before you changed it due to marriage.”

Also, earlier this week, Natasha was removed as Minority Leader of the Edo House of Assembly following the defection of four Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) lawmakers to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Speaker of the House, Hon Blessing Agbebaku, announced the leadership changes during a plenary session, citing a letter from the state’s acting APC Chairman, Jarret Tenebe, which confirmed that PDP had lost its majority status.

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