Nollywood actor and film director, Yul Edochie celebrates his 39th birthday today — January 7 — and he makes known his plans for the future by declaring his desire to run for the role of Nigeria’s president come 2023.

He started off by wishing himself a happy birthday and disclosing to fans what has changed regarding his request to God from last year, he wrote: “Happy 39th birthday to me. Last year l asked for wisdom, you gave it to me Lord. This year I ask for your grace oh Lord.”

Continuing he declared his bold political ambitions: “I prepare to run for President of Nigeria in 2023.
To bring real Peace, Unity & Progress. The youths deserve a chance to fix our Nation.”

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Popular Yoruba actor, Adekola Tijani celebrates 13th anniversary with wife, Temitope Tijani today — 27th of December — and he did so in throwback fashion.

Taking to Instagram to celebrate 13 years of conjugal bliss with his wifey, he shared various throwbacks photos of them during their white and traditional wedding ceremony. Spotted in the photos are fellow colleagues from the Yoruba film annex of Nollywood like Ibrahim Chatta (his Best Man).

On one of the three posts where he shared the throwback photo of himself and wife on their white wedding ceremony, he captioned it: “After 13th years ago, was though and rough… But still praise Almighty ALLAH for been there for us… My love for you will never fade. I have loved you in all those years and I’ll love you till my last breath. Happy anniversary sweetheart! @temitopetijani1 Finding the right person can be difficult but I knew from the start that you, my friend, you have just found the right one for you.”

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Sharing their traditional wedding ceremony throwback photo on the next post, he continues to wish love, happiness and laughter on their wedding spanning quite over a decade: “You have shared so much love and laughter over our years together, and I know there will be many more joyful moments in our future. I wish us all the happiness on our wedding day anniversary and on every married day to come.”

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Wife to Chico Ejiro, the legendary filmmaker and producer who passed on yesterday mourning reportedly due to a seizure, Joy Chico Ejiro mourns her husband sorrowful yet celebrating a life well spent with him.

Joy C. Ejiro who also is a practitioner of her dead husband’s profession as a filmmaker, producer and director on the Nollywood scene took to her Instagram to pen down a note celebrating the life of her late husband — Chico Ejiro — the impact he had on her, his family and everyone who crossed path with him.

She writes in pain: “This is a rude shock!!!!!!!! we had a lot of plans for Christmas, we spoke a lot about how the day will go, we were recounting how GOD has been good to us this year and how grateful we are to be alive, I never knew it was going to be my last midnight gist with you. You died in my hands Chico, you left me so confused and devastated.”

Continuing she is grateful for the time spent with him as they have been married for 22 years and blessed with 4 children; she continues by thanking God for a life well spent: “In all, I thank GOD for giving me the opportunity to spend the last 26yrs with you, you were a selfless man who was a wonderful husband and a great father. I’m consoled by the beautiful life you lived and the impact you made in the movie industry and all that crossed your path.”

She sadly ends the note by bidding him farewell, she writes: “Till we meet again my Baby Boy, I will have plenty gist for you my best friend.”

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