Wednesday, January 21, 2026
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • CONTACT
WITHIN NIGERIA
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • GIST
    • PIECE (ARTICLES)
No Result
View All Result
WITHIN NIGERIA
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • GIST
    • PIECE (ARTICLES)
No Result
View All Result
WITHIN NIGERIA
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE

Funke Akindele hails “senior collegue” Genevieve Nnaji, calls her a great actor

by
May 23, 2020
in Entertainment
Reading Time: 1 min read
A A
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Popular Yoruba actress, Funke Akindele Bello, also known as Jenifa has taken to twitter to pour encomium on her senior colleague, Genevieve Nnaji.

This is coming after a blogger took to same platform to compare both of them. Shunning the blogger, Funke hailed Genevieve and showered some praises on her.

It all started when the said blogger shared a photo collage of both actresses and asked his followers to choose their favourite actress;

“Let’s settle this here, pick your favourite actress below. Like for Funke Akindele”, the blogger wrote as he kicked off debate on who’s better.

READ ALSO

This was never about music: The real reason Wizkid and Seun Kuti are fighting over Fela’s legacy

This is where Wizkid lost control of the Fela Kuti jabs with Seun Kuti

Iya Oge of Lagos missing reports and How Liberia became the turning point

Why Tiwa Savage calling President Tinubu her Ikoyi Neighbor felt bigger than music

Bold or Questionable? Inside Jide Awobona’s female role in Rise With Me

On seeing the comparison, Funke quickly shunned the blogger’s comparison.

“Wetin you dey settle? Genevieve Nnaji is a senior colleague and great actor. Respect all day and all night.” She wrote

 

Akindele Olufunke Ayotunde (popularly known as Funke Akindele) is a Nigerian actress and producer. Funke starred in the sitcom I Need to Know from 1998 to 2002, and in 2009 she won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.

 

RELATED STORYPosts

Wizkid| Fela| Seun Kuti
Entertainment

This was never about music: The real reason Wizkid and Seun Kuti are fighting over Fela’s legacy

by Ifeoluwa
January 21, 2026
Wizkid And Seun Kuti clash over Fela
Entertainment

This is where Wizkid lost control of the Fela Kuti jabs with Seun Kuti

by Samuel David
January 21, 2026

Discussion about this post

JUST IN

Morocco, Senegal clash: Disallowed goal, horrible Penalty, players’ walkout, fans ruckus — A look at the choatic AFCON final

by Afolabi Hakim
16:03 Jan 21, 2026

Last Sunday, the final of the 2025 African Cup of Nations (AFCON)…

WITHIN NIGERIA

WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD.

NEWS, MULTI MEDIA

WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles.

Follow us on social media:

CORPORATE LINKS

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Report a story
  • Advertisement
  • Content Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
 
  • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Ethics Policy
  • Corrections Policy
  • WHO IS WITHIN NIGERIA?
  • CONTACT US
  • PRIVACY
  • TERMS

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • GIST
    • PIECE (ARTICLES)

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName