{"id":189087,"date":"2024-09-25T15:42:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-25T15:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=189087"},"modified":"2024-09-25T15:42:06","modified_gmt":"2024-09-25T15:42:06","slug":"how-car-accident-had-me-bedridden-for-months-almost-cut-my-life-short-saidi-balogun-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/09\/25\/how-car-accident-had-me-bedridden-for-months-almost-cut-my-life-short-saidi-balogun-video\/","title":{"rendered":"How car accident had me bedridden for months, almost cut my life short \u2013 Saidi Balogun [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong>Saidi Balogun has opened up on a near death experience he had a while back.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">The veteran actor while speaking in a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo revealed he was involved in a terrible car crash. <\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><strong><span class=\"s1\">Saidi Balogun also spoke on his career and challenges he has faced in time past.<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Veteran actor Saidi Balogun has opened up about a traumatic motor accident that nearly claimed his life and left him bedridden for three months. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In an interview with Chude Jideonwo, shared on his Instagram page on Wednesday, September 25, Saidi spoke about his personal challenges, including his accident and past hardships.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The father of two shared details of the ghastly accident. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Recounting the event he said:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI fell asleep, and they said the car somersaulted. After the somersault, they found me underneath the car. I was lifeless.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">During the interview, Jideonwo highlighted Balogun\u2019s four decades in the entertainment industry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He noted that Saidi began his career with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and also mentioned his outspoken support for President Bola Tinubu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The actor also discussed a significant financial setback he experienced in the film industry. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He revealed that he invested N25 million in a movie, only to recover N800,000 due to widespread piracy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Additionally, Saidi made an intriguing personal revelation, claiming that he is a prophet by birth. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2024\/07\/22\/fans-surprised-as-saidi-balogun-graces-ex-wife-faithia-williams-fathers-burial-video\/\">In Saidi Balogun\u2019s words<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cI\u2019m like a prophet from birth. My chosen profession is to remind people of their past, help them look into their future, and shape their present,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">This statement sparked conversations online, with many Nigerians sharing their thoughts in the comment section.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ralph Anyakaorah wrote, \u201cProphet wey tell us say na Tinubu go save Nigeria, feik prophet of d00m\ud83d\ude02.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Another user Joshua Danladi added, \u201cMoment I saw unabashed support for Tinubu. I just weak. Dem do una ni?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ngozi Akuweke also chimed in saying, \u201cAnd u did not see ur marriage going to crush at an early state bros stop all these small lies.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Adeyinka Ibrahim questioned the actor\u2019s career claims commenting, \u201cLies on this one.. 40 years in industry.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">See video clip of Saidi Balogun speaking below:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DAVEx1NNo05\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DAVEx1NNo05\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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The veteran actor while speaking in a recent interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo revealed he was involved in a terrible car crash. Saidi Balogun also spoke on his career and challenges he has faced in time past. 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