{"id":30799,"date":"2021-12-05T14:32:43","date_gmt":"2021-12-05T14:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=30799"},"modified":"2021-12-05T14:34:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-05T14:34:28","slug":"amazing-facts-about-veteran-actress-omotola-jalade-ekeinde-career-controversies-and-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2021\/12\/05\/amazing-facts-about-veteran-actress-omotola-jalade-ekeinde-career-controversies-and-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Facts About Veteran Actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Career, Controversies And Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is a Nigerian actress, singer and philanthropist. She is one of the icons in the Nigerian Nollywood industry. Omotola has not only contributed immensely to the Nigerian entertainment industry, she is also known for her humanitarian efforts.<\/p>\n<h2>Early Life\/Education<\/h2>\n<p>Omotola Jalade Ekeinde, also known as Omo Sexy was born in Lagos, Nigeria on February 7th, 1978 to Ondo state born <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2021\/04\/03\/how-my-fathers-death-broke-me-actress-omotola\/\">Oluwashola Jalade and Oluwatoyin Jalade<\/a> (nee Amori Oguntade). She is an award-winning actress, singer, UN WFP ambassador, Amnesty International activist, founder Oyep and philanthropist.<\/p>\n<p>Omotola grew up in a family of five. Her mother worked at J.T Chanrai Nig, and her father worked with the YMCA and the Lagos Country Club. Omotola&#8217;s original ambition was to work in business management.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/999016_yinka1_jpg9e49191a30e231cb6a25d08b0db80842.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/999016_yinka1_jpg9e49191a30e231cb6a25d08b0db80842.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/999016_yinka1_jpg9e49191a30e231cb6a25d08b0db80842-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While awaiting her results from university, she began modelling to earn a living. She attended Chrisland School Opebi (1981\u20131987), Oxford Children School (1987), and Command Secondary School Kaduna (1988\u20131993).<\/p>\n<p>She had a brief stint at the University of Lagos before she finally graduated from Yaba College of Technology with a degree in Estate Management. Omotola lost her father in 1991.<\/p>\n<h2>Acting Career<\/h2>\n<p>Omotola Jalade was introduced to acting by accompanying a friend to an audition. Her first acting role was in the 1995 movie Venom of Justice, directed by Reginald Ebere. Reginald has been cited as launching Omotola\u2019s career. She was given the lead role in the movie, which set the stage for a flourishing career in the Nollywood film industry. Omotola got her first big role in the critically acclaimed film Mortal Inheritance (1995). In the movie, she played a sickle-cell patient who fights for her life despite the odds of survival. Omotola\u2019s character overcame the disease and had a baby. The film is regarded as one of Nigeria\u2019s best movies ever made. Since then, she has starred in several blockbuster movies, including Games Women Play, Blood Sisters, All My Life, Last Wedding, My Story, The Woman in Me and a host of others.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31800\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/7261465_omotos_jpeg5bd31287d662fb84407e1f094b28357a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/7261465_omotos_jpeg5bd31287d662fb84407e1f094b28357a.jpg 616w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/7261465_omotos_jpeg5bd31287d662fb84407e1f094b28357a-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Young Omotola on a movie set<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After a career-defining role in Mortal Inheritance, Omotola\u2019s portrayal won her \u201cBest Actress in an English Speaking Movie\u201d and \u201cBest Actress Overall\u201d at the 1997 THEMA (The Movie Awards). She was the youngest actress in Nigeria at this time to achieve this feat.<\/p>\n<p>In the late 1990s and early 2000s, the increasingly known actress starred in several sequel films, including Lost Kingdom 2, Kosorogun 2, and Blood Sister 2, leading to a Grand Achiever Award on behalf of the Global Excellence Recognition Awards in 2004. By the mid-2000s, Omotola had catapulted into A-list status. She was awarded \u201cBest Actress in a Supporting Role\u201d during the African Movie Academy Awards in 2005.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31811\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31811\" style=\"width: 642px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31811\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/cover3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"642\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/cover3.jpg 642w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/cover3-300x275.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31811\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omotola delves into music<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After shooting roughly 300 straight to video movies, Omotola received her first cinematic movie role in the 2010 film, Ije. The film was shot on locations in Jos, California, and Los Angeles. Ije was the Highest grossing Nollywood film at the time \u2013 A feat later broken by Phone Swap (2012). Last Flight to Abuja (2012) in which Omotola also starred currently holds the record. In 2012, she starred in the Nollywood blockbuster thriller Last Flight to Abuja which beat Hollywood blockbusters like Spiderman, Think like a Man, Ice Age, The Avengers, and Madagascar to become the 2nd highest-grossing movie in West African cinemas in 2012. Omotola has gone on to win over 40 domestic and international awards. She is considered Africa\u2019s biggest box office actress.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31804\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31804\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31804\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/omo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/omo.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/omo-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31804\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omotola and her kids in a movie premiere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In 2015, Omotola Jalade celebrated her 20th anniversary in the entertainment industry. After three years of hiatus, she returned to the scene by playing a lead role in a 2017 movie, Alter Ego alongside Wole Ojo and Jide Kosoko.<\/p>\n<p>In June 2018, the award-winning actress was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motions Pictures Arts and Science popularly known as the Oscars. This is in push by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science to boost diversity.<\/p>\n<h2>Music Career<\/h2>\n<p>OmoSexy, launched a &#8220;long-awaited&#8221; music career in 2005 with the release of her debut album titled &#8220;gba&#8221;&#8221;. The album produced the singles &#8220;Naija Lowa&#8221; and &#8220;The Things You Do To Me.&#8221; Her unreleased sophomore album &#8211; Me, Myself, and Eyes, brought in production from Paul Play and Del B. It was supported by the songs &#8220;Feel Alright&#8221; (featuring ,Harry Song) and &#8220;Through the Fire&#8221; (featuring, Uche). The Album&#8217;s launch party was scheduled to hold in Nigeria, and tables were expected to sell for N1 million.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31801\" style=\"width: 455px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/005a4e836f852f75b6ef260474e41624.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"455\" height=\"599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/005a4e836f852f75b6ef260474e41624.jpeg 455w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/005a4e836f852f75b6ef260474e41624-228x300.jpeg 228w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 455px) 100vw, 455px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omotola<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In late (2012), Omotola began working on her third Album and enlisted the help of The Bridge Entertainment. She headed to the musical mecca of Atlanta GA to work with some prominent producers and songwriters who could help create a sound that would resonate American audiences. Studio sessions included :Grammy winning producer &#8211; Kendrick Dean, Drumma Boy, Verse Simmonds. She also recorded with Grammy recording artist Bobby V.<\/p>\n<h2>Reality show<\/h2>\n<p>In (2012), Omotola launched her own reality show, Omotola: The Real Me, on Africa Magic Entertainment, an M-Net subsidiary broadcast on DStv. This made Omotola the first Nigerian celebrity to star in her own reality show.<\/p>\n<h2>Movies<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Venom of Justice<\/li>\n<li>Mortal Inheritance<\/li>\n<li>Scores to Settle<\/li>\n<li>Lost Kingdom<\/li>\n<li>Kosorogun<\/li>\n<li>When Love Dies<\/li>\n<li>Under Fire<\/li>\n<li>The Outsider<\/li>\n<li>Rescue<\/li>\n<li>Blood Sisters<\/li>\n<li>Royal Family<\/li>\n<li>Die Another Day<\/li>\n<li>A Kiss from Rose<\/li>\n<li>Games Women Play<\/li>\n<li>Brave Heart<\/li>\n<li>The Revelation<\/li>\n<li>Sand in My Shoes<\/li>\n<li>Careless Soul<\/li>\n<li>Yankee Girls<\/li>\n<li>Temple of Justice<\/li>\n<li>My Last Ambition<\/li>\n<li>Ije: The Journey<\/li>\n<li>A Private Storm<\/li>\n<li>Ties That Bind<\/li>\n<li>Last Flight to Abuja<\/li>\n<li>Amina<\/li>\n<li>Hit The Floor<\/li>\n<li>Blood on the Lagoon<\/li>\n<li>Up Creek a Paddle<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31802\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31802\" style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31802\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/e3d93ac7d25adaf320c860f33ca6102a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/e3d93ac7d25adaf320c860f33ca6102a.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/e3d93ac7d25adaf320c860f33ca6102a-300x273.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31802\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omotola and her lovely family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Awards<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>1997 The Best Actress English at The Movie Awards<\/li>\n<li>1997 The Best Actress Overall at The Movie Awards<\/li>\n<li>2004 Best Actress at the City People Awards for Excellence<\/li>\n<li>2004 Best Actress &amp; Grand Achiever at Global Excellence Recognition Awards<\/li>\n<li>2004 Best Individual &amp; Symbol of Creativity at CEON<\/li>\n<li>2006 Most Friendly Actress at Youth Benefactor\u2019s Awards<\/li>\n<li>2011 Best Actress-Africa Collaboration at Ghana Movie Awards<\/li>\n<li>2012 Actress of the Year at Eloy Awards<\/li>\n<li>2012 Pan African Best Actress at Screen Nation Awards<\/li>\n<li>2012 GIAMA Humanitarian Award at Golden Icons Academy Movie Awards<\/li>\n<li>2013 Popular Online Choice at Nollywood Movies Awards<\/li>\n<li>2013 Ebony Vanguard Award at Music Video and Screen Awards<\/li>\n<li>2013 100 Most Influential People in the World by the TIMES Magazine<\/li>\n<li>2014 Member of the Order of the Federal Republic<\/li>\n<li>2016 Female Entertainment Personality at City People Social Media Awards<\/li>\n<li>2017 Best Actress at Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>2017 Best Actress at Nollywood Travel Film Festival<\/li>\n<li>2018 Most Influential 100 People of African Descent at the United Nations by MIPAD<\/li>\n<li>2018 Movie Icon of the Year at City People Movie Awards<\/li>\n<li>2018 Best Actress in Movies\/TV Series at Africa Magic Viewer\u2019s Choice Awards<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Major Controversies<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Omotola revealed \u2018The Prostitute\u2019 movie threatened her marriage<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Encomium in 2015, the actress talks her 20 years in the industry, challenges in the industry and the controversial movie &#8216;The Prostitute&#8217; threatening her marriage.<\/p>\n<p>She said; \u201cThe only time I would say I worried was when the movie, The Prostitute came out.\u00a0 And that was the first major fresh shaking I had.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was like a kind of controversy. From the movie poster to the sex scenes, whatever in that movie was shot after I left there, but was shot as if I was the one who did it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you know, Nigeria was not ready for that, so there was a lot of controversies around that.\u00a0 So, that was the only time I really worried about my marriage.\u00a0 And to be frank and candid, until my husband told me he wasn\u2019t bothered, then I had peace.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Semi-nude photo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2016, a semi-nude photo shared by Omotola Jalade, had elicited criticism for the actress on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Some fans pointed out that, as a mother of four children, Omotola must be a good role model.<\/p>\n<p>One Instagram user with the username \u2018AbdulChurch\u2019 said although the photo was a shoot for a magazine cover the pretty actress should not have accepted to be captured that way.<\/p>\n<p>Omotola, however, replied that she merely did a professional job as an entertainer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BEJAUw2G0Db\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BEJAUw2G0Db\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A post shared by Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, MFR (@realomosexy)<\/a> on Apr 13, 2016 at 5:37am PDT<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Omotola Jalade Says Nigeria Under Buhari Is &#8216;Hellish&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Omotola accused the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration for running a hellish country.<\/p>\n<p>She tweeted via her official handle @Realomosexy, that: &#8220;The country under your watch is Hellish! @YOsibanjo @MBuhari @NGRPresident The lack of Money in circulation, Now coupled with the Continuous Assault n Killings by Uniformed men will make this Country implode!!! It is Unbearable! Do something!Insecurity!Fear n Desperation everywhere&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Realomosexy\/status\/1117481721543499782<\/p>\n<p>Her comment attracted response from Nigerians and the presidency. Personal Assistant to the President on New Media, Bashir Ahmed, to fire back at the actress in a counter-tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Writing via @BashirAhmaad, she said: &#8220;Madam Omotola those who are working for CLEAN money are not complaining and will never refer our dear country as \u2018hellish\u2019. In Kano State alone, from 2015 to 2018, no fewer than 200 medium and small scale rice milling centres emerged. For that, billions circulated among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2021\/04\/24\/how-i-got-married-at-18-after-i-became-a-millionaire-omotola-jalade\/\">millions<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/BashirAhmaad\/status\/1117929392028749826<\/p>\n<p>Omotola again responded following criticisms she received for her initial \u2018Hellish\u2019 comment.\u00a0 She responded, &#8220;Now you see why people will rather just go on with their own business and not speak up? Lol&#8230; Thank God for grace. We do it for a better tomorrow. If the country totally breaks down everyone suffers irrespective of how rich, poor, whatever party, exposed or retarded you are&#8230;.so.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Realomosexy\/status\/1117906589858582528<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/Realomosexy\/status\/1117948458449633280<\/p>\n<p><strong>Omotola alleged affairs with Adam Oshiomole<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some months ago, it was alleged that veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade was having an affair with former Edo State governor, Adam Oshiomole.<\/p>\n<p>In a tell-all interview, Omotola Jalade held nothing back as she spoke about how the speculations came about.<br \/>\nThe ace movie star in a recent interview with BBC Yoruba said she does not like to attend events; adding that she had never met the former Chairman of the All [Progressives Congress (APC).<\/p>\n<p>Omotola had this to say;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople do not know that I don\u2019t like to go out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI am either at home or at the office. As a matter of fact, I only like to go out for official purposes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dI don\u2019t know Adams Oshiomhole. I have never met him. End of the story.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31793\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/EsFwGR3WMAEz6O0-e1611060994569.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"852\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/EsFwGR3WMAEz6O0-e1611060994569.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/EsFwGR3WMAEz6O0-e1611060994569-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Omotola allegedly bribed by the government during #ENDSARS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many of the star\u2019s fans had accused her of receiving a bribe after she made a tweet on October 20 asking people to stop sensationalizing the shootings.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote on Twitter \u201dIf People died during the Lekki Toll Assault, let their people speak out please and if there were No deaths then enough with the sensationalization because it does not remove from the Crime that happened. PEACEFUL PROTESTERS WERE ATTACKED. WHY? BY WHOM! #EndImpunityinNigeria\u201d.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31799\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31799\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31799\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/omotola-jalade.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"446\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/omotola-jalade.jpg 446w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/omotola-jalade-285x300.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omotola during the Oct. 2020 ENDSARS protest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The now-deleted tweet angered some Nigerians and they blasted her for using \u201dif\u201d and being insensitive to those who lost someone during the protest.<\/p>\n<p>She, however, apologised, saying that her words were drawn from a different context. Omotola hoped that Nigeria remembers that she was on their side and even protested.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Omotola and Husband Matthew Ekeinde in cheating scandal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Two different Instagram bloggers had alleged that a cheating spree is ongoing in Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde and husband Matthew Ekeinde\u2019 marriage.<\/p>\n<p>An alleged chat between Captain Matthew Ekeinde, husband to popular actress, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde and his side chick had surfaced online in Jan 2021.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31797\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotolas-Husband.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotolas-Husband.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotolas-Husband-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotolas-Husband-768x760.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotolas-Husband-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotolas-Husband-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotolas-Husband-2-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotolas-Husband-2-768x758.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The chat which was shared by blogger, Gistlovers, showed the duo gushing over themselves and exposing their plans to spoil themselves during their next reunion.<\/p>\n<p>In the chat, the alleged side chick asked if Captain\u2019s wife, Omotola would shift when he arrives in Nigeria, and he replied in affirmative, saying there must be a shifting.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming hours after it was alleged that Omotola is having an extramarital affair with former Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomole.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31795\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-01-20-at-11.59.33-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-01-20-at-11.59.33-AM.jpeg 491w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-01-20-at-11.59.33-AM-144x300.jpeg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Instagram blogger, Gist Merchant posted a heavily worded write-up on the platform suggesting that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2021\/03\/23\/your-type-is-probably-one-in-a-century-omotola-jalade-ekeinde-tells-hubby-as-he-turns-a-year-older\/\">Omotola<\/a> is having an affair with Benue State Governor Suswam and Taiwo Afolabi, business magnate and SIFAX Group CEO.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-01-20-at-11.59.33-AM-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-01-20-at-11.59.33-AM-1.jpeg 491w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-01-20-at-11.59.33-AM-1-144x300.jpeg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-01-20-at-11.59.32-AM.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-01-20-at-11.59.32-AM.jpeg 491w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-01-20-at-11.59.32-AM-144x300.jpeg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Philanthropy<\/h2>\n<p>Omotola Jalade Ekeinde lends her time, voice and resource to serving humanity. In 2005, she became a United Nations World Food Programme ambassador and went on missions to Sierra Leone and Liberia.<\/p>\n<p>Omotola was also an Amnesty International campaigner in 2011 and has participated in campaigns in Sierra Leone and the Niger Delta of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31813\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31813\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotola_Jalade_Ekeinde_WEF_2015.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotola_Jalade_Ekeinde_WEF_2015.jpg 606w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotola_Jalade_Ekeinde_WEF_2015-300x280.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omotola as a UN Amb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The award-winning actress also joined ONE Campaign\u2019s Poverty is Sexist Campaign, an initiative aimed at promoting the need for women empowerment across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>Omotola later launched her NGO project, Omotola Youth Empowerment Program (OYEP). OYEP has carried out numerous activities including the empowerment walk and convention for hundreds of Nigerian youths.<\/p>\n<p>Her NGO project, which continues to operate in remembrance of Omotola\u2019s late mother brings hundreds of youths together for empowerment walks and conventions. One of their popular projects includes the 20 widows makeover.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31814\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31814\" style=\"width: 599px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-31814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/omotola-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"599\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/omotola-1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/omotola-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/omotola-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/omotola-1-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31814\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omotola doing Philanthropic work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Personal Life<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2021\/03\/23\/omotola-jalade-captain-ekeinde-celebrate-25th-wedding-anniversary\/\">Omotola got married to Captain Matthew Ekeinde<\/a> in the year 1996. The couple later held a white ceremony on board a Dash 7 aircraft while flying from Lagos to Benin in the year 2001 with close family and friends present. She gave birth to her first daughter on 30 March 1997. Together, they have four children, Princess, M.J Meraiah and Michael.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31806\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31806\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31806\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotola-Jalade-Ekeinde-1-e1615954834186.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotola-Jalade-Ekeinde-1-e1615954834186.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotola-Jalade-Ekeinde-1-e1615954834186-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotola-Jalade-Ekeinde-1-e1615954834186-210x136.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/Omotola-Jalade-Ekeinde-1-e1615954834186-80x50.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31806\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Omotola and hubby, Matthew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Net Worth<\/h2>\n<p>Omotola Jalade Ekeinde is one of Nigeria\u2019s most sought after actresses with an estimated net worth of N400,000 million. Beyond her net worth, she is a brand ambassador to Scanfrost, Knorr, owned by Unilever, P&amp;G alongside other brands.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-31803\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/237338692_237273945065800_6888001385928663186_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/237338692_237273945065800_6888001385928663186_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/237338692_237273945065800_6888001385928663186_n-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/237338692_237273945065800_6888001385928663186_n-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/10\/ify_davies\/2021\/10\/12\/237338692_237273945065800_6888001385928663186_n-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Take Away<\/h2>\n<p>Omotola is the first African celebrity to receive over 1 million likes on her Facebook page.<\/p>\n<h2>Social Media<\/h2>\n<p>Instagram: @realomosexy<\/p>\n<p>Twitter: @realomosexy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Omotola Jalade Ekeinde aka Omo T, is an award-winning actress, singer, philanthropist and recipient of the national honour, Member of the Federal Republic 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