“Dbanj Once Supported ‘Jenifa’ Brand Financially”- Funke Akindele Reveals

• She spoke at the 2025 Media Sales Conference organized by the Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria in Lagos.

• Akindele shared that Dbanj helped her financially with her show “Jenifa” when it began in 2009.

Actress and filmmaker Funke Akindele discussed the impact Dbanj had on her career.

She spoke at the 2025 Media Sales Conference organized by the Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MIPAN) in Lagos.

Akindele shared that Dbanj helped her financially with her show “Jenifa” when it began in 2009.

When she thought about ending the project, Dbanj provided her with money and encouraged her to keep going.

She said, “Nobody made me a star, only God. I wrote my script, and that was it. The first ‘Jenifa’ was released in 2009, which was the turning point.

“Amidst the buzz, a club owner reached out to host me at his club, and I met D’banj there.

“He asked what I was doing with the ‘Jenifa’ brand. I said, ‘I have moved on. I will do another thing.’ He said, ‘No. You have to milk it. It should not go like that. That’s a brand. Go and write another script.’ He gave me some money, and I went back and continued writing”.

In other news, A Nigerian lady took to social media to voice her disappointment after an usher allegedly asked her to leave a church service because of her clothing.

She described the humiliation she faced in front of the crowd and shared a video of her outfit that day.

She was spotted in a trendy two-piece outfit that showed off her thighs, saying it was what she wore to church.

She added a caption to the video: “POV: Sharing this because an usher asked me to leave church due to my outfit.”

The video has led to different opinions among Nigerians on social media.

Some support the usher’s actions, saying that proper dress is important in places of worship. Others, however, think the church should be more accepting and not judge people based on how they look.