Star actress, Funke Akindele’s baby
birth story is a testimony as she welcomes a set of twin boys with hubby
Abdulrasheed Bello. Ferdinand Ekechukwu reports
The news was rife and joyous. The kind
that heartened human emotions and interests that popular Nollywood
actress Funke Akindele (Jenifa) and her hubby, Abdulrasheed Bello (JJC
Skillz) have welcomed a set of twin boys. The couple welcomed their
bundles of joy in a US hospital in Los Angeles. Funke’s sister was the
first to break the news. It was ethereal in a way, such that’s been long
coming though, paved by premonitions, prayers and prophesies that both
couple would welcome twins.
“Amen, amen, amen, God I receive your
wonderful news in praise. To God be the glory you will be called a
mother by your beautiful miraculous twins @funkejenifaakindele my queen
and wonderful mother of my children to be.” That was how hubby, rapper
JJC Skillz enthused in an Instagram post sometime in 2017.
Though, the singer had revealed that the
twin genes run in his family, being that his elder sisters are twins,
he would however give reason for the post: “My post on Instagram about
my wife having twins was a prophecy from Olowogbogboro. Nathaniel
Bassey, a gospel singer and minister, came online and he had the
prophecy, so I just tapped into it. If you look at my tweet, you would
see what I wrote, I said I heard this news where he gave a big
testimony, he gathered people around to pray for my wife and he said
that he had a vision that she would have twins and that he will be
invited to the naming ceremony next year. I received the good news and I
pray it comes to pass.”
The actress’ twin baby story is a
testimony of some sort. Before now there had been a pawn prophecy that
the graduate of law would remain childless. That was shortly after the
effervescent actress lost her pregnancy reported to be twins. A
Lagos-based pastor, Olagorioye Faleyimu who has been the butt of jokes
since the news, had predicted that the Scene One Film Production owner
may not have children of her own, and might end up with another broken
home. The so called prophet also warned her husband, JJC Skillz to pray
so as to overcome the spiritual issue of women always leaving him.
So one can imagine the torrent of
congratulatory messages that flooded the recipients’ social media
accounts on Instagram mostly from celebrity friends, fans and family of
the artistes few hours after, and almost overran the good news. @Mo
ABudu “This is a real season of joy and happiness for us all. It is with
the utmost pleasure, excitement and all glory of our Lord that we share
in the good news on the birth of our bundles of joy – the baby boy
twins of our darling Funke Akindele and her husband @jjcskillz. I am
already on the queue to be godmother. God be praised. We ask that God
continues to bless them, protect them and favour them greatly now and
always.”
@AyMakun “Thank you Jesus for the most
wonderful Christmas gift. You have proven yourself again to the world
and to my lovely family @funkejenifaakindele and Jjc Skillz. What a
bundle of joy! Here comes double the fun, double the joy, double the
diapers, and double the noise! We give you all the glory.
Congratulations family.” @Basketmouth “Just like chin chin, Chop 1, chop
2. Congratulations Funke Akindeleand Jjc Skillz.”
@FathiaWilliams “God has finally done
it. My joy knows no bounds. Congratulations to Funke Akindele and JJC
Skillz. I am so happy for you. You are indeed blessed. Iya Ibeji. May
good news never cease in your home. I am so happy for you.”@MercyAigbe
“Best news of the year! Jehovah overdo …Twins. To God be all the
glory!Congrats Funke Akindele and Jjc Skillz on the arrival of your
twins! Iya Ibeji mo ba e yo”.
@RitaDominic “Such beautiful news this
Yuletide season! Congratulations to Funke Akindele and JJC Skillz on the
birth of your twin boys! May God surround your household with his love
and blessings! @EniolaBadmus “Mama na two boys. I could not break this
news since yesterday because I was super mega happy. Funke Akindele
bringing up twins is definitely going to be challenging but I bet your
experience is going to be amazing simply because you will be the most
caring, loving and nurturing parents the world has ever seen.
Congratulations.”
@ToyinAbraham “I’m super happy for you
Aunty Funke and Jjc, I’m excited Iya ibeji. This is huge news, I’m happy
and I bless God for you. God bless you.” @Lilianesoro “When God said he
will perfect all that concerns us! This is a perfect way to testify
that his words can and will never return to him void. Congratulations
Sis and Brotherly. God bless and keep y’all in peace, love and good
health.”
@Nathaniel Bassey “Who is he that saith,
and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? Lamentation
3:37. If God says yes, No Man can say no, but even if they say no, their
no cannot stop his yes! As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good
news from a far country (Proverbs 25:25). Congrats to
@funkejenifaakindele & @jjcskillz on the arrival of the twins.
Indeed God makes things beautiful in His own time. May they grow in
Wisdom, Stature and in Favour with God and Man.”
Lending some credibility to the story,
the talented actress wrote in her Instagram story, “Thank you Lord.
Oluwa e tobi (God is great), I am now being called a new name.” They are
the couple’s first children since they tied the knot in a private
wedding in the United Kingdom in 2016.
Both entertainment couple had
‘intellectual babies’ shooting the raved Jenifa’s Dairy and
‘Industreet’, a joint project. At 41, the culturally rooted Funke
Akindele has not failed, which is one of her greatest fears in life. The
other is poverty. The Jenifa Dairy lead cast has been in the industry
for close to two decades and has steadily climbed the ladder of success
to be an icon in the industry is scared of failing and scared of
poverty.