Actress Funke Akindele Reveals How Singer DBanj Motivated Her To Conitnue With 'Jenifa' Brand

Nollywood actress and movie producer Funke Akindele has described herself as self-made and also revealed how singer Dbanj motivated her by giving her money to continue with the Jenifa brand.

At the Media Independent Practitioners Association of Nigeria, MIPAN, 2025 Media Sales Conference in Lagos she said, “Nobody made me a star, only God. I wrote my script, and that was it. The first ‘Jenifa’ was released in 2009, and that 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.”