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In Inspiration August 26, 2020 By Women of Rubies

#Covid19: Nollywood Actress, Omotola Ekeinde Shares Experience, Reveals She Infected Her Children

Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has shared her coronavirus experiences after confirming that she tested positive.

She added that she infected her children with the viral disease.

The 42-year-old actress made this known on the popular filmmakers’ WhatsApp group, Filmic, while reacting to the debate on how Nollywood can adhere strictly to the health guidelines of COVID-19, before reopening productions on Saturday.

She also said that she was treated by some infectious decease doctors who told her that many people are infected with the virus.

The actress further revealed that she infected her daughter and her asthmatic son with the disease but luckily her husband’s test came back negative.

According to the screen diva, “her world crashed and she felt crazy and empty when her test came back positive.

“I hardly fall ill and so when I left the set and started having chills the next day or so, I knew something wasn’t right. I thought it might be stress.

“This was on Monday, August 3. I waited till Tuesday and it got worse.

“I was shaking uncontrollably and my temperature was going through the roof.

“My spirit told me immediately, this is not malaria or fever and I have been extremely careful and paranoid about this COVID-19 stuff.

“So I told hubby I needed to be tested immediately because I also have a son that has Asthma!

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“They came to test me on Wednesday and my result came out on Thursday evening Positive.

“My world crashed. I felt crazy and empty.

“My symptoms were high fever and chills, luckily no other.

“But it was so bad, they contemplated coming to evacuate me as my viral load was high and I wasn’t getting better but God arose for me.

“I went into isolation immediately. We got my result but my daughter started feeling funny.

“So they had to come test the whole family.

“I had infected my daughter and asthmatic son!

“Fortunately, my God showed up for me as my son is asymptotic, so positive but not sick.

“However, my daughter lost her sense of smell and taste and had severe diarrhea but all has stopped now, thank God.”

In Career Gems November 22, 2019 By Editor

OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE’S ENTERTAINMENT FAIR GETS YOUTUBE AND AGN SUPPORT

Ahead of the inaugural edition of Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde’s TEFFEST, YouTube and the Actors Guild of Nigeria have thrown their weights behind the event.

The Entertainment Fair and Festival, TEFFEST, which has Omotola as its convener is scheduled to hold on Friday, November 29, 2019.

The AGN President, Ejezie Emeka Rollas will join Ali Baba, Bisola Aiyeola and Craig Fenton of Google as speakers at the event.

Speaking on the event, the ‘Alter Ego’ star said,

“Our Vision is to show how all other industries service, improve, relate to, and can do business in/with entertainment eventually, creating one of the biggest business chains in the economy. We hope to help bring structure to the entertainment industry while collaborating with international partners to provide training, advice, network, and opportunities,” said the 2018 AMVCA Best Actress.

Omotola said further that the ulterior aim is to promote and showcase the businesses around African entertainment to the world as it creates a platform for world-class innovations around entertainment to come into Africa.

On why AGN is backing the fair and festival, Rollas says it is a welcome development that should be encouraged for the growth and sustainability of the industry. The AGN president said it’s more laudable that the fair and festival is the brainchild of one of Nollywod’s pride.

TEFFEST is coming on the heels of the African International Film Festival, AFRIFF, which held between November 10 and November 17, 2019.

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In self development April 23, 2019 By Editor

“I ONCE FACED MILITARY MEN POINTING GUNS AT ME” – OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE

Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has revealed that she once had military men pointing their guns at her and she is not bothered about what is said about her on social media.

The actress made this revelation in an interview with the Guardian when she was asked about her feelings concerning the negative comments she received recently on social media recently when she engaged in debate with presidential aide on Twitter.
She said:

“I’m not overwhelmed by the reactions, especially the negative ones. I expected them. These ones were just talk. I faced bullets before. I faced military men pointing guns at me, and so, the negative reactions were nothing to me.

And why would I want to ruffle any nest? Who doesn’t want to hide his or her head? Do you know that when I had cause to speak up against previous governments, I was attacked? Not by words alone. But my business, my personal life, my finances were attacked. It is not something I enjoy doing, but sometimes, I worry too like every other normal human being. I worry for my safety. I worry for the safety of people around me.

Omotola added:

People think this is a joke. They think it is funny. They think it is something somebody just wakes up to do. I don’t have a choice than to speak the truth. I live here and I’m a born activist. I’m not just an activist, because I want to talk or I want people to notice me, this is who I’m. I have been like this since I was achild.

Everybody who knew me as a child would tell you that Omotola wouldn’t stand injustice. I’m that person who will speak out. Sometimes, I fight against myself too. I am like shut up, shut up; you don’t have to say everything. Keep quiet. I guess you can’t fight whom God has made you.

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In Career Gems January 4, 2019 By Editor

OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEHINDE RENOVATES WIDOW’S HOUSE WITHIN FOUR DAYS

Veteran Nollywood actress, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, through her Give and Let Give initiative, has helped renovate the home of a widow in just four days.

The widow, Folashade Chijioke, was nominated after many entries via emails by another widow. Some of the criteria for selection were that the widow being nominated must be a working woman, giving back to the community and raising her kids.

Folashade’s home was given a face life with new furniture, a new paint job, bathroom fittings, an upgraded kitchen, bunk beds and cozy mattresses, a TV, fridge, and gas cooker.

Folashade and her four kids were taken from the hotel they had been staying at during the renovation and they were shown their new home on the 31st of December. They were overjoyed.

See the photos below.

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In Career Gems October 5, 2018 By Editor

OMOTOLA JALADE-EKEINDE HONORED BY UN AS ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL 100 PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT

Nollywood actress and film maker Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has been unveiled as one of the Most Influential 100 People of African Descent.

She was honored in New York City, following the opening of the 73rd UN General Assembly.

Omotola made the announcement on her social media saying,

“Honoured to be one of the Most Influential 100 People of African Descent at the United Nations by @mipad100“.

Most Influential People of African Descent (MIPAD) award distinguishes excellence in people of African descent from over 50 countries worldwide in support of the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) 2015 – 2024.