Nollywood actress and Box office Queen, Funke Akindele is in a grateful mood after receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award.
Kemi Filani reported on Sunday, March 3rd that Silverbird held its yearly Man of the Year award, at the Convention Center, Eko Hotels and Sites, Victoria Island, Lagos. At the award ceremony, Funke was honored with the Special Lifetime Achievement Award.
Taking to her Instagram page to share photos from the award ceremony, Funke expressed gratitude to her fans as she dedicated her award to them and her loved ones. The movie star went on to pray for God bless.
“I was honored with the Special Achievement Award over the weekend, courtesy of the Silverbird Man of the Year 2024, @silverbirdmoty
Thank you #silverbirdgroup
This is for my fans and loved ones. God bless you all”.
Taking to her comment section, Ebelle Okaro, Enioluwa, Yetunde Bakare, Boma Akpore, Kiekie, Bukunmi Oluwasina, Juliana Olayode and more congratulated her.
Bukunmi Oluwasina wrote, “Congratulations Queen
Kiekie wrote, “Congratulations mama
Juliana Olayode wrote, “Congratulations once again mama, many more wins, celebrations, and big things to come in Jesus’ name
Tobi Makinde wrote, “Congratulations to you ma. More grease to your elbows ma
Iyabo Ojo commented with love emojis
Yetunde Bakare wrote, “Huge congratulations Mommy
Enioluwa wrote, “Congratulations Queen! You deserve it all
Ebelle Okaro wrote, “Well deserved. Congratulations Funke”.
Funke Akindele has no doubt set a huge milestone that it would be hard for any Nigerian filmmaker to break. The movie star and filmmaker, who made history in January, as the first Nigerian filmmaker to gross over a billion at cinemas, hasn’t held back on her record-breaking achievement.
In the latest update on her movie, A Tr!be Called Judah has grossed over N1.4 billion over the past few months and has no doubt become the favorite of many.
Sharing the good news, Film One, expressed gratitude to Nigerians and West Africans for making the movie Number One.
This came just a few days after she made a record in the United Kingdom, grossing eighty thousand pounds (£80,000) in just four weeks of streaming.
Sharing the news online, Film One congratulated Funke Akindele for being a focused queen and also acknowledged her as a ‘big baller’.
It’s no surprise to many because her movie grossed over One Billion naira in the Nigeria box office within four weeks of its release, thereby setting a record for the Nigerian film industry.
Funke Akindele made a whooping one billion, sixty million, seven hundred and eleven thousand, four hundred and ninety-one.
Funke Akindele’s movies, A Tr!be Called Judah, Battle On Buka Street, and Omo Ghetto The Saga are respectively the highest-grossing Nollywood films of all time.
Following her groundbreaking achievement, the award-winning movie star was gifted a brand-new car at her event.
