“We’re not friends”: Eniola Badmus, Laide Bakare ‘fight’ at Owambe film premiere

• Nigerian actresses Laide Bakare and Eniola Badmus are currently trending on the internet following their appearance at Eniola Ajao’s movie premiere
• TheTalk.NG reports that Eniola Ajao hosted her friends and colleagues to the launch of her new film dubbed Owambe Thieves
• However, the drama that followed after Laide tried to take pictures with Badmus has got internet users sharing conflicting views

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Nigerian actresses Laide Bakare and Eniola Badmus made the frontlines of blogs following their appearance at Owambe Thieves movie premiere.

The premiere of Eniola Ajao’s highly awaited film Owanbe Thieves on April 13, 2025, took a tragic turn when a video surfaced showing actors Eniola Badmus and Laide Bakare in a tense encounter on the dance floor.

Eniola Badmus, Laide Bakare cause stir with encounter at Owanbe Thieves premiere.
Credit: @eniolabadmus, @laidebakareSource: Instagram

The Owanbe Thieves movie premiere, held at Filmhouse Circle Mall in Jakande, was a star-studded affair attended by celebrities, influencers, and industry insiders.

As the audience watched Fuji legend K1 De Ultimate play live, Eniola and Laide were spotted dancing excitedly with other spectators.

However, a video showed Eniola noticeably agitated when she saw Laide on the dance floor.

Badmus was heard stating in Yoruba, “Don’t film us together, we’re not friends.”

This incident is only the latest in a long-running feud between the two actresses.

Laide Bakare leaks DM with Eniola Badmus

A few hours after their video went viral, Laide took to Instagram to post a screenshot of the DMs Eniola sent her about the night’s incident.

In the message, Eniola stated that she should not appear in her colleague’s videos or pictures and accused her of once sharing a terrible photograph online.

Laide shared the screenshot, claiming that she was the one who launched Eniola’s career and spent her hard-earned money on her when no one wanted to hire her in Nollywood.

She wrote:

“eniola_badmus I gave you, first major role in your life when. No one wants to Associate with you because of your ugly looks and obesity. Spent my own hard earned money on an ingrate like you, All you could pay me back with is to call me Animal? Haaa! ENIOLA! Almighty God will judge you insha Allah You have started what you can finish and I promise you, you must collect.”

See her post below:

See their DMs below:

Internet users react to Eniola Badmus and Laide Bakare’s saga

TheTalk.NG compiled the reactions below:

Source: TheTalk.NG

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