- Nigerian actor Ijoba Lande has shared his bitter experience working with top Nollywood star, Funke Akindele
- Just recently, Lande opened up about how Funke Akindele paid him only N90,000 after working with her for a whole month
- Lande’s disclosure in the viral video raised mixed feelings with some of Funke Akindele’s fans tackling him
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Nigerian actor and comedian Ijoba Lande has called out Funke Akindele as he shared his experience working with her.
The skitmaker went live on his social media page and recounted how the Everybody Loves Jenifa star paid him just N90,000 after working with her for a whole month.
In the viral clip, Lande advised upcoming creatives in the entertainment industry not to see anybody as a god and to charge their fee without feeling shame.
Nigerians react as Lande calls out Funke Akindele.
Photos: @ijoba_lande1, @funkejenifaakindeleSource: Instagram
According to him, he was at Funke Akindele’s house in Amen Estate for a whole month despite being a married man at the time and living in Ayobo.
He said:
“That Funke Akindele, when I went to work for her, I spent a whole month working for her at Amen Estate, I was living in Ayobo and I was married then. Whenever I saw that we didn’t have much work to do, I would quickly go home. After working with Funke Akindele for a whole month, she did not even give me N150,000, I swear to God. Is it that industry? The reason I’m saying this is for all you upcoming, anybody that wants to use you, if God has already helped you to gain some fame, don’t look at anybody as a god.”
Speaking further in the video, Lande explained how Funke Akindele reached out to him in the DM after he made a video that she liked. The skitmaker said he was very excited when she sent him a message and he felt it would be the big break his career needed.
However, upon getting to Amen Estate, Lande said he could not even take a single picture with Funke Akindele because she wasn’t approachable and he hates begging people for pictures. He also added that he learned his lesson from the experience and would bill anybody who approaches him for work, even if it’s Michael Jackson.
He said:
“Do you know what they did to me then? I made one video then that she liked and she messaged me, I no dey message anybody as I dey like this. And when Funke Akindele is talking to you, she would talk to you nicely, her voice is gentle. All the time that I worked for her, we never took a single picture, she was never approachable, I swear to God and I hate begging people that I want to take pictures with them to avoid getting insulted. Even if Wizkid or Davido comes here, I will only greet them, I am not photogenic. That time, when I saw that I was going to work for Funke Akindele, I was very happy that it was a big platform for me. If I tell you guys how that work ended for me, you won’t believe it. When they brought the form to me, Wendy came to meet me, when Funke Akindele showed interest in working with me, I felt I could not be billing someone like her, that was that time ooo. If it’s now, even if Michael Jackson wants to use me, I will tell him the specific amount I want to collect. If he really needs me, he will pay.”
Lande said that when he got to Amen Estate to begin working for Funke Akindele, a person named Wendy came to meet him and introduced herself as the producer. The person then gave him a contract to sign where it was written that he would be paid N90,000 per month for the job.
Nigerians react as Lande drags Funke Akindele.
Photos: @funkejenifaakindeleSource: Instagram
Lande said that even though he was taken aback, he went ahead to sign the contract because he thought they only wrote it there for formality, only for him to actually be paid N90k at the end of the month. In his words:
“For you upcoming creatives, don’t see anybody as them wanting to help you, na lie o. But to be honest, I was very happy that I was going to work with Funke Akindele. I was very happy I didn’t even know how to ask how much she was going to pay me so that she wouldn’t change her mind about working with me. When I got there, someone came and said she’s Wendy, the producer and then she brought a document for me to sign. I read it and saw that they were going to be paying N90,000 every month, and I was already at the location. It’s good to be educated. If I was well read, I would not have signed and it’s not that I’m an illiterate but I wanted to work with someone like her, so I thought what was written on the document was nothing and that they only wanted to use that to do normal protocol, only for the month to end and I was truly paid N90,000 after a month of working. ”
See the full video below:
Reactions as Lande calls out Funke Akindele
Lande’s claim that he was paid N90,000 by Funke Akindele after working with her for one month was met with mixed reactions from Nigerians:
Phizys_empirehairs said:
“That should be probably 8yrs ago if I am not mistaken, it is well o. 90k is not bad though, anyone that makes 90k monthly 8yrs ago is not doing bad back then o, and you got free food and accommodation.”
Nanc_y6803 said:
“How about the feeding for a month? Una really think is easy to feed someone? I’m sure the role they gave you wasn’t a hard one.”
Bambulucutie said:
“Let this man talk o. Fans isonu, let him tell his story.”
Teyazeal wrote:
“You’re talking too much now, focus on your career. Which movie is that? Because, i have never see you in Funke movies before.”
Iamtherealallegedly said:
“Is true shaa the top celebrities sabi use upcoming actors or whatever cus they feel they are giving you publicity.”
Sogbae_dotcom wrote:
“Na you go dethrone portable for “enu-nja-waya” contest😂.”
Realolathomas said:
“At this point, Lande needs to be very careful how he calls people out on social media. Probably needs some therapy or something. Doing too much. 😂”
Moerem_unique_ventures_ said:
“E reach una fav,una dey talk say d guy dey talk rubbish.”
ewatomi.xx said:
“Her fans will not like dis oooo 😂😂😂.”
Hype_frosh_jago said:
“If u don’t know about movie don’t just put ur mouth because 90k ain’t worth it.”
Guineafowlamerica said:
“Pple will never say the truth because their favs can never do wrong in their eyes 😃Abi bawo leave man soro werey yen?”
Funke Akindele’s fans react to AMVCA nomination list
Meanwhile, TheTalk.NG earlier reported that the recently released 2025 African Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) nomination list caused an uproar on social media, with netizens stirring speculations about Funke Akindele’s absence.
Recall that the AMVCA nomination list was released on Sunday, March 23, with Femi Adebayo’s Seven Doors and Lateef Adedimeji’s Lisabi earning spots in different categories.
However, Funke Akindele did not bag any nomination and her fans had questions.
Source: TheTalk.NG
