Funke Akindele Confirms Marriage To JJC

Acclaimed Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has confirmed marriage to rumoured boyfriend Abdulrasheed Bello aka JJC Skillz.

Popularly known for her blockbuster movie and soap opera, ‘Jenifa’, Funke confirmed she’s now married to JCC by adding his name to hers on her social media pages. She’s now to be known as Funke Akindele Bello.

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Recall that since the Nollywood actress clocked 39 on Wednesday, August 24, she has made rounds on social media with reports claiming she and JJC held a secret marriage in London.

Though the couple have kept mum about the wedding, JJC wished Funke a happy birthday by writing, ‘Happy birthday @funkejenifaakindele aka FAB’, an acronym which could easily translate to ‘Funke Akindele Bello’.

Also, according to some guests at the “Love Lagos Weekend” event hosted by the Lagos state government in London, the actress was spotted wearing what appears to be a wedding ring, as she introduced herself to the crowd as Olufunke Akindele Bello”.

On-Air Personality, Freeze of Cool FM while congratulating her on her birthday said: “Happy birthday, my gorgeous sister @funkejenifaakindele.

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“God gave you love as a birthday present, I pray it lasts forever! You have worked hard, so you deserve to be loved harder! @jjcskillz ise ti bere. God bless you guys, he will butter your bread and sugar your tea in JESUS name AMEN! Very soon he will bless you with…” he wrote on Instagram.

This will be Funke’s second marriage, she got married to a real estate businessman, Alhaji Kehinde Almaroof Oloyede in 2012. But the marriage barely survived a year, as both parties separated.

The wedding which was one of Nigeria’s most talked-about wedding of 2012 became one of the country’s shortest celeb marriages ever.

Her hubby who revealed the break-up on social media said: “It’s with heavy heart that am announcing the separation of me and ma wife Mrs olufunke akindele, we’ve both agreed to go our separate ways coz of irreconcilable differences. we still best of friends nd we 4ever remain gud friends. Am doing just fine, gettn along without u, don’t need u anymore in ma life. u d greatest mistake av made in recent time.”

Though the reason for their break-up was not revealed by the couple, it was however reported months after their wedding, that Kehinde impregnated a certain lady, Modinat Nike Dada.

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JJC, founder of JJC and 419 Squad, is an award-winning artiste, director and producer, has never been married but has four children with three women.

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