It was congratulatory messages galore following news online that Nollywood actress Funke Akindele has finally given birth to twin babies, with husband Rasheed Bello, also known as JJC Skillz.
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Funke Akindele and husband, Rasheed Bello |
Many congratulatory messages have been posted on the Instagram accounts of Funke and Skillz, but there has been no official statement from the couple, who married in 2016.
Funke, who is 41 years old, lent some credibility to the trending
story when she wrote in her Instagram story: “Thank you Lord. Oluwa e
tobi (God is great), I am now being called a new name.”
Some of Funke’s fellow artistes joined in the adulation. Mercy Aigbe
posted on Instagram the good news and wrote: Best news of the year!
Jehovah overdo…Twins. To God be all the glory!!
Congrats@funkejenifaakindele and @jjcskillz on the arrival of your
twins! Iya Ibeji mo ba e yo”.
By 7pm on Saturday, there were already over 35,000 congratulatory
messages on Funke’s Instagram account.