Popular Nigerian actress Funke Akindele-Bello popularly known by many as Jenifa is currently reeling in a feeling of excitement and appreciation following a recent milestone she scored on popular social media app, Instagram.
An excited Akindele has just become the first actor in the Nigerian movie industry to garner as much as 10 million followers on the platform.
In celebration of the occasion, the comic actress shared a short clip to appreciate people that made the feat possible.
The clip featured an image of Akindele, and carried bold lettering of her new follower count. It was accompanied with a caption in which she heartily thanked her fans.
Colleagues Mercy Johnson Okojie, Joke Silva, Ufuoma McDermott, Alex Ekubo, Nkechi Blessing Sunday and some fans joined her in celebrating by extending congratulatory messages to her.
Read some below:
alexxekubo: “E no easy, I applaud you big sis”
ajokesilva: “Wawu”
madjohny: “Yaassssssss yyaassssssss am particularly excited congratulations ma’am”
nkechiblessingsunday: “O por oooo it’s plenty”
mercyjohnsonokojie: “Congratulations Queen mi”
ufuomamcdermott: “Bossss!!”
oluwaseun.robert.56: “Love you forever ma”
taymesan_: “Yessss!!! Congratulations”
gmail.comhelenlawal: “Congratulations to my favorite actress Funke Akindele Bello may god continue to bless your life in Jesus name enjoy your Tuesday Funke Akindele Bello”
The actress is closely followed by colleagues Mercy Johnson Okojie (7.6 million followers) and Genevieve Nnaji (7 million followers).
In a similar story, Tuffgig music empire had once reported that much loved Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage celebrated hitting 10 million followers on Instagram.
Tiwa Savage also appreciated her fan base known as Savage Armies on her page. The Attention crooner posted a photo that was specially designed to commemorate the occasion.
