Regina Daniels marks birthday in a wheelchair after months of pain

Nollywood actress Regina Daniels appeared in a wheelchair in a birthday video on Instagram on Saturday, 10 October, and told fans she has spent months unable to move freely. In the video, she also explained why she has been so quiet online.

She called the day her “silver jubilee”. Then she got to the hard part. “For several months now, I lost my freedom to move around as I please,” she said, according to TVC News, which carried her words the same afternoon.

She did not name a condition or a treatment. What she did give was a timeline of her own, the moment she says things got worse and a sense of how the months have gone.

What did Regina Daniels say in her birthday video?

Regina Daniels said a problem that started small grew worse after the last public event she hosted, her Children’s Day carnival, and that the pain has at times been severe. She said some days she walks well and on others she cannot move, according to TVC News and Pulse Nigeria.

She described months of medical tests, saying it had been one test after another, “that I jokingly started calling myself a lab rat”. She said she cried and turned to God for healing, and that she expected fans to be surprised to see her in a wheelchair.

That is all she has said on the record. Posts on blogs and fan pages guessing at a diagnosis are not confirmed, and GistMatrix is not repeating them.

How did we get here?

Regina Daniels has been in front of cameras since childhood, so her disappearance from Instagram this year was noticed quickly. Here is how the past few years have run, from published records:

• She began acting at about seven, with Marriage of Sorrow, and became a household name with Dumebi in School (2014), according to her Wikipedia biography.
• 2019: reports of her marriage to businessman and politician Ned Nwoko made national headlines.
• June 2020 and June 2022: the couple welcomed two sons.
• February 2025: separation rumours spread after she deactivated Instagram and later returned without Ned Nwoko’s name and photos.
• Thursday, 8 October 2026: former Actors Guild of Nigeria president Emeka Rollas publicly apologised to her, her mother and Ned Nwoko over remarks he made in 2025 about the marriage, as Pulse Nigeria and Vanguard reported.
• Saturday, 10 October 2026: the wheelchair video, posted on her birthday.

One detail does not line up. She called this birthday her silver jubilee, and Pulse Nigeria, TVC News and Legit.ng all reported it as her 25th. Her Wikipedia biography gives her birth year as 2000, which would make her 26. She has not commented on the difference.

Who has reacted to Regina Daniels’ wheelchair video?

Fellow actresses Iyabo Ojo, Ini Edo, Destiny Etiko and Uche Elendu were among the first to post prayers for her healing under the video, Legit.ng reported at about 5pm WAT. TikTok creator Jarvis, who confirmed her own pregnancy with Peller days earlier, sent her prayers too, and BBNaija star Phyna wished her a happy birthday.

As of 5:30pm WAT on Saturday, 10 October, no statement on her health had been reported from Ned Nwoko or her family.

What happens next

Regina Daniels has not said when she plans to return to acting or public events. Her own Instagram page, @regina.daniels, is where she has chosen to share news about her recovery, and GistMatrix will update this story if she or her family say more.

FAQ

Why is Regina Daniels in a wheelchair?
In her birthday video on 10 October 2026, Regina Daniels said pain has limited her movement for several months and got worse after her Children’s Day carnival. She did not name a diagnosis.

How old is Regina Daniels?
She called her 10 October 2026 birthday her “silver jubilee”, and Nigerian outlets reported it as her 25th. Her Wikipedia biography lists a 2000 birth year, which would make her 26.

Has Ned Nwoko reacted to Regina Daniels’ health update?
As of 5:30pm WAT on 10 October 2026, no public statement from Ned Nwoko on her health had been reported.

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