Funke Akindele and Kamo State’s Starlomo skit tops 100,000 likes

Ten days ago, people were asking where Funke Akindele was. On Wednesday, 30 September, she turned up in a skit with Kamo State, and the Instagram reel had passed 100,000 likes within six hours.

The joint post, shared at about 9:40am WAT on the verified accounts of skit maker Akinyoola Ayoola, known as Kamo State, and actress-filmmaker Funke Akindele, promotes Starlomo, his first cinema release, which opened nationwide on Friday, 25 September.

Kamo State captioned it “Some useful tips from the Blueprint Herself! God bless you iyami”, with a line saying Starlomo is showing in cinemas across the country. Legit.ng described the clip as a playful sparring skit, with both of them in Starlomo shirts.

Why were people talking about a Funke Akindele and Kamo State rift?

The rift talk came from absence, not from anything either of them said. Funke Akindele was not at the Lagos premiere of Starlomo on Sunday, 20 September, and fans and blogs read that as a sign of trouble between the actress and the skit maker she has worked with for years, Legit.ng reported.

Kamo State had already denied a fallout in July. He told BBC Yoruba, according to Nigerian Tribune on 29 July 2026, that the two of them were “still together, even closer”, and that she was busy with her December project. He has worked with her on Aiyetoro Town and Behind the Scenes, the Tribune said.

How did we get here? The Starlomo timeline

July 2026: Kamo State tells BBC Yoruba there is no fallout with Funke Akindele (Nigerian Tribune, 29 July).
Sunday, 20 September: Starlomo premieres in Lagos with an “African Music Icon” dress code; Funke Akindele is not there (BellaNaija, Legit.ng).
Friday, 25 September: the movie, directed by Kayode Kasum and distributed by FilmOne, opens in cinemas nationwide.
Monday, 28 September: Kamo State posts an “opening weekend” thank-you on Instagram.
Tuesday, 29 September: he posts photos of the two of them captioned “Mother & Son”.
Wednesday, 30 September: the joint skit goes up at about 9:40am WAT.

What do the numbers say?

When GistMatrix checked Instagram at about 3:30pm WAT on Wednesday, 30 September, the joint reel showed about 101,200 likes and 6,200 comments. Tuesday’s “Mother & Son” photos had about 119,000 likes and 3,377 comments. For comparison, his solo opening-weekend post on Monday had 4,143 likes.

The reach gap explains the pull. Funke Akindele’s Instagram showed 16 million followers at the same check; Kamo State’s showed 1 million.

She is also the one with the box-office record. Her Behind the Scenes grossed ₦2,103,039,706, FilmOne said on 13 January 2026, according to Premium Times, the highest-grossing Nollywood movie at the time. That followed Everybody Loves Jenifa at ₦1.88bn. As of 3:30pm WAT on 30 September, FilmOne had not published an opening-weekend figure for Starlomo.

Where can you watch Starlomo in Nigeria?

Starlomo is showing in cinemas nationwide, according to Kamo State’s post on 30 September, with FilmOne Entertainment as distributor. Check FilmOne, Filmhouse, Genesis and Silverbird listings for showtimes near you.

What happens next

Starlomo heads into its second weekend on Friday, 2 October, the day the MKO documentary opens in Nigerian cinemas, Arise News reported. The next hard number to watch is the weekly Nigerian box-office chart for 25 to 27 September, which had not been published as of 3:30pm WAT.

FAQ

Is Funke Akindele fighting with Kamo State?
Neither of them has said so. Kamo State denied a fallout in a BBC Yoruba interview in July 2026, and the two posted together on Instagram on 29 and 30 September to promote Starlomo.

When did Starlomo come out in cinemas?
Starlomo opened in Nigerian cinemas on Friday, 25 September 2026, after a Lagos premiere on Sunday, 20 September.

Who directed Starlomo?
Kayode Kasum directed it, and FilmOne Entertainment is distributing it, according to Kamo State’s Instagram caption on 30 September.

Have you seen Starlomo yet? Tell us in the comments.

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