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  1. Funke Akindele and skit maker Kamo State posted a joint Instagram skit promoting Starlomo at about 9:40am WAT on Wednesday, 30 September 2026.
  2. The reel passed 101,000 likes by about 3:30pm WAT on 30 September 2026, days after fans questioned Funke Akindele's absence from the 20 September premiere.
  3. Starlomo, directed by Kayode Kasum and distributed by FilmOne, has been showing in Nigerian cinemas nationwide since Friday, 25 September 2026.
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Nollywood · 4 min read

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

The pair posted a joint Instagram reel on Wednesday morning, 30 September, five days into Starlomo's cinema run and ten days after fans asked why the Nollywood box-office queen skipped Kamo State's premiere.

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…

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  1. President Tinubu congratulated Damilola Osikoya and Nora Awolowo in a statement signed by his adviser Bayo Onanuga on Monday 28 September.
  2. Guinness World Records counted 51,000 viewers at Lagos's Tafawa Balewa Square, beating the 43,624 mark set in the Philippines in 2015.
  3. Directed by Fatimah Binta Gimsay, Black Market is due in cinemas in October, according to What Kept Me Up.
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Nollywood · 3 min read

Tinubu hails Black Market filmmakers over 51,000-viewer Guinness record

A State House statement credits filmmakers Damilola Osikoya and Nora Awolowo for the Tafawa Balewa Square screening, lifting a Nollywood milestone into national conversation as the film heads for cinemas.

President Bola Tinubu has congratulated the producers behind the Black Market Guinness record, hailing Saturday's 51,000-viewer screening in Lagos as a showcase of Nigerian talent and business muscle in a statement on Monday. The message turns a weekend Nollywood milestone into a national talking point. It also puts two filmmakers, rather than the film's star-studded cast, at the centre of…

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