Nollywood veteran Sola Sobowale’s daughter weds in Ibadan
Veteran Nollywood actress Sola Sobowale’s daughter, Mimi, has tied the knot with her partner, Francis Kunlay, at a wedding ceremony held in Ibadan.
The event, which took place on Saturday, had prominent figures from Nigeria’s entertainment industry in attendance.
Guests were treated to live music performances by gospel singer Yinka Ayefele and Fuji artiste Adewale Ayuba.
Among the notable attendees were Oyo State Governor, Oluseyi Makinde, and Nollywood stars Shaffy Bello, Aisha Lawal, Toyosi Adesanya, Femi Adebayo, Nancy Isime, and Toke Makinwa.
Sharing moments from the ceremony on Instagram, Ms Sobowale posted a video of the couple dancing with the caption, “#MIKUN2026 E ma ba ara yin kale ni o!,” a Yoruba phrase wishing the couple a lasting marriage.
Ms Sobowale, an actress, screenwriter, and film director, is known in Nigeria’s film industry for her performances and directing.
We have recently deactivated our website's comment provider in favour of other channels of distribution and commentary. We encourage you to join the conversation on our stories via our Facebook, Twitter and other social media pages.
More from Peoples Gazette
Agriculture
FG tasks ECOWAS on leveraging financing strategies for agroecology
The federal government has urged stakeholders in the agriculture and finance sectors in the West Africa region to leverage financing strategies to enhance agroecology practices
Politics
Katsina youths pledge to deliver over 2 million votes to Atiku
“Katsina State is Atiku’s political base because it is his second home.”
NationWide
NBC scraps annual digital TV access fee
The National Broadcasting Commission says Nigerians will no longer pay annual Digital Access Fees under the renewed Digital Switch Over project.
Economy
TransDigm abandons acquisition of Stellant Systems after DOJ’s decision to block transaction
TransDigm Group has abandoned its attempt to acquire rival defence and industrial component manufacturer Stellant Systems.
Abuja
Trump pressures Tinubu on terror prosecutions, protection for Christians
The U.S. pressed the Nigerian government to do more to protect Christians from attacks, and that greater efforts and resources must be allocated to the safe return of IDPs.
Abuja
COREN Assembly: Tinubu seeks strong regulation, sanctions
Mr Tinubu said this at the opening of the 34th Engineering Assembly of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria in Abuja.
Heading 1
U.S. indicts bulletproof hosting firms Medialand, ML.Cloud, three Russians for cybercrime, wire fraud, money laundering
According to the indictment, 42 victims in 21 states were targeted by criminal groups who used Medialand’s and ML.Cloud’s services.
World
FULL LIST: 23 countries U.S. warns citizens not to visit
President Donald Trump’s administration listed 23 nations deemed too dangerous for U.S. citizens to visit.
