By Taiye Olayemi
Lagos, May 3, 2020
Actress Funke Akindele and other celebrities on Sunday took to their various instagram pages to celebrate actress, movie director and producer, Genevieve Nnaji, who turned 41.
Genevieve Nnaji won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a leading role in 2005, making her the first actress to win the award.
In 2011, she was honoured as a member of the Order of the Federal Republic, OFR, by the Nigerian government for her contributions to the film industry.
Nnaji’s directorial debut movie, ‘Lionheart’, was the first Netflix original from Nigeria and first Nigerian submission for the Oscars.
Sola Sobowale and Rachael Okonkwo were also among other celebrities who felicitated with her.
The celebrities took to their instagram handles to celebrate the actress, and they all prayed for her success in all endeavours.