Funke Akindele Wins  NFVCB Awards

<p>Funke Akindele Wins  NFVCB Awards<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Applause filled the room&comma; cameras flashed&comma; and the energy was electric as Nollywood heavyweight Funke Akindele stepped forward to receive multiple honours from the National Film and Video Censors Board &lpar;NFVCB&rpar; a powerful nod to her unstoppable box office streak&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The recognition ceremony&comma; held at the NFVCB’s Ikoyi office in Lagos on Friday&comma; brought together top industry stakeholders&comma; guild leaders and practitioners who gathered to celebrate a filmmaker whose consistency has reshaped Nollywood’s commercial landscape&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Akindele clinched the Box Office Champion Award &lpar;2020&rpar; for her groundbreaking smash hit Omo Ghetto&colon; The Saga&comma; a film that set new revenue benchmarks&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Her dominance didn’t stop there&period; She also secured the Audience Choice Award &lpar;2024&sol;2025&rpar; and the Box Office Champion Award &lpar;2024&sol;2025&rpar; for Everybody Loves Jenifa&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Adding to the growing list of accolades&comma; she received the Box Office Champion Award &lpar;2025&sol;2026&rpar; for Behind The Scenes further cementing her reputation as Nollywood’s box office queen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Clearly moved by the honour&comma; Akindele later took to Instagram to reflect on the milestone moment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Yesterday was truly special&period; I was honoured and recognised for my hard work and consistency in the entertainment industry&comma; and my heart is full of gratitude&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>My sincere appreciation to Dr Shaibu Husseini&comma; Executive Director of the Nigerian Film and Video Censors Board&comma; and to Honourable Hannatu Musawa&comma; Minister of Art&comma; Culture&comma; Tourism and the Creative Economy of Nigeria&comma; for this incredible recognition&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Thank you to all the guilds and associations who showed up in love and support — AGN&comma; AMP&comma; CEAN&comma; DGN&comma; RATTAWU&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This award belongs to <strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">God<&sol;a><&sol;strong>&comma; my amazing fans&comma; my family&comma; my hardworking team&comma; and every colleague who has walked this journey with me&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>I dedicate this to every creative who dares to dream big and stay consistent&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Thank you all for believing in me and in the vision&period; The journey continues&comma; and the best is yet to come&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For many in attendance&comma; the awards were more than plaques they were a celebration of resilience&comma; reinvention and relentless excellence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With each new project&comma; Akindele continues to raise the bar&comma; proving that her reign at the top of Nollywood is not slowing down anytime soon&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;