Nollywood filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, has stirred reactions after advising men to “marry many women” while reflecting on his upbringing in a polygamous home.

The actor and producer made the remarks at the watch party of Aníkúlápó: The Ghoul Awakens, with a clip from the event going viral on Tuesday.

Speaking at the event, Afolayan linked his existence and achievements to his late father’s decision to marry several wives.

“Without my father, there wouldn’t have been a KAP Village or even Kunle Afolayan. I am the seventh born of my father because my father had ten wives. For the men, marry many women, or rather be involved with many women. You know why? If my father didn’t, he would not have born me, and that is the honest truth. But today, a few of us are lifting his legacy. Life is short, death is constant. Nobody has life forever. Everybody has a period. Use your period,” he said.

While his daughter, Eyiyemi Afolayan, joined him on stage, the filmmaker compared his childhood experience with his relationship with his children.

“They are lucky. For her, staying by my side is luck. Do you know why? I couldn’t stand it with my father. My father didn’t know my school. My father didn’t know my date of birth. He did not know anything about me other than, ‘He is the son of that person.’ But today, I’m so proud of my father,” he added.

Afolayan also spoke about fatherhood.

“Sometimes when people say ‘Happy Father’s Day,’ I’m always saying whether he pays child support or not, he’s still a father. I have been going to court because I want to get a divorce. I don’t mind being in the witness box, and I experienced the shit, so that I can marry many wives,” he said.

He thereafter prayed for his daughter, praising her role in the series.

“Hephzibah, her mother is the one who gave her the name. I don’t care, but I am proud of you. You started with the film, you did the first season, and now with the second season, you did amazingly well. My good Lord will continue to increase you in wisdom, in knowledge, and in understanding. If this is your path, the good Lord will see you through.”
However, this is not the first time the filmmaker has spoken about his late father’s polygamous lifestyle.

In March 2021, Afolayan told BBC Pidgin that his father, Adeyemi Afolayan, who died in 1996, married 10 wives and had 25 children, a decision he said took a toll on the family.

“I would not want to marry many wives because my father had 10 wives and I knew what happened throughout that period. I knew that really distracted my father. In this age, nobody needs to tell you before you know what’s right,” he said at the time.

He also disclosed that growing up in a polygamous home affected bonding among the children due to language and other barriers.

Afolayan further narrated how he battled poverty in his early years, revealing that he once lived in a one-room apartment in Ebute-Metta and sometimes had to deal with flooding.

“I was born in Ebute-Metta and have lived in one-room apartment before that we even have to grapple with flood sometimes. It’s not shame to say have been poor before. But if you see how l made it, it’s a matter of consistency. My father was a very popular filmmaker and ordinarily, people would expect me to life the kind of live akin to Hollywood stars,” he said.

“But that wasn’t the case. How would one live such life when you’re living in a room with ten women. That doesn’t mean there was no love among us.”

He had advised young filmmakers to start with the little resources available to them while working towards their dreams.

-Guardian

The Yobe State Police Command has arrested 50-year-old Alhaji Hassan Umaru for allegedly murdering a fellow villager, 45-year-old Sukari Abdul, over suspicion of an affair involving his wife.

According to the Command’s spokesman, SP Dungus Abdulkarim, the incident occurred on Sunday, February 1, 2026, around 12:30 p.m., in Bundila Village, Gulani local government area of the State. The confrontation reportedly escalated at the market square, where Umaru allegedly attacked Abdul with a cutlass.

The victim was rushed to Bularaba Primary Health Care Facility, where a medical practitioner confirmed his death. Authorities said the suspect was promptly apprehended, and the weapon used in the attack was recovered.

The case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department for a thorough investigation.

Reacting to the incident, Commissioner of Police, CP Emmanuel Ado, urged residents not to take the law into their own hands, especially in marital or social disputes, and called on the public to report grievances to the appropriate authorities.

-Leadership

Nigerian actress Osas Ighodaro has opened up about a painful chapter in her life when she was cheated on by an ex-boyfriend while living in the United States.

Speaking on the ‘Lone Wolf’ podcast, Ighodaro described the ordeal as “devastating,” recalling that she had imagined a future with the man she thought she would spend her life with.

She recounted driving all the way to Baltimore to surprise him, only to discover another woman, who was pregnant, in his room, and being escorted out by a security guard after confronting him.

“After getting a new car, I drove all the way to Baltimore to surprise my then-boyfriend. I stood at his door for about five minutes waiting for him to answer. Five minutes might not seem long, but in that moment, it felt like forever. He finally opened the door, and I said, ‘What took you so long? Surprise! Aren’t you happy to see me?’” she recalled.

“His response was, ‘Why didn’t you say you were coming?’ I thought he’d be happy that I drove all the way to see him, especially since I had just bought this car. I tried to go to his room, but the door was locked. I asked why, and he said he had a friend there. I told him to come out, and he said it was a girl, not a guy. I asked why he had a girl in his room, and he told me to sit down.

“I started shouting. At that point, he called the complex security to escort me out, telling me he didn’t want me to get in trouble for fighting a pregnant woman,” Ighodaro said.

“My whole world collapsed. I’ve always been a lover, someone who puts my all into relationships. This was devastating for me. It was young love, someone, I thought I wanted to spend the rest of my life with, but clearly, he, or maybe God, had other plans,” she reflected.

Looking back, Ighodaro said she sees the experience as a hidden blessing. She explained that moving to Baltimore with him would not have aligned with her bigger ambitions.

“I finally see it as a blessing because we were already having conversations and moving to Baltimore to live our lives, I always knew that wasn’t going to be enough for me. My dreams are global and big, and moving to Baltimore wouldn’t help me achieve them. I needed to be in New York, around creatives, for this to happen,” she said.

Ighodaro later married fellow Nigerian actor, Gbenro Ajibade, in 2015 after meeting on the set of Tinsel. The couple divorced in 2019, and they have a daughter together.

-Leadership