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Nigeria: How church nearly cost me my acting career — Yemi Solade

Nigeria: How church nearly cost me my acting career — Yemi Solade

Africa Links 24 with Abisola Adigun
Published on 2025-09-08 12:42:35

Veteran Nollywood actor, Yemi Solade, has revealed how a clash with his former church almost ruined his acting career after a pastor instructed him to reject movie jobs that came up on Sundays.

He made the disclosure during a recent episode of the Honest Bunch podcast, where he narrated how a 2013 incident forced him to stop attending church.

According to Solade, church leaders insisted that he must reserve Sundays strictly for worship, a directive he described as impractical for…

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