“God did” – Omotola Ekeinde expresses gratitude following the premiere of her first directorial movie

Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has expressed gratitude following the premiere of her movie.

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Kemi Filani reported that the movie star was making her first directorial debut at the cinema and celebrating 30 years in the industry.

On Sunday, March 1st, the talented actress held the premiere of her much-talked-about movie, A Mother’s Love, which will be in Cinemas nationwide from March 6th, at the Alliance Franchise, Ikoyi, Lagos. As expected, the premiere had in attendance tons of celebrities like Rita Dominic, Toke Makinwa, Nosa Rex and more and even former President, Olusegun Obasanjo.

Now, on her Instagram page, Omotola expressed gratitude to the public, crediting God for making the event possible. The award-winning actress promised to express herself better in another post.

“What a Night.
GOD DID
Coming right back to express how I feel, but first, thank you all. @motherslovethemovie is truly a gift everyone felt tonight.

Mother’s Love starts showing from March 6th, 2026. Get ready!!”.

Recall that Omotola Jalade Ekeinde had stirred controversy after she revealed that she wouldn’t be dancing to market or promote her movies, describing such behaviour as unprofessional, noting how she has done a quality movie and needs to promote it.

This came after her colleague, Kunle Afolayan, during the premiere of his movie, stated that he is not interested in ₦1 billion or ₦2 billion in cinema earnings if he cannot get at least ₦10 million from them. He also took a swipe at his colleagues for constantly dancing to promote their movies.

Hitting back at him, Funke made it known that she isn’t the one hindering his progress, as she admonished him not to let jealousy burn him, noting that the sky is so big for everybody to fly.

Not done, she had shared a video of herself dancing as she promoted her highest-grossing movie.

Weighing in, Iyabo Ojo noted how jealousy is the last class to attend before becoming a witch. She questioned who made the rules and admonished her colleagues to do what works for them and allow others win their way. She added that 2026 ain’t for talkers, but for doers.

Also weighing in, Chinyere Wilfred threw shade, while sharing a video of herself dancing. She adminished others not to dance to promote their movies.

Last year, Omotola lamented the industry’s condition, comparing it to Hollywood and calling for structure. The legendary actress revealed that she had been working in Hollywood for 4 years and gets monthly residuals. Meanwhile, she got no residuals in Nollywood, where she spent 30 years.