The web was stirred up when a video of two veteran Nollywood actors, Yinka Quadri and his colleague, Taiwo Hassan, popularly often called Ogogo, surfaced on social media platforms on Wednesday night.
Although, PUNCH Online couldn’t affirm when or how the disagreement began between the 2 actors, they have been seen settling their variations in a now viral video.
In the video, considered one of Nigeria’s legendary Esa Oriki Orile exponents, Sulaiman Ajilara, popularly referred to as Ajobiewe, was seen begging the veteran actors to place apart their variations and sheath their swords.
Ajobiewe made the peace name on Wednesday evening through the birthday of actor Yomi Fabiyi.
When Quadri approached the dance flooring, Ajobiewe insisted he name on his buddy, Ogogo.
Afterwards, Ogogo joined Quadri whereas the chanter pleaded with them to settle their misunderstandings along with his lyrics.
He sang in Yoruba, “Where is your Ogogo? Why did you come right here alone? Call him for me. Tell him to come back to me. I encourage you, it’s unattainable to not have misunderstandings however I’m begging you within the title of God, to settle no matter it’s.
“Please hug each other and let it end there. I do not want to hear anything about your misunderstandings anymore for God’s sake.”
The two then hugged and smiled at one another.
Reacting to this, some Nigerians counseled Ajobiewe for reuniting the actors, noting that it was good to see them again collectively.
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Lanre Adeola, tweeting with the deal with @lanreadeola mentioned, “That’s lovely. An elder that doesn’t allow the baby’s neck to twist in the market.”
A tweep, Olanrewaju, who identifies as @olanrewaju wrote, “Agba o ni tan lori le…May God maintain Ajobiewe for us for a few years in good well being. This is so good.
Others expressed shock that the 2 weren’t on good phrases. Sope, who tweets as @Dcsopetie wrote, “Wow! I by no means knew they weren’t speaking to one another and the way they hid it from the general public is past me.
Meanwhile, Quadri, in a video shared by a YouTuber, Kilarigbo, earlier on Wednesday, confirmed their friendship, saying they’re 5 and 6.
He mentioned although they don’t seem to be biologically associated, they’re extra like twins, including that they’ve been associates since they met in 1985.
He, nevertheless, hinted that they’ve their points, noting that they settle their misunderstandings and not using a third celebration.
He additionally warned the general public to desist from spreading rumours of their combat, noting that they will by no means be separated by any power in any way.
However, PUNCH Online noticed that each associates have been hardly seen collectively in public in latest occasions.
Efforts to talk to Ogogo proved abortive as he didn’t decide calls or reply to textual content messages despatched to his telephone as of the time of submitting this report.
Reacting, PUNCH’s model Editor, Tofarati Ige, mentioned although the reason for their rift was unknown to the general public, however they began showing much less in public collectively.
He mentioned, “Originally, Ogogo and Yinka Quadri have been recognized to be shut associates, as they usually appeared at occasions collectively. In many movies, they acted as associates, and their relationship continued off-screen. In some situations, they even wore outfits just like these for public occasions.
“However, for a while, they began showing much less at public occasions collectively. Even when Ogogo’s daughter, Shakirat, obtained married, Yinka Quadri didn’t attend.
“Though the reason for their rift was not made recognized to the general public, there have been totally different rumours that that they had fallen out, however neither of them acknowledged it publicly.
“However, the rift was well managed, as it was only known to insiders and privileged sources in the industry.”
Speaking additional, he famous that when Quadri was approached in regards to the problem, he declined to touch upon it.
“Personally, after I heard of the rift about two years in the past, I requested Yinka Quadri a query about it at an occasion, however he refused to touch upon the difficulty.
“Till date, there are simply speculations as to what really brought on the rift, I’m not aware about what really occurred. As regards reconciliation, I’m not conscious of any elder that had tried to mediate between them.
“But, they are both close to elders in the industry, such as Jide Kosoko and Oga Bello, who are likely to have attempted to broker peace between them,” he added.