Renowned Yoruba actor Ibrahim Yekini, popularly known as Itele, has opened up about his relationship with fellow actor Baba Tee during his challenging times in the film industry. In an interview shared on the official YouTube channel of Biola Adebayo Ent, Itele revealed that he faced severe financial struggles early in his career....Read Full Article >>➤
During this period, his friend Baba Tee offered him a job as his driver, a role he held for two years. Itele shared that working for Baba Tee not only provided him with an income to settle his debts but also helped improve his quality of life at the time. Reflecting on the experience, he expressed gratitude for the opportunity and the lessons learned during that difficult phase.
His story serves as an inspiration, showing how resilience and humility can pave the way for success.
In his statement, she said, “When I was trying to recover from my losses, Baba Tee was the one who came to my rescue when he came back to Nigeria from London. Baba Tee wanted to buy a car, but he was duped, and I already owned a car that I bought on credit. I was very poor to the extent that my friend Baba Tee employed me as his driver for 2 years.
I used to drive him to anywhere he was going, and he allowed me to stay in his house, and I made some money from him, and I rented a house, and I was able to settle my debts.”
One day, my boss beat me to the extent that I fainted, and my mother decided to take me back to the North.
When I came back from the North after one year, my mother took me to one of my brothers in Lagos, and I suffered a lot. I used to hawk sugarcane, and I worked as a shoe maker on the street before I became an actor. I met my boss, who taught me film making in 1996, and in the year 2020 I became an actor, and I produced my own movie.”
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