{"id":241307,"date":"2026-02-08T19:19:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:19:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/how-funke-akindeles-mum-saved-my-childrens-lives-iyabo-ojo\/"},"modified":"2026-02-08T19:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T19:19:04","slug":"how-funke-akindeles-mum-saved-my-childrens-lives-iyabo-ojo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/how-funke-akindeles-mum-saved-my-childrens-lives-iyabo-ojo\/","title":{"rendered":"How Funke Akindele\u2019s Mum Saved My Childrens\u2018 Lives \u2013 Iyabo Ojo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>Nollywood actress, <strong>Iyabo Ojo,<\/strong> has shared how the late mother of Funke Akindele once stepped in to save her children.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abia Radio News<\/strong> reports that in an Instagram post, Iyabo Ojo spoke about the support she received years ago while raising her children, Festus and Priscilla, remembering how the doctor\u2019s care prevented a potential tragedy.<\/p>\n<p>Iyabo described the late doctor as a remarkable person whose kindness and prayers went beyond her professional role.<\/p>\n<p>She recalled the reassurance and protection offered by Funke\u2019s mother during a time of fear and uncertainty, saying her intervention ensured the safety of her children.<\/p>\n<p>Iyabo also reflected on the continuous guidance and spiritual support she received from the doctor, even during disagreements, noting that she always felt her presence and prayers.<\/p>\n<p>She wrote, <em>\u201cA beautiful soul she was. I can never forget, back in 2004, how she treated Festus and Priscilla when they were little. I thought I\u2019d lose them both, but she said, \u2018No. Not on my watch.\u2019 A great doctor she was and an even greater prayer warrior. Even though Funke and I fought countless times, she never stopped calling me, never stopped praying for me. She\u2019d always say, \u2018Emi o da si ija iwo ati ore re o. One day, e ma settle e. Omo mi nigbogbo yin.\u2019 (My spirit will stand between you and your enemies. One day, it\u2019ll settle. My child, I love you all.) She was indeed a mother to all. I will always love her. Rest on, mama.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n                                                                                                            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nollywood actress, Iyabo Ojo, has shared how the late mother of Funke Akindele once stepped in to save her children. Abia Radio News reports that in an Instagram post, Iyabo Ojo spoke about the support she received years ago while raising her children, Festus and Priscilla, remembering how the doctor\u2019s care prevented a potential tragedy. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":241308,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[440],"class_list":["post-241307","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-iyabo-ojo"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot_20260208-190751.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241307","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241307"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241307\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/241308"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}