- Shola Ogudu, mother of Wizkid’s first son, Boluwatife, has shared a reflective throwback post highlighting her son’s growth five years after expressing confidence in his future.
- Revisiting her 2020 tweet about instilling strong self-belief in the then 8-year-old, she celebrated how far he has come, captioning the update with gratitude to God.
Shola Ogudu, the mother of Nigerian music star Wizkid’s first son, Boluwatife Balogun, has shared a throwback post reflecting on her son’s journey five years later.
Ogudu shared a screenshot of her own tweet dated January 6, 2020, where she spoke about the confidence she had instilled in her then 8-year-old son.
The old post read: “I’ve successfully instilled sooo much self confidence that can literally move mountains in my 8year old… Confidence That has him saying stuff like ‘Mum I promise you I’m going to be the best thing out of this world in a few years… And so shall it be 🙏🏾 #BLESSED”
Sharing the original post on December 8, 2025, Ogudu captioned the update simply, “And 5 years later…. We give God all the Glory 🙏🏾.” The post celebrates Boluwatife’s growth and progress since she first shared the inspiring words.
In other news….. Nigerian actor and senior pastor of the Fountain of Life Church, Jimmy Odukoya, has addressed those who fault pastors of large ministries for living lavishly.
Jimmy pointed out that many of the same pastors facing criticism today once struggled to build their churches from scratch, yet no one paid attention during those difficult periods. He said people only begin to complain once the ministry becomes successful and visible.
He said:
“Listen, it is very easy to talk about pastors who have mega churches and big, big crowds. It is easy to talk about them when they are at that level. Where were you when they had no one?
“The reason you want to talk about what they are doing is because the church has grown to a size that you recognise. But where were you when they started with two people in a living room? Where were you when the pastor had no money and he was using his salary to rent a hall? No one remembers those times, but now they want to get mad because the pastor is driving a nice car. But when the pastor was walking to church, you had no problem.”
He also reacted to those who criticise pastors for handing over their churches to their children.
“All the big-time pastors, you too start your church and make it big if it’s easy. Go and do it. All these pastors, they just do it, it’s just family business. They just pass it to their children. You too start your church and pass it to your children if it is easy. What is the problem? I said what I said,” he added.
Jimmy Odukoya is the son of the late pastors Taiwo and Bimbo Odukoya, founders of the Fountain of Life Church.
