Omotola Ekeinde’s 2nd Daughter Surprises Her at Movie Premiere, Obasanjo and Other Celebs Present
- Fun videos from Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde's A Mother's Love movie premiere in Lagos emerged on social media
- Prominent figures like former president Obasanjo, Jowi Zaza, and Sola Sobowale, among others, showed up for the actress
- The highlight was the moment Omotola's second daughter surprised her at the venue of the event
Nollywood actress and filmmaker Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, on Sunday, March 1, 2026, hosted a star-studded premiere for her film A Mother's Love in the Ikoyi area of Lagos state.
Omotola took the movie premiere to another level with the calibre of high-class individuals who attended the event.
Source: Instagram
Notable among those spotted in videos from the event were former President Olusegun Obasanjo, billionaire Jowi Zaza, actresses Sola Sobowale and Ruth Kadiri, former Senator Dino Melaye, and media personality Denrele Edun.
The actress' husband, Captain Ekeinde, was also present to support her.
Omotola Jalade's second daughter surprises her
One of the highlights from the event was the moment Omotola received the biggest surprise of her life from her second daughter, Meraiah.
Meraiah, who wasn’t in the country, flew back to surprise her mother at the premiere.
A viral video showed the moment she walked into the venue, went backstage, where her mother, her elder sister, and the former president were, and greeted them.
Source: Instagram
The Instagram video showing the moment Obasanjo arrived at Omotola Jalade's movie premiere is below:
A video showing the moment Omotola Jalade's daughter surprised her is below:
An Instagram video of Jowi Zaza and wife at Omotola's premiere is below:
Reactions as Omotola Jalade's daughter surprises her
Legit.ng compiled some of the reactions as netizens gushed about the heartwarming moment between the mother and daughter. Others shared their observations about the clip. Read them below:
pamelaoweiphotography said:
"When she hugged the First Lady I thought it was Omotola only to see Omotola later, wow, the resemblance."
rash_ng reacted:
"Sometimes I go jst look comment e be like say na frustrated ppl full comment section now."
mynameisawele said:
"I have watched this thing like 5 times I still don see the “nose” thing you people are talking about."
hargbolarhan10 reacted:
"Why did she raised her nose at the old man tho??"
mautrendbridals_events said:
"Baba is a gentleman. He doesn’t want to step on her cape."
princekadiri_ commented:
"Y’all asking Whats OBJ is doing there, Please it’s Omosexy we’re talking about ,Dangote would’ve come .Sheya Queen."
remember_johnson said:
"lol story never clear,baba don start to the act movie??"
maji96317 commented:
"Some people are genuinely possessed because how can they say omotola’s nose gesture was to Obasanjo.Even a 2 year old can decipher that was for her daughter after surprising he."
Omotola Jalade releases new movie cast
Legit.ng also reported that Omotola Jalade Ekeinde announced the release of her new film titled A Mother's Love.
On Wednesday, February 4, 2026, the actress shared a promotional video unveiling the cast for her film, which is set to be released in March. The highlight of the montage showed Omotola in glittering outfits, posing and dancing.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
