Nollywood actor Bucci Franklin has opened up about his childhood and the challenges of growing up without a father figure.
While speaking with Chude Jideonwo, Franklin explained that the absence of his Dad launched him into a lot of vices.
“As a kid, I had my woman shege. It is not easy to be a single parent. My mum had to go to work. Not having a father figure is quite difficult. Maximum respect to women out there taking care of their children by themselves. But you need a man in your life. If you do not want to get married, you need a brother to play that role. For boys especially, you just need a father figure,” Bucci Franklin said.
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The actor also revealed that despite his father’s absence while growing up, he forgave him and sees him as a good man.
“I was into girls, drugs by drugs, I mean cigarettes. Drinking beer at a very young age. Coming back home completely wasted. My dad is good, but he was not in the picture. I see him now for the man he is, not the man he was. I have forgiven him,” he added.
In July, Famous Nigerian filmmaker Kemi Adetiba has thanked her audience for the overwhelming support of her latest movie, To Kill A Monkey (TKAM).
She has gone on to explain the emotional and creative risks she took to bring the project to life.
In a heartfelt statement, Adetiba said she is still searching for the right words to fully convey her appreciation, describing TKAM as one of her most daring projects yet.
According to her, the film dives into raw, unfiltered human stories, exploring the emotional and moral complexities of what it takes to push a principled person to the breaking point—and the consequences that follow.
She noted that the characters in TKAM make difficult, often morally ambiguous choices, but stay true to their personal realities.
