lost her son<\/a>, Ayomikun, prompting an outpouring of grief and tributes from colleagues across the film industry.\n<\/p>\nSeveral Nollywood stars, including Funsho Adeolu, Foluke Daramola, and others, took to social media to commiserate with the actress and her husband, veteran actor Sunday Omobolanle, popularly known as Papi Luwe.\n<\/p>\n
In an emotional video shared on Instagram on Saturday with the caption \u201cA new month, a new dawn,\u201d the actress expressed gratitude to her fans, colleagues, and family for their prayers and support during her period of mourning.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe past months have been heavy, but your love, prayers, and condolences have carried me through the storm. Today I rise, stronger, grateful, and ready to embrace my passion again. The screens have missed me\u2026 and I\u2019m back, doing what I love most,\u201d she wrote.\n<\/p>\n
In the video, part of which was rendered in Yoruba, Ogunmola revealed that she had been battling depression since losing her son two months ago but found strength in the love and kindness shown to her from around the world. <\/p>\n
\u201cFor the past two months since I lost my child, I have been depressed and in sadness. But as I have been sad, the whole world has let me know that they are with me.<\/p>\n
\u201cI see all the love you have showered me with. I feel your prayers. Your care is also noticed. Thank you. I am grateful,\u201d she said\n<\/p>\n
Quoting a Christian hymn, she said, \u201cWhen it is convenient for us, you are the Most High. When it is not, you are still the Most High,\u201d adding that she had accepted her fate and was ready to move forward.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, I rise again, not because the pain is gone, but because I know Ayomikun will want me to. My passion calls, and it is time for me to return to the screen where I belong. To all filmmakers, directors, producers, and my industry colleagues out there, I am back, stronger and wiser. Let\u2019s make magic again,\u201d she said.\n<\/p>\n
Ogunmola, daughter of the late theatre legend Kola Ogunmola, has long been celebrated as one of the pillars of Yoruba Nollywood.\n<\/p>\n
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