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By Taiwo Akinola

Nollywood actress, Tonto Charity Dikeh, has reconciled with her ex-husband, Olakunle Churchill, bringing an end to a decade-long public feud.

Tonto Dikeh made this known in an emotional tribute on Saturday, describing the reconciliation as a restoration after years of conflict, broken communication, bitterness, and emotional pain.

She said peace and mutual respect have now replaced the hostility that once defined their relationship.

According to report, the reconciliation came after sustained prayers, humility, and a decision to choose peace for the sake of their child. She credited the turnaround to divine intervention and said what human effort could not fix had now been healed.

Report says, the actress expressed gratitude to Churchill for yielding to reconciliation and choosing a peaceful path, noting that obedience and patience had led to the restoration of their relationship, using the moment to encourage others facing similar challenges not to lose hope, stressing that difficult situations can still be resolved with perseverance, faith, and love.

She prayed that the renewed relationship would remain stable and built on mercy, grace, and mutual understanding, adding that their reconciliation should serve as a testimony that broken relationships can be healed.

She wrote, “We are living proof that the Word of God is eternal and unfailing.

“God is not a God who abandons what He has started. When He begins a work, He stays with it until it is completed.

“After ten long years of public battles, deep wounds, broken communication, bitterness, and pain, God stepped in. What looked ugly, impossible, and beyond repair has been touched by mercy. Peace has replaced chaos.

“This restoration is not by might, not by wisdom, not by strength—but by the Spirit of the Lord. When God moves, the human mind cannot comprehend the process. He softens hearts, silences the enemy, and rewrites stories that looked finished. Every plan of darkness has failed. Stubbornness has bowed. Pride has melted. Love has found its voice again for my child.

“I am deeply grateful to the father of my child Dr kunle for yielding to God’s word and choosing peace. Obedience to God always births restoration, even when the road has been long and painful.

“To anyone standing where I once stood, tired, wounded, misunderstood, and believing nothing good can come out of the situation.please hear this: God has not abandoned you. Your story is not over. What He has started, He will surely perfect. Keep praying. Keep choosing love. Keep trusting God even when it hurts.

“May this restored relationship remain built on the solid rock of God’s mercy, protection, grace, and mighty hand. May it stand as a living testimony that God never fails, never forgets, and never walks away from His own.

“If God did it for us, He can do it for you.

“To my spiritual father, Papa, thank you for grooming a God-fearing, impact-making woman out of a Total Mess.”

Recalled that, the former couple, who shared a son, King Andre, were involved in prolonged public disputes which led to their separation.

News

APC Elders Advisory Council has expressed the hope that the membership of APC would see the death of Akala as enough sacrifice to foster unity across the board.

APC Elders Advisory Council, who spoke through a former Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Chief Iyiola Oladokun made the submission during a condolence visit to the families of the late Alao-Akala.

The elder statesmen who urged members of the party to sheath their swords and embrace genuine reconciliation towards charting a smooth and hiccup-free path for electoral victory and enthronement of the party in 2023 described the deceased as a rare charismatic leader, charming, ebullient and personable.

“Upon the death of HE Alao-Akala, the Oyo State APC has lost a rare charismatic leader, charming, ebullient and personable.  

At Elders Council, we attest and bear testimony that Otunba Adebayo was simple but never stupid, was generous but not reckless, was wise but never crafty, bold but not arrogant, kind but not timid, humble but never diffident! 

Governor Akala’s Influence and Political hegemony were established and acknowledged State-wide, a direct corollary of his unparalleled Human Relations, excellent Bridge Building Capacity and Uncommon Large Heartedness.

As the leader of the Party, Akala magnanimously committed his Resources, Time, Intellect and Health to reposition a crisis-ridden APC. Unfortunately, he died in the course and in the process of this divinely entrusted historic assignment.

Renowned as one of the best Governors Oyo State has ever produced, his tremendous success in Governance was a natural function and concomitant effect of his Personal Philosophy of Egalitarianism, Equity and Fairness.

As the Chairman of State Elders Advisory Council of our Party, His words were wise, his counsel prophetic and his actions “He said

Chief Oladokun also encouraged the family and the entire Ogbomoso land to be courageous even in the trying time.

Adedayo Adelowo

Religion

For greater achievements in his administration this year, a cleric has underscored the need for Osun state Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola to reconcile aggrieved fractions in the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the state and ensure unity among members of his cabinet tremendous progress and achievements and achieve more.

The Arch Bishop of Ilesa Archdiocese, The Methodist Church of Nigeria, Most Reverend Amos Akindeko stated this during an annual prayer visit to the governor at the government house, Osogbo.

Clergymen in a prayer session at the government house, Osogbo

Most Reverend Akindeko who said God showed him in a vision, a spider, with eight legs walking towards different directions without progress, appealed to the governor to endeavour to reach out to the grassroots for meaningful development.

Earlier in a sermon, The Rt. Reverend Timothy Olatunji who said the Lord will do new things for the state and fulfil His promises stressed the need for all to be diligent, walk with God and be guided by fear of God.

In a.remark, Governor Oyetola appreciated the call for more United forces, saying the door for reconciliation is widely open.

The Governor ascribed his administration’s achievements to the efficacy of prayer and hoped in God that this year’s Governorship election in the state would be peaceful.

Abiodun Adeoye