Joke Silva Honors Elderly Mum - Thanks God For the Privilege of Caring For Her

Joke Silva is one of the most respected actresses in Nollywood, and has been in the industry for several decades. She is married to fellow veteran actor, Olu Jacobs and they are blessed with 2 sons. The beautiful actress was among those that took the opportunity of mothering Sunday yesterday to celebrate their mothers. Joke Silva shared a picture collage on Instragram with the caption:

Without you….I can’t imagine where I would be. My mentor…who allowed me to follow my dream…supported me when it was rough…proffessional grandmama…thank you God for the honor and privilege to care for you…happy mothering sunday Dr (mrs) Abimbola Silva…my mum. 2015.

Family Time - Joke Silva With Husband and Son After She Receives National Honors

Actress Joke Silva shared this photo on her Instagram, flanked on both sides by husband Olu Jacobs and one of their sons after she receives the National Award yesterday in Abuja. It was also her birthday as she wrote;

What a lovely birthday present.... National award MFR

Congrats to her! I love the print combination of her outfit. More pictures below...

BossLadies - Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw And Ireti Doyle Are Show Stoppers!

Beautiful actresses Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw and Ireti Doyle, are some of the most hard working women in Nollywood. The three women will be appearing in an upcoming stage play and Kate Henshaw shared this photo from a promo photoshoot. She says;

Thespians to the core! @IretiolaDoyle @jokesilva and my humble self... photo shoot. #TheWives #StagePlay October at the Muson Centre

Joke Silva, Yaw and Tonto Dike Feature In Tunde Kelani's Ebola Facts Campaign Video

Nollywood stars Joke Silva, Tonto Dikeh and comedian Steve Onu a.k.a Yaw – have been featured in an Ebola awareness campaign video. Tonto and Yaw act as a couple in a skit that emphasizes the importance of hygiene by washing hands regularly as a preventive measure to tackle the deadly virus. Joke reads out the facts in her usual motherly manner.

The campaign was directed by renowned movie director Tunde Kelani. Produced by Nollywood Workshops, CcHub Nigeria, Naija247Medic. Health Information provided by US Centers for Disease Control (CDC).

Watch below...

Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Jide Kosoko, And Ireti Doyle Take To The Stage For 'The Wives'

The Wives, a play written by Professor Ahmed Yerima, will be showing at the Muson Centre in Onikan, Lagos from the 9 - 11 October, 2014 with a cast including Joke Silva, Kate Henshaw, Jide Kosoko, Iretiola Doyle, Lala Akindoju and others.

The play focuses on the intriguing character called Chief Theophilus Gbadegeshin Olowookere, his sister and his three wives, Angela, Cecilia and Tobi.

“In The Wives, the question ‘can a man keep his most cherished secrets forever?’ is the central theme of the play. There lies a sordid little secret and no one wants to talk about it. It is a dark comedy rich in sensuality and scathing humour.”

Couple Love - Joke Silva and Olu Jacobs Cook For Each Other

Joke Silva was in a recent interview with City People magazine, where she talked about her marriage to fellow Nollywood actor, Olu Jacobs. She explained how the couple have been able to maintain their commitment even though she rarely cooks, something most people say defines a wife. She said it boils down to love and understanding;

#Bossladies - Joke Silva, Ireti Doyle, Bimbo Akintola, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett Perform At Mushin Market

Joke Silva, Ireti Doyle, Taiwo Ajayi-Lycett, Bimbo Akintola, Lala Akindoju, and Kate Henshaw are getting ready for ‘HEAR WORD’, a theatre production coming out this May 2014 at the Muson Centre. The play is directed by Ifeoma Fafunwa and in preparation, the women gave a teaser at Mushin Market.

Couple Love - Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards 2014

Olu and Joke Jacobs

The stars of the Nigerian film industry turned out in their best for the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, which held this weekend in Lagos. Joke Silva and Olu Jacobs were together to present one of the awards. And the couples are...

#BossLadies - Adesuwa Onyenokwe, Joke Silva at the "TW Dark & Lovely Color Me" Event

Adesuwa Onyenokwe is the publisher of TW Magazine, and good friends with legendary actress, Joke Silva. Joke was there to lend her support to the hair color event hosted by Adesuwa and TW magazine, and sponsored by Dark and Lovely.

Joke Silva on Marriage - The Man can be Vulnerable too

Over the next few weeks as December wedding season progresses, I'll be running a series first featured on Genevieve Magazine about three friends, three weddings and three marriages of 20+ years. I'll start off with Joke Silva, that doyen of the Nigerian movie industry, and her husband, actor, Olu Jacobs.

The Proposal: Olu and I dated for a couple of years before we got married. I remember he proposed when we went for dinner and a Greek meal was served. I think he got the people in the restaurant involved in the whole arrangement; oh…it was just so romantic! He was living in England at the time though, so that was their custom and he was used to it.

The first years of the relationship: When I first met Olu, he was this dashing guy. He was just such incredible fun! We got along very well. I didn’t even know his age; I thought maybe he was in his late twenties, early thirties. I screamed when I found out his age. He was 39 and I was 20! Well, eventually it was my mum who gave me the go ahead because she saw how serious I was with him and hadn’t seen me that serious with anyone. My dad was worried about the age difference but my mum was able to make him see reasons. She also had the background of her mum being much younger than her dad and didn’t really see a problem with it. She felt it was something I could handle.