Actress, Ngozi Nwosu, has
opened up on how The Sun Newspapers came to her rescue last year at the height
of her battle with kidney failure.
In an exclusive chat with
tonyogagablog during the 11th edition of The Sun Awards, held at the Expo Hall
of Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nwosu, who has since
returned to Nollywood described The Sun’s ex Sunday Editor, Funke Egbemode, as
the angel that saved her life.
“I’m very grateful to
Funke Egbemode and by extension, The Sun Newspapers for saving my life. Without
her I probably wouldn’t be here today celebrating with The Sun; she’s the angel
that saved my life.”
According to Nwosu, she
had no idea of the role Ebgemode played in saving her life until she got a
cheque from the Lagos State government which covered the entire cost of her
treatment in India.
“After I got my cheque
from the Lagos State Government, some officials called me aside and advised me
to thank Funke Egbemode because she was the one that took my case directly to
Governor Fashola. I was deeply moved because I had never met her in person.
Finally I called her to thank her for showing me so much love.”
Nwosu reveals that when
she eventually called Egbemode to thank her, what she got was a surprise gift:
“I thanked her for being there for me and prayed that God should always be
there for her. It was then she told me something that really struck me. She
said ‘Ngozi, when I lost my husband a couple of years ago, the role you played
in Fuji House of Commotion, gave me a lot of inspiration that helped me pull
through. You touched my life in a very unique way.’ I was so overjoyed to know
that what I do on TV was really touching lives. Funke blessed me in a very
special way and I’ll always be grateful to her.”
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