Nollywood actress Joke Silva has celebrated her husband, Olu Jacobs, as he turns 83 today, July 11, 2025.
Reflecting on their journey, she shared that they met when he was 38.
She thanked God for the joy, laughter, and trials they’ve faced together and prayed for peace and strength for him in his twilight years
“The one and only Sir J dee J @_olujacobs …we met when you were 38 and today by God’s wonderful Grace you are …83..
God be PRAISED!!!
For all the Joy, laughter, tears, and sorrow you have experienced along the way, we bless the Lord Almighty for guiding you through each day.
The Wisdom etched upon your face is a testament to a life embraced.
I ask for peace in these twilight years. May the Lord keep your spirit strong, free from all fears. May He hold you close within His care. Happy birthday, my darling”.
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In other news….In other news….. A First Class graduate of the Nigerian Law School has shared a harrowing account of how he was allegedly brutalised and unlawfully detained by officers of the Nigerian Police Force, Makinde Division, Oshodi, just days before his Call to Bar ceremony.
In a detailed post shared online, the victim said the incident occurred in the early hours of July 7, 2025, while he, his brother, and three female friends were returning from an event. They had parked their car at a nearby church where they pay a monthly fee and were walking home when a police Hilux van approached.
According to him, officers led by one Officer Samson descended on them without cause. “We told them we were just heading home, but they wouldn’t listen,” he wrote. “It felt like a competition to see who could beat us most before throwing us into the back of their Hilux.”
He claimed one of their female companions was slapped so hard she began bleeding from her nose, while another had her phone seized and destroyed after being beaten. Their alleged offence? Being outside “late at night.”
Despite pleading that he had a flight to catch for his Call to Bar in Abuja, the law graduate said they were detained at Makinde Police Station for eight hours. “The pain in my chest was unbearable. I was calling the police officer from inside the cell before I was eventually brought to the counter.” he wrote.
The ordeal continued when the women were allegedly forced to sweep police offices before all five were taken to Bolade Mobile Court without formal charges. “We were locked up till 3pm on empty stomachs. They recorded our names and called us ‘miscreants’,” he added.
On July 10, the young lawyer was finally called to the Nigerian Bar, still nursing injuries and emotional trauma. “My day of joy was a day of pain,” he wrote. “Not because God didn’t crown my efforts I graduated with a First Class but because of what the Nigerian Police did to me just days before.”