Nigerian actress and singer, Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has been named among the 100 most influential people in Africa.

The actress who could not hide her excitement took to her social media page to announce the good news to her fans.

She received this honour at the 73rd UN General Assembly in New York.

The actress was honoured for UN’s IDPAD .

The award honours distinguished personalities from 50 different countries in the continent.

It is however in support of the United Nations International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) 2015 – 2024.

The beautiful actress took to her instagram page to show appreciation by sharing a stunning photo of herself and with caption :

“Honoured to be one of the Most Influential 100 People of African Descent at the United Nations by @mipad100”

It could be recalled that she was once named among the 100 Most Influential People in the World. Congratulations to her.

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Honoured to be one of the Most Influential 100 People of African Descent at the United Nations by @mipad100 Wearing:~ @wannifuga @flostyling ????

A post shared by Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde (@realomosexy) on Oct 3, 2018 at 4:23pm PDT