On December 25, 2025, Christmas day, Nollywood actress Gloria Jemedafe decided to throw her doors open and enjoy the festivities with indigent children.
Held at Government College Senior, Eric Moore, Surulere, a score of indigents had a great time socialising and enjoying with Jemedafe. There were a whole lot of fun, games, dancing, eating and drinking and generally feeling good.
The event, organized by the actress’ NGO, The Rewrite Nigeria Development Initiative in partnership with the Ijora‑Badia community group The White Sand, featured games, dancing, and food.
The highlight of the event, which has become an annual tradition since 2019, was the grand prize of N1million (One million naira) which was given to Shadiya Iyabode Julius. The prize money was made possible by one of the event partners, Apecslustre Digital Services Limited.
Speaking about the event, and what informed it, Jemefade said: “I lost my father on Christmas day and my dad used to do stuff like this so Christmas was never fun for me. I used to feel sad. I then decided to take the baton for myself. I looked for a group of people and we started. This is how I enjoy spending my Christmas.
‘We sponsor a few of them to school and every year for 12 days, we provide daily meals, culminating in the Christmas party.”
On the cash prize of N1million, Jemefade who has featured in many movies such as Love in Transit, Bad Boys Security, Baby Farm, Blossom series among others explained: “The N1 million prize is split: N500,000 cash for the winner, N500,000 invested to generate a monthly stipend, and the remaining balance returned with interest at the end of the tenure.”
