•Actress Halima Abubakar now (L) and before (R)
Nollywood actress Halima Abubakar has once again gone public with appeal for financial assistance, saying she urgently needs money for surgery.
In a now-trending video shared today, the actress was seen sitting on the floor as she begged Nigerians for support.
“I’m tired of begging, I need money, help me with money so that I can do my spleen surgery. I beg you in God’s name. I am not ashamed, if I am ashamed, I’ll just die one day, you people will not know,” she said.
Her latest plea comes weeks after she publicly revealed that she had been diagnosed with a brain tumour and needed about N25 million for surgery, aftercare and living expenses, reports Guardian Life.
During the Instagram live session with Odogwu Kiwi, she said, “I have just been evicted from my house. I have been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Yesterday, my caretaker came to tell me to leave the house. The money contributed for my health, which I wanted to use to pay my rent, was rejected by my landlady.
“Do they want me to kill myself? From one situation to another, I have packed all my belongings, and I have nowhere to go. I do not want to kill myself. Yahaya Bello, VDM, Seyi Tinubu, everyone, I need your help. I have nobody. I cannot even reach any celebrities; none of them is answering my calls. I called Don Jazzy, but there was no response,” she said amidst tears.
In 2025, she revealed that she had been battling serious health challenges while struggling financially.
“People are confused about what is going on. I have not been feeling well up until now. I am just good at being strong and pretending to be okay. This is me, but every day you see me post a picture with a filter. That is a TikTok filter, not me. This is how I look. Some of you will be laughing. What is funny? Will I be lying? Why would somebody say I am lying? Lying about what? That I am sick?”
In 2017, Halima travelled to India for fibroid surgery, a period during which she criticised some of her colleagues for failing to check on her, while expressing gratitude to those who did.
She also spent several years locked in a legal battle with Apostle Johnson Suleman, the General Overseer of Omega Fire Ministries, whom she accused of having a relationship with her and later backing out of a marriage promise.
In 2022, the actress announced her exit from acting. While she did not give specific reasons for the decision, her post, captioned “rejuvenate and continue healing”, hinted that it was linked to ongoing health concerns.
