Nigerian skit creator and comedian Emmanuel Ejekwu—better known to millions as Sabinus—has opened up about his rocky journey into entertainment and the family resistance he faced along the way.
In a candid chat with media host VJ Adams, the comic star revealed that his father had envisioned an entirely different future for him.
According to Sabinus, his dad was determined to see him become a lawyer and invested heavily in that dream.
But after repeated attempts to secure admission into law school failed, he opted to study Linguistics and Communication Studies at the University of Port Harcourt instead.
It was during his undergraduate years that Sabinus stumbled into the world of comedy. He said a growing skit-making culture on campus inspired him to try his hands at content creation—even though it yielded little financial reward at the time.
After graduation, Sabinus kept his budding career hidden from his father.
But secrecy didn’t last long; a year later, his face began appearing on event posters and his sisters confirmed the news at home. His father’s reaction, he recalled, was anything but pleasant.
“His anger that day ehn… He couldn’t believe I left everything to do comedy,” Sabinus recounted. “He said, ‘Comedian? After all the money I spent on you? What kind of foolish work is that?’”
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The tension, however, didn’t last forever. As Sabinus’ online presence grew and the earnings started rolling in, his father’s stance softened.
The comedian said the turning point came when he began sending money home—proof that the once-dismissed profession could indeed put food on the table.
Over time, Sabinus’ father not only accepted his son’s path but blessed the career he once rejected.
