Popular Nigerian singer, Teniola Apata, widely known as Teni, has shared details of her recent battle with illness, emphasizing that money cannot buy good health.<\/p>\n
In a video posted on Instagram on Wednesday, the \u2018Money\u2019 crooner revealed that she was down with malaria for two weeks but still had to fulfill a music performance commitment.<\/p>\n
Recalling her ordeal, she humorously said, \u201cWhen I sang \u2018Uyo Meyo\u2019 and said, \u2018Ohun toju mi ti ri ah\u2019 (What my eyes have seen), I thought I had seen it all, but malaria showed me pepper! E no go better for all the mosquitoes wey dey for Ikate. Oba, please do something about the mosquitoes in Ikate because malaria had me down.\u201d<\/p>\n
Teni recounted how she lost her appetite and jokingly said she almost asked her mother to wake her late father at his burial site to come to her rescue.<\/p>\n
\u201cI almost called my mum to turn off the AC at my father\u2019s burial ground because it felt like he wanted to take a nap. I said, \u2018Wake up, your daughter is dying!\u2019 I was weak for two weeks. I couldn\u2019t eat,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She also noted how the illness took a toll on her appearance. \u201cIf you people see my neck now, I look like tolotolo (turkey),\u201d she joked.<\/p>\n
Despite her condition, Teni revealed that she still traveled to Ondo State for a scheduled performance because she couldn\u2019t afford to return the payment she had received.<\/p>\n
\u201cI went to perform in Ondo while I was sick because who will feed me? Look at me, I was dying but still dancing and singing \u2018For Your Case\u2019 because I cannot return money,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
She added, \u201cAny money that enters my account, especially the sugar mummy account, does not come back out. And they say money is the root of all evil. E no go better for evil!\u201d<\/p>\n
Accompanying her post was the caption: \u201cMoney cannot buy you health o, na God.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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