EbonyLife Partners With Silverbird, Genesis, and Nile for December Release of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives Adaptation

BEbonyLife Films partners with Genesis, Nile, and Silverbird for the 2026 release of "The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives." See the star-studded cast here.  

EbonyLife Films has partnered with Genesis Group, Nile Group, and Silverbird Group, for the December 2026 release of the big-screen adaptation of Lola Shoneyin’s critically acclaimed novel, The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives. 

According to Deadline, the film will be directed by Daniel Orahi with screenplay by Adze Ugah. It will be produced by Heidi Uys, Chris Odeh, Mimi Bartels, and Shoneyin herself. Head of EbonyLife Group Mo Abudu, Genesis Group Managing Director Nnaeto Orazulike, Nile Group CEO Moses Babatope, and Silverbird Group President Ben Murray Bruce will serve as Executive Producers. 

The ensemble cast consists of some of Nollywood’s finest stars including: Odunlade Adekola, Iyabo Ojo, Mercy Aigbe, Bimbo Ademoye and Omowunmi Dada. Additional stars include Shaffy Bello, Bisola Aiyeola, Lateef Adedimeji, Kunle Remi, Bolaji Ogunmola, Bimbo Manuel, Tina Mba, Daniel Effiong, Femi Branch, Rotimi Fakunle, Bukunmi Adeaga Ilori, and Constance Olatunde; who’ll bring to life the fictional story of patriarch and husband to four wives, Baba Segi, and the secrets coming to light in the aftermath of his most recent wife, young Bolanle’s perceived childlessness. 

This is the first-ever big-screen adaptation of Shoneyin’s seminal 2010 novel. It has previously appeared on the theatre circuit, even as recently as May 31 2025, with Rotimi Babatunde’s showing at the Arcola Theatre, London — first shown in 2018. 

It is EbonyLife’s first feature film since Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (2022), and the latest addition to a notable catalogue of New Nollywood classics like Oloture (2019), Chief Daddy (2018), The Wedding Party (2016), and The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2017). 

With this, Shoneyin joins a growing list of Nigerian female authors including Chimamanda Adichie (Half of A Yellow Sun), Tomi Adeyemi (Children of Blood and Bone), Sefi Atta (Swallow), and Nnedi Okoroafor (Hello Rain) whose works have been adapted. 

Recall that a fake poster for the film circulated on social media in February last year, amid buzz concerning the EbonyLife deal.