Wives on Strike

Wives on Strike is a 2016 Nigerian film produced and directed by Omoni Oboli and starring Uche Jombo, Chioma Akpotha, Ufuoma McDermott and Kehinde Bankole.

In August 2024, Nile Entertainment announced that the third installment of the Wives on Strike franchise, titled Wives on Strike: The Uprising, would open in Nigerian cinemas on October 18th and in theaters across the UK, U.S., Ireland and Canada during the same month.

[2][3] The film is a satire about a group of market women who deny their husbands sex in a bid to stir them into standing up for a young girl, who was compelled by her father to marry a man against her will.

[4] Irede Abumere for Pulse praised the story and the use of the amusing approach adopted in the screenplay for addressing stern issues.

[5] Tush Magazine rated it 4/5, and applauded the imminent message and social issues raised in the film.