“My Dad Wanted Me to Be a Lawyer” – Sabinus Opens Up on Family’s Early Rejection of His Comedy Dream

Nigerian comedy star Emmanuel Ejekwu, better known as Sabinus, has shared the tough family resistance he faced when he first chose comedy over a more traditional career.

In a recent interview with VJ Adams, Sabinus revealed his father had always dreamed of him becoming a lawyer.

When he couldn’t get admission to study law, he ended up studying Linguistics and Communication Studies at the University of Port Harcourt instead.

It was there he realized he had a gift for making people laugh and started creating comedy skits.

But the path wasn’t smooth, money was tight, and he kept his comedy hustle hidden from his father even after graduation.

Eventually, the secret came out. Sabinus remembers the moment clearly:

“It was one more year after school that he started seeing me on comedy show posters. My sisters confirmed to him that I was into comedy.

He was very furious. He said, ‘Which comedy? Stupid business. Look at the boy I sent to become a lawyer.'”

But time changes things. As Sabinus began making a name, and real income, from comedy, his father’s anger softened into support.