Nollywood actress and politician Tonto Dikeh has spoken about her journey out of long years of anger, smoking, alcohol use and masturbation, describing how her life took a new turn after intense prayers and church activities.
The actress shared her story on Sunday, December 15, 2025, during a service at Streams of Joy International Church, led by Pastor Jerry Eze.
She stood before the congregation to give thanks and speak about the changes she said she experienced after seeking spiritual help.
Tonto revealed that she started smoking at the age of 13 and battled with alcohol and masturbation for many years.
She explained that these struggles followed her from childhood into adulthood, affecting her peace of mind and personal life.
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According to her, her anger was deep and destructive, often spilling over to people around her and damaging relationships.
She said she almost refused to speak publicly about her experience because she feared how it might affect her image as a public figure.
However, she decided to go ahead, believing that the same God who lifted her could also protect her reputation.
The actress also spoke about her freedom from what she described as long-term spiritual oppression.
She explained that after attending the Ghana Prayer Conference and taking part in NSPPD prayers, she noticed a clear change, especially in her dreams, which she said had troubled her since childhood.
Tonto stated that she only recently began to feel true peace, adding that this was the first time in her 40 years of life that she felt calm and settled within herself.
She described the feeling as a new way of living that she had never known before.
She added that her smoking habit lasted about 27 years and started because she grew up around it at home.
Using her experience as an example, she advised parents to be careful with habits they display around their children, noting that small actions can have lasting effects on young lives.
She said her body no longer desires smoking and described the habit as completely gone.
She said, “I smoked since I was 13. God healed me from masturbation, too. I have known myself to have sexual intercourse in the dream ever since I was a child.
“I struggled with demonic anger, an anger that destroyed my life. Everybody had to feel it. But praying with NSPPD, God took all of those away and gave me peace.
“The devil tried to tell me that I was supposed to protect my image. But I told myself, what image? The God that gave me the image is the same God that can take it away.
“I realised that the weak man who held me captive all my years in my dream ran away.
” I am 40 years old, and I can tell you I have never known peace until now. I am living in it.
“I started smoking because my dad was a smoker. Something as little as that habit can inhabit the lives of your children. My body does not ask for it. My body is repelling it. Today, it is broken.”
