•Jim Ovia President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, CFR, as the Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND). This was announced in a State House Press Release by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief […]
•Late Zulu Adigwe The Nigerian movie industry has again been thrown into mourning after the news of the death of another veteran Nollywood actor, Zulu Adigwe, surfaced on social media yesterday. Adigwe’s death was announced by a movie producer, Stanley Nwoko, in a post on his Instagram page . Mourning the actor, Nwoko wrote, “Rest […]...
•Late actress, Saratu Gidado A veteran actress in Kannywood, the Hausa-language film industry, Saratu Gidado, popularly known as Daso, is dead. Relatives of the late actress announced the shocking death to Freedom Radio today, saying that the actress was found dead in the morning. The relatives said she was found dead after she had gone [&hell...
•Late Ameachi Muonagor Veteran Nollywood actor, Amaechi Muonagor, has died after a prolonged illness, at the age of 62. This was disclosed by a social commentator, Morris Monye, via his X handle, yesterday. Muonagor was said to have suffered kidney failure and was on dialysis. The sudden news of his demise comes just a few […]
•Mr Ibu Mr Ibu, Nollywood veteran is reportedly dead. The actor whose real name is John Okarfor was 62. According to multiple reports from sources close to him, the veteran comedian passed away at Evercare hospital. •Mr Ibu on hospital bed Many fans have shared condolences on X, reminiscing movies the late actor has featured. […]
•Late Actress Ethel Ekpe Veteran actress, Ethel Ekpe, is dead. The late actress, who played the role of ‘Segi’ in the defunct sitcom on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) by Ken Saro Wiwa titled ‘Basi and Company’, died in Lagos State. In a Facebook post, the Director-General of the National Film and Video Censors Board, Shaibu […]...
Veteran Nollywood actor Doyin Hassan and his wife have welcomed a baby girl after 24 years of “toils and struggles”. The Mount Zion actor announced the good news in an Instagram post today with photos of himself, his wife and their baby at the child’s dedication in church. The 54-year-old said the baby came after […]
•Patrick Doyle and Funmilayo Ex-husband of actress Ireti Doyle and veteran Nollywood actor, Patrick Doyle is set to tie the knot with his new lover, Funmi. Recall that the ace actor, Patrick Doyle, revealed that he had found love with Funmilayo in a post on his social media page. Expressing his gratitude for this divine […]
•Late Aisha Bello A veteran broadcaster with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Aisha Bello, is dead. Bello, who spent 35 years at NTA until her retirement in 2022, reportedly died today. In a statement by presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, President Bola Tinubu expressed grief over Bello’s demise, saying her legacy in broadcast jour...
•Late Frank Kokori ‘I am dying in hospital bed’, NUPENG’s Frank Kokori Ailing elder statesman and former General Secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Chief Frank Kokori, is dead. He died at exactly 1:30 am today, Thursday December 7, 2023, coincidentally on his birthday at exactly 80. His passage [&hell...