By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Veteran.Nollywood actor,Zack Orji has debunked social media rumours claiming that he is a citizen of Gabon. The renowned actor, who took to his Instagram page – @realzackorji – to express his frustration, said the falsehood was not the first about him. “I am...
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The family of JohnPaul Odonwodo, a.k.a Junior Pope, has urged the public to rely solely on information from the Central Planning Committee (CPC), for his burial. The elder brother to Junior Pope, Mr Ivor Odonwodo, said this in a statement in Enugu. While noting that the family was...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The funeral arrangement of late Nollywood actor, Junior Pope has been released. It would be recall that the actor drowned on April 10 along with four crew members, while travelling by water for filmmaker Adanma Luke’s film “The Other Side of Life”.
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Mazi Osita Iheme MFR also known as Pawpaw, a peaceful, accomplished and globally celebrated Nigerian has been an advocate for unity, peace and stability in Nigeria over the years. He has been actively engaging with various platforms to promote unity and understanding among...
By OFFOR CALLISTUS, Abuja – The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has mourned the death of Nollywood actor, Pope Obumneme Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the vibrant actor died alongside with other crew members on Wednesday afternoon during a boat trip...
Nollywood actor, Junior Pope Odonwodo popularly called, Jnr Pope, is dead. It was gathered that the actor died on Wednesday afternoon during a boat trip for a film production. National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, confirmed to Channels Television that the remains of the...
Saturday, March 2, 2024, was a sad day for the family, friends, colleagues and fans of `Mr Ibu`, the veteran Nigerian actor whose demise was announced on that fateful day following a protracted illness. Announcing the death of the popular comedian, the President of the Actors Guild of...
Filmmakers, industry watcher and fans of Nollywood have continued to pay tributes to the late veteran actor John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu. Okafor who had been ill since 2023 reportedly died of cardiac arrest at 62 on Saturday in Evercare hospital in Lekki, Lagos State. The...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has mourned the death of veteran Nollywood actor, Mr John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu. Mr Ibu died on Saturday, March 2 at age 62. The death of the comic actor was announced by Emeka Rollas, National President,...
Nollywood actor, John Okafor, popularly known as “Mr Ibu”, is dead, aged 62. Emeka Rollas, National President, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), disclosed this on his instagram page on Saturday. Rollas said: ” Sad Day for Actors Guild of Nigeria. Kate Henshaw lost her mother earlier today and...
A Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, was on Saturday, unveiled as the brand ambassador of Rowe Motor Oil distributed by a German based company, 9th Integrated Energy Solutions Ltd. Speaking during the endorsement held in Enugu, Mr Okechukwu Benjamin, the Managing Director, of the company, said the deal was...
The Federal Criminal Investigation Department, Alagbon, Lagos, has arrested Onyeabuchi Okafor, son of popular Nollywood actor John Okafor (a.k.a. Ibu) for alleged N50 million fraud againt the actor. The department arrested Onyeabuchi alongside a woman identified as Jasmine Okekeagwu for the alleged fraud. The department’s Public Relations...
President Bola Tinubu has appointed popular Nollywood actor Ali Nuhu as Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC). The presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced this in a statement on Friday. The Gombe-born thespian is expected to take over from Dr Chidia Maduekwe, who is serving his second...
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has accused his first wife, May Edochie of having breast enlargement surgery without his consent. The ace actor disclosed this on his Instagram page while reacting to May’s new year statement on social media, reflecting on events of 2023. Yul was reacting to May’s...
Hannatu Musawa, the Minister of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, on Tuesday visited ailing Nollywood actor, Zack Orji, at a private hospital in Abuja, where he had a brain surgery. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister was received by the wife of...
By OLA MUDOPE, Abeokuta – Ogun State Police Command on Sunday said a shell from a shot fired into the air by a mobile policeman was what hit Azeez Ijaduade, a Nollywood actor, on the neck. The Command’s spokesman, SP Omolola Odutola, made the clarification in a...
Nigerian Actor and Director, Charles Inojie, sits with Chude Jideonwo, host of #WithChude to discuss how his parents abandoned him as a child, living a life of poverty, deprivation and isolation, and grieving the passing of Ada Ameh. Charles Inojie shares his journey into acting, and what...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Popular Nollywood actor, John Okafor, better known as Mr Ibu has undergone surgery to remove one of his legs. This is contained in a statement posted on his official Instagram handle on Monday. “As of 1 pm, noon today, Daddy has gone through...
Veteran Nollywood actor Keppy Ekpenyong-Bassey had an amazing childhood and experienced different versions of his parents. In an interview with Chude, the movie star disclosed his father, who was a military officer with guards on standby, would cry while scolding and spanking his children. Bassey noted that was the sort...