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...
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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...
Nollywood actor, Chiwetalu Agu, sits with the host of #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo to discuss his dramatic arrest for wearing Biafran colours, sexual harassment and the gender wars, and how he survived death. Speaking on his dramatic arrest for wearing the Biafran colours, he shared, “I was in Onitsha; I was buying bread. I came out to...
Nollywood legend, Pete Edochie, sits with the host of the viral TV show #WithChude, Chude Jideonwo, to discuss Mary and Yul Edochie’s seperation, his thoughts on polygamy, how he got into acting and why he has given up on Nigerian politics. Speaking about his traditional perspective on the dynamics of the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja- Operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested the duo of Charles Osaigbovo and Evans Obayaedo, who impersonated Nigerian actor and movie producer, Fredrick Leonard, for their alleged involvement in love scam, computer-related fraud and obtaining money...
Colleagues of Nollywood actor, Murphy Afolabi, have expressed shock over the news of his death. Afolabi reportedly died of injuries sustained from a fall in his bathroom on Sunday morning. The Osun-born thespian recently celebrated his 49th birthday which was the last post on his Instagram page. His colleagues...
TAJBank Limited, Nigeria’s foremost non-interest bank, has announced Nollywood acts, Osita Iheme (Pawpaw) and Saratu Daso as brand ambassadors. According to a statement the bank’s Chief Executive Officer, Hamid Joda in Abuja on Friday, the idea is a marketing strategy to popularise TAJBank’s techno-powered innovative products and services in...
Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Mary Njoku, has urged skin care products sellers to be sincere with their products for the good of their customers. “This is because your (sellers’) insincerity on any products can simply be categorised as ‘fraud,” Njoku, a renowned actress, gave the advice on her Instagram...
Emerging reports have indicated that Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has lost his first son, Kambilichukwu Edochie. It was gathered that Yul’s first son was rushed to the hospital after falling unconscious. A source who spoke to Vanguard on condition of anonymity revealed that Yul has confirmed Kambilichukwu’s death as...
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie, has urged men to always keep their confidence level high when approaching women for relationship. The renowned movie star, who took to his Instagram page @yuledochie to give the advice, said building ones confidence as a man in approaching a lady makes the person to...
Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has said he was unhappy, as he celebrates his 76 years birthday on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Pete Edochie highlighted some of the reasons behind his unhappiness on his Instagram page on Tuesday. The veteran said, “I’m 76 today and thank God who has...
An Investigative Police Officer (IPO), Insp Israel Ojo, told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how a 30-year-old actor, Temitayo Ogunbusola, allegedly stabbed his neighbour, Oladotun Osho, to death over a N1,000 electricity bill. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ogunbusola is being tried for murder which he...
Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has publicly apologize to his first wife, May, over his decision to marry a second wife. Yul in April revealed fellow actor, Judy Austin, as his second wife and also detailed that they had a son together. Following the disclosure by Yul eight months ago,...
Popular Nollywood actor, Ebun Oloyede AkKA Olaiya Igwe has taken some rather extreme measures to secure the presidency of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The veteran Nollywood actor took to his Instagram page in the early hours of Saturday, December 3, to share a clip...
Nollywood actor, Moses Armstrong, has been charged with rape, intimidation, conspiracy and supplying of drugs or instruments to procure abortion. Armstrong, a former aide to Governor Udom Emmanuel was arrested month for allegedly raping a minor he adopted. The four charges were read to Armstrong in a State...
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kenneth Aguba, has stated that despite being 56-year-old, he is not yet ready to settle down and that his priority is to be comfortable. The controversial actor revealed this in a recent interview session on Facebook. He insisted that he is still young and has so...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), has debunked a recent viral video alleging that its members were soliciting financial aid from a Nollywood actor. Comrade Christian Opata and Comrade Michael Nwokedi, Chairman and Secretary of ASUU-UNN, debunked the...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has joined Nollywood and professional actors, home and abroad in celebrating stage and screen icon, Olu Jacobs, on his 80th birthday on July 11. The president, in a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Sunday in Abuja, felicitated...
A disturbing video announcing the false demise of veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has surfaced on social media and given Nigerians a cause for concern. Actor Browny Igboegwu shared the video mashup on his Instagram page and it featured images that falsely lead viewers to believe that the veteran actor...
Yul Edochie, the popular Nollywood actor, has offered to help a fellow Nollywood actor, Kenneth Jideofor, popularly known as Aguba, who is reportedly homeless. Pictures of Aguba in a shabby environment trended on the internet on Monday as multiple reports noted that he was homeless at the moment. Reacting...