A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a N10 billion fundamental rights suit filed by Nollywood actor Emeka Ike against Lere Olayinka, Senior Special Assistant to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Justice Salim Ibrahim, who delivered the judgment on Wednesday, upheld...
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Nollywood has lost another of its familiar faces, with veteran actor Francis Duru dying at 57, barely five weeks after the death of screen legend Olu Jacobs. Duru’s family announced his death in a statement shared on his Instagram page on Friday, October 23, 2026, saying he died after...
2027 presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has paid a heartfelt tribute to veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs following the announcement of his death. In a message shared on his X account on Wednesday, Obi described the late actor as a symbol of excellence whose contributions to the Nigerian and British...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar have paid glowing tributes to veteran Nollywood actor Olu Jacobs, describing him as a national treasure whose remarkable contributions to the Nigerian and African film industries will continue to inspire generations. The two leaders, in separate statements issued on...
Veteran Nollywood actor and film executive, Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84, bringing to an end a remarkable career that spanned more than five decades. His death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, in an Instagram post on Wednesday. Announcing the sad news, Olusoji wrote:...
President Bola Tinubu has expressed condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of Taiwo Hassan (Ogogo), the veteran Nollywood actor, filmmaker, and screenwriter, following his demise. The president in a statement on Monday by his media aide, described Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, as a distinguished artiste whose career spanned...
Nigerian film industry has been thrown into mourning following the death of veteran Nollywood actor, filmmaker and screenwriter, Alhaji Taiwo Hassan, popularly known as Ogogo, who died at the age of 66 after battling stage-four cancer. His death has sparked an outpouring of tributes from political leaders, government officials,...
Tourism development took the centre stage during the weekend when renowned Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke visited key stakeholders in in Akwa Ibom State for fruitfull discussions. Already known for its peaceful ambience, good network of roads, excellent environmental sanitation, having won the cleanest state award consecutively for more than...
Late Nollywood actor Alex Ekubo was on Thursday laid to rest in his hometown of Arochukwu, Abia State, amid an outpouring of grief from family members, friends, colleagues and admirers. Photos from the burial ceremony captured emotional moments as mourners gathered to pay their final respects to the actor,...
Actor and social commentator Ugezu J. Ugezu, was detained by the Nigeria Police Force following an investigation into an allegedly defamatory social media publication in which he claimed that international businessman and philanthropist Prince Daniel Kanu had been arrested, prosecuted and imprisoned in the early 2000s. The investigation was...
Nollywood has been thrown into mourning following reports that popular actor Alex Ekubo has died at the age of 40. According to reports, the actor had been battling stage 4 liver cancer for some time before he reportedly passed away in hospital. Known for his charming personality and outstanding...
Popular Nollywood actor Uzor Arukwe, now widely known as “Odogwu,” has opened up on a tough period in his life, revealing he was once fired from a telecom job and spent over a year without work before finding his footing in the film industry. Speaking on a podcast hosted...
Nollywood actor, Uzor Arukwe, has finally addressed rumours linking him romantically with actress and reality TV star Bamike Olawunmi-Adenibuyan, popularly known as BamBam. The gossip started after they starred together in the movie titled: ” _Love in Every Word”,_ released in 2024. But things heated up even more after...
Veteran actor Pete Edochie has drawn attention online after a video surfaced showing him criticising the practice of men kneeling to propose to women. The clip, which first appeared on Instagram on Monday, was uploaded by an account user identified as Marvy Ogun before it began spreading through reposts...
Nollywood’s finest gathered at the National Arts Theatre on Sunday night for the 17th Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards, and it was a night of celebration, recognition, and cinematic brilliance. “Farmers Bride” emerged as the evening’s standout, clinching Movie of the Year and Director of the Year, cementing its...
Justice Ismail Ijelu of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Osaibovo Charles to a total of 50 years’ imprisonment for offences bordering on conspiracy, obtaining money by false pretence, stealing, possession of fraudulent documents and money laundering. Charles...
Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), the leading organization for professional actors in Nigeria’s film industry, widely known as Nollywood, has formed the AGN Asset Retrieval Committee. According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Dr. Emeka Rollas, the National President of AGN, introduced the three-member committee...
Veteran Nollywood actor Segun Remi, widely recognized as ‘Chief Kanran,’ has passed away, as announced by filmmaker Seun Oloketuyi on Instagram. According to Oloketuyi, the actor died on Friday morning. Renowned for portraying affluent characters, Chief Kanran began his professional acting career in 1975. He took on the role...
Actor and voice artiste, EyiyemiOlivia Rogbinyin, has been announced as host of the inaugural QEDNG Creative Powerhouse Summit holding on August 12, 2025, at Radisson Blu Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The announcement was made on Thursday by Mighty Media Plus Network Limited, publishers of the online newspaper QEDNG. With a...
Renowned entertainer and activist Charles Oputa, widely known as CharlyBoy, has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of veteran Nollywood actor Tom Njemanze, who died over the weekend following a prolonged battle with prostate cancer. The actor had recently shared a viral video appealing for public support to fund...