Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has said that he is currently finding it difficult to walk and has been experiencing swelling in different parts of his body. He made the disclosure while visiting ailing Ghanaian actor Emmanuel Armah in Accra, Ghana, on Thursday. Edochie, who is in Ghana to launch
Veteran actor and film executive, Oludotun Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84. His death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, in a post released on his Instagram page on Wednesday. “It is with gratitude to God for a life well lived and
Producers of historical Nollywood film, “Properties of the Gods,” have announced that the movie’s theatrical release date would be to honour deceased actors who contributed to the project, including late Nigerian music legend Onyeka Onwenu. According to the film’s producer, Joseph Okechukwu, the project will be dedicated to Onwenu, with
The Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria(PMAN) and the Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN) have paid glowing tribute to American country music legend, Dolly Parton, who died at the age of 80. They joined stars and millions of fans worldwide to mourn and reflect on the life and times of the late
Dolly Parton, the beloved American country music legend, has died at age 80 Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, announced the news on Parton’s Instagram on August 25. “My name is Bryan Seaver, son of Cassie Parton, and I’m representing the Parton and Owens family today, announcing the passing of my aunt,
Nollywood, Nigeria’s famous film industry, is in mourning after the passing of beloved veteran actor Taiwo Hassan, known as Ogogo. He died at the age of 66 after bravely battling cancer. His daughter, Kira Hassan, shared the heartbreaking news during an emotional live stream on Instagram, where she expressed her
Popular Nollywood actress Temitope Osoba is dead. Her death was announced on Wednesday by a fellow actor Alesh Sanni. Her passing was announced in an emotional Instagram post on Wednesday. Reacting to the loss, Sanni said he had been unable to sleep since hearing about Osoba’s death, describing her as
Chartmasters, global music data platform, has ranked Grammy-winning Nigerian singer Burna Boy as Africa’s best-selling artiste for recording a whopping 14.46 million Equivalent Album Units (EAS). Nigerian music news platform, The Debut Hub, announced the development in a post on its official X handle, @thedebuthub, citing data from Chartmasters. The
Grammy-winning Nigerian music superstar Burna Boy has set a new record as the first African artist to gross the highest revenue from a single concert. According to Touring Data, a global tour monitoring platform, on X (formally Twitter), @burnaboy’s “No Sign of Weakness” is officially the highest-grossing tour by an
Nollywood actress, director, and film producer Allwell Ademola has tragically passed away at the age of 49. Her sudden death happened on Saturday, December 27, in Lagos, Nigeria, leaving many people in the film industry and her fans in disbelief. Fellow actress Faithia Williams confirmed the news on Instagram, sharing