List Of Nollywood Actors And Actresses Who Have Died
Nollywood actors and actresses who have died, as we all know Nigerian movies industry have produced many Nollywood actors and actresses over the years and at the same time lost most of them to the cold hand of &#;Death&#;.
This is a comprehensive list of Nollywood actors and actresses that have died. Some of them died many years ago while some died recently.
List Of Nollywood Actors And Actresses Who Have Died
Sam Loco Efe (December 25, &#; August 8, )
Sam Loco Efe slumped and died in his hotel room in August , without being sick. The late actor was known for his comical roles in English movies. The cause of his death remain unknown till now.
Rebecca Adebimpe Adekola (Friday, 27th September, )
Rebecca Adebimpe Adekola was a screen diva in &#;s Yoruba movies, she was adored by many Yoruba movie lover&#;s then. So many people haven&#;t forgotten Ireti someone like me, she died after a brief illness due to some complications suspected to be from typhoid fever on Friday, 27th September,
Ten years later she was immortalized by National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners (NANTAP) by launching Ireti Ad
It is just four months into yet Nollywood has said goodbye to several actors. Below are some prominent iconic and budding movie stars whose deaths have left an irreplaceable void in the film industry.
Olofa Ina died on January 4 at Real name Deji Aderemi, Ina was born on May 15, , in Ede, Osun state.
From to , he worked as a grade II officer with the ministry of works and transport in Ibadan before retiring.
After retiring, he started theatre arts practice fully in and founded a theatre group after his name, ‘The Olofa Ina Theatre Group’.
Known for her role as ‘Segi’ on the Nigerian Television Authority sitcom, ‘Basi and Company’, the actress died after a long battle with cancer on February 5.
Her death was confirmed by Shaibu Husseini, director general of the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB).
Ekpe was also known for a role in ‘Heartbeats’, ‘Sons of the Caliphate’, and ‘Forever’.
Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji, the actor famous in the Yoruba film industry died on March 1.
The actor, famous for his insults and comic role, died at Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso (LAUTECH).
The death of Sisi Quadri was followed by the pa
Popular Nollywood Actors That Have Died In
The movie industry in Nigeria, generally referred to as Nollywood, has been thrown into mourning quite a number of times this year over the loss of some of its members.
Though death is inevitable for every living thing, losing a loved one is always a difficult situation to be in. Some Nollywood stars have, unfortunately, bid the world goodbye in the year
Below is a list of Nollywood actors who have died so far in the year
Amaechi Muonagor
Amaechi Muonagor
Muonagor is a veteran comic actor in the Nollywood industry who died on Sunday, March 24, after battling kidney disease for a long time.
Shortly before his death, he appeared in a viral video in which he solicited financial assistance from Nigerians to enable him to travel abroad for a kidney transplant.
Olofa Ina
Olofa Ina
Veteran Yoruba actor Deji Aderemi, popularly known as Olofa Ina, died on Thursday, January 4. He died at the age of
The actor was said to died of cancer in Lagos State.
Sisi Quadri
Sisi Quadri
The sudden and shocking death of Yoruba Nollywood actor, Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji, popularly known as Sisi Quadri happened on March 1, at the
When popular Nollywood actor, Sam Loco Efe died his hotel room in , it was a shock to the movie world as he has always been known to be full of life.
However, many actors and actresses have died of both known and unknown causes in the last few years.
Some of the popular movie stars that have passed on in recent time include Justus Esiri, Pete Emeh, Muna Obiekwe and Toun Oni.
In this post, we take a look at 15 top Nollywood actors and actresses that died between and
Bukky Ajayi
Bukky Ajayi was a famous veteran Nollywood actress. Ajayi grew up in Nigeria but had her university education in England.
She returned to Nigeria in , where she worked as a presenter and newscaster for Nigerian Television Authority in
Ajayi made her acting debut in the television series Village Headmaster in the &#;70s. Also, she featured in Checkmate, a popular Nigeria TV series which aired in the late s to the early s.
The veteran actress passed away at her residence in Surulere, Lagos State on the 6th of July at the age of
Festus Aguebor
Aguebor died on the 23rd of February at the age of The actor became popular when he starred in the movie, The King and I which was released
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