Tag: nollywood
TRIBUTE: John Okafor, ‘Mr. Ibu’, a firewood seller turned comic actor who made riches and fame from ‘hilarious acts’
Mr. IBU was no doubt one of the most effortlessly funny comic characters in movies of all time.…
TRIBUTE: Sisi Quadri, an Iwo-born comic actor who dropped his father’s desire to become an ‘Islamic preacher’ in favor of fashion and acting
SISI QUADRI was a drama phenomenon. Sisi Quadri, also known as Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji, has passed away. He…
TRIBUTE: Aderemi Adedeji, Ede-born actor who dumped carpentry work for film business to promote Yoruba traditions
"Life is a borrowed thing." Life is not eternal, and we will pass away someday, even if we…
Funmi Martins: Ilesa-born actress who abandoned secretarial studies for film-making
21 years have passed since Funmi Oguntomi, better known as Funmi Martins, passed away. The dust of eternity…
TRIBUTE: Muftau Oladokun ‘Alaran’, driver turned comic actor who died at the peak of his career
In the grand scheme of things, destiny is quite important. If you are meant for greatness, you may…
From riches to rags: How ex-OPC leader, Duro Ladipo’s protégé, Ajewole Baba Ijesa lost everything to kidnapping
Prince David Adeniyi Ademokoya JP, also known as "Ajewole Baba Ijesa Contributions to Yoruba movie industry More than…
TRIBUTE: Ademola Adeyemo ‘Sokoti’, Osun-born actor who lost his marriage and two children to the movie business
Under the wide and starry sky, Dig the grave and let me lie. Glad did I live and…
Pastor Ajidara: Abela Pupa star, Muslim turned Christian actor who made it his life’s work to expose false prophets
Make more lasting memories before you pass away. Every man will live and eventually die. No one would…
TRIBUTE: Saint Obi, a polyglot inspired by foreign movies who made over 250 Nollywood ‘worthy appearances’
Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a…
TRIBUTE: Murphy Afolabi, Osogbo-born actor, Ifa adherent turned Muslim who blessed our screen with deep Yoruba lexicons
Murphy Afolabi probably didn't remember William Shakespeare's famous line, "All that live must die, passing through nature to…
TRIBUTE: Fadeyi Oloro, Nigerian pastor who acted ‘herbalist’ in movies to entertain fans
When people pass away, the memories they leave behind do not. They travel to Hades, the land of…
Veteran actress, Patience Ozokwo shares interesting details of how she got into Nollywood
After many years of entertaining her fans with great movies, Veteran actress, Patience Ozokwo, has taken to social…