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  • Another nollywood actor is dead

    Another nollywood actor is dead

    Veteran Yoruba filmmaker and actor, Gbenga Ajumoko is dead. The actor reportedly died after battling with a chronic ailment.

    This is coming weeks after Veteran Nollywood actor, Kayode Odumosu, popularly known as Pa Kasumu died.

    Gbenga Ajumoko was reported to be critically down with a chronic ailment since last year.

    For over 6 months, the Ijebu, Ogun State-born actor was admitted at a hospital in Sagamu Remo where he was diagnosed with Diabetes and Hypertension which affected his two kidneys.

    He solely treated the ailments quietly until things got worsen for him and he was transferred to a private hospital located at Ibadan Garage, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State.

    Last year, he begged Nigerians, the government and his colleagues to rescue him as he needed millions of Naira to recover.

  • Tears as Nollywood mourns Aishat Abimbola ‘Omoge Campus’

    It was an atmosphere of gloom and sadness on Wednesday night as colleagues of deceased actress, Aishat Abimbola popularly known as ‘Omoge Campus’ held a candlelight procession in her honour.

    The candlelight procession held at LTV premises was spearheaded by popular actor, Saidi Balogun.

    Recall that the actress died of breast cancer on Wednesday, May 16, a news which shook Nollywood.

    In an interview Aisha had described herself as a God fearing person.

     

    According to her: ”Aisha Abimbola is a cool headed, God fearing, humble and down to earth lady. I’m a mother. I’m from a polygamous home. My father had appetite for women and so had five wives. My mother had five of us and I am number three. My mum had a set of triplets and I am one of them. And that explains my Eta Oko”

    “ I lost my mum at a very tender age. I was in primary five then and I still feel it up till today. It was tough growing up without a mother” she said in a chat with Vanguard.

     

     

     

     

  • RMD advocates for made in Nigeria goods

    Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe-Damijo affirms that one of the pathways for growing the Nigerian economy is by patronizing made in Nigeria products

     

    RMD recounted how he and his wife turned right back after being told the cost of a furniture they wanted.

     

    Hear him:”Made in Nigeria never felt so good. In the strive for a better Nigeria I have had to look inwards to buying everything I need from clothes to accessories.For fashion, furniture and footwear I think it’s safe to say we are almost there.Last year, the Mrs and I walked into this shop in Victoria Island, Lagos to buy a high back chair and was told 2.8m naira. Wifey who wanted the chair more than I did was the first to head for the door.”

     

    The veteran actor also stated how he figured a way to getting the chair they desired

     

    “I called up a furniture maker in Benin that had built me a door a few years back and the result is this beautiful one I am sitting on and yea, it cost me way less than the one in the shop.Respect to all those digging in to make us look better. Keep doing what you’re doing and we will get there”.