Tag: VILLAGE HEADMASTER
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“Village Headmaster” back on screen after 34 years hiatus
After 34 years hiatus, “Village Headmaster”, the one time Nigeria first longest-running Tv drama series, has now been repackaged and will be shown on three local television stations.
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BREAKING: ‘Village Headmaster’ actor, Okoro is dead
Veteran actor, Jimmy Johnson, better known for his character as ‘Okoro in the 80s NTA TV series ‘The Village Headmaster’, is dead. He passed away this morning after a brief illness at Garki Hospital, Abuja. He died at the age of 80.
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Boniface of ‘Village Headmaster’ is dead
The Nigerian movie industry has lost one of it’s own,Ukwak Asuquo, otherwise known as Boniface in ‘The Village Headmaster’ drama series. This is coming shortly after the death of veteran actor, Kayode Odumosu, popularly known as Pa Kasumu on March 1, 2020. The Public Relations Officer of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Monalisa Coker,…
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First village headmaster, Ted Mukoro for burial April 26
The remains of the late first actor to play the role of the Village Headmaster, Theodore Austin Mukoro will be laid to rest on Thursday April 26, burial plans from the family has shown. According to the family, the burial rites will commence on Tuesday, April 24 with service of songs and also tribute night…
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Buhari mourns first Village Headmaster, Ted Mukoro
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday commiserated with family and friends of the first actor to play the role of the Village Headmaster, Ted Mukoro, who died on Wednesday at the age of 89. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President sent condolences to the entire Nollywood…
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7 things you need to know about Late Ted Mukoro
Ted Mukoro made a name for himself as one of the earliest advertising practitioners in Nigeria. He shot into limelight as the first headmaster in the famed TV programme Village Headmaster which is now rested. The veteran actor died yesterday at age 89, after a brief illness at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos.…
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Village Headmaster producer, Tunde Oloyede dies at 70
Chief Tunde Oloyede, popularly known for producing and directing the defunct television drama series, Village Headmaster is dead. Aged 70, the late Oloyede was said to have died Monday morning at his residence in Festac Town, Lagos. Oloyede was the past President of Independent Television Producers Association of Nigeria (ITPAN). Asides that, he…