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Actor Jnr Pope’s Death Is A Big Loss To The Movie Industry And Enugu – Gov. Mbah
Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, who is currently mourning as a result of the death of Nollywood actor, Obumneme Odonwodo (a.k.a Jnr. Pope), says Enugu State has lost one of its talented sons.
The governor said Jnr. Pope’s death occurred at a time that Enugu State was working hard to develop the ‘creative potentials’ of its youths for self-reliance and capacity-growth.
He stated this in an ‘official statement’ issued by the Enugu State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Aka Eze Aka, on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in Enugu.
Jnr. Pope, who hailed from Ukehe in Igbo-Etiti Council Area of Enugu State, and three of his colleagues in Nollywood lost their lives in a tragic boat accident on River Niger while returning from a movie location on Wednesday, April 10, 2024.
The governor describes Jnr. Pope’s death as ‘heart wrenching and unfortunate’, as he also said that he received the sad news of his death with a heavy heart of sadness.
In his words: “Indeed, the death of Jnr. Pope came at a time Enugu State was working so hard to develop the creative potential of its youths for self-reliance, job creation and export of their talents outside the shores of Nigeria.”
Mbah expressed deep grief on the sad incident as such talented, young Nigerians lost their lives in such a tragic circumstance.
Thus, the governor commiserated with the families of the deceases, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), and the entire Nigerian entertainment industry, on the demises of their members in an ill-fated boat accident.
He promised that the State would work in connection with the late Jnr. Pope’s family to make sure a befitting burial is organized and given to the movie star.
Also, he stated that the Enugu State Government will open a condolence register for Nigerians to pay their tributes to the Nollywood Star.
More so, he emphasized that the condolence register would be available at the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Information and Communication, State Secretariat, Enugu, as from Monday, April 15, 2024.
In his words: “Those who may not get to the office of the Honourable Commissioner for Information and Communication may use the following email address condolencejuniorpope@gmail.com to register their condolences.”
May the souls of Jnr. Pope and others that lost their lives in the boat mishap – rest in peace.
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Nigerian Afrobeats singer, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, aka Wizkid, has announced that his sixth studio album would be dedicated to his late mum, Jane Morayo Balogun.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ hitmaker made the announcement in a video message shared via his social media platform on Saturday, June 1, 2024.
He also disclosed that the album, which is titled ‘Morayo’ and in honour of his late mum, would be released ‘very soon’.
Wizkid’s words: “My album ‘Morayo’, dedicated to my mum, the love of my life, drops very soon. Don’t dull. Don’t sleep.”
It could be recaled that Wizkid’s mother, Jane Dolapo Balogun, died on August 18, 2023, in London.
The singer said the pain of losing his mum ‘hurts deeply’.
In his words: “The pain is profound.”
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Actress Patience Ozukor: I Rejected The Name-Tag ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ On Me, To Have My Own Name-Tag ‘Patience Ozukor’
Nollywood veteran actress, Patience Ozokwor, has disclosed and talked about how people tried to impose titles and name-tags on her at the beginning of her career and how she handled it.
The veteran actress said when she began her acting career, people tried to compare her with legendary actress, Liz Benson, by tagging her as ‘Liz Benson of Enugu’ but she rejected the tag because she believes they are both unique.
She disclosed that she also rejected suggestions to answer her husband’s first name as her surname and instead chose to bear his family name.
She actually disclosed this in an interview session via a media platform.
Her words: “I don’t know how it started, all I know was that when I started my acting career and people started recognizing this woman from Enugu.”
“So, there was a time I came to Lagos for a shoot and people started saying, ‘That’s her, this woman from Enugu.’ They said, “You’re the ‘Liz Benson of Enugu.”
“I said, ‘No, with all due respect, I don’t want to be like Liz Benson, I want to be myself. I am ‘Patience Ozokwor of Enugu’.”
“And some people came and said, ‘You don’t even need to answer Patience Ozokwor again. Answer your husband’s first name Edmund; Patience Edmund.’
“I said, ‘No, because in Igbo land, you’re not just married by one man, you’re married by a family. I don’t know about other tribes.”
“So, my husband’s people, their name is Ozokwor. When you mention Ozokwor in any part of this world, people who know the Ozokwors would say ‘I know where she comes from’,” she concluded.
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