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Zack Orji Is Not Dead — AGN President Debunks Death Rumours
The president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria(AGN), Emeka Rollas, has debunked the rumours making around that Nollywood veteran actor, Zack Orji, has passed away.
Rollas who has taken to his official Instagram page on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, to issue stern warning to the public to steer clear of disseminating wrong information about the veteran actor.
On his Instagram post, he wrote: “Mr. Zack Orji is alive. Please ignore mischief makers who enjoy circulating fake news. This is to show how wicked some people can be. It is totally unacceptable. He will not die but live to declare the good works of God in Jesus’ name.”
A commenter took to the comment-section of Rollas, to comment, and he wrote: “Thanks a lot for the update sir. I don’t know why some people prefer to disseminate unconfirmed information. May he not die. Wish him a quick recovery.”
In December 2023, the news of Zack Orji’s poor state of health broke out to the public, thus causing his fans to panic. On the 31st December, 2023, Orji slumped in his toilet at home and was rushed to the hospital and as a situation of emergency, he was immediately admitted into the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for proper treatment.
Reports had it then that he was unable to talk and walk – and was in a critical condition. His fans became worried upon watching a video that showed the ailing condition of the actor. when on a sick bed in the hospital.
While in the process of recuperation, he was visited by the First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, alongside the wife of the Vice President, Hajia Nana Shettima. They were accompanied by the ‘Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development’, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, the ‘Wife of the Minister for Works’, Rachael Umahi, and the ‘Wife of the Minister of State for Defence’, Bello Matawalle, and other women.
Meanwhile, In January 2024, Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief after reports stated that Orji was in recovery at a private hospital in Abuja, after undergoing brain surgery.
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Wizkid Dedicates Upcoming Album To His Late Mum
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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