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The Delta State Government has urged Nigerians to always patronise locally made Nigerian products to encourage local producers and manufacturers.

The National President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, says late Nollywood actor Junior Pope showed signs of life when he was rushed to the hospital after drowning.

The Anambra State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has said that six actors and one actress have been recovered from the boat mishap that occurred on River Niger on Wednesday involving Nollywood actors and crew members who were returning from a film location.  

New demands have been made in the Nigerian movie industry by the Actors' Guild of Nigeria. This follows the death of talented actor Junior Pope who drowned after his boat capsized on Niger River.

Following the tragic boat accident, which claimed the life of Junior Pope, the faces of the missing crew members have surfaced online.

Rivers state police have killed a wanted notorious criminal, responsible for the killing of over 22 residents of Mgbuoshimini community, a suburb in Obio/Akpor LGA.

The operatives of the Delta State Police Command have arrested a 20-year-old, Raphael Egbo for the alleged murder of his 19-year-old girlfriend. City

Following the murder of actor Junior Pope Odonwodo, the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) banned movie shooting in riverine areas and suspended filmmaker Adanma Luke. Junior Pope was one of those who perished while returning from a shoot for Adanma's film "Another Side of Life". Their boat capsized near Cable Point on the River Niger

Some Nollywood stars have continued to mourn Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope.

Anambra State Police Command has disclosed that seven people, comprising six actors and an actress, were rescued from the boat accident on the River Niger