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Punch Newspapers Sections Published 1 January 2021 The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) is set to hold a health workshop for its members following growing cases of deaths in the industry. This was disclosed in an address by the AGN’s National President, Ejezie Emeka Rollas. In the statement made available to The Punch titled, “End Of The Year Message By The President Of Actors Guild Of Nigeria”, Rollas lamented the recent deaths of late legendary director and filmmaker, Chico Ejiro and Natio...

Daily Post Nigeria Published By Nsikak Nseyen, Fikayo Olowolagba The entertainment industry in Nigeria was hit terribly in the year 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic which shook the world earlier in the year. The pandemic affected everyone in the entertainment industry in Nigeria, ranging from actors to artists. Tours got cancelled, Cinemas were shut, shows were moved to 2021. However the famous reality show, Big Brother Naija, BBNaija and other controversies brought life into the entertainment ind...

Vanguard News Chico Ejiro: One last journey by a content creator On By Okoh Aihe THERE was one appellation I could never call him, even grudgingly, Mr. Prolific. But that never adulterated my respect for him. Mr. Chico Ejiro who exited the stage on Christmas day morning was a movie maker of note, a guy with a mission which, as it has turned out now, had little time to accomplish it. It was the frenetic activities cramped between life and permanent departure that made some of my friends to stam...

Farewell, Jimanze Ego-Alowes, aka “Wiseman From The East” (1957-2020) By Nduka Otiono An audacious and original thinker and public intellectual par excellence, Jimanze wished that his "humble missives" be given "more exposure than they can get in Nigeria." by Nduka Otiono Dec 30, 2020 And Jimanze Ego-Alowes passed on before we could hatch his next-level proposal. A prolific author, he described himself on his Twitter handle as a "journalist, poet and writer with a passion for new knowledge ...

Farewell, Jimanze Ego-Alowes, “Wiseman from the East”, (1958-2020), By Nduka Otiono 5 min read …Do go gentle into that good night, Wiseman from the East, a.k.a. “Ahiazuwa,” a philosophical Igbo expression about the world as a marketplace with which he signed off his column in The Sun newspaper. We will continue to treasure your bold and provocative works, which include the seven books you cited in the…email to me… Jimanze Ego-Alowes died from liver cancer at 62, b...

On Christmas day, reports of the shocking demise of Nollywood legend, Chico Ejiro topped headlines. Also known as Mr Prolific, Chico Ejiro was one of the most popular filmmakers of Nollywoods second generation (between the late 90s and early 2000s). The famed film director once revealed that he had produced and directed no less than 80 films, some of which include Nollywood classics. To celebrate Chico Ejiro, Pulse lists five classic films that established the truly prolific filmmakers career....

Views: Visits 45 Following the death of prolific film producer, Chico Maziakpono Ejiro, Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, has expressed shock and sadness over the occurrence. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Yomi Odunuga, in Abuja, Omo-Agege said that the exceptional movie director and producer was a pillar of productivity in Nollywood which skyrocketed Nigerian films globally. He noted that while the death of Chico Ejiro is painful, sola...

According to close friends, he died on Christmas day. While the cause of his death is yet to confirmed, reports say he died after battling kidney disease. Biglo was popular especially in the early 2000s with hits such as Delicious featuring fellow musician, 2shotz. Tributes have been pouring in from friends and colleagues.

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 27 December 2020 The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has described the death of veteran film producer, Chico Ejiro, as a huge blow to the nation’s creative industry in general, and Nollywood in particular. In a statement signed by Segun Adeyemi, a Special Assistant to the President, Office of the Ministry of Information Culture, the minister expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the deceased, and indeed the entire Creativ...

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has described the death of veteran film producer, Chico Ejiro as a huge blow to the nation’s creative industry in general and to Nollywood in particular. In a statement, the minister expressed his condolences to the deceased’s family, friends and the entire creative industry. He described […]