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According to close friends, the singer died on Christmas day. Biglo was reportedly down with a kidney ailment which began in 2018 and last year, began  undergoing dialysis at a nursing home in California, U.S. He also began trying to raise funds for treatment on a Gofundme account. His cousin, Zuby Udezue who is based in the UK, opened a GoFundMe account on his behalf at that time. He said that Biglo has been undergoing dialysis three times weekly since January. Zuby added that Lotanna had als...

He left engineering for filmmaking and ended up as the filmmaker with the highest number of released movies. The man who went by the moniker Mr Prolific spent his last moments supervising an upcoming project, writes Vanessa Obioha In a year that has claimed lives and eroded the Christmas cheer that often accompanies the season, the death of one of Nollywood’s veteran filmmakers, Chico Ejiro devastated the Nigerian film industry. News of his death circulated on social media on Christmas Day mo...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 27 December 2020 The year 2020 has been a stormy one in all sectors of the country. Despite the glitz and glamour associated with the entertainment industry, it also recorded some deaths. As the year is gradually coming to an end, ADEMOLA OLONILUA highlights five deaths that shook the entertainment industry in the past Pa Kasumu Renowned actor, Kayode Odumosu, fondly referred to as Pa Kasumu by his fans and lovers, died on March 1, 2020, after a long battle w...

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.

Nollywood filmmaker, Chico Ejiro, is dead Chco Ejiro was a prolific Nollywood filmmaker. He passed on in the early hours of Friday, Christmas Day. The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Emeka Rollas, confirmed the news during a telephone call with our correspondent. PREMIUM TIMES learnt that the late director, who was the younger brother of another filmmaker, Zeb Ejiro, had just concluded a movie project. Details later… Support PREMIUM TIMES journalism of integrity and credibility Good...

Punch Newspapers Sections Alex Okere and Olajide Samuel The Nigerian entertainment industry was thrown into mourning when a popular scriptwriter, director and producer, Chico Ejiro, passed away on Christmas Day. He was said to have suddenly died at about 2am. Ejiro, who was popular for movies such as ‘Silent Night’, ‘True Romance’, ‘Blood Money’ and ‘Night Bus to Lagos, was said to be recovering from an illness and had just finished shooting a movie. Meanwhile, his colleagues, fri...

He died in the early hours of Christmas day from a seizure. He only just concluded directing his new movie on Christmas Eve.

Views: Visits 24 It was before a quality crowd that the Chidia Maduekwe led Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), organisers of the yearly Zuma international Film Festival, unveiled recipients of the special awards instituted to recognise practitioners who contributed in no small measure to the growth and development of the audio-visual industry in Nigeria. The recipients Prince Jide Kosoko, Chiwetalu Agu, Usman Baba Pategi aka Samaja and Segun Aina Padonu aka Segun Arinze- all popular fac...