By Benjamin Njoku Veteran Nollywood actor, Diewait Ikpechukwu, is dead. He was aged 71. Ikpechukwu, a former footballer, reportedly died on Thursday after a prolonged illness, according to a family source. Details surrounding his death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. His death marks another loss to the Nigerian film industry.
The estranged couple started their relationship in 2002 and exchanged marital vows in 2005. The marriage produced children.
Prosecutors labeled Brand a sexual predator, he was charged in sexual assault cases spanning from 1999 to 2009.
When Kinnear was 10, his beloved father Roy died in an on-set accident. So here I am in his dressing room at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London, face to face with the man I’ve just seen on stage, and whose films and TV shows I’ve pored over for the past week, failing to recognise him.
Self-proclaimed pastor Paul Mackenzie, a former taxi driver, was accused of inciting his followers to starve themselves to death to “meet Jesus”. Francis Wanje, a 62-year-old teacher who lost two grandchildren to the cult, told AFP he had hoped Mackenzie would be sentenced to death to prevent further tragedies.
Equatorial Guinea goalkeeper Jesus Owono is reportedly considering retiring from football after his collision with Spanish striker Jesus de Miguel, who died following the incident. Jesus Owono, who has been receiving psychological support from his team, also released a statement expressing his grief following De Miguel’s death.
The President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, has disclosed that he is taking English lessons to improve his spoken communication. Speaking in Yoruba, MC Oluomo admitted that he and Lege Miami were not fluent in English, revealing that he had enrolled for lessons to improve his proficiency in the language.