Entertainment
BREAKING: Veteran Actor, Olu Jacobs, Dies At 82
Veteran Actor, Olu Jacobs is dead.
The actor reportedly joined his ancestors on Sunday after a prolonged illness.
This Nigeria news platform understands that his many fans and colleagues have taken to the social media to mourn the veteran actor.
Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, known professionally as Olu Jacobs, was born on July 11, 1942.
A veteran Nigerian actor and film executive, Jacobs has appeared in numerous British television series and international films.
ALSO READ: Ned Nwoko: Prof. Darah Tackles Zik Gbemre
Hailed as one of the greatest and most widely respected African actors of his generation, he is often mentioned alongside Pete Edochie as one of the most influential African actors of all time.
Jacobs is revered as a cultural icon and is seen as a bridge between the older and newer generations of actors.
He is survived by his wife, Joke Sylva and their children.
UPU PG, Gam, Hail Ohio Chapter Over Medical Donation To Sapele Hospital, Others
NAPPS Delta Rejects Govt’s Graduation Guidelines, Directs Schools To Ignore Approval Requirement
Bayelsa West: Chief Brown, Other APC Candidates Visit Adagbabiri Monarch, Seek Royal Blessings Ahead Of Polls
NUJ Delta Hails Oborevwori Over Approval Of 13th-Month Salary For Public Workers
FG Convenes Stakeholders’ Meeting With Dangote Refinery To Push For Lower Petrol Prices
Dual Unionism In Nigerian Secondary Schools: Challenges And Solutions
Birthday: Ebizi Brown Celebrates Bayelsa Deputy Governor’s Wife
Delta Govt Bans Graduation Parties In Private Schools, Warns Defaulters Of Sanctions
Graduation Parties Remain Banned, Prize-Giving Ceremonies Allowed — But Without Celebrations, Says Delta Education Commissioner
No Graduation Parties Allowed, Prize-Giving Must Be Modest Without Parties — Delta Education Commissioner
FG Approves N7.5Bn TETFund Grants For 174 Research Projects In Universities, Polytechnics, COEs
NUJ South-South Raises Alarm Over Fake Military Escorts, Calls for Stronger Security, Road Infrastructure
BREAKING: INEC Fixes June 16–25 For Party Primaries In Restored Constituencies Across Delta, Three Other States
DELSU Orders Mandatory Plagiarism Screening For Final-Year Students
-
News15 hours agoOsawota Advises Tinubu To Constitute Taskforce On Reduction Of Petro Price
-
News5 hours ago
Birthday: Ebizi Brown Celebrates Bayelsa Deputy Governor’s Wife
-
Opinion5 hours ago
Dual Unionism In Nigerian Secondary Schools: Challenges And Solutions
-
News4 hours ago
Bayelsa West: Chief Brown, Other APC Candidates Visit Adagbabiri Monarch, Seek Royal Blessings Ahead Of Polls
-
News4 hours ago
NUJ Delta Hails Oborevwori Over Approval Of 13th-Month Salary For Public Workers
