Legendary Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs dies aged 84
Legendary Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs dies aged 84Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, announced his death and asked for privacy while the family mourns.ByMansur AbubakarReporting fromAbujaPublished18 minutes agoOlu Jacobs, one of…
- ▪Legendary Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs dies aged 84Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, announced his death and asked for privacy while the family mourns.ByMansur AbubakarReporting fromAbujaPublished18
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Legendary Nigerian actor Olu Jacobs dies aged 84Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, announced his death and asked for privacy while the family mourns.ByMansur AbubakarReporting fromAbujaPublished18 minutes agoOlu Jacobs, one of Nigeria's best known actors, whose career spanned several decades across theatre, television and film, has died at the age of 84.His wife, veteran actress Joke Silva, announced his death and asked for privacy while the family mourns.Silva announced his passing in a statement describing the celebrated actor as "The Lion of Lufodo" and saying his life was "well lived and fought".Some of his notable films include My Kingdom, Covert Operation and One Fine Day.He was regarded as one of the father figures of Nollywood, as…
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