As we mark the end of 2021, some of Nigeria’s topmost and finest entertainers died during the course of the year. In this report, Eelive.ng takes a look at some of notable Nigerian entertainers who lost their lives in 2021 1. Folake Aremu ‘Orisabunmi’ 2021 began on a sad note in the […]
Sadiq Daba
Nigerian film maker, Kunle Afolayan, has said that late actor, Sadiq Daba had an oxygen machine with him on the set of his 2020 film, Citation. The producer disclosed this while speaking on an Arise TV show on Friday night. Daba passed away on Wednesday at the Lagos state university teaching hospital […]
Veteran actor, Sadi Daba, has been laid to rest less than 24 hours after his death. The movie-star died at the Lagos state university teaching hospital (LASUTH) after a long and excruciating battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. He was buried according to Islamic rites at the Agege Hausa Cemetery […]
Nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba passed away yesterday. As reported on eelive.ng, the thespian died after a long and excruciating battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. Amongst those who disclosed Daba’s demise was filmmaker Kunle Afolayan, who shared a picture of himself with the deceased and captioned: “You will be missed […]
Nollywood veteran actor, Sadiq Daba is dead. According to Dogo Shettima, a Special Assistant to Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno State, Daba died on Wednesday evening. Shettima who broke the sad news revealed that the veteran broadcaster passed away after a long and excruciating battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. May his soul […]
Nigeria’s movie-making industry, Nollywood has come a long way. From the days of Living in Bondage, a two-part drama thriller film directed by Chris Obi Rapu; Saworoide, a Nigerian political drama film, produced and directed by Tunde Kelani to other blockbusters released in the late 90s and early 2000s, are […]
Gabriel, frontline director, Kunle Afolayan‘s actor brother features alongside Temi, daughter of billionaire, Femi Otedola in the older Afolayan‘s upcoming movie, Citation, eelive.ng has learnt. Gabriel Afolayan‘s casting is particularly exciting as it is the first time, he would be starting in any of his brother’s films even though he […]
Nigerian businessman, Femi Otedola, has promised to fund the medical bills of ailing nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba.
It is not just to be any film; it is a 2D animated adaptation Cyprian Ekwensi’s “The Passport of Mallam Ilia” – an African classic published in 1960.