The Nollywood industry has just recorded another death as veteran Nollywood actress Stella Ikwuegbu passes on toady.
The sad news was made known by movie producer, Stanley Nwoko. He revealed that the actress left the world today, June 16th, after battling with leg cancer. Stella Ikwuegbu is dead
Biding her farewell, he told her to rest well.
“Popular Nollywood actress/veteran Mrs Stella Ikwuegbu is dead.
The veteran Actress left this world today after battling with Leg cancer. Rest well madam Stella.
Nollywood not again
It’s well
Shalom!”.
Last week, It was recorded that the Yoruba Nollywood industry was thrown into mourning as they lost one of their veterans, Dayo Adewunmi, popularly known as Sule Suebebe. The actor died in the early hours of Wednesday morning, June 12th, at an undisclosed hospital in Ibadan, Oyo State.
The news of his demise was made known by Ibadan-based cleric Pastor Ademola Amusan, aka Agbala Gabriel, who had been caring for the ailing actor for months.
In April, Nollywood lost another veteran, Zulu Adigwe, whose cause of death still remains unknown. Two weeks before his death, young actor Junior Pope had died after drowning while returning from a movie location with his colleagues in a boat at Anam River in Anambra State.
A day before JP’s demise, upcoming actress, Jumoke Aderounmu, who was a cast member in Funke Akindele’s TV series, Jenifa Dairy, had died at the age of 40.
On March 24th, veteran actor, Amaechi Muonagor, who had been battling kidney failure for almost a year kicked the bucket. A week before his death, Nollywood producer and marketer, Ikechukwu Nnadi better known as Andy Best had passed on after a prolonged ailment at a private clinic in Owerri, Imo State.
AlsoIn February, Yoruba actor, Sisi Quadri passed away after he was rushed to the hospital in his hometown of Iwo, Osun State, after suffering persistent hiccups which were caused by kidney-related issues. As Sisi Quadri was laid to rest, Veteran actor Mr Ibu gave up the ghost at Evercare Hospital, following a cardiac arrest.
May their souls rest in peace.
