It is a black Sunday in Nollywood as veteran Nollywood actress Stella Ikwuegbu is dead.
The sad news was made known by movie producer, Stanley Nwoko otherwise known as Stanley Ontop via his Instagram page. He revealed that the actress left the world today, Sunday, June 16th, after battling with leg cancer.
Bading 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!”.
Just last week, 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 till date 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 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 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.
In 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 been laid to rest, Veteran actor, Mr Ibu gave up the ghost at Evercare Hospital, following a cardiac arrest.
