Popular Nigerian TV Icon Is Dead

Popular Nigerian TV Icon Is Dead

A Famous television presenter cum actress, Lara Olubo, has died.

Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, announced the sad news on her Instagram page.

Sharing the deceased picture, Aigbe wrote; “Hmmm. life. Still in denial. Adieu Omolara.”

Details surrounding her death are still unknown as no official cause of death is provided.

Olubo was a popular Yoruba presenter on Orisun TV station.

She anchored programmes such as Miliki Express, Oju Oja and Eto Baba Eto.

Nancy Isime Speaks Amid Backlash Over Use Of Hijab In New Movie

Meanwhile, Nollywood actress, Nancy Isime, has shared a cryptic social media post amid the calls for the ban of her yet-to-be-released film for wearing hijab.

Ireporteronline reports many Muslim faithful got provoked after the thespian shared a poster of the movie titled ‘Blood Brothers’, and was captured wearing a hijab while holding a gun

Expressing anger with Nancy for wearing a hijab during a robbery scene in the movie, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), on Wednesday called on the National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) to ban the controversial film.

Despite the outrage from Muslims, Nancy, in a post via her Instagram page on Friday, said she is in her own world, emphasizing her focus on peace and personal goals.

She wrote, “Really out of the way. In my own world. No drama or gossip. Just goals and money. Peace is where I’m at.

“I don’t bother nobody and I’m not bothered by nobody. To protect my peace, I stopped taking other people’s projected opinions personal.

“Reminder: Your light often highlights other people’s insecurities & shortcomings, which they will then project back to you as a flaw. It is a coping mechanism. Attacking you makes them feel safer.

“Isime baby, omo ologo 5g. The brightest light. The city on a hill that can never be hidden. Nancy Isime. Big name with big force. Getting talked about does not faze me. Look at the people who are talking.”