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Veteran Nollywood Actress, Iyabo Oko dies

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Veteran Nollywood actress, Sidikat Odunkanwi professionally known as Iyabo Oko, has reportedly passed on at the age of 61.

Her daughter, Bisi Aisha, made the announcement on Facebook today, saying that the actress died on Wednesday evening.

“May ur soul Rest In Peace mummy”, she wrote.

Her colleague, Actress Foluke Daramola-Salako also confirmed her death.

On her Instagram page, Daramola-Salako wrote: “and finally we lost her.. rip Iyabo Oko, we did our best but God knows best”

Before her demise, the 61-year-old actress battled with ill-health which caused her to take a long break from the movie scene.

She was born on the 15th of November 1960 in Iwo Local Government Area of Osun State.

Sidikat had stage names such as “Iyabo Oko” “Apoti Aje” Sisi Mama”.

Last year, one of her daughters, Olamide, disclosed that her mother was diagnosed with ischaemic stroke about five years ago but kept her health issues away from the public.

Yoruba Nollywood stars including Foluke Daramola, Iyabo Ojo, Bolaji Amusan, Mercy Aigbe and Biodun Okeowo, others assisted financially in the past.

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Hollywood actress, Dalyce Curry’s body found burnt in her Los Angeles home

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Hollywood actress, Dalyce Curry’s body has been found at her Los Angeles home amid the ongoing wildfires

Dalyce Curry who is known for her roles in Blues Brothers and Lady Sings the Blues, tragically died at 95.

Her body was found burnt days after the fire razed her Altadena property.

According to TMZ, the authorities on Sunday announced that “her remains were indeed found at the property. #RIPMOMMADEE.”

Confirming the news on her Facebook page, her granddaughter, Dalyce Kelley, said “We had a great run. She impacted my life in so many ways. This loss is devastating.”

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Court adjourns Speed Darlington’s N300m suit against IGP to January 27

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A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, adjourned a N300 million fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by detained Singer, Darlington Achakpo, popularly known as Speed Darlington, against the police until January 27.

The presiding judge, Justice Musa Liman fixed the date after an application by counsel for the Inspector-General of Police, CSP Audu Garba, seeking a short date to enable him study the further affidavit served on him in the open court by Achakpo’s lawyer, Abubakar Marshal.

When the matter was called, Marshal told the court that the matter was for hearing of the substantive application for fundamental right enforcement of his client.

According to him, the police served on them their counter affidavit on Friday and that a further affidavit had also been filed in response.

However, the IGP counsel, Garba said though he filed their counter affidavit, he was yet to be served with the further affidavit.

The judge asked Marshall when the further affidavit was filed.

“It was filed this morning my lord,” he said.

With the leave of the court, Marshall served Garba with a copy of the further affidavit.
When Marshall sought to move the application, the police lawyer objected to the request.

He said he would need more time to study the further affidavit through to know whether new issues of facts and law were raised to enable him respond appropriately.
Justice Liman adjourned the matter until Januaryc27 for adoption.

In the fundamental right suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1832/2024, Speed Darlington sued I-G as sole respondent.

The artiste, who urged the court to declare that his arrest and detention violated his fundamental rights as guaranteed by the 1999 Constitution, sought four orders.

In the suit filed by a human rights activist, Deji Adeyanju, he sought an order ordering the I-G to immediately and unconditionally release him from detention facility where he is being kept.

Alternatively, he sought an order mandating and compelling the I-G to produce him before the court to enable the court inquire into the circumstances constituting grounds of his arrest and detention and where it deems fit, admits him to bail.

He also sought an order directing the respondent to pay the applicant the sum of three hundred million naira as general, exemplary and aggravating damages for their unlawful and continued detention since the 2024 till date.

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Exclusive interview with Hamza HMB & Mr Mahfoud

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PeaceUnderTheSky podcast has returned with a bang!!! This time around with a zeal to interview amazing Artistes all across the globe.

PeaceUnderTheSky has been a pacesetter for both A’list artistes, upcoming artistes and the likes, across the world.

In our Podcast interviews, the artistes allow us into their personal lives. In this Exclusive interview with Hamza HMB & Mr Mahfoud, you could hear them share their career and dreams, musical journey and family lifestyle.

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