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Just in: Nollywood actor Diewait Ikpechukwu dies at 71

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Vanguard Nigeria · Sub-Saharan Africa

By Benjamin Njoku Veteran Nollywood actor, Diewait Ikpechukwu, is dead. He was aged 71. Ikpechukwu, a former footballer, reportedly died on Thursday after a prolonged illness, according to a family source. Details surrounding his death were still sketchy as of the time of filing this report. His death marks another loss to the Nigerian film […] The post Just in: Nollywood actor Diewait Ikpechukwu dies at 71 appeared first on Vanguard News.

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