AGN lifts suspension on Adanma Luke, permits riverine filming

AGN lifts suspension on Adanma Luke, permits riverine filming

The President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Emeka Rollas, has lifted the suspension on Adanma Luke, the producer of the ill-fated movie ‘The Other Side of Life’, in which the deceased Nollywood actor John Paul Odonwodo, aka Junior Pope, starred. PREMIUM TIMES reported how Junior Pope and four other crew members drowned after … Read more

How boat mishap happened – NSIB

How boat mishap happened – NSIB

A preliminary report from the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has revealed how the tragic boat mishap that resulted in the deaths of Nollywood actor Junior Pope and four other crew members in Anambra State occurred. The NSIB disclosed this information during a press briefing on Friday, which coincided with the agency’s release of four … Read more

Producer breaks silence on cause of Junior Pope’s death

Producer breaks silence on cause of Junior Pope’s death

Movie producer, Adanma Luke, has broken her silence on the boat accident that occurred during her new movie shoot in Delta State, claiming the lives of popular Nollywood actor, John Paul Odonwodo, and four others PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Mr Odonwodo, popularly known as Junior Pope, and four other actors drowned after their boat … Read more

Three persons still missing, two corpses recovered -NIWA

Three persons still missing, two corpses recovered -NIWA

The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has provided additional details regarding the boat mishap that claimed the life of Nollywood actor, Junior Pope, and his colleagues. The NIWA Area Manager, Suleiman Nicholas, told Vanguard that 12 individuals were on the boat. Seven were successfully rescued, two were found deceased, and three are still missing: two … Read more

National Inland Waterways Authority says eight people died

National Inland Waterways Authority says eight people died

The National Inland Waterways Authority on Sunday confirmed eight people dead and 38 others rescued in a boat mishap that occurred in Anambra State. The police said five people died in the incident. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs, of the National Inland Waterways Authority, Jibril Darda’u, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Lokoja … Read more