Nollywood actress, Cynthia Okereke, dies one year after kidnap
THIS is not the best of times for the Nigerian movie industry, as it has yet lost another vibrant actress, Cynthia Okereke, to the cold hands of death, at the age of 63 years. Okereke died almost one year after she was kidnapped alongside actor Clemson Cornel Nonyelu, popularly known as ‘Agbogidi’, while filming in Enugu, last year. Confirming the sad news to Vanguard, Mr. Emma Onyemeziem, Chairman, Actors Guild of Nigeria, Delta State chapter, said Okereke died yesterday (Wednesday morning) in Enugu, after a brief illness. His Enugu State counterpart, Mr. Ene Brown, also confirmed the sad news, saying the veteran actress had been suffering from High Blood Pressure and diabetes for some time now. “She has been managing herself all this while,” he added. In an emotional post on his Instagram page, filmmaker and actor, Joseph Okechukwu described the deceased as “an amazing, decent and lovely soul to be around”, adding that he's shattered beyond words following Okereke's sudden de...