{"id":21513,"date":"2024-03-02T20:21:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T20:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=21513"},"modified":"2024-03-02T20:21:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T20:21:41","slug":"nollywood-mourns-the-loss-of-veteran-actor-mr-ibu-at-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/03\/02\/nollywood-mourns-the-loss-of-veteran-actor-mr-ibu-at-62\/","title":{"rendered":"Nollywood Mourns Loss of Veteran Actor Mr Ibu at 62"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian entertainment industry is in mourning following the tragic passing of Nollywood veteran Mr Ibu, whose real name is John Okafor. The beloved actor, renowned for his comedic prowess, breathed his last at the age of 62, as confirmed by multiple sources close to him. Mr Ibu was reported to have passed away at Evercare hospital, leaving behind a legacy of laughter and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>The news of Mr Ibu&#8217;s demise has sparked an outpouring of grief and condolences from fans, colleagues, and admirers across various platforms. Many have taken to social media, sharing heartfelt tributes and fond memories of the late actor&#8217;s iconic performances in numerous Nollywood movies.<\/p>\n<p>Fans have been reminiscing about the joy and laughter Mr Ibu brought to their lives through his memorable roles and impeccable comedic timing. From his hilarious antics to his infectious charm, Mr Ibu endeared himself to audiences of all ages, leaving an indelible mark on the Nigerian film industry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian entertainment industry is in mourning following the tragic passing of Nollywood veteran Mr Ibu, whose real name is John Okafor. The beloved actor, renowned for his comedic prowess, breathed his last at the age of 62, as confirmed by multiple sources close to him. Mr Ibu was reported to have passed away at [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[59],"class_list":["post-21513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-featured"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21513"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21518,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21513\/revisions\/21518"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21513"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}