‘Nwanyi Sacrifice’: Kanayo Kanayo’s Heartfelt Tribute to Alex Ekubo
Senior Nollywood actor Kanayo Kanayo shared a video from the Service of Songs for Alex Ekubo at the Monarch Event Centre in Lekki. He bade his junior colleague to “sleep well” and recalled that Alex was the first person to call him “Nwanyi Sacrifice.” A host of film stars turned out to honour the late actor. Guests included Nancy Isime, IK Ogbonna, Funke Akindele, Chioma Akpotha, Ayo Makun, Ini Edo, Omoni Oboli and many more. Several attendees, like actress Bimbo Ademoye, also changed their social media profiles to Alex’s picture in a show of solidarity. Alex Ekubo, aged 40, passed away on May 11 after a brief but courageous battle with advanced metastatic kidney cancer at Evercare Hospital. Fans and colleagues continue to remember his legacy and earlier reflections on life’s ironies, shared during moments like the wake of singer Mohbad and the passing of Junior Pope.
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