{"id":14161,"date":"2018-07-03T16:36:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-03T15:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ng\/?p=14161"},"modified":"2018-07-03T16:36:57","modified_gmt":"2018-07-03T15:36:57","slug":"veteran-actor-ignis-ekwe-is-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ng\/veteran-actor-ignis-ekwe-is-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Veteran actor, Ignis Ekwe is dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Actor Ignis Ekwe is dead<\/h3>\n<p>Veteran Nollywood actor, Ignis Ekwe is dead. He died yesterday the 2nd of July 2018. The actor who is also a writer, lectures at Auchi Polytechnic, Edo State in the department of Mass Communication.\u00a0His death was confirmed by his daughter, Nigerian singer\u00a0Susan Emike Ekwe,\u00a0aka Harmonee.\u00a0His niece, popular Nollywood actress\u00a0Yvonne Jegede,\u00a0also took to Instagram to mourn the late actor.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alexis.lindaikejisblog.com\/photos\/shares\/5b3b7ab0e39e8.PNG\" alt=\"Veteran Nollywood actor, Ignis Ekwe, has died!\" \/><\/p>\n<p>May his soul rest in perfect peace.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ng\/actor-ramsey-nouah-raises-impostor-alert\/\">Actor Ramsey Noah raises impostor alert\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Ignis Ekwe is dead Veteran Nollywood actor, Ignis Ekwe is dead. He died yesterday the 2nd of July 2018. 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