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  • Mr. Ibu irreplaceable, Charles Onojie mourns

    Mr. Ibu irreplaceable, Charles Onojie mourns

    Popular actor, Charles Inojie has described the late John Okafor, better known as Mr. Ibu as irreplaceable.

    According to him, his death is an “irreparable loss” to the Nigerian movie industry, stressing that casting him alone was enough to make a movie a blockbuster.

    Speaking in a recent interview with Channels TV, Inojie said: “There’s sometimes you lose a person in an industry and you say, well, so or so person would replace him. But Mr Ibu is irreplaceable. Mr Ibu speaks with every part of his body.

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    “He is probably one of the few people in Africa that would sit without saying anything would communicate a million messages with his facial expressions, body language and gestures without verbalising just one word of dramatic dialogue. That doesn’t come cheap. We are going to miss that.

    “You have John [Okafor], you have a blockbuster.”

    The Nation reported that Mr Ibu died at of 62 on Saturday, March 2nd.

  • The Johnson family series comes to an end – Charles Onojie

    The Johnson family series comes to an end – Charles Onojie

    Seasoned actor Charles Inojie has announced the end of the hit family show, The Johnsons.

    Sharing the news via his Instagram page, he penned a heartfelt message to the cast and crew of the show.

    Charles noted how it has been 13 years of absolute magic and awesomeness, being Africa’s most-watched show on television and being everyone’s family favorite.

    He expressed gratitude to the organisers of the show for the privilege to play the role of Lucky Johnson, the patriarch of the show.

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    He also appreciated the fans for their love and support as well as the crew and cast.

    He noted how everything that has a beginning always has an end and for The Johnsons show their end has come.

    He said: “THANK YOU, AFRICA.After 13 years of absolute magic, 13 years of awesomeness, 13 years of being Africa’s most-watched show on television, 13 years of being every family’s favorite, THE JOHNSONS is finally taking a bow.

    “I want to use this medium to say a big thank you to @rogers.ofime @officialthejohnsonsfamily @nativemediatv__ @africamagic for the privilege of being #luckyjohnson

    “I thank my co-travelers, the wonderful team of cast and crew, without whom these past 13 years could not have been spectacularly outstanding as THE JOHNSONS made it.

    “I am immensely grateful to our fans across the African continent for the love and support we got unconditionally.

    “Indeed, while it is the beginning of greater exploits from every individual member of the team, like every good thing that must have a terminal point, it is the end of the road for THE JOHNSONS. THANK YOU”.

  • Sam Loco-Efe most intelligent Nollywood actor ever lived – Charles Onojie

    Sam Loco-Efe most intelligent Nollywood actor ever lived – Charles Onojie

    Nollywood actor, Charles Inojie, has described his late colleague, Sam Loco-Efe as the most intelligent Nollywood actor that ever lived.

    Speaking with media personality Chude Jideonwo, Inojie said Efe was “from another planet” due to how much of a genius he was.

    He said regrettably, the legendary thespian died without a national honour.

    Inojie said: “Uncle Sam (Sam Loco-Efe) was perhaps the most intelligent Nollywood actor that ever lived. He can be here smoking a cigarette, and people are rehearsing that way, you won’t know that his subconscious mind is where they are rehearsing. He would be correcting you from afar, you won’t even know he is talking to you.

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    “If you have a scene to play with him, Uncle Sam would only read with you once. He would ask the others to rehearse their lines. He would read that scene just once. He would say his lines, and when you missed yours, he would tell you your lines. Since I’ve been meeting people, I haven’t seen that type before. Uncle Sam was from another planet.

    “But the country we live in, how can anyone imagine that Uncle Sam died without a national honour? In a country where national honours are being given to neophytes, greenhorns. Uncle Sam died without a national honour.

    “One of Nigeria’s entries to FESTAC 1977, I think was ‘Lambodo’ where Uncle Sam played the lead role. He got a special mention from the Queen as the best actor in Africa. That kind of human being, even in death, deserves posthumous awards.”

    Recall that Sam Loco-Efe died on August 7, 2011, at the age of 65.

  • My parent’s separation caused me a lot – Charles Inojie

    My parent’s separation caused me a lot – Charles Inojie

    Actor Charles Inojie has recounted how his dad and mum got separated when he was just eight-month-old leaving him to face the brunt of their actions.

    Narrating the hardship and struggles he faced as a growing child, he opened up in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.

    The actor shared that his parents split when he was just a few months old and his mother left, leaving his grandmother to care for him by breastfeeding him.

    His father remarried, and the new wife became the priority.

    The father chose to stay with her, prioritising their relationship over his son’s well-being.

    Charles Inojie disclosed that his stepmother made his life difficult, and he only lived with his father for 8 months before their separation.

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    He further revealed that when he gained admission to the university at 20, his stepmother influenced his father not to support him financially until her child was ready for university.

    Years later, he reconnected with his mother, but due to the existing emotional strain, there wasn’t a strong emotional connection between them.

    ”When I wanted to go to the University, I came back to the house to tell him I have gotten admission. The woman began to laugh, faced my Dad and told him ‘If this one has to go the University, he will wait for my own child to grow so they will go together’, that is a child I an older than with 18 to 20 years,” he narrated.

    Speaking on a reunion with his dad, he said: “I met him and we sat for close to thirty minutes, nobody talked. I was crying, he was crying. I said ‘I have to start going but that I am now out of school. My first work, they said Papa must pray for his child’. I bought a drink and put N5000 in an envelop and asked that he prays for me and he said he wasn’t going to touch it and that his conscience will not let him having not contributed a dime,” he said in part.