The Lion Falls Silent: Nollywood Mourns Olu Jacobs as Legacy Debate Ignites

Olu Jacobs, the Lion of Lufodo, has died at 84 — and Nigeria's entire entertainment world has come to a standstill. The veteran actor, whose career spanned five decades from British television to the heart of Nollywood, passed on Wednesday, September 16. President Tinubu, the Federal Government, and icons from Funke Akindele to Kate Henshaw have all paid tribute. The Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, called him "a national...