{"id":127028,"date":"2026-05-13T06:38:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:38:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=127028"},"modified":"2026-05-13T06:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T05:38:49","slug":"rmd-mourns-actor-alex-ekubo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/rmd-mourns-actor-alex-ekubo\/","title":{"rendered":"RMD mourns\u00a0 Actor Alex Ekubo\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cYou came, you saw, and you conquered,\u201d veteran Nollywood actor Richard Mofe-Damijo wrote in an emotional tribute to late actor Alex Ekubo, whose death was announced by his family on Tuesday.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ekubo&#8217;s family disclosed that the actor died after a prolonged battle with cancer, a revelation that has since triggered an outpouring of grief and tributes from fans, colleagues and prominent Nigerians.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a heartfelt message shared on Facebook and X, Mofe-Damijo said life can sometimes feel \u201cunreal,\u201d adding that he was still struggling to process the sad news.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cLife is not only fickle, it can also feel unreal. Even as I type this, I still struggle to fully process it, and it deeply saddens me to hear this news,\u201d he wrote.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The veteran actor described the late movie star as \u201ca truly great soul,\u201d while celebrating the life he lived and the legacy he left behind.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cRest in peace to a truly great soul. You came, you saw, and you conquered. We are proud of the life you lived, the journey you embraced, and the legacy you leave behind. Sleep well, our dear Alex,\u201d he added.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since the announcement of his death, tributes have continued to pour in from fans, colleagues and notable Nigerians, including human rights lawyer Inibehe Effiong and Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Many social media users have continued to express grief over the actor\u2019s death, describing him as talented, vibrant and impactful during his lifetime.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo \u201cYou came, you saw, and you conquered,\u201d veteran Nollywood actor Richard Mofe-Damijo wrote in an emotional tribute to late actor Alex Ekubo, whose death was announced by&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":127029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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