Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Nollywood veteran Bukky Ajayi passes away aged 82


Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi passed away today aged 82.

The well respected actress died today July 6th. She made her last public appearance at the 2016 AMVCA in March where she won the AMVCA Merit Award.


Mama Bukky Ajayi as she is fondly referred to studied drama at the Institute of Drama, London. She later worked a while in London before coming to Nigeria where she started a broadcasting career as an announcer, presenter and newscaster at Nigerian Television Authority.

Ajayi was a part of the now rested TV series Village Headmaster. She is seen by many as a living legend of the Nigerian film industry.


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