Popular actress, Ethel Ekpe is dead.

She died on Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 after a protracted illness.

The Director-General of National Film and Video Censors Board, Shaibu Husseini announced her death on Facebook.

Husseini said: “I have been reliably informed that Ethel Ekpe, (Ethel Aderemi nee Ekpe), the screen beauty that delighted fans with her inimitable interpretation of the role of Segi in the defunct sitcom on Nigerian Television Authority by Ken Saro Wiwa titled ‘Basi and Company’ has passed on.”

“The actress, pastor, and star of Amaka Igwe’s ‘Forever’ and most recently ‘Sons of the Caliphate” reportedly died of cancer today in Lagos. She will be sorely missed.”

For those who don’t know, the deceased is popular with her role as ‘Segi’ in ‘Basi and Company’ on Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) by Ken Saro Wiwa.