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Actor Solomon Akiyesi dies

Veteran actor and producer, Solomon Akiyesi, is dead. The sad news was confirmed on Monday by the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Abubakar Yakubu, in a statement

Actor Solomon Akiyesi dies
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April 28, 2026byThe Nation
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Veteran actor and producer, Solomon Akiyesi, is dead.

The sad news was confirmed on Monday by the President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Abubakar Yakubu, in a statement to The Cable Lifestyle.

“He died yesterday. He slept and did not wake up. His body is currently in the morgue in Abuja where the incident happened", Yakubu said.

Yakubu said the guild awaits further details from Akiyesi’s family on the circumstances of his death.  

Akiyesi, from Ososo in Akoko-Edo Local Government Area of Edo State, began acting in the late 1990s.

He appeared in more than 100 films.  His credits include Marry Who You Love, Kiss My Pain, Joy of Nakasha, Heart of a Saint, Deadly Affair, Gen Z Wife, Olaedo The Fisher Girl, Pretty Liars, The End Is Near and Desperate Ladies.  

Colleagues, fans and well-wishers have posted tributes on social media.

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