Nollywood actor Kanayo Kanayo has paid tribute to his late junior colleague, Alex Ekubo.
Kemi Filani reported on Wednesday, June 10th, a Service of Songs was held for the actor at the Monarch Event Centre, Lekki. As expected, many celebrities came out to honour the late actor. The likes of Nancy Isime, IK Ogbonna, Funke Akindele, Mary Njoku, Chioma Akpotha, Yomi Casual, Ayo Makun, Ini Edo, Omoni Oboli, Ruth Kadiri, Kate Henshaw, Ebuka Obi Uchendu, Mbong Amata, Stan Nze and his wife, Blessing Obasi, Nkechi Blessing, Bambam, Funny Bone, Uti Nwachukwu, Chigul and more were in attendance.
Taking to his Instagram page to share a video from his Service of Songs, he told him to sleep well. Kanayo said Alex was the first to call him Nwanyi Sacrifice.
“Sleep well, brother.
The one who first called me Nwanyi Sacrifice”.
Similarly, Bimbo Ademoye said he was gone but never forgotten. She told him to fly high.
To honour him, the actress, like Nancy Isime, had changed her profile to Alex’s. Kemi Filani checked her page and noticed that the actor’s picture was on her profile display.
Refreshing your memory, last month, the light-skinned actor had passed away on Monday, May 11th, after a battle with Cancer and was 40 years old.
In a heartbreaking statement, his family announced that the actor had passed away after a brief but courageous battle. According to the statement, he passed away at Evercare Hospital due to complications arising from advanced metastatic kidney cancer.
Last year, netizens expressed concern about Alex’s absence on social media. The light-skinned actor hasn’t been active on Instagram since 2024.
Speaking up for him, Oma Nnadi had addressed those sending her messages about him. Oma told them to stop looking for Alex as he is healthy, well and fine. She noted how everyone must not be on social media.
The talented actor was later spotted in a video with some kids.
In 2023, during the wake of talented Nigerian singer Mohbad’s death, Alex shared a deep message about the irony of life. He noted how people cry for the dead yet keep malice with the living. He pointed out how we envy the successful and avoid the broke (poor) ones.
Also, during Junior Pope’s death, Ekubo wrote a heartfelt note, praying that we be surrounded by people with wisdom and human sympathy in our helpless moments and not those who are more interested in creating content out of one’s situation.
