Pics: RMD, Olu Jacobs ,Abike Dabiri & more attend at Amaka Igwe's Tribute Night.

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Family, friends, colleagues and Nollywood practitioners, gathered for a special Service of Songs/Tribute Night on Monday, June 9^th at the Haven Events Centre at GRA Ikeja in honour of Nollywood icon/producer, Amaka Igwe, who passed away on the 29^th of April 2014.  Guests included; Abike Dabiri, RMD, Bukky Ajayi, Wunmi Obe, Olu Jacobs, Onyeka Onwenu, Kunle Bantefa, Ngozi Nwosu, Bimbo Akintola, Nobert and Gloria Young, Patrick and Ireti Doyle, Tony Umez, Kanayo .O. Kanayo, Ego Boyo, Ali Baba, Teju Babyface and a host of others.

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Nollywood's Prolific director Amaka Igwe dies at 51

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 Foremost producer, writer, director and a number one player in the Nigerian film industry, Amaka Igwe has passed on. She died yesterday evening April 28th in Enugu after an asthma attack. Mrs Igwe had opted to Enugu in company of her husband for pre-production preparations for a brand new Igbo soap when the sad incident occurred.

She suffered an asthma attack and was immediately rushed to a medical facility after initial intervention had failed but sadly died before getting there. 

Mrs Igwe is survived by her husband of 21 years Charles Igwe, three children, an aged mother. So sad! May her soul rest in peace...Ase. Continue...