{"id":31108,"date":"2026-05-14T12:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/?p=31108"},"modified":"2026-05-14T12:05:26","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T11:05:26","slug":"family-opens-condolence-register-for-late-actor-alex-ekubo-as-fans-and-friends-mourn-his-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/family-opens-condolence-register-for-late-actor-alex-ekubo-as-fans-and-friends-mourn-his-passing\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Opens Condolence Register for Late Actor Alex Ekubo As Fans and Friends Mourn His Passing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nigerian actor Alex Ekubo is being mourned across the entertainment industry after his family opened a condolence register in his honor, drawing an outpouring of grief from fans and colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The register, opened at the family residence, has attracted visitors offering prayers and tributes to the late Nollywood star. Fans have also extended heartfelt condolences to Ekubo\u2019s closest friends, fellow actor IK Ogbonna and fashion designer Yomi Casual, both of whom were widely known to share a strong bond with him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ekubo, celebrated for his roles in romantic comedies and dramas, was regarded as one of Nollywood\u2019s most charismatic talents. His passing has sparked widespread mourning across Nigeria\u2019s entertainment industry, with tributes flooding social media platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colleagues shared emotional posts in remembrance. One described him as \u201ca beautiful human being, loving, real, kind, and always so respectful every single time we worked together,\u201d adding that he would be \u201cdeeply missed.\u201d Another, who referred to Ekubo as her \u201cbestie,\u201d wrote: \u201cI\u2019m devastated. My bestie! Why? We had a plan! How are we supposed to move on? This is too much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others recalled his kindness and support during difficult times, noting his generosity and friendship. \u201cI wanted a chance to repay you for your kindness, but not like this. Goodbye, rest in the bosom of God Almighty,\u201d one tribute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional colleagues expressed shock and heartbreak, with one writing: \u201cAre you telling me I will never see Ikuku again? My spirit is broken. You were a wonderful person. Rest well, Champ.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The condolence register is expected to remain open in the coming days, as family, friends, and fans continue to pay their respects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nigerian actor Alex Ekubo is being mourned across the entertainment industry after his family opened a condolence register in his honor, drawing an outpouring of grief from fans and colleagues. The register, opened at the family residence, has attracted visitors offering prayers and tributes to the late Nollywood star. Fans have also extended heartfelt condolences […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":31111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3699,776,25,4,18,3],"tags":[16097,2683,16115,16109,16108,16106],"class_list":["post-31108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-educational","category-entertainment","category-featured","category-lifestyle","category-naija-news","tag-alex-ekubo","tag-ik-ogbonna","tag-kunle-remi","tag-mo-abudu","tag-omoni-oboli","tag-yomi-casual"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.funminews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/27940a73-5ae9-41c0-82fb-5809d8899131.jpg?fit=720%2C1280&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31108"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31118,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31108\/revisions\/31118"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.funminews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}