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Nigerian actor Diewait Ikpechukwu has died

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Nigerian actor Diewait Ikpechukwu, a Nollywood figure, died on Thursday after battling illness, according to Daily Post Nigeria. His daughter Chiamaka has asked the Actors Guild of Nigeria to take down the post announcing his death, saying she should have announced her father's passing herself.

The daughter of Nigerian actor Diewait Ikpechukwu has asked the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), the Nollywood actors' union, to take down from its platform the post announcing her father's death, according to Daily Post.

Chiamaka Ikpechukwu made the request a few hours after the announcement of the actor's death. Diewait Ikpechukwu died on Thursday after succumbing to an illness, according to Daily Post.

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