{"id":47673,"date":"2016-07-06T14:20:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T13:20:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/?p=47673"},"modified":"2016-07-06T14:20:29","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T13:20:29","slug":"nollywood-actress-bukky-ajayi-dies-at-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmail-ng.com\/nollywood-actress-bukky-ajayi-dies-at-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, dies at 82"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Nollywood actress, Bukky Ajayi, is dead. She reportedly died Wednesday morning at the age of 82, according to The Punch.<\/p>\n<p>The late Ajayi studied drama at the Institute of Drama, London and was part of the TV series Village Headmaster which aired in the 1980s.<\/p>\n<p>The eloquent actress touched many hearts this year at the AMVCA after she got a standing ovation for her Industry Merit Award.<\/p>\n<p>She had told the audience at the award that \u201cI wish I could stand up. But if I stand up I will fall down. 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