Breaking news- Amaka Igwe is dead...

This time around its in the niche of our dear Nollywood, Mrs Amaka Igwe, Foremost producer, writer, director and a leading player in the Nigerian motion picture industry, passes on.

 According to reports gathered, she died last night April 28th in Enugu state, Nigeria, after an asthma attack. She, in company of her husband went to Enugu to kick off plans for a new Igbo soap when the rather poignant incident occurred.


 She is survived by Husband, three children and an aged mother.... i pray that God will grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss... May her soul rest in peace...

 

Born Amaka Isaac-Ene, the deceased was an accomplished writer, producer, director, entrepreneur and teacher.

She is the founder of BoBTV Expo, founder and CEO of Top Radio 90.9FM, Amaka Igwe Studios, and the newly-launched Q Entertainment Networks.

A visionary and pioneer of modern Nigerian TV drama and film, she hit national limelight as the writer and producer of award-winning TV soap 'Checkmate' and its off shoot 'Fuji House of Commotion'.

Her Nollywood projects include RattleSnake and Violated - two critically-acclaimed movies that set apart Amaka Igwe Studios in the much-criticised Nollywood industry. 

Amaka Igwe studied Education/Religion at the University of Ife (Now Obafemi Awolowo University). She had a Master's Degree from the University of Ibadan. She had her early education at All Saints School (Now Trans Ekulu Primary School), Girls High School Awkunanaw, Enugu and Idia College, Benin.

She worked as a lecturer at the Anambra State University of Technology and briefly in oil and Gas, before settling for the motion picture industry.