{"id":40818,"date":"2026-09-16T14:51:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.public.sn\/?p=40818"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T14:51:45","slug":"nigeria-lacteur-et-cineaste-olu-jacobs-est-decede-a-84-ans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.public.sn\/index.php\/2026\/09\/16\/nigeria-lacteur-et-cineaste-olu-jacobs-est-decede-a-84-ans\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria : l\u2019acteur et cin\u00e9aste Olu Jacobs est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 84 ans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le c\u00e9l\u00e8bre acteur et cin\u00e9aste nig\u00e9rian Oludotun Jacobs, connu sous le nom d\u2019Olu Jacobs, est d\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e2ge de 84 ans, a annonc\u00e9 sa famille mercredi sur Instagram.<\/p><div id=\"publi-1884439075\" class=\"publi-paragraphe1 publi-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"publi-adlabel\">Publicit\u00e9<\/div><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4089586018074219\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4089586018074219\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2087940154\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Figure majeure de Nollywood, l\u2019industrie cin\u00e9matographique nig\u00e9riane, Olu Jacobs laisse derri\u00e8re lui une carri\u00e8re de plus de cinq d\u00e9cennies au th\u00e9\u00e2tre, \u00e0 la t\u00e9l\u00e9vision et au cin\u00e9ma. 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Le pr\u00e9sident Bola Tinubu a salu\u00e9 la m\u00e9moire d\u2019un \u00ab g\u00e9ant de l\u2019industrie cr\u00e9ative nig\u00e9riane \u00bb, estimant que sa mort constituait une perte importante pour le pays, le cin\u00e9ma africain et le monde des arts du spectacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L\u2019ancien vice-pr\u00e9sident Atiku Abubakar lui a \u00e9galement rendu hommage, estimant que le Nigeria avait perdu \u00ab une institution \u00bb et une \u00ab ic\u00f4ne culturelle \u00bb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Une carri\u00e8re entre th\u00e9\u00e2tre, t\u00e9l\u00e9vision et cin\u00e9ma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surnomm\u00e9 le \u00ab lion de Lufodo \u00bb, Olu Jacobs avait commenc\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re dans des \u00e9missions et s\u00e9ries de t\u00e9l\u00e9vision britanniques au cours des ann\u00e9es 1970.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il est ensuite devenu l\u2019un des visages les plus reconnus du cin\u00e9ma nig\u00e9rian, participant \u00e0 de nombreuses productions de Nollywood et remportant plusieurs distinctions au cours de sa carri\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En 2011, il avait re\u00e7u la distinction nationale de Membre de l\u2019Ordre de la R\u00e9publique f\u00e9d\u00e9rale du Nigeria (MFR). 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L\u2019ancien vice-pr\u00e9sident Atiku Abubakar lui a \u00e9galement rendu hommage, estimant que le Nigeria avait perdu \u00ab une institution \u00bb et une \u00ab ic\u00f4ne culturelle \u00bb. Une carri\u00e8re entre th\u00e9\u00e2tre, t\u00e9l\u00e9vision et cin\u00e9ma Surnomm\u00e9 le \u00ab lion de Lufodo \u00bb, Olu Jacobs avait commenc\u00e9 sa carri\u00e8re dans des \u00e9missions et s\u00e9ries de t\u00e9l\u00e9vision britanniques au cours des ann\u00e9es 1970. Il est ensuite devenu l\u2019un des visages les plus reconnus du cin\u00e9ma nig\u00e9rian, participant \u00e0 de nombreuses productions de Nollywood et remportant plusieurs distinctions au cours de sa carri\u00e8re. En 2011, il avait re\u00e7u la distinction nationale de Membre de l\u2019Ordre de la R\u00e9publique f\u00e9d\u00e9rale du Nigeria (MFR). 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