AMAA founder, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe is dead

Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, the founder of the famous Africa Movies Academy Awards (AMAA) and one of the leaders of Nigeria’s entertainment sector, has passed away.

According to reports, she passed away at St. Nicolas Hospital in Lagos after falling into a coma on Saturday.

Famous filmmaker Zik Zulu revealed the news although colleagues and close friends, some of whom saw her in the hospital, refused to believe it, insisting that she was only in the ICU.

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“Our President, Peace, has passed. As at Saturday, she was reported to be in coma at Saint Nicholas. But now her family has confirmed her transition. May the memory of her life be a blessing. Rest in peace, dear Peace, he writes on a Nollywood platform.

Award-winning producer, Obi Emelonye also confirmed her passing-on on his social media handles even though the family was trying to be courteous with releasing the information.

Peace Anyiam-Osigwe was not only the Founder of the African Movie Academy Awards, AMAA, she was also the President of the Association of Movie Producers, AMP and one of the most prominent figures in Nollywood.