{
  "id": 11641416,
  "title": "Nollywood actress Chioma Chukwuka loses daddy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/nollywood-actress-chioma-chukwuka-loses-daddy",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T08:36:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/entertainment/nollywood/914213-nollywood-actress-chioma-chukwuka-loses-daddy.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nollywood actress Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha has announced the death of her father, Leonard Ndukaife Chukwuka. According to Daily Post Nigeria, she shared the news on her social media pages on Friday, October 2, 2026.\n\nChioma expressed her pain over the loss, describing her late father as her \"daddy,\" \"papa'm,\" \"obara'm,\" and \"comfort.\" She also reflected on the loss of her mother 13 years ago, saying the death of her father has left her without either parent.\n\nThe actress expressed gratitude that her father lived a long life and was able to see his children and grandchildren. She appealed to the public to keep her, her siblings, and the entire Chukwuka family in their prayers, and added that funeral arrangements would be announced when the family was ready.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Actress Chioma Chukwuka-Akpotha loses father",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/actress-chioma-chukwuka-akpotha-loses-father",
        "published": "2026-10-02T11:08:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Post Nigeria",
        "title": "Actress Chioma Chukwuka announces death of father in emotion laden post",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/actress-chioma-chukwuka-announces-death-of-father-in-emotion-laden",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:57:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}