Nigerian veteran actor Chief Fabian Adibe is dead.
Seun Oloketuyi made the sad news of his demise known via his Instagram page. He revealed that the Things Fall Apart actor died in the early hours of 2:30 am this morning, August 20th, 2025.
At the time of reporting, the cause of his death is unknown.
One chinny_pep mourning him wrote, “My love for this man. May his gentle soul rest in peace
One iam_drealdiva wrote, “God bless his soul
One kes_luxuryhub wrote, “Omg Amazing actor
One Obiogwuonyelim wrote, “May his soul rest in peace. He had a very peaceful look
One solotoofunny_ wrote, “Rest on papa
One shoprareluxe wrote, “May his soul rest in peace. Farewell
One Edith Tush wrote, “Rest well icon
One pretty_girlie wrote, “Aww!! Goodnight, daddy! We love you”.
The sad news is coming less than a week after Seun Oloketuyi announced the death of veteran, Segun Remi, popularly known as, Chief Kanran.
A week back, actress Jayeola Monje, otherwise known as Jaiye Kuti, had mourned her colleague, Seun Confirm, who died from BPH – Benign prostatic hyperplasia. Expressing sadness at his death, Jaiye said his untimely death really pained her, and prayed that God console his family.
Early this month, actor Odunayo Olufemi, better known as Oloto, was announced dead.
On the same day Oloto’s death was announced, Yoruba Nollywood was thrown into another mourning following the death of upcoming actress, Omotola Odunsi.
In June, Nollywood lost another of its own, Kayode Peters. According to reports, the Nigerian film and stage producer died in Canada. His colleague, Steve Onu, known as Yaw, confirmed his demise.
Also, in June, the Yoruba Nollywood industry was thrown into mourning following the death of their colleague, Berry White, who slumped and died in her house.