Breaking: Family announces burial rites date for legendary Olu Jacobs

by · The Eagle Online

Veteran actor Olu Jacobs who died on 16 September is set for burial on October 2, 2026.

The family on Sunday announced his rite of passage and set September 30 and October 2 for the burial rites of the legendary thespian who passed at the age of 84.

According to the obituary announcement posted by celebrity journalist and media entrepreneur, Seun Oloketuyi, a night of tributes for Jacobs will take place at Glover Memorial Hall, Marina, Lagos on Wednesday September 30 by 4pm.

On Friday October 2, the funeral service will hold at This Present House, Lekki by 10am.

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Jacobs was married to fellow Nollywood actor Joke Silva since 1989. They have two children.[20] Asked why his wife still bears her maiden name, Jacobs answered: “She is her own individual. When I met her, she was an actress known as Joke Silva; so why should marrying me now deny her and her audience her name. She is Miss Joke Silva who is also Mrs. Joke Jacobs. It is as simple as that. People began to say what they like. They have even written that we are separated and all sorts of stuff. When she is working, she is Joke Silva and as well as Mrs. Joke Jacobs at home.”[21] The couple founded and operated the Lufodo Group, a media corporation that consists of film production, distribution assets and the Lufodo Academy of Performing Arts.

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