{"id":66867,"date":"2023-05-14T16:26:12","date_gmt":"2023-05-14T16:26:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/14\/nollywood-actor-saint-obi-has-died\/"},"modified":"2023-05-14T16:26:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-14T16:26:12","slug":"nollywood-actor-saint-obi-has-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/14\/nollywood-actor-saint-obi-has-died\/","title":{"rendered":"Nollywood Actor, Saint Obi, Has Died |"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><!-- related --><\/p>\n<p><!-- related --><\/p>\n<p>Former Nollywood actor, Obinna Nwafor popularly known as Saint Obi has died after a prolonged illness.<\/p>\n<p>The iconic actor, 57, reportedly passed away on Monday May 7, following months of visiting the \u00a0hospital for treatment of an undisclosed ailment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was said to be staying in his sister&#8217;s home in Jos when he died. 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