Veteran Nigerian actor Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, professionally known as Olu Jacobs, has died at the age of 84.
According to TVC, the deceased’s son, Olusoji Jacobs, announced the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.
In the post, he stated that the family was grateful for his life and asked the public to respect their privacy.
“It is with gratitude to God for a life well lived and fought that we announce the passing of our dear husband, father, grandfather and uncle—the Lion of Lufodo.
“We call on all bloggers and social media influencers to respect our families privacy at this time,” he said.
Nollywood veteran Joke Silva has explained why she did not take her husband, actor Olu Jacobs’ surname, after they got married.
She shared that it was her husband who advised her to retain her maiden name in order to maintain her professional identity.
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The 62-year-old actress disclosed this while featuring in a recent episode of the Leadership podcast hosted by Stephen Akintayo.
The host asked: “Is there a reason you didn’t change your last name after getting married?”
Silva replied:
“He [Olu Jacobs] was the one who actually advised that I don’t. Because he understood the importance of branding. He was like, my brand has started building as Joke Silva and changing brands several years after one has been using that brand, as far as he was concerned, could cause problems for me.
“So, we kept the name Joke Silva as the brand but within the circles, there was nobody who didn’t know I was Mrs Jacobs. It [changing last name] really didn’t matter.”
Our condolences go to the Jacobs family on the demise of their patriarch. We pray that God gives them the fortitude to bear the loss.
