Punch Newspaper · May 9, 2026
Funke Akindele loses the Best Supporting Actress award to Linda Ejiofor for her role in 'The Herd' at the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.
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Funke Akindele loses the Best Supporting Actress award to Linda Ejiofor for her role in 'The Herd' at the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards.
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Punch Newspaper
Published
May 9, 2026
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People
Story Priority
Medium Priority
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The Punch is a Nigerian daily newspaper founded on August 8, 1970. The newspaper's aim is said to be to "inform, educate and entertain Nigerians and the world at large."
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Linda Ejiofor (born Linda Ihuoma Ejiofor; 17 July 1986) is a Nigerian actress and model from Abia state, located in the southeastern region of Nigeria. She is known for her role as Bimpe Adekoya in M-Net's TV series Tinsel. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards for her role in the film The Meeting (2012). Tony Ogaga Erhariefe of The Sun Nigeria listed her as one of the ten fastest-rising Nollywood stars of 2013.
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