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"A funeral is not a launch event": Delta governor's aide criticises Omoni Oboli over Alexx Ekubo film release

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"A funeral is not a launch event": Delta governor's aide criticises Omoni Oboli over Alexx Ekubo film release

Delta state governor's aide, Ossai Ovie, criticised Omoni Oboli after she announced the release of a film featuring late actor Alexx Ekubo shortly after his burial

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