Today, veteran actor Alex Usifo popped up on Nigerian Twitter trends and it almost gave his Nigerians heart attacks, until they checked and found that the conversation about the top actor’s project.
“Swear down! Seeing Alex Usifo on the trends list was a huge scare until I checked,” on Twitter user said, and another added, “Haven’t heard anything about uncle Alex Usifo and suddenly he pops up on my trends list. Thank God it’s good news.”
The fear can be linked to the recent heartbreaking news of the demise of Nollywood veterans, and Usifo’s fans feared the trend was yet another sad story.
See the reactions:
Choi! you people will not kill me. I saw "Alex Usifo" trending and I was like 'Oh my God, nooooo! not him!!' Thank God he is fine.
— Miriam David-Nwosu (@a_big_girlie) June 3, 2016
Alex usifo trending got me scared lol..Thank God its for a good cause.
— Olalekan✌️✌️✌️ (@CallmeDimpl3) June 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/olubaenks/status/738652780890619904
When I saw Alex Usifo trending, I was almost scared. May God preserve and keep him.
— Travel Queen (@traveltourqueen) June 3, 2016
Put some respek on Alex Usifo 's name
— Lexis (@ALEX_SMARTT) June 3, 2016
Alex Usifo Thank God the man is hale and hearty, I was scared to the marrow when I saw him as number 1 trend on twitter NG
— OluDee (@Dare4xploits) June 3, 2016
https://twitter.com/uzi_an/status/738641206259941376
But what has the iconic actor been up to all the while?
According to Linda Ikeji Blog, the 63-year-old veteran resumed work as a lecturer at the Babcock University in Ogun State in 2011, where he taught the History & International Studies students. It is unclear if he still is a staff of the private university.
However, the actor is back on the screen again. This time, he is featuring in a mini-series, Dusk, where he plays a professor.
https://youtu.be/4OBMrcmT0to
