AGN suspend actor Taiye Arimoro over set altercation with actress Peggy Ovire
AGN president Emeka Rollas has introduced a joint verdict with the directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN) and the firm of film producers (AMP), officially suspending Nollywood actor Taiye Arimoro over prevalence on Peggy Ovire’s movie set.
Rollas shared the announcement with an emotional caption, announcing the decision comes from “obligation, compassion, and a desire to repair trust” within Nollywood. He introduced that AGN is a own family, and every action taken need to protect the health of its participants.
in line with the joint document dated 27 November 2025, the three guilds reviewed the findings from their disciplinary committees and concluded that Taiye Arimoro was once the primary aggressor in the incident. He was once discovered to have assaulted the production supervisor and the driver, and also circulated a deceptive live video that misrepresented the activities and falsely dragged manufacturer Peggy Ovire into the issue, even though she wasn’t gift all through the preliminary altercation. The director, production supervisor and group were cleared of wrongdoing within the document.
The guilds then issued a unified choice postponing Taiye Arimoro from all Nollywood productions until further observe. he is required to make a public apology to the production manager, Peggy Ovire and the director, and ought to also release a corrective video pointing out the real collection of events. He has been directed to go back and complete his final scenes for portions of love below supervised conditions, and to conform completely with any further commands from the guilds.
The guilds also addressed the role of producer Peggy Ovire. whilst she wasn’t concerned in the initial combat, they cited that her emotional response on the estate gate contributed to the escalation out of doors the compound. She is required to jot down respectable apology letters to the guilds, apologise to the property control, and publish a written challenge committing to better employees handling on future units. She ought to additionally signal an undertaking on behalf of her driver, Joshua.
The three guilds reaffirmed Nollywood’s zero-tolerance stance on violence, intimidation, harassment or misconduct on any movie set and announced that work has all started on a unified On-Set conduct and safety Code to manual productions national.
The joint statement was signed by way of Queen Blessing Ebigieson for AMP, Uche Agbo for DGN, and Emeka Rollas for AGN, with copies sent to relevant industry and security authorities.
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