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“Still Game” Star, Jimmy Martin Passes Away at 93
Jimmy Martin, the Scottish actor best known for his role as ‘Auld Eric’ in the beloved sitcom Still Game, has passed away at the age of 93.
His death was announced by the show’s director, Michael Hines, who described Martin as a “wonderful actor” and a cherished friend.
Born on March 13, 1931, in Glasgow, Martin’s career spanned over four decades. He joined Still Game in 2002, portraying Eric, one of the regulars at The Clansman pub.
His authentic portrayal made him a fan favorite, and he appeared in 46 of the show’s 62 episodes.
Before his acting career, Martin served in the Royal Navy aboard HMS Bermuda and spent 16 years as a firefighter.
In 2024, he was awarded the British Empire Medal for his services to military veterans and charity work.
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He first states how Nigeria is now inconsistent with power supply and on top of this sudden fuel increase occurs.
“I live on the island, we’ve been running generators back to back. Petrol is ₦1,300 now. My staff are smiling but letting me know it’s hard to even come to work.”
“All the things I’m working for… for what? It’s messing with my brain and my spirit is very angry,” he added.
He calls for the government to make a change and provide a solution to this.
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He proceeded to share his experience stating that one month data finished in few hours.
“They just talk say I have subscribed for one month, e no even reach how many hours, they thing don finish. I download house? Nobody is even saying anything. Internet providers are defr@uding Nigerians badly.”
Nigerian rapper Ruggedman steps out to criticize the term Afrobeats and states how many artists hide under that category.
In a recent interview, he shares his thoughts stating that people who are even with no talent hide under the name Afrobeats and it gets accepted because of that.
“I don’t like Afrobeats as an umbrella genre from every music coming out of Africa. That was a mistake. I didn’t liked it from the beginning but when I complained people accused me of being jealous or trying to gatekeep,” he said.
“It is the people in the UK who started this thing of tagging every African music Afrobeats. Nigerians love classicism. They just wanted to give it a name,” he said.
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