By Rita Chioma,

Handsome Nollywood actor, Arinze Okonkwo who just returned from Honeymoon, has been bereaved.

The Amichi -Nnewi-born actor  lost his mother, Mrs. Nwakego Gladys Okonkwo, who died after a brief illness at age 76.

In a phone chat with Allure Vanguard, the newly remarried actor, paid a tribute to her, recalling how she was always part of his life.

“She was such a sweet mother. I’ll miss every thing about her. I personally took good care of her when she was ill. I was so close to her, because she was always giving me good words of advice that brought me far in life. My mum, is so irreplaceable. Since, she breathed her last, I haven’t stopped missing her. A God lover to the core. I love her so much,” he said.

Mama Okonkwo would be laid to rest in February, 2018.