Death rumours won’t stop me from speaking truth to power— Hilda Dokubo

Veteran actress, Hilda Dokubo, has debunked the rumours about her death, which had been circulating in Rivers State.

Speaking during an Instagram Live session on Thursday, she revealed that she was alive and would continue to speak the truth on politics and governance.

She said, “Everybody, this is me, healthy and strong. I’m not dead. I’m not dying now. I’m not afraid. Do you know how many times blogs have written that I died? Every second, every minute, they’re killing one actor or the other. So, it’s not a big deal.

“But a lot of people have been worried. I also worry for my friends. People had even gone to visit my mum who is almost 80 years old.

“If you know anything about me, I am fearless. Whatever I want to do, I will do. And I will say exactly how I want to say it. I was properly raised by very good parents. Money is the least of my cares. Everybody, including (Sim) Fubara (suspended Rivers State governor), knows that I am not ‘bribeable’. If I were, I wouldn’t be where I am. I wouldn’t be on the side of truth.”

The death rumours had started on Facebook after some people alleged that Fubara contracted Dokubo to organise and chair a rally to put pressure on President Bola Tinubu, and the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on March 25, 2025.

After the incident, it was also alleged that the same people started carrying her pictures around, while singing funeral songs.

Addressing the accusations she added, “I have no business organising a rally or whatever you called it to push a man. If you had any sense in your chicken head, you would have known that I love to dance. Every time I attend an event in my community, I dance. If you can’t find me dancing, you can only find me climbing up a stage to make a speech.

“I would never wish him dead. I am not a proponent of politics with bitterness.”

She also maintained that she would keep speaking and advocating for good governance.

“I am not a coward and can never be one. No matter what they do, I will not change my position. I will try my best to ignore ignoramuses. But I want you to take this as a fact: I, Hilda, will never, ever wish death on anyone. Not even at my lowest.”