Emeka Rollas Apologises To Regina Daniels, Rita Daniels And Ned Nwoko

Former Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) president Emeka Rollas has apologised to Regina Daniels, her mother Rita Daniels and Senator Ned Nwoko. The apology covers a long Instagram statement he posted in November 2025, during the public crisis in the Daniels and Nwoko family. Rollas shared the new message on Instagram on Thursday, October 8, 2026.

“I am human. I made a mistake,” he wrote. The Daniels family and Nwoko are yet to respond.

The Backstory

The story begins at the AGN office opening in Abuja on June 29, 2025, where the guild also launched a mobile app. Nwoko, who chaired the AGN Board of Patrons, pledged N200 million for a talent hunt for young Nigerian creatives, according to Voice of Nigeria.

In October 2025, Regina Daniels made public allegations about her treatment at home, and Nwoko denied them. Her mother, Rita Daniels, joined in early November. On November 9, Regina said she and Nwoko were never legally married. They had held a traditional wedding in Delta State on May 26, 2019, and have two sons, Munir and Khalifa.

Rollas said some people accused AGN of staying silent because the guild had benefited from Nwoko. He answered on November 20 with a long Instagram statement. He said the crisis was a family matter and denied that Nwoko had funded the guild, furnished its office or given it the N200 million. He claimed Nwoko had said at the launch that the money was for his wife’s film production, not the guild.

He also told Rita Daniels that the people urging her to run for AGN president were her enemies, and that the elections should not be her priority while her daughter needed help. He said the Board of Trustees had let him stand at the front line of the guild’s battles while they protected their reputations.

Rollas said he spoke out of concern for Regina’s wellbeing, not to ridicule or disgrace her, and that he decided to speak because his name was dragged into the controversy. He faulted Nwoko for taking the family dispute public and calling out Regina on social media. He also said he was disappointed in Okey Bakassi, Charles Inojie, Chinyere Wilfred, Jide Kosoko and Sanni Danji, whom he said knew the situation but did not speak, which left him to face the attacks alone.

Regina replied on Instagram Stories, asking what was wrong with him for saying she needed help. She criticised his time as president and said her mother should succeed him.

What Rollas Said

Rollas wrote that on November 20, 2025, during a period of intense pressure around the guild and its leadership, he made a public statement about Senator Prince Ned Nwoko, Regina Daniels, Rita Daniels, the AGN Board of Trustees and some of his colleagues. He said he believed strongly in the issues he raised at the time.

He now sees it differently. “I regret the timing, the platform and the manner in which I handled it,” he wrote. “These were people I had related with, worked with and, in some cases, considered friends.”

He said he spoke while a family was in a hard and personal period. “I should not have taken that path,” he wrote.

Rollas said a recent meeting with Rita Daniels, while some people were trying to broker peace between them, pushed him to apologise. He said he is not proud of how he acted, and that whether anyone accepts the apology is their choice.

“So today, without excuses or conditions, I sincerely apologise,” he wrote. He then named Mrs Rita Daniels and the Daniels family, Senator Prince Ned Nwoko and his family, and Regina Daniels. He also apologised to the AGN Board of Trustees, to Okey Bakassi, Charles Inojie, Chinyere Wilfred, Jide Kosoko, Sanni Danji, Agility and Nazareth Jesse, to his former aides, and to every colleague he mentioned.

The apology is not a full retraction. “I may still hold my convictions about some of the issues I raised then, but I take responsibility for my actions and my timing,” he wrote. He closed with: “As I move forward, I choose peace, reconciliation, dignity and respect. I am human. I made a mistake.”

Who Is Emeka Rollas?

Ejezie Emeka Rollas is a Nollywood actor, director and filmmaker who has acted since 1997 and appeared in more than 50 films. He studied mass communication at Federal Polytechnic Oko.

He became AGN president in August 2017, after beating Emeka Ike 42 votes to 12 at the guild’s peace conference in Enugu. He was re-elected in November 2022 in Benin City and led the guild until December 2025.

The AGN Election and After

Rita Daniels did run. On December 6, 2025, at the AGN annual general meeting in Benin City, she lost to Abubakar Yakubu by three votes, 116 to 113, according to Premium Times. Yakubu became the first northerner to lead the guild since its registration in 1998, and Rollas handed over at the end of his term.

In December 2025, a court gave Nwoko interim custody of the couple’s two sons. In September 2026, Regina was seen at Nwoko’s home with her children. Rita Daniels said Regina had been invited to see her sons, and Regina’s sister Destiny said she remains single.

Why did Emeka Rollas apologise to Regina Daniels?

He apologised for the remarks he made in a November 2025 Instagram statement about the Daniels and Nwoko family crisis. He said he regrets the timing and the manner.

Who did Emeka Rollas apologise to?

He apologised to Regina Daniels, her mother Rita Daniels, Senator Ned Nwoko and his family, the AGN Board of Trustees and several colleagues he named in 2025.

Who is the current AGN president?

Abubakar Yakubu is the AGN president. He won the election on December 6, 2025, and replaced Rollas.