Sadiq Daba | |
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Born | Sadiq Abubakar Daba |
Died | 3 March 2021
Ikeja,
Lagos State, Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University |
Occupation | Actor |
Awards | Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor |
Sadiq Abubakar Daba (1951/52 – 3 March 2021) [1] was a Nigerian actor and broadcaster. [2] In 2015, he won Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as "Inspector Waziri" in October 1. [3] [4]
He had his secondary education at St. Edward's Secondary School. He got higher degrees in many institutions including Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. [5]
Daba has worked as a broadcaster for Nigerian Television Authority. His acting career came to prominence in the late 1970s with his starring in Cockcrow at Dawn. [6]
In 2018 he was given the title "Garkuwan Nollywood" (when translated from Hausa language it means "Shield of Nollywood") by the stakeholders in the industry. [7]
Daba announced his diagnosis of leukemia and prostate cancer in 2017 and was supported with fundraising by several Nigerians including Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin, Mabeloboh Center For Save Our Stars (MOCSOS). [8] [9] [10] On 3 February 2018, Daba joined Project Pink Blue to walk against cancer to commemorate World Cancer Day. [11] [12] [13]
He died on 3 March 2021 at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos. [4] His last movie appearance was in Eagle Wings, in 2021. [14]
Sadiq Daba | |
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Born | Sadiq Abubakar Daba |
Died | 3 March 2021
Ikeja,
Lagos State, Nigeria |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater | Ahmadu Bello University |
Occupation | Actor |
Awards | Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor |
Sadiq Abubakar Daba (1951/52 – 3 March 2021) [1] was a Nigerian actor and broadcaster. [2] In 2015, he won Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as "Inspector Waziri" in October 1. [3] [4]
He had his secondary education at St. Edward's Secondary School. He got higher degrees in many institutions including Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria. [5]
Daba has worked as a broadcaster for Nigerian Television Authority. His acting career came to prominence in the late 1970s with his starring in Cockcrow at Dawn. [6]
In 2018 he was given the title "Garkuwan Nollywood" (when translated from Hausa language it means "Shield of Nollywood") by the stakeholders in the industry. [7]
Daba announced his diagnosis of leukemia and prostate cancer in 2017 and was supported with fundraising by several Nigerians including Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin, Mabeloboh Center For Save Our Stars (MOCSOS). [8] [9] [10] On 3 February 2018, Daba joined Project Pink Blue to walk against cancer to commemorate World Cancer Day. [11] [12] [13]
He died on 3 March 2021 at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Ikeja, Lagos. [4] His last movie appearance was in Eagle Wings, in 2021. [14]