Sadiq Daba
Sadiq Daba | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sadiq Abubakar Daba |
| Died | 3 March 2021 Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria |
| 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 the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as "Inspector Waziri" in October 1.[3][4]
Education
[edit | edit source]Daba had his secondary education at St. Edward's Secondary School. He got higher degrees in many institutions including Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria.[5]
Career
[edit | edit source]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]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Feature films
[edit | edit source]- October 1 (2014) as Inspector Danladi Waziri
- Seven (2019) as Issah
- Citation (2020) as Professor Yahaya
- Eyimofe (2020) as Jakpor
- Eagle Wings (2021) as President of Nigeria
TV series
[edit | edit source]- Hotel Majestic (2015)
Sickness and death
[edit | edit source]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]
See also
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- 1950s births
- 2021 deaths
- 20th-century Nigerian male actors
- Nigerian broadcasters
- Nigerian film producers
- Ahmadu Bello University alumni
- Best Actor Africa Movie Academy Award winners
- AMVCA Industry Merit Award winners
- 21st-century Nigerian male actors
- Deaths from leukemia
- Deaths from prostate cancer in Nigeria
- Nigerian male television actors
- Nigerian television presenters