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Less than a month after expressing grief over the demise of Daba, death came close home as Yinka, her husband, drew his last breath at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja, on Saturday morning. The comrade fighter and activist reportedly passed on after battling coronavirus. Yes Odumakin has crossed to the great beyond but his memory lives on. One thing he was known for in his lifetime was courage. He spoke the truth and damned the consequences. JUNE 12 HERO WHO FOUGHT F...

Share One of the most anticipated movies of the year ‘Eagle Wings’ will finally screen at Nigerian cinemas starting today.  “Eagle Wings” is the biggest military collaboration with the Nollywood industry and tells the story of the Nigerian military fighting to protect Nigerians from terrorists, and three friends trying to survive the fight.  With the intention to entertain and educate the citizens on the sacrifices of the military especially the Air Force, “Eagle Wings” promises t...

Share WITH the exception of a few Nigerians, including fellow crew members familiar with his health status, most of the Nigerians and non-Nigerians who have watched the 2020 blockbuster Nollywood movie, Citation, would not have realised what pain the veteran actor, Sadiq Abubakar Daba, underwent while featuring in the movie. According to movie producer, Kunle Afolayan, Daba actually had an oxygen machine close by as he played his alloted role in the movie, understandably a cameo appearance. Dab...

3 min read The premiere of ‘Eagle Wings’, Nigeria’s first military-themed movie was held at the Blue pictures cinema, Lagos City Mall on Sunday. The film, which is a collaboration between the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) and the Nigerian Airforce, tells the story of how the military combats insecurity with officers risking their lives to protect the nation. ‘Eagle Wings’ follows the story of an Air Force Fighter pilot who must navigate his way to safety amid an ins...

Written, directed and produced by Paul Apel Papel, Eagle Wings follows the story of brave Nigerian Airforce soldiers and their fight against insurgency in northern Nigeria. Speaking at the film premiere, Papel revealed that it was an order to be able to tell the stories of these men who go on the frontline to defend the country. veteran actor Francis Duru at the premiere of Eagle Wings [papelfilms] "I am excited about making this movie at this moment because Nige...

TRIBUTE Legendary actor and broadcaster Sadiq Daba, who since 2017 had been fighting a losing with prostate cancer and leukaemia, eventually succumbed to death by these ailments on Wednesday, March 3. Okechukwu Uwaezuoke writes This was how it used to be like back then: Nigerian Television Authority’s estimated 30 million viewers would hear Bongos Ikwue’s sonorous voice and know that it was time for Cockcrow at Dawn. That voice, which was accompanied by the strum of his guitar, had th...

- Advertisement - News filtered in barely 24hrs ago that death has laid its icy hands on yet another Nollywood stalwart, Sadiq Daba.  - Advertisement - Preliminary reports never stated the cause of his death but in new development, as sighted on Instabog9ja, it’s revealed that the later actor and broadcaster died after a long battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. His death has been confirmed by filmmaker Kunle Afolayan. Afolayan said he spoke with his wife and son who confirmed his pas...

It is true that most times people would only say good things about a person, only when such person passes on. One of the things this may mean is that death is not necessarily a bad experience; it may afford an opportunity for the unfolding of good deeds. Daba in his prime Death, of course, may reduce number; but it may give room for number to be added. Death may first destroy; but it makes in the end. As it often does, death comes with sorrow; but it also ushers in joy. Death can dampen emotion...

Punch Newspapers Sections Tofarati Ige Days after the demise of veteran actor, Sadiq Daba, tributes have continued to pour in for him from all corners of the movie industry. Daba died on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, after a long battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. He was buried the next day according to Islamic rites at the Agege area of Lagos State. The Actors Guild of Nigeria described Daba as a strategic thinker and visionary. A tribute sent to Saturday Beats by the president of the AGN,...

Sadiq Daba, renowned actor and broadcaster, dies at age 69 A little over three years after announcing his recuperation from prostate cancer and leukaemia in a London hospital, renowned actor, broadcaster, producer and director, Sadiq Abubakar Daba died on Wednesday evening in Lagos. For more than four decades, Daba’s name has been engraved in public consciousness, thanks to his role as ‘Bitrus’ in the rested Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) soap opera, ‘Cock Crow at Dawn�...