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Veteran actor, Sadiq Daba, buried as Nigerians pay tributes On …Sadiq was greatest warrior we’ve ever known— Afolayan By Benjamin Njoku As the late veteran actor and broadcaster, Sadiq Daba, was buried at a cemetery in Agege, Lagos State, yesterday, many Nigerians continue to pay tributes to him. Daba died Wednesday evening after a prolonged battle with leukaemia and prostate cancer. The late actor became popular in the 1980s, after the role he played as Bitrus in a soap opera, Cockcrow ...

Advertisement For Sadiq Daba, a native of Kano, born in Kumasi, Ghana and raised in Freetown, Sierra-Leone, stardom was more than a dream come true. In the early days, it was radio that enchanted him. And without a single TV station in Sierra-Leone then, what else but being on radio would he have thought of? “I used to listen to William Roberts on Radio Sierra-Leone,” he recalls, smiling broadly. “He was my role model. Being on-air, for me, became an obsession.” That was in the early 1...

Veteran broadcaster and Nollywood actor Sadiq Daba is dead. Sadiq Daba reportedly died on Wednesday evening.  A senior official of NTA confirmed the death

Veteran Nollywood actor, Sadiq Daba, died Wednesday night of complications from cancer. His friend, Joe Odumakin, was said to have confirmed: “We have lost Sadiq. It’s so painful because I spoke to him a few days ago when his wife became a permanent secretary. I called his number some hours ago but his son picked […]

Solomon Elusoji   Good morning, We are leading with Governor Bello Matawalle’s quest for peace in Zamfara, the death of a beloved actor, and Nigeria’s burgeoning COVID-19 vaccination program. Matawalle’s Thirst For Peace In Zamfara Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle has said he is ready to resign if it will lead to peace in Zamfara. Nigerian politicians rarely leave public office voluntarily, so while his resignation is not expected, the comment is a metaphor for how seriously he wan...

Daily Post Nigeria Published Former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to the death of Sadiq Daba, veteran Nollywood actor. Daba, who was also a veteran broadcaster died on Wednesday evening after a prolonged battle with leukemia and prostate cancer. The deceased had announced his diagnosis of leukemia and prostate cancer in 2017, same year he was flown out for treatment. Daba’s acting career came to prominence in the late 1970s, while starring ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 4 March 2021 Some Nigerian actors on Thursday mourned the late actor and broadcaster, Sadiq Daba, who died Wednesday, March 3, during a protracted illness. The actors took to their Instagram pages to pay tributes to the late thespian who had contributed meaningfully to the growth of the Nigerian entertainment industry. Actor Saheed Balogun said: “Goodnight Uncle Sadiq Daba. May your soul rest in perfect peace”. Also, movie producer, Kunle Afolayan, wrote,...

Punch Newspapers Sections Wale Oyewale, Ibadan A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State on Wednesday convicted Komolafe Olajide and Olaniyi Omobolaji over what it called fraudulent court conviction. The offence is contrary to Section 22(2) (b) (i), punishable under Section 22(2) (b) (iv) of the Cyber Crimes Prohibition, Prevention Act, 2015. The duo were convicted on a separate count charge of fraudulent impersonation preferred against them by the Ibadan Zonal Office of the Economic...

By Vanessa Obioha Sadiq Daba, a veteran actor and broadcaster who breathed life to many characters on TV, died on Wednesday evening after a long battle with leukaemia and prostate cancer.  Daba, whose last role on the big screen was on ‘Citation’, a Kunle Afolayan movie about sex for grades practice in tertiary institutions, was rumoured dead on more than one occasion. But each time, he emerged with an indefatigable spirit to live life to the fullest. During the press conference of ‘Cita...

Punch Newspapers Sections Ademola Olonilua Nigerian personalities like the former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, Shehu Sani, veteran actress, Joke Silva, among many others, have taken to their social media accounts to mourn veteran actor, Sadiq Daba. The actor died on Wednesday at about 8: 30 pm. According to his close friend, Joe Odumakin, the actor had been ill for a while before his demise. Former Vice-President Atiku thanked the late actor for the joy he brought into homes.  �...