Oldies: SADIQ DABA

Certainly,  not everyone remembers the name "Sadiq Daba" but if you were born between 80s and 90s when ‘Things Fall Apart” and “Rooster Crow At Dawn" was the hit of the year, then you will have no reason not to remember one of the strong character behind "roaster crown at dawn" - Sadiq Daba. Sadiq Daba is a veteran TV broadcaster, Presenter, Actor, Director and Producer who wowed Nigerians from the late 70s through the 80s and 90s. His performances were instrumental in the birth of contemporary Nollywood. He starred in myriads of films, soap operas and drama like; 'Rooster Crow at Dawn’, ‘Behind the Clouds’, ‘A Place like Home’, ‘Soweto’, and ‘Moment of Truth’.
Widely traveled and educated, he studied at the St. Edwards College, Sierra Leone, NTA/TV College, and later went on training tours to Germany, U.K. et al. He was a news reader, reporter, editor at RKTV (Radio Television Kaduna), NTV/NTA Sokoto, NTPC Lagos, NTA Lagos.

Though he's been below the radar for a while, but we still adore his performances. In 2013,he popped up as the hero of 'arguably' the most anticipated movie of the year; 'October 1st'. He plays a character called ‘Waziri’ a Police Detective who’s charged with the responsibility of apprehending a serial feminist murderer in precolonial Nigeria.
Talking about how he went into acting,  he said: “I gradually worked towards my dream every day of my life, hoping that one day it will come through. And I am glad it did. As far as acting is concerned, it started way back in Sokoto with Peter Igho from the newsroom; I was a news reporter, presenter and then a news producer.Peter who was then the head of drama decided to drag me into it and we did so many drama productions in Sokoto. Somewhere along the line, 'Cockcrow at Dawn' was born and we decided to run it as a series and surprisingly it turned out to be a big hit,” he informed.
As part of his consultancy services since his retirement, Daba has produced a programme called Soul of Highlife — which took him to different countries such as Sierria Leone and Ghana — where he spoke to highlife music legends.

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