Nani Boi

{{Infobox writer | name = Nnaemeka Charles Eze | image = | imagesize = | caption = | pseudonym = | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|03|23}} | birth_place = Nsukka, Enugu State | alma_mater = University of Nigeria Nsukka | occupation = Screenwriter, author, Actor | nationality = Nigerian | period = 2008-Present | genre = children's fiction | subject = | movement = | notableworks = | spouse = Uloma Eze | partner = | children = | relatives = | influences = | influenced = }}

'''Nani Boi''' (born '''Nnaemeka Charles Eze''' {{Audio|Ig-Nnaemeka Charles Eze.ogg|Listen|help=no}}, 23 March 1983)<ref>{{cite news|title=Nani Boi holds novelty match for entertainers and Police officers|url=http://www.newtelegraphng.com/2018/03/nani-boi-holds-novelty-match-for-entertainers-and-police-officers/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=25 March 2018|access-date=4 January 2019|newspaper=New Telegraph}}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> is a Nigerian screenwriter and author of children's books.

==Biography==

Nani Boi, an Igbo, was born in Nsukka, Enugu State. He is a native of Orba in Udenu Local Government area, Enugu State, Nigeria. He is a Geology graduate from University of Nigeria Nsukka.<ref>{{cite news|first= Ola|last= Yinka|title=NANI BOI: MY DREAM WAS TO BE A FOOTBALLER|url=http://www.informationng.com/2017/10/nani-boi-dream-footballer.html|date=19 October 2017|access-date=4 January 2019 }}</ref> He is diverse in the Nigerian Entertainment Industry<ref>{{cite news|first= Newton-Ray|last= Ukwu|title=Pete Edochie, Mr. Ibu, Others Join Nani Boi To Meet Governor Ugwuanyi|url=https://www.tribuneonlineng.com/156058/|date=23 July 2018|access-date=4 January 2019 |newspaper=Nigerian Tribune}}</ref> He has written a lot of books, one of which includes his early work ''Mummy Why'' which he later adapted to a film in 2016. He is married to Actress Uloma Eze.<ref>{{cite news|first= Uche|last= Atuma|title=Actresses make good wives –Nani Boi, producer|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/actresses-make-good-wives-nani-boi-producer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=30 September 2017|access-date=4 January 2019 |newspaper=The Sun}}</ref> He has had a few stints as a Musician, featuring artists like Mr Raw, Kcee, Dekumzy<ref>{{cite news|first=Winifred |last=Chisom |title=INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN ENUGU TO WATCH OUT FOR IN 2017|url=http://blueprintafric.com/opinion/influential_people_in_enugu_to_watch_out_for_in_2017.htmlWe|access-date=4 January 2019 }}</ref> He is also a part-time Radio Presenter at Dream 92.5fm Enugu<ref>{{cite news|first=Ovwe |last=Medeme |title=NANI BOI: My dream was to be a footballer |url=http://thenationonlineng.net/nani-boi-dream-footballer/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=28 October 2017|access-date=4 January 2019 |newspaper=The Nation}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=DTN |last=Staff |title=Pete Edochie, Ernest Obi turned my life around- Nani Boi, movie Producer |url=https://dailytimes.ng/pete-edochie-ernest-obi-turned-life-around-nani-boi-movie-producer/|date=20 September 2017|access-date=4 January 2019 }}</ref>

==Bibliography== *''Mummy Why''. El 'Demak Publishers, 2008. {{ISBN|978-9-788-14326-0}} *''The Twins''. Nani Boi Productions, 2008. {{ISBN|978-9-782-47311-0}} *''Young Talents''. El 'Demak Publishers, 2008. {{ISBN|978-9-788-14329-1}} *''Son of The Soil''. El 'Demak Publishers, 2008. {{ISBN|978-9-788-14330-7}} *''The Rich Girl and The Poor Boy''. El 'Demal Publishers, 2008. {{ISBN|978-9-788-14322-2}} *''Victims of Hunger''. El 'Demak Publishers, 2008. {{ISBN|978-9-788-14321-5}}

==Filmography== ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! rowspan=2 style="width 33:px;"|Year ! rowspan=2|Film |- 8 ! Actor ! Writer ! Producer ! Notes |- | 2016 | ''Mummy Why'' |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Film adaptation of the book |- | 2018 | ''Lionheart (2018 film)'' |{{yes}} |{{no}} |{{no}} |(Driver) Peace Mass Transit |- | 2019 | ''Wrong Initiation''<ref>{{cite news|first= Rita |last= Chioma |title=NOLLYWOOD PRODUCER, NANI BOI MAKES PLANS FOR WRONG INITIATION|url=http://allure.vanguardngr.com/2017/10/nollywood-producer-nani-boi-makes-plans-for-wrong-initiation/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|date=10 October 2017|access-date=4 January 2019 |newspaper=Vanguard}}</ref> |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |{{yes}} |Co-Director with Saint-Do featuring Jude Thomas Dawam |- |}

==References== {{Reflist|30em}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.naniboi.com/}} *[https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au%3AEze%2C+Nnaemeka+C.&dblist=638&fq=ap%3A%22eze%2C+nnaemeka+c%22&qt=facet_ap%3A Nani Boi at ''WorldCat''] * {{IMDb name|9463017}} {{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nani Boi}} Category:1983 births Category:Nigerian children's writers Category:21st-century Nigerian writers Category:21st-century Nigerian male writers Category:Living people Category:Nigerian screenwriters Category:People from Enugu State Category:University of Nigeria alumni Category:Nigerian film actors