# Sadiq Daba > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sadiq_Daba > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sadiq_Daba.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_Daba > Source revision: 1346002219 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Nigerian actor (died 2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Sadiq Daba | image = | caption = | birth_name = Sadiq Abubakar Daba | birth_date = | birth_place = [Nigeria](/source/Nigeria) | death_date = 3 March 2021 | death_place = [Ikeja](/source/Ikeja), [Lagos State](/source/Lagos_State), Nigeria | alma_mater = [Ahmadu Bello University](/source/Ahmadu_Bello_University) | occupation = Actor | years_active = | children = | awards = Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor | website = }} '''Sadiq Abubakar Daba''' (1951/52 – 3 March 2021){{cite news|url=https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/leaders/sadiq-daba-veteran-nollywood-actor-and-october-1st-star-dies-at-69/de190wq|title=Sadiq Daba, veteran Nollywood actor and 'October 1st' star, dies at 69|work=Business Insider Africa|date=4 March 2021|access-date=11 January 2022}} was a Nigerian [actor](/source/actor) and broadcaster.{{Cite web |title=5 things you should know about AMAA 2015 'Best Actor in A Leading Role' winner |date=28 September 2015 |url=http://pulse.ng/movies/sadiq-daba-5-things-you-should-know-about-amaa-2015-best-actor-in-a-leading-role-winner-id4207805.html |access-date=12 June 2016 |publisher=pulse.ng |archive-date=4 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804065544/http://pulse.ng/movies/sadiq-daba-5-things-you-should-know-about-amaa-2015-best-actor-in-a-leading-role-winner-id4207805.html |url-status=dead }} In 2015, he won the [Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor](/source/Africa_Movie_Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor) for his role as "Inspector Waziri" in ''[October 1](/source/October_1_(film))''.{{Cite news |title=I Got Emotional Receiving AMAA Award – Sadiq Daba |url=http://leadership.ng/news/470980/i-got-emotional-receiving-amaa-award-sadiq-daba |access-date=12 June 2016 |newspaper=[Leadership](/source/Leadership_(newspaper))}}{{Cite news |last=Olonilua |first=Ademola |date=3 March 2021 |title=Veteran actor Sadiq Daba is dead |url=https://punchng.com/veteran-actor-sadiq-daba-is-dead/ |access-date=3 March 2021 |newspaper=[The Punch](/source/The_Punch)}} == Education == Daba had his secondary education at [St. Edward's Secondary School](/source/St._Edward's_Secondary_School). He got higher degrees in many institutions including [Ahmadu Bello University](/source/Ahmadu_Bello_University) in [Zaria](/source/Zaria).{{Cite web |title=Brief Profile/Biography Of Veteran Television broadcaster, Actor, Director & Producer Sadiq Daba |url=http://dailymedia.com.ng/breif-profilebiography-veteran-television-broadcaster-actor-director-producer-sadiq-daba/ |access-date=12 June 2016 |publisher=dailymedia.com.ng |archive-date=5 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205010233/http://dailymedia.com.ng/breif-profilebiography-veteran-television-broadcaster-actor-director-producer-sadiq-daba/ |url-status=dead }} == Career == Daba has worked as a broadcaster for [Nigerian Television Authority](/source/Nigerian_Television_Authority). His acting career came to prominence in the late 1970s with his starring in ''Cockcrow at Dawn''.{{Cite news |title=BON awards 2015: Sadiq Daba set to make another history |date=30 October 2015 |url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/10/bon-awards-2015-sadiq-daba-set-to-make-another-history/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=12 June 2016 |newspaper=[Vanguard](/source/Vanguard_(Nigeria))}} 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.{{Cite news|date=26 October 2018|title=Actor Sadiq Daba now "Garkuwan Nollywood"|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/actor-sadiq-daba-now-garkuwan-nollywood/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=4 March 2021|newspaper=[Vanguard](/source/Vanguard_(Nigeria))|language=en-US}} == Filmography == === Feature films === * [''October 1''](/source/October_1_(film)) (2014) as Inspector Danladi Waziri * ''[Seven](/source/Seven_(2019_Nigerian_film))'' (2019) as Issah * [''Citation''](/source/Citation_(film)) (2020) as Professor Yahaya * ''[Eyimofe](/source/Eyimofe)'' (2020) as Jakpor * ''[Eagle Wings](/source/Eagle_Wings)'' (2021) as President of Nigeria === TV series === * ''[Hotel Majestic](/source/Hotel_Majestic_(TV_series))'' (2015) == Sickness and death== Daba announced his diagnosis of [leukemia](/source/leukemia) and [prostate cancer](/source/prostate_cancer) in 2017 and was supported with fundraising by several Nigerians including [Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin](/source/Josephine_Obiajulu_Odumakin), [Mabeloboh Center For Save Our Stars](/source/Mabeloboh_Center_For_Save_Our_Stars) (MOCSOS).{{Cite news |last=Augoye |first=Jayne |date=30 December 2017 |title=Nollywood actor Sadiq Daba returns to Nigeria |agency=Premium Times |url=https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/headlines/241243-nigerian-cancer-patients-suffer-govt-moves-resolve-radiotherapy-machine-challenges.html |access-date=23 May 2018|newspaper=[Premium Times](/source/Premium_Times)}}{{Cite news |last=Olowolagba |first=Fikayo |date=29 December 2017 |title=Actor Sadiq Daba returns to Nigeria after surgery |url=http://dailypost.ng/2017/12/29/actor-sadiq-daba-returns-nigeria-surgery/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|access-date=23 May 2018|newspaper=[Daily Post](/source/Daily_Post_(Nigeria))}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.newtelegraphng.com/adcll-bring-change-to-edo-state-oboh/|location=Lagos, Nigeria|title= I LL bring change to edo state oboh|newspaper= [New Telegraph](/source/New_Telegraph)|date= 2 July 2020}} On 3 February 2018, Daba joined [Project Pink Blue](/source/Project_Pink_Blue) to walk against cancer to commemorate [World Cancer Day](/source/World_Cancer_Day).{{Cite news |last=OBIEJESI |first=KINGSLEY |date=3 February 2018 |title=Nigerian doctors are magicians but govt must help them, says Sadiq Daba |publisher=ICIR |url=https://www.icirnigeria.org/nigerian-doctors-are-magicians-but-govt-must-help-them-says-sadiq-daba/ |access-date=23 May 2018}} {{Cite news |date=20 March 2018 |title=saves sadiq Daba project |url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/savesadiqdabaproject-got-involved-mabel-oboh/ |location=Lagos, Nigeria|newspaper=[Vanguard](/source/Vanguard_(Nigeria))}}{{Cite web |date=20 March 2020 |title=Ex NTA staff sadia daba recuperating |url=https://nationalinsightnews.com/ex-nta-staff-sadia-daba-recuperating-london-hopsital/ |website=nationalinsightnews.com}} He died on 3 March 2021 at the [Lagos State University Teaching Hospital](/source/Lagos_State_University_Teaching_Hospital) in [Ikeja](/source/Ikeja), Lagos. His last movie appearance was in ''[Eagle Wings](/source/Eagle_Wings)'', in 2021.{{Cite web |date=7 November 2020 |title=Citation: Our Review, including list of Movie Cast, Director, and more - NollyRated Nigerian Movie Reviews |url=https://nollyrated.com/citation-nigerian-movie-cast-director-review/ |access-date=4 February 2023 |website=nollyrated.com |language=en-GB |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401194004/https://nollyrated.com/citation-nigerian-movie-cast-director-review/ |url-status=dead }} ==See also== * [List of Nigerian film producers](/source/List_of_Nigerian_film_producers) ==References== {{reflist}} {{Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor}} {{Best Actor at the Africa International Film Festival|state=expanded}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Daba, Sadiq}} Category:1950s births Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:2021 deaths Category:20th-century Nigerian male actors Category:Nigerian broadcasters Category:Nigerian film producers Category:Ahmadu Bello University alumni Category:Best Actor Africa Movie Academy Award winners Category:AMVCA Industry Merit Award winners Category:21st-century Nigerian male actors Category:Deaths from leukemia Category:Deaths from prostate cancer in Nigeria Category:Nigerian male television actors Category:Nigerian television presenters --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sadiq Daba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_Daba) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadiq_Daba?action=history)). 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