Four Nollywood Stars You Didn’t Know Are From Gabon
Today, we’ll be counting down 4 Nollywood celebrities you may not know are actually also from Gabon.
Nollywood is filled with some of the most talented actors and actresses. Because Nollywood is the Nigerian movie and television industry, it is easy to assume that everybody within the industry is 100% Nigerian. However, that is in fact not the case.
Are you ready to find out who they are? Then let’s go!
1. Jim Iyke
Nollywood superstar Jim Iyke is by far one of the most popular actors in Nigeria. He was always known and is still known as Nollywood’s bad boy. From his oyinbo accent he did so well in films to his ability to play crazy, radical, bad boys, Jim plummeted to the top of the Nigerian entertainment industry and has since gone on to star in such blockbuster movies as Last Flight to Abuja, Merry Men, Beyonce and Rihanna, Stalker, and recently, Bad Comments.
Because of how successful Jim Iyke is in Nigeria, it may be surprising to some people to know that the phenomenal actor was actually born on the 25th of September, 1976 in Libreville, Gabon. He was born to Igbo parents, Mr and Mrs Stephen Okolue, whose last name changed to Esomugha from Ogwugwu Village in Enugu Agidi town of Anambra State. Jim Iyke is Gabonese by birth.
2. Hadiza Aliyu
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