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Dakore Egbuson-Akande

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Dakore Egbuson-Akande
Egbuson-Akande at the AMVCAs 2020
Born
Dakore Omobola Egbuson

(1978-10-14) 14 October 1978 (age 45)
Bayelsa State
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigeria
Educationmass communication, University of Lagos
OccupationActress
Years active1999–present
Notable workChief Daddy
TelevisionCastle & Castle (2021)
SpouseOlumide Akande (2011–present)
Children2
RelativesTimini Egbuson (brother)

Dakore Egbuson-Akande (born Dakore Omobola Egbuson; 14 October 1978) is a Nigerian actress.[1][2] She is an ambassador for Amnesty International, Amstel Malta and Oxfam of America.[3]

Biography

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Dakore Omobola Egbuson was born in Bayelsa State as the first child of her parents. She attended Corona School and Federal Government Girls' College in Lagos and Bauchi respectively.[4] She studied mass communication at the University of Lagos but had to drop out due to incessant strikes.[5] She is currently married with 2 children.[6][7]

In September 2019, Dakore appeared as a main feature in the Visual Collaborative electronic catalogue, in an issue themed Vivencias which translates to "Experiences" in Spanish. She was interviewed alongside 30 people from around the world such as Kelli Ali, Adelaide Damoah and Desdamona.[8] In May 2020, Dakore's interview on the same Visual Collaborative platform republished in a series titled TwentyEightyFour, which was released during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, French music duo Les Nubians, Japanese Music composer Rika Muranaka and Nigerian comedian Chigul appeared in the same volume.[9]

Filmography

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Dakore has acted in more than 50 films, some of which include:[10][11]

  • Peace of Flesh
  • Men do Cry (2005)
  • Emotional Crack (2003) as Camilla
  • Shattered Illusion (2004)
  • When the Going gets Tough
  • Playboy
  • Oracle
  • Hole in the Heart
  • Silent Tears
  • 11 days & 11 Nights (2005) as Cindy
  • Before the Sunrise (2005) as Goretti
  • Operation KTP
  • Emotional Cry
  • High Stake (2006) as Elena
  • Caught in the Middle (2007)
  • Journey to Self (2012) as Alex
  • Lunch Time Heroes (2015) as Principal Williams
  • Fifty (2015) as Tola
  • Entreat (2016) as Ayo Daniels
  • Isoken (2017) as Isoken
  • Chief Daddy (2018) as Remi Castle
  • New Money (2018) as Ebube Nwachukwu
  • The Set Up (2019) as Motunrayo
  • Coming From Insanity (2019) as Mrs. Martins
  • Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (2022) as Remi Castle
  • One Too Many (2022) as Adesuwa
  • Hila (2022) as Georgina
  • A Sunday Affair (2023)[12] as Toyin
  • Maniac (2023) as Detective Ibiyemi

TV shows

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Awards and nominations

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Year Event Prize Recipient Result
2014 ELOY Awards[13] Brand Ambassador of the Year (Pampers) — Nominated

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dakore Egbuson is Back". punchng.com. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. ^ "I Missed acting - Dakore". informationng.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Dakore reappears in Journey to Self". vanguardngr.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Dakore Akande rocks Baby bump". thenationonlineng.net. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  5. ^ "I never prepared to be famous - Dakore Akande". modernghana.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Becoming Mrs Akande, Dakore opens up with Life, career & motherhood". bellanaija.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  7. ^ "I won't romance & kiss anymore in films - Dakore". dailystar.com.ng. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  8. ^ "Dakore Egbuson-Akande, Swaady Martin, others catalogued in Vicencias". June 19, 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-14. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
  9. ^ Onyekwelu, Stephen (6 May 2020). "Les Nubians, Rika, Chigul, Dakore feature in TwentyEightyFour". Business Day (Nigeria). Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Dakore Akande on IROKOtv". irokotv.com. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  11. ^ "Dakore Akande". IMDb. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  12. ^ "A Sunday Affair (2023) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  13. ^ "Seyi Shay, Toke Makinwa, Mo'Cheddah, DJ Cuppy, Others Nominated". Pulse Nigeria. Chinedu Adiele. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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