As the month of October comes to an end, we ought to celebrate some of our October babies gracing our social media feed.
Here are 10 Nigerian celebrities born in the month of October;
Stephanie Okereke Linus, is a Nigerian actress, film director and model born on 2nd October 1982. She has received several awards and nominations for her work as an actress, including the 2003 Reel Award for Best Actress, the 2006 Afro Hollywood Award for Best Actress, and three nominations for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2005, 2009 and 2010.
She was also the runner up for the Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria beauty pageant of 2002. In 2011, she was honoured by the Nigerian government with a national honour of Member of the Order of the Federal Republic, MFR.
She is married Linus Idahosa and they have 2 lovely children together.
Some of the movies she has starred in include; ‘emotional crack’ (2003) ‘through the glass’ (2008), ‘dry’ (2014), etc.
Folarin Falana known by his stage name Falz, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter and actor born 27 October 1990. The actor who began his music career while in secondary school after forming a group called ‘The School Boy’ with his friend before his professional career as a music artist began in 2009.
Falz has been gracing our screens since 2011 after he gained strides in the Nigerian music industry with the release of his album Whazzup Guy. The album had several hits like Currency, High Class and Toyin Tomato.
Regina Daniels is a Nigerian actress and a film producer, born October 10, 2000. She is a businesswoman and entrepreneur, born in Lagos and raised in Asaba, Delta State. She started movie making at the age of seven.
In January 2019, Regina Daniels was appointed Atiku Abubakar’s Youth Campaign Coordinator. In February 2020, Regina Daniels launched a magazine named after her at a hotel in Abuja. She is happily to Ned Nwoko and has 2 sons for him.
John Okafor popularly known as Mr Ibu recently celebrated his birthday on October 17. The renowned actor has unfortunately been sick lately and celebrated his 62nd birthday on his sick bay and surrounded by family. Though he was evidently in pain, he cut his cake as his loved ones sang the happy birthday song to him.
Dakore Egbuson-Akande (born Dakore Omobola Egbuson) is a successful Nollywood actress, television personality, and model born on October 14, 1978, in Bayelsa state. She is also the ambassador for Amnesty International, Amstel Malta, and Oxfam of America.
She had her basic education at Corona School, Lagos, and then proceeded to Federal Girls College, Bauchi for her secondary education. Upon completion, she was admitted to the University of Lagos where she studied Mass Communication but eventually dropped out owing to incessant ASUU strikes.
She joined Nollywood in 1999, playing minor roles in movies until her break through when she featured in ‘Final Game’.
Panshak Henry Zamani, also known as Ice Prince, born October 30, 1986, will turn 37 this year. This October baby has given us hits back-to-back for over a decade with jams like Aboki, Whiskey, Oleku, Superstar and many more.
Born in Jos, Plateau State, Ice Prince developed an interest in music at an early age and started rapping. He began making big waves in Nigeria after he released his debut album, Everybody LovesIcePrince, in 2011.
Osas Ighodar is an American-Nigerian actress born on October 26, 1990. Like Falz, the producer has turned 33 and marked the occasion on her Instagram page with a beautiful array of pictures. The actress expressed her gratitude in her caption saying, “Giving thanks for another year! God has been sooo good to me! Forever grateful! #Blessed #BirthdayGirl”
Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk known by his stage name Iyanya, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter, born 31 October 1986.
The singer stepped into the spotlight after winning the Nigerian singing competition Project Fame in 2008 after being talked into auditioning by singer Kcee. Since then, he has served Nigerians with hits like Kukere, SexyMama, and Your Waist, amongst others.
Nse Ikpe-Etim is a Nigerian actress born on the 21st of October, 1974. She rose to fame in 2009 with her unique performance in Nollywood movie ‘Reloaded‘. She received nominations for her roles in ‘Reloaded‘ and ‘Mr. and Mrs.’ at the 5th and 8th Africa Movie Academy Awards, respectively, for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
In 2014, she was awarded Most Effective Actress in a Drama category at the 2014 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards For playing “Nse” in ‘Journey to Self‘.
Chibuzor Nelson Azubuike known by his stage name as Phyno, nay Anambra State is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer born on October 9, 1986. He is known for rapping in Igbo. He began his music career as a producer in 2003 and in 2014, he released his first studio album, ‘No Guts, No Glory‘.
Four singles were released to support the album including ‘Ghost Mode’, ‘Man of the Year’, ‘Parcel’, and ‘OSet‘. So far he has collaborated with many other Nigerian artists like Wizkid, Davido, Timaya, Flavour, Ruggedman, Bracket, J. Martins, and Mr Raw.
