Popular Veteran Broadcaster And Movie Star Sadiq Daba Is Dead

Veteran TV broadcaster and Nollywood actor, Sadiq Abubakar Daba, known simply as Sadiq Daba has reportedly died on Wednesday, March 3.

According to NTA2 Lagos Network Centre, he died this evening around 8:30pm after battling for leukaemia and cancer for years.

In 2017, Daba was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukaemia and later prostate cancer for which he underwent several treatments.

Back in 2019, billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, paid for the hospital bills of the actor.

Giving a reason for his movement, Otedola stated that he was moved because Sadiq Daba created excellent reminiscences for him and others.

Originally from Kano country, Daba grew up in Freetown, Sierra Leone. He moved again to Nigeria at the age of 15. In Sierra Leone, he attended number one school and St. Edward’s Secondary school.

He returned to Nigeria and were given higher tiers in many establishments including Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Kaduna state.

Growing up, he wanted to be a broadcaster. He sooner or later were given a threat in 1968, when he met a positive Alifa Baba Hammed. The latter observed him dazzling and organized for an audition on the Radio Television, Kaduna.

Then, Daba labored as a news anchor, reporter and editor at RKTV, NTPC Lagos and NTA Lagos.

His appearing profession came to prominence inside the late Nineteen Seventies, starring in Cockcrow at Dawn.

Daba featured in numerous different movies and cleaning soap operas like ‘Behind the Clouds’, ‘A Place Like Home’, ‘Soweto’, and ‘Moment of Truth’.

In 2015, he won Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as “Inspector Waziri” in Kunle Afolayan’s October 1. He turned into final visible performing in Kunle Afolayan’s 2020 film ‘Citation’ as Professor Yahaya.

Daba introduced his analysis of Leukemia and Prostate Cancer in 2017 and numerous Nigerians rallied spherical him to supply for budget.

He became married to Bolaji Daba and that they percentage two children and grandchildren.

May his soul relaxation in peace.