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'''Checkmate''' is a Nigerian [[television series]] that ran in the late 1980s through the early 1990s.<ref name=num1>{{cite web | url=http://web.ccsu.edu/afstudy/upd11-2.html | title=Editorial: Nigerian Film Industry | publisher=Africa Update Vol. XI, Issue 2 | work=Central Connecticut State University | date=Spring 2004| accessdate=16 July 2014 | author=Emeagwali, Gloria }}</ref><ref name=num2>[http://www.bellanaija.com/2011/06/almost-2-decades-after-the-end-of-checkmate-nigerian-superstar-richard-mofe-damijo-returns-to-tv-on-tinsel/ Almost 2 Decades after the end of Checkmate, Nigerian Superstar Richard Mofe Damijo returns to TV on Tinsel,] [http://www.bellanaija.com Bella Najia]; 24.06.2011 at 8:24 pm.</ref><ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/201305130488.html A Flashback On Nigeria TV Series and Soaps,] 11 May 2013. Leadership, (Abuja) Nigeria. Hosted on [[Allafrica.com]] (requires subscription or registration).</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com.ng/books?id=Ll66CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=francis+agu+benibo&source=bl&ots=HsVVa-eLXC&sig=0RwhgEFzdMKLs4tX2igGyZXNPUI&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=checkmate&f=false Trends in Nollywood: A Study of Selected Genres.] By Ayakoroma, Barclays Foubiri</ref>
'''Checkmate''' is a Nigerian [[television series]] that ran in the late 1980s through the early 1990s.<ref name=num1>{{cite web | url=http://web.ccsu.edu/afstudy/upd11-2.html | title=Editorial: Nigerian Film Industry | publisher=Africa Update Vol. XI, Issue 2 | work=Central Connecticut State University | date=Spring 2004| accessdate=16 July 2014 | author=Emeagwali, Gloria }}</ref><ref name=num2>[http://www.bellanaija.com/2011/06/almost-2-decades-after-the-end-of-checkmate-nigerian-superstar-richard-mofe-damijo-returns-to-tv-on-tinsel/ Almost 2 Decades after the end of Checkmate, Nigerian Superstar Richard Mofe Damijo returns to TV on Tinsel,] [http://www.bellanaija.com Bella Najia]; 24.06.2011 at 8:24 pm.</ref><ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/201305130488.html A Flashback On Nigeria TV Series and Soaps,] 11 May 2013. Leadership, (Abuja) Nigeria. Hosted on [[Allafrica.com]] (requires subscription or registration).</ref><ref>[http://books.google.com.ng/books?id=Ll66CAAAQBAJ&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=francis+agu+benibo&source=bl&ots=HsVVa-eLXC&sig=0RwhgEFzdMKLs4tX2igGyZXNPUI&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=checkmate&f=false Trends in Nollywood: A Study of Selected Genres.] By Ayakoroma, Barclays Foubiri</ref>


It starred [[Richard Mofe Damijo]],<ref name=num2/><ref name = num3 >[http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/nollywood-kills-nigeria%E2%80%99s-television-drama/ Nollywood kills Nigeria’s Television Drama.] Vanguard Nigeria, June 12, 2011, 12:00 am.</ref> and [[Francis Agu]],<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200101190431.html Where Are They Now?] 19 January 2001; P.M. News, (Lagos) Nigeria. Hosted on [[Allafrica.com]] (requires subscription or registration).</ref> among others.<ref>See Adaora Nwandu: [http://www.adaoranwandu.com/blog/2014/4/30/amaka-igwe-the-matriarch-of-nollywood Amaka Igwe: THE MATRIARCH OF NOLLYWOOD.] April 30, 2014; AdaoraNwandu.com. </ref><ref name = num3 >[http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/nollywood-kills-nigeria%E2%80%99s-television-drama/ Nollywood kills Nigeria’s Television Drama.] Vanguard Nigeria, June 12, 2011, 12:00 am.</ref><ref>[http://9janollywoodstars.blogspot.com.ng/2008/05/good-old-realiable-actors-and-actresses.html Good Old Realiable Actors and Actresses,] 9jaNollywoodstars blog.</ref> It was created by [[Amaka Igwe]].<ref name=num3/><ref>[http://www.ama-awards.com/amaka-igwe-nee-isaac-ene Amaka Igwe nee Isaac Nene]{{dead link|date=April 2016}}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140528170829/http://www.ama-awards.com/amaka-igwe-nee-isaac-ene archive retrieved from the original on 28 May 2014.]</ref>
It starred [[Richard Mofe Damijo]],<ref name=num2/><ref name = num3 >[http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/nollywood-kills-nigeria%E2%80%99s-television-drama/ Nollywood kills Nigeria’s Television Drama.] Vanguard Nigeria, June 12, 2011, 12:00 am.</ref> and [[Francis Agu]],<ref>[http://allafrica.com/stories/200101190431.html Where Are They Now?] 19 January 2001; P.M. News, (Lagos) Nigeria. Hosted on [[Allafrica.com]] (requires subscription or registration).</ref> among others.<ref>See Adaora Nwandu: [http://www.adaoranwandu.com/blog/2014/4/30/amaka-igwe-the-matriarch-of-nollywood Amaka Igwe: THE MATRIARCH OF NOLLYWOOD.] April 30, 2014; AdaoraNwandu.com. </ref><ref name = num3 >[http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/06/nollywood-kills-nigeria%E2%80%99s-television-drama/ Nollywood kills Nigeria’s Television Drama.] Vanguard Nigeria, June 12, 2011, 12:00 am.</ref><ref>[http://9janollywoodstars.blogspot.com.ng/2008/05/good-old-realiable-actors-and-actresses.html Good Old Realiable Actors and Actresses,] 9jaNollywoodstars blog.</ref> It was created by [[Amaka Igwe]].<ref name=num3/><ref>[http://www.ama-awards.com/amaka-igwe-nee-isaac-ene Amaka Igwe nee Isaac Nene] {{wayback|url=http://www.ama-awards.com/amaka-igwe-nee-isaac-ene |date=20140903104355 }}, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140528170829/http://www.ama-awards.com/amaka-igwe-nee-isaac-ene archive retrieved from the original on 28 May 2014.]</ref>
==Cast==
==Cast==
The show featured:
The show featured:

Revision as of 20:06, 1 April 2016

Checkmate
Created byAmaka Igwe
Country of originNigeria
Production
Production companiesMoving Movies
Original release
NetworkNTA

Checkmate is a Nigerian television series that ran in the late 1980s through the early 1990s.[1][2][3][4]

It starred Richard Mofe Damijo,[2][5] and Francis Agu,[6] among others.[7][5][8] It was created by Amaka Igwe.[5][9]

Cast

The show featured:

  • Ego Boyo as Ann Haastrup
  • Richard Mofe Damijo as Şegun Kadiri
  • Bob-Manuel Udokwu as Richard Haastrup
  • Kunle Bamtefa as Chief Fuji, a polygamous chief

Legacy

It has been called part of the "Golden age of television in Nigeria", prior to the Video boom of the mid-1990s.[2][5][10] A show, called Fuji House of Commotion, was later spun off featuring some of the characters such as Chief Fuji's.

References

  1. ^ Emeagwali, Gloria (Spring 2004). "Editorial: Nigerian Film Industry". Central Connecticut State University. Africa Update Vol. XI, Issue 2. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Almost 2 Decades after the end of Checkmate, Nigerian Superstar Richard Mofe Damijo returns to TV on Tinsel, Bella Najia; 24.06.2011 at 8:24 pm.
  3. ^ A Flashback On Nigeria TV Series and Soaps, 11 May 2013. Leadership, (Abuja) Nigeria. Hosted on Allafrica.com (requires subscription or registration).
  4. ^ Trends in Nollywood: A Study of Selected Genres. By Ayakoroma, Barclays Foubiri
  5. ^ a b c d Nollywood kills Nigeria’s Television Drama. Vanguard Nigeria, June 12, 2011, 12:00 am.
  6. ^ Where Are They Now? 19 January 2001; P.M. News, (Lagos) Nigeria. Hosted on Allafrica.com (requires subscription or registration).
  7. ^ See Adaora Nwandu: Amaka Igwe: THE MATRIARCH OF NOLLYWOOD. April 30, 2014; AdaoraNwandu.com.
  8. ^ Good Old Realiable Actors and Actresses, 9jaNollywoodstars blog.
  9. ^ Amaka Igwe nee Isaac Nene Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine, archive retrieved from the original on 28 May 2014.
  10. ^ How Nollywood is Killing Nigerian Television, by Uche Nworah

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