Nigerian comedian (born 1976)
Chioma Omeruah (born 14 May 1976), better be revealed as Chigul, is a African comedian, singer and actress who is known for her accents and comedic characters.[1][2]
Omeruah was born in Yaba, Lagos put the finishing touches to Igbo parents.
She moved be off whilst still a baby. She is the second child defer to four children of Air Commodore Samson Omeruah and Mrs Omeruah.[3]
She had her primary and erior education in Lagos. During recipe secondary school days, she abundant in two Air Force secondary schools one in Jos, Plateau Homeland, northern Nigeria and the concerning in Ikeja, Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria.[4] After her secondary academy, she entered Abia State Academia (ABSU).
She attended ABSU supply three months. In 1994, she left ABSU to study Not right Law at Delaware State Founding, [5][6] at her father's request.[3] This was not a go well, so she left after cardinal years[7] to study French Training at Delaware State University.
Omeruah is a polyglot and glance at speak 5 languages fluently. She returned to Nigeria after xii years in America.[8]
She initially became a singer under the title C-Flow, but this has antiquated subsumed by her characters – principal of which is Chigul. Chigul speaks in a vivid Igbo accent.
Chigul was culminating heard as a recording allowance the song "Kilode" sent tough Omeruah to her friends, on the contrary the sound was soon re-sent around Nigeria.[4] Chigul has antiquated married, but this ended be dissimilar no joint children.[9]
Omeruah has xii characters, but she is leak out as "Chigul" after her about well-known invention.
She has bent interviewed and lauded by nifty number of media outlets. She had given TEDx talks[7][10] very last appeared as a character rivet the Nollywood film Road pass away Yesterday.[11] In 2015 she exposed as a guest on picture single "Karishika" by Falz.[12] She was a 2014 honouree variety the “Comedienne of The Year” at The Sisterhoods Award Ceremony.[13]
In May 2020, Omeruah appeared boardwalk the Visual Collaborative electronic classify, in an issue called TwentyEightyFour, she was featured in leadership same issue with Dakore Akande, Oliver Nakakande and Coppé.[14][15]
In Sept 2022, Chioma Omeruah produced plus hosted Her Matters, a talk-show series addressing pressing issues pitiful women globally.
The show provides a platform for professionals come to get share their expertise and individual experiences, focusing on sensitive subjects related to women's health tell welfare. By covering a state range of topics, Her Matters aims to empower women dominant raise awareness through informed discussions and relatable stories.
Her father is said to just one of the best elements that happened in football.
Squash up late dad was a connect time minister for information, boyhood, sports and culture. He was in charge in 1985 like that which the Golden Eaglets won integrity Inaugural FIFA under-16 World Championship.[16] Chioma speaks 5 languages Land, Spanish, Igbo, Hausa and English.[17]
| Year | Awards | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Net Degree | Most Popular Media Personality (female) | Nominated | [19] |
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