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Why they are here
Half of the comic double act that a whole Nigerian generation grew up on, and one of the reasons Nollywood reached every household in West Africa.
Chinedu Ikedieze was born on 12 December 1977 at Iluoma Uzuakoli in Bende, Abia State, and is a Nollywood actor, entrepreneur and investor.
With Osita Iheme he formed the duo Aki and Pawpaw, who became household names across Nigeria and West Africa after the 2002 comedy Aki na Ukwa. The two produced a remake, Aki and Pawpaw, in 2021.
With Osita Iheme he formed the duo Aki and Pawpaw, who became household names across Nigeria and West Africa after the 2002 comedy Aki na Ukwa. The two produced a remake, Aki and Pawpaw, in 2021.
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