Nkem Owoh (Osuofia) and Hafeez Oyetoro (Saka) are one of a kind as far
as comedy is concerned in Nigeria. Both acts have a few things in
common. They are both MTN brand ambassadors, both started their careers
from the stage and progressed through television soaps to home videos.
While Osuofia kicked-off his career at the Nigerian Television Authority
(NTA), Saka started his at Ogun State Television (OGTV), Abeokuta.
However, there is a popular dispute currently raging among comedy buffs
about who is the better comedian between the pair. And to permanently
rest the matter once and for all, the comedians slug it out in
Showdown’s ring today.
NKEM OWOH:
Engineer-turned
actor, Nkem Owoh aka Osuofia, is an indigene of Udi, Enugu State. A
graduate of Engineering from the University of Ilorin, his acting career
kicked-off as an undergraduate. Owoh, who featured in the now defunct
must-watch TV soap, Things Fall Apart, stole the hearts of movie buffs
for his artistry in delivering comic as well as drunken roles in films
like Ikuku, Ukwa, Akidi, and Long John among many others. And in 2003,
his fame spread like wild fire after starring in the blockbuster,
Osuofia in London. In 2003, he was named Nigeria’s King of Comedy and in
2008, he won the African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) for Best Actor in a
Leading Role.
HAFIZ OYETORO:
‘I don port o!’
Remember that phrase made by Hafiz Oyetoro aka Saka, after porting to
MTN from Etisalat for the sum of N20 million when the telecoms giant
signed him up a few years ago? Ever since, the university lecturer has
continued to grow from strength to strength as his fame has risen to
unprecedented heights making him a household name. An indigene of
Iseyin, Oyo State, Saka had his first degree in Theatre Arts at the
University of Ife (OAU). He got his Master’s degree at the University of
Ibadan and he is currently studying for his PhD programme at the
University of Ibadan, while working as a Theatre Arts lecturer at the
Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education, Otto-Ijanikin, Lagos. The AMVCA
award winner for the Best Comedian of The Year, and a regular face in
TV soaps and Yoruba movies, has featured in many home videos including
Circle of Interest and House A-part.
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