Dakore Egbuson-Akande (born Dakore Omobola Egbuson; 14 October 1978) is a Nigerian

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. She is an ambassador for

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, Amstel Malta and

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of America.

Biography

Dakore Omobola Egbuson was born in

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as the first child of her parents. She attended Corona School and Federal Government Girls' College in

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and

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respectively. She studied

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at the

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but had to drop out due to incessant strikes. She is currently married with 2 children. In September 2019, Dakore appeared as a main feature in the

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electronic catalogue, in an issue themed ''Vivencias'' which translates to "Experiences" in

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. She was interviewed alongside 30 people from around the world such as

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and

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. In May 2020, Dakore's interview on the same Visual Collaborative platform republished in a series titled TwentyEightyFour, which was released during the peak of the

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, French music duo

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, Japanese Music composer

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and Nigerian comedian

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appeared in the same volume.

Filmography

Dakore has acted in more than 50 films, some of which include: * ''Peace of Flesh'' * ''When the Going gets Tough'' * ''Playboy'' * ''Oracle'' * ''Hole in the Heart'' * ''Silent Tears'' * ''Emotional Crack (2003) as Camilla'' * ''Shattered Illusion (2004)'' * ''Annabel (2004) as Lucy'' * ''Men do Cry (2005)'' * ''11 days & 11 Nights (2005) as Cindy'' * ''Before the Sunrise'' (2005) as Goretti * ''Operation KTP'' * ''Emotional Cry'' * ''High Stake'' (2006) as Elena * ''Caught in the Middle'' (2007) * ''

Journey to Self ''Journey to Self'' is a 2012 Nigerian drama film written and produced by Ashionye Michelle Raccah and directed by Tope Oshin, starring Nse Ikpe-Etim, Dakore Akande, Ashionye Michelle Raccah, Katherine Obiang and Tosin Sido. It received a nominat ...

'' (2012) as Alex * ''Far (2014)'' * ''

Lunch Time Heroes ''Lunch Time Heroes'' is a 2015 Nigerian family comedy film directed by Seyi Babatope, and starring: Dakore Akande, Omoni Oboli, Diana Yekinni, Tina Mba and Tope Tedela. The film tells the story of Banke (Diana Yekinni), a corp member who has ...

'' (2015) as Principal Williams * '' Fifty'' (2015) as Tola * ''Entreat'' (2016) as Ayo Daniels * ''

Isoken ''Isoken'' is a 2017 Nigerian romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Jadesola Osiberu, in her directorial debut. The film stars Dakore Akande, Joseph Benjamin, and Marc Rhys. The film was produced by Tribe85 productions and distrib ...

'' (2017) as Isoken * ''

Chief Daddy ''Chief Daddy'' is a 2018 Nigerian comedy drama film directed by Niyi Akinmolayan, written by Bode Asiyanbi and produced by Mosunmola Abudu and Temidayo Abudu, which was released in December 2018. It starred popular Nollywood actors and actres ...

'' (2018) as Remi Castle * ''New Money'' (2018) as Ebube Nwachukwu * ''The Set Up'' (2019) as Motunrayo * '' Coming From Insanity'' (2019) as Mrs. Martins * '' Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke'' (2022) as Remi Castle * '' One Too Many (2022) as Adesuwa'' * ''Hila (2022) as Georgina'' * ''

A Sunday Affair ''A Sunday Affair'' is a 2023 Nigerian Romantic film, Romantic film written by Darrel Bristow Bovey, Directed by Walter Taylaur, and co-produced by Mo Abudu. The film features Hilda Dokubo, Alexx Ekubo, Alex Ekubo, Oris Erhuero, Nse Ikpe-Etim, ...

(2023) as Toyin'' * ''Ye! (2023)'' * ''Maniac (2023) as Detective Ibiyemi''

TV shows

* ''Celebrity Takes 2'' (2009) * '' Castle & Castle'' (2018)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Dakore Egbuson-Akande
at the

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