Baba Suwe Explained

Baba Suwe
Birth Name:Babatunde Omidina
Birth Date:1958 8, df=yes
Death Date:[1]
Birth Place:Lagos Island, British Nigeria
Other Names:Baba Suwe
Nationality:Nigerian
Yearsactive:1972–2021
Known For:Ba O ku, Baba Londoner, Aso Ibora, Obelomo, Larmloodu
Citizenship:Nigerian
Alma Mater:Ifeoluwa Grammar School

Babatunde Omidina (22 August 1958 – 22 November 2021) was a Nigerian actor and comedian popularly known as Baba Suwe.[2] [3] [4]

Early life

Baba Suwe was born on 22 August 1958, in Inabere Street in Lagos Island where he grew up but hailed from Ikorodu local government area of Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria.[5]

Omidina had his primary education at Jamaitul Islamia Primary School in Lagos and Children Boarding School, Osogbo before he proceeded to Adekanbi Commercial High School in Mile 12, Lagos state but obtained the West African School Certificate from Ifeoluwa Grammar School in Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, southwestern Nigeria.[6]

Career

Omidina began acting in 1971 but came into the limelight after he featured in a movie titled, Omolasan, a film produced by Obalende.[7] He became more popular after he featured in Iru Esin, produced by Olaiya Igwe in 1997.[8] He has featured in and produced several Nigerian movies such as Baba Jaiye jaiye, a movie that featured Funke Akindele and Femi Adebayo, the son of the veteran actor Adebayo Salami.[9] In 2011, he was accused of cocaine trafficking by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, an allegation that was described as false and defamatory by the ruling of the Lagos high court of law.[10] [11] His solicitor was the late Bamidele Aturu, a Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist.[12] [13]

Death

Omidina died on 22 November 2021.[14] [15] [16]

Filmography

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BREAKING: Nigerian comedy legend, Baba Suwe is dead . dailypost.ng . 22 November 2021 . 22 November 2021 .
  2. Web site: More Troubles for Popular Actor, Baba Suwe, Articles – THISDAY LIVE . thisdaylive.com . 16 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215130443/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/more-troubles-for-popular-actor-baba-suwe/101076 . 15 February 2015 .
  3. News: BBC News – Nigeria comic Baba Suwe compensated for drugs arrest. BBC News. 25 November 2011. 16 February 2015.
  4. Web site: Adebayo . Tireni . 2021-11-22 . Baba Suwe is dead . 2022-03-13 . Kemi Filani News . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Life After Omoladun: Baba Suwe finds love again; to remarry soon. Vanguard News. 30 August 2014. 16 February 2015.
  6. Web site: My Ordeal With Ndlea Tarnished My Image – Baba Suwe . nigeriatell.com . 16 February 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215141110/http://www.nigeriatell.com/news/my-ordeal-with-ndlea-tarnished-my-image-baba-suwe . 15 February 2015 .
  7. Web site: Nollywood/ Nigeria No.1 movies/ Films resources online.
  8. Web site: MOVIE VETERANS: NIGERIAN FILM ICONS ON PARADE – Part 2. Olawale Adegbuyi. The Movietainment Magazine. 16 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215132635/http://movietainmentmagazine.com/movie-veterans-nigerian-film-icons-on-parade-part-2/. 15 February 2015. dead.
  9. Web site: PJNaijaExpress. Olapeju Koya. pjnaijaexpress.com. 16 February 2015. 13 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201013165049/https://pjnaijaexpress.com/2014/08/yoruba-veteran-baba-suwe-set-to-remarry.html?m=1%2F. dead.
  10. Web site: Nollywood star Baba Suwe beats drug rap after prison toilet watch. the Guardian. 4 November 2011. 16 February 2015.
  11. Web site: Cocaine Scandal Ruined My Career – Baba Suwe. Leadership Newspaper. 21 March 2014. Nigerian News from Leadership News. 16 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215141030/http://leadership.ng/entertainment/357888/cocaine-scandal-ruined-career-baba-suwe. 15 February 2015. dead.
  12. Web site: Popular Nigerian Comedian Baba Suwe Granted Bail In Alleged Drug Trafficking Case. Sahara Reporters. November 2011. 16 February 2015.
  13. Web site: Baba Suwe's lawyer, Bamidele Aturu dies at 49 – Nigerian Entertainment Today – Nigeria's Number 1 Entertainment Daily. Nigerian Entertainment Today – Nigeria's Number 1 Entertainment Daily. 16 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150215125229/http://thenet.ng/2014/07/baba-suwes-lawyer-bamidele-aturu-dies-at-49/. 15 February 2015. dead.
  14. Web site: 22 November 2021. Baba Suwe is dead Premium Times Nigeria. 23 November 2021. en-GB.
  15. Web site: Veteran actor Baba Suwe is dead. 22 November 2021.
  16. Web site: Baba Suwe Archives. 2021-12-24. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  17. Web site: Adegbesan . 2023-08-18 . WorldCat.