Rekiya Yusuf Explained

Rekiya Yusuf
Birth Name:Rekiya Yusuf
Nationality:Nigerian
Occupation:Actress

Rekiya Yusuf is a Nigerian Nollywood actress. She was present at the launch of the African Movie Channel Original Productions (AMCOP), a production arm of the African Movie Channel (AMC) alongside other top Nollywood filmmakers.[1] [2]

Career

She played the role of "Valerie" in Sunkanmi Adebayo's 2015 drama film, Spotlight, also starring Segun Arinze, Desmond Elliott, Omoni Oboli, and others.[3]

In 2017, Nigeria's Guardian Newspapers published that the Nigerian filmmaker, John Njama, was set to direct a television drama series entitled, My Flatmates, to feature Rekiya Yusuf, Bright Okpocha (Basket Mouth), Steve Onu (Yaw), Okey Bakassi, Buchi the comedian, Emmanuel Ikubese, Scarlet Sotade, and Wofai.[4] [5]

She was nominated for a Best Actress (TV series) award at the second edition of the Ghana-Naija Showbiz Awards (GNSA), held in Lagos, Nigeria on October 14, 2018.[6] [7] [8]

She was featured in Bright Okpocha's first feature 2019 horror film entitled, Exorcism of Alu, said to be screened across Nigerian cinemas from January 15. Other casts include Nigerian singer Sound Sultan and international casts such as Tevez Houston, Winona Crawford, Jamie Whitehouse, and others.[9]

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotesRef.
2021The Governor's DaughterActressDrama, Romance
2021To love, To forgetActressDrama, Romance
2021The Perfect TimeActressRomance
2019GirlfriendsActress[10]
Exorcism of AluActressHorror, Thriller
2019SabotageCastCrime[11]
2015Full Cast & Crew: Spotlight (III)Actress (Valerie)Drama
2015A soldier storyNurse
TV series (My flatemates)MimiComedy[12]

Accolades

YearEventPrizeRecipient Result
2018GNSABest Actress (TV series)Herself
2017Ghana ShowbizBest Actress in Comedy seriesWon
2017Maya Awards AfricaBest New ActNomination

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AMC Raves up African Movie Production with Launch of AMCOP . November 21, 2018 . Encomium . November 30, 2020.
  2. Web site: 2021-12-03 . Before stardom with...Rekiya Yusuf . 2022-08-03 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  3. Web site: Spotlight . Nollywood REinvented . November 30, 2020.
  4. Web site: John Njamah set to direct My Flatmates . Akutu . Geraldine . January 8, 2017 . Guardian Newspapers . November 30, 2020.
  5. Web site: Comedian Basketmouth takes directorial role . January 30, 2019 . The Eagle Online . November 30, 2020.
  6. Web site: Wizkid, Kuami Eugene, Joe Mettle, Nana Ama McBrown, Bisa Kdei, Others Nominated For Ghana-Naija Showbiz Awards 2018 . September 19, 2018 . peacefmonline.com . November 30, 2020.
  7. Web site: Organizers unveil nominations for 2018 Ghana-Naija Awards . September 17, 2018 . GhanaWeb . November 30, 2020.
  8. Web site: 2018 Ghana-Naija Showbiz Awards: Peter Ritchie wins Best Actor . November 8, 2018 . GhanaWeb . November 30, 2020.
  9. Web site: Basketmouth to release Nollywood horror film . Augoye . Jayne . January 9, 2019 . Premium Times . November 30, 2020.
  10. Web site: Kabat Esosa Egbon cast Bimbo Ademoye, Rekiya Yusuf, for a new movie, ‘Girlfriends’ . Bada . Gbenga . January 11, 2019 . Pulse Nigeria . November 30, 2020.
  11. Book: Shakespeare, William . King Henry V . 2019 . Thomson Learning . 1-904271-08-1 . 1139709122.
  12. Web site: 2020-10-31 . Rekiya Yusuf: People think I'm as feisty as Mimi The Nation Newspaper . 2022-07-22 . en-US.

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