Chioma Omeruah (born 14 May 1976), better known as Chigul, is a

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comedian, singer and actress who is known for her accents and

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characters.

Life and career

Omeruah was born in

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parents. She moved away whilst still a baby. She is the second child of four children of Air Commodore

Samson Omeruah Samson Emeka Omeruah (14 August 1943 – 4 December 2006) was an air commodore of the Nigerian Air Force,Watch Chigurl talk about chasing dreams
31 December 2014, Uunista, Retrieved 21 September 2016 She had her primary and secondary education in Lagos during her secondary school days she attended two Air Force secondary schools one in Jos and the other in

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. After her secondary school, she entered

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(ABSU). She attended ABSU for three months. In 1994, she left ABSU to study

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, ⁣ at her father's request. This was not a success, so she left after two yearsComedy is not a joke
Chioma Chigul Omeruah, Woman.ng, Retrieved 20 September 2016 to study French Education at

. Omeruah is a polyglot and can speak 5 languages fluently. She returned to Nigeria after twelve years in America. She initially became a singer under the name C-Flow, but this has been subsumed by her characters - principal of which is Chigul. Chigul speaks in a strong Igbo accent. Chigul was first heard as a recording of the song "Kilode" sent by Omeruah to her friends, but the sound was soon re-sent around Nigeria.The Rise and Rise of Chigul
PremiumTimesNG, Retrieved 20 September 2016 Chigul has been married, but this ended with no joint children.
Mybiohub.com, Retrieved 20 September 2016 Omeruah has twelve characters, but she is known as "Chigul" after her most well-known invention. She has been interviewed and lauded by a number of media outlets. She had given a

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talk and appeared as a character in the

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''. In 2015 she appeared as a guest on the single "Karishika" by

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TooExclusive.com, Retrieved 20 September 2016 She was a 2014 honouree as the “''Comedienne of The Year”'' at ''The Sisterhoods Award'' Ceremony. In May 2020, Omeruah appeared in the

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electronic catalogue, in an issue called ''TwentyEightyFour'', she was featured in the same issue with

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, Oliver Nakakande and

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Filmography

*'' Out of Luck (2015)'' *''Remember me (2016)'' *''

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'' (2017) *'' Wives on Strike: The Revolution (2017)'' *''

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'' (2017) *''

'' (2015) *''

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 actress ...

'' (2018) *

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(2018) *'' The Ghost and the Tout'' (2018) *''

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(2019)'' *'' Omo Ghetto-The Saga (2020)'' *'' This is my Desire (2020)'' *''

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'' (2021) * Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (2022)

Awards and nominations

References

{{authority control 1976 births Living people People from Lagos Nigerian comedians Nigerian film actresses Nigerian women comedians Nigerian women singers Nigerian expatriates in the United States Delaware State University alumni Igbo actresses Abia State University alumni African comedians