Jude Thomas Dawam (born 31 January 1979) is a Nigerian radio personality, actor and musician. He started out as a musician playing the guitar before becoming a radio personality and actor.

Biography

Born Jude Thomas Longtong Dawam in Lagos, he has ancestors from

Pankshin Pankshin is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Pankshin. It has an area of 1,524 km and a population of 191,685 at the 2006 census. Pankshin is popularly known for its trade hub as most o ...

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. He has a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree from the

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, Nigeria. He is married to Elohor Thomas-Dawam, and they have two children.

Career

He started out as a musician with the group B Flat, managed by Kiss entertainment. Subsequently, he set up a band called Evolution Six which featured in the 2007 edition of the band-based competition Star Quest Nigeria sponsored by STAR Lager, for which they were runner ups. In 2007 he started radio broadcasting with Kiss FM, Abuja. After a brief stint at Vision FM, Abuja, he moved to Dream 92.5 FM, Enugu, in 2013. He won the 2014 Nigerian Broadcasters Merit Awards for Outstanding Radio Program Presenter – South-East (Morning Ride 5am–11am). In 2015 he was a regional judge for '' Project Fame West Africa'' held in Port Harcourt and ''Mtv Base Vj Search'' held in Enugu in 2016. He made his movie debut in 2016 with a credited cameo appearance in Ernest Obi's ''Poka Messiah'' as the character Shiekh. He was cast the same year in a supporting role as Sanusi in ''Mummy Why'' by Ernest Obi. His performance in ''Mummy Why'' earned him a nomination at the Calabar Movie Awards in the best supporting actor category alongside veteran actor

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and

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. In 2019 he played the protagonist in the

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action flick ''Wrong Initiation'' by

Nani Boi Nani Boi (born Nnaemeka Charles Eze 23 March 1983) is a Nigerian screenwriter and author of children's books. Biography Nani Boi, an Igbo, was born in Nsukka, Enugu State. He is a native of Orba in Udenu Local Government area, Enugu Sta ...

Alhaji Tanko

In 2020 he has been more active using his alias Alhaji Tanko, an illiterate comical/satirical character of Hausa origin. The character was derived from his role as Sanusi from the movie ''Mummy Why''. He has made a number of comedy skits and Music under this pseudonym.

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* Living people Nigerian radio presenters 1979 births 21st-century Nigerian male singers Nigerian male film actors Nigerian male singer-songwriters Nigerian singer-songwriters Nigerian radio personalities Nigerian male musicians University of Jos alumni {{Nigeria-actor-stub