10 things to know about Nollywood actress, Chika Ike, @30

Chika Ike

We celebrate Nollywood actress, Chika Ike, who clocked 30 on Sunday, November 8, with these 10 things to know about her.

  1. She was born Chika Nancy Ike in Onitsha, Anambra State.
  2. She graduated from the University of Lagos with a degree in Human Kinetics and Health Education
  3. She landed her first roles in the movies Sweet Love and Bless the Child, directed by Tchidi Chikere in 2005.
  4. Chika is the CEO of Fancy Nancy Collections.
  5. She is also the founder of the Chika Ike (Help A Child) Foundation.
  6. She got married to Tony Eberiri in 2006 and filed for divorce in 2013.
  7. She has featured in over 30 movies including Unstoppable, Dangerous Beauty, Total Promise, Power of Beauty and Emotional Blackmail.
  8. To reward her hard work in Nollywood, she was nominated twice for the Africa Movie Academy Awards in 2006 and 2009.
  9. In 2013, she was honoured with a Nollywood Fashion Icon of the Year award for Fancy Nancy Collections at the Cynosure Magazine Nigeria Fashion Recognition Awards.
  10. In 2014, she was named the brand ambassador of Bullet Energy Drink

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