Dakore Egbuson-Akande

Dakore Egbuson-Akande (born Dakore Omobola Egbuson; 14 October 1978) is a Nigerian actress. She is an ambassador for Amnesty International, Amstel Malta and Oxfam of America. Dakore was born in Bayelsa State as the first child of her parents. She attended Corona School and Federal Government Girls' College in Lagos and Bauchi respectively. She studied mass communication at the University of Lagos but had to drop out due to incessant strikes. She is currently married with 2 children. In September 2019, Dakore appeared as a main feature in the Visual Collaborative electronic catalogue, in an issue themed Vivencias which translates to "Experiences" in Spanish. She was interviewed alongside 30 people from around the world such as Kelli Ali, Adelaide Damoah and Desdamona. In May 2020, Dakore's interview on the same Visual Collaborative platform republished in a series titled TwentyEightyFour, which was released during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, French music duo Les Nubians, Japanese Music composer Rika Muranaka and Nigerian comedian Chigul appeared in the same volume.

Fifty (2015)

Tola, Elizabeth, Maria and Kate are four friends forced at midlife to take inventory of their personal lives, while juggling careers and family against the sprawling backdrops of the upper middle-class neighbourhoods of Ikoyi and Victoria Island in Lagos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Biyi Bandele
CAST:  Ireti Doyle  •  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Omoni Oboli  •  Nse Ikpe-Etim

Tola, Elizabeth, Maria and Kate are four friends forced at midlife to take inventory of their personal lives, while juggling careers and family against the sprawling backdrops of the upper middle-class neighbourhoods of Ikoyi and Victoria Island in Lagos.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Biyi Bandele
CAST:  Ireti Doyle  •  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Omoni Oboli  •  Nse Ikpe-Etim

Journey to Self (2013)

Journey to Self' is an intense story of friendship, sacrifice, empowerment and self-respect. Four childhood friends, Regina, Nse, Rume and Alex, receive news that another long time friend of theirs, Uche, has died.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tope Oshin
CAST:  Nse Ikpe-Etim  •  Tosin Sido  •  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Ashionye Michelle Raccah

Journey to Self' is an intense story of friendship, sacrifice, empowerment and self-respect. Four childhood friends, Regina, Nse, Rume and Alex, receive news that another long time friend of theirs, Uche, has died.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tope Oshin
CAST:  Nse Ikpe-Etim  •  Tosin Sido  •  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Ashionye Michelle Raccah

Isoken (2017)

Everyone in the Osayande family worries about Isoken. Although she has what appears to be a perfect life - beautiful, successful and surrounded by great family and friends - Isoken is still unmarried at 34 which, in a culture obsessed with marriage, is serious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jadesola Osiberu
CAST:  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Joseph Benjamin  •  Marc Rhys  •  Funke Akindele

Everyone in the Osayande family worries about Isoken. Although she has what appears to be a perfect life - beautiful, successful and surrounded by great family and friends - Isoken is still unmarried at 34 which, in a culture obsessed with marriage, is serious ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jadesola Osiberu
CAST:  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Joseph Benjamin  •  Marc Rhys  •  Funke Akindele

The Set Up (2019)

A young woman gets more than she bargains for and is drawn into a web of deceit when she is hired by a socialite to assist with his scheme to marry a wealthy heiress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niyi Akinmolayan
CAST:  Adesua Etomi-Wellington  •  Jim Iyke  •  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Tina Mba

A young woman gets more than she bargains for and is drawn into a web of deceit when she is hired by a socialite to assist with his scheme to marry a wealthy heiress.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niyi Akinmolayan
CAST:  Adesua Etomi-Wellington  •  Jim Iyke  •  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Tina Mba

New Money (2018)

The movie tells the story of a young girl, who goes from being a shop girl to a billionaire, after her father leaves her his empire to run.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tope Oshin
CAST:  Adeolu Adefarasin  •  Osas Ighodaro  •  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Femi Branch

The movie tells the story of a young girl, who goes from being a shop girl to a billionaire, after her father leaves her his empire to run.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tope Oshin
CAST:  Adeolu Adefarasin  •  Osas Ighodaro  •  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Femi Branch

Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (2021)

The Beecroft family are ready to spend all of Chief Daddy's inheritance, but not if the CEO of his company has anything to do with it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niyi Akinmolayan
CAST:  Shaffy Bello  •  Funke Akindele  •  Joke Silva  •  Kate Henshaw-Nuttal

The Beecroft family are ready to spend all of Chief Daddy's inheritance, but not if the CEO of his company has anything to do with it.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Niyi Akinmolayan
CAST:  Shaffy Bello  •  Funke Akindele  •  Joke Silva  •  Kate Henshaw-Nuttal

Intermission (2022)

Set in socially conservative Nigeria, against the backdrop of a 2014 law that criminalises same-sex relationships, Intermission is the story of one young man's quest to do right by society while seeking no more than the space to love who he loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Famous Odion Iraoya  •  Chidozie C. Ahaiwe
CAST:  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Christian Paul  •  Ruby Akubueze  •  Ibejii

Set in socially conservative Nigeria, against the backdrop of a 2014 law that criminalises same-sex relationships, Intermission is the story of one young man's quest to do right by society while seeking no more than the space to love who he loves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Famous Odion Iraoya  •  Chidozie C. Ahaiwe
CAST:  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Christian Paul  •  Ruby Akubueze  •  Ibejii

A Sunday Affair (2023)

Two best friends, Uche and Toyin, fall in love with Sunday, a charming, yet flawed eligible bachelor. A love triangle ensues with the women unaware that they are dating the same man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Taylaur
CAST:  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Oris Erhuero  •  Nse Ikpe-Etim  •  Eku Edewor

Two best friends, Uche and Toyin, fall in love with Sunday, a charming, yet flawed eligible bachelor. A love triangle ensues with the women unaware that they are dating the same man.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter Taylaur
CAST:  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Oris Erhuero  •  Nse Ikpe-Etim  •  Eku Edewor

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DIRECTION:  Toka Mcbaror
CAST:  Dakore Egbuson-Akande  •  Patience Ozokwor  •  Gideon Okeke  •  Tony Goodman