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Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by naijanewsmag: 9:31pm On Apr 12, 2018
Hollywood superstar, Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) in response to Nigerian twitter influencer Wale Adetona, has confirmed that 2018 is indeed the year of Nigerians in Hollywood.

The star of the Rampage movie also went on to highlight that his character in the movie was adopted by a Nigerian family hence the name Davis Okoye.

The Rock stated that he wanted his last name to pay homage to NFL football player ‘Christian Okoye’.

http://www.naijanewsmag.com/2018/04/dwayne-johnson-reveals-why-he-used.html

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by Yemea1: 9:38pm On Apr 12, 2018
Marketing strategy... he could evaluate the love for foreign movies by Nigeria and africa at large through the turnout panther received ever...

Keep it up and for we Nigerians please lets appreciate who we are and what we have.

God bless Nigeria

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by obaataaokpaewu: 9:45pm On Apr 12, 2018
Lol
The only Nigerian Nightmare that I know of is Samuel Peters the boxer
grin

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by KendrickAyomide: 9:50pm On Apr 12, 2018
Why he no use NwaAmaikpe ?


Christan NwaAmaikpe

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by NwaAmaikpe: 9:54pm On Apr 12, 2018
shocked


I'm thinking Chimamanda Adichie, Chinua Achebe, Uzomaka Aduba, NwaAmaikpe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jidenna Mobison, Lemar Obika have made the West think Nigerian names are only Igbo.

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by Nobody: 10:00pm On Apr 12, 2018
WE UP UP!!

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by adadike(f): 4:12am On Apr 13, 2018
He even look like an Igbo man. Igbo Amaka

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by mikolo80: 5:35am On Apr 13, 2018
wey dem beat anyhow anyhow
obaataaokpaewu:
Lol
The only Nigerian Nightmare that I know of is Samuel Peters the boxer
grin

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by mikolo80: 5:35am On Apr 13, 2018
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked


I'm thinking Chimamanda Adichie, Chinua Achebe, Uzomaka Aduba, NwaAmaikpe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jidenna Mobison, Lemar Obika have made the West think Nigerian names are only Igbo.
john boyega and the gringo nko

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by Ritaze12: 8:33am On Apr 13, 2018
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked


I'm thinking Chimamanda Adichie, Chinua Achebe, Uzomaka Aduba, NwaAmaikpe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jidenna Mobison, Lemar Obika have made the West think Nigerian names are only Igbo.

Igbos rock!!

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by Yorubaskullmine: 8:36am On Apr 13, 2018
adadike:
He even look like an Igbo man. Igbo Amaka

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by ferhyntorlah(f): 11:00am On Apr 13, 2018
obaataaokpaewu:
Lol
The only Nigerian Nightmare that I know of is Samuel Peters the boxer
grin

Funny you
Phahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by PAGAN9JA(m): 11:06am On Apr 13, 2018
Nonsense.
Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by IamAirforce1: 11:06am On Apr 13, 2018
It can only be an Igbo Name grin

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by stano2(m): 11:07am On Apr 13, 2018
Wonderful.. But our leaders ain't representing us well

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by Sanchez01: 11:08am On Apr 13, 2018
obaataaokpaewu:
Lol
The only Nigerian Nightmare that I know of is Samuel Peters the boxer
grin
grin

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by crafteck(m): 11:08am On Apr 13, 2018
Yemea1:
Marketing strategy... he could evaluate the love for foreign movies by Nigeria and africa at large through the turnout panther received ever...

Keep it up and for we Nigerians please lets appreciate who we are and what we have.

God bless Nigeria

How many of una dey go cinema or Netflix.... Hiss... All u flash share and moviesmobile.net warriors de talk

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by Mandrake007(m): 11:08am On Apr 13, 2018
obaataaokpaewu:
Lol
The only Nigerian Nightmare that I know of is Samuel Peters the boxer
grin
who? that fat fool that disgraced nigeria? please don't make me laugh.

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by stubbornman(m): 11:08am On Apr 13, 2018
I too like this guy..... Igbos 1 - Afonja 0 cheesy grin

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by Nobody: 11:08am On Apr 13, 2018
You notice he looks Igbo...very muscular? If I saw him on the road, I would think he is Igbo. Igbo men are built like rock, not like Afonja who are built like eba...no muscles. I'm sure that Wale asking him is only pretending, in his mind he is a typical afonja you see here on Nairaland who is jealous he picked an Igbo. Why won't he pick an Igbo name when he looks Igbo. Does he look like Yoruba to you? If you want an actor that looks yoruba and what him to pick yoruba name, then go and find Hounsou...attached pic. Always dragging feet with Igbos as if Igbos are your mate; this is the kind of insult Igbos receive in this country. SMH and hissing!

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by olusola200: 11:09am On Apr 13, 2018
obaataaokpaewu:
Lol
The only Nigerian Nightmare that I know of is Samuel Peters the boxer
grin
Anthony Joshua has help him outside

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by Deltayankeeboi: 11:09am On Apr 13, 2018
this is serious. see nairaland youths are happy because an american actor used a nigerian name on a movie. nigerians una too fall una hand. haba am disappointed. this is the reason why our politicians dont take the youths serious. the rock used a nigerian name, and so? who cares? asslickers everywhere

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by YINKS89(m): 11:10am On Apr 13, 2018
Business sense too much... They know Nigerians wld watch d movie wen dey juz gv Dem one small recognition...

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by HigherEd: 11:10am On Apr 13, 2018
NwaAmaikpe:
shocked


I'm thinking Chimamanda Adichie, Chinua Achebe, Uzomaka Aduba, NwaAmaikpe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Nnamdi Asomugha, Jidenna Mobison, Lemar Obika have made the West think Nigerian names are only Igbo.
grin grin I like your spirit

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by irepnaija4eva(m): 11:10am On Apr 13, 2018
Sanchez01:

grin



Chayi..but this guy fall our hands that year.

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by skales67(m): 11:10am On Apr 13, 2018
Can you guess what our brothers from where the sun sets are doing?...

Searching Google and Wikipedia looking for an actor who used af*nja name in a movie to counter this news! grin grin

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by ipobarecriminals: 11:11am On Apr 13, 2018
cool we rock

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by Bitterleafsoup: 11:11am On Apr 13, 2018
cool

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Re: Dwayne Johnson Reveals Why He Used a Nigerian Name 'Okoye' In His Movie 'Rampage by nickyboduns: 11:11am On Apr 13, 2018
why not davis buhari instead grin grin grin grin grin

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