Checkmate (1991-1994)

For three years Nigerians were held spellbound by the Sunday night soap opera. Created and written by the late Amaka Igwe, Checkmate was the tale of the aristocratic family Haatrope trying to survive attacks from enemies both inside and outside of the family.

The soap opera introduced many to Ego Boyo, the late Francis Agu, Norbert Young and the charismatic Richard Mofe Damijo who played the role of Segun Kadiri. Checkmate also touched on societal issues such as cultism and polygamy too.

Who will forget the star studded Soap Opera Check Mate,where Richard Mofe -Damijo and Ego Boyo, were engaged in an uending love tango.We can not forget the immortal comic lines of Uche Obi Ositule who played a house girl in the Soap and said,”In Lagos ,Any where you go fry over ,any where you go fry over ,In short, Lagos is fry over “.

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