Niji Akanni

Nigerian film director
Person human Q19897876
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Niji Akanni

Summary

Niji Akanni is a human[1]. He was born in Abeokuta[2]. He was born on +1962-08-12T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a film director[4], screenwriter[5], filmmaker[6], film producer[7], and playwright[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Niji Akanni was born in Abeokuta[2].
  • Niji Akanni was born on +1962-08-12T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Niji Akanni held citizenship in Nigeria[10].
  • Niji Akanni worked as a film director[4].
  • Niji Akanni worked as a screenwriter[5].
  • Niji Akanni worked as a filmmaker[6].
  • Niji Akanni worked as a film producer[7].
  • Niji Akanni's professions included playwright[8].
  • Niji Akanni was educated at Obafemi Awolowo University[11].
  • Niji Akanni's education included a stint at University of Ibadan[12].
  • A notable work attributed to Niji Akanni is Dangerous Twins[13].
  • A notable work attributed to Niji Akanni is Aramotu[14].
  • A notable work attributed to Niji Akanni is The Narrow Path[15].
  • Niji Akanni is recorded as male[16].
  • Niji Akanni's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • Niji Akanni's ISNI is recorded as 000000045964816X[18].
  • Niji Akanni's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 53146825640507632493[19].
  • Niji Akanni's IMDb ID is recorded as nm3954787[20].
  • Niji Akanni's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gdh0w5[21].
  • Niji Akanni's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[22].
  • Niji Akanni's personal pronoun is recorded as {'id': 'L485', 'numeric-id': 485, 'entity-type': 'lexeme'}[23].
  • Niji Akanni's African American Visual Artists Database ID is recorded as 16558[24].
  • Niji Akanni's Kinobox person ID is recorded as 1161011[25].

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Origins and Family

Born in Abeokuta[2], Niji Akanni… he was born on +1962-08-12T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Educated at Obafemi Awolowo University[11], a public university[26], in Nigeria[27], founded in 1962[28] and University of Ibadan[12], a public university[29], in Nigeria[30], founded in 1948[31], headquartered in Ibadan[32].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director[4], screenwriter[5], filmmaker[6], film producer[7], and playwright[8].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Dangerous Twins[13], a film[33], directed by Tade Ogidan[34]; Aramotu[14], a film[35], directed by Niji Akanni[36]; and The Narrow Path[15], a film[37], directed by Tunde Kelani[38].

Why It Matters

Niji Akanni ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[9]

FAQs

Where was Niji Akanni born?

Niji Akanni's place of birth was Abeokuta[2].

What did Niji Akanni do for work?

Niji Akanni worked as film director[4], screenwriter[5], filmmaker[6], film producer[7], and playwright[8].

Where did Niji Akanni go to school?

Niji Akanni was educated at Obafemi Awolowo University[11] and University of Ibadan[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [16] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
  4. [17] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] . wikidata.org.
  12. [18] . wikidata.org.
  13. [19] . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] . wikidata.org.
  18. [14] . wikidata.org.
  19. [15] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . African American Visual Artists Database. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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