Fuji House of Commotion | |
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Genre | Nigerian sitcom |
Directed by | Amaka Igwe |
Starring | Kunle Bamtefa Ngozi Nwosu Ireti Doyle |
Country of origin | Nigeria |
Production | |
Producer | Amaka Igwe |
Fuji House of Commotion is a Nigerian sitcom. [1] Produced and directed by Amaka Igwe, [2] [3] the show was a spin-off of nineties soap opera Checkmate - one of the few Nigerian television programmes to have obtained that status.
It stars Kunle Bamtefa as Chief Fuji, Toun Oni as Mama Moji, [4] [5] Ngozi Nwosu as Peace, [6] Louisa Onu as Ireti, Ireti Doyle as Caro, [7] Jude Orhoha as Gbenro, John Njamah as Rabiu, and Chika Chukwu as Jumoke among others.
The sitcom revolves around a rich man (Chief T.A. Fuji) who is married to four women and had numerous kids to provide for. [8] Some episodes also feature family friends such as Victor Eze as Alika.
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