Hall Of Fame

Super Story is a television drama series created by Wale Adenuga who published the magazine on which the programme is based. The hugely-popular series about the lives of middle-class Nigerians is currently shown on NTA and Wap TV every Thursday by 8:00 pm and airs on several other terrestrial and cable networks at a later time. The TV series has been on air since 2001.

Fuji House of Commotion is a sitcom produced and directed by the late Amaka Igwe. The sitcom revolves around Chief Fuji who is married to four women and had numerous kids to provide for. The show was a spin-off of the 90s soap opera ‘Checkmate’. It stars Kunle Bamtefa, Toun Oni, Ngozi Nwosu, Louisa Onu, Ireti Doyle, Jude Orhoha, John Njamah and Chika Chukwu, among others.

Another creation of Wale Adenuga, Papa Ajasco was initially a comic strip in the 80s which turned out to be very successful. After an initial movie in 1983, Wale Adenuga adapted the slapstick comedy for TV in 1996.

Millions of Nigerians were drawn to ‘Checkmate’ when it held sway in the 90s as one of the top TV series in the country. Created by Amaka Igwe, it starred an ensemble cast of Richard Mofe-Damijo, Bob Manuel Udokwu, Nobert Young and Kunle Bamtefa.

One of the most iconic Nigerian TV series of all time, Village Headmaster ran for two decades, making it the longest-running series aired on the NTA. The Village Headmaster featured icons such as the late Justis Esiri, Dejumo Lewis, Funsho Adeolu, and Enebeli Elebuwa.

Created by Victoria Ezeokoli, Tales by Moonlight was aimed at promoting African folktales. Initially presented by a lady, Jimmy Solanke would later handle the show.

The soap opera which was centred around a wealthy family was the brainchild of Tunji Bamishigbin and Ralph Nwadike. It starred Liz Benson, Foluke Daramola, among others.

The soap opera produced by Zeb Ejiro ran for five years interrupted. It starred the likes of Patrick Doyle, Genvieve Nnaji, among others.