Racheal Oniga, a Veteran Nollywood actress, has died at the age of 64, a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria. said. Oniga, began her acting career in 1993, shortly after her divorce.
Originally from Eku, Delta State in Southern Nigeria, She was born on 23 May 1957 in Ebutte Metta, Lagos State. She began her acting career in 1993, shortly after her divorce.
She worked briefly at Ascoline Nigeria Limited, a Dutch Consultant Company before her first movie titled Onome and her debut Yoruba movie was Owo Blow. Over the years, Oniga has featured in notable Nigerian films such as Sango, a movie scripted by Wale Ogunyemi, produced and directed by Obafemi Lasode and Wale Adenuga’s television series, Super story.
The news is coming at a time the movie industry is grappling with mixed issues and mourning the death of another entertainer, Sound Sultan, who passed on early this month. The cause of Oniga’s death was unknown at the time of this report.
Movie list:
- Sango (1997)
- Out of Bounds (1997)
- Owo Blow (1997)
- Passion of Mind (2004)
- Power Of Sin,
- Restless Mind
- Doctor Bello (2013)
- 30 Days in Atlanta (2014)
- The Royal Hibiscus Hotel (2017)
- Power of 1 (2018)
- The Wedding Party
- My Village People (2021)
