Television and film actress, activist, and politician, she has starred in over 40 Nigerian or Nollywood films. In August 2015 she announced that she was running for a seat in Nigeria's House of Representatives. She studied medical microbiology at Lagos University Teaching Hospital and went on to work at the Bauchi State General Hospital. In 1993 she switched gears when she auditioned for the film When the Sun Sets. They offered her the leading role and she hasn't looked back since.
