Dakore Egbuson-Akande

Biography

Dakore Egbuson-Akande (born Dakore Omobola Egbuson; 14 October 1978) is a Nigerian actress. She is an ambassador for Amnesty International, Amstel Malta and Oxfam of America. Dakore was born in Bayelsa State as the first child of her parents. She attended Corona School and Federal Government Girls' College in Lagos and Bauchi respectively. She studied mass communication at the University of Lagos but had to drop out due to incessant strikes. She is currently married with 2 children. In September 2019, Dakore appeared as a main feature in the Visual Collaborative electronic catalogue, in an issue themed Vivencias which translates to "Experiences" in Spanish. She was interviewed alongside 30 people from around the world such as Kelli Ali, Adelaide Damoah and Desdamona. In May 2020, Dakore's interview on the same Visual Collaborative platform republished in a series titled TwentyEightyFour, which was released during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, French music duo Les Nubians, Japanese Music composer Rika Muranaka and Nigerian comedian Chigul appeared in the same volume.

Known For

Acting

2023

A Sunday Affair

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Toyin

Hila

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Georgina

2017

Isoken

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2021

Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke

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2022

Intermission

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Mrs. Coker

2015

Fifty

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Tola

2013

Journey to Self

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Alex

2018

New Money

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Ebube

2019

The Set Up

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Motunrayo

2024

One too many

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Adesuwa

2025

Finding Me

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Fifty

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Tola

Castle and Castle

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Remi tega

Production

Crew

Directing