{"id":81570,"date":"2023-03-03T09:31:43","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T08:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/?p=81570"},"modified":"2023-03-03T09:31:47","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T08:31:47","slug":"chief-imo-biography-and-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzznigeria.com\/chief-imo-biography-and-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Chief Imo Biography and Family"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chief Imo whose real name is Longinus Anyaehiechukwu Anokwute (born May 19th, 1979: Aged 44 years old) is a popular Nigerian comedian, comic actor, filmmaker, and musician. He is known for his hilarious interpretation of dull-witted characters in the Igbo dialect.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The distinctive comedian has made a name for himself through this unique craft which has also earned him lots of recognition in the industry. He won the City People Movie Award for Best Igbo Comedy Actor of the Year in 2019 and has been nominated several times for other awards. Here is everything you need to know about him.<\/p>\n Longinus Anokwute calls himself Chief and hails from Imo State of Nigeria, hence the stage name ‘Chief Imo’. He was born on May 19, 1979, in Umuduru, Ekwe, Isu Local Government Area of Imo State. The unique comedian is the last child of six children of his mother who struggled so much to survive while she raised her kids.<\/p>\n There is no verifiable information about his father as sources say he was raised by his mother and older sister. Longinus had his primary education in his hometown. He however did not finish there, he later went to Gombe state in northern Nigeria where his older sister lived to complete his primary education.<\/p>\n He also had his secondary education in Gombe; at All Saints Secondary School to be precise. Growing up in the north, Chief Imo learned the Hausa language and was even more fluent in it than the Igbo language, his mother tongue, at the time. He later lost his older sister with whom he was living, causing him to return to his hometown again to finish secondary school.<\/p>\nSummary of Chief Imo’s Biography\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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44 Year-Old Chief Imo Hails From Imo State<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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