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Chinedu Ikedieze , MFR ( born ___MASK86___ in Bende , Abia State , Nigeria ) is a Nigerian actor . He is best known for playing alongside Osita Iheme in most movies after their breakthrough in the movie " Aki na Ukwa ". In 2007 Ikedieze received the " Lifetime Achievement Award " at the African Movie Academy Awards . A republic ( from ) is a sovereign state , country , or government which is organized with a form of government in which power resides in elected individuals representing the citizen body and government leaders exercise power according to the rule of law . In modern times , the definition of a republic commonly refers to a government which excludes a monarch . Currently , ___MASK2___ of the world ' s ___MASK6___ sovereign states use the word " republic " as part of their official names ; not all of these are republics in the sense of having elected governments , nor do all nations with elected governments use the word " republic " in their names . Niger ( or ), officially the Republic of Niger , is a landlocked country in Western Africa , named after the Niger River . Niger is bordered by Libya to the northeast , Chad to the east , Nigeria and Benin to the south , Burkina Faso and Mali to the west , and Algeria to the northwest . Niger covers a land area of almost ___MASK12___ , 270 , 000 km , making it the largest country in West Africa , with over ___MASK92___ percent of its land area covered by the Sahara Desert . The country ' s predominantly Islamic population of about 19 million is mostly clustered in the far south and west of the country . The capital city is Niamey , located in the far - southwest corner of Niger . The Federal Republic of Nigeria , commonly referred to as Nigeria , is a federal republic in West Africa , bordering Benin in the west , Chad and Cameroon in the east , and Niger in the north . Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean . It comprises 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory , where the capital , Abuja is located . Its largest cities include : Lagos , Kano , Ibadan , Benin City and Port Harcourt . Nigeria is officially a democratic secular country . Benin City is a city ( ___MASK4___ est . pop . ___MASK12___ , 147 , ___MASK15___ ) and the capital of Edo State in southern Nigeria . It is a city approximately north of the Benin River . It is situated by road east of Lagos . Benin is the centre of Nigeria ' s rubber industry , but processing palm nuts for oil is also an important traditional industry . Africa is the world ' s second - largest and second - most - populous continent . At about ___MASK78___ . ___MASK13___ million km² ( ___MASK69___ . 7 million square miles ) including adjacent islands , it covers 6 % of Earth ' s total surface area and 20 . 4 % of its total land area . With 1 . 1 billion people as of 2013 , it accounts for about 15 % of the world ' s human population . The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north , both the Suez Canal and the Red Sea along the Sinai Peninsula to the northeast , the Indian Ocean to the southeast , and the Atlantic Ocean to the west . The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos . It contains 54 fully recognized sovereign states ( countries ), nine territories and two " de facto " independent states with limited or no recognition . Chinedu Ikedieze , MFR ( born ___MASK96___ December 1985 in Bende , Abia State , Nigeria ) is a Nigerian actor . He is best known for playing alongside Osita Iheme in most movies after their breakthrough in the movie Aki na Ukwa . In ___MASK9___ Ikedieze received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the African Movie Academy Awards . Abia is a state in the south eastern part of Nigeria . The capital is Umuahia and the major commercial city is Aba . The commercial hub , Aba was formerly a British colonial government outpost in the region . Abia state was created in ___MASK29___ from part of Imo State . It is one of the constituent states of the Niger Delta region . Umuahia ( pronounced ) is the capital city of Abia State in southeastern Nigeria . Umuahia is located along the rail road that lies between Port Harcourt to Umuahia ' s south and Enugu city to its north . Umuahia has a population of ___MASK44___ , ___MASK75___ according to the 2006 Nigerian census . Umuahia ' s indigenous ethnic group are the Igbo . Ibadan is the state capital of Oyo State . With a population of over ___MASK13___ million , it is the most populous city in the state , and the third most populous city in Nigeria , after Lagos and Kano ; it is the country ' s largest city by geographical area . At Nigerian independence , Ibadan was the largest and most populous city in the country , and the third in Africa after Cairo and Johannesburg . Lagos initially emerged as a port city which originated on a collection of islands , which are contained in the present day Local Government Areas ( LGAs ) of Lagos Island , Eti - Osa , Amuwo - Odofin and Apapa ; the islands are separated by creeks , fringing the southwest mouth of Lagos Lagoon , while protected from the Atlantic Ocean by barrier islands and long sand spits such as Bar Beach , which stretch up to east and west of the mouth . Due to rapid urbanization , the city expanded to the west of the lagoon to include areas in the present day Lagos Mainland , Ajeromi - Ifelodun and Surulere . This led to the classification of Lagos into two main areas - the Island , which was the initial city of Lagos , before it expanded into the area known as the Mainland . This city area was governed directly by the Federal Government through the " Lagos City Council ", until the creation of Lagos State in ___MASK24___ , which led to the splitting of Lagos city into the present day seven Local Government Areas ( LGAs ), and an addition of other towns ( which now make up 13 LGAs ) from the then Western Region , to form the state . Benin ( or -; ), officially the Republic of Benin and formerly Dahomey , is a country in West Africa . It is bordered by Togo to the west , Nigeria to the east , and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north . A majority of the population live on its small southern coastline on the Bight of Benin , part of the Gulf of Guinea in the northernmost tropical portion of the Atlantic Ocean . The capital of Benin is Porto - Novo , but the seat of government is in Cotonou , the country ' s largest city and economic capital . Benin covers an area of 114 , ___MASK85___ square kilometers and its population in 2015 was estimated to be approximately ___MASK71___ . 88 million . Benin is a tropical , sub - Saharan nation , highly dependent on agriculture , with substantial employment and income arising from subsistence farming . West Africa , also called Western Africa and the West of Africa , is the westernmost subregion of Africa . West Africa has been defined as including ___MASK70___ countries : Benin , Burkina Faso , the island nation of Cape Verde , Gambia , Ghana , Guinea , Guinea - Bissau , Ivory Coast , Liberia , Mali , Mauritania , Niger , Nigeria , the island of Saint Helena , Senegal , Sierra Leone , São Tomé and Príncipe and Togo . Aki na Ukwa is a ___MASK37___ Nigerian comedy film directed by Amayo Uzo Philips and starring Osita Iheme and Chinedu Ikedieze . The film launched the acting careers of the two actors . Osita Iheme is a Nigerian actor . He is widely known for playing the role of ' Pawpaw ' in the film " Aki na Ukwa " alongside Chinedu Ikedieze . Osita Iheme ( popularly known as Paw - Paw ) has often been described as one of the best actors of his generation . He is the founder of Inspired Movement Africa . A movement set aside to inspire , motivate and stimulate the minds of young Nigerians and Africans . In less than a decade he has gone on to become one of the most in - demand actors in Nollywood . In ___MASK9___ Osita received the " Lifetime Achievement Award " at the African Movie Academy Awards . He is considered to be one of Nigeria ' s most famous actors . In 2011 , he was honored as a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic ( MFR ). Port Harcourt ( Igbo : Ígú  cha ; Pidgin : " Po - ta - kot ") is the capital and largest city of Rivers State , Nigeria . It lies along the Bonny River and is located in the Niger Delta . As of 2016 , the Port Harcourt urban area has an estimated population of ___MASK12___ , 865 , 000 inhabitants , up from ___MASK12___ , 382 , 592 as of 2006 . Kano is the state capital of Kano State in Northern West , Nigeria . It is situated in the Sahelian geographic region , south of the Sahara . Kano is the commercial nerve center of Northern Nigeria and is the second largest city in Nigeria , after Lagos . The Kano metropolis initially covered , and comprised six local government areas ( LGAs )  Kano Municipal , Fagge , Dala , Gwale , Tarauni and Nasarawa ; However , it now covers two additional LGAs  Ungogo and Kumbotso . The total area of Metropolitan Kano is now , with a population of ___MASK56___ , ___MASK17___ , 861 as of the 2006 Nigerian census . Abuja is the capital city of Nigeria . It is located in the centre of Nigeria , within the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT ). Abuja is a planned city which was built mainly in the 1980s . It officially became Nigeria ' s capital on ___MASK23___ , replacing Lagos , though the latter remains the country ' s most populous city . Abuja ' s geography is defined by Aso Rock , a monolith left by water erosion . The Presidential Complex , National Assembly , Supreme Court and much of the city extend to the south of the rock . Zuma Rock , a monolith , lies just north of the city on the road to Kaduna State .