How Chigul, A Certified French Teacher Became One Of Nigeria’s Top Comediennes

Chioma Omeruah best known as Chigul is a Nigerian comedian, singer and actress who is known for her accents and comedic characters.

Early Life

Born in Lagos, Chioma lived there for the first 18 years of her life. She attended Airforce Secondary School, Jos, Plateau State for four years before acquiring her WAEC certificate from Airforce Secondary School, Ikeja, Lagos. She went on to Abia State University Uturu “for three hot months” then moved to the US where she studied French Education at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware. She lived in the US for 12 years.

How It Started

It all started with a voicenote that went viral on BlackBerry. According to Chioma Omeruah, she was in bed one night, sleepless, and decided to record a song. At that time she was an aspiring actress and musician – she already had the moniker, C-Flow, picked out – who tended to do goofy accents to amuse herself, friends and loved ones. So, she recorded the song, Kilode, in her “Chigul” accent, “which sort of came on that moment,” and sent it off to friends.

They all thought it was funny and most of them deleted it as they usually do and then one of her friends decided that it was too funny to keep to herself and sent it off so others could listen to it and it went viral. After that, she released another, Don’t Be a Weist, which became a hit!

She initially became a singer under the name C-Flow but this has been subsumed by her characters. Chigul speaks in a strong Igbo accent and has twelve characters but she is known as “Chigul” after her most well-known invention.

Nollywood

The comedienne has  dipped her toes into the waters of Nollywood. She has acted in a TV movie on Ebony Life TV called ‘A New You‘ where she played an on air personality. Other movies include, ‘The Wedding Party 2‘ (2017)
‘Banana Island Ghost‘  and ‘Road to Yesterday’. In 2015, she appeared as a guest on the single “Karishika” by Falz.

Endorsements

Chigul bagged an endorsement deal with Blackberry Messenger BBM in 2016.

The comedienne also signed a new deal with price comparison website, PriceCheck.

Personal Life

Chigul was married but it ended with no joint children.

 

 

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