Nollywood actress, Ini Dima-Okojie has shared lovely photos as she celebrates birthday on Friday.
Inidima, on her Instagram page, revealed she told God that she wanted to be happy this year and he came through for her.
She captioned the photos, “Today Is My Birthdayyyyyy, In the beginning of the year, I told God that the one thing I wanted this year was to be genuinely happy… and boy did He come through!!!!
“I’m so proud of the woman I am today. I’m so thankful for growth, peace and so much joy. Happy Birthday to meeeeeeee and all the June babies out there”.
Ini Dima-Okojie is a Nigerian actress from Edo state, Nigeria to Nigerian parents.
She resigned from her job in investment banking to enroll at the New York Film Academy.
She started her career with the first television appearance on Taste of Love and she has featured on many films including the multicultural romcom, Namaste Wahala in 2021 and the Netflix Nigerian original thriller, Blood Sisters (2022 series) in 2022.
In 2021, she announced her engagement to Abasi Ene-Obong, the owner of 54Gene.They tied the knot in May 2022.
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Her career in Nollywood started as a production assistant on the film Before 30 and she went on to make her acting debut when she played “Feyisayo Pepple” in the television series, Taste of Love.
In 2016, she played “Hadiza Ahmed” in the film North East; her character was that of a Muslim lady who began a romantic relationship with a man from a different religious background. For her role in the film, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 2017 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.
Dima-Okojie was also nominated for Most Promising Actress at City People Movie Awards around the same time.She was nominated for The Future Awards Africa in 2017.
In 2016, she played the role of Hadiza in a web series by Ndani TV, Skinny Girl in Transit.She also featured in 5ive, It’s her day, and North East in the same year.
In 2017, she featured in Battleground and The Royal Hibiscus Hotel – She was nominated fr The Future Awards prize for acting.
In 2021 She featured in the Netflix original – Namaste Wahala. A multicultural romantic-comedy feature film where she played the role of Didi.
