Sabinus

Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Ejekwu

Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Ejekwu, professionally known as Sabinus, Oga Sabinus and Mr Funny, is a Nigerian comedian and online skit maker. His public recognition includes winning the 2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award for Best Online Social Content Creator.

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About Sabinus

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Nigeria · Comedian, Online skit maker, Actor · 1 affiliation

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Also known as: Oga Sabinus, Mr Funny
Known for: Nigerian online comedy and skit-making; Comedy screen performance
Country: Nigeria

Comedian
Online skit maker
Actor

At a glance

Sabinus is known for Nigerian online comedy and skit-making.
He won the 2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award for Best Online Social Content Creator.
He has said that he began comedy in Port Harcourt in 2015, initially working in stand-up before adding online comedy.
He appeared as John in the 2024 Nigerian romantic comedy Dead Serious.
Africa Entertainment Awards USA named him Best Comedian in its published 2024 winners list.

Education and career beginnings

Ejekwu studied Linguistics and Communication at the University of Port Harcourt. In a retrospective account, he said he began comedy in Port Harcourt in 2015, first through stand-up work, and later incorporated online comedy. He said he moved from Port Harcourt to Lagos in 2019 to pursue entertainment opportunities.

Online comedy and recognition

Performing under the names Sabinus, Oga Sabinus and Mr Funny, Ejekwu became associated with Nigerian online comedy and skit-making. MultiChoice listed Mr Funny, also identified as Oga Sabinus, as the winner of the 2022 Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award for Best Online Social Content Creator. He was also named Best Comedian in Africa Entertainment Awards USA's published 2024 winners list.

Screen work

Alongside his online comedy, Sabinus has worked as a screen performer. He appeared as John in Dead Serious, a Nigerian romantic-comedy film released in 2024.

Affiliations

University of Port Harcourt Student of Linguistics and Communication

Timeline

2015 He said he began comedy in Port Harcourt, initially through stand-up work.
2019 He said he moved from Port Harcourt to Lagos to pursue entertainment opportunities.
2022-05-14 Won the Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Award for Best Online Social Content Creator, with MultiChoice listing him as Mr Funny and Oga Sabinus.
2024 Appeared as John in Dead Serious.
2024 Was named Best Comedian in Africa Entertainment Awards USA's published winners list.

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Current context

PUNCH described Emmanuel Ejekwu as a Nigerian comedian known as Sabinus while reporting his account of his comedy career. This is the most recent reviewed source directly describing his professional activity; it is not an independently verified real-time status check as of the profile date.

Biographical facts

He studied Linguistics and Communication at the University of Port Harcourt; The Nation reported that he graduated from the department.
He said he began comedy in Port Harcourt in 2015, initially working in stand-up before incorporating online comedy.
He said he relocated from Port Harcourt to Lagos in 2019 to pursue entertainment opportunities.
He appeared as John in the Nigerian romantic-comedy film Dead Serious.